Returner's Revenge

Edmond's Trump Card

“Why did you tell us about this? Were you hiding his identity from us?” a hero from the hall ask the headmaster in his thoughts who turns to him and smiles. “I wasn’t trying to keep his identity from you all. I was trying to surprise you, for a young and talented individual to be added in Hall of Heroes.” The headmaster responded and the other heroes looks at him suspiciously.

“You- you want us to prepare a place for him for when he joins us right?” the female hero concluded. “You found me out. Yes- I want you to do that. There is something that I will try to talk to you all about something that is far important than anything.” The headmaster then turns his head to the platform where another match is happening.

“Lets hear it later when the competition is over.” The other heroes concluded. The match ended before the heroes could get a glimpse at what happened. “We just missed a match. How great.” One of the heroes sulked.

“Oi Johannes, did you really have to use your awakened ability at that guy?” James asked after watching the match and stayed silent after Johannes returns looking angry. “I overdid it a little. Cause that guy pissed me off just like that guy the other day but this time he got in my nerves. I was trying my hard to hold back you know.” Ophir and the James felt sorry for the guy that he had to experience a beat down because he angered Johannes and triggered a nerve.

“What did that guy say?” Flora ask out of curiosity. “He said that he will easily defeat Kris and that I will also be defeated easily by him.” The three’s complexion immediately turned gloomy when they heard what Johannes said. “Wow, that’s a rather dreamy thing to say. I guess he deserves that beating. You showed him the gap between your level huh?” Flora said with a smile which the two agrees undoubtedly.

“Yeah, he down right deserves it. What a bullsh*t thing to say.” Ophir says with cold tone. The next match started and the booing of the students filled the arena, the three turn their heads and saw that everything is directed at Edmond who just step inside the platform.

“That guy, really got the anger from almost all the students huh?” Richard says after seeing that Edmond doesn’t get bothered by all the boos that he got after stepping in the platform. When his opponent is decided and steps in front of him, the other students chanted and bid his opponent good luck.

“Beat him down really good!” “Beat him down really good!”

“Beat him down really good!” “Beat him down really good!”

“Beat him down really good!” “Beat him down really good!”

“Beat him down really good!” “Beat him down really good!”

The students chanted as his opponent raise his hand to stop them from making noise. “You heard them? That’s how many enemies you made. I just hope that you regret making that much enemy. This victory I will offer it to them.” His opponent did not waste time and unleash his spells in succession. But Edmond have already determined the strength of his enemy.

“You are below me, how can you claim victory over me?” Edmond said as he blocks all the attacks directed at him with multiple layered barriers. “I have not been the good mage in fighting with spells but I guess there is one thing I’m good at. Beating people to death.” He said as he covers his fists with multiple layers of barriers.

“You think I will let you do that?-!” His opponent realize that Edmond tried to burn his mana but then quickly cancels any spell that he is about to use to keep his mana. “This bastard “ He cursed Edmond who just smiled. “I’m not an expert at spells but I do call myself a good mana burner.”

With his advantage over Edmond in using spells is perfectly countered, he is left with nothing but using his fists. Unfortunately, he has not trained for it. Compared to him, Edmond is showing signs that he had been training his physical strength. A rather obvious result can already be seen from their fight.

Edmond’s opponent suffered some serious injuries from the hated student’s fists and backs off for a minute. “PETEW! You bastard! Are you that cowardly? Fight me fair and square.” His opponent cried as he spits blood. “Huh? What nonsense are you spouting? This is fair and square, if you are a man then you should at least show everyone what you are fundamentally made of. Are you just going to rely on something dreamy like spell?” Edmond lands another punch to his opponent’s face and knocks him down.

[F*cking bastard! He is sh*tring with me! I can’t use my mana because he might burn them right away! Who in the hell would constantly expose their mana?!] The student thinks to himself as he stands again right after falling. [That’s it! He might not be constantly exposing his mana. He must be using it in timing of when I use my spells.] The student smiles as he use a spell to test his theory and it worked without his mana burning.

“I was afraid that you might have been exposing your mana but I guess you yourself might run out of gas as well.” He says with a smile on his face and wipes the blood  flowing from his mouth. “This one sided beat down has come to an end. Its my time to beat you up!” He smiles maliciously as magic circles wrap around him. “This is retaliation! I will cripple you for life-!”

His eyes widened when Edmond smiles while holding a giant sword of dark mass. “Really? To be honest this spell is still unstable, I don’t know how to use it well. Sword of Exodia: Anti-magic.” Edmond swings his sword and burns every mana that it touches in the air and extends towards his opponent. Cancelling the magic circles before they have fully formed and unleash the spell his opponent is about to use.

“So he has that spell huh? No wonder he is confident when he told me to fight him. He was saving that for this .” Kris smiles and chuckles as Edmond’s opponent falls to the ground with zero mana and is suffering from mana deficiency’s effects.