“EH?!?!?! A DUEL?!”

“Yes, a duel! In all of the academies, a dispute can be dealt with a duel between the students”

“Bu…But… isn’t that too dangerous?!”

“Don’t worry, at our academy, we conduct the duel within the Astral Zone so that any damage we receive is only to our mental forms and won’t affect our physical bodies”

“…Regular weapons can’t be taken to the Astral Zone though…”

“Of course we’re going to fight with our celestial weapons…”

Shit… this is going badly… I can’t summon *him* here…

“Um….. I can’t use my Celestial Weapon?”

“Haa?! Why not?! Wait, it doesn’t matter as you’ll be a burning crisp soon anyways. You! Over there!! Yes you!! Please go over to the Battle School building and bring a practice Celestial”

Ho…. so the government has given the academies even practice Celestials eh? Those are really expensive if I recall as anyone could use them and practice before getting their own celestial. Wait! This isn’t the time to be thinking about something like this!

“Um…miss? Can’t we just settle this in a more peaceful manner?”

“Of course!”

I let out a sigh.

“It’ll be peaceful enough since I’ll make you a crisp in one blow!”

“How is that peaceful?!?!”

While retorting her, a crowd begins to form around us. Everyone had gathered and were already whispering among themselves.

*He just got here but he’s already having a duel with the Queen of Destruction…. What bad luck*

*I wonder how long that noobie will last? 5 minutes?*

*I say about 10 seconds*

If you think I’m going to lose that quickly help me out of this situation then! While retorting the spectators, the guy that had been pointed out earlier finally brought a practice Celestial.

“Alright! Let’s go to the arena!”

After saying that, the girl begins to walk off to a domed building. I contemplated for a moment whether to flee but figuring that doing that would only anger her more, I sigh and follow her in dejection. The student body also follows and enters the dome.

Soon after, the lady and I were in the center of the arena. The arena was surrounded by seats all around it and they were quickly filled up with the students, going up numerous floors. The inside of the arena was pretty standard, being a large area that was made up of dirt and that covered over 20m from north to south and east to west. If any regular people saw it, they would immediately think of a sumo ring except for the one distinct feature. The portals on each end of the arena. The portals were pretty unique looking as they were made from gold arches and within it was what looked like purple energy.

While accepting my fate, I ask her question.

“So… Even though we are about to duel, I don’t know even your name. Don’t you think it’s etiquette to state your name?”

“Ho so now you have manners huh? Well listen clearly! You should be proud that the one who is about to burn you to a crisp is me, Victoria Fiora!”

“Even though there are many things I want to retort to that introduction, well…forget it. Lee Jung Woo.

“Well pervert, are you ready?!”

Feeling tired of the situation, I just wave it off and answer her.

“Yes yes, let’s just get this over with already”

“Hooo, it seems like you have already accepted your fate! Well then, let’s enter!”

“Yes yes, let’s hurry up and finish this….”

After saying that, we both enter the portal. When we go out the other side, the environment had completely changed. Everything in the Astral Zone had a gray color to it, making it look like a scene from an old movie or show. Also in this zone, the building had also changed a little as the dome we were in now had become ruined with scars of battles all around. The seats where the audience were seated in the Human Zone was now in a mess as many seats were uprooted or destroyed with claws marks being evident on them. While I was surveying the surroundings, Victoria brings me back to the current situation.

“Hey you’re ready right?”

“Hm.. so what will the rules of this duel be?”

“The fight will be until the opponent faints. Any methods are necessary. Well, it’s not like it’ll be much of a match since you are not using a Celestial Weapon….”

What she said was truthfully correct. The difference between a practice Celestial and a real Celestial Weapon was a wide as heaven and earth. While the practice Celestial was only powered through the mana flowing within oneself, the Celestial Weapons used the mana of both the user and the celestial being. It also took on unique characteristics from the celestial being, becoming a weapon that would fully utilize their strengths. Because of this, the difference was impossible to overcome.

Well, that’s if I was a normal Niflheim….

“Come, dear Blaze. Materialize and become the weapon that defeats all the foolish foes around me!”

When Victoria had completed her chant, a fire snake appeared wrapped around her right arm. The snake then changed shape and become a long thin leather with a stark red handle on it. The form that Victoria’s Celestial Weapon had taken was a whip.

“Haa…. Whip users are truly a hassle to take care of…”

After saying that, I put mana into the practice Celestial and it takes the form of a katana.

“Ho… so you’re a sword user, huh? Anyways the battle will begin when I count to three! 1! 2! 3!”

Right after saying 3, Victoria immediately charges toward me. When she shortened the distance by half, she uncoils the whip from around her arms and aims an attack at me. Her skill with the whip was really good as it was had a sharpness to it and her aim rang true as it headed towards me.

The crowd back in the Human Zone all watched as the whip approached me and thought that the battle was over. To their surprise though, I just tilt my head towards the left and avoid it by less than an inch. The whip sped past my head and when it was fully extended, an explosion popped out from the end of the whip.

Everyone in the audience was shocked. They thought there was no way that someone could avoid such a quick and precise attack.

“Woah, how did he dodge that!!”

“There’s no way he did that on purpose! He just got lucky..”

While the students were clamoring, Victoria face contorted in anger and followed up with a torrent of attacks. Watching closely, I evade the attacks effortlessly as they harmlessly pass by my body and explode. Becoming more furious, Victoria kept attacking with all her might. This kept on going for about 5 minutes until finally Victoria finally lost her energy. Seeing the girl panting to catch a breath, I just look at her and ask

“Are you done yet? If so, it’s my turn”

“,,,,!!”

Hearing the words I said, Victoria immediately gets into a defensive position and watch me with caution. I take a step forward, and to Victoria I suddenly disappear. Panicking, Victoria looks around the whole arena trying to find me when I appear beside her and start my downward slash toward her head. Knowing that she had no time to defend herself, she tightly closes her eyes and await the blow. At that moment, a voice suddenly rings out.

“Well, I think that is enough to determine the winner, Jung Woo. Why don’t you stop scaring the young lady?”

Hearing that voice, my body unconsciously shivers. Stopping my attack, I slowly turn around and see the figure of the Devil!!! Even though I say the devil, what greeted my view was quite an attractive mature lady. She had a slim figure to along with her tall height at close to 6 ft. She had very attractive bulges at both sides that seemed to fit her body perfectly. Her face had a very bewitching look, hence one of the reason I called her old hag. Her black hair was short and only went down to the tip of her chin, She was currently wearing a very sexy black dress that had a short skirt barely reaching the middle of her thighs. It had a see through portion that showed a very tempting portion of her breasts and was open in the back. But don't let this sexy lady's appearance fool you!! She will eat your soul!!

“I was wondering what was taking you so long to come, but here you were playing around…”

“….You’re still the same as ever huh? Old Hag…”

“Hohoho…. Calling a young lady an old hag is rude you know?”

“Just what about you is a young lady…”

*Oi oi…. Why is the headmistress here?*

*Wait…didn’t she just say that she was waiting for that freshmen?*

*Just who is that guy?!! Ffor the famous Dusk Witch to call him here?*

Hearing the whispers of the students around, the damn old hags walks up to me and whispers.

“I think this isn’t the right place to have our discussion. Why don’t we move to my office?”

“Haa….. why are you asking me as if I have a choice? Anyways, hurry up let’s go.”

"Hohoho, I would never force you to do something"

".....Haa, as always, full of deceit... "

Saying that, the both of us head out of the dome and went towards the Administration Building where the Old Hag’s office was.