Chapter 45: Aftermath (2)
A couple of days have passed since the incident happened, but the news of it has spread like wildfire.
[While on a club trip to Arcelia City, a D-rank villain who had infiltrated top human academy 'Horizon' attempted to kill/kidnap Andrea Lewis, the daughter of Damian Lewis, leader of the human domain's stronger guild. An anonymous tip alerted the <GrimoireHeart> who quickly swung into action, and upon arrival on the spot, they found the corpus of a D-rank villain. The corpse of the villain has multiple arrow wounds all over his body. And upon investigating, it came to light that they belonged to Andrea Lewis, who had managed to kill him before the authorities had arrived. Currently, all the club-related members are under question. It's still unknown at this point how he entered Horizon, where a strict screening process would take place. Is the security of students compromised? A lot of questions are being asked....]
There were even huge news headlines that praised Andrea as a bow goddess. It is hard to defeat someone who is higher in rank, especially when they have made a contract with the demons.
Their power will increase several-fold. So that's why everyone is talking about it. It was to the point where everyone in the human domain knew it.
And there were several questions raised about the security of Horizon. Many fingers are pointing at it. Having someone like Liam James in Horizon raises several questions about its capabilities and functionality.
How will the human domain survive if the future generations of heroes are not guarded properly?
The Union had to step in, in order to cool off this confrontation. The security of Horizon has increased and the screening process has also become stricter, so this kind of incident won't happen next time.
Even in the midst of this, one thing is not stopping the popularity of Andrea Lewis. Many fan clubs were formed.
"Wow, Andrea. Look at this. It is so cool. I also want to have a fan club like this. I am really jealous of you."
It was Ivy Morris who was shouting like crazy while looking at Andrea's fan club.
She is having a headache from all of this.
Andrea is a silent child who won't draw much attention like Ivy Morris. But now the situation has completely changed. She had never experienced anything like this.
Andrea had woken up Ivy Morris, Trina Mason, Thomas Gray, and John Collins. They had all come to visit Andrea.
"To be frank, I was quite shocked after learning about this you know."
"Hmm."
Ivy Morris is the most talkative one of them.
Thomas and Trina asked about how she was and how she is doing now. That's it. It's just Ivy that's causing a lot of commotion. Well, taking her personality into consideration, this is just normal.
John Collins just nodded, looking at Andrea.
Even though Andrea had a reserved personality, seeing that they had come to visit her made her feel warm.
Interrupting Ivy, who was all over Andrea, Thomas spoke,
"You know, I was extremely surprised when I heard the news of what happened. How did you manage to kill a D-rank villain?"
"Ya, Andrea. I totally forgot to ask How did you manage to kill a D-rank villain? I want to know."
Not only those two, everyone else in the room is curious, especially John Collins.
Hearing this again makes her sick. She wished she had done that, but no, she didn't do it.
Only she knows the truth about what happened that day.
The man who actually killed Liam James was David Foster, not her. Even if she said that no one would ever believe her words,
Why? Because according to everyone, he is a nobody who is ranked last in Horizon and he is just G rank.
Everyone is shocked at how she managed to kill him despite being E rank, but if they see what she saw, their eyes might pop out. It's not common for people to defeat someone who is ranked higher than you. So that's why there's all this commotion. If the news of a G-rank person defeating a D-rank villian went out, it would cause a huge uproar not only in the human domain but also around the world.
That would be crazy headlines all over the place. It might be the biggest headline of the decade.
But he must have had a good reason for why he was hiding his strength. If not, there is no reason to hide it as it will get you all the things you want.
No one would have treated him as they wanted. Hierarchy in rank decides status. So there is no reason for you to get treated like that.
That's what makes her curious.
"Hey, Andrea!"
Snapping Andrea out of her thoughts was Ivy Morris's concerned voice.
"Huh? Sorry."
Andrea bowed her head in regret. She failed to notice the visitors since she was so preoccupied with her own thoughts.
"It's okay. It must be difficult. Take a break; I know you have a lot on your mind."
Ivy Morris gave Andrea a pat on the shoulder and motioned for the other men to depart.
"Just give us a call if you need anything, and be careful."
Ivy Morris immediately led everyone out of her room while winking at Andrea.
-Clank!
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"But seriously, I have never imagined that Andrea would be strong enough to take on a D-rank villain all by herself.
Ivy Morris said that after exiting from that room.
"Hmm, that's pretty impressive." Thomas nodded.
"Till now, I thought we were both matched equally, but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. What do you think, Trina? "
"I was also surprised after seeing the news. It can't be wrong; it came directly from her father. "
Everyone nodded.
"It seems like I have been lazy lately, after seeing how powerful and popular she has become. I need to train really hard in order to not lag behind." Ivy said.
"That's true. I also need to work hard." Thomas nodded.
"Says the one who always lives in the training section."
While the remaining people were talking here, John Collins had a distorted face.
After he heard Andrea had defeated a D-rank villain all by herself, he was in disbelief. But the news directly coming from Andrea's father made his ego shattered.
It was a heavy blow to the immense pride he had. The pride of growing up thinking that he was the best among his peers.
It was shattered once, as Thomas got first place in the Horizon ranking.
But the thought that Andrea might surpass him has really gotten to him.
"I need to get stronger."
He started to feel inferior, but thanks to his personality, he may have been able to fight it off.
But only Andrea knows the real truth.
Gifts
-- Gift
received Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone