Everyone was gathered for the next part of my training. I had not talked to my students ever since the incident with Alexandra, and I hadn’t bothered looking for the spy among them, as there was no need to do so whatsoever.
He had already given all the information he had gathered about me, so I simply took my time and let the culprit stress every day. I thought that it was a better punishment than anything I could come up with.
I had some ideas about who the culprit or culprits might be, but that wasn’t important at the moment.
Anyway, everyone was gathered in front of Zale’s house, as he had announced that I would be beginning the second part of the training.
“Hello, everyone. I have finally finished the first part of Caedrel’s training, which means that it is now time for the second and final part, where he will practice what he learned with me.”
Zale smiled.
“For the second part of his training, a tournament will be taking place. All of the tribe members will participate and try to defeat Caedrel. I will also allow you to go for the kill, which means you can go all out.”
Xander was the first to frown this time. “But doesn’t that mean some bad injuries could happen… even death?”
Zale nodded. “Accidents are bound to happen. However, this is what we are required to do.”
Xander just frowned, not fully understanding the meaning of those words, but he had never been the smartest, to begin with, so he simply nodded his head repeatedly without wasting time.
Most of the tribe members were confused as to why Zale, their chief, who had always prioritized peace among them, was suddenly allowing them to practically kill each other.
However, if that was the chief’s will, there had to be a reason. They all had the same mindset as me, after all.
“Should he face the weakest of us until he reaches the strongest?”
Zale nodded. “Yes, he should. Also, let me give you all a small rundown of how this tournament will work. Everyone will face each other. The person with the most victories at the end will win the tournament. If there is a draw, then there will be a final fight between those two individuals to decide the ultimate winner.”
Everyone nodded, as the tournament was easy enough to understand.
“Should we use the old ranking system that we used to have among us tribe members?” Zoe asked.
“If you wish to do so.”
Zoe smirked. “Yes, let’s do it just like old times! Let’s use the old ranking; I don’t think it’s changed anyway.”
I frowned at those words, as I wasn’t well-versed in what Zoe was talking about. I had no idea what that ranking was in the first place. However, it seemed that all the tribe members knew of it, as they nodded their heads.
And just like that, the order in which I would face each of them was set.
I wasn’t truly surprised when I saw who my first opponent was. It was Xander. Apart from complaining, he didn’t contribute much to the tribe.
However, I wouldn’t underestimate him. Anyone within this tribe was powerful, and there was no doubt about that.
The next day quickly came, and it was time for the first match of the tournament to begin.
All my students were on the sidelines, with most cheering me on and others simply watching in silence.
I knew that my actions with the director had made them somewhat doubtful of my intentions, but those were actions I believed were necessary for my own interests.
That’s why I took those actions. Things would have gotten out of control if I hadn’t, as I wasn’t the type of person who liked to be used by others. That was the last thing that interested me.
Nevertheless, I had no time to waste focusing on my students. My first fight was about to begin, and I felt a lot of pressure. After all, I couldn’t lose my very first fight against the weakest in the tribe. Otherwise, it wouldn’t even be necessary for me to fight the rest of them.
“Are you both ready?” Zale asked, his eyes closed and voice tired.
“YES!” we both shouted at the same time.
“Then, the start of the tournament and the first match may begin!”
“WOOH! Professor, you can do it! Xander is weak!”
“Yeah, he kept bullying us during training! Avenge us!”
“Beat him up!”
I smirked as I heard them shout those things. It seemed that Xander had been one of the people responsible for their training, and I had to admit that it seemed to have worked, as all of my students were exuding auras compared to when they had first entered this place.
I was honestly happy with the progress each of them had made in my absence.
“Don’t look away from me!” Xander shouted as he launched the first attack.
I smirked. “Thanks for shouting, otherwise I wouldn’t have dodged it.”
Without wasting any more time, I activated the tribe’s ability, which I had named [Future Sight]. I gathered aether in my eyes and instantly saw afterimages before me, indicating Xander’s future movements.
As of now, I could use [Future Sight] for around two minutes before I ran out of aether. That’s why I needed to use the skill carefully, as it was very powerful.
I decided to activate it right away, since I wanted to end the fight quickly.
I brandished my sword and immediately activated my aura.
It was the first time I was fighting seriously in front of my students, and I knew they would discover a lot of things I had hidden from them. However, I didn’t care… they were bound to learn about me eventually.
I would just need to deal with the spies before they spread the extent of my powers.
Nevertheless, seeing that I could effortlessly dodge all of his attacks, Xander seemed to understand what was happening.
“Hm… seems like what Zoe said was true. You really can use our ability. However, if you keep dodging, you won’t be able to win against me!” Xander roared as he continued to attack me like a madman.
