Feeling some sort of presence nearby, Kari quickly got up and looked towards the direction of said presence. However instead of danger, he saw Mira. Lowering his guard, he layed back down and waited for her.

"H-Hello."

"Hi."

...

...

Okay, this is getting really awkward.

"So Mira, what brings you here?"

"O-Oh, I forgot. I thought that you might be hun-hungry, so I brought some of my sandwiches." Kari jumped up after hearing the word "Sandwich". He quickly sat in front of Mira and was looking at a small hand-made basket.

"Can I really have it?" Kari's salivary glands were working on full right now. It was like a flood inside of his own mouth. He was pretty hungry. This new body required lots of energy too.

"Y-Yes." Mira said while taking one triangle shaped sandwich out of her basket. Her hand was shaking and her face looked like ripe.

"Like really really?"

"Really."

"Really really really?"

"Really really really." She started chuckling and her face went back to normal for a bit. Kari carefully took the sandwich out of her small arm and started eating.

Damn it tastes like mom's! I might even marry you.

"So... A-Are you not afraid?" She asked about his "test". She asked Rorsak to tell her about Kari's test and somehow, he told her about it.

"Nope." Kari said while taking out another sandwich greedily.

"But, what if she's stronger than you?"

"I'm not gonna pass the test and she will probably kill me for offending a member of her family and her family itself." Mira was shocked right now. The way he talks about losing and killing, his demonstration of violence from before, the way he talks. Mira only heard such things from veterans which visited her family once in a while.

"You are really cool." Mira said without even knowing it, but as soon as she realized what she said, her face turned redder than before. Kari swallowed the sandwich and simply smiled.

"He, thanks for that Mira." Wow... Someone called me cool. This feels great.

Next 5 minutes they were just eating silently. From 20 sandwiches that Mira brought, she ate only 3 and the rest of it was already inside Kari's stomach. Now he was happily rubbing his belly. Then he once again sensed a presence. This time he didn't even stand up.

"Mira. Someone's coming from there." Kari said as he pointed towards the fountain. "Can you tell me who it is?"

"S-Sure." Mira said as she looked towards the same direction. "There is a girl there. She wear a weird uniform. I-I think she is that student!"

Why is she so scared? It's not like she is the one who will fight.

Kari didn't even bother standing up. He just simply looked at the blue sky, while thinking about those amazing sandwiches that were now gone. For some reason, he was hungry again. After a few minutes, someone stopped a few yards in front of him.

"Hey!" Do all nobles except Mira have annoying tone like that?

"Yes? Can I be of any assistance?" Kari said as he slightly tilted his head, just enough to see a girl with golden hair, looking down on him.

"Are you Kari?"

"Nope. And that name doesn't ring any bells either." Kari said as he turned over.

"I'm not done talking to you, look at me."

"But I'm done talking to you. Go away."

"Now I'm sure of it! You are the one who made my brother into a laughing stock." She was really angry right now, Kari could feel it even without looking at her. "The examiners are watching. I am going to kill you right here and now."

She started chanting something, but then stopped. She looked at Mira.

"Mira. Why are you here with this guy? Get out of here or you will get hurt too."

"W-Well... He was sleeping here and he was going to fight you, so I thought that I should cheer him up." Last part of the sentence was barely audible, but both the girl and Kari heard her. This girl was surprised now.

"Him? You want to cheer HIM up? Weren't you there Mira? Didn't you see what she did to my brother?" OHOHO, so you are his sister huh? I wonder how strong your humerus bone is.

"Y-Yes, I was there. But it isn't his fault! It was self-defense. Your brother wanted to kill him first. Julia, I'm telling the truth." Julia always trusted Mira. They almost grew up together. Even Julia knew that her brother was a rare kind of asshole. Unlike him, she wasn't feeling that proud about her family background. But still...

"But he insulted him first didn't he? And he also almost left him without a single arm for the rest of his life! I trust you Mira, but this time I don't think that you are telling the truth. Nonetheless, this is his test and he must fight with me in order to pass it."

"Haaaah." Kari sighed as he stood up. Julia didn't see him very well when he was down on the ground. But now, she saw the towering height of this boy. She was pretty tall herself, but this kind of height is only seen in orcs and some human warriors. "Okay! I'm gonna fight you. But first..."

Kari said as Mira was raised in the air and gently carried across the whole garden. Julia has never seen this kind of magic. Even her superior Wind magic would never do this feat with that kind of precision and elegancy.

"Now then. Tell me, What must I do so I can pass." Kari asked as he placed his hands on his hips.

"You must either kill me or make me surrender." Julia said as she jumped back a dozen yards.

"Sounds good to me. Let's start."

Julia charged her legs with Wind magic. She unsheathed her sword. It was a rapier.

She's probably gonna charge and pierce me. Does she really think that I'm a fucking idiot?

The air around Julia started spiralling with her in the center of this spiral. Small green light started "Flickering" near her and in the blink of an eye, she already charged. But when she came close to Kari, something weird happened.

"By the way..." I always wanted to do this. "I find your lack of faith in Mira disturbing."

Kari was holding his hand in front of him and It was shaped as if it was holding something. Julia was lifted in the air. She grasped her own throat in search of something that was there.

"Wkha-" She tried to speak, but the air couldn't escape her lungs, nor could air go in. It was as if someone was choking her.

"Now, listen here Julia. I deduced that you are not as much of an asshole as your little bro. hence, I will not kill you or harm you in any way. Now just give up and let's finish this."

"N-Nevvvv..."

"You are already blue. It will be bad for your health if you don't give up." Even though Kari was saying it like he was mocking her, he actually didn't want to go further than that.

"W-WAIT!" Kari heard a scream from behind him. "J-Julia. Please! Just give up! You can't beat him."

"M-Mir..."

"PLEASE! I DON'T WANT YOU TO DIE." Mira was crying now. Damn... Now I almost feel like an asshole... Almost.

"A...Ah G-Giiiv..." As soon as she "said" that, the pressure on her throat disappeared and she was softly put down on the ground.

Kari looked towards the west end of the garden. He knew that Rorsak and that hot lady were watching them, maybe couple other people. Kari made a fist and then extended his index and middle fingers.

"Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-Thats all folks!"