Liebe said, "You asking to something to talk about, that's quite rare."
Alysa said, "How is your arm doing, and are you changing the bandages?"
Liebe said, "I'm fine now, see? The wound is all healed. Now it feels great."
Alysa said, "And… well, are you sure you are fine?"
Liebe said, "I'm better than fine, I'm doing great. And I don't mind the fact that we get to skip class."
Alysa said, "Yeahh, it's nice. But what I want to ask is… are you sure, whoever comes to assassinate you, you will be okay?"
Then Liebe's tone changed, and he said, "No, I can't say that. Yesterday it was one. Tomorrow it might be tens. The next day, hundreds. My life has no such promise."
Alysa teared up and said, "Ok… I don't know what to say."
Liebe said, "Please don't cry."
Alysa said, "I'm not crying, I'm not crying."
Liebe gave her a tissue and said, "I don't know if I can live a life where I can live without threats. But I know one thing—without you, any life I lead will be meaningless."
Then he got on one knee and wiped her tears. Liebe said, "If I ever become too much to bear, you can leave. I will never blame you. Seeing you next to the assassin scared me to death."
"Ok," Alysa said.
"Really," Liebe said. "And for once, I'm serious."
Alysa said, "I understand how you feel."
Liebe said, "Well then, I have things to take care of. See you later. And if you ever want to talk, you know where to find me. And remember, we have the Ace Unit and Commander Unit practical thing tomorrow—no point in showing up to class with tears."
The next day, it was time for a practical battle, and the battle format was a 2v2. Among the two, one would be an Ace Unit and the other would be a Commander Unit. For this practical class, they went to Gremory Island.
For this type of battle, there is a Commander Unit and an Ace Unit. The Ace Unit is the fighter and leader, while the Commander Units are the ones who divide the plan. The Commander Units are guarding a banner, and the goal is to take the banner from the other team. It can be done either by avoiding the enemy and taking the banner, or by fighting the enemy and then taking the banner. The Commander Units can decide where to place their banners.
The first battle was between the team of M and Hedin vs. Alysa and Licht, and the battlefield was Evergreen Mountain and Forest.
Then the second battle would be Liebe and Elina vs. the team of Gloria and Olivia.
For the team-up of Hedin and M, Hedin said, "I will be the Commander Unit. You can act as the Ace."
M said, "Ok then."
Meanwhile, for the team of Licht and Alysa, Licht said, "Thanks to Gelda, we are already pros at this. Let's go with our—"
Alysa said, "Actually, I wanted to be the Ace Unit today."
Licht said, "Well… umm, Alysa—"
And then the battle began.
As soon as the Commander Units guarded their banners and the battle started, within a few seconds clashes of light were seen in the center of the battlefield. Then a huge amount of light magic power was condensed, and in a flash, it was over. The banner of Licht and Alysa's team was taken down.
Liebe said, "How could it be?"
But then, for a second, Liebe could sense it—a huge amount of malice near the banner. And just as M was about to attack again, Liebe threw his blade and rushed down to the battlefield.
Liebe said, 1% "Dark Magic: Flash of Darkness!"
Alysa lay on the ground unconscious, bleeding, and barely breathing.
Liebe said, "What you did today, hurting my friend—I will end you!"
M said, "Bring it on."
As they clashed swords, Liebe said, "Attribute Steel, Enchant Mercury!"
Both Liebe and M received wounds.
Then Professor Obsidian stepped in and said, "Obsidian Magic: Wall of Black!"
A strong obsidian wall separated both M and Liebe.
Obsidian said, "Liebe, what you did today breaks countless rules, but you did it to protect your friend—and that's justifiable. But Mrs. M Grinberryal… what you did can't be justified."