You all should go register yourself in the office in order of your ranks, the examiner said as he vanished from their view.
Joel Zephyron, rank one. Assigned to rank 1 special dorm, the registrar said.
Thank you, Joel said as he took the bracelet and headed for the exit. 2000 points, and 1000 monthly, the school sure is generous, Joel said as he checked his privileges as rank 1.
It is late, I should sleep early so I will not be too late for class tomorrow, Joel thought eagerly, unknown to him that his fate had been sealed behind him.
IN A DARK ROOM
Claude, can you please kill that Zephyron brat for me, a voice spoke to the man behind the desk. You should know that as the principal of the academy, the safety of the students is my priority, even if he kills the descendant of a major clan, it is none of my business, Vinn.
You should know that Alric was meant to be raised as my successor; he could even reach the level of the Zephyron clan master if he were nurtured well, but he was killed by that useless boy. If I don't get my revenge, I will be haunted forever, Vinn said to Claude.
Vinn, if it were your son who won, we both know that he would not hesitate to kill Joel, so why are you being like this?
Please, help me in any way you can. Even if it requires payment, I am willing to pay.
Now you are talking, give me 10 kg of sage stone, Claude said.
What, that is all the Nexarion clan has gathered since its founding, and only 1 g is given to every new patriarch. You don't expect me to give them all to you.
Then we are done here, it seems you really don't value your son as much as you claimed.
7 kg, that is all I can give you. Nope, 8 kg, that is the most I can lower it for you, Claude said in counter.
I will bring it to you tomorrow, but you have to kill him my way, Vinn said with an angered expression, which didn't bother Claude.
You will send him to the abyss, I want him to die a very painful death; at least that will relieve me of the pain of Alric, Vinn said.
Alright, that even makes it easier to avoid suspicion.
THE NEXT DAY
Where is Joel Zephyron? To think that there will be a student bold enough to come to their first class late, who the hell does he think he is, the homeroom teacher of the first year, shouted angrily while storming to his room.
On getting there, instead of knocking or trying to open the door, she blasted it off with fire magic.
Uhh, this is strange. If he is not in his room and not in class, where could he have gone, she thought to herself.
Sound the alert, Joel Zephyron is to report to the first-year homeroom teacher's office immediately, she said into her bracelet.
Soon, the alarm was heard in every part of the school, even up to some nearby cities.
An hour had passed since the alarm, but there was still no trace of Joel in the entire school. Don't tell me that a new student was kidnapped from the academy under the nose of the principal, she thought.
Meanwhile, Joel was just waking up where he was.
Where am I? I thought I was in the dorm when I slept, he thought confusedly, while looking around the creepy place that reeked of blood.