The Mech Lord

"It seems you really have lost your mind as the rumors said." Cebrick looked at Leo with interest. This was the last place Cebrick was expecting to run into him.

Cebrick was the Youngest son of the Emperor, and the most loved one as well. The guy wasn't as talented as Rebecca or any of his other siblings in terms of his skills and physical prowess. But like Leo he was another machine geek.

At least he was interested in it, and was talented in comparison to others of his age And, this made him a bit prideful which was very apparent to Leo.

As for why this guy always looked for trouble with him, it was hard to say. But, it seemed he wasn't a fan of Aiden's character at all.

"What's going on?" Cebrick looked at the Lizardman, on the information desk with raised brows. He could see that the guy looked a bit nervous for some reason.

"He wants to join the club. But, we have already stopped the recruitment for any new members for the club," The Lizardman immediately replied. He didn't want to deal with this matter, and was more than happy to pass the helm to Cebrick.

Cebrick's eye dilated on hearing his words, and he immediately shifted his gaze towards Leo in disbelief.

"You are joking, right?" He asked, still in shock.

"I don't think there is any restriction on anyone joining any club." Leo looked at him with a calm face.

"Pfft!" Cebrick broke out into laughter.

"Are you really the same guy?" He further asked with an amused look on his face.

"Just because you can join any club, doesn't mean that you would just do that. Go and look for something more barbaric to suit your taste. This place isn't for the likes of you." He smiled while dusting off Leo's jacket, and straightening it a bit.

But, the next instant, a frown appeared on his face when he remembered that this guy had lost his arm.

It really was true, it seemed. After all, he clearly felt that there was nothing below the jacket towards his arm. He knew that Aiden just like his sister was another spear user. Missing an arm was equivalent to losing his carrier.

"Don't tell me, you want to shift here because you lost your arm?" Cebrick frowned as he thought about it.

He shook his head, and took a step ahead to leave while speaking a serious tone, "Are you trying to be funny here? This place isn't for such half hearted people."

[This guy has no respect for his seniors-nya!] Aiden was fuming anger here as Cebrick walked past them.

"Don't you think you it's not right to judge someone even without testing them?"

Leo's words halted Cebrick in his place. And, he turned around to look at Leo with a smile on his face, "What can a Barbarian from a MTP course know about Mechs, you guys aren't even Mech Knight Trainees."

Most of the people around couldn't help but agree with him.

"And, what if you are wrong?" Leo smiled at him. If it was anything else, he might not be so confident. But, it was just a club test. There was no way for it to be that difficult. After all, the newbie first years also gave the same test to get in the same club.

And, he was confident that he had more knowledge than some noob.

"Fine then, I will allow you to take the test. Prove me that you are right." Cebrick looked at Leo with a calm look on his face.

"What if I win? Do you have the power to get me in the club? Does a mere first year, has the ability to do that?" Leo wasn't here to prove anything, but to join the club.

Cebrick's mouth was immediately shut tight. He definitely couldn't retort to that. People treated him with respect like some important person because he was the son of the Emperor. Aside from that there was nothing much special about him at this age, he was just a mere first year in the Academy. What power could he possibly have?

[Don't go too far, he has royal blood after all-nya.] Aiden even though wasn't happy with the guy; had to control himself as well every time. After all, there was no way they could go overboard on someone with a royal blood.

'I know, I am not crazy like you,' Leo retorted inwardly. He was the least violent guy in the entire universe. Even now, none could sense any kind, of aggression or dominance from his voice.

"If you can't answer me then I will take it as a no," Leo calmly turned around in front of everyone to leave.

Cebrick's face had turned extremely grim. He clearly felt insulted here. He had to do something or he wouldn't be able to calm down.

"If you really think you are that good, then why don't you come and face me off in the Mecha Prix at Aslan! If you score more than me, I will gladly quit, and give out my position to you," He screamed at Leo, but Leo didn't stop.

He needed a working space right now. He had no idea when the Competition was going to take place. Not to mention, he only thought himself to be better than a noob. He definitely didn't seem to have much of upper hand on a guy, who was studying professionally Mechs for almost half a year .

People's faces turned a bit weird seeing the prince going made in rage while Leo completely ignoring him. This definitely didn't seem to be best relationship one would want have with any member of the royal family.

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'What do we do now? Our only hope has gone down the drain as well,' Leo sighed inwardly.

[There is no choice, I guess. I allow you to sell my spear to collect the funds-nya.] Aiden replied; he sounded a bit upset.

'Are you sure about it?' Leo asked in surprise. He knew that thing was an expensive gift from Edgar and Viona to Aiden on his Awakening day. That definitely had something more than material nature attached to it.

"Hmmn?" Leo suddenly felt a tug from behind, and turned around to see a girl grabbing the corner of his jacket.

She had black hairs with a two little cat like ears protruding out of her head. And, surprisingly there was a tail poking from her back, but it seemed to belonged to a fox rather than a cat. This left Leo a bit confused.

He really lacked the ability to differentiate between the Demi-Human with furry ears.

The girl had dark black hairs which went down to her shoulders. Her bangs on the other had were really long. It almost covered half of her face while. He literally couldn't see her face properly.

Another odd thing about her was that, she was wearing a long sweaters too big for her size over her uniform.

The girl seemed to be really nervous which was very clear from the way she had clenched the long sleeve of her sweater in her palm.

"Do you need anything from me?" Leo asked, looking at her.

"Umn...W-Will.."

"Will you join my club?"