[The next day all of the students from Class A were gathered at the gymnasium, though attendance for them was not mandatory.]
'I guess this couldn't be helped, because in the novel even some the side characters, that were yet to be introduced, had to suffer a setback before they could reach their maximum potential'-[Kafka thought to himself]
Clawdia: "Oh?, judging by your numbers it seems that there are less of you here now than yesterday, no matter, we'll proceed with the class without them."
Clawdia: "Then first I'll begin by explaining my role to you as an adviser"
...
Clawdia: "So to summarize, my job is to supervise you and track your progress when it comes to your inner beasts, so you can come to me for advice, if something is troubling you. of course that goes without saying that it should be related to your inner beasts."
Clawdia: "With that out of the way, we'll begin our lesson for today with a light spar, your opponent will be decided by drawing lots."
.....
[The first fight was decided to be between Silvano and Alsen.]
"Hey dude, who do you think is going to win?"
"Isn't it obvious?, it'll obviously be Silvano."
"I mean guys, just compare the way they introduced themselves, Silvano's obviously more diligent."
"Come to think of it?, Alsen never really introduced which family he was from."
"Then why don't we bet on who's going to win?"
"Let's do it, hahaha"
"Yeah!!, let's go do it"
"Yeah, dude!!"
"Then my bet is on Silvano."
"Me too"
"I guess me too"
"Now. this is troubling, nobody wants to bet on Alsen."
"Fufufu, you better not forget about me dude, I still haven't placed my bet yet, I believe that this is my chance to win big, I'll place my bet on Alsen!!."
"What made you do this?, there's no take backs you know?, the ritual of gambling is sacred to us."
"Don't you know a lot of gamblers quit, before they hit it big, I guess this is what you can call, Fufufu. A GAMBLERS INSTINCT!!, and my instinct is telling me right now to bet on Alsen."
"HAHAHA, this is why we like hanging out with you, hahaha"
Clawdia: "You!!, all of you, stop what you all are doing right now!!, gambling is not allowed here. Since this is your first offense, I'll just give you a warning, make sure to read the student handbook that I gave you, otherwise I'll incorporate proper punishment. Now we don't want that do we?"
"Yes ma'am!!"
"Yes ma'am!"
"Yes ma'am!"
"Yes ma'am!!"
"You, you're really fun to hang out with, how come we've never heard of you?, are you from a commoner family?."
"No!, that's impossible dude, seeing how much he spends on gambling, he must at least be from a well off family."
"Then are you from a merchant family?."
"All of your guesses is wrong, I'm from one of the alchemist family, but I'll not reveal the name to all of you.
"That's no fun dude"
"Yeah yeah Tell us your family name"
"Come on dude"
"Seeing as how all of you are so curious. Then, why don't you all visit my family, I'll give you an invitation ticket."
"Oh!, look dude, looks like the fight is about to start"
"You're right dude!!"
"Let's see, what'll happen"
"Is our bets still on?"
"Ahh!, forget about it right now, let's just watch the fight."
[As the fight was about to begin, there was an intense glare between the two, before they morphed into their beast forms.]
"He's going to use a weapon"
"What?"
:"Now, that's quite unexpected from him"
[Silvano first began by grabbing a Two-handed great sword, and started morphing his legs into what seems to somewhat resemble that of a feline, and about one fourth at the side of his wrists, where then reinforced by growing new muscles with fur. and he was somewhat complete with his transformation.]
[Meanwhile as he was transforming, all Alsen did was to morph his nails, extending longer and growing larger, interestingly, the metamorphosis of his arms seemed different from all the past claws that were shown, they elongated in a slight downward curve, taking on a talon-like shape.]
"Huh?, is that all he's capable of?"
"Then the outcome of this battle, is already decided"
Clawdia: "Remember the rules of this fight, this is only a spar, you can't cause any grave injuries to your opponent, if one of you breaks this rule I'll personally step in, and punish the one who broke the rule."
