Arriving in front of a large room, Donna who stood in front of everyone turned on the lights and said "There's a wide selection of weapons here, so feel free to choose what you deem to be the best fit for you"
A large room appeared before everyone, and the diversity of weapons present here left me speechless. From nunchucks to broadswords. All sorts of weapons that were neatly laid out according to their size were being displayed before us.
I was honestly impressed.
There were so many of them that I couldn't even tell what some of the weapons were.
"I'd be very careful if I were you. If you damage any weapon present, you better be ready to pay up to 500,000 U."
Staring at the excited expression of the students in the class, Donna immediately poured cold water on them as she pointed out the price of each weapon. Some students couldn't help but flinch as they started looking at the weapons like they were some sort of divine artifact.
"I advise using a weapon that is suitable for you so that you don't risk damaging the weapon. Experimenting is good, but that is only if you can afford it"
Looking at the 200 or so students before her, Donna cheerfully smiled and continued "Before taking a weapon, swipe your student card so that you can register your name on the database. After that take your weapon and meet me in the main practice area"
Having finished what she wanted to say, Donna turned around and left.
As soon as her figure wasn't visible anymore, everyone started talking excitedly. Especially the boys.
"Wow, that was the 'Calamity witch'?"
"She's so hot!"
"Oh my god I think I've fallen in love"
"Pfff. You wish, someone like her would never like a loser like you!"
"Wanna fight!"
Scenes like these happened everywhere as the students had already formed their own clique.
I as the lowest-ranked member am obviously excluded from them.
And to be honest, it was exactly what I wished for, as I don't want to spend my time licking someone's ass.
In the lock, the hierarchical system ruled the academy.
Just like the relationship of a peasant and a noble. Only those who were ranked higher had the right to be treated as nobles. Low-rankers like me were merely people who would later become cannon fodder when fighting on the frontlines.
Such was my life now, as the lowest rank in the class.
Contrary to me who was all alone. The main characters were surrounded by a crowd of people.
Kevin, Jin, Amanda, Emma, and Mellissa all had people swarming around them.
Apart from Kevin, the rest were already used to such situations and thus were able to remain indifferent towards the waves of flattery coming from every person's mouth.
But for Kevin, who was not used to such a situation, found himself completely helpless. His previous demeanor, which caused one to respect him completely crumbled as he struggled to get away from the mob.
He wore a stiff smile the whole time, and he tried his best to not come off overly rude as he politely tried to talk to everyone.
"Right now he's probably thinking of a way to get his weapon and escape as fast as possible"
I laughed as I shook my head.
Such was the life of those who wish to stand out.
Ignoring the helpless Kevin, I turned my attention towards the sword section in the armory.
As I already know what I want, I quickly swiped my card and took a slim and elegant Katana.
The leather grip comfortably sat on my hands and the cold metal blade directly reflected the lights from the room.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
"Perfect"
Lightly swinging the katana a couple of times I nodded in satisfaction.
Its weight was neither too heavy nor too light, and added with its durable blade which was made of an extremely tough alloy made the katana a perfect fit for my sword art.
Taking the sword with me, I quickly walked out of the room.
Since I got everything I wanted, I made my way towards the training ground.
...
A large expansive ground appeared before me as I arrived in the training area.
The whole training facility was around the size of two football fields.
On the top right of the training ground was a shooting range that was split into five different distances which ranged from 100m all the way to 500m.
On the bottom right of the training ground, there were more than a dozen practice dummies that were perfect for close combat practice.
The training dummies were made of Forlum, an extremely tough metal that could even withstand the impact of an A-rank demon.
With its extremely durable body made of Forlum, students could train against the dummies without worrying about breaking them.
The middle area of the training facility was free for all, meaning that it did not have anything.
This was just mainly used to practice moves or footsteps.
Basically, it was an area that everyone could use to practice whatever technique they wanted to practice.
At the top left, there was a large gym fully equipped with top-of-the-line equipment, moreover, and most importantly, they had a gravity room that went all the way up to 10g.
