Chapter 281 (2/2)

”Y-yes Principal…”

It took some time for the two to gather themselves but it was enough to prepare the stage for Zhang Dong and Beatrice. The other students were now going through the last test in the same order as previously.

Beatrice was in a side room with some other students. She was clearly getting strange looks from others, no one expected her to be at the top of the class after most of the tests were over. It didn't even matter how well she did in the last test, she would be getting into the prestigious class with the other high nobles.

'Don't mind them, they are just surprised that's all.'

Zhang Dong spoke to Beatrice that was just sitting there. He had noticed that this young girl didn't really have any friends here. Even before she started these trials there wasn't anyone that she spoke to. The only person that interacted with her was that strange roommate but even that one didn't converse much with her.

She was truly the lonely heroine of this story, and now with him forcing the attention towards her, the other people were aware of her existence. He already knew where this was going and he didn't like it.

'It's okay Mr. Leigong I'm used to it.'

Due to the soul connection that he had with the girl he could see some flashes of old memories. Even in those, she was the odd girl out, mostly hanging out in the back while the high noble ladies like Isabella chatted.

'Look on the bright side, now no one will be able to ignore you, you'll be a hot topic in the noble circles!'

He tried shifting the conversation to a better place but the girl just gave out a sigh while grumbling. It was clear that the attention that she was getting was troubling her.

'I thought we weren't supposed to stand out so much, Mr. Leigong.'

Beatrice replied in a somewhat cold tone, it was clear that she was on to his hogwash. He couldn't do much about it, the all-knowing spirit act wasn't something he was used to. There were too many variables so he made her rate above all the other students by a mile. What was done was done though, the only way to salvage the situation now was to make people fear her.

If not, any two-bit schmuck would try to test her true power. This was the biggest fault with people that liked to hide their true strength. They would be approached by anyone and everyone for any small discretion. He could already imagine Beatrice getting hazed by the higher nobles if they thought they could take her. On the other hand, if they knew that she was able to easily take them out, they would remain in their lane.

”Beatrice Hohenberg please get ready.”

Zhang Dong's train of thought was broken by one of the teachers that entered the waiting room. The other students looked to Beatrice with interest as she stood up, quite a bit of people were interested in this spirit that could make this average noble girl progress this fast.

'Don't worry Beatrice, just summon me and I'll take care of the rest!'

He called out to her while she got ready. The last test would be a practical one where summons would be pitted up against each other. This was also why he used the vice principal to his advantage. He gave him one order, to get a strong summoner to face off against Beatrice here. If not, he would be fighting a lesser spirit that wouldn't really be very impactful for his show.

To show off his power he needed the right opponent. If he faced off against a weak spirit like that one snake there wouldn't really be much impact on it. Only when the hero had the right villain could he shine.

'Calm down, I'm with you.'

Zhang Dong could feel that the young girl was getting nervous. After walking through a long corridor she arrived at something that looked like an arena. There were other students and teachers to the sides watching them.

'I'm fine… but why are there so many people here…'

'Oh? Are there usually fewer people at these events?'

'Yes…'

A smile appeared on his face as he heard that. This meant that the attention was on him and the girl. He would need to perform well now, from what he knew people were thinking that he was some kind of super-rare spirit. If they thought he was a rarity they wouldn't hurt the girl that managed to summon a legendary creature.

They would probably try to somehow profit from this event, try to control her first before any kind of violent act would be attempted. He would need to use the time given to progress the young girl further down her path of power. At a certain point even if someone tried something drastic she would be ready.

”Student, Beatrice Hohenberg. Are you ready to be rated?”

”I am!”

She nodded while looking up to the person that spoke out. Zhang Dong looked with her and noticed a peculiar looking woman with dark skin and long ears.

'Is that an elf? and a dark elf to boot?'

After Beatrice confirmed that she was ready a certain person walked out from behind from where that dark elven woman was standing. There was a spell cast to propel this person forward all the way into the ring.

”Isn't that Instructor Isilin?... isn't he a five-star summoner?”

”Why would someone like that…”

People started murmuring amongst themselves after the person performing the test was revealed. It was clear that his little blackmailing attempt worked and they were now facing a more powerful summoner.

With Beatrice on one side and the instructor in a dark robe on the other, the test was going to start. Instructor Isilin was a lanky looking man with glasses and a magic book in his left hand. He waved his right hand on which he had a summoning circle that began to glow. A myriad of magical circles started appearing before the spirit summoning started.

Soon the creature that Zhang Dong would need to face would appear. By the size of the magical circle it appeared that this creature would be quite large. The people moved closer, none of them believed that someone like Beatrice would be able to summon something that could stand against a five star ranked summoner. But soon they would be astonished by the being called the Lightning Emperor Leigong!