Rick was an experienced fighter, and Aki had long since proven that she wasn't the type to let anyone walk over her, but they were both sharply aware of the tactical nightmare they were currently in. Surrounded by a dozen athletes in a public courtyard, with a group of terrified non-combatants in tow, there was no mathematical way to fight their way out without someone getting seriously hurt.
Since the soccer team had approached them so openly in the middle of campus, it didn't appear they were looking for an immediate brawl. Instead, they were being herded like cattle.
'These guys have no idea we're from the Billion Bloodline, right?' Rick thought, his eyes darting between the stone-faced seniors flanking them. 'If they don't know who we are, then why the hell are they scooping us up? Is it just because we were standing with the business students?'
