Chapter 281: Chapter 281 Preparation.
He tilted his head, dodging the incoming fist from Lin Fan, and began to engage in grappling technique.
Soma gripped Lin Fan\'s throat and pushed his body downward to the ground, letting a thud sound that resonated in the stadium, ending the fight.
"Let\'s end it here, okay".
Lin Fan gasped for a second as he barely recognized what happened a moment earlier. Apparently, he couldn\'t even follow Soma\'s movement, and the last thing he recalled was that he saw the high ceiling of the stadium with its glaring lights.
"That\'s enough".
Teacher Lee\'s loud instruction made every student in the room gasp. In their eyes, Lin Fan, who had that much strength and technique, couldn\'t even lay a finger on Soma, who calmly separated himself from Lin Fan and joined the other students in line.
"Good job, Soma".
Hina was amazed that even though their everyday lives were spent almost together in the Academy, Soma\'s rapid growth was truly outstanding. But this didn\'t make her resolve wane; rather, it ignited it.
"...Are you up for the next round of red hair?".
Xiao Lian, also who felt the change, began to cast her attention to Hina.
"Sure".
After welcoming Soma, Hina, and Xiao Lian began to move their feet toward the middle arena and face each other. With their conspicuous looks, both of them became attention wherever they were.
Both of them prepared their wooden weapon, and Teacher Lee, who watched them, began to raise his hand and speak.
"Start".
Once the signal had been given, Hina, who usually takes a calm approach, rushed forward. Xiao Lian also saw her incoming. She calmly clenched the wooden spear, and once Hina stepped into her range, Xiao Lian thrust the wooden spear, but Hina lightly dodged by shifting her movement to the side and brandishing her wooden sword.
Both of them have shown steady growth after following Soma. With him around, they could experience dungeon exploring, and because of that, they also gained a lot of experience in leveling their status to get stronger. There are many hardships to that thought, such as fighting demons or almost being in a situation where death is certain, but they survive.
They survive and become much stronger than their current situation. That experience hardens their resolve and shapes who they are, pushing them to keep striving to become strong and to stand beside Soma.
The two of them move flawlessly, with Xiao Lian\'s inhuman reflexes and Hina\'s calculated attacks. Everyone in the classroom stood in silence, looking at the sparring that was happening in the arena.
From the side, Soma, who watched their spar, knit his brows, lost in thought as he recalled the two pills that he appraised last night. "What would happen if I gave the pills to them? Would they be safe and get stronger? Or worse?".
In the detail of the item, it was said that those two only compatible with someone who had Fire and Water affinity. Therefore, those clearly depict the two girls who were still sparring intensely in front of him.
However despite all of that certain method, Soma still couldn\'t ignore the risk of consuming it. Besides, there is another problem that will arise, "I didn\'t have anything for Sera!".
With a sword in hand, Hina deflected the spear thrust from her side and slowly closed her distance from Xiao Lian. She unleashed her counter in trying to cut Xiao Lian\'s hand by swinging her sword downward. But Xiao Lian, who saw that coming, tensed the muscle around her hands and pushed aside the spear shaft to distance Hina from her range.
Both of them had fought relentlessly for almost a minute, even though they were much stronger, but with that intense movement and thinking, they had. Their minds were worn down after that spar.
Their breaths were erratic as they kept their distance from each other. The other spectator also stood in gasped breath, looking at the performance of the two girls, especially the girls\' side. No one in their right mind would try to challenge them; even Eri was a bit hesitant, with a grim look on her face.
Surprisingly, after a few seconds passed, both of them stored their respective weapons and turned their attention to Teacher Lee.
"Okay, that\'s enough".
They glanced at each other and smiled before they went toward Soma\'s side.
Soma saw the two of them begin to talk behind his back and exchange a few suggestions about their performance earlier.
"Silver hair, then how about that earlier?".
"...I think you are still too stiff around your swing; you should loosen up a bit".
"I see, and by the way, I know you have the instinct and a bit of an advantage in terms of Martial Arts, but your strategy is too predictable."
"Mm, I see. I never thought about that because I used to insta Kill my opponent in one thrust".
"That must be some kind of habit you developed; try to adjust little by little."
"Mm".
Seeing the two heroines that should act opposite and confront each other in a hostile relationship, but filled with rivalry. But here they are, discussing something like some kind of partner who knows each other\'s strengths and weaknesses; there is only one thing that is still lacking with them. "If they start to call each other names from now on, that would be perfect".
Soma muttered while parting his lips.
"Okay, now you are seeing their capabilities; if anyone wants to try to challenge them, hurry up and start, or you can ask them to teach you some pointers in your martial path."
As per Teacher Lee\'s instruction, many of the students began to gather around Soma\'s group and hurl him a bunch of questions. This also happened to Hina and Xiao Lian who were buried by the squealing of girls, feeling overwhelmed by their enthusiasm.
Soma and the girls began to take on some small challenges from their classmates, and eventually, the P.E. class turned rather fruitful for everyone in the class.
***
After quietly passing the lunch time, the students in Class A were discussing who would be the representative of the Class for the upcoming cultural festival that would be held after the martial arts competition.
"So, is anyone willing to claim the spot? I need two people, Male and Female."
Soma, who watched the situation unfold before his eyes, thought back to what happened in the actual events in the novel. In this silent and awkward situation, where no one wants to appoint themselves to move forward, Leon and Lydyia will take over the task.
"Teacher Lee, then I will take it".
Leon stood up from his seat, which prompted the other students to clap their hands in hearts, and it boosted the confidence of the other female students who hesitated.
"Okay, Leon, you will be the male participants, and there is only one vacant spot left for a female. Who wants to join Leon?"
Even if the female students wanted to stay with Leon, as they were thinking about it further, they would handle many tasks such as the report and instructions, then monitor their classes in preparation for the festival later. There are also many more menial tasks that will disrupt their schedule.
Many of the females hesitated, including Hina and Xiao Lian. No, those two seemed disinterested in the whole situation. At this time, no other female in this class will appoint herself except.
"Um, Te-teacher".
"Yes, Lydia?".
"Um, I-I will become the representative member".
"Okay, Thanks for your participation".
Teacher Lee began to write both Leon and Lydia\'s names on the board, and it concludes the current event that was probably what had appeared in most of the students\' minds when.
"Then, we still have time, so let\'s go straight away and discuss what kind of event this class will participate in".
Everyone in the room stiffened, for they were already taking their notebooks to learn today\'s lessons, but Teacher Lee had no motivation to teach. He just sat on his seat, which had been placed to the side, urging Leon and Lydia to get on the podium.
Leon and Lydia hesitated before they stepped onto the podium. Many eyes turned toward them, which made Lydia, who had a problem with crowds, shrink. However, she was determined and wanted to help Leon so that the festival would run smoothly.
"Teacher Lee, what sort of event will be held in the academy later?".
"There are many kinds of it, for example, stalls, plays, haunted houses, auditoriums. For more details, you can read this sheet".
Teacher Lee casually handed Leon the sheet of paper that the academy had given him. It made Leon smile wryly, as did the other students. But Leon started to read its content. He nodded multiple times and started to consider the efficient way to create a good festival for everybody in the class.
"Okay, I get the gist of it. Miss Lydia, can you write off three things that I will mention?".
"Ye-yes!".
Lydia began moving the chalks and wrote three things that Leon had mentioned. This stirred the other students\' curiosity about what kind of plan Leon had in mind.
Soma, who saw the things that Lydia wrote, nodded his head in understanding, or it was still playing exactly as the story in the novel.
"Thank you, Miss Lydia. Now, everyone, may I have your attention, please!".