Chapter 86: Celebrity


    Ed charged forward. His sword arm stretched to the side.


    Marcus stood there, unmoving. He didn''t mind having a bit of fun with this ssmate of his.


    The other pair of students already shed, but no one really paid much attention to them. All eyes were on Marcus and Ed. They wondered if Marcus is also good at actualbat.


    Ed shed his sword as he arrived close to Marcus. He has been diligently training for more than 3 years and if he were to evaluate himself, he''d say that he had no rivals among his peers.


    Marcus threw two of the three arrows a couple of meters behind him, leaving him with one arrow and a bow. He then rolled back while pulling the bowstring with the arrow loaded.


    *woosh*


    The arrow streaked in the air as it aimed towards Ed''s right leg.


    Ed scoffed. He easily deflected the iing projectile. For him, that was child''s y.


    "Ahhh!" Ed yelled. Pain coarse around his left thigh.


    Marcus who was kneeling smirked. He had just fired the second arrow. "You are still too green."


    He picked up hisst arrow and made his way towards Ed. His steps, slow.


    Ed didn''t remove the object that was stuck to his leg. He just cut the shaft off and steeled himself.


    ''Smart.'' Hedimended in his mind. ''Too bad that boy is up against a monster.''


    "Continue?" Marcus stopped a meter or two away from Ed.


    "Raaa" Ed roared. He rushed forward whilst ignoring all the pain. With all his might, he shed his sword sidewards.


    It was embarrassing, truly embarrassing. He was the one who issued the challenge but was the first one to take a hit.


    Marcus blocked it with his bow.


    Their sh went on for a while.


    Hedi had to admit that he was pretty impressed by Ed''s swordsmanship. He saw Ed as a potential swordsman.


    Though that''s not how the students see it, all they could see was Ed missing all his attacks. Not a single onended. They were either blocked or dodged by Marcus.


    "How is he that good?!" One of the students couldn''t help but blurt out.


    "Don''t you know? Marcus is the son of Eva, the one who owns ''The Corner'' and thepany ''Asura''. He must have been properly trained ever since he was young." The person beside him spoke.


    The pictures of Marcus, Emilly, Eva, and Nexus walking on the red carpet were already all over the inte.


    A lot of people have of course seen it. A lot, not all. There were people who usually don''t care about these kinds of things.


    Weekends are also the time when some go on short two-day seclusions. So it makes sense that several people still have no idea who Marcus is.


    Hedi also knew who Marcus was. He was present at the grand opening.


    The first person''s eyes widened "No way! I heard their drinks are amazing."


    "It sure is, I tasted it myself. There''s also a rumor going around between him and our first-period teacher." His friend whispered.


    Reno and his little group didn''t say anything. They just stayed silent, watching the ongoing fight.


    Marcus jumped back making the sword wielded by Ed, miss.


    Ed wobbled as he strode forward. He had been enduring the pain for some time now. Because of pride, however, he refused to give up. How could he when all his friends are watching? It''s going to badly damage his already damaged reputation.


    Before Ed could even attack, Marcus ducked and swept his legs with a bow making the blond fall. Ednded sidewards, the injured thigh directly hit the ground.


    Marcus wasn''t finished. He stabbed thest arrow he had to the undamaged leg. He didn''t mind the screaming out of Ed''s mouth as the arrowhead dug deeper and deeper.


    "Stop!" Hedi shouted. He raised his hand. "Marcus wins."


    The students at the side had mocking expressions on their faces.


    "That''s all he amounted to? He didn''t evennd a single hit" One spoke.


    The one in front of him nodded. "He should have just kept his mouth shut."


    Ed''s friends all had their heads down. They were too embarrassed to look at anyone right now.


    "I''ve already called the nurse. He''ll be here in a minute." Hedi stood next to Ed.


    Hedi looked at the students. "Why hasn''t anyone else started fighting. I''ve already assigned your order. Go and start!"


    The students whose turn it was to fight scrambled right away to an open field and began sparring.


    Edid on the ground, gritting his teeth.


    It didn''t take long before the nurse came. He healed Ed and decided to let him rest in the clinic for the rest of the period, longer if needed.


    The ss soon ended. Reno, Nedo, Pia, and Brina won all their matches. Not every pair got a chance to fight as time was limited.


    As always, Emily had a couple of things to do. Marcus went with his acquaintances to the cafeteria for a little snack after they changed their clothes.


    "You downright humiliated that guy a while ago. You''re insane!" Reno eximed.


    Nedo scoffed. "He deserved it."


    The five of them found a seat after ordering a couple of dishes.


    "Why aren''t you taking any other sses aside from the first two?" Brina asked.


    "It''s a waste of time, for me. You could guess why I chose to take part in the first subject. As for Hedi''s ss, I just wanted to check it out. I might be dropping it though." Marcus found both subjects boring. He could only survive the first subject because Emily was the one teaching it.


    Pia adjusted the sleeves of her sweater and picked the burger up which was on her te. "I wish I could also do that. Most of the subjects I''m taking are useless. The only reason I''m still here is that my parents want me to get a diploma."


    Both Reno and Brina nodded. They could rte to what Pia said.


    "Overly rich people." Nedo shook his head.


    "You''re talking like you aren''t rich." Reno took a sip of juice he held.


    Brina nced to her sides. She could see that people were looking at their direction.


    People were staring at their group, some were even taking pictures.


    Reno turned to Marcus. "It looks like Mr. Celebrity has tons of fans around the campus."


    "Don''t forget the ruckus he made when hemented on the Dean''s photo. That adds to celeb points." Nedo chuckled.


    "The amount of guts needed to do that." Brina giggled.


    A few people soon approached them.


    "Uhm," A woman walked towards Marcus. "Would it be okay if we take a picture together? Oh, and my friends too."


    Marcus wryly smiled. "Sure, I don''t see why not."


    He stood up and went beside the woman who then asked her friends to take a picture.


    Marcus didn''t make any weird poses. He just smiled like how a normal person would.


    After taking a picture with the woman, her friends followed. Soon a couple of other people joined in.


    It took quite a while before Marcus asked if it was okay to make it a group photo. The people agreed. It''d be weird to say no.


    Marcus walked back to the table where Reno and the others were.


    "We should ask for dozens of your autographs and start selling them!" Pia enthusiastically said.