Levi smirked
Levi: "I challenge you to a fight right here and now. It's nothing serious or personal. I just want to test how strong i am compared to you. So do you accept, Aturia Silva?"
He took a battle stance as his eyes were locked in.
Aturia glares down silently
Aturia: "To be honest—you're a naive one. Do you really want to learn what happens when you challenge me to a duel?"
Levi: "Yeah I insist. Let's get this over with."
Sieg: "Hold on let me fight him. I want to test my abilities as well."
Miki: "Wait hold on, don't escalate the problem Sieg.
Sieg: "Don't worry it's just a little sparring."
Levi: "The one I want to fight isn't you… it's her so just keep quiet and step back."
Aturia: "Actually why don't you two fight first."
Miki: "Aturia?"
Aturia: If you can defeat the doofus then i might just be interested in accepting your challenge."
Levi: "Alright then."
Sieg engulfs his flames in fists and runs up to attack but Levi dodges his flash fire fist causing Sieg to lose his balance.
Sieg immediately did a counter attack with a tornado spin kick with his feet covered in flames.
Levi instinctively crouched as the flames spread almost burning his hair, he grabbed Sieg torso mid spin preventing his rotation and then used Sieg momentum and his strength to lift him up from the ground into a powerbomb.
The impact was so powerful that it left a crater in the concrete floor. Dust filled the air, obscuring their surroundings.
Sieg concentrated flames around his mouth before spitting out a fireball.
Through the dust, Levi caught sight of the bright flames forming. He immediately dodged as the fireball shot past him and exploded against the ceiling.
Before Sieg could recover, Levi closed the distance and struck him with a neck chop.
Sieg collapsed unconscious.
Miki immediately rushed toward Sieg, kneeling beside him.
Miki: "Sieg! Are you alright?!"
She carefully checked on him, her expression filled with worry.
Miki: "Oh no... he's unconscious." Purple aura glowed from her hands as she touched him and healed all his bruises.
Levi stood nearby, watching silently as Aturia crossed her arms.
Aturia: "Hmph. What a doofus."
Aturia looked at Levi unimpressed.
Aturia: "Interesting so you're strong after all, okay I'll fight you."
Miki: "Hold on, Aturia there's less than 15 minutes until the exam starts.
Aturia ignored her and stomped her foot on the ground, causing a pathway of ice to race toward Levi and trap him.
But Levi leaped into the air, and Aturia immediately continued her assault by firing dozens of razor-sharp ice needles.
Aturia: "There's no way you can dodge in midair."
To her surprise, Levi effortlessly weaved through every single icicle.
Aturia: "You actually dodged them in midair..." she said, momentarily stunned.
Levi suddenly twisted his body, transferring his falling momentum into his legs in a single fluid motion before unleashing a devastating downward kick.
Fortunately, Aturia activated her Hex Eyes. One glowing line appeared in her eyes, sharpening her perception just enough to predict the attack.
She raised her arm, encasing it in thick ice, and blocked Levi kick just in time. But the impact of the kick was still powerful enough to force Aturia down to one knee.
Aturia thought to herself: "Damn why are his kicks so heavy? What kind of magic does he have? Is he really planning to fight using nothing but hand-to-hand combat?
Levi: "As I expected... you're pretty strong to be able to dodge one of my kicks."
Levi landed on his feet lunged forward with a straight punch.
Aturia used her Hex Eyes perception to predict from his muscle movements that the blow was aimed at her stomach. Her body instinctively lowered her guard to protect her midsection.
Then, at the last instant, Levi's punch changed direction.
It had been a feint.
His fist shot upward toward her jaw instead.
Aturia: "I can't block this one in time."
She barely had a moment to react before a crushing uppercut connected with her jaw. The impact sent Aturia flying across the room, and she slammed hard into the ground.
Miki: "Aturia are you okay?" Miki said as she gently laid Sieg's body down after healing him to check on Aturia.
Aturia wipes the stain of blood from her lips as she struggles up to her feet.
Aturia: "Stay back, Miki. I'm fine. I don't need your help, It's only a scratch."
Miki: "But..
Miki glanced toward Aturia, only to freeze when she noticed something unusual about her eyes.
They looked different from normal.
Miki: "Aturia... your eyes?"
Aturia turned toward her, her expression remaining unchanged.
Aturia: "What?"
Miki stared silently, realizing she'd never seen Aturia's eyes like this before.
(Has she been keeping this a secret from everyone?)
Aturia: "You why couldn't I sense an Magic energy from you. She says not taking her eyes off Levi."
Levi cracks his knuckles
Levi: "Well you see unlike many students here i don't have a magic element I'm just an ordinary human. My fighting style is purely hand-to-hand combat. I specialize in many fighting techniques like boxing, wrestling and taekwondo.
Aturia: So what... you're some kinda super human freak?"
Levi: "Well I'd say the same for you. Dodging one of my attacks is something a few has ever done. Could it have something to do with why your eyes look different?
Aturia: "Tch...Do you know what these are?"
Levi: Nope I have no clue but what I'm trying to say is... it doesn't matter what your eyes can see if your body can't keep up. At your current level, you're still pretty weak.
"There are two types of people in this world the effort types and the talented types."
"From the way you're fighting i can already deduce that you're the talented type. Meanwhile ordinary humans like me are the effort type who train with blood sweat and tears."
In a sudden blur, Levi vanished and reappeared behind Aturia, slamming her head into the ground.
