Behind the Academy, a big crowd of students is covering the arena.
Although the arena was used for immortal matches, today the array that keeps the players unharmed is turned off.
The environment is very dense and silent; no one is saying anything as if someone just died.
The commentator of the match is also silent. On the side of the arena, there are three seats arranged.
One for Ion, second for his son Xander, and third for the principal.
"Oi, start this shit," Xander spoke in a deep voice as he stood up from his seat.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, we are gathered here today to witness the match between Mr. Jeffery Lawson of the Lawson house and Mr. Jule.
Mr. Jeffery is also the next leader of the Lawson family, and he is the future husband of Mrs. Jeena Janes of the Jane Household.
Whereas Jule is someone who I don't know very well. This kid came in sight when he beat the crap out of Mr. Oxmaul last week.
Today our special guests are Mr. Xander Jane and the current Leader of the Jane Household, Mr. Ion Jane.
Ladies and gentlemen, let's welcome our competitors. Please give them a big round of applause because one of them is not going to go back to his house today," the commentator shouted as the whole crowd started clapping.
Anon and Jeffery both came out from the same side.
"I will kill you brutally. You don't even know what you are playing with, kid. If you would've just let the half-elf die, you wouldn't be standing here, and I wouldn't have to kill you," Jeffery said as he smiled and waved his hand toward the audience.
Anon was calm; his hands were inside his pockets, and he was walking lazily, as if he didn't care about anything.
"Oi, speak something. Aren't you afraid of your death? I am really going to kill you today. You can't run or escape from this arena," Jeffery asked with a confused expression.
"Yeah, I am very scared of you and my death. Look, my body is vibrating," Anon spoke as he showed his hand to Jeffery, but his hand was very steady and it wasn't moving even an inch.
"That attitude, you have too much attitude, and that is going to be the reason for your death today. Remember it, kid," Jeffery spoke with an angry expression.
"Let me tell you one thing, I don't fight anyone unless I know that my winning chances are above 100%," Anon replied with a smile.
"I think you are losing your mind, kid. Don't worry, it happens. I will try to finish you off while I see that smile of yours turn into a very horrible expression. You will beg me to spare your life, and do you know what I will say? I will say 'No, Bitch,' and kill you," Jeffery spoke as he looked at Anon with a smile.
Anon just looked at Jeffery and smiled as he used his skill.
[Level: 75]
[Race: Elf]
[Class: Archer +1 Hidden Class(Sword master).] [HP: 130,000/130,000]
[MP: 75,000/75,000]
[Description: Wants to kill you and save himself from Xander's wrath. He is considered a genius in his age group, and most of the elders inside the academy treat him as a gem of the era. Everyone has expectations from him; everyone wants to see him succeed Faith's post after her retirement.]
'That extra class is the only reason why everyone thinks of him as a genius of the era, but I don't see anything special in him. I can kill him easily, and he wants to succeed my darling Faith's post; I can't let that happen. He will ruin all of my plans.
It's good that I checked his status back in the office. It's the only problem of the rich people; they have real big egos and they can be rolled into word traps easily just like I did with him,' Anon thought as he looked at Ion.
Both of them stopped as they came in front of Ion, Xander, and the principal.
"Let me explain the rules of this competition to you. Each side will play the game of cards before the match starts," the commentator announced as a table filled with 10 cards was revealed in front of Anon and Jeffery.
The cards were facing the table, and they can only see the backside of the cards, which looked exactly the same.
"Jule and Jeffery will get 4 turns each. They will turn the cards and state their one rule that will be applied in this match; the number on the card will decide whose rule will be applied.
If Jule's number turns out big, his rule will apply, and if Jeffery's card number turns out bigger than Jule's card, then Jeffery's rule will be applied, and just like that, four rules will be applied.
So, ladies and gentlemen, let's start the game of cards," the commentator announced.
"Jeffery and Jule, this coin will be tossed, and you will have to choose your side to start the game of cards," the principal said as she walked up to the front and showed them a gold coin with a lion on one side and a snake on the other side.
"Yes, Ma'am." Both of them spoke at the same time.
