When I arrived at the dorm, it was already around dinner time.
I unlocked the room and Adrian is already inside reading a book on the couch.
He then turned his attention to me
"Oh hey... you're back"
"I'm back"
"How's your first class?"
"Well, not bad I guess? It's basically just repetition..."
"Not much different than me then... it's basically memorising bunch of stuff for the whole session"
We talked a bit about how our first day of class went.
(click)
Kim Jaesuk opened the door and entered the room.
"Oh, here comes the popular guy... did you enjoy the boys' affection?"
"Since Jaesuk's back, I'll go cook dinner"
I said while snickering whereas Adrian just stood up and went to cook dinner.
He probably thought it'll be disaster if either me or Kim Jaesuk cook.
"Hey, don't be like that. They're good guys..."
"Okay okay... so, what happened? You're late"
"Oh, I bumped into a noble earlier..."
"Really? How do they look like?"
I asked curious.
"Well, the way they talked is a bit weird, and they're definitely arrogant. They keep asking me to join them or something..."
"Ahh, the noble faction and stuff"
"Faction?"
"Well, you know I read a lot of novels back in Earth right?"
I then explained to him about the noble's faction.
"Yeah?"
"Well, each nobles have what you call a faction, or a group that serve the emperor's offspring. For example, let's say noble A is loyal to offspring A.
Noble A will go around gathering supporters to join his group, or faction as a way to show power when competing for the throne.
Or at least that's how it is, not sure about this world though..."
"Well, that's sounds like such a hassle... but I heard nobles and commoners don't get along? Why do they invite a commoner like me?"
"Dude, you're a guy with two S ranked aptitudes, which is basically the highest rank anyone can have. Of course they will invite you even if you're a commoner"
"..."
"Anyway I saw something amazing earlier..."
"What is it?"
I then told him about the spar I saw in the gym earlier.
"Like the full body strengthening? Not only sword aura?"
"Yep, and they were moving so fast that I can't see anything..."
"That makes me wants to see it for myself"
"Go to the gym after your class, they will show up again probably..."
"I don't know if I can, seems like the instructor will be training me personally later..."
"What do you mean?"
"He asked me if I have anything to do after class next week, to which I said no. He then offered a personal training because of my aptitude.."
"And you said yes?"
"Yep"
I then nodded my head.
"Well, you'll grow faster than us I guess... I'll be hiding behind your back later hahaha"
"I'll use you as my shield"
"loll"
We then joked around for a bit before Adrian finish cooking dinner.
After dinner, I check the time and it's just 20.00 o'clock, so I went to the field where we did the practical exam earlier this afternoon and grab a spear.
'Is it like this?'
'No, the feeling's not right'
'Not this as well...'
I tried to figure out by myself the spear's swinging motion, which to no avail.
I can't get it as smooth because the lower part of the spear keep getting stuck in any part of my body every time I tried to swing it around in motion.
After trying it more for a couple more time, I was about to give up when a voice called me out.
"Hey..."
"?!"
I jumped at that because I was surprised and looked back.
There is a girl walking my way, but I couldn't see her face clearly because it's quite dark at night.
"Wha- that scared me..."
"That's a rather rude thing to say to a lady, don't you think?"
"So- sorry..."
As she approached me, I can finally see her face clearly.
Her eyes looks sharp and it doesn't look like there's any make up on her face.
The golden hair that's glowing under the moonlight.
She's one of the girl that I saw at the gym earlier after class.
She's currently wearing a training outfit, that made me wonder why is the academy feels so modern despite the city looking like from the medieval era.
She then took a deep look at me, which made me a little nervous.
"Wh- what's up?"
"Nothing, I just saw you from a distance and your posture looked so bad that I couldn't help myself to approach you"
"Thats..!"
"I know, you're the new guy who came with the double S ranked aptitudes guy right?"
"How'd yo-"
"From your clothes"
"Eh?"
I was about to ask what she mean when she started explaining it herself.
"You're wearing a casual clothes instead of the training outfit provided by the academy, and that's not allowed.
The rules' clearly explained at the academy orientation at the beginning of the semester, so everyone should've known except for the three people that recently joined the academy"
"I- I see how it is..."
"From the looks of it, you're the guy without the S ranked aptitude, right?"
'Urk...'
I know both of my friends are talented, but hearing it straight to myself from other people hurts quite a bit.
"Yes, my name is-"
I was about to say my name when she suddenly stopped me.
"Don't bother saying it. It's not like I will remember it, especially since we won't see each other that much after this"
"..."
'Whoa, the attitude...'
Hearing her say that, I got quite pissed off.
"That's not how you use the spear"
After saying that, she picked up a spear that suit her height, which is a bit taller than me from nearby.
"As you probably know, spear can be used as a long distance weapon and a short distance weapon, depending on your need.
You need to move while adjusting your body according to how you're swinging your spear. It need repetition, a lots of it. It also..."
She then continued to explain while showing me how to move while using the spear in slow motion.
I was impressed by how easy it seems and her explanation is so easy to understand.
After few minutes of explanation, she then put the spear back in place.
"That's the basic anyway, just keep repeating until you're able to do it smoothly"
I nodded before she added.
"Also, familiarise yourself with the spear. That's important"
After saying that, she walked away just like that.
I then stared at her back for a while.
'Shit! I haven't asked for her name yet...'
By the time I realised, she's gone already.
'Sigh, I hope we meet again...'
I concentrated and tried to focus my mind on my spear to familiarise myself.
Closing my eyes, I probed every inch of the spear, starting from the edge to the grip.
After that, I swung it around in a basic movement while doing so with my body.
I kept on doing that until I lost focus of my surrounding.
"Huff..."
By the time I opened my eyes, I checked the time and 1 hour has passed since the girl from earlier left.
I then put the spear back in its place and headed back to the dorm.
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"Whoa, would you look at that... he's not bad..."
'I decided to teach him my way of practicing with spear, and he's maximising it to the fullest...'
When I saw him practicing the spear earlier, it looked so rough and broken, without a proper movement technique.
Now it's my turn to be surprised because he catch my teaching very quickly.
Just as I was getting impressed, something more surprising happen.
"What!? He knows how to use body strengthening?!"