Chapter 81: Outstanding treacherousness (2/2)
“That’s the only way then!” Speechlessly rolling his eyes, Stingham leaped a step backward and beckoned to Ayrin with his hand. “Come then!”
“What are you doing, please don’t come over, conduct yourself properly!” Stingham shouted again one second later.
“Weren’t you the one who told me to come?” Looking like he wanted to go forward and give Stingham a hug, Ayrin looked at him with a puzzled expression.
“I’m telling you to fight me! What did you think I was saying!” Stingham blew off his top. “Could you please act with a little more propriety!”
“I thought you directly promised to transfer and join our team.” Ayrin scratched his head, a little embarrassed. All of a sudden, he pointed behind Stingham. “Hey, Charlotte, you don’t have a coat on!”
“Ah? Goddess Charlotte without a coat!”
Stingham’s eyes suddenly filled with little stars. He arranged his hair while turning his head around.
“I don’t see anything?”
“Crown of Ice and Snow!”
Stingham was still puzzling over the lack of Charlotte behind him, still looking for her, when he suddenly felt a freezing ice mountain press on his body.
“Ah!”
Then, one second later, countless icy beams sent him flying in the air.
…
Half an hour later.
Covered in bandages, Stingham sat on the streetside and watched the proud Ayrin in front of him. He kept repeating, “What the hell are you doing… You actually sneaked on me so treacherously… What the hell are you doing… Just let me go alright?… Just let me go alright?…”
Chris and Carter had little trouble enduring the scene. They couldn’t resist persuading Ayrin, “Why not let him go back and rest first, let him think about it for a few days?”
“No way. Teacher Carter, didn’t you say he’s from a green dragon bloodline and recovers very fast? Look, other people can’t even sit after taking my Crown of Ice and Snow like this, but he’s still fine and dandy. Also, he hasn’t fought for Golden Lion Academy yet right now. Don’t the tournament rules say that only those who haven’t represented their school in a fight yet are able to fight for another school team as soon as they transfer? If he represents Golden Lion Academy and takes to the field in the match against Iron Forest Academy, then he can only participate and fight for our team in next year’s tournament even if he transferred over.” Ayrin fiercely shook his head, then said to Stingham, “ Brave warrior, stop trying to cheat your way out now! Our Holy Dawn Academy defeated Divine Shield Academy, then you also lost to me. All the conditions you talked about are met, transfer immediately to our school team!”
Carter and Chris exchanged a look. They both felt that Ayrin might be slow on the uptake in usual times, but he often would be so careful and clever when doing things that it became hackles-raising.
“That was a sneak attack! Despicable, shameless, vulgar, sinister!” Stingham shouted out loud, about to be go mad.
“Sneak attack, sneak attack, when did that ever matter in a match between arcane masters? Blame yourself for letting your attention get distracted.” Ayrin said sternly, “How about we let Chris and teacher Carter be the judges?”
“They’re both on your side, of course they’re going to help you.” Stingham closed his eye and yelled desperately, “Out of the question, I won’t accept it, I won’t join a team like yours even if I died.”
“I’m really hungry, how about we grab a bite first!” Ayrin excitedly said once again, “Anyway, teacher Carter, why don’t you invite us to eat something first? We can chat after we’re done eating.”
“You jump from one thing to the next a little too fast, right?” Carter looked at Ayrin and Stingham, speechless, then nodded.
“Alright.”
It was already past noon, and Stingham also heard his stomach go gurgle gurgle, so he rubbed his belly and nodded.
“Smells so good.”
Ayrin deeply breathed in the aroma in the doorway of a shop with many meat soups, then turned around and looked at Stingham, saying, “Weren’t you unconvinced by your loss earlier, how about we have one final match? I won’t bother you if I lose, but if you lose, then you’ll have to stop looking for excuses and immediately transfer to our school team. How about it?”
“What are we competing in?” Stingham’s eyes lit up all of a sudden.
“How about we compete in eating, see who eats the most.” Ayrin looked at Stingham and seriously said.
“…” Chris and Carter exchanged a glance. Both of them felt that Ayrin’s words were sinister enough to make one’s hair stand on end.
“Really?” Stingham actually seemed to see the light at the end of the tunnel, seemed to completely come back to life. “Are you serious!”
“Of course!” Ayrin looked at him and firmly brandished his fist. “I guarantee it as a brave warrior and as a man!”
“Haha, you’re dead now! Don’t you know my bloodline’s really good at eating! Bring it! Hurry up, give me a pot of meat soup, I’m dead hungry!” Stingham started laughing madly all of a sudden, but he didn’t notice the foxy expressions on Ayrin, Chris, and Carter.
A few minutes later… Scream after mournful scream rose in this famous St. Lauren restaurant. “I even ate three pots already… You actually ate ten pots waiting for me… Is there a hole in your stomach!”
“Are you still human!”