"huh..."
Nico unfolds the paper and reads it.
'there's no way you're gonna win, idiot'
Nico looks in the direction where the paper came from but couldn't pinpoint who the sender was. He turned back and browsed through his phone while waiting for any other announcement
Yes actually... I've been wondering what the skills are
That explains it
The entrance ceremony was done and they were dismissed to their classes. Nico snuck back into class to avoid attention when he got in, he sat at his usual seat and brought out his tab and ran through the activities of the day. five minutes prior to his arrival,davi walked in with a boy behind him. wasting no time, they approached Nico and Davi sat on his table while the boy stood behind him.
"yo... Nico"
"hey there...."
"i came to add one more request to our duel..."
"what"
davi pointed to the boy behind him as he continued talking
"he will be fighting you not me"
"why is that..."
'huh...who does he think he is,demanding an answer from Davi...'
davi left after saying what he had in mind. just as Davi was about exiting his class nico called out to him.
"davi...may i add my own condition"
"sure!"
davi gave his answer without wasting a second
"if i win,you'll team up with me for the first group test"
"oh...sure"
davi exited the room after reassuring him.
time flew by and the lessons for the day came to close. Nico packed his things and followed the south gate,where he wouldn't be seen and exited the building. just as he left,he ran into lily who seemed to have followed the gate also. He had originally decided to ignore her until she called out to him.
"um...sorry..."
she doesn't even know my name
"Nico..."
"oh right,Nico...do you usually follow this gate?"
"no...I'm just avoiding people for now... "
she must think I'm weird
"oh...i see..."
saying nothing more,she walked ahead leaving nico behind then all of a sudden,she turns back and calls out to him
"Nico...be careful of andrew diaz "
huh...who's andrew diaz
by the time,he raised his head,she was gone.
time flew by and the day of the match came. students from all years were present for a match that was supposed to be a friendly duel,perhaps because of the student council influence and davi's popularity. nico warmed up back stage as he prepared to be called forward. white had taught him what he needed to know while he did the remaining training on his own. despite the appearance of his opponent, he sensed massive difference in strength in him.
when they got on the ring,the referee announced the match ups and the fighters stepped forward. while they waited,his opponent made himself comfortable by sitting on the floor while he made a gestured nico to join him.
while they waited for them to begin, the student council recorded the match live as the first official match of the first years and streamed through the school platform for important people to watch. amongst those,the famous andrew diaz was present from his room,watching the match while training his physique.
"ken huh...."
the fighters had finished warming up and began their bout.
do nothing but dodge for 3 minutes>
huh...
ken attacked swiftly,threatening to end the match with the first strike but nico evaded, saving his face. before he could recover,ken followed with a roundhouse,stunning nico for a moment before sweeping him off his feet. Ken immediately stamped down on nico as the crowd gave a loud cheer. with his next attack,he finally pinned him down.
"so much for a fight..."
nico smiled while lying on the ground but ken didn't take notice
"there's something wrong..."
the student council vice president took notice
"..."
the president simply nodded like he knew it from the beginning.
"nicodemus hasn't attacked, it's like he has been taunting Mr.ken since"
andrew diaz was now sitting in front of his tablet while drinking a sports drink. he glanced at the screen in front of him from time to time while surfing through his phone. by now nico was on the receiving end of ken's repeated attacks. as time passed, the crowd started to leave as it had become a one sided match.
reward:skill-: gearshift[locked]>
i see...so i've done my part
yes
suddenly,something like a sensation flowed through his body and he sat up,smiling
at the same time,the student council members present at the arena and the viewers turn their attention from ken to nico, focusing on him as him grin widens. at the same time,andrew diaz happened to turn and felt an aura from nico he hadn't felt before.
"so,this is you..."
he stood up from his chair and smiled
"weak"