Humanity Return
Ch. 58 – Duel Beast?
All the spectators there could see the strange young man delivering a bold statement and then immediately attacked, which immediately bounced twice for no apparent reason.
After that his Contracted Beast flapped its wings vigorously and gave rise to a whirlwind that revolved around the black-haired young man, followed by a white swan that started releasing its white feathers.
The veil formed from all of its white fur was so potent that a thin whisper suddenly sounded from within the dome.
A moment before the young man's thin sword could pierce through the white dome, the gushing wind suddenly dissipated without a trace.
[Heaven Shifting Breeze]
All the white feathers in the air instantly fell onto the floor, like withered leaves from a long-dead tree. Showing the black-haired youth in the entire stadium.
“Hah..”.
Leinn was seen grasping the handle of his sword that was still in his left hand, only revealing a few sword eyes.
White steam can be seen from the breath and the gap of the sheath.
His opponent sat on the floor with his sword lying beside him, with a bald goose.
“Bothering”
Tap
The white steam stopped appearing as he sheathed back his sword, closing the gap in the scabbard.
The young man in front of him regained his senses when he heard that and immediately knelt down while raising both of his hands.
“I surrender!”
Leinn had already walked away without caring about it while stepping on the white fur that had already filled the arena and the area around it.
After a moment of silence, the surrounding audience began to sink into their conversation.
The young man was still sitting quietly when he saw his bald Contracted Beast, he then turned his attention to the white fur around him.
“Huh?”
The young man grabbed one of his goose feathers from the surroundings.
One ordinary whole white feather, then he clamped one other side as well.
“...!?”
The feather was split in two in his hand, cut right in the middle. He began to examine the surroundings and found all the surrounding feathers had also been split in half.
“Maybe...?”
He saw a large amount of white fur around him, goosebumps. He was not the only one who was aware of Leinn's actions, some people with sharp eyes were also aware of it.
Amongst all those people was a dark green haired person, with a wide smile that looked extremely friendly.
“Leinn Springleaf..”
...
“I challenge you to a duel with the Beast alone!”
The young man stood in front of Leinn with his right hand pointing at him. The book in his left hand could be seen shaking.
“A-are you scared?”
The tournament went on as usual after Leinn's very short fight earlier, followed by another fight and finally the final wave fight of the day began.
This time Leinn got a turn as the seventh pair to fight and face off against the young man in front of him at this time.
The cloth clothes and books in his hands, plus the glasses on his face made Leinn know that his opponent this time was a Magic User.
His eyes shifted and looked at the 80 centimeter tall black praying mantis beside him, an Insect Beast with strength at the beginning of Rank B.
“Hm..”
The people there had already heard the rumors spreading from the group that conducted the test in the forest, that the black-haired young man passed with a Rank E Contracted Beast.
No matter how genius he was or how many precious treasures he used to increase the strength of his Contracted Beast, Rank E could not possibly leap past Rank C in just less than two weeks.
The audience around them showed diverse expressions, most of which ended up with understanding expressions.
This was the only way he could allow himself to win.
“Baik”
And that short answer came out of his mouth, shocking everyone there.
Leinn took off the cloth that bound Clear on his back then let the cloth fall to the floor. Now he was holding Clear in his right hand.
“B-really? Y-you can't b-change your mind later!”
“Of course”
Most of the spectators showed confused expressions and realized one important thing, the foreign object that was always carried by him was his Contracted Beast.
The conversation began to get more crowded without anyone there recognizing the object, some teachers were even seen getting up from their seats to see the crystal ball more clearly.
Of course the same group as Leinn in the previous test knew the identity of that crystal ball, none other than his weakest Rank E Slime Beast.
“Majulah”
“B-be prepared!”
The sring...!
The black praying mantis stepped forward while sharpening both of its long sword arms, making the atmosphere in the arena even more tense.
The atmosphere lingered for a while until the young man with the book made the first move. He opened the book in his left hand and extended his right hand.
“M-forward and attack b-ball i-tu.?”
The praying mantis took out its wings and began gliding over the arena with both of its sword hands ready to be swung.
He was unaware of the change in tone of his Contractor's speech, then he realized his supposed target in Leinn's right hand was already out of sight.
They only saw Leinn's right hand that had been fully raised.
“Krrr...?”
The praying mantis and the young man raised their gaze and found their target.
That crystal ball, Clear now floated freely in the air and only started to stop when it reached 20 meters in the air then started to fall back to the ground.
The praying mantis changed its direction of flight, then when it was about to reach its target...
“Krrr?!”
“Clear..”
A human suddenly appeared within the sight of the praying mantis.
His body was visibly curved in the air, with his right palm open and outstretched as high as possible.
The man and the crystal ball ended up only separated by one arm, with the black praying mantis 5 meters in front of them.
“Headbutt!”
Bham-club...Booms!
The sound of iron being struck could be heard loudly and the black insect spun violently in the air and ended up stuck on the stone floor below.
The crystal ball began to fall after bouncing off its target, ending up in the hands of its owner.
“...huh?”
The young man with the book looked confused for a while, not understanding what had just happened in front of him.
The black-haired youth threw his Contracted Beast into the air and jumped up to catch up with him, then with all his strength he struck his own Beast.
“Krrr...”
Then the glass ball slid into his Contracted Beast face, banging it onto the ground.
He saw the praying mantis pulling out of his body from the stone floor, a clear cut could be seen on the surface of his head protector.
“You cheated!”
The young man pointed at Leinn with his trembling hands, either angry or scared.
“No?”
