Chapter 161 Meeting Principal Again

The class monitor of Section A replied, "Sir, we were very unlucky this time. One time we were third parties while we were in a fight, while the other time, we faced the most powerful team at the beginning."

The third year shook their heads when they heard it. These reasons may work against other people, but the Principal was not one of them. If they had said that they would work even harder now and win the next competitions, they would have survived, but instead, they were giving excuses to him. Sorry, juniors, not even God can save you now from the principal's wrath.

The principal laughed, and his presence became even more domineering. He looked at the student, who was shaking and was already on his knees due to the principal's gaze. "Head Girl, your juniors are saying that they lost because they were unlucky. What are your thoughts on that?"

Shreya looked at them before turning to face the principal and saying, "Sir, I think they are not prepared for the competitions outside the academy. They should be given special training in their free time, and they should also have weekly duels with seniors so they can improve faster."

The principal nodded as his right head touched his chin. He thought for some time before saying, "Head Girl is right; you need more training. The suggestions she made are good, but they still lack something. Sameer, tell your juniors what it lacks."

Sammer gulped before saying, "Sir, I believe Head Girl's suggestion is too soft. It lacks punishment; there should be a punishment given so the juniors can remember what happens when they don't perform according to expectations."

The expressions of all second-year students worsened; they started praying that they didn't receive a very harsh punishment, but the principal was not someone who changed his decisions.

The principal said in a serious tone, "You all will get no holiday, even on Sunday. Only second-year students that have won a competition are exempt from it. It's very easy for others to escape this punishment; you have to participate in a big competition or tournament and win."

"The participant will even receive a prize from the academy."

"Now it's the turn of the first-year students."

Every first-year student started sweating. It was now their turn to face this devil-like principal.

"Don't be scared, my little bunnies; you are the ones who have healed the cracks in my heart. You have exceeded our expectations; the talent pool this year is the highest we've had since the academy was started."

The seniors and teachers were surprised; they knew that this batch's talent pool was way higher than the previous years, but even they were not sure that it would be so great.

"You have all performed very well; you are the ones that will lead this academy to glory. I have already interacted with the teachers; you can ask them if you need anything from the academy."

The students smiled; their batch got such high praise from the principal. This batch had some very extraordinary students, which motivated other students to work hard to catch up. This ended up with everyone improving at a very rapid pace, making their whole batch's talent way above any other batch.

"The new trend of forming the new guilds that your batch has started, it is considered a positive approach by the Academy. We will support the new guilds from now on, You have all given your best up until now, and I hope you will continue working hard."

"The academy will close for three months for winter break. I hope you will continue working hard even in the holidays and improve. You all have to work on your individual strengths and skills. You all have very high potential, and I don't want you to waste it."

"In your second year, you will compete with other academies. I believe you will bring many trophies to our academy. We are planning on providing you with better equipment and more resources, but keep in mind one thing." He paused and released his massive presence, "Don't disappoint me."

"Keep in mind not to bring shame to the Academy's name, my little angels," he said with a smile before leaving the podium.

There was silence in the audience for a while before Shreya came to the podium and started announcing the results. The names of the winners were taken one by one, and the principal gave them prizes.

"Now the result of the results of the half-yearly exam of this year is that the one in the third place is Rajan Sharma." A boy went to the stage in between the cheers of the audience.

He entered the stage and met the principal; the principal, like always, interacting with him for some time before shaking hands and giving him his prize.

Shreya smiled and announced the name of the one in second place. "The one who secured the second place is Kajal Agastya." Some of the people were disappointed, but then they also clapped and cheered.

They were Kajal's fans; they wanted her to get first, but they now had to be satisfied with second place, and even Kajal was unhappy about not getting first. She lost to Rishab again, but she sighed and went to the stage. She was now not the older Kajal; she had cleared her second trial and had become an Elite Stage Beast Tamer.

She went to the stage to receive her prize; the principal shook hands with her and asked her some questions before handing him the prize. She was asked to wait for a group photograph, and she waited patiently.

"The topper of this exam is Rishab," announced Shreya. The audience started clapping. While everyone did not love Rishab's personality, his talent was respected by all.

Rishi smiled, and in between the applause and surprised expressions of the audience, he entered the stage. Students got confused when they saw a handsome boy with silver hair entering the stage.

His new look caused chaos in the audience; every girl that looked at him was awestruck. He still had a bad boy vibe due to the rumors about him; many girls always found him mysterious and charming, but now he could even give famous models competition.

He smiled and approached the principal. The principal smiled and said, "I have heard a lot about you, Rishab."

Rishi smiled and said, "I don't know, sir; I just get caught up in difficult situations every once in a while."

Principal laughed "I was also like you in my childhood."

He asked some more questions to him before shaking hands; this time he felt that Rishi's physical strength had increased a lot. He smiled and applied more pressure which sent a jolt of pain in Rishi's body.

The principal stopped applying more pressure; he said with a smile, "You have improved a lot."

Rishi didn't even rub his hand; It started to recover automatically at a very rapid pace. He received his prize with a smile; even the principal was surprised this time.

He stood in the middle of Kajal and Rajan; Kajal was still not able to process this new look of Rishab. He looked just way handsome today; the audience was also surprised to see both of them standing together.

Rishi was now taller than Kajal in height, and with his new look, he was complementing Kajal's beauty by standing beside her.

The principal stood at the back, and a picture that was to be circulated in the school magazine and online was taken.