With the gravity room, one could train and tamper their body with the aid of the room that could increase the gravitational force bearing down on a person.
Lastly, at the bottom left of the training ground a large swimming pool that was fifty meters long appeared before my sight.
The swimming pool was one of the most frequented places as it was extremely useful for condition training, as it helped muscles recover faster from fatigue due to the special medical ingredients that were added in the water.
"Alright, as I told you before since it's your first day you don't need to force yourself. I'll be here to supervise you all."
Gathering's everyone attention Donna happily smiled as she looked at the training ground.
"Now go and train! Time waits for no one"
Instantly everyone moved.
Some directly went to the dummies, while others towards the shooting range.
I curiously looked around and found Kevin, Jin, and Melissa heading for the training dummies, while Emma directly went towards the gravity room.
On the other hand, Amanda made her way towards the shooting range.
As I mentioned before Kevin's specialty was the sword.
Although he still did not practice the [Levisha style], his talent for the sword was still unrivaled. If I were to estimate his strength at the moment, I would say even if fifty versions of the current me were to attack him now he would be able to walk unscathed.
Jin on the other hand did not use a sword but instead used daggers.
He was what you called an assassin-type. He was extremely fast and agile and with his unrivaled speed could cut a person twenty times in a matter of seconds.
Melissa the second-ranked in the class used a spear.
She was also incredibly beautiful. Enough to rival both Emma and Amanda, but she was also a lot smarter than them.
She had an elegant and beautiful porcelain face that perfectly accompanied her creamy brown hair that gently fell behind her back. Most eye-catching were her exquisite cheeks and rosy moist lips that could tempt any man who saw them. A pair of pure glassy eyes hid underneath thin-framed glasses that put further emphasis on her eyes, enhancing her beauty. Her swan-like slender neck, under which her delicate sexy clavicle and full front that was lightly exposed, only further added to her charm as her delicate waist and creamy white legs added the finishing touches to her peerless appearance
At the tender age of 12, she was awarded the Humanity treaty award, the most notable award for those who achieve outstanding breakthroughs that propel humanity to the next level. Similar to the noble prize back in my world.
The reason why she won the award was because she was able to prove the molecular decomposition theorem that stumped a lot of famous scientists all over the world.
Her discovery was a major scientific achievement that shook the whole scientific community.
With the molecular decomposition theorem, diseases such as cancer that plagued the world were no longer an issue as this theorem directly tackled the crux of the problem!
The only reason she ranked second and not first in the academy ranking was simply because she was not very strong. Having spent most of her time researching, she did not have much time to improve her skills, and thus why during the admission test her physical score was only slightly above average.
But don't get me wrong, that in itself was an achievement, as my score was on the lower side of average.
Emma on the other hand uses a shortsword, and her fighting style was extremely fierce and aggressive.
Her fighting style reminded one of a berserker as she would leave no breathing room for the opponent when she attacked.
Honestly...she was probably the one I would least want to fight out of the lot as it would be extremely troublesome for my [keiki style].
Lastly Amanda. She was an archer, a really good one at that.
Out of the whole classroom, she was probably the only one who could accurately hit a target positioned 500-meter in the distance.
A prodigy that could only be seen every couple of hundred years, was what every professor said about her as they looked at her archery.
Those were the main characters
As for me?
Well, I'm just gonna practice in the middle area.
Since the [Keiki style] was a lost art, even if I practice it, no one would probably notice it.
Moreover, the way to practice the [Keiki style] would make one think they were crazy.
Closing my eyes I maximized my concentration.
Shing! Shing!
In one smooth movement, I took the katana from the scabbard hacked forward and placed the katana back into the scabbard.
"5 seconds"
Shaking my head, I repeated the same motion again.
The first movement of the [Keiki style] : Quick flash
A one-dimensional slash that could only hit forward with an overwhelming speed that could not be seen by the naked eye.
The [Keiki style] only had 5 movements, but each movement was crucial.
