Magus Supremacy-Chapter 70: Rivals!

"Water mages that specialize in healing, go check up on that arrogant fool and heal whatever injuries he might have!" Cedric ordered and the mages quickly hurried up to take Solid out of the room to heal his injuries as he was bleeding from his nose being cracked.

Immediately the mages took him away, the wall where Solid was punched into was now being repaired at amazing speed while Grey walked towards the raised platform and Max chuckled loudly.

"You?! You really did something I have been meaning to do huh." Max chuckled and then began laughing hard while holding his belly in amusement. "His face was looking horrified as if he saw a ghost when you suddenly appeared in front of him. That was hilarious!"

Grey was confused and surprised by Max's attitude and then Max walked towards him and placed his hands on his shoulder while still chuckling.

"You see. Apart from Solid, I haven't seen anybody that could compete with me in strength. I mean someone from the young generation as young as us. Until I met you, I never really considered Solid as much as a challenge if not because of his powers that were a counter to mine." Max said with his face all looking serious a contrast to his laughing demeanor.

"But you, you are different. You have almost all the magical affinities especially my lightning powers making you a perfect candidate. You see Grey, I need to get stronger so for that, I need a milestone someone that I should look ahead of and try to surpass. I mean someone from our generation and now I found the person."

'What the hell is this weirdo yapping about?' Grey thought with a frown on his face.

"I want you to give me the privilege of being my rival! I want to be your rival and I also want you to consider me as your rival and strive to surpass each other!" Max declared.

"Haven't I surpassed you already?" Grey asked with a raised eyebrow.

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"No! I don't mean in all the magic element or overall prowress, I mean in the lightning affinity category. Let's compete to see who could be the greatest lightning mage ever! That is what I want to do, set my legend as the greatest lightning user ever!" Max declared.

'This weirdo! When I first saw him, I thought he was just a fool, an idiotic moron, but he actually has an ambition?! My ambition is being the greatest mage the world has ever seen while giving my family a good life and his is almost similar to mine in the sense that he wants to be the greatest lightning mage ever.' Grey thought and then he looked at Max with a smile on his face.

"But can you keep up? Rival!" Grey asked with a genuine smile on his face.

'I love to move with people that have a reasonable ambition and aren't trying to rely on their family for everything.' Grey thought.

"Haha! Or can you keep up rival?!" Max asked and then the both of them hugged each other with a smile on their face before taking a step back.

"I promise!" Max said.

"I promise!" Grey said.

"To surpass!" They both said at once.

"Grey! Max!" They both declared and then they fist bumped.

'Max! I thought you were just a care free, annoying son of mine. But you actually have good insight! I made the right choice by choosing you as my successor.' Cedric thought with a smile.

"Alright everyone!" Cedric called out while clinging his glass to get their attention and Grey along with Max walked towards the platform.

"I still have one more thing to announce!" Cedric said and silence befell the hall as they listened to what Cedric had to say again.

"You see! Since my daughter Charlotte has reached the minimum age requirement, she would be taking the yearly academy test so she could also join a magical academy too." Cedric announced with a smile. "And that is the second reason for this party as it would be her send off party towards a new phase of her life."

'Oh?! So she is 16! A little older than I am.' Grey thought as he looked at Charlotte who had just turned to look at him too when their eyes met and she quickly looked away with a blush on her face.

"I also want to announce that if Grey is off age, I would sponsor his own academy test as I consider him part of my family too. And anybody that tries to mess with him, would have me to deal with. Not like you all can even do anything to him in the first instance." Cedric chuckled as Grey stared at him.

'Who does he think he is trying to wrap under his wings? Maybe it is time to put him in his place.' Grey thought. 'But come to think of it, his influence and power would actually be more appreciated. Together with a town's lord and vice principal of a prestigious academy, I would be allowed to take the test no problem.

And in the long run, if I ever encounter any trouble, his influence would also be off help. Yes! With this, I will just have to play along.' he thought as he straightened himself and kept on listening.

"These three," Cedric said as he pointed towards Charlotte, Max and Grey. "Are the future and strength of our small Kiten town and with them, we would continue to grow stronger!"

Immediately he was done speaking, the hall erupted in cheers and after Cedric was done, the people continued partying as they ate and drank the night away. While some people tried to make small talks with Grey but the cold stare he always gave them was enough to send them shaking away.

Meanwhile Grey and Max were off to the side while Grey was trying his best to sneakily learn how to control his lightning powers and any help he could get. And since Max's lips were loose and he also drank after all he was off legal age, his lips were now more loose as he blurted everything Grey needed to know to him.

While all these were happening, the mysterious hooded man swiftly left the hall and was seen outside looking at the bright moon on his face.

'Who knew that a fun trip to a small town under disguise would reveal so much to me. And I can't believe this was what that old mage was hiding from me.' the hooded man said as he chuckled slightly.

"Grey! They gave me an order to eliminate the people who would grow stronger than them from a lowly town, but I can't help but let you live and so I can see how far you can grow. Till then, bye for now." The man mumbled with a chuckle before he began disappearing and he totally disappeared from view.