Chapter 179- Tiara joins the Club

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A cold aura emanated from his body as he slammed his fist against the floor of the Sparring Ring. "Glacier Spire". The Sparring Ring shook and vibrated as tall ice spires and snow mountains broke through the tough construct of the Sparring Ring, upwards into the air. It formed two blockades on either side of him, blocking the attacks from colliding and preventing the overlap of mana. Instead, the walls of ice and snow fell, blowing the attacks and dispersing them out of the Sparring Ring onto the fields. Raph remained fixed in his position, his hands still drilled into the floor while a large amount of water at his left and a cold chill of falling snow at his right began to disperse into the fields. The sound of gushing water and rushing snow filled the air, and a cold hue suffused the students despite the warm afternoon. Their gazes went left dumbstruck by the sight. Perhaps this was the first time seeing someone their age perform such an act. 'You would be surprised by the number of students that went for the Tournament of the Great Families'. He thought while he waited for the last bits to settle. Alicia and Tiara were left in a similar position to the students. A proper reaction could not be perceived since both were tired, though, Alicia seemed more tired than Tiara. Tiara seemed to be fixated on the tall heap of snow and ice that was formed within seconds just before her attack could collide, and perhaps a subtle reminder of the strength of the people that saved her from doom. Alicia, on the other hand, panted haggardly, mostly because she had expended more mana than she anticipated. It is always a rule for a mage to be careful of how much mana they spend in a battle when they are facing off against other mages. In a battle between mages, one's mana circle and amount can define the victory. And from what Alicia had noticed throughout the Duel, she could tell something was up with this girl. 'She's supposed to be a 5th circle?' She thought, her gaze flickering as it looked up at the heap of snow and ice, and for a moment, her thoughts wavered. 'I heard he had an ice ability....but this goes beyond common sense, can mages pull this off as quickly as he did?' She wondered, and while she was busy contemplating, the sound of rushing water and falling snow finally came to an end. Raph stood up straight and brought his hands downwards, causing the ice spires and snow mountains to crumble down and fall off the Ring. He had created it in a small size, unlike during the Tournament, just enough to stop the attacks from colliding. He glanced at the two girls with a sigh, scratching the back of his head. "There's no point to this duel anymore, it's obvious who could have won if this went on". He said, his gaze fixed on Tiara. His gaze caused a smirk to form on her lips. 'It's good he knows that I would have won'. Tiara thought when Raph suddenly turned towards Alicia.@@@@ "Alicia will continue to be the Class Deputy. She has proven herself well today". He said, and a startling silence suffused the Sparring Ring. Tiara's eyes bulged open in shock, and for a moment, she found this difficult to believe. She clicked her tongue and began to stump forward towards Raph. "I request another duel". She said loudly when Raph glanced at her. Raph was slightly taken aback when he felt an ominous energy suffusing around him. With a sigh, he turned back to find Darell glaring at him, and he slightly raised his arms in defense. "What have you done to my beloved Tiara!" He asked as he walked towards him with a murderous glint in his gaze. "She doesn't even smile like that at home. What did you do to her?!' He grabbed Raph by the collar yet again, while Raph chuckled in submission. Tiara found this provocative, as her expression grew stern. She attempted to walk over to Darell when Jane spoke up. "Can we be serious, do you want to join our group?" He asked while the trio stared at him with puzzled gazes. Raph smirked, while Darell chuckled. "Wha–What?" Jane asked in confusion. "....You said 'our'," Darell replied while Tiara nodded as she replied to his earlier question. "Yes, I would like to join". It wasn't the same as being his Deputy, but this will make do for now. She glanced at Raph one last time, before bowing as she said. "I look forward to having classes and club activities with you". Raph flinched, knowing what was to come but nonetheless, he nodded in reply as she stood up straight. "I will get to class now", she said, before walking away, leaving Raph with a very troubled silver-haired elf. "Um, Darell, you do realize it's just a 'I saved her from death' relationship, right?" He asked with a wry smile on his face as he stared at Darell. Darell clicked his tongue in annoyance as Jane walked up to him and grabbed him by his collar just as soon as he exploded in a fit of fury. "How dare you?! Let me at him! Fucker! I don't want you to have any relationship with her, goddamnit!". Raph sighed as Jane pulled him away. "Alright, this is just childish, Darell. I don't even like her, stop whining about a girl". Raph had a lot of goals in his life, but after finding out Mariam liked Louis, and figuring out that he had a 0 to 0.5 chance of actually being with her as he did in his past life, he decided to do away with any form of romance. 'But lately' He thought, an image of Elsie appearing in his head. If he needed loyalty, then Elsie was the definition of it, but that wasn't his main focus as of now. 'I guess Darell is at that age huh?' He thought as he turned towards the Students cleaning up the mess. Canary was using a fire spell to melt down the ice, and the floor was being repaired and cleansed of its debris as well. 'How troubling, I wonder what the festival is going to be like when these kids are already fussing over love'. He walked up to the Students and joined in, using his trait and a fire spell to take care of the large chunks of ice. "Good work, people, let's be done with this and get to class, Alright". "Yes, Class Monitor", They chorused as they went back to work. Raph looked up to the sky after a few minutes of constant de-icing. The warmth of the sun suffused him, and his smile widened. 'Yeah, this kind of normal school life is good too'.

Chapter 179- Tiara joins the Club

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