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章節 15: Chapter 14- Favour

After his match with Aiden, Alex went to the medic and got himself healed. Well, his regeneration was hefty enough to heal most of his injuries within hours, but still, who can say no to free services?

As for his gains from the match then, he gained seventy points after removing the soul energy he wasted on using his sword art.

He was just fifty points away from reaching the upper limit. Once he reaches the upper limit, his stats will begin to grow.

A soul user's griomoire keeps a certain number of soul points as a reserve. Between the upper and lower limits, a student wouldn't incur damage on their life span or make any progress. The middle phase can also be called equilibrium. And currently, Alex is in that state.

On the other hand, Edric has won so many battles that his Soul points always remain over the upper limit; as such, he is always levelling up with each passing battle.

For now, Alex's goal was to breach his upper limit to allow his stats to grow.

"Hey, man." Suddenly someone entered the infirmary and greeted Alex with a wave. It was the Protagonist.

Sitting across Alex on a stool, he asked, "How are you doing? Those slashes looked quite severe."

Alex shrugged, "Just doing fine. The healer has a phenomenal ability to manipulate human skin and blood clotting." Healers don't make the wound disappear; rather, they manipulate body parts to heal the patients. They are more like surgeons, but their only requirement is their magic.

Edric raised his brows, still not completely convinced that the same boy who used to cry because of a simple fall was now holding his pain behind that indifferent facade. But he didn't pry into it and asked what Edric was curious about,

"Hey, can you tell me how you tracked Aiden's teleportation? Unless you have extreme senses like the Sage or a skill that allows you to track Soul energy, you won't be able to predict Aiden's teleportation. Now, don't say it was sheer luck on your end since I know it wasn't."

Alex smirked; the protagonist is quite observant and...chatty. He really didn't want to talk right now, but it seemed if he didn't give an answer now this guy would continue to pester.

So, with a shrug, he said, "I was focusing on my blind spots since majorly any person with such a skill would appear at their opponent's blind spots."

Edric slowly nodded with his fingers cupping his chin before he voiced, "I see. So you don't wanna reveal it after all, huh?"

Alex scoffed, "Since you got the hint, goodbye?" Alex didn't have a desire to reveal his aces to someone whom he might end up fighting against.

Edric chuckled as he hopped off the stool and said, "You really have changed." He stepped out, and just when Alex was about to lie down, Edric returned to the room holding something behind him.

Alex raised his brows, seeing the Protagonist being so hesitant and nervous, urging the silver-haired to ask,

"What is it?"

"Umm...I realised that you have no real weapon in possession...so if you don't mind..."

"Yeah, sure. Give it to me." Alex casually extended his hand and asked for the sword which Edric was somehow hiding behind him.

Hearing his words, more than Alex could ever have been, Edric seemed happy as he stepped toward and rested the sword in his hand.

"Thank you for accepting it," He said and was about to leave when suddenly Alex stopped him and asked,

"You often leave the academy for raids no?"

Edric was perplexed hearing the sudden question. However, he didn't find anything to hide, that probably the whole school already knew, so he simply nodded, "Yes...I won't say 'often' but once in ten days, yeah."

Alex grinned, "Perfect~the next time you go there, take me with you. I know you can sneak me through security, right?" Students who have chosen academic courses as their primary subjects aren't allowed to leave the campus for raids, unlike the students who opt to become a knight.

Edric was about to instantly nod in assent, being aware of Alex's capabilities, but then he brought his neck to a pause and slowly said, "I will...but you have to do something for me."

"I don't swing that way, pal."

Edric's face adopted a little reddish hue as he blurted, "I am not talking about that! Cela...I want you to not avoid her when she approaches you."

Alex heaved a sigh; so it was about her.

Resting his hands on the bed and leaning back a little, Alex casually stated, "I don't know man, she doesn't look like she needs me. So shouldn't we care about-"

"I heard you the first time, Alex, but no, I still believe that the bond between you two cannot be severed just like that. So please give her a chance if you can."

Alex was already feeling weary of all this. He really didn't want to mingle with that crybaby anymore but if assenting her could grant him a load of Soul Points...

"Okay, I won't avoid her. But don't expect me to actively respond to her blabbering." Which she surely is going to spout, Alex held back from speaking the last bit.

Edric beamed. "That's more than enough for me. Anyway, I will be leaving today after dinner. Will you be joining the others in the common hall?"

Alex shrugged, "Not likely. You know my room number, right?"

Edric nodded, "Got it. Just don't pack many things since we might have to move quickly, in case we get caught sneaking you out."

Alex nodded in assent before the Protagonist made his way out.

Nice. Now Alex can earn coins and soul stones to enhance his soul energy and break his upper limit, so his growth also becomes unstoppable.

"Hey, where are you going?" Seeing him leaving his bed, the head nurse, asked with a frown.

Alex spoke in a 'matter-of-fact' tone, "Only injured remain here, no?"

The head nurse leaned a little, allowing her bountiful bust to form a valley right before his eyes. Alex only glanced at them once before moving his eyes away.

The woman checked on his injuries and was surprised to see that, indeed, all of them were healed.

"Seriously...you are not normal in this aspect..." She voiced, trying to figure out how such a miracle took place.

"So, can I go, or are you too fond of me to let go?" Alex nonchalantly asked.

The raven-haired nurse glared at him before standing up and telling him, "Go but don't move around much. And no fighting for the next three days, or you will be bound to the bed until I am satisfied."

Alex raised his brows, "Wow...somehow that sounds tempting."

The nurse blushed with a glare before, with a 'hmph', she walked away.

Alex heaved a sigh and returned to his room to prepare.

