SSS-Rank Harem Sword: My Lustful Life With Legendary Maidens-Chapter 43: Causing Storms

As Adonis and Logan stood opposite each other, a crowd had already encircled them in a tight ring.

Everyone, nobles and commoners alike, waited to witness a great show.

After all, duels like this were always fun to watch.

However, what happened next completely blew their minds.

"BANG!"

They just blinked for a second, and Logan was already thrashed away like a ragdoll through the air.

Even Logan failed to comprehend the situation while gliding through mid-air.

When he hit the hard floor with his back, he howled in agony.

Blood sprayed in the air, creating a horrifying scene.

A second later, he fainted.

Lucia was stunned. Lexi was stunned. Everyone who was watching became stunned.

What did they just witness?

Was that even a battle at all?

Their gazes shakily turned to Adonis, who stood there as if he had never moved a muscle.

But they didn’t fall for his innocent face anymore.

"This guy is a monster!" one of them muttered, swallowing his saliva.

Lexi’s became angry the moment she saw Logan crumpled on the ground.

Her sword materialized in a flash of silver light as she charged furiously,

"You bastard! How dare you touch my brother!"

Lucia and others gasped, feeling Adonis was already dead. There simply wasn’t enough time to dodge.

But-

Lexi’s eyes widened in shock when she saw her sword caught with his firm grip.

"Slap!"

Before she could react, Adonis’s right hand whipped across her face in a sharp, resounding slap.

The sound reverberated across the entire training field.

Lexi staggered sideways, cheek instantly blooming red, sword slipping from numb fingers to clatter on the ground.

She clutched her face, then looked at Adonis as if she were hurt.

Adonis remained unmoved by her crocodile tears.

He released her wrist and stepped forward, looming over crouched form.

"From now on, you two should stay away from me. I’m not weak old bastard anymore. I AM ADONIS. ONLY ADONIS."

His eyes were red, as if saying those heart him deep.

"You are not my siblings. Not anymore. You never truly were."

Lucia’s heart trembled, feeling the pain he never showed to anyone.

But to Lexi, those words were like knives.

Her lips trembled as tears welled in her eyes. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

His rejection hurt him deeper than the slap.

"You– you can’t just say that. We’re family—"

"No," Adonis cut her off coldly. "Family doesn’t try to erase you. Family doesn’t send assassins to kill you. Family doesn’t mock you while you bleed. You made your choice long ago. Now live with it. We’re not related anymore."

He turned his back on her completely. The Chaotic Harem Sword still vibrated faintly in his right hand.

Even now, the crowd remained frozen. No one dared speak.

At that moment, this handsome and enigmatic newcomer, felt incredibly dangerous.

Lucia stood a few paces away, not knowing what to say in front of his rejection to the familial ties.

Long before this, she already knew this day would happen eventually.

The Kingsbane last name was decorative to him at best.

But he wasn’t wrong. Their treatment toward was always worse. They never saw him as blood siblings.

For now, she only hopes this doesn’t escalate further. If that happens, she feared losing the whole Kingsbane family altogether.

Meanwhile, Adonis walked past the ring of onlookers without another word.

They parted for him instinctively, like prey avoiding a predator.

Behind him, Lexi dropped to her knees beside Logan’s body, shoulders shaking with silent sobs.

<Well done, Master. You just burned that bridge to ashes. Affection levels with those two just plummeted into the abyss. But the crowd? They’re terrified and intrigued. Your legend is growing>

Adonis didn’t reply.

But he had meant every syllable.

And he would never take them back.

--

Soon, someone leaked the news of him being admitted to the Nova Class, and it became a viral topic across the academy.

"What! A guy with null heritage became a Nova student?"

"Yes. It’s the truth. He just entered the academy yesterday."

"Now that I think about it, there was indeed gossip about a null being seen with that monster Minos. Might be true after all."

"Hey, want to hear what I found out? He is Duke Kingsbane’s illegitimate son. His mother was just a lowly maid."

