Chapter 46: Author Versus Protagonist [2]
(At the start of the fight between Matt and Kai: Leo’s POV)
The news of a group of students disappearing came as a shock to many. Their friends, with whom they had spent time with, were suddenly gone, as if they never existed, with the only remnants of them being their names.
As the class still struggled to process the information, that was when Kaiser stood up.
I couldn’t claim to be friends with Kaiser, nor could I say he was my enemy, but all that trivial labeling didn’t matter much to me since, in my heart, everyone was a friend and companion.
Soon enough, we would be entering dungeons together, and given the fact that I wasn’t physically strong, I always tried to stay neutral and avoid taking sides.
But this time, I was completely on His Majesty Matthew Von Silver’s side.
It wasn’t solely because he could offer me everything I needed and protect me if I aligned myself with him, but also because I found it foolish to become emotional over someone else.
Even if Ella were among those who were abducted, I still couldn’t envision myself going out of my way to rescue her.
Yes. The most important person in one’s life is oneself, that was the harsh truth life had taught me.
But... what in the world was this absurd situation?
Kaiser Vanguard, the boy who was merely a point ahead of me in combat, was fighting on equal footing with the second-strongest first-year and the proclaimed prodigy of the century.