This was going to be tougher than facing a high school boy.

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A/N:- Thanks for reading. Drop a review if you are enjoying the story so far.


章節 16: Chapter 15- Raid(1)

"I might not be able to have dinner with you today. I will be going out for a few hours." Inside the school library, Amanda was silently reading her book when suddenly her lover voiced something unexpected.

Resting the book on the table, she asked with a tilt of her head, "Skipping dinner to go to the brothel?"

Her question made him flustered and he instantly rebuked, "Nothing like that! Seriously, how can you suggest such things with a straight face?"

Amanda shrugged, "I mean, as a growing boy who has been restricted by his girlfriend to not take things beyond kissing, surely will look for carnal pleasure somewhere outside, no?" Amanda requested Edric to wait until they graduate and announce their relationship to her parents before taking the last step.

Edric heaved a weary sigh, "And you are cool with me cheating on you?"

Amanda darkly chuckled, "As I have told you before, I will chop it off the moment I catch you cheating." She made a scissor gesture with her fingers with a murderous glint in her eyes.

Edric gulped in dread before assuring her, "Don't worry, I won't let you taint your hands with blood."

Inching closer to her he confessed, "I am taking Alex for a raid tonight."

Amanda raised her brows, "Aren't you suddenly favouring him a lot? That sword you just donated him was worth two hundred gold coins, no?"

Edric was surprised, "How did you know that I gave him my sword?" His weapons always remain hidden at random and in strange spots in his room in case someone tries to attack him.

Amanda smirked, "I know everything about your room. From your inner garments to that handkerchief that Professor Vermillion gave you after you got injured, I know everything."

Edric's face adopted a red hue as he slowly uttered, "Hey...I have already told you that I had a crush on her, so-"

"Had? Or still have? I know you still admire her." Amanda teased to which Edric became more flustered.

He had already told Amanda back when they were friends how he liked this Professor who was always helpful and kind to him. Well, Jullie is good to every student and naturally, Edric isn't the only one who likes the violet-haired.

Amanda heaved a sigh, cupped her breast, and muttered under her breath, "Although I am not as big as her, I still got handfuls, you know."

Edric was now practically melting because of embarrassment as he pulled her hands away and said, "As I said, I am already over that phase and that handkerchief, I was about to return it to her."

Amanda chuckled, but behind that smile, there was a deep-seated fear she was hiding.

A fear of sharing this person she loves so much in the near future. She remains anxious that at some point his attention, which only remains on her now, will get divided.

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Alex remained inside his room for the afternoon, and only left once to get himself something to eat.

There is something he ascertained recently and that is a very advantageous discovery for him.

His body, which he needed to heat up before using his sword art, can now be recharged with the help of Soul Energy.

Soul Core is the refining point which allows the user to purify the foreign Soul Energy they absorb. However, the Soul Core can only purify the foreign energy to a certain point. That's why one cannot ingest soul stones directly.

One's Soul Core is situated on the other side of the heart, which explains that either side of one's chest is a vital spot and must be protected.

Damage of Soul Core means one's soul energy production and refinement slows down. Destruction of the soul core means death.

Soul energy is the supplier of energy for every enhanced movement, spell, and skill a soul energy user performs. And when Alex used his sword art back then he consumed thirty points of soul energy.

Not only that but to keep track of Aiden, he also had to spend a few bits of soul energy there.

If only Alex didn't have to spend anything in that battle he would have probably gained double of his actual gain. But, well, no battle can be won without sacrificing something.

'Let's see...' The old scrolls and manuals of sword arts, which the deity provided, summon any moment Alex wishes them to.

He initially learned his originals from a random man when he got injured while on a mission and had to stay there for about six months. After that, Alex kept training in between missions, and once he was adept at using Sword Arts, his success rate skyrocketed.

The reason he got surrounded by Parker's men in his last moments was because he was poisoned beforehand and also, no sword arts works when guns are introduced.

After all, in the end, his body was made of flesh and bones.

In the books he received there are ways of refining one's stance and the scrolls contained several advanced techniques which require a long time to remember and practice.

However, thanks to his elevated learning rate, he learned all the stances within a few hours. However, learning martial arts from a book was never an option or possible.

Heaving a sigh, Alex closed the book and started preparing for the raid.

He would only need a few fifth-grade soul stones in exchange for a decent amount and buy the soul refinement tools so he can hunt and gain Soul points without relying on anyone else.

There was not much time left, so he was planning on raiding as many labyrinths as he could in the next few months.

Taking glowing red stone, some medical supplies and the frozen food supplies he bought earlier from the shop, everything was packed inside the bag.

Naturally, he was carrying the sword Edric gifted him. Although he has yet to use it even once, anything can work until Alex has his reserve of soul energy.

*Knock*

Hearing the knock, Alex got up and unexpectedly, there stood the raven-haired protagonist, wearing a different set of clothes than the usual uniform. He was also carrying a bag and had a brown sac cloak in his hand which he threw at Alex and said,

"Wear this." Alex nodded before draping the cloak over his shoulders.

Once done, the two individuals left the room and advanced towards the entrance with hurried steps.

Just in case, Alex wore a mask over his face which the previous owner used during the festival last year. It was a white wolf mask that had two slits for eyes and a red marking on either side of his eyes.

"Stay behind me," Edric said before he went forward to talk to the security in charge.

Alex leisurely was looking around...when suddenly his eyes caught the figure of familiar redhead advancing towards them while holding her axe.

'For god sake...not her....'

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A/N:- Thanks for reading. Drop some PS, and a review if you are enjoying the story so far. Trust me, it helps.


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