Chapter 27 26. The Challenge.

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The day after tomorrow. Monday.

I rode my bike towards the academy Switch, it was perfect cool temperature for a blissful sleep, it is nothing surprising as most of the time the temperature in sector five doesn't change by much. I wore black suit to make a good first impression, but I had second thoughts while leaving the hotel room because I will have to fight now, but I still decided to go in a suit.

'I'm confident that I can defeat them without breaking much sweat.'

I started to get a clear view of the academy and the two guards that stood guard the last time I came here were in sight. I rode directly towards them and stopped in front of them.

VROOOM

"Hello, here is my ID." I wasted no time and handed them my ID as soon as I arrived there.

"Hello, Thank you, Sir."

"Ah, Your Sir Frost?" the guy who took the card asked as looked at the bike and the ID.

"Yes? Is there something wrong?" I asked as I took off the helmet.

"No, Sir. I just remembered you from last time, but I didn't know your name, hahaha." He said as he scratched the back of his head.

"Hm? Is that so? It was only brief moment before, so you don't have to worry about it, and you will be seeing me more in the future."

"Hm? Will Sir Frost also be joining Switch from today?" the other guard asked as he finished checking me with the mana sensor.

"Yes, I'll be a professor from today." I smiled brightly.

"A professor?!!" The guards exclaimed in shock.

"Eh?"

"Eh?" the guards looked at me with a dumb expression on their faces.

"Um, is there something wrong?" I asked, perplexed by the situation.

'What is going on? Why are looking at me like that?' 'No. Was there a time limit for the challenge?'

"You are not a student?" they asked simultaneously.

"Eh? No?" I titled my head. 'the f**k is going on?'

"Ahem. Please don't misunderstand, we were just confused because you are a professor at your age." The guy who took my ID said as the other nodded his head.

"Oh, is it really that surprising?" Switch should have, not many but some, young professors I think?

"No, we have some and they are some typical people, we have one young professor who always has a 'don't come near me' vibe and the other is a bit suspicious, if I have to say. Sir Frost will most likely be a new normal young professor." The guard explained while giving some information unknowingly.

"You don't have to worry, I'm not so normal myself."

"Hahahahahaha." The guard laughed out loud.

"Hahaha." I laughed out, confused.

'Why are they laughing? Do they think I'm joking?'

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I walked in to the academy after feeling VERY awkward with the guards.

"Haha, no matter how many times I see it, it never fails to surprise me." It was still as sleek and spotless as ever.

A beautiful woman appeared from the opposite side of the hallway, seeming to look for something (?) as she was looking down, it was Isha Walker, my assistant professor. She had long black hair, obsidian black eyes and small black dot like earrings, wore white turtle neck top, black leather leggings and black blazer which came till her knees.

'Goddamn, she looks beautiful, but.....'

"Aren't you hot in that? Ah, not that 'hot'.... I mean.... You are, but... Ah, warm! like sweating type?" I stuttered and tried to not cause any misunderstandings like the last time.

"..." She looked at me. Her eyes said 'found it!'

"What were you looking for? Did you drop something?" I walked towards her while looking at the ground in hopes of finding something to help her.

"I was looking for you." She said while smiling mischievously.

I shuddered and suddenly remembered how she smiled at me as she made me run to hotel.

"But, why were you looking dow...." A thunder bolt struck in my mind and understood what she was doing.

"... Pfft. Ahem." She walked before me, clearing her throat.

'Ah goddamnit.'

"Hey, you can't just disrespect me on the first day!"

"What did I do?" she asked while feigning ignorance.

".... Anyway, where should I go to 'challenge?'"

"You are challenging to join?" She asked with a surprised expression.

"Yea, wanna come watch me?" I asked with a teasing tone.

".... Sure, why not." She said with a nonchalant look.

"Eh?" 'I was ready to get rejected though.'

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We arrived at the room which was named [Training Chamber]

"Training chamber?" I mumbled.

We walked in, the training chamber was white with blue circuit type shapes around and looked spotless. It's size was about 3 football stadiums.

It had many training dummies, tools and protective gears, to my left there were many doors named [Private training room] which where were mostly likely installed with gravity, illusion, temperature and many other settings, it required a key card to access and permission was granted from the teachers, to my right was a clear see through wall named [Sparring ground] and it looked like Colosseum.

There were many people flocking in the sparring ground with murmurs about who knows what were heard.

"Hm, Quinn must have warned the staff about my arrival." I mumbled.

"... Did you say something?" Isha asked as she looked at me.

"hm? Nothing." I shook my head in response and walked towards the sparring ground.

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Five professors were standing beside the sparring ground, one was a middle aged man with a moustache, one guy with goat beard who seemed to pregnant, one 'don't come near me' guy, one guy in his twenties with glasses, giving off a innocent guy vibe and the other with a rich young master vibe.

'there are two annoying guys here.' I hate two types of people and these two people in front of me are the exact image of that type.

"Hahaha, this will be fun."