Chapter 53: Playing Big

“It seems that the strongest magic talent in your empire is a commoner named Caroline, known as the darling of magic. I’m sorry to tell you that my magic talent is stronger than hers; I just prefer fire magic.”

The blazing phoenix cried out above Krista, making her words more persuasive.

It also allowed everyone to witness the top talent and strength of the Sisca Empire.

No wonder it is a powerful nation on par with the empire.

“Wow! What should I do? Jin, I feel like I’m even weaker than a new student.”

Mona’s eyes were filled with tears; as a fellow magician, she felt inferior to such strength.

“Don’t be sad; to me, you are the best.” Jin patted her head and comforted her.

Heles, caught off guard, was hit by a mouthful of dog food.

“Michelle, the only opponent I acknowledge is you. As a girl, I have never been convinced by anyone else. I will defeat you, and then the next one will be…”

Krista placed one hand on her hip and pointed at Michelle. Before she could finish her sentence, a loud explosion suddenly echoed from above.

The blazing phoenix in the sky suddenly exploded like fireworks, sparks flying, bursting into brilliant light, shooting in all directions like meteors crashing to the ground, with continuous booming sounds.

Fireballs exploded around Krista, lifting her dress and hair.

Her previously confident expression instantly froze on her face.

She pointed at Leo, her expression breaking down, “What did you do? Why did my blazing phoenix suddenly explode?”

“My assessment is that it’s flashy but impractical; you lost.”

Leo’s sword shattered, losing another iron sword—what a pity.

The power of the blazing phoenix was indeed strong; perhaps it could really kill a young dragon as she said, but its weakness was obvious. The entity formed from condensed fire energy was unstable and could easily explode with external interference, just like what happened earlier.

It was also thanks to his strong strength that he could destroy the blazing phoenix in one blow, making this magic seem too weak. Others probably wouldn’t have been able to do it.

Krista weakly knelt on the ground, murmuring, “Impossible! Impossible!”

As if she had broken something, her eyes were vacant.

Her confidence was severely shaken, and this scene impacted her spirit.

Leo looked at her with sympathy; poor child, her spirit was too fragile.

“Wow!!”

Krista suddenly burst into tears.

Leo felt a headache coming on; this was not good—he had played too big.

“Leo, that’s a bit too much; you made her cry.”

Michelle complained, looking at Krista with some sympathy. It was tough to face an opponent like Leo, who didn’t understand how to cherish a girl.

“Seriously, you don’t even know how to go easy on girls. I misjudged you.” Heles also began to criticize.

Yuris looked at him with a strange expression, as if to say, how could you do that to a girl?

For a moment, Leo seemed to have become a heinous villain, pointed at by everyone.

“I didn’t mean to…”

He said softly, lacking confidence, and sighed regretfully. The facts were in front of him; probably no one would listen to him.

It was also his fault for being too fierce, making the girl cry.

Everyone came to comfort Krista. Nathan said, “Don’t mind it; you have already passed the test.”

“But… but…”

Krista was in tears, her words unclear.

“That guy is just a monster; you can’t judge him by common sense. Don’t be fooled by his act of being weak; his heart is dark. He just waits for you to let your guard down to defeat you. What you don’t know is that he killed the young dragon, and Yuris is just taking the blame for him.”

Heles exposed Leo’s background completely.

Blame, take the blame?

Yuris was stunned, suddenly realizing, how could this be? He had been tricked again.

I will never believe you again, hum!

“Really?”

Krista looked as fragile as a child, blinking her eyes and asking.

“Although it’s embarrassing to admit, Leo might be the strongest in our team.”

Nathan, as the captain, spoke up, completely dispelling Krista’s doubts.

Leo was speechless. He was the strongest?

Wasn’t that too high an estimation? No matter what you all say, he just wouldn’t admit it.

Krista jumped up from the ground, turned around to tidy up her appearance, then faced everyone, her mood calming down, just like when they first met.

“I will generously acknowledge your strength. Before defeating Michelle, I will defeat you to wash away this humiliation.”

Krista raised her head and, after finishing her sentence, ran away.

Sigh! She has set her sights on me again; the future is tough! Why is it so hard to have a normal school life?

“Michelle, she should be your opponent. Can you take her away?”

Leo looked at Michelle.

Michelle shook her head with a smile, firmly refusing, “No.”

Leo then looked at Yuris, “She is your responsibility; you handle it.”

Yuris turned his head away, “Hmph!”

Don’t talk to me; I’m angry with you.

This is a bit troublesome.

The group dispersed, and Leo returned to the small villa, directly lying on the bed.

A lot happened today, leaving him somewhat mentally exhausted.

Struggling to get up from the bed, he practiced swordplay, completed his daily missions, and then went to bed early to rest.

The next day, he arrived at the classroom, and one of Delisa’s followers came to him.

“After school this afternoon, Miss Delisa will conduct sword training. Be careful not to be late.”

“I understand.”

Leo contacted Michelle, asking her to accompany him.

Michelle immediately agreed, “I want to watch; I can’t let you make her cry.”

Leo: “…”

Not good, he had become the image of a big bad demon in Michelle’s mind, one who only made girls cry.

“I absolutely won’t.”

Leo was confident; he shouldn’t make someone like Delisa, the ice queen, cry. If even she cried, that would really be a big problem.

“However, I do want to see what the saintess looks like when she cries.”

Upon hearing this, Michelle took out her staff. Leo sensed danger, having rich experience, and immediately dodged.

The saintess paused for a moment, hesitating, then put her staff away.

The two of them arrived at Delisa’s location.

Seeing Michelle come along surprised her slightly, “Why is she here too?”

“As a boy, it’s not good to be alone with a duke’s daughter; it can easily lead to misunderstandings. Besides, you and Michelle are both girls, and fighting together can complement each other’s strengths.”

Leo replied.

Delisa nodded slightly, agreeing with his words, “If everyone were as sensible as you, there wouldn’t be so many misunderstandings.”

Her words were somewhat pointed.

“Hello, I’m Michelle. I hope we can become friends.”

Michelle approached her with a polite smile.

“Hello, I’m Delisa.”

Delisa’s expression was somewhat uncomfortable; it was the first time someone wanted to be her friend. After all, most people around her feared her status.

With Michelle’s background, she was indeed suitable to be friends with her.

“The young lady finally has a friend.”

A few of her followers wiped away the tears that had flowed from their faces due to being moved.

Isn’t this a bit exaggerated? Leo watched from the side, feeling speechless. He didn’t expect they had this side to them.

Don’t you all know that a large part of the reason Delisa lacks friends is because of you?

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