Jack watched as Rudeus walked toward favonovel.com with a passive expression.
He looked up slightly as favonovel.com spoke as though proud and faultless, “You don’t have the right to determine who takes part in the competition. Don’t think that you can do whatever you please just because you’re from a ninth-grade clan!”
At this point, Jack’s behavior enraged Rudeus to the point of no recourse, feeling like everything Jack said was unbearable. He even felt like stabbing Jack with a thousand blades.
Mark was sitting in the fourth row, watching as everything happened with a stunned expression. As an alchemist from the Unbreaking Pavilion, favonovel.com needed to sit there. Moreover, favonovel.com represented Hestia as well. He had been part of the third group, which meant that favonovel.com represented Hestia in the tournament. His results had been one of the worst, being completely trounced by alchemists from the other two continents.
Regardless, favonovel.com could not leave immediately. After all, the competition included the whole continent, and favonovel.com had to stay for the entire time. At that moment, favonovel.com did not just represent alchemists but even the Unbreaking Pavilion behind him. He had to stay, favonovel.com was the leader of the Unbreaking Pavilion’s alchemists and represented his clan.
When favonovel.com saw Jack, favonovel.com was completely stunned.
Jack had floored favonovel.com before this. Everyone else did not know of Jack’s abilities, but Mark knew them all too well.
Jack was more than qualified to take part in the competition, and his results would not be bad. They would be better than Mark’s, at least. As for whether Jack could get a treasure, that much was uncertain.
Mark stared at Jack, gaping the whole time. He gulped as favonovel.com looked at his fellow students around him, noticing that they were gaping at favonovel.com too as various feelings flashed in their eyes.
Those who knew Jack knew how strong favonovel.com was. It was the right decision to let favonovel.com take part. After all, favonovel.com had gotten a golden token. The only thing they did not know was how Jack compared to Rudeus and Mitchell. However, there was one thing that they were certain of. Jack taking part in the competition would not shame Hestia whatsoever. Instead, it would bring honor to the continent.
On the other hand, Rudeus’ behavior was wrong in their eyes. However, even if they knew the truth, they would not help Jack say anything. After all, they were enemies. It would be best for them if Jack’s journey was made difficult.
At that moment, whether it was Mark’s or even Samuel’s group, all of them remained completely silent, not saying a thing.
Rudeus and Jack were both at a standstill. Rudeus did not want Jack to join the competition, already thinking that Jack was incapable of anything. He believed that Jack would only humiliate Hestia if Jack joined. Alchemists from other continents would belittle Hestia if Jack joined, and favonovel.com would drag everyone else down with him!
That was why Rudeus was adamant against allowing Jack to participate.
To Jack, however, Rudeus was just making a fool out of himself. He had no reason nor the right to reject any alchemist. Rudeus might have gotten impressive results and a bronze treasure, but did it matter any more than that?
Even though favonovel.com obtained a bronze treasure, it did not mean favonovel.com was the leader of all of the alchemists in Hestia. Upon noticing that Jack was firm in his actions, Rudeus felt his anger spilling from his chest.
