Chapter 205 – Rejection
"I decline." Teacher Kai said in a flat tone, then continued playing with his sphere. Now it was invisible, as if it were space itself.
Seconds later, it became visible again, but now taking on the nature of magma.
The sight was mysterious, but everyone in the arena and those still watching remained frozen on his words.
Even the teachers beside him, the Dean, and the Vice Dean — who was invisible despite being present — couldn't help but spare him a confused glance.
It wasn't as though this situation had never happened in the history of the Academy.
It actually had.
But never for the Palatine.
Cassius's heart was pounding in his chest, his blood roaring in his ears, the rejection all the more brutal for how unexpected it was.
He reined in his feelings and looked at Teacher Kai with all the composure he could still muster.
The arena was dead silent. So his next words echoed far and wide, heard by all.
"May I know why?" He asked, genuinely confused.
