It wasn't just the audience who opened their mouths wide but even the busy students woke up from their trance speechlessly. They spent a whole hour analyzing their Soul Wings yet Luna only needed a few breaths of time to be done.
Luna didn't offer any explanation and passed the scroll to Nami. "The structure is very similar to our Soul Sword so we just need to multiply it to create the wings. The difficulty is not even comparable with the Sword Arts I'm teaching you."
"Let me see," Nami replied casually as she also sat down to view the Soul Art.
Even though Nami took longer than Luna, she was also done under a minute and agreed with a confident smile, "Yeah, looks surprisingly easy."
Now it was Number One's time to get surprised. Were his two beauties some kind of geniuses? Whenever he looked at the Soul Arts, it took him a long time before he could even memorize the structure. He wouldn't even mention actually recreating it because it was a total catastrophe.
"So you are saying you two are already done studying and ready to practice?" Headmaster Blake questioned in surprise and the girls nodded casually while turning to Number One. Luna gazed at him with a smile as if to make sure he knows she was not to be underestimated.
Number One suddenly recalled one of the sayings he heard in the past as it matched his situation well. If you are not good at something, surround yourself with people who are, and then focus on what you are good at. Since he wasn't that great with Soul Arts, it was smart to befriend people who were.
"Don't mind me, I will just watch you," Number One assured after accepting the scroll from Nami and used the stand as a seat. "We still have plenty of time."
The reason the Final Test took place in front of everyone was to watch how the students performed under pressure but the script got flipped. The participants were not pressured by the crowd but instead the two beauties who already started practicing. Many gave in and decided to finish studying to proceed as well.
Black and Red Soul Energy burst out from the girls' backs as they shaped a pair of wings. They were still quite blurry without any details but Luna already tried to swing them to test its strength. Everyone expected them to crumble since it was her first prototype yet she suddenly launched twenty meters in the air.
"Ah!" Luna exclaimed in surprise as she tried to stabilize the flight with more swings but she failed horribly. Her body tilted from too much force placed on a single wing and she began falling down into the crowds.
Everyone dispersed unconsciously to avoid being crushed yet one person moved to intercept. Number One's Heavenly Cloud Steps kicked in as he jumped off the stage and caught Luna mid-air. He looked like a hero saving a beauty but the meeting with the ground wasn't as spectacular.
Thud!
They both smashed into the ground and slid on the dust for several meters. The fall definitely wasn't fatal but everyone flinched at the crisp sound of multiple bones breaking. Headmaster Blake even paled when he saw Number One being the one underneath Luna but the person in question wasn't bothered.
"Are you okay?" Number One questioned casually while realizing Luna from his embrace. "Flying doesn't seem like your strong point."
"You…" Luna gazed at Number One speechlessly. "I am fine but you are not. Are you hurt? I heard a crack."
"That's nothing as long as you are okay," Number One replied with a forced smile while patting her leg. "You can get off me. You are quite heavy."
Luna from the past would get offended at his comments yet the current Luna didn't hesitate to jump off and helped Number One get up. "I underestimated the strength of my wings. I am sorry you had to save me…"
Everyone looked dumbfounded as they watched their interaction. Who was that person? Why is the cold Luna gazing worriedly at Number One and even apologizing with no hesitation? She was even frantically checking his body for injuries which made it clear that something was going on between them.
"Don't worry, I am fine. It was just my back cracking," Number One assured and helped her clear the dust off her back. "You can go back to Nami and continue training. I will go change my uniform since it's all dirty."
Luna squinted her eyes in suspicion but Number One didn't let her continue the discussion. "Make sure you are not flying while I am gone. There should be a flying lesson afterward, right?"
Headmaster Blake had already approached and nodded at the question. "Flying is more complex than just mastering the Soul Art. We will naturally teach those who passed the test how to fly before we leave for the main Academy."
"Alright then," Luna acknowledged as she gave Number One one last look over and finally walked back to the stage. It was clear she wanted to say more but there were too many people around them.
ƥαṇdα- ηθνε|·ƈθm "I will go with you," Headmaster Blake informed Number One right after and he didn't complain. The two didn't have time to talk about the new plan so it was perfect timing.
They walked back to the Academy dorm and Headmaster Blake questioned directly, "I came back early from the Winged Soul City and talked with Baldy about your new idea. I was wondering if—"
"Wait for a second," Number One cut off Headmaster Blake as he stopped walking and began undressing in the corridor. He threw off his jacket and Headmaster Blake paled when he saw the state of his arm.
It was all bruised as if bleeding internally yet Number One casually jerked it a few times to set the bones back in place. The number of times he had broken his bones couldn't be counted and the pain was like his old friend.
"Okay, I'm good now," Number One muttered after eating a healing pill to ease the pain. "What did you want to discuss?"
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