The match took an unexpected turn, tension rises, while everyone witnessed an impossible feat.
Shin laying on the ground
He slowly rose up, grabbed his right arm, and was barely standing .
"I-It's… not over yet!"
With a tone of frustration
"That's Enough!"
The King's voice spread throughout the room.
Kaito's panic turned into relief and excitement
"I-I won!"
"I couldn't believe it… but I won…Yes!"
Kaito was still trembling, but relieved that it was over.
Students cheered
"Well done Kaito… I knew you could do it"
Haruto left in shock
"Where did that wind… come from?"
Kazumi's eyes lit up
"How did he manage to produce? … that much air pressure"
Kenji narrowed his eyes
"That's impossible"
The King gazed at Kaito with satisfaction and announced with a prideful tone
"For all of you had witnessed!... The power of a Hero…"
He slowly set his eyes on Shin with disappointment
"Against a magicless failure of Hero"
"Guards! "
The Guards draws their weapon, swiftly surrounded shin and the 4 prodigies
"No!"
Souta shouted in desperation
Guards prevent him from approaching by holding him back.
Souta looked towards the king with empathy in his eyes
"P-Please… spare them!...Im begging you"
The King gazed at Souta with mercy in his eyes.
He blinked his eyes, raised his right hand, palm facing forward and ordered
"Guards! … Pull back"
The guards immediately obeyed the King's command
"Hero Souta… Since you insist that much… I'll let them go!"
Souta suddenly calms down
"Therefore… I sentence them… To be exiled from this Kingdom!"
Shin,injured, barely standing, gazed sharply at the King with anger.
Haruto and Kazumi looked at each other, touched their chest, exhaled a deep breath of relief
"W-We're saved"
Kenji glanced at the King with disgust.
"What's he trying to do now?"
Jin stayed calm
The King ordered a command in the room
"You're departure will be first thing in the morning"
"Guards!... Escort them to their rooms"
The 5 prodigies with the guards, advance towards the exit while they're walking past Souta
Souta bowed his head,clenched his fist, gazed at the floor with frustration in his voice.
"I'm sorry!... I couldn't do more"
The 5 prodigies tilted their head back
"No… Thanks to you we're saved"
Haruto said with gratefulness
"Till we meet again"
Kazumi smiled with an energetic tone
Kenji adjusts his glasses and Proudly spoke
"You did well… Young Man"
Shin spoke with a frustrated tone while holding his broken arm
"Guh!"
"One day…...I'll repay this debt"
Jin said with coldness in his voice
" I wish you good luck"
"… HERO! "
"Gah!"
Souta's slightly gasped, a sudden realization after hearing those words
Slowly raising his head, frustration suddenly turned into motivation.
"Move along now"
The guards said
They walked past the tall door before it closed. The sound of bang from the door closing made everyone silent.
"That's right I'm the Leader of the Hero Party"
Souta thought with resolve in his eyes.
He looked towards his fellow heroes
"I have a duty to protect them"
He redirected his gaze towards the exit with closed doors and said with a worried tone.
"Take care… and please be safe!"
While thinking of the prodigies earlier before they left.
In a dark narrow hallway with only torches as a lightsource. The prodigies and the guards slowly marched until they stopped facing a wooden door.
While the guards carefully opened the door, a shining light was emitted, lighting up the dark hallway.
The prodigies raised their eyebrows, eyes widen, with a surprised expression , except jin
Their eyes were met by a bright cozy room with 5 separate beds
Haruto and Kazumi's faces lit up in excitement
Kenji gently smirked
Shin gazes sharp with blood dripping on his forehead.
Jin stood quietly
"Enter"
The guards said
The prodigies entered the cozy room relieving their bodies from the tension earlier.
Haruto and Kazumi sat on their bed and expressed with relief on their eyes
"This place is much better than earlier"
Haruto said with comfort in his voice
"Agreed… I can finally relax"
Kazumi uttered with a calm tone
Kenji blinked and said
"This is not too bad "
Shin rushed into the bed despite being injured
"Wake me up when it's time to Go"
"Get some rest… We will leave early tomorrow"
A guard said with concern
Suddenly one of the guards looked towards his fellow knights said with authority
"You guys report to King Magnus first… I'll be right behind"
The guards raised their arm in a salute and responded
"Right away… Lieutenant"
The guards turned around and left immediately, the sound of clanking iron slowly fades.
The prodigies gazed sharply at the lieutenant wearing light and clean white iron armor with suspicion in their eyes, while Shin was sleeping soundly
"Why are you still here?"
Kenji asked
The lieutenant felt their sharp eyes towards him
"C-Calm down. .. I just want to talk"
The lieutenant removed his helmet and saw a young blonde man about the same age as Kenji.
"Why would you want to talk with us? "
"We were labeled failures by your king… Shouldn't you be looking down on us?"
Kenji uttered with suspicion
The lieutenant replied
"Y-You got the wrong idea!…please let me explain"
"Ehem!...First… I'll introduce myself"
He said with sincerity
"I am the Lieutenant Captain of the Order of the Iron Leash … Canis Jophiel! "