Each movement was like a piece of a 5 piece puzzle that would later combine and create the true [Keiki style]
For example, right now the first movement was only a single one-dimensional slash forward, while on the other hand, the second movement was a horizontal slash.
If the two movements were to be combined together, the range of movement when attacking an enemy would drastically increase.
Each movement was designed to add synergy to the other.
Once one mastered the [Keiki style], they would be able to attack wherever they wanted at an unrivaled speed.
You could say that the reason why the [Keiki style] was split into five forms was because one needed to learn the foundation before practicing the true art.
That was the true method of learning the [Keiki style]
-Shing! -Shing!
Without taking a break I continued repeating the same movement over and over again.
"According to the memories Master gave me, I can achieve the minor realm of mastery after doing the same movement over 100,000 times"
When learning a sword art there were ways to determine the level of mastery.
There was the minor realm of mastery, the great realm of mastery, the essence realm of mastery, and lastly the perfected realm of mastery.
Each realm signified a percentage of understanding of the whole sword art.
The minor realm of mastery required a 25% understanding of the sword art.
The great realm of mastery required a 50% understanding, the essence realm required a 75% understanding, and lastly the perfected realm.
The pinnacle of art mastery, with a 100% understanding of the sword art.
Currently, my aim was to get all five movements up to the minor realms, before later improving them.
...
A relatively handsome man stood at the edge of the training ground. He had dirt blond hair and carried a noble air around him that reminded people of a high-ranking aristocrat.
Turning his head, he looked at the beautiful woman standing next him and asked.
"What do you think of this batch?"
Staring at the distance, the beautiful woman who was in fact Donna Longbern, looked around and pointed towards a few individuals.
"There are a lot of promising youths, especially in this batch, but the ones that stand out the most to me are Kevin, Jin, Amanda, Emma, Melissa, and Han yufei."
Looking at where Donna pointed, the handsome man thoughtfully nodded.
"Well it isn't surprising considering their lineage"
Glancing at the man beside her, Donna scoffed
"I agree, their lineage is indeed impressive, but that's not what makes them great. The blood sweat and tears they put into their training are what make them this good. Just because they were born with successful parents doesn't mean they will also be successful. Unless you put in the work, no matter how talented you are, you won't ever be strong"
Slightly smiling the man responded.
"Well, I wonder about that. Speaking of which, is there anyone you have your eye on?"
Without hesitation, Donna responded
"Kevin Voss"
Slightly surprised by her quick response, the handsome man seemed to have recollected something and a trace of coldness appeared in his eyes before it quickly disappeared as if nothing happened.
"You mean the kid who set an unprecedented record and firmly took first place in the entrance exam? I'm rather curious about him too. Someone with seemingly no powerful backer managed to come this far. That's rather odd isn't it?"
He dropped subtle hints as he spoke, which made Donna secretly sneer at his attitude.
"I was one of the supervisors during the test and was quite impressed by his swordplay. It was elegant and yet had no wasteful movements. I can confidently say that soon enough there will be another S class in our ranks."
Looking at Donna who didn't even bother hiding her displeasure, the man just smiled and he casually said.
"Oh? for the calamity witch herself to speak so highly of him, it must mean that he really is a talent to look out for"
Glaring at the man beside her, she threadedly spoke.
"Gilbert. Call me that one more time and I'll kill you. Just because your father is powerful doesn't mean I won't do anything to you."
"Hey, hey, I was just joking. You don't have to take it so seriously"
Raising his hands in resignation, Gilbert slightly smiled.
"Hmph"
Turning her head away, Donna continued watching the training ground.
Standing beside her, Gilbert's smile quickly disappeared as he stared at Kevin in the distance. Thereafter his attention quickly shifted towards the middle of the training ground where he saw a lone youth practicing with a katana.
"Pffff, who the hell is he?"
Without even bothering to hide his ridicule, Gilbert laughed as he pointed at the student who was practicing with the katana.
Staring in the direction where Gilber pointed, Donna quickly frowned as she stared at the boy.
Taking out her tablet, she quickly scrolled down until a picture resembling the features of the youth appeared.
