Chapter 36: Patroclus (1/2)

Chapter 36: Patroclus

Translator: OneshotwonderEditor: Tehrn

Miao Xiu cracked his knuckles as threats tumbled out from between his teeth, ”Would you like to be a cripple or a vegetable?”

They knew that Miao Xiu's student profile was already filled with previous records of violent conduct, one more serious offense, and he might be expelled from school. Leveraging on that, the five second-year students ignored the fear that tickled at the back of their mind and closed in on Miao Xiu.

Many classmates had been anticipating a fight as soon as Miao Xiu walked in. The promise of confrontation riled them up, and they quickly formed a circle around the five students, waiting for a show to start.

”Hold! All of you!” a deep and raspy voice echoed inside of the gym. The second-year students disengaged from Miao Xiu as soon as they turned toward the speaker and there stood Gadus, the number one fighter of all second-year students.

”Would you dare to spar with me instead?” Gadus asked Miao Xiu.

Miao Xiu's gut turned at the question, he was aware of Gadus's strength. But if Miao Xiu had felt threatened, he did not wear it on his face.

”I would love to, and I have always admired your Tactics of the Star Shift.”

Tactics of the Star Shift was an advanced tactic that was meant for the elite students. No one in the second-year would be able to yield more power from it than Gades.

Another voice rose out of the speculators: ”Why the fuss? Senseless fighting would only hurt our morale. If you two want to spar, you can perhaps arrange it at another time?” There were very few students in the entire school who would dare to interrupt Miao Xiu and Gadus, even fewer among the first-year students.

Annoyed by the interruption, Miao Xiu turned his head towards the source of the voice, ready to utter a curse. But as soon as he saw the speaker, he choked back his anger, and the curse slurred into a barely audible grunt.

Gadus cracked a smile. ”Patroclus, what brings you here?”

”What a strange question. I am one of the students of our academy, am I not?”

”Pfft… you two catch up.” Miao Xiu dodged an exchange of glances with Patroclus and scurried off. He knew the fight was over.

Patroclus was the No. 1 fighter among the first-year students, and perhaps among all the students of Starry Sky Academy. He bore a prestigious family name that had been passed down by heroic ancestors.

Patroclus Dower, the direct descendant of Rilangalos Dower, was indisputably the brightest star of the Starry Sky. When the news of his entrance to Starry Sky was first made public, the principal of the Light Ray Academy, a rival of Starry Sky, had turned green with envy.

”It seems that Miao Xiu has learned to fear your strength the hard way; look at how quickly he runs away.” Gadus smiled broadly, seeing Miao Xiu fleeing quietly had made him feel good.

”You have overestimated me. Miao Xiu is a tougher nut to crack than you think.”

”Yea, yea, if you say so. Anyhow, would you be interested in joining me in the gym? Perhaps you would be even so kind as to point out where I should improve my technique?” Although Gadus was the number one fighter among second-year students, he didn’t dare to be uncouth with Patroclus, whose power needed no further proof other than the fact that a pompous trouble-maker such as Miao Xiu had shriveled in his presence.

A smile appeared on Patroclus's elegant, if not slightly feminine, face. ”That's very nice of you to invite me, fellow brother, but I need to go to the library to retrieve some documents, perhaps next time.”