Then Liebe said, "Isurugi, good job. You didn't run and still won."
Isurugi said, "Thank you, Fleet Admiral."
Liebe said, "Looks like that one year of training really paid off."
Isurugi said, "Of course, sir."
Alysa said, "Now I'm ashamed that Eosian and his team lost."
Licht said, "I think you should be ashamed of the fact he started it."
Alysa said, "Yeah, that too."
Liebe said, "Licht, get their asses from the wall."
Licht said, "Why me?"
Liebe said, "You're a guy, and Alysa, get the girls."
Alysa said, "Ok."
Liebe said, "Those at the ceiling, let them have some wind up there."
Isurugi said, "Why, sir?"
Liebe said, "If somehow they made it that high, let them stay."
Licht said, "Ok then. And let Eosian stay stuck for a bit. The kid needs to think about what he did."
Licht said, "Ok then."
As Licht and Alysa were getting everyone, Licht said, "Alysa, can I, please—"
Alysa said, "No"
Licht said, "Pretty, pretty please?"
Alysa said, "Fine then."
As Licht kicked Eosian on the ass and said, "That was your punishment."
Alysa said, "Please don't do that again."
Licht said, "I might. Who knew it would be this much fun?"
Alysa said, "It did look pretty fun. I have to try that."
As they got everyone, Liebe stepped on stage and picked up the mic from the ground and stated, "Well, today's event was quite interesting. I wish I was here earlier to join, but what else can we do? The only important thing is that I won, so thank you."
As someone said, "Fleet Admiral, what will you do to take responsibility for this? We can't accept brawls like this! And why didn't the teachers or anyone else come to save us?"
Liebe said, "Ok then. Those who want to join the knighthood, please stand on my left, and those who want to join the medical or legal department, please stand on my right."
After the students reorganized themselves, Liebe said, "For the medical and legal divisional students, what happened today is truly something that is my failure, and if I could, I would have stopped her. And Lumos, please heal them."
Lumos said, "Gradient Magic: Light of the Aurora!" As everyone was healed.
Liebe said, "Now, for the knight division, here is the harsh reality for you: even if I knew about this 10 billion light-years ago, I still wouldn't have done anything to stop it. Rather, I would have showed up sooner to join in."
Someone from the knighthood division said, "Fleet Admiral, do you know what you are saying? What if someone was injured? And what about the one who started the brawl?"
Liebe said, "That is an interesting question indeed. But can I ask one of my own: how many times have you been deployed?"
As the room went dead silent, Liebe said, "Till now, I have been deployed in more than five combat zones, and I can assure you, it was far worse. If a simple brawl such as this is enough to injure you, I doubt you will cross your 30s as a knight. There, every day will be a struggle for survival. If this was enough to scare you and ask for our help, then neither our seniors nor teachers will be present to save you. And that is the harsh reality. Unless you can pick up your sword in even the most dire circumstances, you can never make it to the top."
As Liebe rolled up his sleeve, he stated, "These scars are from my deployments. And that is why today should be considered a play rather than a brawl. Now, those who were frightened today and still want to become knights, please stay. And if today you thought it was too much and you can't take it, then please leave. None of us here will condemn you for leaving."
As everyone stood still, Liebe said, "That is good to see. And for those who caused this, they are in timeout, enjoying some fresh air in the walls."
As Aoi and Eosian screamed, "Let us out!"
Lumos said, "You two need to think about what you did."
Liebe said, "And now, the one I believe to be my successor, the one most likely to be the next Fleet Admiral: Isurugi Camice."
And after the ceremony, Alysa and Lumos apologized to each other and forced Aoi and Eosian to apologize as well.