"Good, here it goes," she said as she tossed the coin high in the air, she threw the coin so far up that it stopped appearing.
Ting
"Now, select," she spoke.
"I will go with the lion because a lion hunts with his full power and without any hesitation," Jeffery spoke with a smile.
"Good. Now Jule, do you have any objection to-" before the principal could've said anything she observed Anon looking at the clouds with his full focus.
"Mr. Jule...?"
"Hmm...? You said anything?" Anon asked as he looked at the principal.
"I asked, do you have any problems with him selecting the lion or do you want it because you are the failing party here?" the principal asked again.
"Oh, no. I don't want any lion; just give him the lion... I will take the snake," Anon replied.
"Good."
Suddenly the coin appeared coming down from the sky and landed directly into her hands.
"...and the winner of the toss is, Lion."
"Oh, the conditions for Jule are not looking very good. He has already lost the first toss of the match," the commentator announced.
"Hahaha... that's my son-in-law; he has lady luck on his side. You punk, you can't do anything to him," Xander spoke as he looked at Anon with a smile.
'Ha... what pathetic fools they are. They don't even know that this coin landed on the lion because of my will. If I wanted, it could've easily landed on the snake side, but I don't want to take control of the game so soon,' Anon thought as he smiled at Xander.
"Sit down, or I will kick you out of your seat," Ion said as he pointed his cane at Xander.
"Y-Yes, Father," Xander said as he sat down on his chair obediently.
"State your rule, Mr. Jeffery," the principal asked.
"I want to ban magic from this match and only allow physical weapons to be used," Jeffery spoke as he looked at Anon.
"Okay, now turn any card, and remember this: 2 will be the lowest number, and Ace will be the highest," the principal ordered.
"Yes, Ma'am," Jeffery said as he turned the card around. The card was the jack of diamonds.
'Wow, that's a hard card to beat. I don't think he can beat me,' Jeffery thought as he smiled at Anon.
"Good... Now Jul-" Before the principal could've said anything, Anon moved his hand over the top row of cards and picked up a card.
"I want to allow both physical weapons and magic artifacts in the match," Anon spoke as he turned his card around.
The card was an Ace of Hearts.
"This trade has been won by Mr. Jule. Anything can be used in this match, whether it's physical weapons or magical artifacts," the principal announced with a smile.
"Fuck..." Jeffery spoke as he looked at Anon with an angry expression.
"Jeffery, state the second rule and turn your card around," the principal spoke again.
"No pre-made Arrays will be allowed inside the arena," Jeffery said as he turned the card around. This time the card turned out to be the queen of hearts.
"Woohoo.... way to go champ," Xander shouted as he looked at Jeffery.
Jeffery simply bowed to Xander in reply.
"Drugs will be allowed," Anon spoke as he turned his card around.
Xander stood up from his chair to look at the card and he couldn't believe what he just looked at.
It was another Ace. Ace of Diamonds.
"That's impossible... how could he pull two Aces in a row?" Xander shouted.
Bonk
Suddenly Ion hit him with his cane.
"Sit down," he said with an irritated expression.
"S-Sorry, Father," Xander spoke as he sat back down.
"Another trade has been won by Mr. Jule. Drugs will be allowed inside the arena," the principal announced.
This time Jeffery didn't wait for the principal to tell him anything; he just started speaking and turned his card around.
"Poison will be allowed inside the Arena." As soon as he turned his card around, he saw the King of Spades on it.
"Haha... try to beat this, kid," Jeffery spoke as he looked at Anon.
"Now, Jule," the principal spoke.
"Poison will not be allowed," Anon said as he turned his card around.
This time Anon left the whole stadium in awe because the third card he pulled out was also an Ace of Spades.
"Dad... he is cheating. That thing can't be possible even if you manipulate lady luck. Please do something about it," Xander requested Ion.
"Mr. Jule has pulled three Aces in a row... does this mean that luck has taken his side? It doesn't look like a good sign for Jeffery," the commentator announced.
"Well, Mr. Jule has won this trade too, so no poison in the arena," the principal spoke with a smile.
"Now-"
"Wait." Before the principal could've said anything else, a voice interrupted her.
