The Nightmare Wizard

After finishing inspecting his collar, William asked Neri, "Is it possible for my data not to be recorded every time I train?" Neri replied, "No, because those records are sent directly to the professors to know how to help us with our training. Perhaps if you ask a director, they could help you, but I’ve never heard of anyone wanting to deactivate that function."

"I guess it’s strange if you look at it that way," William said. As they walked through the training area, they arrived at an empty field where there was only a pedestal and a person sitting in meditation.

"Neri, is that place for arranged fights, or is there another place?" William asked.

"Indeed, that place is for duels. There are 3 types of duels and you can select them this way," Neri explained. She approached the pedestal and brought her collar closer. The pedestal emitted the same sound as the one outside the library again: "Welcome to the Battle Arena, confirm the type of fight to be carried out."

"There are 3 types of fights allowed in this place. First, friendly combat, which doesn’t require any data to be filled in and is allowed an unlimited number of times daily. The second type is contract combat, where there’s a bet involved and a witness is required, so the academy acts as a guarantee that the loser will keep their word. And finally, enmity combat, these can be to the death or just until one of the two can no longer compete. What do you think? Do you want to have a small sparring match with me?"

Still surprised by the proposal, William accepted the training match she offered. "I choose friendly combat."

"Select the rank of the competitors and the weapons to be used." Neri turned to look at William, who, as always, carried his sword on his back. Although this caused many incredulous or mocking glances, William didn’t care; his safety came first, so regardless of the comments, he wouldn’t let it out of his hands.

"I suppose it will be a mixed fight, will you use your sword?"

Upon hearing the question, William took his sword off his back and placed it on a shelf next to the pillar before saying, "No, if I use the sword, it could be quite dangerous. Besides, I don’t use a weapon unless I want to kill."

"Don’t underestimate me, I’m quite strong, you know. I’m in 10th place in the Level 2 combatant ranking."

"What’s that ranking? I didn’t see it among the collar options," William replied.

"For it to appear on your collar, you have to go to the Coliseum first. That’s where I planned to take you next. Confirm magical friendly battle," Neri said.