Wilfred had learnt of the situation and said I could take a break from training for a couple of days. My roommates, although they didn't know of the situation, it seemed as if they could tell I was in a strange mood. I had tried my best to act as I usually did. They would now often greet me whenever they saw me and ask how I was doing. I had even found my bed made for me.
The next day we woke up Slyvia had asked me to come down with them to the dining hall for breakfast. Usually, I would skip breakfast and fast until lunchtime but she and the rest of the group became really insistent.
Heading down to the dining hall a few heads turned my way, it still had been a few days since the incident between Gary and Monk. Although we as a group were back to normal now, the other students seemed to still hold a grudge towards me.
I was sat down between Slyvia and Gary eating our food. They tried to make small talk with me now and then, I did my best to reply but it was difficult on my part. It wasn't that I didn't enjoy conversation but more that I didn't know what to say to them.
A student was passing by behind us with his food tray in hand. The student managed to slip and fall just behind me spilling the contents on his tray all over my head. My head had been covered with the slimy glop they served for breakfast.
"Oh sorry, It was an accident." The boy said to me with a smirk appearing on his face.
Sylvia stood up and started to shout at the student.
"That was clearly not an accident, what is wrong with you..."
Before Slyvia could finish her sentence, I turned around and grabbed the student by the head. I then slammed the students head into my food tray on the table. The force was so strong that the wooden planks had been indented. But I wasn't finished with him just yet. I then put my foot on his back grabbing his arm and pulled until a pop sound could be heard.
The room would have been filled with the boy's screams of pain if he hadn't passed out already. Everyone in the room now had their attention focused on me, but not a single person said a word.
Something inside me had snapped when I saw the boy smile. These filthy humans needed to be taught a lesson, my father was right, I shouldn't allow myself to be bullied anymore and this was my sure way of making that happen. I had given them enough chances.
I walked away from the dining hall, while no one said a word. While I was in my room I got called by Lancy to go see Wilfred. I was to meet him in the meeting room we had met in the other day.
When I entered the room only me and Wilfred where inside.
"Take a seat Ray, I heard what happened today at the dining hall."
I knew me being called here would be about this incident.
"I won't apologise for what I did."
"I wouldn't expect you too, luckily your roommates vouched for you and told me what had happened, but there were also many witnesses who were on the other student's side. It took a lot of convincing on my side with the other master knights of what we should do. Luckily for you, you're important to Avrion academy."
"Because I'm a dragon knight?"`
"Correct but I know how you're treated within the school, the other knights might turn a blind eye to the mistreatment of the red hairs but I don't. We also have disagreements within the upper ranks."
I knew what he meant, I had suffered from that mistreatment from one of them myself.
"I'm not saying these people don't deserve to be punished Ray, but perhaps next time do it through official means, if the student was to get hurt during a ranked match then there would be no need for us master knights to get involved," Wilfred said while giving me a wink.
A gave a smile back to Wilfred and we left the conversation at that. I needed to take his words seriously, after all, I didn't want to end up getting kicked out Avrion academy. There was a lot I still needed to learn and do.
As I was walking back to my dorm from the meeting room, in one of the hallways a blonde curly-haired boy approached me.
"You stop right there, My name is Eric Sunshield of the Sunshields, how dare you a filthy commoner lay a hand on one of my people. Especially a Redhead like you."
Although I would have loved to have taught this student a lesson, I had just gotten out of a meeting with Wilfred. I didn't want to cause a scene this quickly. I decided to ignore Eric and carried on walking.
Eric's face turned red with anger.
"How dare you ignore me, did your parents not teach you any manners. Your parents must be real pigs to have raised someone like you."
People were allowed to insult me but never my parents this person deserved everything coming to them. I lifted my right hand which had the student ranking communicator on it and sent a request for a ranking match.
"Ha, your rank is 280 and you think you can beat me, fine I accept your challenge. It's time I teach you what a real top ranker is like."
As soon as the match began I stood still letting Eric come forward to attack first. With every swing, Eric took I would simply just step to the side avoiding it. I was going to make Eric feel useless. Eric was relentless in his attacks, with every swing thy started getting wilder and wilder. Eventually, Eric had to stop to catch his breath.
"I guess it's my turn now."
In the next second, I was in front of Eric before he could even raise his sword. I smashed my fist directly down on top of his head. He had been completely knocked out.
The next day everyone was talking about how their ranks had gone down by one. I looked at my school communicator on my wrist and it said rank nine.