Rising of the Weakest Mage

Vol 9/Ch 82 - Interference?

Allen Fleming stared down his opponent, in the event he would try anything else. He still had a lot of energy left in him, but he wanted this duel over as quickly as possible.

"I- admit defeat," Anthony declared with an annoyed tone, as he broke the silence throughout the room.

The silence in the room remained for only a few more moments, until the duel referee confirmed Anthony's defeat.

"And there you have it everyone!," Lisa and Misa announced together. "With this, it makes The Weakest Mage's first win! Allen moves on to the second round!"

As the crowd was filled with a mix of emotions, whether celebrating his victory, or annoyed at Anthony's defeat, Allen breathed a sigh of relief. His first duel was over, faster than it started.

Allen took a moment to relish in his quick victory, for he had a lot to worry about here soon. He still had three more consecutive duels he needed to win, all against unknown opponents at this time.

While William, the previous head director, was the one to place the conditions on him, the conditions were still in effect for him. While passing them would prove difficult, as he still needs to make back to D rank (and then to C rank), in the end he was glad he had those conditions. It was, at the moment, one of the only major things keeping Ellen from immediately expelling him.

As part of his conversation with Walter Garet, the Earth Vice Director, and Ms. Florence, his teacher once again, Mr. Garet informed Allen that the conditions became a loophole for Allen to remain at the academy. Allen needed to use this loophole to his advantage, while also doing his best to pass the conditions as well.

"But then again, when have things ever been easy for me," Allen said out loud to himself, as he held a hand on top of his now sheathed sword. He took a moment to look over at Anthony, who had already started to make his way out of the arena.

While Anthony was already a bit of a distance away from Allen, he could still see something on Anthony's right hand - a ring. Allen had his suspicions about it at the beginning of the duel, when Anthony acted so confidently and flat out told him that he would easily beat him and gain favor. Allen had, at that moment, decided to shrug him off. However, he still took into account that something was off. How could a mage like him act so confidently, already knowing Allen's advantage over standard mages?

Well, I suppose I can speak to Mr. Garet and Ms. Florence about that later, Allen thought to himself, as he started to make his way out of the arena as well.

While Allen wasn't able to meet up with his friends at this time, he made sure to set some time aside to watch their own duels. And luckily enough, all of them managed to make it to the second round, like himself.

With the influx of students gone, after making their way back to their dorm rooms to study or rest, Allen had made his way over to a room he has started to grow very familiar with. He made sure to knock a certain way, rather than burst the door open.

"Come in," a voice said, right after clearing their throat.

"Excuse me," Allen said as he walked in, making sure to close the door behind him.

Allen was once again in Mr. Garet's office, with Ms. Florence in there with him. They were busy filing through some papers at Mr. Garet's desk. Mr. Garet took a moment to acknowledge him, before turning back to their work.

Allen knew better than to interrupt them, so he decided to take a seat near the desk, while he waited for them to finish up. He could use the break anyways, since he spent the entire day training, participating in the tournament, and contemplating matters related to said tournament.