The next morning, Jeremy is training and his ability has improved a lot and he couldn't keep up with Maya but now he can and Char wanted to train with Jeremy.
Char Vermillion, a Tier 2 and she is the second strongest maid. Jeremy trained against her and he didn't win for the whole day and he understood he got stronger but he still got more to learn before he is ready to become a guild master.
Emilia and Sophia have a conversation about her past and abilities and what she can do to help Jeremy to claim that knowledge of Ty Frost. Emilia told her she was never strong or powerful like them so she wants to enter into an academy for heroes and learn more things that will benefit them and Jeremy as well.
"You gave me a good idea Emilia and we can help with that before Jeremy goes to Kryos."
"Okay let go."
The virtual world and the real world school are a lot different in their rules. In this society, it is normal for people to dive into the virtual world for a month or two weeks. Third Keys got schools that can improve a hero's abilities in a month. They got enrolled in the strongest school in Third Keys.
"The Prep of The Heroes."
"Yeah, It's so big and so much to do here too. Isn't it Jeremy, Look over there a food cafe and a huge training ground for battle and training."
"Yeah, so that means I'm going to go all out. I am not stopping until I am at the top of the ranks."
Jeremy and Emilia go to the open cemernoy and they get some stare downs and rumor of Jeremy is a murder and took the Ice Key for himself but that wasn't true. So Jeremy didn't care about the things they say about him. So he doesn't care.
"Welcome, Student to The Prep of The Heroes. In the month that you are here. Is to take everything into a count and understand what it is to become a hero. Others are here to climb the ranks and become Tier 1 and become a headmaster for a guild and become a part of the 'Council of The Ten Heroes'."
The Ice Queen, Chris Locke, The tenth hero of the council of heroes and the one who built this school. Jeremy heard she was a president of a school in real life and teaching people in Third Keys was approved by the higher-ups of our society in the real world because it benefits us in the real world to know more about the human body and help us live longer in the real world.
The ceremony is over and the battles that make them understand our current levels and Tier that Jeremy and the others are on.
" Let the first battle between Jackal and Kai begin !"
The first battle between Jackal and Kai was going well and both got into the Tier 3 class and the next was Royal and Vermeil.
Before the battle began against Royal and Vermeil. Jeremy talks to Royal about his powers. At first, Royal didn't agree at first but he realized his decision about Jeremy's question and chose to talk to him about his powers.
"My powers are time and gravity magic. I can restore my time in the mark in my hand and control the decision and have the reaction among that action. My gravity magic can affect the atmosphere around me and become an airless bubble."
"I see. So you can store time and make an airless bubble around you. If I'm right you are going to be a challenge to deal with in the finals. So you better be a challenging opponent in the finals, Royal lust."
"So you knew that and I should have known you by now. The one that has the first key and the only survivor that has survived the battle against the Hydra. So tell me Jeremy what do you want with me."
"I want you to be my friend."
"Your friend?"
"Yes, my friend Royal."
"Why, do you want me to be your friend, Jeremy?"
"Everybody needs a friend, don't you agree with me."
"Yes, I do agree with you, Jeremy. I know the pain of somebody alone and brutality mistreated by their so-called friend. I want to be your friend but people don't understand the word 'friend'. Even you of all people can relate to that Jeremy."
"Yes, I can relate to that, but I don't think that way and I don't want to. I know people can be mean but just thinking about that isn't making me any better as a person. They got their reason and why they do it is because of what they did to them as a child and nobody was there to help them. So what are people supposed to do? Huh? Tell me, Royal. Do you have any ideas about the unfair world?"
"You right, I don't have any ideas about the unfair world. So I would like to know what a friend is. Jeremy, can you show me what a friend is?"
"Yes of course. Royal."
"Well, I see you in the finals then and I beat you."
"We see about that Royal."
"Yeah, we will see about that Jeremy."
The two departed and Jeremy went to the right side of the arena and watched the battle. Royal wants to make it to the finals and understand this friendship bond.
"The second battle will begin. Now!"
"You hear Chris. Let's begin this fight, Vermeil."
Vermeil charges in with his sword and slashes the ground leaving a mark of sword cuts. Royal is predicting his movement through the time shift. The time shift is a separate realm from the world of the normal time shift. Showing the future reality and acceratelating time itself to predict his opponent's next move but predicting the future can have it negatively affected because time can change. So Royal uses this to look at the person's inner tissues and stop the prediction from happening.
So Royal used this and charged in to end this but Vermeil changed his movements underneath his legs and bent down to kick Royal legs but he moved back and attacked from above and slash but Vermeil wasn't there.
