Leon was released from the infirmary and went straight to his dorm to get some more well-needed rest, and to recover from the duel he had earlier, and his forbidden sword skill.

It was already late in the afternoon, so he didn't hesitate to return to his dorm. Plus, it wasn't like Keith and Samuel were going to collect him. So nothing was stopping him from going to his dorm.

Alexandra and James had left for their after-school activities, and Sophie met up with her best friend Daniella and went to hang out with each other... Leon was alone now.

The academy's compound looked desolate and empty, no one was there apart from the students who were doing military drills and those who had their club activities.

'Everywhere looks so empty... I guess the other students went to their dorms... I am thankful that Sophie and the rest of my siblings came to see me in the infirmary... I don't know what I would have done if they didn't show up.' (Leon)

Leon thought to himself as he walked to his dorm, slightly limping while he made his way back to his dorm in silence.

Karl Stuart had already woken up long before Leon was allowed to leave the infirmary.

'I hate to admit it, but I wish that Karl and I could settle this duel situation once and forever... and now we have to wait until the school's tournament. Who knows how long that will take?!' (Leon)

Leon let out a heavy sigh and continued to walk back to his dorm.

Meanwhile, at the Student Council meeting, all the members were gathered in their meeting room.

They all sat down around a table, with their servants and assistants standing behind each of their chairs.

"So what are the reasons for this sudden meeting?" One of the members of the Student Council asked. "You know most of us have important things to do, right?"

"It seems like another dark magic user is in the academy," Jessica responded to the boy's question.

"What? Another dark magic user apart from Grim?!" Another person chimed in, as she slammed her head on the table. She was caught off guard by the revelation.

Dark magic is the second most rarest type of magic in the world, beneath light magic. Both light and dark magic are rare because their uses have lessened in the latter generations of the first users of the two magic. The origin of dark magic is a mystery. Some say it is a corrupted version of light magic. In the Holy Light Empire, only a few dark magic users are remaining in the empire, and light magic users are even fewer...

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"Yeah, the other dark magic user was at the duel that happened earlier today. And I think that the individual is somewhat responsible for the duel." Grim chimed in after Jessica had spoken to back her up.

There was a wave of silence that came over the members of the Student Council. They were completely taken aback by what Jessica and Grim had said.

"Ah, I'd heard something about a duel between a noble and a peasant, both of them are first years," The Student Council President spoke to the others. "It's really sad to see the students fighting in the first couple weeks of school."

"Yeah, I also heard something about a duel between two first years."

"Me too!'

Every member of the Student Council nodded in the affirmation that they had all heard about the duel between Leon and Kart Stuart. They couldn't believe what they heard about the other dark magic user and the duel. The guy who first asked Jessica had a bored expression on his face.

"This meeting is getting quite boring... Let's end the meeting and go after that other dark magic user!" He exclaimed with a smile on his face.

"Chill out, Alex. It's not like we can just go after that guy! Plus, we have to do an investigation on the guy, and find out who this mysterious person is." Another member of the Student Council responded to Alex's suggestion, and everyone nodded in agreement with the person who answered.

"We have to solve this mystery before it gets any worse. Let's hurry up and solve this investigation!" The Student Council President said as she ended their meeting abruptly because that was an emergency meeting called by Jessica and Grim to discuss the second mysterious dark magic user. So the Student Council meeting was over and they all went to their dorms or continued with what they were doing before the meeting.

When Leon entered into his dorm, he threw himself on his bed with his face buried in his pillow. His roommate Liam was already in their room doing his chores. When he saw Leon, he was concerned about his well-being.

'What happened to him...? He must have had a bad day at school, I don't have to find out what is the matter!' (Liam)

"Um, are you okay, Leon dude?" Liam asked his roommate , feeling concerned about him. "Ever since you returned from school you're acting weird. "

Leon lifted up his head and stared at his roommate in a tird look.

"Huh? Didn't you know?" Leon asked and gave his roommate a confused look. "Dude, seriously? I thought everyone in the academy knew about the duel I had with a stuck up Noble."

'Although I am of Noble blood.... but I'm not a stuck up person. I can't say that I am a good person....' (Leon)

Liam stared at his tired roommate in a shocked expression.

He was totally confused about what Leon was saying.

"A duel....?" Liam scratched his head in confusion.

"Yeah, I'm surprised that you didn't know since literally everyone in the Academy was there in the arena!" Leon gave him an awkward laugh.

"So, how did it go with the duel? Did you win or lose?"

"Hahaha!" Leon laughed awkwardly once again. "Well, you see it was kind of a tie. Our duel was interrupted by some upperclassmen."

"Ah... then just relax and recover soon..."

"Thanks for everything, dude."

With that, Leon changed off his school uniform and after he fell asleep without doing anything.

Sophie sat down on her bed and gazed through the window at the evening's skies, worrying about how her brother was going and if he had returned to his dorm.

'I just hope that he could recover from the effects of the [Speed Blitz] skill. That skill is really scary...' (Sophie)

That night, Brandon and Sylvester returned back to the Blaze family house safe.