48 Lor (1/2)

As Yale left the stage, the referee announced the next match.

It was between Aizu and Lor.

Lor had already stepped on the stage, but Yale stopped Aizu from doing the same.

”Give up the battle.”

Yale said it with a cold voice, very different from his usual self. Aizu noticed it, but she thought that Yale was underestimating her.

”Why? Do you think I'm worse than her?”

Yale's expression was the same as he replied.

”Indeed, you have no chances to win. Your talent is higher than hers, but Lor's resources and training time surpass yours. Given her personality, you won't end better than Zack if you chose to battle.”

Aizu was shocked at Yale's words, even if he was strict when training with the sword, he never was that cold speaking to her.

She understood that Yale was talking seriously, but she didn't want to give up without trying to battle first.

Seeing that Aizu didn't enter the stage, Lor lost her patience.

”Are you scared of me? Of course, you are scared. You are only a future toy for Heruk's uncle, how could someone who can't even be considered human dare to fight with me? If you battle with me I will do a service to you; I will turn you so ugly that the uncle might even get ashamed to have you as a toy.”

Lor's taunting was effective, Aizu's anger clouded her mind and was about to jump into the stage.

However, Yale held her by her shoulder stopping her moves.

”I am not telling you to give up as your friend. I am ordering you to give up as your master in swordsmanship.”

Yale's words froze Aizu; he always avoided be treated as a master since he started teaching Aizu, the fact that he suddenly used that identity was enough to make Aizu come back to her senses.

Once Aizu calmed a bit, she understood that Yale had helped her a lot since they met for the first time, if he had reached the point to ordering her, using his status as her master, there should be a good reason.

”I give up the match.”

Yale nodded as Aizu finally gave up the battle, Ange was still tired after healing Zack, if Aizu was also crippled she wouldn't have enough strength to heal her before someone used natural healing.

”Don't worry; I will deal with her in the next round.”

Yale's voice was still cold, but Aizu felt that Yale's cold personality was even more reliable than his usual self.

As Aizu gave up, the referee announced Lor's win.

However, Lor wasn't happy to win without battling, even if she wasn't as daring as Heruk and didn't want to cripple her, she wanted to humiliate Aizu publicly and ruin her face.

The fact Aizu had given up the match had ruined all her plans. As Aizu was engaged with the lewd old man, Lor considered her the lowest lifeform in the world, the best type to bully as she couldn't rely on anyone.

Lor didn't know anything about Aizu's life inside the academy nor had intended to investigate it.

”You are a coward! Your only destiny is to become a toy! You can still play the role of a human while you are still here, but once you leave the academy you have no future! I will ensure to go to see you when Heruk's uncle had broken you! I will laugh at you forever!”

Aizu was about to get angry again and attack Lor, but after looking at Yale's cold face, she decided to ignore Lor's words.

Lor didn't lie when she said that the lewd old man was Heruk's uncle, being from such powerful clan was one of the main reasons that man could do such evil things.

As Lor considered herself Heruk's future wife, she would be in a better position than a simple toy like Aizu.

Even if she was enraged by being ignored by someone who was less than a slave in her eyes, she couldn't do anything in front of so many people.

However, she was a scheming woman and was already thinking how to harm her without being discovered.

The next was George's battle; his opponent was the girl who won the previous round using a rod and spells.