Vol. 3 - Education - Chapter 38
Thomas spent the time until Fulin called for their lunch break just activating and deactivating the featherweight spell over and over again. His only goal was doing it as fast as possible. His practice still consumed a fair amount of mana so he was forced to use 'Serenity' every now and then to recover his mana. His hard work paid off though, now he could activate the spell in less than a second. With some more practice, he would be able to activate it at will and he found that extremely exciting.
For lunch, Thomas invited Treena to join him and the others. With her acceptance, everyone in the class, except Brao, were now hanging out together and eating lunch as a group. This time spent with the whole group was giving Thomas a deeper insight into the NPC's in the game. It was one thing to be told that all of the NPC's were individual entities, but it was completely different to sit down and have a conversation with them. Everyone had their own dreams, desires, and plans for the future. Thomas knew he needed to pay more attention to them as people instead of just bits of code that could potentially give him quests.
As they were eating lunch and chatting with each other, an aide wearing the staff uniform came up to their table and addressed Thomas, "You are Thomas Darkrose correct?"
Thomas set down the bite of food he was about to eat and looked at the staff member. He was a middle-aged man with holding an envelope in his hand. Thomas replied, "Yes, that's me."
The staff member nodded and held out the envelope to Thomas, "I was given directions to give this to you."
Thomas accepted the envelope while saying, "Thank you."
The staff member gave a curt nod before leaving the cafeteria to go about his business. Thomas looked over the envelope, aside from his name written on the front there was nothing else on the outside. Shrugging his shoulders he opened the envelope and pulled out the letter contained within. After opening it up and reading it, he frowned deeply, "What the hell?"
| To Thomas Darkrose, You have officially been challenged to a duel of honor to be held tomorrow morning. Please arrive at dueling ring three promptly in the morning. You may bring a witness of your choosing to witness your duel. The duel will be overseen by a member of the staff. As this is your first time participating in a duel we feel that we should inform you to not be worried. The dueling rings at the academy are heavily enchanted and will prevent permanent injury or death. All damage dealt during the duel will be healed by the academy free of charge, including replacement of broken weapons or armor. You may refuse to participate in the duel. However, if you choose to do so you may potentially be expelled from the academy depending on the grievances of the opposite party and the validity of their claims. Magic, Weapons, and Armor have all been approved for the duel. Consumable items such as potions are forbidden. Sincerely, Dean Zorzic
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