Chapter 14 - Review!
"This is simply a monster..."
Julis collapsed on the ground. She looked at Claudia and Lester, who were also unable to get up like her, and her heart was filled with frustration.
This was the second time she experienced this feeling of powerlessness that seemed to freeze her soul.
The last time was when she just came to Asterisk City. The 'friend' who was once close to her but is now a stranger, the top rank of Rewolf Black Institute, despair brought to her by Orphelia Landlufen, the 'Ereshkigal.'
She initially thought that there wouldn't be too many 'monsters' like Orphelia in Asterisk City.
"Are all the top ranks in Page One like that?"
Julis couldn't help but reveal a wry smile.
But when she saw Claudia, who was also slumped on the ground, she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although it is not a good thing to talk about others behind their backs, Julis really feels that it is great that not all top ranks in Page One are monsters.
Although Claudia is also a top rank of Seidoukan Academy, she is still far behind compared to other non-standard beings like Luke and Orphelia.
But even if there is a difference between their strength, they are incomparable to the current Julis and Lester.
Through the battle just now, Julis already had a clearer understanding of the combat capabilities of the people present.
If she and Lester can be considered to be on the same level but with different development directions, then Claudia is one to two levels better than them.
In the previous battle, the only one who could fight Luke was Claudia.
As for Luke…
Julis cast a quick glance and noted the unwavering expression on Luke's face, unchanged since before the battle. Luke stood there, idly toying with his school badge, patiently awaiting the recovery of the trio. Frustration welled up within Julis, and she couldn't help but bite her lip.
She thought of the 'Star Swordsmanship' that Claudia had mentioned to her before, and she quickly made a decision in her heart.
"Okay, since it's rest time. Let me evaluate your performance."
Although Luke was playing with his school badge, part of his attention was always on Julis and the others.
He first set his sights on Lester.
Finding that Luke was the first to look at him, Lester's heart was filled with nervousness and unwillingness.
He knew that among the three people present, he was the weakest.
Before joining forces to deal with Luke, Lester actually didn't think that he would be worse than Julis.
In the duel in the afternoon, he thought he lost to the Strega who only knew how to use traps and long-range attacks because of his carelessness.
If given another chance, he believes that he will never fail again.
But the battle just now made him see clearly. Although he was very unwilling, he felt that it didn't matter whether he was there or not in the battle before.
He was the worst performer.
And Luke looked at him first, which made him feel that his judgment was correct.
However, the reality was a little different from what he thought.
"Lester, you are qualified."
In Luke's eyes, Lester was actually the one who performed the best in the battle just now.
He did not produce any substantial results, but without him, who would stand in front of Claudia and Julis again and again.
Without him, it wouldn't be called a battle, but an instant kill.
Contrary to Lester, Claudia, the only one who fought Luke a few times, actually didn't use her full strength at all.
"Come on, Claudia. It's only fair for Julis and Lester to take a seat and recover. Quit the act," Luke chided, his frustration evident.
"Do you think I didn't notice? You held back during the battle and even pulled that 'Pandora' trick just to take advantage of the chaos," he continued, his tone accusing.
Upon Luke's words, Claudia suddenly felt two cold and piercing gazes from beside her.
However, Claudia was 'very well-behaved', as if she didn't notice, she stood up and patted her skirt gently.
"It's too much to say that. I've tried my best."
Claudia sounded like she had been wronged, and she looked pitiful.
Her reaction made Lester, who had been giving her a cold gaze just now, hesitate for a moment, as if he felt that he might have wronged her.
As for Julis, who had known Claudia since childhood and knew her character well, she didn't believe Claudia's words at all, and her gaze became increasingly cold and chilling.
If her special ability was not 'fire' but 'ice', I'm afraid Claudia would have been frozen to death by her gaze.
Julis was indeed very angry. She had just praised Claudia in her heart for being able to fight against a 'monster' of Luke's level.
The next moment, she discovered that the other party was not fighting seriously at all, but relying on the power of Orga Lux 'Pandora' to paddle along!
Julis suddenly felt that her whole body was not well.
Although Claudia paddled during the battle, it was also true that she played the biggest role in the battle just now.
If Lester is qualified, Claudia will certainly pass as well.
In the end, only Julis was left.
After discovering this, Julis suddenly became nervous.
She didn't know if there was any special reason why Luke left her to be the last one, such as not being qualified or something.
Thinking of this, Julis felt a bit panicked, plus she thought that this hateful guy Claudia paddled through the battle.
Moreover, the pressure Luke brought to her reminded her of the powerlessness she felt when facing Orphelia.
Her eyes were sore, and the impact of various negative emotions made her almost cry on the spot.
Although she held back the tears after discovering this and didn't really let it fall.
But her moist eyes and the slight sniffles made Luke immediately realize what happened.
A sense of guilt for bullying the girl emerged spontaneously, which made him feel a bit excited...no, a little embarrassed.
"Don't get me wrong, Riessfeld, of course you are qualified, but your situation is a bit special."
Luke hurriedly explained to Julis, fearing that if there was any delay, the other party would really shed tears.
After hearing Luke's explanation, Julis also understood that she was overthinking, and through Luke's reaction, it was obvious that he discovered her grievance.
Suddenly, her face turned red with embarrassment. Now not only was her eye moist, but her face was also red. She looked cute and lovely.
"Then why is Julis' situation so special?"
Seeing that the atmosphere between Julis and Luke was developing in a strange direction, Claudia immediately took over the topic.
"Uhh, that's because I discovered some problems in the battle just now, so before declaring Julis qualified, I have a few questions to ask her."
After being reminded by Claudia, Luke came to his senses and quickly added.
However, he unknowingly started calling her first name instead of the more polite last name. At this time, Julis was busy sorting out her mood and did not object.
Upon discovering this, Claudia's mood suddenly became a bit unhappy, but Luke had already started talking about serious stuff, and it was not convenient for her to interrupt him.
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