Chapter 83: High-Rankers [1]
Neko-sensei and Kai stood across from each other like warriors about to have a valiant duel.
They were both unarmed, with no weapon in sight except the faint mana that lingered in the atmosphere.
Kai locked his gaze on Neko-sensei, and with a loud thud, their fists collided.
A few seconds later, Kai leapt back, flailing with his hands. "Stop! Stop! Stop!"
Neko-sensei tilted her head a bit. "Why? What happened?"
He stared at his fist that had turned red for a moment, then back at her. "This doesn’t make sense."
"What doesn’t?"
He shook his head as he stared intensely at her. "I ascended one rank, so isn’t my overall strength supposed to be closer to yours?" He paused, his eyes narrowing, then widened suddenly. "No way, are you...?"
Neko-sensei interrupted his words with a faint hiss. "Don’t say it out loud. Me becoming an S-rank is meant to be classified information."
’No way.’ Even though Neko-sensei had confirmed it, Kai couldn’t quite believe that she was on her way to S-rank — since it never happened in his original novel.
What was even more shocking about the feat was the fact that, if it wasn’t for the special requirement needed to enter the rank, she would have already been an S-rank.