After a brief breakfast with Abigail, I took the back passage of the mansion. Going through a few underground sewers, I finally got out.
"Hm? This place… its almost at the opposite side of the affair mansion." I look around seeing the mid part of the city where the wealthy and the middle party came together.
"Either the king cared about his sexfriends or was quite secret about them… no matter, I'm sure all of them were paid well by him."
"Now then what's the time?" Looking up at the sun, I try to guess the time, "If I'm not wrong, classes should have started by now." My face sours a bit, "Let's hope the first class isn't Jennifer's."
The first class wasn't hers… it was Lazarus's.
You know how I found out.
"I can't take this anymore, mama!"
That's the sound I heard when I entered the classroom. The sound wasn't coming from the classroom; it was coming from the field outside of class.
'Should I go there or… nah, if I don't then it would seem like I'm avoiding him and that in turn would make me look weak.'
With that, I take the shortcut and go through the window, only to crush someone under my butt.
You can hear from his scream, how bad that was.
I get up of the guy and look down to see him writhing for a second before losing conscious.
"What the hell did you do!"
Immediately, Lazarus's voice speaks out from among the students.
"Nothing really, I just took a shortcut through the window and the guy ended up being my cushion." I say turning around.
"Really?! Then why does he look like he's dead!" Lazarus pointed his cane towards the guy angrily.
"Have you ever wondered that your training might have something to do with it?"
Seeing me blatantly arguing with Lazarus, the kids knew something would happen again. But unlike Jennifer, this might actually get bad.
"You!" Lazarus pointed his cane at me, "You and I will finally finish this together! Right here and now!"
"What!" The mobs rang out.
Even I was surprised by this guy. He just freaking challenged me right before so many people.
"You sure you wanna do that pops, you not afraid of losing your marbles?"
"Losing my marbles…" Lazarus's eyes turned dark, "You really do know how to jam my mind… Prepare yourself!" He said and pulled out the sword in his cane.
But right before he could do anything, Arthur came in front and stopped him.
"Stop sir! You can't do this broad daylight!"
'Broad Daylight? Dude, you want him to fight me secretly somewhere?'
"Move Arthur… this bo- No, monster must be dealt with as soon as possible." Lazarus said, he's eyes looking for all the places wanting to slash Henry. "If I don't deal with him now, then he will become a danger for you."
"A danger for me? What are you talking about, sir?" Arthur asked and looked towards me to see me shaking my shoulders in confusion.
"Move Arthur!" Lazarus shoved him aside, "Today, I will end this pong from the kingdom's streets."
"I don't know about me but I'm sure you'll be back on the streets again." I smile.
This isn't bad for me.
A crazy teacher who is renowned at fighting, challenging me in broad daylight in front of so many students wasn't bad, it was great! Something I can use to kick this fucker out of here.
And from the sense of it, I better do it quick. Arthur and Lazarus already seem to be getting chummy with each other.
"Arthur" I call out as his shocked eyes looked back at me.
"Call a teacher, this guy seems to have lost his screws."
Arthur nodded, "I'll do that… but what will you do against him?"
"Oh, I'm sure I'll be able to handle a grandpa with a disabled leg… even if he has become a bit cookoo. You just go and find a teacher, alright?"
"Alright, I'll do that. Don't get killed in the meantime." He said and ran.
'Killed? Dude I survived against Cravic, I'm sure I can take this guy o-'
I had to cut my thought short as I saw a small knife coming right for my eyes.
'Hmm, no poison… is he trying to kill me or test huh?'
I look ahead to see him already coming towards me, "Dude, you say you wanna challe-"
A slash comes for the head and then a leg sweep which I both cleverly dodge.
"-challenge me, but you aren't even letting-"
I block his sword coming for my stomach and kick him at the chest, backing him away, "-letting me even take a sword nor finish my talk!"
"Why should I?" Lazarus said, "This is the law of the jungle, the one who losses, dies and against someone like you, the jungle fits the best."
He said throwing his cane sword right at me, which I dodge but immediately see something else. Like Rebecca, Lazarus's sword also had a thin wire on it.
But unlike Rebecca, he didn't try to call back the sword and hit me. Instead he tugs the wire to his right as the sword went left. Then he tugged left and continued it until the wire wrapped around me, trapping me.
After he was done, Lazarus came before me, "I know I can't match a beast like you in power, but intellect... that is where you fail."
I snicker and as Lazarus was about to put his sword at my neck, suddenly air ruptured around us and he was thrown back.
"LAZARUS!" Came the thundering voice of Jennifer.
Lazarus stopped his fall and spit the ground, "You live to see another day, monster."
Jennifer ran towards us and stood before me and him.
"How dare you do something to a student? Do you know the consequences of killing a student in the academy grounds?"
"Oh, Miss Jennifer! How good it is to see your face." I say as Wilson and Alex came beside me, but I signal them not to cut the wire.
Somehow Wilson understood it… a miracle.
Jennifer looked back at me, "And how did you get yourself in this mess?"
"Me?... Oh, but I am innocent."
"Hey, ask Arthur, he saw it."
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"Tell me, Lazarus. What is your excuse?"
"I have none." Lazarus turned around. "I saw a beast and wanted to kill it, simple. You wouldn't understand, rich spoiled girl."
'Oh oh, now you made her angry.' I smile seeing the dark look Jennifer has whenever she's really pissed.
"Lazarus, Henry to the Principal's office, now." She said and turned to see Henry wrapped in wires. "And somebody help him out of thi-"
Before she could complete her words, I put pressure and the wires around me gets burst open and lay down at the ground in numerous pieces.
Arthur, Jennifer and the others were shocked by Henry's strength. Especially Lazarus, he knew how sharp and strong those thin needles were and seeing me burst out of them, he knew that Henry probably let himself get caught in it.
"We- Well…" Jennifer suddenly blushed, "Let's go to the office."