"Unless it's a rune? But where did he get them? I don't think anyone would make training bullets with runes and sell them." The female teacher said
"Maybe he made them?" Mr Holt replied.
"But he's just a new recruit, he shouldn't be able to make one. It takes years to master it."
"Maybe he learnt them before coming here."
"But if he could make runes, why is he ranked so low?"
"That I don't know."
"Then you can just ask him."
"I will if I remember."
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At the crowd where Halie is,
"Look, Nino! He won! He won!" Halie cheered.
"I'm not sure about that. We are only allowed to use training bullets in a duel. He should be disqualified." Nino started.
"That's where you're wrong. That is a training bullet." A voice sounded behind them.
"Eric? What are you doing here?"
"I can't be here? Almost every first-year recruit is here." The boy behind them, Eric said.
"Nevermind that, how could that be a training bullet? The school doesn't sell lighting bullets." Nino continued.
"Maybe he imbued them?"
"Stop joking! We haven't even started magic studies, how could he know?"
"It's not impossible," Eric smiled and walked away.
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In the waiting area, Zane was lying on the bench exhausted.
'Why is this body so weak? It's only been a few minutes. I need to work out more.'
*Zi*
*Zi* his watch vibrated.
[Kray Academy:
Congratulations!
You have defeated an opponent of higher rank!
Your rank has increased.
Your allowance will increase to 200 000 points starting next month.
Your student ID has been updated:
Student ID
Name: Zane Felix
Age: 15
Class: 1A
Rank: 129/1000 ]
He then took out his student ID. As the message has stated, his ID has been updated.
[Student ID
Name: Zane Felix
Age: 15
Class: 1A
Rank: 129/1000 ] was now written on his student ID
'Not bad. I should head back.' He then went back to his dorm.
On his way back, he encountered Helie. Helie was tall. No! It wasn't Halie who was tall, Zane was short.
'Now that I look at it, I am very short.' He had to look up to see her face.
"Congratulations." She said.
"Thanks."
"Why don't we have dinner?"
"No thanks. I'm heading back."
"Ok…" she seemed a little disappointed.
"Maybe next time."
"Really?" Her mood took a 180-degree turn.
He nodded and continued walking.
As soon as he arrived at his room, he jumped in his bed and slept like a log.
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'Where am I?' Zane woke up to an unfamiliar environment. As he tried to get up, he couldn't.
'I can't move' Not only can he not move, but he also can't even blink.
It was as if he was looking through someone else's eyes, hearing through their ears. Unable to do anything but spectate.
"Hxtch Ja hxtw uwis kwsb Ajsjisnw Shienwns Fisn ySjiis Jido wma Jdiskwmz Hsieisn Qy osnw Gduwownbs." He heard voices coming from all sides as if a group of people was there.
'Huh? What are they saying? Is that even a language?'
Suddenly, Zane felt as if he was levitating and screams coming from his mouth. The screaming wasn't his but he knew it was coming from his body. No, maybe this isn't his body.
*Thud*
"Huh?" Zane fell from his bed.
"What was that? A dream?" Zane said aloud.
Looking out the window, the sky was already dark.
"It's 10 huh? I'd better get dinner," Zane looked at his watch and said.
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In the cafeteria,
The cafeteria was empty. The only ones there were the staff.
'Right, did he send me the money for the bet?' He checked his account.
[Balance: 500 points
Transaction History :
Received: (+) 100 000 p
Payment: (-) 500 p
Payment: (-) 500 p
Payment: (-) 20 000 p
Allowance: (+) 500 p ]
'He did send me money. Now I can afford something more expensive. The 500 p meal is just too disgusting.'
Since he couldn't afford to buy expensive meals before, he had to buy the cheapest one. The cheapest meal wasn't that bad, it was just that Zane had a high preference for food. The meal came with bread, chicken, vegetables and tea. They were lightly seasoned and had no special taste to them.
'Let's see, what should I get?' He looked through the menu and chose a meal set that cost 2 000 p.
As he was having dinner, he was deep in thought.
'To be able to block a bullet. Is it because humans here are stronger or the bullets are slower. They are training bullets, so it is likely the latter. Either way, I need to increase the bullet speed. There should be a rune for that right?' He turned on his watch and opened the rune list.
'Speed Amplification.' He chose a rune.
[Speed Amplification.
increases the velocity of an object. The rune only works if the object is already in motion. The increase in velocity depends on the amount of mana used.]
Zane then headed back to his dorm and took Nova with him to the training ground.
The training ground was empty as it was almost midnight.
"Let's go for a run, Nova."
"Arf."
Not even a lap later, Zane was already panting.
"Scan."
[Name: Zane Felix
Species: Human
Mp: 100%
Stamina: 36%
Condition: healthy
Innate Skill:
>Absolute Vision
>??? Unknown???
Skill:
>Scanning
>Weapon Master
>Hand to hand Combat]
"How the hell? Why am I so weak?" it drops to 36% in a few minutes.
"I'm gonna head back. I need to sleep." He planned to work out a little and try to make a Velocity Amplified Bullet. But now, he just wanted to sleep.
"Let's go Nova."
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Somewhere near the training area,
"That beast. . . is that?" A suited man asked.
"Sir. It's a Silver wolf." His attendant replied.
"Who is that boy?"
The attendant scrolled through his tablet and replied, "His name is Zane Felix. "
"Zane. . . The one who won the duel today?"
"Yes. That is him."
"This is getting interesting. Keep an eye on him."
"Yes sir"