After leaving my home, I hastily make my way towards my school, Shiratorizawa Academy. It is quite a good school in our city. Yeah, I was a bit surprised too when I heard my school's name but what surprised me more was that Kurasuno High exists as well... but thank god, this isn't a fanfic world, I confirmed it. Only the names are the same, nothing else!
But here instead of normal volleyball, a superpowered volleyball is hyped over. Well, I got admitted here because this school was close to my house. I've got little to no interest in sports. The only things that interest me in this life are coding and the history of this world. Even though anime, movies and such sources of entertainment exist here, it's simply too passionate towards mythologies and ass licking of the goddesses. Really, movies with a literal shit plot break records like nuts if there is a character portraying a goddess in it... sigh... I miss MCU movies.
Passing through an open field I pause for a moment.
'Hm? Looks like the dog and the pups aren't here anymore, hmm...maybe they were adopted or something... Oh well, I am getting late. I should get moving.'
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[Shiratorizawa Academy]
As I was making hurried steps towards the school gate, I could see the last moment rush of students to get into the school to avoid getting late. Suddenly, from above, a guy on his wyvern landed before the school gate. After getting its cheeks caressed by its master the familiar flew away.
Though the public usage of skills is banned, if you get your familiar licenced as a travel aid, it's fine. So, it's not that surprising to see the wyvern but a high school student having a licence surely is.
'The summoning skill, huh. The most common skill in this world.'
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Phew! Thankfully, I wasn't late. Our teacher, Mana Sensei, came not that long after me and soon started to take attendance. In the middle of attendance, a girl barged in. The most noticeable thing about that girl was that she was wearing an eyepatch, most probably a chunnibyou girl.
Mana Sensei asked why was she late. After the teacher was satisfied with her reasons she let her go. The other girls started snickering at her.
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The test has started.
I am sitting in my seat, musing the answers to the questions. The pen is in my mouth and my foot is tapping the ground in a rhythm.
I was in deep thoughts when suddenly.... a yellow pillar of light enveloped me as it dropped from above.
"What the fuck!!", I yelled in shock.
The light was bright but it wasn't blinding, so I didn't have to close my eyes.
I am inside of what seems like a cylindrical pillar of light. It felt like an entirely different dimension, everywhere I could see was yellow light. As I was still in shock from what was happening, a grey rectangular screen flashed in front of me.
There were unknown symbols written on it, but they quickly translated to a language I could understand.
[ Initializing Soul Strengthening . . .]
[ Soul Strengthening complete. . . . 1%]
'What is this?... a hologram!?' as I try to apprehend what this transparent grey screen floating in thin air is, a sudden realization dawned on me.
'No... this is a Fuking status screen, is it not?'
[ Soul Strengthening complete. . . . 11%]
I regain a bit of my composure.
Is it the final re-awakening of my 'legendary' skill? My reincarnation cheat? Will I be able to use it? Finally, after all those years!
Well, it wasn't like I faced any problems due to being unable to use my skill. In fact, in this society, just showing a Skill Possessing Individual Certificate eliminates all possibilities of getting alienated or bullied. Using skills in public without the Guardian licence is a crime or as the people of this world say, a 'sin'. So, no one knew that I didn't know first shit about my skill.
'But I was still suffering from imposter syndrome. Heh!'
[ Soul Strengthening complete. . . . 52%]
'Hehe, I am kinda excited!'
Still, when will this light go away?
I am reluctant to touch it, like what if I get disintegrated by touching it.
As I waited, the unknown process in front of me progressed on its own
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[ Soul Strengthening Complete. . . 52%]
I don't know why? But it's stuck at this number for quite some time, 1 min 48 sec to be exact.
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' !!.... Oh, the screen changed...'
[Soul Strengthening failed!!! ]
'Wha....???'
[ However, loading of the Grinding system... successful. . .]
[ Initializing summoning procedure with the current level of soul strength after increased by the program. . . ]
"fakc!! It's a facking isekai system!"
But this time again, my assumption went wrong as the next moment, it failed again...
[ Summoning procedure failed!!! Error: The user was already present in the target world. ]
'What does the error means?'
'This is confusing... what does it mean already present?'
'and why is everything failing?'
I don't know.
After it failed, the light beam around me started to fade and then it disappeared completely.
I felt relieved that I don't have to go to a new world once again but when the pillar of light disappeared, what welcomed me was the site of mass panic. The teacher was yelling at the students to not panic and evacuate in an orderly way. Mana Sensei was looking warily towards me, she was standing at the corner of the room helping students evacuate.
But soon her expressions relieved, possibly due to the fading of the pillar of light.
They must be thinking that I activated a bomb or something... Well, why wouldn't they think such... From their point of view, some guy activated his skill in the middle of a class for apparently no reason. Or for the reason to kill everyone with him. This is bad... this misunderstanding can put me in prison.
'I need to make myself clear.'
Taking a deep breath, I opened my mouth.
*ZWOOBOOOOOM*
It wasn't me...
A thunderclap?
No... the sky was crystal clear just now. Then... a Guardian?