Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

Wang Yi's two sentences shocked the students even more than Wu Guan's decision.

It wasn't that I was shocked that Wang Yi would refuse to admit defeat; given Wang Yi's personality, it wouldn't be surprising at all if she refused to admit defeat.

The other students were simply shocked that Wang Yi would actually apologize.

For someone with his dog-like temper, it's unbelievable that he would apologize!

And since they've already apologized, why insist on hitting them? What's the point of apologizing then?

"I see."

Wu Guan thought he had guessed Wang Yi's thoughts: apologizing was to show good manners, while not admitting defeat was to show an indomitable spirit.

"Although it's a courageous choice, it's meaningless. Xiaoyu will never like you. This has nothing to do with whether you apologize, admit defeat, or dye your hair."

"Xiao Yu?" Wang Yi was a little confused. After a while, he realized that Wu Guan was talking about Fang Yu, who was standing next to him.

I almost thought she was the niece of some big-nosed explorer.

Fang Yu felt a little embarrassed by what Wu Guan said, and gently tugged at Wu Guan's sleeve with her right hand, but did not refute it.

Wang Yi almost laughed.

That makes sense, after all, the catalyst for his duel with Wu Guan was ultimately Fang Yu.

It seems that Wu Guan believed that the reason he apologized first but still did not choose to admit defeat was to gain favor with Fang Yu and show his manners and courage.

That's not a big deal. What's most infuriating is that Wu Guan actually thinks that Wang Yi dyed his hair back because he changed his image for Fang Yu.

Being love-struck is terrifying.

Wang Yi's apology was merely out of politeness.

Of course, this might also be a form of contempt, because the strong usually treat the weak very well.

Because the weak are not seen as a threat by the strong.

But that was clearly not what Wu Guan was thinking about.

This is normal; no one would have thought of this.

Wang Yi's unusual behavior should have made Wu Guan feel a little threatened, or perhaps not really threatened, since Wu Guan didn't take Wang Yi's strength seriously.

It's just a simple feeling of discomfort; it's because my possessiveness has been touched, which is why I'm specifically emphasizing sovereignty.

Judging from Wu Guan's words and Fang Yu's behavior, it seems that the two of them have made some progress.

No wonder Wu Guan felt like he'd spilled a jar of vinegar.

Oh, a young couple.

"Wow..."

"What young people!"

"Are we finally getting to the point?"

Does this mean they've officially announced their relationship?

Many people in the stands became excited upon hearing this.

This is the most important part of the story.

The stands were some distance from Wang Yi and Wu Guan, and Wang Yi and Wu Guan did not deliberately raise their voices during their conversation.

The spectators in the stands would normally have no chance of hearing the conversation between the two.

Unfortunately, a senior high school girl in the stands used a rare-grade magic spell called Wind Whisper to capture Wang Yi and Wu Guan's voices and broadcast them live to the students in the stands.

A perfectly good reconnaissance spell was used as a gossip megaphone.

A dignified novice mage will stop at nothing to enjoy the gossip.

Oh, there's also a mid-level mage and a high-level mage lurking in the void behind.

That's fine.

Wang Yi, standing on the playground, gently shook his head. He had no objection to the personal relationship between Wu Guan and Fang Yu.

Wang Yi is standing here today for two reasons: firstly, Qi Xiaohao doesn't want him to lose, and secondly, he feels obligated to accept gifts from Qi Xiaohao.

I was entrusted with this task, so I simply did my duty.

Although Wang Yi did not believe that the outcome of his duel with Wu Guan would have any positive impact on Bai Yu.

Jiang Yue inexplicably took him too seriously.

However, since Wu Guan had already misunderstood, Wang Yi was too lazy to say anything more to Wu Guan. In any case, even if he explained that it wasn't because of Fang Yu, Wu Guan probably wouldn't believe him.

Wang Yi didn't care much about this; the outcome of the duel was already predetermined.

Wang's week-long training was merely icing on the cake, simply to make the victory even more spectacular.

Wang Yi's hard training was not to deal with Wu Guan; Wu Guan was just a small ripple on his path to becoming a mage.

So Wang Yi stopped talking and her tone became firm: "Why are you talking so much nonsense? Are you going to fight or not?"

However, Wang Yi's change in attitude only strengthened Wu Guan's resolve.

It was his relationship with Fang Yu that touched a nerve with Wang Yi, causing him to lose his composure and jump up in anger.

"In that case, let's fight." Wu Guan shook his head, feeling that Wang Yi was still the same as before, arrogant, impulsive, and ungrateful.

"We're classmates, so you don't need to worry about your safety." Wu Guan pointed to the tall girl who had been standing to his other side and said, "This is my cousin. She will treat you later."

"Wu Manqi from Class 1 of Senior Three, a junior medical mage, is Wang Yi's younger brother. We meet again."

Wu Manqi extended her hand generously and winked at Wang Yi with a smile: "We just met last Thursday."

Wang Yi immediately understood what Wu Manqi meant; she must have been one of the members who participated in Zhang Miaoyi's live specimen therapy workshop.

However, Wu Manqi was now wearing jeans and had her hair in a high ponytail. Without the mask covering her face, she looked beautiful and full of energy, completely unlike the timid girl she was under Zhang the Witch's control. Wang Yi didn't recognize her.

The events that had transpired on the operating table flashed before his eyes, and Wang Yi's newly ignited arrogance began to falter.

After all, he had let his guard down in front of Wu Manqi.

As one of the original members of Zhang Miaoyi's live specimen therapy workshop, Wang Yi looked tense and awkwardly shook hands with Wu Manqi.

Then, he coughed lightly, ignoring Wu Manqi's pretty face and the obvious teasing on her lips, and skipped the pre-battle trash talk: "Shall we begin?"

"Let's begin." Wu Guan turned and walked away, then stood about thirty meters away.

As a normal mage, Wu Guan did not have the habit of casting spells at point-blank range, even when fighting Wang Yi.

In this duel, Wu Guan clearly wasn't going to hold back.

Fang Yu glared at Wang Yi with some disgust before leaving the playground and heading towards the stands.

"Brother E, don't hold back." Qi Xiaohao grinned and whispered to Wang Yi before leaving as well.

Wang Yi chuckled. Wu Guan and Fang Yu's almost official announcement had nearly provoked Qi Xiaohao to roll up his sleeves and rush over, but Wang Yi had anticipated this and stopped Qi Xiaohao with a look.

After all, in Qi Xiaohao's simple values, if his E-ge likes Fang Yu, then Fang Yu must belong to his E-ge.

Wu Manqi stood between the two, clearly intending to act as a referee.

"Ready!"

Wu Manqi raised her right hand, extended three fingers, and then began to count down.

"three!"

"two!"

"one!"

"start!"