Subscriber of the Gods Chapter 389 - Kabak Inter-Academy Exchange (2)

All the swordsmanship students chose swordsmanship exchange for the first day of the exchange.

Moreover, everyone except for a few who preferred exchange methods other than sparring chose the sparring method.

Mason was one of them.

“The first day’s momentum is the most important. You know that, right?”

“Everyone remembers what we bet on, right?”

At Yuna’s words, Mason, Oz, Roanna, and Ron laughed simultaneously.

They had made a separate bet before the first day of the exchange event.

“Teacher Ethan has become the representative teacher. We, his favorite students, can’t lose on the first day of the exchange, right?”

Ron nodded at Oz’s words.

“We agreed to buy one thing each other wants. Senior Oz, is it okay if I make what you want myself? I don’t have money.”

“Just win!”

Roanna said with a bright smile.

“You’re right, but there are many students from Vogue Academy in the event I’m participating in.”

“That kind of attitude won’t do.”

Yuna looked at Ron with cold eyes. Ron felt a chill down his spine for a moment.

Ever since she completely took over the Garnet Merchant Guild, Yuna often showed such a cold demeanor.

That appearance was like a merchant who had been through thick and thin, making Ron think that if he ever made a big mistake, he might be sold off.

***

The swordsmanship exchange on the first day of the opening ceremony.

In this swordsmanship exchange, where all six academies could participate, many outstanding swordsmen from each academy entered.

Being the first day, everyone was full of enthusiasm and in perfect condition.

Seeing the gathering of outstanding students, students from Goode and Covington whispered among themselves.

“I heard Freya’s Five Stars are in their best condition ever?”

“I heard that those usually very relaxed kids have been training like crazy for the past few months.”

“It must be because of Ivecar.”

“That’s part of it… but you know Nathan Whiskers? I heard he led the training.”

“Isn’t Nathan the leader of the Five Stars?”

“I don’t know the details either. But with the Five Stars training like that, how could the other students just play around? So the others are no joke either.”

“Are we the only ones caught in the middle here? Damn, I trained hard too.”

The students from Freya Academy were just as sharp as those from Ivecar.

The students from Saturn Academy, participating in the exchange event for the first time, looked quite bewildered. They were told it was a place for exchange between academies, but the atmosphere was far from friendly when they actually arrived.

“Wait, isn’t this supposed to be an exchange?”

“They said the atmosphere might be a bit rough, but this… this is just war.”

“We’re screwed, for real.”

The Saturn Academy students made dejected faces. Being their first participation, they had no choice but to find meaning in just participating.

However, despite also being first-time participants, there were those who couldn’t be satisfied with just participating.

“We came here with the intention to win.”

“Watch carefully. We’re not opponents to be dealt with in just one day.”

Shira, the representative student of Vogue Academy, said to the Vogue Academy students.

“Please check the match-up table!”

As the event staff shouted loudly, students gathered in front of the match-up table. Of course, many used magic or checked from afar.

“Hmm.”

Mason looked over the match-up table from a distance.

“One of Freya’s Five Stars, huh.”

There were certainly many formidable opponents in the swordsmanship exchange.

“You said the teacher has a younger sibling. I don’t see a name though. Ah, was it a magician?”

The one who put their name down for this swordsmanship exchange was a student from the Five Stars who used a sword.

“Let’s do this.”

Mason’s goal was to achieve results that would surprise Teacher Ethan.

“I can’t lose to Senior Oz.”

***

While the student swordsmanship exchange matches were proceeding, the match-up table for the teachers’ swordsmanship exchange also came out.

And now it was quite noisy because of that match-up table.

“This match from the very first exchange duel?”

“Wow, wasn’t the match-up table supposed to be random?”

“This is practically the final match. Both teachers have been the talk of the town.”

“The representative teacher from Vogue Academy looked pretty tough too. He’s matched up with the Goode Academy teacher.”

“Actually, the traditional rivals are our Freya and Ivecar. Of course, Ivecar is far below us now.”

“What are you talking about? This year’s Ivecar is different.”

The spectator stands were also quite excited about this match-up.

Ivecar and Freya.

These two traditional powerhouse academies had been neck and neck at every exchange event, but for quite a long time, Ivecar had been conceding victories to Freya, completely solidifying the structure between the two academies.

In this situation, an amazing match-up came out.

Ethan, the representative teacher of Ivecar, and Draxler, the representative teacher of Freya, were set to have a swordsmanship exchange duel.

As a big match came out from the first match-up, everyone, regardless of student or teacher, was excited.

“Hey, don’t you have to go to your exchange?”

“Damn, but I have to see this.”

“Hurry up! Do you want to lose to Ivecar?”

“You go too! Do you want to lose to Freya?”

Amidst the hustle and bustle.

The students and teachers from Covington and Goode Academy were watching the two with their arms crossed.

“Hmm.”

“This is a duel that Teacher Draxler has to win.”

“No matter how great achievements Ethan Whiskers has accumulated… to compete with Teacher Draxler, at least Claudie Hyde should have come out.”

“I thought Teacher Claudie would obviously be the representative teacher.”

“I think Ivecar took a risk. They’re saying that this is not the Ivecar of before, but a new Ivecar has been born.”

