One person was enough?
In the classroom-sized room, the laughter immediately grew louder. Some people were even doubled over.
They could hardly be blamed. Apart from the young Hogwarts students, whose understanding of what was possible he regularly overturned-
The other schools had, at most, occasionally heard that there was an exceptionally capable young wizard. Just how capable, they had no idea.
But so what? Every person in this room was a star at their own school. Every one of them was a genius.
They were supposed to bow to some young wizard from another school whom they had never even met? A fourth-year, at that?
Impossible! They could settle that after a match!
Youth was best defined by its fiery pride.
Amid the laughter, Zhang Xiao felt perfectly fine. He had enough self-control for this. What was there to get angry about? Hadn't he been the same in his teens? I'm the greatest in the world!
Yet the laughter prompted a response from one school.
Led by Yachigusa Tsuki, the five students from Mahoutokoro slowly rose and approached Zhang Xiao. The laughter gradually faded as all six bowed respectfully.
"Our respects, Little Celestial Master."
The laughter died away again. The students from the schools that had laughed hardest stared at them in surprise. They might have been hotheaded, but they were no fools. Quite the opposite-they were clever.
Some gazes gradually grew serious, their owners looking thoughtful.
Tsk! Zhang Xiao scratched his head in frustration. As the saying goes, you don't strike someone who greets you with a smile. All this deference is bringing out my damned great-power magnanimity. Now it'll be hard to lay a hand on them!
As for why they were doing this, he could understand that too. In the mundane world, Japan was a dutiful