Capítulo 47: Bellator

First of all, I would like to thank akshit_gupta for giving his own view of my novel and I will try to better my writing in the future.

Of course, the character persona and the world setting are all already set so no changes can be made to those. I hope I have given satisfactory answers to your queries.

To all other readers who might think of the same points, I will try to improve my writing with time and thank you for reading my novel.

I will edit this part out after a few days.

That's it. Enjoy!

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Chapter 47

You all must have read novels such as these in which the first day of the academy is peaceful and packed with an info dump.

But then, is it my luck? It must be, otherwise, how could this be explained?

"Be prepared to face your proper punishment, you filthy scoundrel." A shining boy spoke in front of me. Oh yeah, shining.

But, filthy scoundrel? What is this, twelfth century?

[Timeline matches]

It could but does he have to talk like that? Stuck up and all like an old geezer. He should act like his age otherwise he won't have any luck with girls.

[Right now your luck is at rock bottom]

True. I'm the last person to talk about luck.

So you must be wondering, how things got to this point. Why is there a shining boy cursing at me like I have stolen his shoes, why are there many spectators curious and excited about what is about to happen?

Why, I, with a bored, tired, and fed-up expression, am standing here arguing with my imaginary friend.

Well, for that, I will have to rewind the time by six hours and do exactly what I said at the beginning. Drop an info dump.

It all involves a shining boy afflicted with the disease of righteousness and a handsome innocent boy who was betrayed by this cruel society and had injustice done to him and is questioning his choices in life which led to this moment.

[Innocent?]

That's what you picked in all of that?

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"Congratulations, Your Highness." Rose congratulated me while I was getting ready for classes. Although everyone is given a dorm room, we imperial royalties have special accommodations of our own.

Of course, we all had to share this mansion but with how big this was, the chances of running into another person were very low unless it was intentional.

Also, servants weren't allowed to stay here, not the servants who served us but the servants who were here to attend the academy with us.

So Rose wasn't allowed to stay in the mansion but had to stay in the dorm rooms provided by the academy but I couldn't possibly let her stay there so I put my foot down and almost bashed the shit out of Lincoln who was trying to be a smarta*s.

Elliot was uncharacteristically supportive; I wonder why.

"Congratulations to you too Rose," I replied Rose while setting my bowtie. Although my uniform wasn't white, I still chose to go with a bowtie instead of a tie like the others.

Rose had also passed her test with flying colors, attaining a B grade and surprisingly, unlike the novel, Eric obtained a C, not a B.

Of course, Rose didn't pass like me but she used brute force to kill almost fifty orcs by herself. She didn't go for the elves but just took the orcs chief's medallion after three days of battle.

Although I provided her with info related to the test, I wasn't very optimistic about Rose's success.

It was very weird. Although the artifact was cleared way before that, those who were still inside were inside until they didn't clear the test and it only disappeared once everyone else was transported out of it.

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Soon we were ready and heading for our classroom after arriving at the Academy. Although I wanted to see Laura, there wasn't enough time to head to her building so that would have to wait until evening.

And there it is, S-1, the building that belongs to the first section of the special class. Oh yeah, building. The special class wasn't a class but a building with almost all the facilities available.

A massive ground for physical training, a mana training room, an enchanted room that acts as a gravity manipulator, a gym, a secluded training room for each student, a kitchen, a common room, and a massive classroom.

There are more irrelevant rooms as well such as relaxation rooms etcetera, but I won't go into that.

We entered the building and headed straight for the classroom. The class was about to begin in five minutes so there wasn't much time to diddle dawdle.

By the way, that gate's massive.

Sliding it open, me and Rose both entered and immediately garnered attention from everyone.

When a handsome young man like me enters a room full of people and they turn their attention to me, many would think it is because of my charming appearance, adorable expression, and overflowing handsomeness.

Oh boy, how wrong I am. They turn to me all right, but under that disbelief, indifference, fear, respect, worship, and all, all I see is disgust for someone who doesn't deserve to be here.

And there they are, the six apostles in one class. There is one more apostle candidate, but he is in another class but he will be after the first semester.

Anyway, let me introduce the main cast of this classroom.

Sophien Vermillion, long black hair, eyes of the same color that would make a guy crazy, milky white skin that is bereft of any blemish, beauty that would make a blind man blush, and coldness that would give even an undead chill.

Sasha Meynor has a cute round face that is enhanced by her blue eyes. Her short black hair that is cascaded over her shoulder only enhances her facial features. Rosy white skin and all in all, an angelic appearance that would compel sinners to leave their corrupt ways.

Layla Evergreen, in one word, is bombastic in every way. Her pale white skin resembles that of frost. Crystal blue eyes, and unlike Sasha, hers are literally like crystals that are a beauty of another kind. Her light blue hair like water falls down almost to her ankles. Her expression, however, isn't cold in any way but a cheerful expression that could enchant warriors.

