[116] "Patrick Family"

Jiwoo looked hesitantly at the two people in front of him, unclear who they were.

"Mr. Veramonte Patrick and..." said Jiyoung with respect and awe, looking first at Veramonte and then at the young man beside him.

"He is my grandson, Jurion Patrick, and my successor," Veramonte commented with a warm smile.

Jiyoung nodded and saluted respectfully. "Mr. Jurion, how do you do?"

"The pleasure is mine," Jurion replied without taking his gaze away from Jiyoung.

Veramonte noticed Jurion's gesture and gave him a pleased smile.

"We can go to a room, so we can talk quietly," Jiyoung suggested respectfully.

"No need, what I have to say is short, and I would like to know the answer right away," Veramonte replied earnestly.

Jiyoung, with a cold face, was worried at Veramonte's straightforward attitude. Meanwhile, Jiwoo watched the scene with curiosity and bewilderment, inwardly wondering. 'Who are they?'

"Jiyoung, are you okay?" asked Jiwoo with a worried tone as he noticed Jiyoung trembling at the man's words.

Jiyoung nodded, trying to keep his composure, and asked his question respectfully and cautiously. "What is it you want to tell me?"

Jurion, for his part, looked at Jiwoo with a frown, watching the situation intently.

Veramonte fixed his gaze on Jiwoo and then earnestly turned his attention back to Jiyoung.

His words echoed in the atmosphere. "I heard that you defeated Jan Schäfer, and now I realize it's true. To have your power at such a young age is incredible, and so I come to offer you something," Veramonte said with a resolute tone.

Veramonte kept his gaze firmly on Jiyoung as he continued with his proposal. "It must be difficult to run your organization at such a young age, and I'm sure you need help. I can give you that help," he said.

"But what I really want is for you to engage with my grandson," Veramonte continued, emphasizing his words. "He should meet your requirements, he is talented and occupies a high position that would be perfect for you. By joining him, you would carry my family name Patrick, and that would grant you protection. No one would dare attack you, for in doing so, they would be attacking me," he concluded with an imposing voice and a strong aura filling the room.

Jiyoung's face remained impassive, but inside, she was plunged in worry. Veramonte's proposal had put her in a difficult situation.

Jiwoo watches Jiyoung with a mixture of surprise and astonishment, then his eyes fall on Jurion. A trace of sadness creeps across Jiwoo's face as his mind floods with a question. 'Will Jiyoung get married?" he wonders silently.

Jiyoung remained silent, lost in thought, until finally, Jurion's voice broke the silence, gently and understandingly pronouncing, "I guess you have doubts because of your fiancé..."

Jiyoung and Jiwoo exchanged confused looks.

"You are beautiful, and your social standing is enviable, it's only natural that you have many suitors. However, that young man can't aspire to be by your side, he lacks the status, recognition and power to do so," Jurion expressed with a dismissive tone, while pointing at Jiwoo.

Jiwoo points his finger towards him and asks, "Me?"

In astonishment, Jiyoung directs her gaze towards Jurion, surprised by the surprising conclusion they have reached.

Jurion nods at Jiwoo's question and corroborates. "He doesn't have the level to be with her," he remarks sternly.

Veramonte smiles at Jurion's words and, with a calm look, turns his attention to Jiwoo and then to Jiyoung, waiting for their response.

To his surprise, Veramonte does not hear Jiyoung's answer, which makes him frown. Suddenly, a voice breaks the silence and a small shadow speeds past in Jurion's direction.

"You inferior being, how dare you belittle my Jiwosito?" comments a female voice with palpable arrogance.

Before anyone could react, Jurion is hit in the stomach by something that sends him flying off. He crashes into the walls, knocking them down in his path, and continues his frantic run until he crashes into the grass.

Veramonte opens his eyes and, with astonishment, sees a dragon-like animal appear next to him, about a meter in diameter.

Jiwoo and Jiyoung also look at the dragon with surprise.

"You dirty commoner... how dare you despise the benefactor of this princess?" said Silvia with disdain in her voice.

"Silvia, what are you doing here?" asked Jiwoo in surprise.

Silvia smiled arrogantly. "Neither your brother nor your master made an appearance, so I had to intervene." She disappeared at high speed and reappeared next to Jiwoo, saying. "Now, scratch my head."

