"How do you know my name".
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Now Alex was genuinely being creeped out. First the uneasy feeling when feeling Blake's presence. Even if it was for a split second,it made Alex begin to think.
As a C-Rank, Alex's brain was able to process things almost ten times that of a normal human. But no matter what he thought of, no matter the possibilities, it always pointed back in one direction.
He had awakened?!.
Although not sure, Alex decided to pay close attention to this bratty young master of his.
As if waking up from a daze, Blake looked at Alex like he was looking like an idiot.
"what do you mean how do I know your name".
"Your my butler how won't I know your name".
Blake questioned back.
"But...but-"Alex stuttered.
In the last fifteen years or so,he hadn't been shocked this much. Just how was it possible for someone who wasn't even twenty shock him to this stage he wondered inwardly.
"snacks" Blake said still being quite cautious based on the latter's current behavior.
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Currently, Blake was back in his room. Well,he had to go back to his little abode after the awkward conversation he had there with his butler.
'could you believe that guy?'
'Didn't even tell me his name' Blake thought inwardly.
[Although I find that suspicious, but he is your butler after all. Although he is weak, he is quite handy considering the current you.]
Of course the system wasted no time in belittling Blake as it always did. But this time,Blake didn't take offence, he simply just ignored it as it was pointless arguing with something that very well lives inside you.
'I have to keep an eye on him. He seems suspicious. A little too suspicious.But I am not strong enough.'
'He would know the very instant I start acting abnormal. That would be bad'
'And I can't even be sure he hasn't been seeing my every move' Blake cried out visibly frustrated with his current situation.
He was about fifty percent sure,that Alex was always seeing his everyday life. He was like the hand from the shadows. But till date,he never appeared when Blake was being bullied. Or maybe he thought that the Trio was beneath him?.
'Hmmm..maybe,maybe not. But! I have to keep an eye on this butler of mine. I just have to figure out how'.
'Moving that aside,can you explain the demonic bloodline qu-'.
[Ding]
[Your Countdown for Daily Quest is up]
[Daily Quests have been made available to host]
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'Ah! yes finally,I kinda forgot about that actually.'
Like a distracted kid,Blake completely forgot about the question he was about to ask earlier and hurried ran to check up on the quests.
'Never again!' Was the thought constantly going through his mind.
He never wanted to experience what had happened again. Not in this lifetime at least.
[100 pushups]
[100 sit ups]
[100 squats]
[40 minutes plank]
[Rewards]
[+5 strength]
[+5 Endurance]
[+2000 EXP points]
[Stamina Regeneration]
'Alright, let's get to work'. Quickly finishing off his food, Blake proceeded to rip his shirt off.
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[Why?]
'Why not?' Came the quick reply from Blake. As he proceeded to lie on the floor, and with his arms spreading out downward in a ninety degree position,proceeded to do his first push up in almost a year.
"One!"
"Two!"
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"Ten!"
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Of course, as an F-Rank, he could already be regarded as a superhuman so this wasn't even a problem. That was until, he hit the eighty mark.
At this point,Blake was sweating. From his face to his chest, sweat was dripping. After hitting the eighty mark,it seemed all that vigour and energy from the adrenaline was wearing off. And now, only tiredness could be seen on his face.
And he just started!
'Damn system couldn't even cut me some slack' Blake cursed internally.
'Huh? why is he coming up here?'
'Might as well ignore him I guess,I will think about that after I finish the first task'
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'Something is strange about that boy. I must confirm it'
'If that feeling pops up again,then it has to be true. My instinct never lies!'
Quickly,dashing up the stairs, Alex arrived at Blakes room.
Knock! Knock!
"Come in"
*Creak*
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Knock! Knock!
"Come in"
*Creak*
The door opened as soon as Blake screamed in his mind.
'100!!!'
Alex walked in just in time, to see Blake, do one last pushup before falling back on the floor again.
'That feeling, and now this?'
'Just what the hell is going on?'
With mouth wide open,Alex was wondering what could possess this lazy young master of his, to actually wake up this early up in the morning,for some exercise.
"Are you just going to stand there and do nothing?" Blake said, although a little tired,he managed to get up from the floor.
Now in full view, Alex could see the sweat dripping from Blake's body.
'Just...just what kind of workout did he do to get himself in such a condition' Alex thought.
"My apologizes young master" Alex said as he quickly thought of a good coverup for walking in and just standing there.
"Ummmm..ummmm... I ...I.. heard some noise from here so...so.. I went to check" Alex managed to say amidst all the stuttering.
'Oh come on! enough with the BS and just say you were getting suspicious' Blake said in his mind.
"Oh a noise? hmmm never heard it... are you sure all is okay with you? you have been acting quite strange since I saw you a few hours ago". Blake said but there was this mocking tone that was there in his voice although it quickly disappeared soon after.
"I will take my leave now, and properly survey the hose"
Alex said before quickly closing the door.
'Again with the BS. We have guards you dumba*s'
Blake cursed. Part of this, was because he was already tired and was quite annoyed about the whole daily task thing. And what added to it was the status panel.
[Quest Completed]
[Tasks done(1/4)]
[Daily tasks completion(25%)]
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'A whole 75% more!! an I am so tired right no '
'Hhmmmmmm' taking a deep breath, Blake sucked the tiredness and continued with the workout. The experience from the punishment was too much for his small mind. That was his driving push.
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3 hours later
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'thirty nine minutes fifty two seconds'
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'thirty nine minutes fifty nine seconds'
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'Forty minutes!!!!'
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[Ding]
[At the same time,as if confirming his thoughts, the system brought status panel in front of him.
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[Host has completed his daily tasks]
[100 push ups✓]
[100 Sit ups✓]
[100 squats✓]
[40 minutes plank✓]
[Daily tasks completion (100%)]
[ Please check back tomorrow, for more quests]
[Rewards have been distributed]
With a smile on his face, Blake could immediately tell his hard work had paid off. Although the increase in stats was little, he could feel it... somewhat'.
[Stamina Regeneration Has been Used]
'Lemme check the stats at least'
But then a Ding! sound was heard again. But this time,not from the system, It was from his watch.
"Been a long time since I last heard a Ding from my watch" Blake said.
"The last time I heard this....."
His voice trailed off as he remembered the time he heard the same noise in the hallway after getting sent off by the teacher.
Looking at his watch, Blake sighed. It wasn't who he thought would contact him at this point in time. But the message he saw next made him freeze in shock.
[General Announcement]
[Attention All Students.... An Experience Trip has been selected for students In THE AWAKENED ACADEMY. ]
[The Desolate Ground has been decided]
[A Group of Four would be selected]
[You all have been issued the same Quests]
[Time Duration:1 day]
[Time:7:00am]
[SURVIVE]
'No!'
"Not again".
Blake thought as he would be going on a second survival mission of his life,in the next few hours.