The next morning.
My team and I arrived early. I was really in a brooding mood in the morning. Kaeel had suddenly withdrawal from our team in the middle of the night after a day worth of training!
The news was like cold water on my head, that spread shock throughout my body. At first I thought it was a joke but then I realized she was fighting for her team again.
Why the hell did she volunteer in the first place? Was it all just an elaborate joke? Or just to learn our techniques? Either way, we need to compromise. Could she be manipulated so that we'll go for the next fight uncompleted?
Fortunately, we could supplement with Professor Helena. She had to wear shackles of mana suppression that brought her to our teir and rank. But that wasn't so bad.
The arena was packed as usual, even more so because word had spread about last night's terrorist attack, it was also more obvious with the security that was tripled.
