Chapter 75: Working on it
"Woooo!" Kaya said, raising both arms. At the same time, the class stood up and clapped at what they saw as a very entertaining show.
Caius glanced back at Kaya and smiled lightly at her excitement before he looked at Delia for a complete contrast in reaction.
Delia just stood in place, glaring at Aurelius. Maybe he had left because he felt he couldn’t win a three-on-one fight, so technically, this was still a win. But it was a win that left a bad taste in her mouth.
As though she had felt Caius looking at her, Delia turned her head to the side to look at him and for a moment, she was going to be indignant and say ’What?!’ in a very antagonistic tone. But the smile on his face had her biting back her words.
Just a few minutes ago, he told her she was going to need his help and it turned out she did. If the two of them couldn’t defeat Aurelius, what chance did she ever have to beat him on her own?
She looked away from Caius and down at her feet with her arms by her side. She clenched both her fists while biting her lower lip hard as her body began to shake and she looked close to sniffling. And then she let out a sigh and her body relaxed. She raised her head and glared hard at Aurelius who just smiled back.
"Next time," Delia said in a clear voice that Aurelius heard and he tipped an invisible hat at her.
Delia turned to Caius then.
"You weren’t a completely abysmal partner," she said.
Caius rolled his eyes.
"Gee, thanks," he said sarcastically.