And last but not least, Sera Wondercraw, the typical character named as the childhood friend of the MC. Putting aside the fact that she hates me since Eric hates me, if I have to compile her appearance in one sentence, that would be 'An appearance that would compel monks to sin.'

Blonde hair that ends at her waist just above her hips, light fair skin, light green eyes that enhance her blonde hair, and red lips without the need for lipstick. A beauty among beauties.

I think the famed Asmara and Alicia, who are also a part of the main cast, need no introduction at this point so I will move on to the male cast.

We have a black-haired naïve MC, Eric Tudor, and a typical rival of the MC with brown hair, Zefton Grey.

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[Way to be a perv]

What? I gave complete and honest descriptions of everyone, didn't I?

[More like biased]

Fine.

We have a black-haired naïve and stupid MC who messes things up even though it is his second time in life and his choices are very questionable.

And then we have a typical rival of the MC who thinks he is important but he really is not and also like every other rival of the MC, he also has an inferiority complex that will take up a whole arc.

Is that better?

[…]

[I'm not going to argue with you]

Smart choice. Moving on, we don't have any other important characters in this class. Talented, yes. Important, no. The reason why I am not going to waste any more time on them.

Rose could be considered an important character in the novel but now that she is with me, all the scenarios related to her are now either my problem or are no problem at all.

Me and Rose took our seats in the middle of the leftmost lanes. Although I wanted a window seat, they were all taken so I had no choice but to sit here.

Soon, the class was completely filled and shortly after, our teacher entered. Professor Desmond Harold is one of the characters that I can't find any faults with.

Desmond has a blessing of physical traits, his power multiplies by two when activated but if we take his lithe physique into consideration, he doesn't really look much of a fighter.

Yet he is also the physical instructor of the special class section one. He is also in charge of the first years but he only teaches this class.

"We will begin today with the result of the orientation test." He began speaking. As expected of the Bellator Academy, they begin with competition.

"In first place in all sections, we have the record breaker of all the previous years, Adrian von Deus Lux, with grade S." He first announced.

What is this? W*W*E entrance.

"His rank is undisputed in this classroom as well.

In second place is Alicia Mon Grante, with an A grade.

With a B grade, Rose Roosevelt, Asmara Hayez, Allie Stemson, Ursula Terrance." He next announced.

He began with me and then there was Alicia, I was guessing she had that score because she went in deeper with me.

Rose was also outstanding in her performance so she was a B and the rest of the three girls were the girls in my team who also passed without doing anything.

"And then we have Eric Tudor with a C grade which I personally don't like, considering he passed only because of outside items in the test which in my book is considered cheating." He next spoke of Eric while also giving his own honest opinion.

In the novel, this was the same. He hadn't deducted Eric's grade but he did humiliate him in front of the entire class like this.

I glanced at Eric who was sitting there with hints of shame on his face.

Desmond continued, "And then we have everyone else, no one passed this test in this class other than these students. Not one student was even able to display capabilities even half satisfactory." Desmond was very harsh with his words.

The rest of the scenario was like how it was in the novel. Although in the novel, except for Eric, no one else had passed but this time because of me, Rose, and some others had passed.

Now Eric wasn't the only one with an ashamed expression in the class but all others as well.

"You should be ashamed of yourselves. Just trying to do better from now on won't be enough. If you want to wash this shame, then work hard, and if you can't, then get out. Bellator Academy has no use for trash like you." He continued to sprinkle acidic salt on their wounds.

But way to tell them, buddy.

"I don't need any of your introduction. If you want me to be aware of your name, show me your worth for doing so." He ended his weird encouragement speech and then the class normally began.

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Boring and useless, that's how I would rate the lesson given just now. Gods and blessings and history. If that is what they are going to teach us for two years, I might drop out earlier than planned.

"Aside from the compulsory courses, you can choose to attend your desired training classes along with the rest of the sections."

"They are not compulsory but they can contribute to your credit which would have a direct impact on your semester grades so think about it carefully."

Desmond informed us of the optional classes that we could attend. There was credit for attending these classes and passing them which could contribute to our final grades from the compulsory classes.

"Also, you may already be aware of it but I will still tell you just in case. It is mandatory for every student to attend at least one duel once a week. You can take part in as many duels as you want but once a week is mandatory for all students and you cannot refuse the first duel of the week." He also informed us of the next activity which is important for all of us.

"Your result in duels also affects your grades so make sure to be aware of them. Also, except for the mandatory duels, if another duel is initiated by the agreement of two parties, a price can be set by both parties to compensate the winning party." Once he was done recounting all the rules, he quietly left the classroom.