[And with that the fight began-]
Clang!! Clang!!
[They immediately lunged at each other, reaching the speed of sound. They launched a barrage of attacks at each other, with Silvano striking with his sword really fast despite its size, and with Alsen doing the same but with his claws-]
Shiing!! Schiing!!
Swish!
Clang! Clang!! Clang!!!
[However despite Alsen only morphing his hands, he was able to match the speed of Silvano who had already morphed his feet, in fact all Alsen needed to do to block the powerful looking attacks from his sword, was just a single hand, and with his other ready to counterattack.]
Fwoosh!! Fwoosh!
[Losing their momentum, they decided to step back and create a bit of distance in between them, before lunging at each other again-]
Clang!! Clang!!!
Shciing!!! Shiing!! Shiing!!!!
...
[However despite all that, the result of the battle became evident. Silvano bore multiple abrasions across his body, while Alsen, though having his clothes damaged and suffering slight injuries, he appeared to be in a far better condition. It was apparent that Silvano was overpowered. Despite panting and using his sword as a makeshift cane for support, he gripped it tightly. Yet, it wasn't just determination reflected in his eyes; it was a simmering anger directed fiercely at his opponent.]
"Why do you run?!!"
"Even now when I'm fighting you, why do you not show your full potential?!!!"
"Are you pitying me?"
"Are you trying to protect me?"
"Don't give me that Bullsh#t, come and fight me seriously, I'll show to you that I can be your match!!"
"And if I can't, please come back, and take what's rightfully yours b-"
Alsen: "I've heard enough, I won't insult you any further"
[The intense aura between the two grew stronger, and without pause, both the brothers began morphing. A conspicuous bulge formed on their backs, giving them the appearance of a hunched back. Yet, what initially seemed like an unappealing sight soon evolved into one of the most captivating spectacles. Their black and white feathers unfurled, spreading gracefully to form majestic wings.]
[However the difference between the two, was that Silvano's Snow-White hair grew longer, somewhat resembling that of a mane, on the other hand Alsen's hair had turned into black and white feathers. but what surprised Silvano the most was that—]
Silvano: "It couldn't be that he can already fly?!!"
[Alsen rose to the ground, flapping his wings, and revealing his grand form, and quickly glidied to Silvano. But Silvano couldn't do the same, with his immature wings he couldn't take flight, but instead he just curled up his wings, defending him from the incoming attack.]
Rip!! Rip!!
Rip! Rip!!!
[Alsen reached twice the speed of sound, reaching almost the speed of a bullet. and continued to attack Silvano from different angles, with each attack growing stronger each time he increased his momentum, however his flight was completely silent, so Silvano wasn't able to react at all, and with him only sensing him, right after the damage was done. and feeling only pain]
Rip!! Rip!
Rip!! Rip!!!
[Silvano knew that this couldn't continue any longer, he needed to do something, so the moment he felt the pain, he uncurled his wings.]
Whack!!
[However the moment he opened his wings, leaving him vulnerable to any attack, he was immediately knocked out. Then after they were done fighting Alsen decided to princess carry him while flying.]
Clawdia: "Winner, Alsen!!"
Alsen: "Ma'am I'll carry him to the infirmary"
Clawdia: "Go"
Swooosh!!
'You dumb little brother of mine, I'm sure you'll win up against me in the future, because your potential is better than mine. Ever since our hypocrite father kicked me out, I've always been worried about you, I've never wanted to compete with you nor do I pity you, I just wanted to watch over you, but you've turned out just fine, you just needed to be a little bit more patient, I hope that you'll realize that in the future.'-[Alsen thought to himself flying to the infirmary, meanwhile-]
"HUH!!?"
"What the heck was that?!"
"Yeah what just happened?!!"
"Alsen was that strong all along?!!."
"Told you dude."
Clawdia: "SHUT UP ALL OF YOU!!,
...
Clawdia: "Come down here next Paula and Clare."