I Regress if the Villainess Dies! Chapter 32: Chapter 31 Vica(1)

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At the headmaster's office, a live feed of the first contact between a professor and an entrant was currently being transmitted in real time. It showed Xian facing another infamous professor. Vica and Astor looked over the display in silence, unsure what to feel. Every year, a compilation of students gathered by their own information team and a particular professor's findings served as the basis for identifying hidden potential. Yet Xian had remained completely under their radar before abruptly appearing, backed by an infamous duke who currently held half the kingdom in his grasp. “What do you think of what you're seeing, Vica?” “He's strong... and unusual.” Vica answered honestly, but if that was all, it would not be enough to warrant their scrutiny. She had seen many formidable fighters who went berserk before, but none like Xian, who seemed to ignore the difference between a student and a fully fledged professor. It was not possible that Caesar was holding back either, since the purpose of this test was to let the entrants feel the difference between a normal human and an 'emanator'. Xian, who rampaged against Caesar wantonly, was a strange sight to behold for both of them. While the academy had witnessed extreme geniuses who excelled in combat, the difference between a talented student and a professor who had trained for years was insurmountable. Meanwhile, the entrant before them showcased exceptional combat sense and appeared inherently resistant to a powerful opponent's Presence. When facing an enemy at the level of a professor, entrants would typically experience sluggishness due to the difference in power. Once a certain threshold was reached, one's Life Rating naturally emitted a Presence capable of intimidating weaker opponents or even rendering them unconscious. The case of Agrind Beasts was even more extreme. If the wrong personnel were deployed, they could be annihilated without putting up a fight, simply fainting from the overwhelming Presence and falling victim to monsters. Yet Xian seemed unaffected at all. The professor he was facing, while infamous, was no weakling and was, in fact, among the stronger personnel in the academy. And that alone was enough reason for Astor to have designs on him. These days, he had been searching for someone to inherit his martial techniques, a successor, or more accurately, a disciple. ‘A disciple of mine, using my techniques and unrestrained before stronger existences…’ Astor had only seen humans surpass the so called ‘Presence’ of stronger monsters when they’re already a dying madmen. Xian might just be the first to reach the unsolvable problems in the far reaches of the world, where Agrind beast have become too strong for human’s to tackle. If a young potential like Xian, who had an unstoppable nature, were to learn his destructive techniques… Astor’s back tingled in excitement at the thought of such a monster. Furthermore, his physique weren’t too bad compared to Astor, even if smaller. “Vica, what do you think about getting a butler for yourself?” “You want him on our side?” she said with some concern. ‘Taking a subordinate of a duke and his daughter's butler, no less is a bit...’ “I might be able to finally choose a successor. After all this time,” the old man said, absent of his usual lightheartedness. Instead, he had an expression of yearning for the frontlines. It was a matter that had been on her father’s mind for a very long time. Without a son and only a daughter, Astor had no choice but to look for a successor. Vica was not suitable to learn the immense martial technique that he possessed. This was also the reason why he stagnated and never left the academy. There was no one to continue his legacy, and while he wasn’t afraid to die in a raid or on the battlefield, he wanted to leave something behind for later generations. If only a woman could also have the so-called Yang Energy, then she could’ve learned it herself. Unfortunately, even her innate talents leaned to