Today I woke early and I finished my morning routine and I head out, surprisingly there are more people and most of them heading towards the gym. But I gone to cafeteria to get a cup of coffee.
Coffee in early morning is bliss! I slowly sipping and watching the garden next to the cafeteria, "I like this peace" with that I spent 1 hour like that and after, I head to class.
I slowly entered inside the class, many arrived early and there are Leemin and Hanol and that overfriendly dude Opdu and that mid reading freak is also with them with his poker face.
I don't want to talk to them so I sneaked to my seat sitting silently then instructor came to class.
"Good morning cadets"
"Good morning instructor Doopil" (whole class chorused)
"Well today you are all going to choose your weapon for this semester, line up and follow me."
We formed line name wise and I am front of Han Jisuka, we are next in attendance list, I tried smiled at her she replied me with a cold face. We followed Mr. Doopil to a room looked like an armory. There are different kinds of weapons present in there, like the weapons when I took combat exam.
"Go! Get your weapon, choose wisely you are going to use that for till this semester."
I browsed through every weapon, I hold it and do some movements to check if I it can suit but nothing, I still don't know how to use weapons I have to first learn these things.
Most of the cadets chose sword, Are they all proficient in sword? I saw Hanol chose a chain whip, Leemin chose sword, Xiaxia chose gauntlet, that freak chose bow, whoa! there is a dude holding a very big weapon shit how can he swing that is his stats are high? Apparently, he is holding a guan Dao which is bigger than I saw in combat exam. Everyone is starring him but not for long they soon do their business. I don't have choice almost every one chosen their weapon I am still searching.
"Do you have a problem?"
That straddled me!
"Yes? No, I don't."
"Do you have problem in selecting your weapon"
"Well kind of?"
"Did you used any weapons before?"
"Not exactly, I only held a weapon in combat exam."
"What did you choose?"
"Heavy Staff."
"Staff? Then why don't you take it now."
"But I want a sharp-edged weapon."
"You have to learn arts specifically to use them and you don't have much time learning a weapon art. I prefer you chose a blunt weapon."
"I-is that so, ok."
Hmm staff is uncool but she seems right sigh, I will take it for now.
"Alright if you chose your weapons come to the practice ground." with that Mr. Doopil left first.
At ground "Okay cadets, you are all going to run 100 laps with in a hour holding your weapon, if any of you make late they have to run 5 times of given exercise today evening I will personally monitor them."
His words made us all shiver down to the core this is fucking huge ass ground how can he expect us run to 100 laps you demon instructor!.
"Start running."
What?... All of us hurried as soon we herd that ring because nobody want punishment.
[1 hour later]
"…"
The ground is filled with the music of Pant… Pant…. Gasp from all cadets. Wow I would never think running would be a hell but yes for us low rank cadets this is hell! some cadets are in the verge of collapse.
"What are you all doing? Stand up I am going to assign next task, 200 push-ups, 200 sit-ups time limit is 30 minutes finish before the time or else you have to do this exercise 2 times today evening." Instructor Doopil said with an evil grin on his face, every student got chill on their spine.
.
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[after 30 minutes]
"Oh shit"
"I can't do it anymore"
"What is he? a slave runner?"
"do we have to do it daily?"
"Oh no I don't want to!"
Everybody cursing our instructor Doopil for his spartan training, relatively push-ups and sit-ups are easy but doing it after 100 laps of running is hell! All of our legs and hands are trembling from this exercise, does he have fetish for training to the bone to his students!
"Good almost all of you finished your task except very few! You students come here evening for your punishment exercise. Okay now next is your combat training go to training hall with-in 5 minutes or you will be punished, GO!"
What? Is he enjoy doing this! everybody bones are cracking for small movements oh but what can we do if we don't, we have to do some punishment training better start running!
All of us started running like slug fortunately training hall is closer to the ground all of us managed to come before the time limit.
"Hello cadets I guess you must be all enjoyed to have your first combat class!" it is a female instructor who is plainly normal face with well-toned body
"My name is 'Gim Jaima' I am the instructor who is going to oversee your sparing class and welcome to meet you all. Now choose your sparing partner and start sparing with your actual weapon GO"
At that moment every thought one thing that they are trapped to a slave driving academy!.
Leemin and Hanol formed a pair that mind reading freak picked Opdu and I paired with Jisuka.
Jisuka started to throw piercing gaze at me "uwahhh… can't she stop it already" I asked myself, this is definitely no good.
"Hey lets start the fight" Jisuka took a fighting position.
She doesn't have any manners calling me hey I have a name I gave myself call me with that! "Ok here I come" I rushed toward her for a full swing
BAAAM!
THUD!
Jisuka flew a few meter and fell.
"…."
"G-Grey! I ack-acknowledge your power you re-really are a formidable enemy ha!" Jisuka words crumbling while speak she is holding her stomach and barely standing.
No idiot! I am not strong it is just you are too weak!
"O-Okay Grey! This may be your win but I won't back down come at me again!"
No, I don't want to do that you 'M'
"Why are you waiting come!"
"Will you be alright?"
"Y-Yes I am a-alright, I will punish you with my whip!"
"Sigh... whatever" Grey released big breath of confusion
BAAAM!
THUD!
Another swing and another fall, is she for real how can be she so weak to fend against me? And how did she got selected in this academy? well I also got selected but she is weaker than me! Oh God!.
"Y-Y-You h-h-o-ow di-d you win again?" Jisuka asked with her remaining breath
"Indeed, you must be really strong huh my foe!" Jisuka fell unconscious with a flustered face.
"What is this for real?"
"Good match! Even if your opponent is a female, you beat her thoroughly huh! Cadet what is your name?"Gim Jaima asked to grey with her siren like voice that echoed throughout the sparing ground. At that time all eyes are on Grey.
"It is Grey" Grey answered timidly
"Oh it is Orange! Good name, good name"
"No ma'am it is Grey"
"Heh so what? I don't like grey so it is Orange got it!"
What the! Is this woman for real?
"Yes mam" from that day Grey's name weirdly became orange for some time.
"Now continue spar with another cadet! Move!" Jaima said and left immediately
"Yes mam... sigh"
"Hey did you saw that he beat shit out of that girl mercilessly" random dude started gossiping
"Yes, yes I also saw that" a croon of him said this
"How can he do that to a weak and poor girl" a random girl started to follow the flow
"Yeah, he is a merciless beater" a mob replied flirtishly
"Yes, he is a merciless beater" crowd agreed
"Yes, beater go die instead of hurting that poor girls" they started cussing out grey suddenly Sul Leemin who is air head and eccentric started to speak "Why are you all talking nonsense they just sparred and Jisuka's gift is not for physical power so she lost one-sidedly! If you don't like it I don't give a shit don't go and talk shit about my friend!"
"Yes what she said is true and you all have to stop this kind of acts, Even though our dear 'ORANGE' beat Jisuka 'MERCILESSLY' " Nanthagopal (mind reading dude temporarily) warned crowd.
The fuck! this freak is shitting me out the most. Grey contemplated inwardly with blood-shed eyes.
From that day Grey's name changed to of the 'Merciless beater, the Orange' by the people.