The teachers looked at this duel with interest.

But there was a clear opinion about the outcome.

It was the victory of Draxler X, the representative teacher of Freya Academy.

Draxler is a master teacher. While Ivecar’s Claudie Hyde is currently evaluated as the teacher closest to becoming a master, Draxler is a teacher who earned the title of master before Claudie.

Even if Claudie had come out, victory couldn’t be guaranteed, but the opponent is Ethan, a new teacher?

Naturally, they could only predict Draxler’s victory.

The teachers from Covington had a conversation.

“The level of the students definitely had a big impact. They were like sharp swords. But Teacher Ethan Whiskers looks more ordinary than I expected.”

“Yes, that’s why I was surprised too.”

Incine Hunter, the representative teacher of Goode Academy, looked at Ethan. It was the same now. A powerful aura occasionally flowed from Draxler.

Even in his restrained appearance, one could glimpse the powerful strength Draxler possessed.

Of course, he could have completely concealed it, but there was no need to hide the aura that came out in daily life.

On the other hand, Ethan seemed somewhat ordinary.

He seemed so ordinary that it was difficult to express in other words. It even looked as if he was intentionally pursuing ordinariness.

“There’s a high possibility that his physical condition is not good. Didn’t Ivecar get attacked not too long ago?”

The Goode teachers nodded at Incine’s words.

“He’s likely not fully recovered yet.”

Several months had passed since the attack incident, but seeing him in this state, it seemed he had sustained quite deep wounds.

“And I heard he originally had a chronic illness. He probably couldn’t recover by today.”

“Then what would it have been like if he was in normal condition?”

At that moment, a voice was heard from where the Freya Academy teachers were gathered.

“I’m Kai Felix, a teacher from Freya.”

“Ah, you’re that prodigy from Freya. Nice to meet you.”

Incine quickly looked Kai up and down. He certainly had the impression of being called a prodigy.

“Did you ask what it would have been like if he was in normal condition?”

“Yes, the representative teacher from Goode Academy said that even if Teacher Ethan was in normal condition, he would lose to Teacher Draxler, but I don’t see it that way.”

“Wha- Teacher Kai?”

The Freya teachers beside him were flustered, but Kai didn’t care.

No matter if it was the representative teacher from Goode, underestimating Ethan… Kai couldn’t help but interject.

But he had no regrets.

It was true that he was angry. There was no need to hide his emotions.

“Hahaha, interesting. Teacher Draxler is a teacher from Freya. Are you, a teacher from Freya, siding with Teacher Ethan?”

“I’m not trying to take anyone’s side. I just asked out of curiosity.”

Although it was clearly visible that he didn’t ask out of curiosity, Incine accepted the young blood’s spirit with a smile.

“You must have built quite a friendship during the training session. Do you predict Teacher Ethan Whiskers’ victory? Teacher Ethan is certainly a good teacher. But Teacher Draxler is a master teacher. You, who have been by his side, should know better, right?”

“Yes, I’m saying this after seeing everything.”

Kai answered with a smile.

“If I were to bet my entire fortune, I would bet it all on Teacher Ethan.”

“Oh ho, then shall we make a bet? Who will win this duel, that is.”

“What would you like to bet?”

Of course, Kai was thinking of betting on Ethan’s victory.

Seeing Kai’s confident appearance, Incine took something out of his chest.

It’s also the role of a veteran teacher to accommodate young blood’s spirit.

With the intention of lightening the situation appropriately, what he took out was a potion.

“I’ll bet one vitality potion.”

“Then I’ll bet this.”

Kai touched the sword at his waist to show it.

It wasn’t an ordinary sword, but a treasured sword passed down through generations in the Felix family.

“…?”

“Are, are you betting that?”

The teachers from Goode Academy beside them asked with surprised expressions.

While Incine lightly bet a vitality potion, Kai bet the treasured sword of the Felix family.

The problem wasn’t just the value of the items bet against each other.

There was great significance in a swordsman betting his sword.

“Are you serious? Why on earth?”

Incine couldn’t understand why Kai was going this far.

“It’s not for any grand reason. I just want to make a big bet on a sure win.”

“Ha!”

Incine frowned deeply.

Then he snapped his fingers, and a dagger appeared in his hand.

It was a quite luxurious dagger with several jewels embedded in the scabbard.

That wasn’t all. Magic was imbued in the sword itself, so if stabbed with this dagger, it had the effect of paralyzing the body.

Besides that, it was a precious artifact with various magic imbued.

It was a valuable dagger made by requesting the Gold Hand blacksmith, imbuing magic himself, and then having the mages from the magic tower add various additional magic.

If Kai bet the treasured sword of the Felix family, Incine had to bet something of equal value.

“The treasured sword of the Felix family. If I win, I’ll definitely take it. No problem, right?”

Don’t even think about backing out after losing the bet. Incine made sure to drive the point home.

He didn’t know what this reckless new teacher was relying on, but he seemed to not understand the ways of the world properly.

If he’s going to act rashly, the only thing to do is to subdue that rashness.

“Once the treasured sword leaves my hand, it will never return to my hand again. I promise you that.”

“Bet established. Then let’s watch. Will Teacher Ethan Whiskers win, or will Teacher Draxler X win.”