Chapter 184: Snake II
Solari remained expressionless for a long time. Tension cracked around him, his boastful and proud expression gone, and he tried to play it off with a smile, but it came out with gritting of teeth so hard they all heard it.
He stopped trying to smile and fully narrowed his eyes. "I said it. I don’t like you. Do you know the insignia of your House? It’s a snake. A coiled snake with fangs open, waiting for someone to fall into its mouth."
Severin’s smile only brightened. "Strange. I love snakes."
Solari snorted coldly, but before he could say anything else, Miret cut in. He coughed loudly. "We really should start."
Solari stared at Severin with hard eyes for a long time, and then he looked away with a tight nod. "Yes, we should. I’m really looking forward to this now and want to know how it’ll end."
Miret faked a gasp. "Don’t tell me you’re now actively supporting a team?"
But Solari simply ignored him.
Ravyn and Nyssara didn’t know what next to do. Finally, Nyssara waved his hand. "Welcome our team! All the way from Blackspire Academy!"
The door from the other side opened and the team came in.
Blackspire Academy is ranked second, or third, depending on which of the other academies took it. Unlike the Zenith Hero Academy that remained number one from the day it was created in the Empire.
There was a bit of rivalry between the two academies and they always tried to outdo each other in the tournament. But that wasn’t really what the academy ranking was based on.
But once Severin saw the students, he immediately knew there was something wrong about them. He couldn’t place it, but his instincts, that had been honed through countless near-death and horrible experiences, warned him that things weren’t as they seemed.