"Rank 1750, Ren Dover. Age 16, son of the guild master of Galxicus, a mid-ranged guild operating in Ashton city. Talent assessment D"
Seemingly having understood, he shook his head and gloatingly looked at Donna
"What did I tell you? Only those with a proper bloodline can hope to achieve something. People like him who are born with mediocre parents can never hope to stand at the top with elites like us"
Even though Donna wanted to refute, she couldn't. Looking at Ren who was constantly unsheathing and sheathing the sword, she shook her head in disappointment.
What kind of training was that?
At least swing your sword instead of just Unsheathing and sheathing the sword.
I kind of expected this but...
I'm currently being ridiculed by half of the class.
As I was practicing the first movement of the [Keiki style], I couldn't help but notice that some of my classmates were openly pointing their fingers in my direction as they ridiculed me.
Hello? I'm fine with you talking smack about me, but at least do it behind my back where I can't hear nor see you.
As I tried my best to concentrate, ignoring the ridiculing looks, I couldn't help but notice a tall man with dirt blond hair standing beside Donna.
Instantly cold sweat appeared on my back.
'Gilbert von Dexteroi'
One of the first antagonists that the protagonist encounters.
His father, 'Thundergod, Maximus von Dexteroi, was one of the only SS rank warriors in the human domain and was currently ranked third in the Hero ranking', moreover he was also one of the seven heads of the union!
With such a background, Gilbert could basically do whatever he wanted.
This was already shown by how he managed to become an assistant tutor in the academy at the tender age of 22.
What especially stood out about Gilbert, was not his father's background. No, although his background was indeed terrifying, it wasn't what people paid attention to when interacting with him. What stood out about him was the fact that he was a bloodline supremacist.
He believed that only those who had special bloodlines were allowed to stand at the peak.
To him, Kevin was an eyesore.
Kevin's parents were just regular people with at most a D rank talent.
Once they were killed by a demon, he was sent to an orphanage from which he lived there for 5 years.
He then later disappeared and reappeared as a prodigy that would make any guild drool at his talent.
How could he let Kevin who had a dirty bloodline take the spotlight?
He was a firm believer that only those who inherited a strong bloodline were destined to reach the peak.
He viewed the world like an aristocrat.
He firmly believed that commoners had no place in this world, and only nobles could rule the world.
So as soon as he heard about Kevin, his first reaction was to remove such cancer that was hiding within the academy.
Actually, Gilbert wasn't like this in the past.
But whenever Gilbert looked at Kevin, deeply hidden feelings that he tried to forget resurfaced in his mind, making him despise Kevin with all his might.
In actuality, his hatred stemmed from a trauma that occurred to him in the past.
Back when he first arrived in the lock, he was confident, kind, and well-mannered.
However one day a transfer student came into class.
Unlike Gilbert who was the son of the Thundergod Maximus, he was just a regular student with no notable background.
At first, Gilbert didn't think too much about him, but slowly the transfer student climbed up the ranks.
Startled Gilbert started to pay more and more attention to the transfer student.
Seeing his stunning growth he was extremely excited.
'Finally, someone who is worthy to compete with me'
He thought, as he trained and studied more than before.
Slowly the two started competing in almost every subject, and a friendship slowly blossomed between them.
At first, Gilbert always came out on top, but as time passed the gap gradually became smaller and smaller, until the transfer student started winning all their competitions.
Shocked by his progress, Gilbert studied and trained even harder.
But...
The results were the same.
The gap kept growing bigger and bigger, and a seed of inferiority started to plant inside of his heart.
'How can I the son of the thunder god lose to him who had nothing since birth?'
Every day he would ask himself the same thing, as he tried his best to bridge the gap between them.
At first, it went from wanting to get higher scores than him, to later wanting to be not too far from his score.
Gilbert's expectation of himself slowly started becoming lower and lower.
All along he kept his feelings hidden inside of him as he continued being friends with the transfer student.
Then one day during an excursion a high-ranked demon attacked.
Everyone ran for their lives, Gilbert included.
