Chapter 33 I am a Coward

Chapter 33 I am a Coward

Adam was momentarily dazed. This was completely out of his expectations, and he couldn't help but wonder if he had somehow offended this girl for her to challenge him out of nowhere.

While Adam was looking at Lisa in puzzlement, Edward came forth and expressed his dissatisfaction. "Go back to the library, nerd!" For some reason, Edward found her very annoying.

Lisa, for the first time, looked at Edward and snorted. "Get lost, fatty."

"Wha..." Edward's face turned red from anger, or perhaps it was embarrassment. Adam called him 'fatty' all the time, but he was never offended by it. But for some reason, when Lisa called him 'fatty', it really struck a nerve.

He pointed his trembling finger at the bright young girl and scolded, "You nerd! Who the hell are you calling a fatty?"

"Who do you think?" Lisa rolled her eyes and decided to ignore him. This caused Edward to flare up even more. He was about to scream yet again when suddenly Adam patted his shoulder to calm him down. The most uptodate novels are published on n0velbjn((.))com

He then looked at Lisa and asked in confusion, "Why do you wish to fight me? We don't have any enmity between us, do we?"

Adam was genuinely confused. Because of his high perception from constantly absorbing souls, he was able to able to vaguely glean a person's intentions. It was difficult to explain, and he couldn't put it in words. It was a strange new feeling to him.

But he was certain that Lisa did not mean him any ill-intent.

Lisa looked into Adam's eyes and coldly muttered, "Fighting in reality is different from fighting inside an illusion. I refuse to believe that I'd lose to you in a one-on-one match."

Adam finally understood why the girl was challenging him. Turns out he simply hurt her ego by coming first in the entrance examination. Realizing this, he lost interest. He grabbed Edward's arm and walked past her.

"I refuse your challenge."

Lisa and the surrounding children who had stopped by to see the drama unfold were dumbfounded.

In this world, not only were Magi wise scholars, but they were also fierce warriors. They never backed down from challenges, especially a duel. After all, no Magus would want to be labeled a coward, especially a Magus from the light faction.

Righteous Magi cared about their reputation above all!

But Adam couldn't be bothered to care about such things. Moreover, he was new to the Magus society and wasn't aware of most of its customs.

"Yes, yes! He dares to fight against our goddess, Lisa? Blasphemy! Everyone, boycott him!"

"Adam was so scared, haha! He only agreed after Lisa put 50 gold coins on the line. A peasant is a peasant after all."

Lisa had a lot of fans in this new batch. Not only did she have an A-grade aptitude, but she was also very pretty. Naturally, everyone—mostly boys—flocked towards her.

Besides, this was the first duel to take place between students from the first year. Naturally, everyone was excited. And to top it all off, the duel was happening between the rank 1 student and the rank 2 student!

At once, this news spread amongst all the students of the first year and there was an uproar. The children excitedly anticipated the day of the duel.

...

Inside a famous restaurant located in the South Ward, Adam and Edward were sitting at a table enjoying rice wine.

Seeing Adam drink wine in such a carefree mood, Edward couldn't help but ask, "Adam, aren't you nervous about fighting that nerd? She has an A-grade aptitude, you know?"

Adam downed a small cup of wine and replied, "What has aptitude got to do with anything?"

"Of course it does!" Edward blurted out. "Not only does she have larger mana reserves than you do, but her mana replenishment speed is also much higher than you. It plays a very crucial role in battle."

Adam nodded. "You're right... But mana isn't the only factor that determines the outcome of a fight."

Edward couldn't come up with a retort. He could only helplessly sigh and chug another glass of wine. "Are you confident in winning?"

Adam's lips curled up into a grin. "Of course I am!"

His confidence naturally stemmed from the fact that he had two Rank 1 spells in his possession. Now, all he needed was to study the construction of spell models and the usage of spell components.

But that was not all. He had another trump card.

One that he acquired from the white lotus!