BXBX NOVEL Chapter 452
A few of the many atrocities Darwin mentioned were stealing supplies from their own teammates secretly or by force and adding ingredients to their teammate’s food to make them sick and have more food for themselves. A reason that doesn’t make much sense to anyone paying attention to his words.
Kazumi believed Darwin wanted to protect the reputation of the academy because it is supposed to be a place for the noble teens to learn, grow, and attain the qualifications to become a respectable noble with the ability to gain ranks in a safe environment.
What happened in the test went against what the academy stood for. The test was supposed to have a low rating in the danger category, but magic beasts appeared out of the blue.
The students forced to take the test barely had any experience in a situation where they felt in danger of fighting against wildlife. A situation where they could not avoid or change the outcome with their family’s influence.
Darwin had years under his belt as a headmaster. He swiftly changed the subject in the blink of an eye by mentioning the rewards.
Additionally, they were going to be given extra points for the abrupt ending of the test. The points for every student will appear on their academy student card.
The student’s frowns changed upside down, and their interest was piqued. As if everyone forgot the word expelled, they began thinking about what potions to get for the upcoming ranking matches.
“Everyone has one free teleportation to Paradise Island. Move along now, students. You have a Sunday to enjoy. ” Darwin said. He was about to leave, but he stopped and looked at the students again. “Oh, I forgot to mention how tomorrow’s lesson is going to be a homeroom class in your classroom.”
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Darwin left, and the students quickly dispersed in a flash of light. The potion vendor run by villagers from Paradise Island was going to be caught off guard by the demand as they didn’t expect the test to end abruptly, and on the weekend as well.
Only Kazumi understood Darwin’s plan to divert the attention of the students, as Vincent was also interested to see what potions he could get for free.
Elias approached and said, “Thank you.” before saying, “Hello.” or “Good morning.”
“It took some time, but I found my teammates. Two aggressive wild boars surrounded them, and they were in danger. The four of them are mages, but I didn’t hear them chant to cast spells.”
“I found a broken tree branch on the ground. I ran to get it and tried to fight two boars... I... I couldn’t beat them even if I ate well and exercised with you and Nikolai, but a group of strong island residents appeared and saved us.”
Elias explained before Vincent got the chance to ask what had happened.
Something else happened at that moment without Elias’s notice. The four teammates who usually bullied him started to regret telling him to go away when two wild boars chased them. After being cornered by a large tree, the four of them were too frightened to cast a spell.
Elias’s heroic-like appearance changed how they saw him.
“So. Where are they now?” Vincent curiously asked.
“... they left. ” Elias answered after a pause. He looked at Lilith, Nick, Clair, and Jun Ye Rim. Before going away, he nodded and said, “I will leave to go to training. Goodbye.”
[It looks like everyone is going to the potion store. I bet we will find an empty store when we arrive at this rate. Not too many students have remained.]
‘Should I try to get a good potion next week?’ Vincent pondered on what to do. Either way, he wanted to teleport to Paradise Island and find Kilo for the apology.
“Vincent.” A man from behind him called out his name. Vincent turned around and saw it was Ollie.
“Meet teacher Maria in your team house or whatever it is called on Paradise Island. Maria will fill you in on what happened.” Ollie said before leaving abruptly.
“Talk to us? Is it about what you told us?” Nick asked.
“Most likely. ” Vincent concluded.
Vincent, Lilith, Nick, Clair, and Jun Ye Rim teleported to Paradise Island. On their way to their team ten house, Kilo Blackheart appeared, and the crowd gathered as if they smelled something was about to happen.
Kilo looked drunk in the morning. He had difficulty walking straight, and the scent of alcohol followed him.
Anyone a few meters away from Kilo could smell the scent of alcohol. Kilo approached Vincent with a frown and pointed his finger.
“You...” *Hic* “I had to pay a lot of money after you won by cheating.” *Hic*
“So? Aren’t you going to apologize to my wife and walk naked on the coin road?” Vincent asked.