But Aturia's Hex Eyes had tracked his movement perfectly. She clearly saw him circling behind her from the left. Even so, Levi was moving far faster than her body could respond. She couldn't turn around in time to block or counter his attack.
Levi: "So much for the prodigy."
Aturia: "Damn you."
Aturia began to lose her calm as her pride took a heavy blow. She had been overwhelmed by an ordinary human who had no magic energy. The temperature in the room plummeted, and an icy chill spread through the air.
Meanwhile, Levi tightened his grip, pressing her head even harder into the ground.
But the tension immediately settled down as colorful smoke bombs exploded in the room far from them. A middle-aged man appeared, wearing a sleeveless uniform that revealed his muscular arms. His baggy pants were tucked into white boots and a jeweled headband rested on his forehead, with delicate chains draping down both sides of his face.
Levi instantly freed his grip from Aturia and was suddenly filled with anxiety and unease.
Sieg finally stirred awake as he looked around in confusion: "What the hell happened while I was knocked out?"
Miki helped Aturia to her feet.
Miki: "Are you okay, Aturia?" she asks with concern. "Don't worry I'll heal you in no time.
But Aturia slapped her hand away.
Aturia: "I told you, I'm fine! I don't need your help."
The trio stared confused as the coloured smoke sizzled out and the man struck a ridiculous pose. This man's name was Uzui and he is the Captain of Team T.
Uzui: "Ah the power of youth, All of you are full of it.
Sieg: "Who the hell is that? And why is he wearing something so flashy in the middle of summer?"
Miki: "It's so bright… his outfit is almost blinding my eyes!"
Aturia "And he feels super intense, he's like a walking disco ball." (Deactivated her hex eyes)
Levi: "Hey you guys shouldn't mock my Captain.
Uzui: "Hey, Levi do you mind coming closer for a second.
Levi steps closer: "Yes, Captain. What is it sir?"
Uzui suddenly gives him a hard knock.
Uzui: "You idiot."
He screams while Levi holds his head whining in pain.
Uzui: "Didn't i say earlier that fighting before the exam is not allowed.
Levi: "I'm sorry captain."
Uzui: "It's okay, Levi. Mistakes come with adolescence—don't worry about it."
Levi: "You're so kind, Captain."
Uzui: "But you will be punished for disobeying my order, You'll take a hundred laps, a hundred sit-ups, and a hundred push-ups around the academy training field after the exams and in a flashy way of course (strikes another dramatic pose)
Levi: "Yes, Captain."
The trio still stared blankly, confused at what was unfolding.
Uzui spotted them.
Uzui: "If I'm not mistaken—you three are Baka's students, right? Hey—how's the drunkard doing anyway? It's been forever since I've seen him and he doesn't even care to reply to my messages.
Aturia: "You know Captain Baka?"
Uzui: "I know him all too well. People even call us eternal Frenemies. He says proudly rubbing his chin with a smirk.
Seig "I find it hard to believe you and our captain are rivals."
Miki: "Yeah he doesn't seem as the type to be making friends unless alcohol isn't involved."
Levi retaliated: "What are you saying? Captain Uzui really is…
Uzui interrupts him.
Uzui: "Well—that's alright. Action speaks louder than words anyway."
In an instant—he appeared behind the trio. As a gust of wind filled the room and a powerful shockwave echoed through the room. Leaving the ground and walls vibrating.
Uzui "By the way the record between us is 30 wins and 30 losses. So we're on the same level i can assure you."
The trio were shocked in fear by what just happened.
Aturia: "This guy how did he move behind us so quickly, my eyes couldn't even catch a glimpse of him or his movement."
Miki: "That shockwave just now was that a sonic boom?
Sieg: "His speed is unbelievable."
Levi: "How about that? Captain Uzui is awesome, isn't he?
Uzui: "Anyway, I apologize for the trouble Levi caused. But surely you can overlook it—for the sake of my dazzling, flamboyant, ridiculously handsome face!
Uzui "You three and Levi should probably go to the classroom right now. Try your best, Levi. Kawaki is already waiting for you inside.
Levi responded with a salute.
Levi: "Alright Captain."
Miki: "Kawaki"
Uzui: "Farewell everyone and don't forget to never be caught unflashy."
He smiled with a thumbs up and disappeared in a poof of colorful smoke.
The air grew silent for a bit
Levi: "Hey, people might say you're the prodigy but i highly doubt that still though you have potential. But i think the strongest person in Rank 3 Camelot is my partner Kawaki Senji and I'm entering in order to defeat him and have him acknowledge me."
"Anyways i wish you well in the exams and hope we'll fight again."
He walks past them and enters through the door.
Sieg: "Soo… I guess all that pride of yours isn't anything special huh dweeb?"
Miki: "Sieg, don't be mean. That wasn't very nice of you."
Sieg: "Hmph. Sorry, i guess."
Aturia: "Shut up doofus i don't need your apology. I'll knock him flat next time."
Seig "Big talk coming from someone who just got her ass kicked."
Aturia: "At least I lost on my feet. You couldn't even stay conscious."
Miki: "Alright you two that's enough."
The two immediately kept quiet.
Aturia clenched her fist in frustration and let out a low, bitter laugh.
Aturia: "This Rank 2 Magic Knights Exam is starting to get interesting. I can't wait for what's next."
The trio barged through the doors and stepped into the room, preparing themselves for whatever the exam had in store for them.