Fortune Blown Away in a Single Shot

The children of the Imperial Battle Aura Academy suffered an unimaginable blow to their confidence.

Before William left, he had bragged about how extraordinary Dawn Academy's students were. Every one of them had grand ambitions and fighting prowess to spare. Naturally, that got under their skin.

We might not measure up to the Dawn City Lord, but there's no way we're worse than ordinary Dawn Academy students!

As a result, the high-bloodline youngsters all scrambled to become exchange students, eager to visit Dawn Academy and teach those backwater kids a lesson.

Some even looked forward to the Academy Exchange Tournament, hoping to show what they could do and win a good ranking for themselves and their academy.

With that,

William's scheme was ninety-nine percent complete.

All that remained was for the little fellows to reach Dawn City, where he could win them over...

As Hones watched him leave, though, he couldn't help sinking into thought. The exchange-student proposal suddenly seemed less appealing. But his words were already out, like wild horses through an open gate. No matter how fast his short legs pumped, he couldn't catch them.

William hadn't found anyone destined to become a Saint on this trip, but those Little Monks had plenty of talent.

He had spotted several future Legendary-Class Professionals among them, all quite capable. If even one became an exchange student, Dawn City might gain another Legendary expert in the future. No matter how he calculated it, he stood to profit.

He hadn't met any children destined for the Saint Realm, but William wasn't too disappointed. Rather than pursue future Saints who would forge their own paths, he would prefer to raise them his way.

Time passed.

Two weeks went by in a blink.

William had made public visits to the Winged Folk, the Pacification