Chapter 11 - 11: Showdown (1/2)

Chapter 11 - 11: Shon

"I knew it! You were a student here!"

The three all looked at the red-haired female student in front of the that the feressively at Van, Beatrice i up a stance as she faced the female student

For some reason, perhaps due to Van's small stature, Beatrice's body moved in instinct as if she wanted to protect him from harm

"Yeah, What do you ith our friend!?", Harvey also stepped forward, both his hands were inside his pocket and his head was slightly tilted up His eyes were full of arrogance and his voice full of angst as he stared at the feht in the eye

The red-haired female student, Gemma, on the other hand, eirded out Was she also like this when she was a freshed

"I just want to ask how that boy is!", Gemma pushed Harvey's face to the side as she walked towards Van, as currently being blocked by Beatrice

"Are you alright, kid?", Gemme squinted her eyes as she tried to scan Van from head to toe, "Do… you remember me? Gemma?"

'Was he really the kid from the other day?', she hummed in her mind The kid in the arena was beaten so badly he couldn't walk, so h the boy in front of hiht now looked much healthier, their scent was the same, not to mention they have the same small stature

She was sure of it This boy was the one in the arena

Van was also looking at her with curious eyes, the girl did sound familiar It was as if he met him somewhere before

"Ah!", finally, after a few seconds, Van clapped his hands as he recognized the fe and presented it to the female student

"This is…", Gemma tilted her head in confusion as she looked at the item in Van's hand

"You left this the other day", Van said in a soft tone

It was Ge on Van's blood

"Ah!", Ge everywhere for these!

"Ssorry, I had to use it without your per that the two seemed to know each other, Beatrice decided to put down her stance and step off to the side She was, of course, still watching Gemma closely

"Hed the boots on her shoulders, but then her expression suddenly turned serious as she grabbed Van's small shoulders

"Wait!", she said in a loud voice, "That's not iht now I saw you all beaten up the other day!"

"What!?"

"Is that true, man!?"

As soon as Beatrice and Harvey heard Gerab Van's arms on each side, their faces full of worry

"Who did that to you?", Geht and inquisitiveness "Was it a student here!?"

"Wwell", Van aardly looked to the side as he was not used to being shown this much concern, he really didn't knohat to feel, "I… I just slipped"

"What!? You expect me to believe that!?", Ge the other day!"

"That…", Van closed his eyes He didn't really want it to be known that he was beaten als He wanted a fresh start in the acadeets a hold of his information, then his life would surely be hard froth to fight back', Van sighed And once he does… he will surely send hi with his father And without even realizing it, a slight sht of the both of the tortured surfaced in his ?", Gemma could not help but back away Was this boy so?

"Ssorry", Van quickly shook his head to repel his weird thoughts, "I… a me", he then sain, Geht blush on her face It was as if she was looking at a se of patting his head

Finally, after much resolve, she shook her head She should focus on the matter at hand She was sure of it, a student did that to Van, leaving him half to death in the arena

"Who did that to you--"

DING

Geain, but the sound of the school bell interrupted her