In the face of this scene, some people finally started to rebuke loudly, after all, this is the academy, not the arena. What's more, the other party is only two girls, this half elf so blatantly deal with them, even if the identity of the noble, but also does not mean that the people are thoughtless and conscience of the idiot fool. But the half-elf did not restrain, but more and more angry look around. If it wasn't for her strength and status, I'm afraid someone would have already come out to fight.
Caroline was silent as she lowered the tip of her umbrella so that it was ready to be transformed at a moment's notice. She didn't want to make a big deal out of it, but it looked like it was going to be difficult. The half-elf approached them with a cold, frosty face, and Tawana stared back at her opponent while holding onto Caroline with one hand. But the half-elf didn't give a damn about her, and looked at Caroline in a rage.
"You freak! How dare you make a move on me?!"
What do we do?
Caroline slightly frowned, she has noticed that the half-elf wants to hit their own hands, then, or to counterattack? But it is clear that things will not end this way, simply ... And just at this time, the half-elf has angrily bellowed and swung a slap at Caroline's face, but stayed in mid-air, and did not achieve the original purpose. Jared did not know when appeared at his side, he just like that casually grabbed the half-elf's wrist, looks as if not the slightest bit of thought.
"What happened?"
"Brother Jared! This woman is bullying me and Sister Caroline!!!"
"Let go of me! You lowly human! That bitchy woman actually dared to treat me ... oooh wa!!!"
The half-elf did not finish her sentence, for Jared had already squeezed her hand and bent it backwards. The elf's proudly slender fingers were as fragile as matchsticks, hanging upside down and snapping at an angle that no human could ever make. The pain of the fingers was so intense that the half-elf's eyes went black - her fingers had been snapped by Jared. But it was clearly not over, and the half-elf's cry of anguish lasted only a moment, for Jared had already removed the half-elf's arm in a maneuver so smooth that it was almost impossible to watch. After the half-elf fell to the ground, unable to support himself any longer, he added a kick to the arm, and the screaming stopped, falling into the abyss of unconsciousness along with his master.
"Let's go."
Completing the sequence Jared clapped his hands, not even looking the half-elf in the eye the entire time, but speaking to Caroline and Tavana with the same gentle expression as usual.
"Ah ... hmmm!"
Tavana no longer wanted to stay here, after all, a person's first impression was important, so even though she had once longed for the magical arts of the elves, she was no longer interested. So she quickly nodded and followed Caroline out of the Tower of Emerald Green, led by Jared. The half-elf who had fainted and turned into a large open garbage because of his self-inflicted misdeeds was left unattended by half of the people. Now that the clamor was over, the crowd naturally dispersed, but from the mocking gazes of the students as they gazed at the fainted half-elf, it was clear that this would be the laughing stock of their after-dinner conversations for a long time to come.
Tavana looked back a little uneasily, and after seeing Jared coming, she seemed to be less brave than she had been a moment ago, and had reverted to her usual somewhat cowardly self.
"Brother Jared is ... this okay?"
"What?"
"You're like that ... She's a woman, wouldn't it be a little too much for you to treat her like that?"
"If she had just slapped Caroline in the face, I would have wanted her dead."
Jared spoke flatly, without anger or joy, as if he were talking about something that had happened as a matter of course. Then, as if remembering something, he turned his head and asked.
"By the way, what the hell just happened?"
(Nothing ...)
Caroline shook her head as she played with her hair in an attempt to end the conversation. But Jared obviously wasn't fooled, and since Caroline wouldn't talk, he moved his gaze to Tawana, trying to get an answer out of her.
"Hmph! Brother Jared, you don't know, that half-elf woman is so bad!!! She said that Sister Caroline was special and that she wanted to take her back to study her. And she called her a freak! She also said that we humans are a lowly race, it's really too much!"
Unlike Caroline, Tawana didn't know Jared that well. So she pouted and complained to Jared, while venting her anger.
(It's over, and I'm not hurt.)
With Caroline's attitude, Jared didn't want to pursue the matter any further. The woman had already been punished with interest, so there was no need to cause any more trouble. Though they didn't realize how much trouble they'd caused.
When the three of them returned to their room, they were surprised to find some unexpected guests. Perla was sitting in a chair, and behind her stood Linda, who was dressed in a maid's outfit that didn't look like she fit in any way. Tawana was clearly surprised by her arrival.
"Perla? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be starting to choose your own training ..."
"That one I picked out a long time ago ..."