During the chaos, no one noticed one person staying behind.
The transfer student.
Without a second thought, he chose to fight the demon and buy as much time as possible for his classmates to escape.
As Gilbert ran, he quickly noticed his friend's absence.
When he turned around all he saw was his friend desperately fending off the demon.
Without a second thought, he tried to help, but he was held back by a teacher and forced to abandon his best friend and rival.
When the reinforcements arrived it was already too late.
His best friend and rival had died protecting everyone.
As soon as he heard the news the first thing he felt was a sense of relief.
But soon after, as soon as he realized how he felt at his friend's death, deep regret and anguish overcame him.
How could he feel relief when his best friend died while saving him and everyone in the class?
Although he felt inferior to him, he was like a brother to him. He looked up to him. He cherished him deeply. He was the first true friend he had ever made.
He locked himself inside of his room for a month.
He started eating less and less, and would always refuse to come out.
The situation got so bad that his father was forced to rush back to his son.
'Everything is up to fate, no matter how talented one is, only the chosen ones get to live on'
Those were the words his father coldly told to him as he lectured his son.
As his father's words echoed in his ears, Gilbert slowly looked back at his past.
His friend was way more talented than him.
But in the end, the one that survived was him.
In the end, the winner was the one who lived in the end.
Slowly weird and twisted ideas started sprouting inside of his mind, almost like a germinating seed.
'No matter how talented one is, if they are not destined for greatness, they will never reach the top.'
'That's right. So what if he was talented. I am the one who lived in the end'
'You cannot help but blame your poor birth for your death. You who was not born by a chosen one cannot hope to strive to reach the peak'
Soon his thoughts twisted more and more until he became a bloodline supremacist.
Although it may have seemed like he was trying to delude himself and find a way to escape reality, in actuality this was all planned by the demons beforehand.
His so-called 'best friend' was actually a mole planted by the demons beforehand.
Everything till now was a careful scheme done by the demons who were trying to turn Gilbert into their pawn.
They first infiltrated his emotions through the use of his 'best friend'.
Once his 'best friend' died in a tragic accident, and Gilbert's emotions were unstable, the demons planned to make him digest a demon seed which essentially corroded a person's mind and turned them into a puppet.
Such was their plan, but unfortunately for them, their scheme ended up being exposed by Gilbert's father who ended all their years of planning.
But...the damage was already done as since then Gilbert became a bloodline supremacist.
Looking at him from the distance I couldn't help but pity him.
But that doesn't mean I want to talk to him.
Hell no!
He's probably the person I fear the most in the lock.
The reason why I fear him is not because he's some secret boss that is super strong.
No.
At most he's a medium-level boss, as he is not even that strong.
The truly frightening thing about him is the fact that he is a chain villain!
What is a chain villain?
Chain villains are probably the scariest villains you could possibly create.
They are those villains that only bring more trouble as you defeat them.
Let me make an example.
Let's take a Chinese cultivation novel.
Imagine this guy tries to rob you, and you kill him.
That's it, right?
No!
Turns out he is a low-level disciple from a prestigious sect.
His senior brother enraged by his death hunts you down.
What do you do?
You defeat him.
What's next?
The senior brother's senior brother will hunt you next!
This will go on until the situation gets so bad that an elder comes looking for you.
Soon you have a fight against the elder and left with no other option, you defeat him.
This will go on until, in the end, you kill the sect leader and remove the whole sect.
In the end, because you killed some random person who tried to harm you, you ended up fighting a whole sect!
That's what a chain villain was!
The most fearsome of all villains in novels.
And that's exactly what Gilbert was.
And what's especially fearsome about him, is that the prestigious sect we are talking about is the union.
The goddam union!
You want to fight against them? The strongest organization in the human domain?
Be my guest, but I'm out.
I'm not suicidal.
In the novel, Gilbert first uses lackeys to torment the MC. When things don't work out, he tries different methods. Such as employing assassins, or using poison.