"Really? Duke Kingsbane did that with a maid? Was he lacking beautiful women around him?"

"I don’t know, man. But do you think he got admission by using the Duke’s influence?"

"Haha, nice joke. There isn’t a single person in the Nova Class who got there using background or connections. That class only admits top-tier talents. They are all basically monsters."

"Remember Minos Starblazer? He arrived just one month ago, and he has already crushed all the geniuses and reached the top 50 in the first-year rankings. He even crippled a few noble brats ruthlessly."

"That’s terrifying! How are we going to compete with them for resources?"

In the common faculty room for 1st year teachers, the atmosphere was unusually active.

Isabella was also there, doing some important work.

She was reviewing the Nova Class attendance records when the door opened and three other instructors entered: Professor Harlan Voss (Combat Instructor), Madam Elara Thorne (Crafting), and Master Ronan Vale (Alchemy).

They had clearly come straight from their classes. And they seem extra gossipy.

Harlan dropped into the chair across from Isabella without ceremony.

"Isabella, we heard the Nova Class had quite the spectacle today. Your new student, Adonis Kingsbane. The one who flattened Logan Kingsbane in one move. Care to share your thoughts?"

Elara slid into the seat beside him, folding her arms.

"The entire freshman year are talking about it. A null heritage boy in Nova Class? And he humiliated a Kingsbane heir publicly? I thought the admission board had strict standards."

Ronan was more thoughtful than amused.

"I saw the aftermath. Logan, his own very half sibling is in the infirmary with three fractured vertebrae and internal bleeding. The boy didn’t even show any mercy to his own blood. Isabella, you’ve had him in your homeroom for one day. What do you make of him?"

Isabella didn’t look up from her scroll at first. She turned a page slowly, the sound deliberate in the sudden quiet.

"I would say he is unconventional," she said at alst.

Harlan barked a laugh,

"Unconventional? The kid slapped his sister across the face and told her she’s no longer related. In front of half the first-years. Then he walked away like he owned the place. That’s not unconventional. That’s a walking diplomatic incident."

Elara added with a scoff,

"And yet the board approved him. Special admission. No public explanation. That usually means someone very high up pulled strings... or saw something extraordinary during the aptitude test."

Isabella finally set her pen down and met their gazes. Her icy blue eyes were unreadable behind her round glasses.

"He demonstrated Body Fortification in less than a blink during my first lesson. No chant. No Sword Soul manifestation. Just raw Ether manipulation so masterful that it was almost frightening."

The three instructors exchanged glances.

"Just a blink? Even most third-years struggle to do it that cleanly within that time. And a null heritage student did it?"

"He is not so null anymore" Isabella replied dryly. "Whatever his heritage, the aptitude board saw fit to place him in Nova. That is all I will say on the matter."

Harlan rubbed his chin.

"But you’re his homeroom teacher. You’ve seen him up close. Does he seem dangerous in anyway?"

Isabella’s recalled his traits.

"He is arrogant. But only when it is required. He also possesses a gaze that feels possessive. And yet..."

"There is power there. Real power. The kind that doesn’t need to boast. If he survives the politics of Nova Class, he could become one of the most formidable graduates this Academy has produced in decades."

Elara raised an eyebrow.

"High praise from you, Isabella. You usually freeze first-years solid for less than tardiness."

Isabella’s smiled faintly, though it held no warmth.

"I do not praise lightly. But I also do not underestimate threats. Adonis Kingsbane is no ordinary student. He is a anomaly. And anomalies in Nova Class tend to cause some storms. It’s natural."

Harlan leaned back, sighing.

"Great. Just what we needed. Another Minos Starblazer situation, but with family drama and a chip on his shoulder."

Ronan shook his head slowly.

"Minos is a blade. Sharp, cold, predictable in his brutality. But this boy feels different. Like something chaotic. Unpredictable."

Isabella lifted her teacup and took a measured sip.

"Chaos can be very dangerous when it learns control." she muttered mostly to herself.