Pella said listlessly, looking as if she were exhausted, and Caroline hid behind Jared, conscious not to look at the maiden man whose very existence was a stain on the word beauty. Tawana, on the other hand, eyed Linda curiously, seemingly in disbelief.
"I thought you said you broke your contract with this guardian?"
"Yes... that day, I decided to quit the test, so I broke the contract ah!!!"
Perla was simply wailing, and she did seem to have been there that day, but if the contract was broken, why was this Linda still here?
"Because it's the master's order, ma'am."
Linda opened her mouth to reply, her booming, low voice echoing through the room, making the three feel as if a bear was roaring in their ears.
"No matter how many times you break the contract, as long as you are still learning magic, then the master's order is for me to accompany you, it doesn't matter how many times you break the contract, as long as you make another contract. I have to protect you closely, that's the master's order."
"..."
"..."
(...)
"Don't look at me like that!!!"
The sympathetic looks of the three men clearly pierced Perla's tender heart, and she cried out, then slumped back down on the table and didn't move a muscle.
(Whata desperate sight.)
"Desperate enough indeed."
Jared smiled bitterly and agreed with Caroline's opinion, frankly speaking, to have such a man with a tiger's back, wearing a maid's uniform and carrying a big sword accompanied by him, naturally, there was no doubt that it was very bad for the spirit. And from what Mr. Linda said, it seems that Perla's father has appointed him to be Perla's personal protector. Of course, if he could take off his clothes and go back to his normal warrior attire, such a guardian could indeed serve as a deterrent.
But wearing a flimsy maid's uniform is a bit ...
"Ah ... right."
As if in a deathbed flashback, Perla fell on the table and spoke without moving.
"Word has just come from the Headmaster of the Academy that he wishes for you, Tawana, and the two Guardians to go to the Tower of Cthulhu. I'm going to rest here ... for a moment to mourn the passing of freedom and hope ..."
He's incoherent.
At the sight of Kelly, standing next to the Headmaster with a smug smile on her face, Jared immediately and instinctively sensed something was wrong.
Sure enough, the Dean was quick to turn Jared's hunch into reality.
"I've heard from Ms. Kelly that this is a very serious situation. So I hope that you can protect Ms. Kelly until the danger has passed. We will investigate this matter as soon as possible and find out the mastermind behind the scenes and the truth hidden in the darkness."
"I think you think too highly of us, Master Academy."
Jared spoke up, then again the Headmistress was still wrapped up in her white cloak, was she that afraid of meeting people?
"Our abilities are not sufficient to protect Ms. Kelly, Master Academy. So I hope you'll give serious consideration to a new candidate."
"You're just pushing it, Mr. Jared."
The Dean sounded like he knew exactly what Jared was thinking.
"Although others don't know, I know very well that since you were able to fight my guardian to a draw, you are naturally highly powerful. You know, even in the academy, there aren't many guardians who can catch half of his sword, let alone leave him with a wound."
Was it really that white pervert? Jared soon realized that things were getting bad. It was normal in any world to evaluate the strength of another party through a confrontation with a powerful person. After all, even if you can't tell the opponent's strength, it's easy to imagine if you have a reference point. Should I have used light manipulation to make it look like his arm was cut off? That way, at least you can ... Forget it, there's no point in looking back at the past now.
"However, we are already Tawana's guardians, so there isn't really any way to guard the others."
Jared still refused to do so, there was no way the Academy President would ask Tawana to break her contract with them. But to Jared's surprise, the Headmaster only laughed.
"Don't worry about that, unlike magical envoys, magicians are free to impose contracts, even if a guardian already has a contract in place, it can be stacked just as well." Kelly explained with a confident smile, which made Jared's heart sink immediately." But generally magicians won't do this, although stacking contracts can enhance the power of the guardian, but after all, it is a shared guardian, in case of any disputes, it will become very troublesome. In contrast, a guardian that belongs only to oneself is much more trustworthy."
"So you're saying we're trustworthy?"
Jared asked, frowning, pun intended.
Kelly eyed him carefully for a moment, then nodded slowly.
"Yes, I think you're very trustworthy."
"... I understand ."
"Well? Mr. Jared, Miss Caroline, would you both like to accept Miss Kelly's request to protect her?"
Seeing that the matter had been finalized, the academy president asked again. But even though the situation was irreversible, mankind had to make a last stand, so Jared had to play his last card.
"And that's only if Tawana agrees."
He resisted helplessly, knowing that the result would be futile.