Chapter 67: A Determined Heroine

"Talk about the engagement?" he asked.

Eleanor nodded slightly. "Yes... My parents told me to let you know what we're going to do about the engagement since we're adults now."

Hearing her words, Theos pondered for a few seconds in total silence, before answering with a smile. "Let's break the engagement."

...

Silence reigned in the room, even the falling of a needle, had it been there, could have been heard by every person.

"What?" she asked with a forced smile.

"What you heard, let's break the engagement, first of all, we don't love each other, and secondly, I already love a woman... Or more than one woman", this last part he said in a voice so low that not even Eleanor could hear, but it did not impede for her fury to burst out.

"Well... Very well," she repeated with a face full of anger, subsequently turning to walk away.

But halfway she stopped, a few seconds passed and then she turned again to Theos and declared:

"I won't break the engagement, you'll love me, you'll see," with this statement, she stormed off under the shock and surprise of all the students who were well left the 'show'.

'What?', although on the outside Theos wore a relaxed expression, inwardly he was also a few shocked. 'What did I do to her to make her talk to me like that? Maybe she liked it or is she being a spoiled brat who doesn't like to be rejected? It could be the former, after all, I'm exaggeratedly handsome and have the Heroine Attraction skill, but it could also be the latter.'

Thinking, he shrugged not finding an answer. Turning around, he approached Alice, and at the same time, the system notification beeped again.

[Heroine Eleanor is furious, jealous, frustrated, and corrupted because of the host's actions... 10,000 Negative Energy].

Theos smiled when he heard the notification from the system, the reality is that he wanted to break the engagement because reality is reality, there is no love between the two, at least not from Theos towards her. But he also did that to gain more power, which would be much needed in his plans.

'Wow, that's quite an increase in power, I even feel greater strength... In a few of these days I should thank Eleanor for this increase in strength,' he thought.

Arriving next to Alice, she smiled sweetly at him. "Thank you."

"What are you thanking me for?" he asked, puzzled.

"For trying to break your engagement, that means a lot to me, I won't be afraid of having my husband stolen hahaha," she chuckled.

"A genius among geniuses, I think he'll be able to play it."

"I think so too."

Incredible as it may seem, these compliments and encouragements did not affect the albino's mood in the least, turning out to be like a river without current, totally calm.

'He may be arrogant on many occasions, but when he is serious, he puts aside his arrogance and ego,' Theos concluded.

All that information was provided by the novel, he already knew a little of what was going to happen next, but the excitement of seeing him was not lessened by the fact that he knew what was going to happen. Any information he could gather about Arnold was of utmost importance, especially in battle.

"Let's get started, you know the rules," William said.

Arnold nodded, the two of them positioning themselves for battle.

It was well known that Arnold fought at a distance, but by the position and his posture, he made it clear that he was going to fight hand-to-hand.

"Ya!" shouted William, this time, moving against Arnold.

Using the power of an Advanced Peak, he moved so fast that the students could barely see him, but Arnold was different.

"Mmm," humming, the albino moved to the side, dodging William's onslaught.

But that's not where it ended, William stopped dead in his tracks, giving a small jump to subsequently launch a kick towards Arnold.

The vertical kick that went towards Arnold, like a whip, was so powerful that it would be no exaggeration to say that it could destroy a large boulder weighing tons.

Arnold, calm-eyed and serene, did not see this as a concern in the least, instead, he moved toward the kick, bewildered Theos himself; all onlookers widening their eyes.

The professor hesitated for a second, he knew that a kick like that could kill Arnold if it hit him squarely.

But that doubt for a thousandth of a second was his undoing when in a moment, he was completely knocked to the ground.

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