Slowly Kevin finds himself fighting against Gilbert, and as soon as he defeats him, he finds himself in a whole world of trouble as Gilbert's relatives who work in the union also start targeting him.
Slowly Kevin finds himself fighting higher and more executive members in the union until he has to go toe to toe against Thunder god Maximus.
At one point things got so bad that he had to leave the human domain so that he could build up strength and take his revenge.
Shaking my head, I slowly walk further away from Gilbert.
In the end, I spent 2 hours practicing the same movement over and over again.
"Attention, please! I have observed each and every one of you today. I am pleased by most of you, of course, not everyone pleased me, as some of you wasted your precious time playing around or were just randomly swinging without aim. I expect better next time"
Donna spoke as she briefly glanced at me.
And thus, the first training session ended.
...
"Hey, why don't you teach me your moves?"
"I don't understand. Why do you keep repeating the same thing over and over again? Are you seeking attention or something?"
On the way to the dorm, I was harassed by a group of boys who struck up a conversation.
I kept ignoring them, but it seemed that it only piqued their interest more.
It was only after I ignored them for five minutes straight, that they left me alone. Actually, the main reason why they stopped was because the main characters just passed by.
Kevin, Jin, Amanda, Emma, and Melissa.
If it weren't for the fact that Jin was glaring holes at the back of Kevin's head, this could've been a scene straight out of a painting.
two incredibly handsome boys walking alongside three earthshaking beauties while smiling and chatting amongst each other.
Even I didn't expect them to be so handsome and beautiful.
As they passed, everyone's sight would turn on them, and people would make way for them.
Since I didn't want to stand out I copied everyone else and moved to the side.
As soon as they left, the corridor regained its usual liveliness and I arrived in front of my room.
Click!
Swiping my card, the door automatically opened for me.
Taking off my shoes, I took a quick shower and then went to bed.
I had not slept for the past 24 hours and thus was completely exhausted.
As soon as my body touched the bed, I passed out.
...
"Hey, hey guys did you notice how everyone made way for us? It was like a big shot was walking"
Cheerfully said Emma, as she looked at the people in front of her.
Smiling Kevin nodded
"Yes, I saw. I really didn't expect people to do that"
Sneering, Jin looked at Kevin.
"Hmph, of course, you didn't expect that. The only reason they made way for us is because I was present"
Hearing Jin's reply, Melissa shook her head and moved two steps away from Jin.
She hated interacting with stupid people.
Amanda on the other hand was used to Jin's behavior hence she didn't react. As both of them came from the first and second-ranked guild respectively, they both had interacted with each other on multiple occasions, hence why she was used to his behavior.
Actually more than didn't react, it was more like she didn't care.
As for Emma?
She found his response funny, as she tried to hold back her laugh.
Smiling wryly Kevin tried to change the topic.
"Right guys, did you notice the guy in the middle who was practicing the katana?"
"....Katana? Oh, that weird guy who was unsheathing and sheathing the katana repeatedly?"
Instantly Emma went beside Kevin as she excitedly started talking.
Just like Amanda, Emma did not become an arrogant young master like Jin. She was rather bossy, but most of the time she was cheerful, and always liked to compete.
Hence whenever she saw Kevin her competitive spirit would burn, promoting her to interact with him more.
"Uh, yeah, him..."
Taken aback by Emma's excitement, Kevin awkwardly nodded.
"What was his name?"
Tilting her head, Emma looked around.
Amanda was reading her book, so she didn't respond, while Melissa didn't seem to care.
Kevin also didn't know his name, so he helplessly shrugged his shoulders
"Forget about that loser, and let's head to the cafeteria. I'm starving."
Said Jin, as he picked up the pace.
"Hey wait up!"
Shouted Emma, as she ran to catch up to Jin.
Shaking his head helplessly, Kevin also increased his pace as he made his way towards the cafeteria.
The only reason why he asked about the Katana boy, was because his instincts told him he was not as simple as he looked.
"Forget it, I'm probably imaging things."
Like that, Ren managed to avoid a troublesome situation where he would get noticed by the protagonist.
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