Vale was interested in this so there was no way he would miss such an opportunity to learn. Furthermore, they aren't from Dark Magic Branch but from Necromancy Branch.
He had wanted to see the capabilities of Necromancers in this world for quite a long time now so he immediately agreed.
"I would love to… Right, can anyone attend the duel? I would like to invite some of my classmates." Vale inquired as he felt that Lisa and the others might want to watch the duel as well.
"Of course. Anyone can watch the duel. The participants would like it as well since they might gain fans and they can humiliate their opponents even more with plenty of people watching them." Nadine replied with a knowing smile.
It seems that this is a common occurrence and there's nothing wrong with that.
Suddenly, the door of the club room opened as a student with five eight-angled stars on his coat showed up. He's a head taller than Vale and has bronze skin with firm muscles. He looks fit and seemed more like a knight than a spellcaster. This fifth-year student didn't expect other people here so he also felt surprised.
"Senior Nadine… Is this a new recruit?" The man asked as he looked at Vale's uniform. Since the latter is a first-year, his guess shouldn't be wrong.
"Yes… I confirmed that he has at least 10 Spirit Strands with him. I'm just inviting him to watch the battle of the two Necromancers on the weekend." Nadine answered as she turned to Vale to introduce the man.
"This is one of our Corner Judges, Bailey Saxon."
"Nice to meet you, Senior Bailey. I'm Vale Chambers." Vale introduced himself as he felt familiar with the Saxon.
"So it's Vale… I have a twin so make sure not to mistake me for the other. His name is Benedict and he's also part of the club. You'll meet him soon."
"I understand… I'll be careful, Senior. By the way, may I ask about the tasks of the Corner Judges?" Vale shifted the topic as he was curious about this position ever since Nadine mentioned it. He can make a vague guess but he wasn't too sure.
"Of course… I have nothing to do anyway…" Bailey said as he explained the job of Corner Judges.
They were actually officials assisting the Referees by observing the battle on the corners of the arena. If needed, they would give their opinions, especially about the Referee's decision. They would also judge the actions of the combatants to ensure that they weren't cheating or acting in accordance with the rule.
Bailey even informed how he was able to change the decision of the Referee when he was about to proclaim that the match was a Draw.
"How did you do that, Senior Bailey?" Vale asked.
Bailey couldn't help but smile after hearing Vale politely call him his senior. He didn't expect that he actually likes this kind of treatment.
"It was a battle between a student from Dark Magic Branch and Essential Corruption Branch… They both passed out after five minutes in battle. It seems that they were in a draw but I noticed that the guy from the Corruption Branch was still cursed and would certainly die if left untreated."
"I see…" Vale didn't have to hear the complete story after hearing this.
Needless to say, the one from the Dark Magic Branch won the match since he only passed out while the other guy would die if left untreated.
"Kekeke… The guy from the Dark Magic Branch won 10 High-Grade Spirit Pearls at that time and he gave me 3 of them after learning about what I did for him." Bailey continued as he recalled those good times.
"Ahh? There's a prize?" Vale asked as he didn't expect that normal duels would gain such a reward.
Furthermore, he knows that Spirit Pearls are precious, especially the High-Grade ones that could greatly increase the Spirit of the Arcane Arts Practitioner.
"Of course… Why do you think they'd be willing to risk their lives?"
"R-right… I thought they were just practicing their Spells or wanted to gain some live combat experience." Vale scratched his head as he wasn't thinking too deeply about this.
"That's also part of it. However, getting a reward is always the best way to encourage people. Of course, the reward would come from the opponent. There are cases that the Academy would provide the rewards but it only happens in certain events like the Elite Rankings."
"Yes… You're only first year so you don't have to worry about that." This time, Nadine finally spoke as she felt that she was being ignored by the two.
"I understand, Senior Nadine. Is there something else I should know about the Club rules?" Vale easily shifted the topic.
Nadine thought for a moment before replying.
"Even if we don't have activities… You should come to the club room and meet the other members. Who knows, they might teach you something if they're in a good mood. Furthermore, we can use the Arena for free anytime, unlike the non-members. Ahhh, this Friday would be the last recruitment day. Next week, on Monday, all the new recruits would meet the Vice President so you have to come." Nadine explained.
After ensuring Nadine that he'll attend, Vale left the Club Room to have his lunch.
As soon as he entered the Cafeteria, several eyes were immediately cast on him as if they were looking at a rare species.
'What's going on this time?' Vale felt that something was off.
He entered his Phantasm State swiftly and confirmed that there is no one behind him. It means that they were indeed looking at him.
He maintained this state as he felt more comfortable or safe with this since he can easily use his Ghost Hand and Spell Dispersion during this state.
"Vale! Come here in our seat after you get your tray."
A female voice suddenly called out to him.
It was from Leonore and beside her was her group of female friends.
He didn't expect that Leonore would suddenly become friendly to him but he didn't mind it at all.
As he answered, he felt an undisguised hostility cast on him as he couldn't help but glance at the source of it.
A familiar male student seated not too far from Leonore was looking at him with blazing eyes…
If he wasn't mistaken, it was Wilfred Moontomb!