Izumi is yawning in the middle of the ring. It seems that she is not at her full strength. This is bad. Horrell can’t fight and Izumi seems to be...Sleepy?

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“Hey, Izumi...” Horrell calls out for Izumi who is showing signs of drowsiness.

“Hmm?” Izumi looks at Horrell.

Izumi’s eyes are drowsy. It seems that redness is taking over her eyes from the lack of sleep she has. Plus the sleep bags have appeared on her eyes as well.

Horrell sighs in disappointment, “What were you doing all night? Did you not sleep?” Horrell asks Izumi.

“Nah, nah, I slept all fine.” Izumi says with a smile but there are clear signs that she is quite sleepy.

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“Are you sure you want that girl to fight this round?” The girl called Rachel Feeder asks.

“I don’t know about that myself...” Horrell looks at Izumi feeling nervous.

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“Dan ThunderField, that’s your name, right?” Pears, their teacher asks me.

I nod.

“Are you sure as a leader you should let that girl fight?” Pears asks me while pointing at Izumi.

“Oh no, I am not the leader, that girl you are pointing at, she is the one leading the team.” I say as I totally deny everything Pears says.

At first, Pears seemed to be fine, “I see.”

...

Suddenly, he bursts out, “HUH?!!! WHY IS THAT GIRL THE LEADER?! AREN’T YOU THE TEACHER?!”

“She is a better leader than me, that’s why.” I say as I point at Izumi.

“I thought you were a good teacher but you are just a naive teacher, giving amateur people the leader’s batch.” Pears says.

“What do you mean?” I ask.

“How do you see this girl as a leader? She doesn’t seem like a leader to me whatsoever.” Pears says.

I smirk, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” I say.

Pears sighs, “Is that so?”

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“So, should I believe that these two are fighting from your team, Academy of Wise?” The referee asks us.

“You betcha!” I say with a smile.

Even the referee seems to be surprised. Izumi...You better win this. It’s not only my pride that’s on the line right now but yours too.

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“Are you sure that Dan’s team can win this?” Carly seems to be nervously smiling.

“What do you think?” Sam asks Carly.

“What do I think?” Carly seems to be confused.

“Dan trusts his students, shouldn’t we trust him too?”Jake says with a smile.

“Father?” Carly looks at Jake who is smiling.

“Dan’s team will win, I know that for sure. I mean have you seen how strong each of them is and even if they are not strong, they are strong right over here.” Taani ends the sentence while keeping her hand on her forehead.

“I know that the last four fights that Silver boi’s team had been quite easy in all honesty but this one...I think it might be a little too tough for them.” Brake says.

Carly seems to be concentrated in the middle of the ring.

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Izumi yawns as the referee raises his hand, “ARE BOTH THE SIDES READY?!”

“BEGIN!!!” The referee brings down his hand.

“Let’s finish this quickly!” Euu Martin the other participant of the round says as he rushes towards Izumi who is an easy target.

*Swish*

*Smack*

“Guh-“

*Smash*

“Eh?! What just happened?!”

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Pears's eyes stayed widened from the shock that Izumi just gave everyone.

“I might be sleepy but I am still awake and that means I can still fight!” Izumi says as she stands firm.

She looks right behind Pears where she punched Euu who was rushing.

“Euu Martins, out of bounds! Eliminated from this round! The only person that remains is Rachel Feeder!” The referee announces.

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Pears seems to be in shock, “Euu was a Novice Class Mage, there is no way that he would have lost to a kid like that unless she is already...An Apprentice Class Mage. No that’s not it...Even if she was An Apprentice Class Mage, Euu would have given her a hard time since he is pretty close to reaching the Apprentice Class himself that can only mean one thing...That girl is a Knight Class Mage already...” Pear’s eyes widen.

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That’s right, she is the strongest student among the five I have with me. Izumi Roka, the one who broke through the Knight Class Mage within a month.