Vampire Prince Trapped Into a Hunter

Chapter 41 – PROTECTION BEHIND THE MEANING OF SENIORITY. 5

The duel between me and Sarpian Mucahantas was held the next day.

We have also attended our respective homeroom teacher, Mr. Salbalam Phismertofaz as 1S homeroom teacher, and Bu Patricia Lalalua as 2S homeroom teacher.

Each of the homeroom teachers also guided us to make a pledge in front of the audience who attended.

I can't believe the audience was much more present than I expected.

It seems that those interested in our duel are not only from class S alone, but almost the entire academy.

I could see in the corner, Valia and Erna were there who seemed to be supporting me.

“Student 2S7 Sarpian Mucahantas, wednesday 25 September 2019, submitted a duel challenge letter to 1S2 student Arnoria Rosechild on the grounds as listed below.”

On Wednesday, September 25, 2019, S2 number 1 student Arnoria Rosechild kicked me in public. Not only did it leave me physically injured as a result of not being able to sit properly, but it also inflicted a psychic wound on my mind for having been humiliated by a junior who was supposed to respect his senior.

“Is there no mistake at all in his statement?”

I could see a mock laugh instantly echoing from Sarpian Mucahantas' classmate.

There are also some others who seem to hold back their laughter because they do not want to have problems with students who are full of problems.

“It's true.”

After Professor Patricia Lalalua drove the testament from Sarpian Mucahantas, it was now Professor Salbalam's turn to guide my testament.

“On Thursday, September 26, 2019, 1S2 student Arnoria Rosechild accepted the challenge without the slightest coercion.”

“Is there no mistake at all in his statement?”

“It's true.”

“Well, now the duelists, please pledge your individual wishes.”

“I, Sarpian Mucahantas, student level 2 number S7 order, if I win, I want student level 1 number S2 order, Arnoria Rosechild, to apologize publicly officially to me as a victim of his violence by apologizing like a dog.”

I don't understand at all what it means to apologise like a dog meant by Sarpian Mucahantas, but one thing I do know is that it was an act of contempt.

I have absolutely no intention of losing to him anyway, so whatever it is doesn't matter.

“I, Arnoria Rosechild, student of level 1 S2 order number, promised to agree to the wishes of the Senior Sarpian if I lost. But instead, if I win, Senior Sarpian will promise never to touch or even hurt his juniors again on grounds of seniority, including threatening them by using their families as objects of threat

“I'm ready.”

With the last pledge Sarpian Mucahantas, answering the willingness of penalty defeat, the duel immediately began.

However, Sarpian Mucahantas suddenly raised his hand.

“What is Sarpian duelis?”

Ask the referee to him.

“I decided to send a champion to represent me on this duel, Alleandro Karman, E.” level hunter

Instantly the entire podium became crowded.

It was not only because Sarpian Mucahantas had suddenly proposed a champion to replace him with a duel, but also who he sent was an experienced E-level hunter just for the sake of fighting a would-be hunter who had still not obtained his hunter license and was even still in his first year of training as a hunter.

I could see the angry look of Lisanna Annexia on the podium hinting that I should immediately appoint her as my champion.

Not only Lisanna, even Abel and Julian were unable to hide her worries.

Otto, as the man I had so caught up in this matter, I could see his full countenance feeling guilty.

I could not believe that Jeremy Rudd beside him would also express his frustration to me, when I had previously thought that he did not like my meddling attitude.

But beyond Jeremy Rudd, the most astonishing is Rohana Macbell's pale expression.

I knew our relationship wasn't good, but why did she seem so worried about me?

***

Should I accept Lisanna's offer to present her as my champion?

After all the opponent did the same thing so that the Rosechild family's pride would no longer be tarnished if I did.

If it was the overpowering Lisanna, even an E-leveled hunter was no match for her since now she had been on par with a D-leveled hunter or higher.

I can tell you what Sarpian Mucahantas has in mind.

They must have sacrificed the future hunter appointed to replace Sarpian Mucahantas with the lure of money, power, or the like, to hurt me to the point of disability or even die.

It was safer than their own successor, Sarpian Mucahantas.

The Mucahantas family could easily claim that it was purely the champion's fault so that they could be freed from his sanctions.

The Mucahantas are more cunning than I thought.

But is it the right course of action for me that this vampire prince sent a champion in my place in a duel?

What more a lowly human being?

Handing over my troubles to a lowly human?!

Nah! I can't take it at all!

My pride as a vampire prince is hurt.

Whatever the challenge, I have to move forward with my own efforts for the sake of Sunda Castle's pride.

This is no reason to back down by handing over my burden to others since I was a vampire prince, the famous noble of Sunda Castle who had admired his nobility since long ago.

I finally decided to join the duel with my own body.

***

I used both short swords in my hand.

It had attracted quite a lot of attention since the aura of the platinum greatsword seemed to have become a specific identity for a Rosechild.

“Hahahahahaha. You've even given up on your family's sword style! You are apparently not as talented as Young Master Arnoria Rosechild said! So die in my hands for the future of guild.”

Alleandro Karman suddenly whispered to me.

I just held back my expression and focused on his movements.

“Available, start!”

As soon as the referee's cue started, I immediately used my agility to aim for the opponent's blind spot.

The previous five stat points I obtained from the System mission, I finally distributed them all to increase my agility stat so that it should already be on par with E-leveled hunters.

But what is this?

-puak.

“Akh.”

As if I could guess where I was going to land, the bastard immediately floated his greatsword into my solar plexus which made me instantly spit out blood.

He shouldn't be a strong hunter.

He is only an E-level hunter so his average ability is the same as mine even though I still haven't received my license as a hunter.

Is this what I mean by difference in experience?

My Dexterity was so weak that once I was hit by a strong attack, I also became difficult to get up.

I also ended up being moons and was beaten all out by the hunter.

This is an academy match practice so even though we are currently wearing real swords, we are forbidden to give fatal wounds to opponents.

But the bastard instead took advantage of the loophole of the rules by using the blunt part of his sword to attack me.

As a result, I also could not lose because every injury I suffered could not be categorized as a heavy wound.

But I have no intention of losing one bit.

However, how can I retaliate for that bastard's attack once?

Unbeknownst to me, my entire body has been battered.

Arno's handsome face seemed to be no longer in shape.

I was really in a state of despair.

So desperate, I immediately regretted refusing Lisanna's offer of help.