The Kilo’s servant wasn’t with him. Nor his friends. The audience and the parties involved were the only present people.
[I wonder if Kilo has gotten himself into a lot of trouble after using that dangerous potion. But either way, Lilith has to get her apology.]
Vincent agreed with Kazumi.
Vincent walked to Lilith. He held her hand and pointed to the ground with the other. “We are waiting for a sincere apology, one where you are on your knees.”
The audience gossiped if this was the time to see Kilo swallow his pride and apologize for what he did. Something that never happened.
Some of the students even mocked from behind the camouflage of the many students and few villagers gathered. Kilo didn’t like what they said, and he became angry. He glared at Lilith and approached her.
Lilith started to feel the symptoms of a panic attack with what was happening. The gazes in her direction made it difficult to breathe normally. Her body slightly trembled from anxiety, and beads of sweat formed.
Kilo pointed his finger at Lilith, but that was all he managed to do.
*Slap! Thud* Vincent slapped Kilo hard, strong enough to force him to fall on his knees. “I already helped you to fall on your knees. Now apologize, or the next slap will make your drunk ass faint.”
Vincent leaned his head and whispered, “Lilith, don’t be nervous. The people aren’t here for you. They are here to see a member of the Blackheart family get humiliated. It is better to feel pleased to attain revenge on a Blackheart. Fear will never let you grow. It will chain you to the past as it did to me.”
Lilith looked at the miserable state of Kilo Blackheart with a puffy red cheek. ‘Fear will never let you grow.’ She thought. Her breathing became stable, and her body trembled less.
“I am sorry, okay!” *Hic* “I apologize for mocking her appearance.” *Hic*
Vincent felt satisfied with the apology. Even if it wasn’t sincere, Kilo was humiliated, and the price of his suffering was enough to be equivalent.
*Hic* “But I will remember this. Mark my words. You will...”
*Slap* Vincent interrupted Kilo Blackheart with a strong backhand slap to the other cheek. Most of the audience giggled at Vincent humiliating Kilo and the state of the two puffy red cheeks.
[Why did you knock him unconscious? Now he will not be able to walk the coin road with only one piece of clothing.]
-Then I will have to improvise. It looks like his skin needs to see some sunlight.-
[Oh my. Hehe.]
Vincent lowered to one knee and began undressing the fainted Kilo. Nick smirked and went to help as he also had beef with Kilo.
On the other hand, Clair went beside the anxious Lilith and whispered, “Is this what it means to have a husband?”
Lilith became happy to hear these words. Only when Vincent came into her life did she have someone to protect her. Gradually, the anxiety waned, and she returned to normal.
The audience became surprised to see Kilo wearing only underwear. However, that wasn’t the end. Vincent surprised the audience even more.
“Anyone who lost their money because of Kilo can sell his clothes back to him. I think it is a fair trade, don’t you think?” Vincent said while throwing the clothes at the audience. Vincent tried to make the students blame Kilo for losing the bet instead of him.
A student jumped and caught the pants and a sock, to anyone’s surprise. The moment he mentioned, “I can get some money back.” Most of the audience became wild.
Vincent quickly grabbed Lilith’s hand and approached Jun Ye Rim. He grabbed her hand and pulled both women away from the brawl he mistakenly started.
Nick moved by as if by the instinct to help. He approached Clair, held her hand, and followed after Vincent to get themselves out of the battleground.
Only a few of the village security guards were left to supervise the coin road. The brawl took much longer to be stopped because of this.
Today was Kilo’s unluckiest day of his life as not only was he humiliated, everything in his pockets was stolen, and now he had to buy back his clothes, but he was stepped on both accidentally and not.
This was the day Kilo became the shame of the Blackheart family.
Later, Vincent opened the door to their team’s house and saw Maria sitting on a sofa and drinking a cup of tea as if this was her house. She even told them welcome and please sit if they were the guests instead of her.