'By the sound of my breathing? Shit, I never in my life had to pretend to sleep. '
Eric was shocked, and Ramish spoke to him.
"The average breath count for a fifteen- to twenty-year-old human male is about sixteen per minute. Your breathing was now about eight times in a minute, showing your effort to hide your nervous state. "
"... I don't need an explanation.' "
Eric didn't imagine that they could find out. Ramish laughed, "Hahaha. I didn't think kids these days had guts like you. "
'¿Eh? '
He thought Ramish was here because he noticed that Eric faked his harm, but it seems that wasn't the case. Instead, he seemed to be pleased.
"Children these days have no resistance. They always choose the easy way!"
Eric felt bad. He endured absolutely nothing. He stayed there because his ancient devil physique is OP.
"So what I mean is that you have the guts that no other child has these days."
Eric didn't feel comfortable listening to all the praise he didn't deserve. He was going to heal himself with a healing pill after deceiving Cain, but hearing all this made him feel his pain again. His face began to pale.
"Guardian, our patient is not in good condition. We should take care of it first.
"Ah, yes." Ramish then noticed the discoloration on Eric's face. Then he released his internal energy and allowed Eric to lie on the bed again.
"Let me cut to the chase, kid. I will take you as my apprentice. "
Eric's eyes widened, as did Cain's. Ramish the Guardian of Peace was one of the ten most powerful warriors in the Demon Cult. He was also famous throughout the Galen Star.
"What are you talking about?" Eric was not convinced as he had lived a lifetime in banishment and danger. However, Ramish looked very serious, if it weren't for the smell of alcohol.
"I'm talking about accepting you as my student."
"... Guardian. Don't know who I am? " Everyone in high society knew who Eric Romano was.
"Is there anyone who doesn't know about you?" I reply Ramish.
"The other families of Amartia will not be happy."
Ramish didn't seem to care. He talked like nothing.
"Hah, what will those do? With or without you, they have to compete against themselves anyway."
Unlike Apollo, Ramish always did what he wanted. The one he feared and followed was the Lord of Worship. Eric was tempted by the offer.
'But what if this is a trap? '
Eric had gone through too many threats in his past life, and he couldn't trust someone quickly because of what he suspected. Cain, who was watching him from the side, was also interested.
'So, this is the famous Roman prince. '
Then he came to a conclusion about Eric's inner energy.
'So that's why... They went too far then.'
He couldn't understand the reason for the amount of blood at first, but if the five clans were involved in this, it didn't seem so impossible. And Cain's conclusion was fortunate for Eric.
"I don't know what to say to that offer, especially since I will have a teacher in the academy." Eric said with all the honesty possible.
"Ugh, this sounds like I'm begging you to be my apprentice!" Ramish then drank his bottle.
He is still not convinced.
He had never taken apprentices until now, but seeing Eric enduring the energy of the sound tempted him to take Eric as his apprentice. However, Eric didn't seem so anxious.
"Agreed. If you are still not convinced, I will offer you something that you will not be able to leave."
Then he took out a crumpled old paper and placed it on the bed. However, Eric couldn't move, so he couldn't check what it was.
"Heh, are you curious about what this is?" Ramish tentatively asked.
"What is it?" Eric's curiosity was briefly aroused.
"It's what you need most if you want to survive here."
"What?"
"You had internal damage on your first day at the academy. Don't you think you'll be left behind?
The head of the academy was Apollo, but Ramish also had experience as a student at the academy. The academy progressed differently each time, but everything worked similarly.
"You can take the first test out of sheer will, but you can't pass the second step with that."
"E-that's it..." Eric wanted to retort, because it was all an act of his.
"And you're already behind. Are you still going to be stuck inside the medical room for two weeks? That will set you back even further."
Ramish's words were correct. Eric had ways to heal himself in hours if necessary, but that would make the other clans suspicious, so he had to stay here for a few more days.
"Do you know why the redhead sent you here?"
"Redhead? You mean the Left Guardian?
"Yes."
"Is it because I received internal damage?" Eric asked simply.
"Of course, but isn't it rare? There are other children who suffered internal damage, but why aren't they here?
