"Okay. I agree, but if this girl loses, don''t you dare question our system again." Aurora uttered with a serious look before heading toward the guardian.


    ''Huh, I hope my instincts don''t fail me, though I''ll see what people who live here are capable of anyway. It will be curious.'' Wain muttered inwardly as he smiled.


    He was sure that those who lived here were different from Gisle, Maria, Eva, and others because the situations in which they developed and became stronger were significantly different.


    "Elder!" The sentinel eximed as he bowed low, and so did the others.


    Aurora nodded, looked at the girl, and said, "I heard you have a problem with your grades, so you can''t get into the library, right?"


    "Mistress. I already told her that." The guard said.


    "Shut up. I''m not talking to you." Aurora uttered with a stern look.


    "Yes!" The sentinel shuddered as goosebumps ran through him.


    "I''m sorry, I already realized I was being too rude. I''ll leave now." The girl bowed as she turned to leave. She knew she shouldn''t have acted brazenly in front of the Elder.


    <o>,m "Stop. I didn''t give you permission to leave. I have a proposal for you. Grades are important, but everyone agrees that strength is our goal, so I want you two to fight. Whoever wins will go to the library, and the other will be banned froming here for a month." Aurora uttered while looking at the guy.</o>


    "What? Are you sure?" The guy asked while in disbelief.


    "Yes. Right here and now. I''m not going to waste my time on you. Whoever gets the first wound loses." Aurora uttered as a dark orb appeared beside her.


    The orb flew off to the side and turned into a tform with two runes on opposite sides.


    "Get over there. Quickly!"


    "Y-Yes!" The girl and the guy eximed at the same time.


    They stood on the runes as if frightened, but after a moment, they calmed down as they realized this was all serious.


    ''Damn. Aurora''s pretty strict, apparently she''s a dictator.'' Wain muttered to himself while walking towards her, ''Well, maybe that''s not bad.''


    "Ready?" Aurora asked.


    The girl and the guy nodded.


    "Good. Here we go!" Aurora eximed.


    News of Aurora''s appearance and the fight spread quickly, so by now, many people that had recently been in the library were watching the fight. They were puzzled but curious to see what would happen next, as their Elder had never strayed from the strict rules.


    The girl attacked first. She put her arms forward as a white magic circle appeared in front of her. The guy did nothing, he watched her actions carefully.


    Whoooooosh.


    A frosty stream burst from the magic circle as three icy des headed toward the guy. The attack was swift, but the guy dodged easily, with a few steps to the side, and ducked at an odd angle.


    "He moves pretty well. It not only takes a lot of practice to dodge like that, but you also have to have good reflexes." Wain muttered while holding his chin.


    "Sure. I know this guy, he was one of the best in the recent tournament among those in the First Chronicle. He''s not very good at magic, but his physical stats are actually amazing." Aurora muttered while watching the battle closely.


    "Huh, then I win." Wain grinned.


    "What? What makes you so sure? He''ll get close to her, and that''s it."


    "Just watch." Wain shrugged.


    "Is that the best you can do?!" The guy eximed with a sly smile on his face, "You''re finished!"


    A green light shed on the guy''s legs, he disappeared, and a secondter, he was right in front of the girl as he was ready to punch.


    "Gotcha." The girl muttered as her eyes shed.


    Ice particles appeared next to her, then blew up. Hundreds of small, sharp crystals flew apart like needles, but they were too weak to stop the guy, so he hit her with all his might, and the impact threw her off to the side.


    "Ahahahahaha, that was too easy!" The guy eximed.


    "Bastard." The girl muttered as she wiped the blood that dripped from the corners of her mouth.


    Step. Step. Step.


    A tall man with thick ck hair and green eyes slowly walked up to her, looked at her, then held out his hand, "You did well. I knew I should have bet on you."


    "Hmm? What are you talking about...?" The girl said while in confusion.


    "Shit. You turned out to be right, though it looks like it was my own fault." Aurora shook her head.


    "What? It''s obvious I won!" The guy eximed.


    "Look more closely at yourself." Wain uttered since a sly smile appeared on his face.


    The guy touched his cheek and looked at his fingers, that were covered in blood.


    "And what? It''s just a small cut from one of the needles. My punch damaged her more than she did me." The guy uttered as he swung his hand to dislodge the blood.


    "Yes, but rules are rules. Though I hate to admit it, the needles wounded you before you hit, so you lost." Aurora said with a disgruntled look while pressing her hands to her chest.


    "What?! But, this is nonsense!" The guy eximed in an angry voice.


    Aurora didn''t answer anything, she knew it was strange, but she wasn''t going to break her own rules.


    "I agree." Wain suddenly said as he stepped away from the girl and stood on the tform.


    The gazes of the audience just as Aurora''s gaze went to him. They didn''t understand what he was talking about.


    "Aurora, it''s obvious that this guy is much stronger. He has great ability, however by the rules, he has lost." Wain smirked, "But... Do the rules matter if you need them to achieve power, and he proved it? What do you think?"


    "You bastard!" Aurora clenched her teeth as her aura intensified.


    "Which is better? Rules that restrain force or force that breaks the rules? Isn''t that a great question?"