Vice principal Blackbeard's POV
You may refer to me as Vice Principal Shao. I am an aristocrat from a declining family. After I was ousted by my uncle for the position of next family head, I applied for a position as a teacher at a new magic academy founded by an arch-mage. I worked long and hard to outperform my talentless peers, so as to gain the attention of the principal. After eliminating all my enemies in a battle of wits, the principal assigned me as his vice principal. Putting me in charge of the entire school, as he secluded himself in the studies of the arcane. However, after he visited during a poorly timed low tide of applying students, he deemed it necessary to hire a new vice principal. That insolent man would stand in my way at every turn. He would stop me from expelling the toxic trash of class 2F from the academy. He would hire new enemies who sought to steal my position. He even stopped me from firing that talentless savage who assaulted me during his application test.
In order for this great castle, I built for myself not to crumble, I made sure that brut was assigned to the school's trash bin where he belongs. At least he can't ruin these impressionable youths with his incompetent nonsense there. A mages aptitude is everything. If not for those high-ranking artifacts using what I assume are mid-grade magic stones as a substitute for his trash constitution, then he would be disqualified from being a teacher, let alone a professor.
In spite of my best efforts, I recently found out he was going to hold a practical lesson using the school's facilities. That is completely wasted on class 2F. As everyone here knows, class 2F is just a group of failures who lack the talent or the proper decorum to be considered students of this great establishment. Going so far as to waste the school resources on such trash is completely unacceptable.
Seeing the need to put this savage in his place I decided to take the highest performing students of high birth belonging to class 2A on a private lesson in the practice arena on the same day and time as 2F. I even let the talented older brother of that wretch from class 2F showcase his superiority as I watched him fire off a 3rd tier spell at his useless half-brother as they entered the practice grounds. However, that worthless professor, hiding behind his high-quality magic items, blocked the fireball of this young talent. Such items are unbefitting of such trash. Truly, throwing pearls before a swine.
"Vice principal Shao, what a pleasant surprise! Have you come to watch my practical lesson on enchantments perhaps?" He asked impertinently.
"YOU FOOL! CAN'T YOU SEE I HAVE TAKEN SOME TIME OUT OF MY BUSY SCHEDULE TO PERSONALLY GIVE A LESSON TO THESE TALENTED YOUNG MAGES!"
"Oh! Excuse me, but I believe I reserved this venue three days ago for today's practical lesson. So, if you would be so kind as to wait until-."
"YOU FOOL! DO YOU NOT NO WHO YOU'RE SPEAKING TO! I AM THE ESTEEMED VICE PRINCIPAL OF THIS ACADEMY! IF I WISH TO TEACH A LESSON HERE THEN I WILL! SO, LEAVE BEFOR I FIRE YOU FOR INSUBORDINATION!" I said, as I cut him off.
"I am afraid that will not be possible." He said as he started walking towards me.
"As school regulations say in the faculty rulebook page 4 paragraph 7. 'All members of the school faculty must present a written request forum to the school supervisors at least 1 day in advance, before reserving a school facility for educational purposes. If the request is denied, or another reason for not granting the request was found, the faculty member requesting the use of the aforementioned facility will receive a written document beforehand detailing why the request was denied.' I have received a document confirming the approval of my request to use this facility 3 days ago. In that time, I received no such document to deny my use of this facility on this day within this time frame. Hence, if you wish to utilize this practice area then you will have to wait until the end of my class. So, if you would be so kind as to leave? Your presence seems to distract my students." He said as he recited the school regulations to me, while a suffocating pressure filled the air with every step he took.
Eventually he stopped directly in front of me. Showing no respect for my authority as he looked me directly in the eye. It would seem I will have to personally teach this trash a lesson.
"HAVE YOU ANY IDEA WHO YOU ARE SPEAKING TO! I AM-"
"THE BRUTE WHO IS DISRUPTING MY CLASS! NOW LEAVE BEFORE I MAKE YOU LEAVE!" That impudent bastard yelled in my face as he cut me off.
"How dare you?"
"WHAT WAS THAT?! SPEAK UP! YOU WORM!"
"HOW DARE YOU!" I said as I fired a tier 3 spell 'Gale wind' to push him back a few meters.
"YOU ARE BUT A TALENTLESS HACK PRETENDING TO BE A MAGE, AS YOU HIDE BEHIND THE MAGIC ITEMS YOU NO DOUBT STOLE FROM A REAL MAGICIAN! WITHOUT THEM YOU ARE NOTHING! YOU HEAR ME!"
"Is that so?" He said as he removed his gloves.
"Well, then why don't we put that theory of yours to the test."
"WHAT!?"
"How about we make a bet? If I win you leave the premises and vow to never interfere in class 2F's affairs again. And if you-"
"WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOUR IN ANY POS-"
"AND IF YOU WIN, I WILL RESIGN!" He yelled over my words.
"Fine then. What are the rules of this wager of yours?" I replied, trying not to give away my excitement in my tone.
"It is rather simple. I will fight the entire class 2A and yourself, without these gloves of mine you seem to fixate on. Whoever is left standing, wins."
This was perfect. I couldn't fire him because of that interfering hooligan, but if he resigns himself then there is nothing that aging colleague of mine can do. And if he can't use those gloves, with his aptitude. Forget fighting me. Just one of class 2A's students would be enough. This arrogant fool will soon learn his place, as he obviously bit off more than he can chew.
"I accept"