She immediately turned around and looked at the source of this voice. Suddenly she noticed that the one speaking is none other than Ion himself.
"Yes, Mr. Ion?" The principal asked.
Ion stepped out of his chair and started walking towards Anon and Jeffery.
He started walking in a circle around both of them and started observing Anon from all sides.
Anon also looked him dead in the eye.
After reaching the same position that he started from, Ion stopped and stomped his cane on the ground, and suddenly, a notification popped up in front of Anon.
[You have entered inside the
Suddenly Anon felt his mana leaving his body.
Both Jeffery and Anon looked down and noticed that a circle was made around them in a circular shape.
'You sly bastard,' Anon thought as he looked at Ion who was smiling at him.
"Something wrong, Son?" Ion asked.
"Nothing," Anon answered as he gave him a wide smile in reply to his little trick.
"Let's start the final round, shall we?" Ion asked as he looked at the principal.
"Y-Yes, Sir," the principal replied because even she didn't know what Ion was doing until he activated his spell.
"Nice move, Father. Now that bastard will get caught easily," Xander spoke as he looked at Anon with a smile.
"Okay, Mr. Jeffery, choose the last rule," the principal ordered.
"Huh...? Y-Yes ma'am," Jeffery spoke as he snapped out of his trance.
"I want to allow the use of healing artifacts and healing potions," Jeffery spoke as he turned his card around.
The card this time turned out to be a charm for him... it was an Ace of Clubs.
"Yes, My son-in-law. I knew that you are really lucky," Xander spoke as he started cheering for Jeffery.
"All 4 Aces have been opened; Jule lost this trade," Eve spoke as she looked at Anon with a very hesitated expression.
Ion smiled at this view and started walking back to his seat.
"Mr. Jule, please-"
'Ha... I won 3 trades. Losing one is no big deal,' Anon thought as he turned a random card around because he knew that he is going to lose anyway.
But the next card he turned around changed everything.
"Mr. Jule has won the final trade. Please State your 4th rule," the principal announced.
As soon as these words fell into Ion's ears he immediately turned around to look at the card that Anon was holding in his hands.
As he looked at the card, his eyes were left open wide due to the shock.
The card that Anon holded in his hands was none other than the joker itself.
There are 52 cards in a deck and only 2 jokers in them. That means you have a very low chance of picking out any of the jokers.
Now, if you separate 10 random cards from the deck and put them on a table, the chances of having a joker among them are even lower.
But when you pick four cards from the ten cards on the table, and three of them turn out to be Aces, while the last one turns out to be the joker, you can be assured that lady luck is standing on your side.
The probability for this to happen is very complex, but Anon did it, and even he was surprised at this point.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, as all of you can see, Anon has won the dead card's trade that was meant to lose. Is this what solid luck feels like?" The commentator announced, getting very excited by the view that he just saw.
"Heh... seems like the goddess of luck is really looking at him with a smile," Ion said as he smirked a bit and moved back to his seat.
"Father, what should we do? We are losing here," Xander asked.
"We are going to do nothing. Just prepare your boy, and I will go and talk to that kid," Ion said as he looked at Anon.
"What? That kid? Why would you-"
Bonk
Before Xander could've completed his sentence, Ion hit him with his cane.
"Shut up, Don't ask too many questions, just do as I say," Ion spoke as he looked at Xander.
"Y-Yes, father," Xander said as he moved towards Jeffery.
"Shut up, won't ask questions," Xander spoke in a low voice as he mimicked his dad in a funny way.
Bonk
"I can hear you, bastard," Ion said as he threw his cane at Xander and hit his head with it.
"S-Sorry Father," Xander shouted as he started walking faster.
'I am the most powerful... No, the second most powerful man in this kingdom, and father is hitting me in front of everyone as if I am just a spoiled punk,' Xander thought with an angry expression on his face.
Anon was getting ready for his fight inside one of the empty classrooms, or more like he was sleeping.
Tap-Tap
Suddenly, he heard a sound of someone knocking on his door.
"Come in," Anon spoke as he didn't bother to stand up and open the door.
"Hello.... Kid," Ion said as he opened the door and looked at Anon with a surprised expression.
