"You're saying Arro didn't sign up?"
Knan Nabbi shot to his feet and paced back and forth, his face dark as still water.
The apprentice lowered his head and reported, "Yes."
Knan Nabbi's breathing suddenly quickened, his fury difficult to suppress.
"Two months! You just stood there and watched him hide in the Junior Apprentice Gathering Place for two months?"
The surrounding apprentices watched their noses, their noses watched their hearts, pretending they knew nothing.
It was not as though they had never seen Arro's skills.
And for the past two months, Arro had always been with that Formal Knight.
How could a few apprentice-level wizards like them dare act rashly?
Not to mention that Dilia, as a Formal Knight, could not possibly have no armor in her residence.
Storm a Formal Knight's residence?
Even all of them together would not be enough for a fully armored Dilia to slaughter alone.
Besides, since they would be the ones making the first move, the Academy would not hold anyone accountable.
"I said it before—I will never forgive anyone who injures my brothers!"
"Arro must pay the price!"
That was the reason Knan Nabbi had given. And because that reason was far too reasonable, even if the other apprentices were somewhat unconvinced, they still had no choice but to work wholeheartedly.
This was how he protected them!
Ferry, however, was deeply moved. He comforted him, saying:
"Big Brother, why don't we forget it? My injuries have already healed anyway."
"We've already wasted too much time and effort over Arro."
"We even spent ten Magic Stones to buy that thing specifically to deal with him."
Ferry sighed and shook his head. "It really... isn't worth it."
The surrounding apprentices began murmuring among themselves as well.
"Yeah, more than two months is enough for