Veramonte and Jiyoung were shocked to see the dragon disappear and then appear in front of Jiwoo.

Jiwoo, perplexed by the situation, quickly took Silvia in his arms and began scratching her head.

Veramonte, angered, exclaimed, "How dare you...?" A dark and frightening aura completely enveloped the room, like a menacing shadow.

Jiyoung and Jiwoo were startled and listened to Silvia's words. "Keep quiet, this princess will show no mercy to you next time." At that instant, Silvia swung her tail in Veramonte's direction and a terrifying crystal shot out from her, enveloped in a destructive aura.

Veramonte quickly pounced and unleashed a powerful attack, which caused a huge explosion that destroyed the training room. A column of fire rose several meters into the sky and a terrifying shockwave spread, sweeping everything in its path for several meters around and leaving cracks in the structures far away from the explosion.

After the impact, Veramonte was thrown backwards, but surprisingly without any apparent injury. Quickly, he picked up Jurion and protected him with a worried expression on his face, observing the surrounding chaos.

As the dust began to dissipate, Veramonte could be seen still uninjured, while Jurion wiped the blood from his mouth and placed his hand on the wound on his stomach.

"Are you okay?" asked Veramonte with concern.

"Yes, it's not a serious wound," Jurion replied.

Veramonte looked away from Jurion after hearing his words and focused on Jiwoo, Silvia and Jiyoung with a serious expression on his face.

Jiyoung and Jiwoo watched in amazement as the barrier protecting them began to slowly fade away.

"You survived, not bad for a human, even if I didn't even use a tenth of my power," commented Silvia, still with disdain in her voice.

"Who are you?" asked Veramonte to Jiwoo and then added calmly. "I've never seen that beast before, but it seems to belong to your brother or master."

Jiwoo nodded and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know it was here. I didn't mean for it to attack you, it's my brother's companion."

Jurion frowned and said with a trace of anger. "You..."

Silvia looked at Jurion and commented. "You're not worthy of her. Only Jiwoo is worthy, you don't have the power or status required. Your family means nothing."

Hearing those words, Jurion frowned and thought annoyed. 'He repeated the same words?'

"HAHAHAHAHA," laughed Veramonte and looked at Jiwoo and then at Silvia. "Your dragon is quite interesting.... But that didn't prove anything, that you're still worthy."

Suddenly, they heard footsteps and many figures came quickly with worried and surprised faces, looking at them.

"Doesn't it prove you're worthy?" echoed an imposing voice, sending shivers down the spine of everyone present.

Kayden, Kartein on his left and Ares on his right, strode forward at a leisurely pace behind Jiwoo and Jiyoung.

....

[In one of the training rooms]

Inhyuk, Seongha and Giwook kept their faces serious as they watched the dozen students lined up in three rows in front of them.

Giwook, with his hands calmly behind his back, spoke calmly. "Starting today, we will have joint classes between the unaffiliated and affiliated, and this will be the first of them."

"We hope everyone can learn a lot from each other," Inhyuk added.

Subin raised his hand, hoping to be heard.

Giwook motioned for him to speak. "Yes, Subin?" asked Giwook.

"Where is Jiwoo?" asked Subin.

Giwook looked at Inhyuk, and the latter replied. "Jiwoo is training with the president, so he won't be present at this training."

Before they could continue, everyone felt a terrifying aura that alarmed them. Those present turned their heads in the direction of the source of the aura in astonishment, and suddenly, a rumbling sound was felt.

The walls and floor began to crack, causing dust to fall from the ceiling and walls.

The students were shocked and stunned by what was happening. They watched as the cracks spread and the surrounding environment seemed to shake....

"What was that?" exclaimed one of the students, clearly stunned by what he had witnessed.

"I don't know..." replied another, with fear in his voice, unable to explain what had just happened.

Meanwhile, Seongha, Inhyuk and Giwook exchanged quick glances and decided to run in the direction of the explosion.

Before walking away, Giwook authoritatively ordered the other students. "Stay here."

After a moment, Jisuk, Subin and Wooin looked at each other and, without hesitation, decided to follow their teachers.

"Let's go," Jisuk said with a determined smile, and the three of them moved quickly to follow the teachers' trail.

"What do we do now, Gangseok?" asked one of the Baekho youths.

