Extra Of The Magus Academy-Chapter 47: Dark Shadow

"Stop the match!"

What started off as a more hopeful turn for the Beta Students soon became a horrific sight of blood and despair.

"Stop the match right now!"

The Instructors intervened and stopped the Alpha Class Student before he could make any further actions, but the damage had already been done. The Beta Student had lost several fingers, having his right arm and left leg barely hanging together.

One eye had been seemingly gouged out, and his face—no, his entire body—was like a canvas of scars. Even with Healing Spells, it would take a very long time for the boy to recover.

Physically… and Mentally.

"Dexter Morgause… you are hereby disqualified for your undignifying behavior—breaking the rules and assaulting your fellow classmate to near death."

"No offence, Miss Lampshade…" The boy responded almost instantly, his smile rueful and his gaze disconcerting. "... But he’s not my classmate."

In Dexter’s mind, there was a difference between Alpha and Beta Class.

Calling both sides the same class was ridiculous.

"You’re right… you’re not classmates."

He smiled.

"Since you’ve been disqualified, that simply means Liam won by default. He’ll be promoted to Alpha Class while you will be demoted to Beta Class."

Within minutes, his smile evaporated.

"You knew the rules before attacking… so you brought it on yourself."

Despite her calm demeanor, Beatrice was incredibly vexed by the situation. After all, as Head Of Student Affairs, she wasn’t just catering to Alpha Class, but the Beta Students were also her priority.

’Just when they were regaining their confidence, he had to do this…’ She frowned. ’Dexter Morgause… he has a history of violence, and I have heard many rumors about how his family is especially brutish in their training.’

Perhaps she should have expected this outcome to a degree.

’Still, I thought the fear of disqualification would keep any overly violent Alpha Class student in line. After all, they value pride above all else.’

She was wrong, though.

And the worst part about everything was that the Exams had to continue.

"Get off the stage for the next participants." She commanded the disoriented Dexter, who begrudgingly obeyed, both hands in his pockets as he grumbled under his breath.

As for his victim, Liam, he had already been placed on a gurney and sent to an Emergency Sick Bay for treatment. Healing Potions would be applied to serve as emergency treatment, and afterward a systematic Healing Process would be used to help his body return to its previous state.

This would undoubtedly take time, and there would be many arguments as to whether or not a Beta Student was worth all of the effort—especially since he would be so far behind the other students once he was finally discharged.

Even with all of these considerations, Beatrice Lampshade did not care.

’All of them are my students! I refuse to give up on any single one of them.’

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The rest of the matches ended as one would expect.

Alpha Class students won by a landslide—having zero to no resistance from their Beta counterparts. The difference in power was too obvious, and since none of the Betas wanted to end up like Liam, they figured it was time to stop resisting.

Dustan’s victory was only a fluke.

And so, it was with this atmosphere of despair that the Promotional Exams came to a close and the Students were asked to leave the hall.

"Congratulations on your victory. I knew you could do it."

Ash’s words echoed in the air as both he and Dustan walked side by side, departing from the direction that most students were headed.

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After experiencing the battles in the Promotional Exams, students were most likely to visit three places: their rooms, the training hall, or the library. This would be either out of exhaustion or the willingness to grow stronger.

However, Dustan was an odd duck since he—a Beta Student—had managed to defeat an Alpha.

"This calls for celebration." Ash added. "We get a day off training and study… let’s have something grand to eat."

"Hehe! Now that I’m an Alpha Class student, we can both go to the same cafe or restaurant."

"Damn straight!"

Both boys chuckled, walking down the path that led to the prime restaurant they wanted to visit.

However, not long after they started walking there, they stopped.

Or rather, they were stopped.

"T-that is…" Dustan’s eyes widened as he looked at a certain individual who stood a few feet from them after appearing seemingly out of nowhere.

He had ashen hair, with an eyepatch covering one eye. With a pure black outfit that perfectly complemented the hardened look on his face, he kept both gloved hands in his trenchcoat pockets and stared at the two boys.

Everyone on campus knew who this was at this point.

Raven Nightshade—the man who arrested Elma, and who was still conducting investigations regarding certain loose ends that the latter had left behind.

"...."

Ash remained quiet as he looked at the man.

After a few seconds of silence, Raven Nightshade approached them, letting his imposing presence press against them as he maintained a stoic expression of deadly calm.

"Greetings, students."

Upon hearing his greeting, Dustan fumbled with his words before finally reciprocating in the most nervous way possible.

"I—erm… good day… I mean, greetings Sir Raven Nigtshade!"

"Greetings." Ash simply said, his face perfectly calm.

The older man smiled.

"I watched your match in the Promotional Exams. Congratulations on your promotion to Alpha Class."

"T-thank you…" Once again, Dustan was flustered.

What was Raven Nightshade doing here? Did Ash already rat him out with the footage he had in his possession? Or, did the Special Head Of Security figure everything out on his own?

Whatever the case was, it didn’t make sense that he would appear alone and depict such friendliness.

"If you don’t mind… Master Ashfelt Zephyr, I would like to have a word with you."

’So… you’re finally making your move.’ As soon as Ash heard this, he smiled to himself. ’I have noticed someone tailing me for weeks now…’

Ash, of course, knew that this was a ’shadow’, one of Raven Nightshade’s specialties.

He often wondered if the man had been the one tailing him, and with him finally making an appearance, the possibility seemed even higher.

But, Ash was doubtful that his stalker was Raven.

’It’s probably one of his minions… the Order of Shadows.’ He reasoned. ’There’s no way Raven is that sloppy.’

Unless, of course, Raven was being intentionally sloppy just to bait Ash.

He also had to consider that.

’It’s something that he’s capable of, considering how he’s one of the craftiest, most obsessive characters in the novel.’

Fortunately, even though Ash noticed that he was being followed and watched by silhouettes, he never once gave his knowledge of them away.

He maintained no reaction, hiding everything in a perfect facade.