I regressed and became the Sword Ice King-Chapter 329 - - Festival 60- Battle Partner Zoned

She was one of those who were hardly recognized, perhaps a 'side character' you might say, but Raph had come to appreciate her.

Just then, the group froze, Rudia glancing upwards where Raph was.

With a sigh, she glanced around, staring at the others before turning back to Raph.

"Hey Raph, we're about to go take a break. You in?" She asked.

The white-haired stopped midstep; his trash picker stabbed into an empty can of tuna.

'Who the fuck eats tuna during an event?'

He wondered as he glanced at her.

"Nah, I'm good. I'm going to finish up my rounds and get to the Cafeteria.

Haven't had lunch yet."

He replied with a smile.

Rudia nodded, staring at the others as she nudged her head towards the door.

"Come on, let's go." She instructed.

"Take care, Raph. We'll be back."

"Try not to overwork yourself, you hard worker."

A female teased as the others chuckled at her statement.

Raph gave a wry smile as he watched them leave.

'They're a lot more united than I thought.'

He looked away and resumed his task, eager to leave once he was done.

With the last footsteps gone in the hallway, he quickened his pace, exuding a bit of aura through his veins to fasten his movement.

One after the other, refuse after refuse, he continued to pick them out.

'One would be surprised by how much trash they leave behind during festivities.'

Festivities were a time of celebration. There will be food, snacks and all sorts of exciting events that tend to leave heavy trash behind at the end of it all.

'Perhaps we should start putting up a sign which says to take your refuse home and enforce it.'

He sighed at the thought. It made no sense.

Just then, a footstep echoed in the Lecture Hall, his ears perking up.

"Back already?"

He asked when the individual replied with a familiar yet surprising tone.

"Back from what?"

He froze, his head whipping to the back as a smile threatened to form.

"Oh….Sophie, what are you doing here?"

His question was laced with both hesitation and excitement, a warm sensation threatening to brew.

The petite lilac hair walked from the door to the lower desks, placing her arm on the table as she looked up at him.

"Was just walking around and remembered I've seen you cleaning. Decided to check up on you."

Raph tilted his head. "Check up on me?" He repeated as he resumed his task. "Well, as you can see, I still have a lot to do."

A subtle silence lingered afterwards, which Sophie broke with her statement.

"I know."

'She knows? What does she know?' He wondered as he gulped hard.

The lingering sensation that grew in his chest was all too familiar and, quite frankly, unnecessary.

'Why do I need to grow feelings for another when I have one beautiful, vicious girl for myself.'

The thought alone caused his brow to furrow.

'Vicious? Do I like Elsie because she's vicious?'

Images of Sophie's battle style and her brutality on the battlefield caused his heart to skip a beat.

Thus, confirming his postulations.

'What? Am I into crazy? Is that what you're saying?'

"So, did you find out why that Legendary Dragon evolved to a Mythic?"

Her sudden voice invaded his thoughts, whipping him forcefully to reality.

He shook his head as he glanced at her.

"So–Sorry, what did you say?"

"The Dravon that evolved. Did you find out why it did?"

"Oh, that," Raph said with a sigh as he rubbed his temples.

He slowly resumed his task, his thoughts reeling in.

"It seemed the Dragon that was teleported to our Territory during the event was actually undergoing an evolving rite. That was why it was captured in the first place."

"Oh," Sophie said as she walked over to the podium in front of the class, jumped over the desk placed there and sat on it.

All the while, Raph watched in silence.

'Cute.' He thought.

"Well, dragons are known for staying hidden during their evolving rites. Such a shame it was captured during that process.

And it called itself the Dragon King?"

"Hah, that. We weren't even able to confirm it since it was sent back to where it came from.

Hopefully….it was joking at the time."

Sophie giggled in response.

"Hopefully? Are you saying you won't be able to take down a Mythic Dragon if it came down to it?"

He raised a brow, a smirk on his face.

'This girl…'

He had come across Dragon on multiple occasions in his past life.

They were mostly on their side and controlled by Beast Tamers but at the time….

'....at the time I wouldn't have had the guts to face them.'

With a scoff, he looked away.

He had come a long way since his Regression and he had to admit, he had matured both mentally and physically.

'I should be proud.' He thought.

"Oh, so–sorry, did I strike a cord?" She asked, her expression turning milk with concern.

He glanced at her and whipped his gaze away.

'The fuck?! That's cheating!'

"No, you didn't. Even if I may not be able to right now, a Mythic Dragon will be nothing to me once I achieve the strength I wish for."

Sophie tilted her head, her intrigue peaked as she playfully guided her legs in the air, kicking them around.

"I see."

She muttered when a thought crossed her mind.

"Oh, and what happened to him? The Head of the Control Room, that is?"

Raph chuckled lightly.

"Well, he was captured, for instance, and we'll probably not hear of him for a while."

"Why?"

"Well, he's been detained by the Headmaster. He's acted up for too long anyways and all in the name of hating my family."

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He scoffed, poking his trash picker into another can, though of a different commodity.

He tossed it into the bag and looked around.

He nodded briefly and turned around at Sophie.

"I'm done."

He said as he walked down the steps of the Lecture Hall, reaching for the door.

Just then Sophie jumped off the table and podium at the same time, nearly missing her foot on landing and crashing into Raph as he reached the bottom of the stairs.

He easily caught her, preventing her from falling, his arms wrapped around her waist in the process.

For a second, they froze in place. Hearts thumping, blood rushing and adrenaline filling into their body.

The feeling was all too familiar for Raph but only begot confusion for Sophie.

The white-haired sighed heavily, pushing her off lightly. He scratched the back of his head, turning his direction towards the door and headed forward without a single word.

But Sophie couldn't have easily worked away. That feeling was new, alien and it aroused her curiosity. She wanted to feel more, experience more and perhaps find out what it was.

In a swift motion, she stepped forward and grabbed his hand, her question shocking his very being.

"Don't you feel that?"

He stood awkwardly, silence ensuing between them as they stared at each other.

Her lilac eyes brewed into his whitish, nearly non-existent ones.

Searching, and perhaps, leaning in to find a response, but Raph couldn't be easily seen.

He wasn't see-through, and she was over twenty years too young to see through him.

'Technically, this is all child abuse, since my mental age is far older than there's.'

He pulled his hand away.

"I do feel something. It makes me crave fighting with you once again on the battlefield."

He replied with a smile, a subtle one, deceiving and convincing.

"Oh…" She muttered, stumped by his response.

She took a step back, a pang in her chest, one that left her in an even more confused state.

"I….I see."

Raph nodded and turned towards the door.

"I'll be on my way now, Sophie. If you ever need me to train or anything, you know where to find me."

Her response came late, in fact, it didn't come at all.

He left as quickly as he was done with his statement, his thoughts reeling in.

'Damn? Did I just…..Battle partner zone her?'