"Hmmm...? Jeena's grandfather? What do you want?" Anon asked with a shocked expression.
"Call me Ion. I am going to live for another 5000 years," Ion spoke.
"Well, Ion. I don't think so," Anon replied with a smile.
"I am not here for the chit-chat about my age," Ion spoke.
"So, what else do you want?" Anon asked.
"I can tie that match..." Ion spoke.
"Hmmm....? You do realize that this is a deathmatch, right? This ends when one of us turns out dead. Why would you want to tie this match anyway?" Anon asked with a confused expression.
"I can make anything happen here, kid. I can turn this match into a tie. I can even make you win in this match, if I want to," Ion spoke with a smile.
"Well, I don't need your help," Anon replied.
"There is something different about you. I don't think anyone else would've rejected this offer, but you did. It only means one thing, that you are sure about your victory. You have a hidden card up your sleeve," Ion spoke.
"I can't tell you that. Just tell me, what do you want, Sir?" Anon asked with a serious expression.
"Hahaha... you are a sharp kid, not like that Jeffery. He is just a flattering machine. He is buttering me and my family from the day we selected him to marry my granddaughter.
I don't like him anyway, but Xander does, that's why I am here. I am not the guy who likes to lose... that's why I play from both sides," Ion spoke.
"Are you here to buy me off with money?" Anon asked.
"No, and I don't think you have any lack of money because if you had, you wouldn't have kicked my daughter inside the academy that's working on my money entirely, am I right?" Ion asked with a smile.
"Well..."
"I know I am right, kid. These hairs are turning white from experience... I don't read books, I read people, and I read you," Ion spoke.
"You are still missing the point of this conversation," Anon spoke.
"Yes, I want you to play for me. Kill that Jeffery kid... here," Ion said as he summoned a ring and threw it towards Anon.
"Hmmm....? What is this?" Anon asked with a confused expression.
"Every top-grade weapon you can find in this kingdom, from physical to magical," Ion spoke.
"Why do you want me to kill him? Isn't he your grandson-in-law?" Anon asked.
"He was, but I have seen passion in your eyes. You are the best for her, and you should be the one who would marry her," Ion spoke.
"Who? Your daughter?" Anon asked.
"Yes. I am a grandfather; I have to select the best and the strongest man for her. You are passionate and calm. You will achieve strength, massive strength in a very short time, I can say that for sure.
I will teach you my Sword technique personally," Ion spoke.
"What if I reject your offer?" Anon spoke.
"You can, but if you survive today, I will still teach you the technique, even if you don't marry my daughter," Ion spoke with a smile.
"What if I died ?" Anon spoke.
"Then I will consider that you were not worthy of learning my sword technique." Ion replied.
"Why are you stuck on that? What is it that your sword technique can do, and I can't do?" Anon asked.
"Well, use your best spell on me. I will not use any defense, and believe me, use the most powerful technique you have," Ion spoke.
"Huh...? Are you sure?"
"Just do it, kid."
"Well, if you are asking for it, but you don't have a sword. Do you want this ring?" Anon asked.
"No, just do it. I don't have time."
Suddenly a massive trident sparkling with blue thunder was formed in Anon's hand.
"Here you go, old man," Anon said as he threw the spear at Ion with his full power.
The Thunder Javelin was moving at a whopping 320 km/hour, and this Javelin held the power to destroy a very large mountain into pieces with just a single hit.
Anon wasn't sure what the old man was about to do, but he was sure that he would activate a defensive spell or dodge the spear. However, if he dodged the spear, the whole academy would turn to dust.
'Well, who cares...? It's his academy anyway,' Anon thought as he observed the old man closely after throwing the Javelin.
The Javelin reached Ion in just 0.02 seconds; this time was very, very low for an old man like him to even activate his mana.
Suddenly Ion raised his hand and opened up his index finger towards the Javelin's incoming direction.
Zzzzzzzz
As soon as the Javelin touched Ion's finger, a very bright light was released.
Anon immediately closed his eyes and opened them after a second. He suddenly noticed that Ion was standing at the same position with zero scratches on his body, only his index finger had a little cut on its top.
Suddenly Anon noticed something else.