'Huh? That's true! I guess it will be because of the power of the Roman family. '
As Ramish said, more than half of the students fell and most suffered internal damage during the first test. However, none of them had been brought here.
"Most people can heal themselves from inner damage through meditation. In addition, they heal faster with the help of a doctor or a medicine."
"¿Hmm?"
"Yes. The other children didn't need to be sent here because they can heal themselves."
"Wow."
Eric then realized what he meant. It meant that Apollo verified that Eric did not have enough energy to heal himself, meaning he could not heal himself and had to be sent here.
'Let'sfinish it then.' Ramish then decided to end his offer.
"Do you think a child who can't even meditate can heal in a few days?"
... Yes. He could be cured in a day thanks to the pills he had in his space ring, but that was a little secret, and to enter the Academy you cannot enter with artifacts.
'Yes, he's right. If I'm going to move on to the next step, I'll need inner energy and... oh! Then he thought of something he had forgotten until now.
"I forgot. I heard that if I pass the first test, I will be given the medicinal pill and access to the first floor of the academy library."
With that pill that will give you 100 years of energy, it will be enough to heal yourself in a few days.
"Hahahahaha!" Ramish then laughed, and Eric was startled.
"I would do that too, but it looks like the redhead skipped a very important one there."
"What? What did he skip?
"That doesn't mean you're always allowed into the library. You can only enter once after each test."
"What?" He asked in surprise. Although inside, he didn't care about that information.
"All those important books are there. Do you think you will be able to freely access such a place?
Ramish was amused by Eric's surprised reaction and continued: "You can only stay on the first floor for two hours. And as you climb higher, you'll be given more time because the books on those floors are complicated, but you still don't have enough time."
"So, is there also a time limit? How interesting."
"Not to mention, you can't copy any of the content. It would be nice if you could memorize maybe a book or two. Most spend all the time available trying to find the book they're looking for."
This was vital information that Apollo did not share. If people walked into the library without knowing this, they would frantically waste time until it was over.
'But I have a lot of techniques in my mind. '
So all the information about the library didn't matter to him. With all the information of his past life and techniques is enough to make him a great force.
The information Ramish gave Eric to make him feel discouraged actually worked the opposite. Ramish didn't know this, so he thought it was the right time.
"So a kid like you has a limit to how far they can go without help, and your family won't help you because you're trash."
Most of the students who entered the academy were trained in family martial arts at least. Eric thought for a second and asked, "The role... is it the Demonic Energy Breath?"
'I threw the bait at you and you bit it! '
He was glad that Eric had noticed, but acted as if he was not excited.
"Heh, then you are not so foolish. If you become my apprentice, I will teach you the Demon Energy Breath for the first lesson."
Eric was not tempted. He already had the "Fateless" breath of the Imperial Devil Scripture, but he couldn't tell Ramish that. Ramish then knew his offer had worked.
'Does this man really want me as his apprentice? '
Eric looked at Ramish. He looked like a drunkard, but he was still a peacekeeper of the demonic Academy. Eric also felt that he really wanted to help him.
'Then I should put him on my side and make my stay at the Academy easier. '
He knew how useful it was to have an ally when everyone else was an enemy. Then he barely got up with a pale face and got out of bed.
"Wow?" Ramish looked at him intrigued, and Eric bowed deeply. Eric really didn't have an inflated pride, so it didn't cost him at all to lean towards someone else.
"I accept him Guardian of Peace as my teacher. Please take my obeisance." Eric leaned over, trembling with pain. Ramish was satisfied. Eric tried to continue to bend over, when suddenly the internal energy picked him up.
"Stop. Bow down to none but the Lord Himself." That was the law of the Demoniac Academy.
"Heh, my apprentice." Ramish then felt embarrassed for saying such words, and lifted Eric up with his internal energy to put him back on the bed.
"You will have to rest today. So until I go back, review that note and learn."
Ramish then smiled and walked out. It was unexpected, but it was fortunate that Eric had gotten such an ally in the academy.
And in the training camp, different groups were being formed. And when he was almost done, Wen Shan of the Wen Clan smiled ominously.
'We are in the same squad, trash, you will pay to humiliate me in the restaurant in front of Nalan Yanran. Hehehehe...'