Kyle woke up early as today was the day the selected students would leave for the tournament.
The past three days for him were ordinary and he mostly spent his time lying on his bed as he didn't have to attend any lecture or training sessions. He also skipped learning about Arrays because a week ago he reached advanced mastery in Arrays.
He was excited because now he was able to read some symbols present in the Ancient Array books he found in the Tower.
As he was trying to read the books he had the urge to tell Elder Han about his achievement that's why after contemplating for a while he decided to contact the old man through the communication Crystal but to his dismay, the latter didn't pick up his call.
In the end, he sighed and threw the matter in the back of his head.
Kyle inhaled deeply and propelled his body out of the bed. It took him a while to remove the layer of blankets present around his body. His bare feet touched the cold ground and his toe curled up.
"It's cold."
He grumbled and entered the bathroom to take a bath. In the water, he could see his eyes were a little drowsy and in the last two days, his complexion had turned paler.
Kyle shook his head and touched the white earring present on his ear.
"I didn't advance to the next rank even after so much training and hard work and from my body, I can sense I am not even near!"
He lightly clenched his fists with a frustrated expression and after wiping his body, he came out from the bathroom wearing the Academy blue uniform.
Kyle looked at his clothes with a rather unsatisfied expression. He didn't like the Academy uniform because it was a little tight but all the students participating in the tournament were required to wear it that's why he had no other choice.
Kyle looked at Bia who was still dozing on the pillow, he picked her up with two fingers. Bia slowly opened her eyes with reluctance but when she saw Kyle's evil smile and mischievous eyes she blinked because something was amiss.
Her premonition was right because Kyle's next sentence sent chills down her spine.
"You are looking too ugly let me clean you a little."
-'What? You are joking right?"
Kyle turned around and started walking toward the bathroom again. Bia's eyes widened.
-'Wait wait wait...'
She struggled and tried to bite Kyle's fingers but the latter was already used to her protest and didn't let her fly.
With an evil smirk, he entered the bathroom and for the next few minutes, painful cries of Bia could be heard as Kyle mercilessly washed her with cold water.
When Kyle came out Bia's feathers were wet and her eyes were cold as she cursed him inwardly nonstop.
Kyle ignored her and after wiping her with a towel a satisfied expression appeared on his face.
"You look pretty now."
He said with a serious nod and Bia shut her mouth with a grumble.
Kyle's eyes trailed off to the ordinary-looking broach present on the table.
It was the same broach Elder Han left behind for him. He wore it regularly because according to the Elder, it was a life-saving Artifact even though it looked very ordinary.
Kyle picked up the broach and wore it on his shirt before picking up Bia who was moody and left the room.
He gazed at the three storage rings present on his fingers.
'Should I take them all or leave some behind?'
It was fine for him to carry them in the Academy as no one cared but now when he would meet new people it was a different story.
While thinking he knocked on Nine door. After a few seconds, the door opened.
Kyle raised his brow because after opening the door Nine turned around and started ruffling his blankets and his wardrobe was a mess.
"What happened?"
He said with a serious expression and entered the room.
"Nothing, I just lost something. It is like a bead, very small. I think I dropped it somewhere."
Nine stopped and sighed. It was the Artifact that would inform him if the people from his race were nearby, no matter strong or weak. He acquired it after he found out about the Queen shadows following behind him.
"Let's leave. Maybe I lost it."
He threw the blanket away and left the building with Kyle. While they were walking many passerby students looked at them with envy because, unlike the other students who have to prepare for the final exam, the students entering the tournament were exempted from the exam.
After walking for a while, both of them arrived at the open square field behind the Student's hall. A few students were already gathered in the field.
Kyle gazed at the students but when he saw the two similar-looking boys standing arrogantly at the front his gaze paused for a second. They both looked identical with light smoke eyes and grey hair.
'The third-year seniors?'
He retracted his gaze when the others noticed his presence. He walked beside Nine and they stood between the students who were chatting. Some of the students glanced at Kyle but didn't approach him when they saw his nonchalant expression.
Kyle watched quietly while Nine became busy talking to the seniors like they were his long-lost friends. After a few minutes, some more students arrived. Alec and the others also appeared. In the end, a total of thirty students were gathered in the field, ten students from each year.
In front of the students, two Professors wearing blue robes roamed around the square field as they checked the round Teleportation Array present in the middle. One of them set the coordinates according to the location they received from George in the morning.
Everything was going smoothly and after a few more minutes Vice Principal George also arrived in the field with Elder Elaze.
Professor Liam was following behind them with a wide grin because from all the Professors he was selected to follow the kids. Well, he wasn't the only Professor who was selected but who cares as long as he could watch some nice battles between the kids.
Kyle's eyes were a little drowsy but he shook his head again to focus. When the Array was ready, George waved his hand to gesture to the students to enter the round boundary of the Array.
Kyle started walking with the others but then he saw a familiar face coming out from behind a wall of the student hall.
'What is she doing here?'
He frowned and narrowed his eyes when he saw the Librarian's new assistant standing at the end of the square field.