Vermeil was behind him and slashed him with a body slash. Royal moves back and asks him how he knows his prediction.
"How did you know my prediction?"
"It's easy really. Instinct."
"Instinct?"
"Yes, the human body is nothing more than a primate and we don't use that not all for anything but when we do use this. It is used to betray one and another more. Do you agree with my idea? Royal."
"I can't disagree with that idea but that for the people that lose and die with that idea having this negative information. I have to keep a peaceful mind."
"You're not the one that was betrayed by so-called 'friends'."
"I was betrayed by my 'friends' but someone told me not to hang on to the past because they are also part of this cruel world."
"What are you talking about?"
"My master told me about the cruel world and then I meant a friend but I didn't understand the concept of a friend. So he said he will show it in his actions instead of words. So I can understand what a friend is."
"Okay, let see who is going to win this fight."
Vermeil charged in again and connected it again in the body and Royal stepped back and slash him in the body and Vermeil stepped back. Again and again until one of them had fallen. An epic showdown that the ice queen was excited to see this epic fight before them and the other students is getting excited and Jeremy even is smiling to see the outcome of this fight.
Royal cast one of his magic spells.
"Time magic: The Compass of Illusion."
This spell reverts time flow and slows down the opponent's move and with this spell, it lasts about one minute depending on the spell caster. A higher Tier magic caster can hold this until an hour.
"Is that a five-star grimoire?"
A grimoire. A magical book that holds spells.
There is the one-star grimoire and then the two-star grimoire and the three-star grimoire. The four-star grimoire gives off more ability than the one and the three stars and the five-star grimoire. These grimoires are for the people that are blessed by mana. Finally the constellation grimoire. These grimoires are for Tier 0 heroes and little is known about these grimoires only that they hold more abilities and clues that hold the secrets of the three keys but nobody has been able to figure any of the clues that ask for the clue.
"He has a five star Gilmore, good job my friend. It will be fun when I face you in the finals." Jeremy claims.
"I'm the Time welder and you have lost Vermeil."
"Shit, I can't dodge it. I lost, didn't I? Is this what losing feels like a pain in my body? Why am I cut up? Did I depend on this too much? I better learn from this."
Royal is the winner of the fight. Royal is put in Tier 2 class. The next fight is with
Rico Bloodfist vs Gemini gales
Giles III vs Vail II
August William vs Lilly Blu
The winner of the last three fights was Gemini Gales, Vail II, and Lilly Blu. Finally, Jeremy was up next to take his place in the Tier 2 classes and work his way up to Tier 0. Jeremy was facing off with Greeny Bloodforce.
Jeremy goes to talk to Royal about Greeny Bloodforce.
"Royal, Tell me about Greeny."
"Greeny is a saber user and his magic is absorbed by his saber."
"So he uses his magic into his saber. What else you know?"
"I heard a rumor about him."
"What is the rumor?"
"He knows where the gateway to Kryos is at."
"What? Really."
"Yes."
"That's crazy. He is not even on the scoreboard and he knows where the gateway is at."
"Jeremy, have you ever looked at the board since you were the first one to do it."
Jeremy was confused because it is only one key that is real and the rest is fakes but Jeremy can't tell Royal about that just yet. Jeremy decided to see if this rumor was true and found where the gateway of Kyros is found before becoming a headmaster of a guild.
Jeremy went to the right side of the arena to get ready for his fight. Emilia is watching him from the stands and cheering him on.
The time has started for Jeremy to test his power from his harsh training from wonderland.
"Let's begin the final battle of the entrance ceremony. Are you ready?"
"Yes ma'am."
"Begin then."
Greeny was the first one to attack Jeremy and Jeremy didn't look afraid or phase by Greeny movements but they are similar to Char. Jeremy held his hand up and blocked Greeny's first attack with one finger and asked him a question.
"Do you think you can defeat me with their slow movement?"
"What!?"
"They say that you know where the gateway is at. So tell me. How did you find out about that?"
"I have gathered this information from other people."
"So what you are saying is you are a PS (Player Slayer)."
"Yes, I am. You got a problem with my decision. You do the same thing."
"No, I won't do that. Why would I slay people for information that may be false?"
"What? So you won't do that. Why?"
"Because what does it benefit me to kill others and put fear in people's hearts. Why? You ask me. That is funny and a path that I will not take."
"So I lost."
"Yes, you did lose."
"A five-star grimoire."
Limit Magic: Magic cloak Limit slash.
The Ice queen has announced the winner of the fight and Jeremy has won and got into the Tier 2 class with Vail II, Gemini Gales, Lilly Blu, and Royal Lust.