"Task D, scouting and gathering information about the Goblins at the City border. Ariya Pino, everything has been confirmed, I wish you luck in this task and finish it well."
"The reward for completing the task is 1,000 points, your mission failure will be temporarily suspended from the Mission Center and cannot take on the mission for one week, losing 500 points. Are you going to take on this task?"
Leah spoke softly but firmly, she asked for further confirmation from Pino for his chosen assignment. Reconfirmation is needed so that everything is in accordance with what is there.
"Yes, I took it. I just need to show my token not to confirm it?" Pino asked, he handed him the token he got.
"Fine, all confirmed correctly. Congratulations on getting the first assignment, I hope you can complete this task perfectly," replied Leah, her smile a world of distraction, a bright smile coming from a beautiful girl.
Pino took the token back from Leah, hurriedly left it and walked over to Monta. He wanted to immediately prepare himself for his first assignment.
"You want to go now? Hahaha ... you can't leave the academy now, kid. You have to finish all the lessons for today before taking on that assignment, especially since you're not fully at the Mission Center yet," said Monta.
He did not forbid Pino to carry out his first assignment but he could not let Pino leave the classroom during class time. He asked him to finish his first day before preparing his needs for his first assignment.
"Ah ... I see, I guess I can just leave that boring lesson. This assignment is much more interesting than the one without tension. Sorry, sir, I think it's your only lesson that interests me," exclaimed Pino.
Without showing his strength, Pino remained attractive in Monta's eyes, especially when he said just now, he liked his even more. Unmitigated, he grabbed Pino's shoulder and grasped it even tighter.
"Even if you feel like that, you have to finish everything first, son. I know you have strength, but you can be even stronger if you listen to what other teachers have to say," replied Monta. The warm smile on his face covered his cold gaze.
Pino smiled and followed Monta's words, he returned to the classroom reluctantly, he felt there was nothing he needed to learn anymore at the Academy after he had gained all the knowledge of magic from Poorstag. He entered Coasthaven Academy because he had followed his parents' request, especially after he learned magic from Poorstag, he wasn't looking forward to it much.
Cody who had been watching Pino's movements from the start snorted in annoyance and gave an unfriendly look. Nothing interesting about Pino, he thought when he saw Pino who kept talking to Monta.
"You lowly student, he thinks taking this task is like picking up a stone in the middle of the road? It would be stupid to think like that, the task in this place is like a container made of various stones, you have to choose the right one," Cody thought as he took on a task that required him to kill a level E monster.
The rest of the students also chose assignments, the majority of them taking fairly easy ones except for Cody, Selytic, and Pino.
Upon their return to the classroom, there were unpleasant gazes from other students, those who did not participate in going to the Mission Center felt a difference.
Pino didn't think about those eyes, but his roommate felt different, the unfriendly gaze made them uncomfortable. Their anxiety can be seen from the way they sit.
"Derek, and you two, don't have to think about them. We have been given a choice from the start by Mr. Monta, their hesitation in taking the opportunity is what made them like this. There's nothing wrong with you, so just behave as usual," said Pino, he felt funny when he saw his roommate uncomfortable with the stares from the other students.
"But, Pino. Still, their stares make me feel bad. Should we just ignore them?"
"They are jealous and disappointed with his stupid decision, I'm sure they must have got some information about what Mr. Monta did, and they regret not taking the offer he made. Forget them and think they do not exist, you will continue to see stares like that when you set your feet to the higher ladder, "said Pino.
Before Derek replied, a middle-aged man walked into the classroom, carrying a book that was quite thick, thicker than usual.
They started a lesson on history and monsters, none of which Pino was interested in, he just sat quietly and watched the lesson with a bored face.
For half a full day he had to listen to the babbling of the teachers who didn't really talk about him, he was really bored, only Monta made him interested and excited.
After leaving a tedious lesson, Pino quickly took some of the equipment he needed to carry out the mission, including his weapon.
"Are you going to go today, Pino? There's still a lot of time and there's no time limit on your assignments, so why did you choose to go today?" asked Derek.
They were in his room, and Pino was already getting ready to leave the Academy and carry out his initial duties.
"Why not, today's lesson has already told me what to teach in the future, and I think I quite understand it. So, I decided to just focus on the Mission Center, and don't you feel that there is something strange about the second year students at the Center. Mission?"
Pino smiled as he put a knife in his waist and put the sword on the other side, wearing a robe like a normal magician.
"What's strange? I think they're just like everyone else," replied Derek, he didn't feel any difference between the second year students inside the Mission Center and those outside.
"Sigh ... their existence, and their actions. I can only say this, the rest you can find out Derek, you have to find it yourself if you want to survive and be like them," said Pino, after all the necessities available, he immediately left his room. .
Some of the items he needed were put in the storage ring given by Balam.
Past several buildings, Pino was at the entrance to Coasthaven Academy and there he was stopped by the guards.
"Where are you going? At night like this out of the Academy !!!"
"I'll be on duty from the Mission Center, can I get out?" asked Pino, he was calm even though the guards looked at him suspiciously.
"Task !!! Show me your token, if it is true that you belong to the Mission Center, we need to confirm it." The guard didn't let Pino leave the Academy, and he asked for a Token showing the membership mark at the Mission Center.
Pino handed him a token, he took a quick glance at the guards, feeling the aura that the guards had made Pino smile a little.
"All right, you can go out, be careful ... lately the activity of monsters has increased. My advice, don't go to the city borders," exclaimed the guard calmly.
Pino nodded slowly and received his token back, "Thank you, your reminder will I think."