Whenever a human or elf uses a spell, they leave their mana traces in their surrounding atmosphere, but Ion was missing it.
"Y-You..." Anon's eyes opened up in surprise as he looked at Ion.
"Hehehe.... you got it. I knew it. You are built differently, just like me," Ion spoke with an evil smile similar to Anon's smile.
"You did that without using your mana? What kind of monster are you?" Anon asked with a smile.
"I am not a monster, I am just a regular elf. But in today's generation, you can't find many with a physique like yours or mine. You have a different physique than anyone in this kingdom, maybe it's because you are a human." Suddenly Ion spoke something that Anon wasn't prepared to hear.
"H-How do you ?!" Anon asked with a very shocked expression.
"Hmm...? Ah, are you wondering how I know about your identity, right?
Well, I knew it the first time I touched your chest with my cane. This cane is not a weapon, kid, it's like a part of me, and it caught you the first time it touched you. But I didn't tell anyone about you because I need to pass my technique to you without causing any fuss," Ion spoke.
"You will pass your technique to a human?" Anon asked with a confused expression.
"Techniques are made for humans, spells are made for elves, and Craftsmanship is made for dwarfs. I am teaching you this technique today, and someday you will want to teach it to someone else, and on that day you will come to know why I am teaching this technique to you instead of my own son.
My teacher said the same thing to me when he taught me this technique; he was also a human, and I was just a slave back then.
He bought me for one sole purpose, and that was to teach me this technique. My physique was perfect to learn it, and today when I touched your body, I understood what my master meant at that time.
This technique will work best with your physique, and if you master it, I don't think anyone in this world would be able to defeat you. But there is one drawback to this technique...." Ion said as his expressions turned dark.
"What is the drawback?" Anon asked with a curious expression.
"The survival rate of this technique." Ion spoke.
"What is the survival rate of this technique?" Anon asked with a curious expression.
"10."
"10%?"
"0.0010%," Ion spoke.
"What? That's like almost 0%," Anon answered.
"I know, but not only do you have the physique for this technique, you also have the luck that I need," Ion spoke up.
"I don't think I can risk my life for that. I am better off without that technique," Anon answered as he prepared to leave the room.
"I will tell everyone that you are a human," Ion said as he looked at Anon with a smile.
"W-Wha-? Are you blackmailing me?" Anon asked with a surprised expression because he was always the one who blackmailed everyone, but today he was getting blackmailed for the first time.
'Wow, getting blackmailed doesn't feel good,' Anon thought as he touched his neck and looked at Ion.
"I will kill your grand-"
"You can't, I will kill you and your whole family before that." Before Anon could've replied with another threat, Ion spoke up.
"Look kid, I don't want anything from you in return for teaching you the world's best technique, and you can keep doing whatever you are doing here... I will not take your extra time.
Just give me 1-3 hours daily from your schedule," Ion said as he looked at Anon with hope-filled eyes.
Anon had no other choice but to listen to his conditions.
"God damn it. Okay, I will share 1 hour after college," Anon answered.
"Good... I will go now," Ion said as he exited the room.
"Fuck... that old man is sly," Anon said as he looked at Ion leaving.
"Both of the contestants, please come out. It's time for the match," the commentator announced.
Anon left his room and started to walk towards the arena.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the moment you all have been waiting for is here. The most awaited match of all time is about to begin. It's been 50 years since we saw the last official deathmatch in this kingdom.
On one side, we have the young master of the Lawson house, Jeffery Lawson...." the commentator announced as Jeffery walked up on the stage.
"On the other side, we have a guy who is also known as the 'Psychopath Killer.' Mr. Jule...." the commentator announced as Jule started to walk on the stairs that were connected to the Arena's ground.
As soon as he stepped on the first stair, a message popped up in front of him.
[Your Authority has been activated, 'The Child Of Thunder.']
Suddenly dark clouds started to cover the sky, and in just seconds, cold winds started blowing.
As soon as he stepped on the second step, a crow appeared on his head, a dark crown.
On the third step, he summoned both of his sickles in his hands.
"Come motherfucker..." Anon said as he entered the arena and looked at Jeffery with an angry expression.