Gangseok frowned, pondering for a moment before replying, "Let's see what happened." With determination, he began to walk slowly in the same direction as the teachers, and two young men followed close behind.

Meanwhile, Sucheon kept his face impassive and his hands in his pockets, following the march silently behind Gangseok.

The other students stood watching as some students walked away. No one dared to follow them.

....

[Cain's room]

"So Arthur drew and Duke won? But are you seriously telling me that someone intervened in Duke's match and the fight will be in 4 days?" commented Cain with obvious annoyance.

Andrea nodded with her ugly face and replied, "Yeah, that Jiwoo guy must have super speed powers. Duke couldn't react to his speed twice."

Cain frowned and let out a surprised expression. "Duke has super speed, and even he couldn't react in time?" disbelief flashed in his eyes.

Andrea nodded worriedly, her face taking on an even grimmer expression.

"Those three don't matter much if they lose, but those two are another story? Are you saying this quartet is on par with our top 10?" Cain's voice sounded cold but calm, and his eyes looked icy, revealing a mixture of trepidation and determination.

Andrea nodded, her anger visibly increasing. "They have hidden their young ones very well. We had no idea they were so strong."

Cain sighed, discontent showing on his face. "In any case, it looks like I'll have to take care of everything myself. You guys aren't capable of doing anything right yourselves."

Andrea heard the words angrily, clenching her fist tightly.

Suddenly, the door opened and the WAA professor walked in sweating, his tone anxious. "Mr. Veramonte Patrick has just arrived," he announced.

Andrea jumped up from her seat, startled. "What?" she exclaimed.

Cain frowned, looking at the professor, and asked, "Are you sure, what's a top 10 world ranking going to do here?"

The professor nodded and replied. "I just saw him, he's looking for Jiyoung Yoo, and he's meeting his grandson, Jurion Patrick."

Cain and Andrea frown even more, their minds searching for answers in the presence of that imposing man.

Suddenly, a powerful aura interrupts them and all three look in that direction. An instant later, they feel a huge explosion and the walls of the room begin to crack.

"Is he fighting?" comments Andrea, perplexed.

Without waiting any longer, Cain runs out of the room towards the place of the explosion, while communicating with Lancelot.

Andrea and the other professor, seeing Cain leave, quickly follow him.

....

[Han Seongik's office]

Han Seongik was sitting in a chair, looking at some papers on top of his desk, frowning. His tranquility was interrupted when Suhan entered the office upset, expressing nervousness and concern. "Mr. Han, Veramonte Patrick is here," he said in a trembling voice.

Han Seongik jumped up from his seat, his face shocked, and exclaimed in disbelief. "What?"

Suhan confirmed trembling. "Veramonte is looking for Jiyoung."

Suddenly, they both felt a powerful aura and an explosion echoed throughout the place, alarming them.

Han Seongik quickly headed towards that place.

....

Kayden, Kartein and Ares walk around yawning and sleepy-eyed.

Shouldn't we go help Jiwoo train?" comments Kartein.

Kayden replies calmly. "He's training with Jiyoung, when he's done with her, he'll train with us."

Kartein nods and suddenly feels a powerful aura.

Kayden looks in that direction seriously and says. "That's the place where Jiwoo is training and that aura....."

"Veramonte Patrick," Kartein comments seriously.

At that moment, an explosion occurs, and a large expansion wave approaches them, destroying everything in its path. The three of them quickly leave their drowsy state behind, transform into their human form and protect themselves.

When the dust settles, a large flattened expanse is revealed where something else used to be.

Ares frowns and thinks, 'This shouldn't happen.... Silvia? What's she doing here?'

Kayden rushes over to where Jiwoo is and declares with determination, "If anything happens to Jiwoo, everyone will die."

Ares, also worried, quickly follows Kayden.

Kartein watches the two leave and sighs seriously, then follows them.

"HAHAHAHAHA. Your dragon is quite interesting... But that didn't prove anything that you're still worthy," they hear as they approach and see Jiwoo along with Jiyoung, and a few feet away from them, Veramonte and Jurion.

They look around and notice that many people have arrived.

"Doesn't it show he's worthy?" says Kayden in an imposing voice.

Everyone present looks at them, and when they see the man who uttered those words, they feel a shiver run down their spine

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