Rise of the White Devil

The day before Magnus went to the death zone

Currently, Lucas was walking on his own, leaving the academy building to grab a bite somewhere outside in the capital instead.

Seraphina was planning to go eat with the other champions in the cafeteria, and she invited him to join.

Naturally, he declined since he didn't really feel comfortable and knew it would just be a headache to eat there.

Instead, he just wanted some alone time while peacefully finding a place to eat some cake.

'I think I am becoming addicted...'

Walking in the capital, he noticed most people looking at him while secretly trying to take pictures of him.

It wasn't because he was wearing the academy uniform; he could see multiple other students of Shield roaming around the capital just like him.

It was just that Lucas was, well, Lucas.

'Sometimes I really wish I was just born as a normal nobody...'

As he thought this, he kept walking around, trying to find an interesting enough place to eat at.

'I have 2 hours until combat class... Teacher Elizabeth should be, if I am right, giving us combat class.'

While thinking, he found a fast food restaurant that didn't look as full as the other places.

'Why not...'

Entering, he just walked towards a table in the corner where the least people were and sat down, ordering his food on a tablet.

It only took a few minutes before someone came over and set the food on his table while looking at Lucas nervously.

It was just a simple order of fries and fried chicken with dessert:

chocolate cake.

As he started to eat, enjoying his food, he heard the whispers of the other customers and staff members looking towards him.

"That is Lucas Nightstar..."

"To think someone like him is just eating here in a fast food restaurant."

"... He feels just like a normal person seeing him eat junk food like us..."

'It's because I am the most normal person in this entire world!'

Lucas said inside his mind, hearing the last part of one of the whispers before he started to ignore them and tried to enjoy his food again.

Tried...

Not even a second after, he noticed a few people wearing the Shield uniform walk towards him.

'I swear... this is why I didn't want to go to the cafeteria. I might as well have joined Seraphina and the others if this was going to happen,'

he thought bitterly as the students approached his table, standing in front of him.

He could see the number 2 inside the golden Shield logo, indicating them being second years.

Surprising him, actually, was the fact that out of the five people present, two were of the beastfolk.

Both had grey cat ears and a tail.

'Interesting... I haven't seen many beastfolk, if I am honest. Except for a few in my class, now that I think about it, there are barely any dwarves in the academy. Well, they are not really a race keen on becoming stronger, instead focusing on intelligence and creating artifacts in their own domain, I suppose.'

As he thought this, one of the humans looked down at him while Lucas was just eating, acting as if he didn't see them standing in front of his table, and spoke.

"Well, if it isn't Lucas Nightstar, ranked first of his year!"

He said with his arms wide open as the customers and staff members looked worried at the sudden scene.

Lucas, finally being done with his fries, looked up at him and tilted his head.

"I am glad you know me, but who are you? If you are here for an autograph, I am sorry, I don't do those,"

he said, making the boy's lips twitch as the others looked at him, scowling in anger.

"Heh, please, everyone knows who Master Allen is. He is ranked seventh place in the second year, already a mid 5-star level mage! He is the heir of the Valester family, son of Marquis Dirik Valester."

"Of course, someone of a low status as yours wouldn't recognize Master Allen right away since you were never worthy enough before to attend any gatherings of his,"

the others chimed in, annoying Lucas a little since his food was getting cold.

'Couldn't they have come after I ate my cake... Bunch of weird stalkers they are, and not just them...'

"Don't worry, Lucas Nightstar. Even though you are eating at this pathetic place, something that is barely worthy of the likes of you, we invite you to join our group. Having connections with Master Allen will surely help you rise to great ranks and in the future directly serve Master Allen himself!" This time one of the cat folk spoke.

'So they want to use me to control the first years... and have control over me at the same time.'

Allen could be seen merely nodding proudly at each word his subordinates spoke.

Sighing, Lucas spoke bluntly, making everyone freeze and look at him in shock, including the customers and staff members listening worriedly.

"Can you just fuck off? You are ruining my food."

"What...?" Allen said in shock, not expecting to hear this type of response in the slightest.

"You... You actually dare speak to us and Master Allen like that!"

the other cat folk shouted this time at Lucas, making him even more annoyed.

"Lucas Nightstar, I will ignore these 'words' of yours and forgive you if you kneel this second and apologize to me,"

Allen spoke again, cutting the others from speaking any further and making matters more complicated.

"You are, after all, just a son of a viscount. Even if you are more talented than us, you shouldn't become too arrogant like you were against the hero and the other champions who didn't care about what you said. Know your place when speaking to me."

"Why should I give a fuck about you people? Just get lost before you ruin my food,"

Lucas said dismissively, as he didn't even register half of the words Allen spoke to him, finishing his fried chicken finally as he placed the chocolate cake in front of him, ready to eat it.

Allen glared at Lucas angrily before one of the beastfolk lunged at him, trying to teach him a lesson.

'Fucking idiots...'

Lucas thought as he stopped himself from taking the first bite of his cake before he suddenly disappeared under everyone's bewildered eyes.

For a second, everyone heard the sound of lightning sizzling before it stopped.

Suddenly, Lucas was already behind Allen as the beastfolk and the other subordinates crashed against the hard concrete ground with their faces smashed in.

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"W-what?" Allen said in shock.

"What are you surprised by? Everyone knows who I am, after all, no?"

Lucas said behind Allen, whispering in his ear, making his entire body shudder as he jumped back, distancing himself from Lucas.

Glancing at his subordinates, he was dumbfounded that they were all unconscious on the ground.

He didn't even see Lucas attacking them!

"You dare attack me!"

Allen shouted at Lucas, who was just standing there without any expression on his face.

"You guys attacked me first, breaking multiple laws in this city... So are we done now?"

Lucas asked with no emotion in his voice or face as he started to head back to his table, avoiding the bodies on the ground.

The spectators were already recording the entire thing on their phones, so Lucas wouldn't get in trouble for fighting back since he never started anything.

Though not everyone was as calm as him, Allen, with his pride being hurt, shot a barrage of stone spikes at him, making Lucas's eyebrows shoot up in surprise.

'Is he willing to get in this much trouble when I haven't even harmed him in the slightest?'

As he thought this, he faced the barrage of spikes calmly, ready to fight him.

But before he could retaliate, the stone spikes, under everyone's surprised eyes, suddenly froze mid-air.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

'Huh?'

"That is enough,"

everyone suddenly heard the cold voice, freezing most people's blood, coming from behind Allen.

Looking behind Allen like everyone else, Lucas saw the person, unsurprised unlike the others, as he muttered his name.

"Teacher Julius..."