Beast Taming? Nah, Dragon Herding is Way Better!

"Well, we can just beat that into them, don't forget that…" watching the performance of the student whom she fought with during the first part of the entrance exams, the white-haired, horned principal said with a hint of boredom in her tone, something that made the instructors quite puzzled.

'That kid… he's not even taking it seriously…' with the eyes of someone as powerful as her watching over the entrance exams to the Primaria Class herself, the principal couldn't help but think to herself seeing how effortless the emperor-like young man is in his ascent, almost as if the figures attacking him from the distance is not even a bother to him right now.

'With that kind of magic, he's ought to do something so much more than that… should I make it a bit harder for him?' thinking along these lines, no normal person will think that she favors the emperor-like young man quite a lot should they hear her thoughts, and would rather think that the two of them has some sort of grudge between each other that makes her want to make this young genius' life a bit more troubled.

'Let's not… I can take my time to beat him up to shape once he enters my class…' deliberating for a short while, she decided not to do something to Diluc for now as she also wants to know the extent of his strength over the other freshmen, and what better way to do that than to expose him to the very people she is comparing him to.

On the other hand, looking at the principal who is currently playing with ice elemental mana swirling around her fair, dainty fingers, the academy staff and some of the instructors couldn't help but feel a bit wary as they thought that something just struck her nerves the moment that she starts watching this competition.

Luckily for them though, their worries are unfounded as the moment that Aria focuses on the arena once again, the frigid, scalding cold air starts to return to normal once again, causing all of them to breath a deep sigh of relief as they thought to themselves that they survived from another potential attack once again.

Meanwhile, the young man who this principal is previously just planning to beat into shape also felt something in the surrounding is wrong, almost as if there is something out there that is watching him like a beast, and from the detection he performed, he couldn't help but feel all the more lamenting about his future as he found out just who the source of this gaze is.

"What does she want from me now?" seeing the eyes of that petite, white-haired, volatile beauty of a principal, Diluc couldn't help but ask more to himself than anyone else as he remains fairly composed dealing with multiple things, controlling how he is flying, defending himself from all sorts of attacks coming for him, along with ever so often sending a counterattack to whoever attacks him.

"Fuck!!! He's not even affected by it a single bit!!"

"Just continue hitting him, he's been using that kind of magic for quite a long time now, he's bound to deplete his mana like that!!"

"That guy is right!! Let's hit that bastard some more!!"

Hearing what seems to be a logical thing coming out of the mouth of some fellow freshmen like them, most of the other freshmen regained some sort of confidence in them, their eyes burning with a newfound inspiration, the excitement of the possibility of taking down someone who is already the uncrowned strongest among them taking over the fear that they are feeling towards the young man exuding such an imperial authority from deep within him.

"That's right!! Hit him harder!!"

Some of the freshmen nobles who clearly doesn't want him standing above every single one of them becomes even more passionate in attacking him the moment they thought they have a chance to completely remove him out of the competition, with their respective affinity over mana completely revealing itself, swirling across the entirety of their bodies as it congregates into all sorts of magic circle in front of them.

The less refined ones, using their affinity with mana, circulates it all across their body and uses it to enhance themselves, all while thinking that the best chance they have in landing a hit on this monster of a competitor they have is with a closed range, melee attack, something that they concluded he is not good after all the fight of him they had watched.

"Tsk…"

Looking at the figures, both people along with magic casted by other freshmen, approaching him, Diluc, despite all his composure, couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed as he thinks that there are far more important matters to deal with other than accompanying these people in their games, one such matter being reuniting with his friends who is situated in a far higher place than him, and have a group of people clearly aiming towards them maliciously.

"Hahahaha!! Look!! What did I tell you!? He's running away now! He should be more than just tired doing all of that!!"

Once again noticing a trace of urgency upon the emperor-like young man's face, the one who thought he should be tiring by now pointed out, proudly smirking as if he just figured out that even this monster has a limit, and that limit is just about to be exploited by someone like him.

Hearing these words and noticing the expression upon the emperor-like young man's face, the other freshmen on the offensive against him couldn't help but show even more enthusiasm into attacking him and 'breaking' his defenses, their expressions not only that of normal excitement but rather that of a zealot who managed to take a short glimpse of their most beloved god.

Fire clashes with the winds as most of the mage freshmen attacking, despite them barely knowing each other at all, uses elemental magic in all of its glory, seeking to compliment the power each other have in order to bring about even more destructive effects, their goals of eliminating such powerful competitor clear to the eyes of even those who are slightly slow in the head.

Of course, while there are brilliant students that will even forfeit their pride as genius and help others in order to accomplish their goals, water extinguishes the flame as well, as other, greedier individuals want nothing with sharing and desires to hog all the glory in eliminating this monster of their generation all for themselves.

With each of the attacks either complimenting or destroying each other travels across the distance, bright flashing lights coming from all sorts of destructive spells starts melding among each other, overwhelming that minor few who wants to steal the show for themselves, turning not into a colorful ball of mess but rather into a complete white travelling in a speed not too slow yet not too fast to the eyes of the viewer.

As much as this is what the young audience believes though, the more experienced staff and instructors of the academy, rather than staring at this beautiful sight in awe, merely smiles in satisfaction as if they are parents who just saw their youngest child showing talent that they had never revealed before.

'Hehehe… even without me doing damage to him, I should get quite the attention after showing such observation skills!!! There are chance for me to rise in this place!!'

While the expression of the audience, both the older and younger ones, varies, this young man, also the very person who thought that the emperor-like young man is about to tire out, thought to himself like that, this perfect little dream of his already starts having tears and cracks in them, as not even a second after this massive ball of elemental mana forms, the very person they sought to bring down is already making his move, seemingly unperturbed by this clearly dangerous attack.

"I have no time to play games with all of you right now…"

Diluc muttered under his breath as he decided to finish the matter in one fell swoop, as he is also starting to find dealing with all of these people one by one quite annoying, his mind spinning fast in order to think of the best way to deal with them.

Looking around making sure that there is only this one attack that remains targeting him, Diluc's mind already made all sorts of methods for him to achieve what he wants, and out of all that, he felt like he just knows the best solution somehow.

And almost as if to confirm this thought of his, from the very depth of his mind, something primeval, as if it is only natural to him, speaks up, possessing the very same voice he has, yet feels completely different than him, sounding more dignified, more regal, making him feel familiar and unfamiliar at the same time.

'Don't let them show any more disrespect, show them the authority of the Ruler of the Draconic Realm'

[Don't let them show any more disrespect, show them the authority of the Ruler of the Draconic Realm, My emperor]