Chapter: 72

While everyone was focused on the results, Yeowun was glad that he had guessed right. The losers had to leave the training ground with grim faces and the winners shouted with joy.

Hameng shouted, “Next pair, come up!”

It was the fifth versus eighth. Yeowun looked at his anxious group members.

‘They are discouraged. This isn’t good.’

Yeowun then took a deep breath and turned to them.

“Are you afraid?”

“?”

“Me too. I know all of you are concerned that our leader has changed. But if we don’t win here, we will be expelled from the academy. I do not want that. I want to climb higher.”

Everyone turned to Yeowun. Yeowun was talking to them with the same perspective of being a student.

“But I am also angry. I do not want to lose to someone who attacked our leader so that we would fail!”

Sometimes, anger was the best medicine for nervousness. And at Yeowun’s words, his group members started becoming angry.

“If you share my thoughts, we cannot fail here! I won’t say anymore. Let’s win this!”

Chun Yeowun’s choice wasn’t wrong. At his words, the students began to grow eager for battle. They now had forgotten their fears and concerns.

“Let’s win!”

The 8th group went up to the stage and Hameng wondered, ‘Can he rally the group too?’

It was unexpected. He didn’t think much of Yeowun as a replacement and he didn’t believe Yeowun had what it took to do such a thing. However, it didn’t mean that he was going to win either.

‘Let’s see if he’s a cat or tiger cub.’

Hameng then gave the start signal.

“Whoever overpowers other group wins. BEGIN!”

“Mado!!”

The leader of the 5th group, Chun Wonryou, glared at Chun Yeowun.

‘Ugh.’

This wasn’t what she wanted. She wanted to defeat the 8th group led by Chun Mukeum and prove that she had the potential to be the next leader, but the current 8th group was led by Chun Yeowun who was too weak and had a bad background. It wasn’t enough to prove her potential.

‘You do not belong there.’

She didn’t feel that hostile against Yeowun like the Loyal or Poison Clans, but she too considered Yeowun to be peasant blood.

‘You should blame your mother for putting you in such a spot.’

She knew the hardships that Yeowun had faced while growing up.

‘Your peasant blood doesn’t belong in the competition for the throne. I will put an end to it right here. It will be better for your unfortunate life.’

Chun Wonryou then decided to finish Chun Yeowun here and now.

When the test began, the 5th group began charging in. Yeowun then talked to Nano in his head.