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The next day, in school, the students were frantic about the recent news. Saru had been humiliated by Brandyn and he was now not even in school. People, as they do, began to spin up rumours about him being beat up so badly he couldn't come to class. Ironically, the students weren't that far from the truth.
*chitter*
*chatter*
tap.
Screech!
The students all entered their classroom hall and chairs were screeching against the wooden floor, people were walking up and down the stairs to the various levels of the rows of tables and others were conversing on the recent news.
Once Brandyn entered the room, everyone began to quieten down their voices while looking at him. The students were not fearful but they kept their voice down when they were talking about him. Brandyn immediately knew what they were doing since they'd always act in this manner after he'd get beat up or humiliated really badly.
This time, he was happy to know it was not about him being humiliated but instead, about him humiliating someone else.
Thud!
The front door closed shut as their teacher entered the room, commanding the silence of the students with his presence alone. The students all gained a more disciplined posture, awaiting their teacher's lecture.
"Alright, students. As you know, there's going to be an exam coming up. A rankings exam. In 50 days, you all will be given sets, determined by the strength of your ability and your overall fighting skill. From then on, your education will no longer be focused on studies and foundational topics but instead, practical work and fighting experience." He explained, getting cheers from the students.
"Okay, okay. I know you all are more than ready to battle, but there are a few details I need to go over."
"There will be several rounds to this exam. Each student will be examined by assigned teachers and these teachers will discuss the final rating for the student. Many factors are in play but the main 2 factors will be the raw power of your ability and also the fighting skill that you possess. Of course, how well you perform in these tests will also play a significantly large role in your final score. These scores will then determine where you will be placed in the different class sets ranging from A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, F1 and finally, F2."
"Oh yeah, the exam. It's weird because my stats haven't increased but in fights I can become so much stronger. I guess my human strength is still my baseline but I can up it with enough effort. Oh well, I think I should be able to get enough strength to actually not be in the lowest set now." Brandyn thought to himself.
The day soon came to a close and Brandyn headed straight towards his shift at Brandy's. His boss was, once again, impressed with his innate talent at sweeping the store floors. He was swift and focused, making sure to leave the ground speckless.
As he returned home, he couldn't stop thinking about the rankings exam. He did have some good strength with his new abilities and he even overpowered Saru. However, Saru was a weakling, too and he only beat him since he was so weak too. If he wanted to get into a good set, work had to be done and work had to be done now.
Now, Brandyn was a very intelligent kid so this plan he concocted up was actually quite efficient. What he wanted to do first was to build strength and muscle, but he aimed for strength primarily. Alongside this, he wanted to learn as much martial arts as he could. Grappling, kicking, punching, the whole sport. Also, he'd eat even more protein than his system said, to get than higher boost to his strength and size.
If he wanted to wrestle with the heavier, stronger members of his class, he needed to get strong but he also needed to get heavy.To gain strength and size, Brandyn focused on calisthenics and weighted shadow boxing.
With this analysis, his training began.
The training was strenuous and tough but the thought of being humiliated, the thought of being weak fuelled his every punch. His every sit-up. His every pushup. The last thing he wanted to do now was to end up last place.
*50 Days Later*
Brandyn, with longer hair than before, blew it out of his eyes before he stepped on the scale. The reading was now 141lbs.
"141! How did I grow so much in such little time? Is this because I'm an archdemon now? It must be, nobody can get this big in such little time without steroids or an ability." Brandyn deduced, throwing a quick 1-2 combo before putting on his shirt for school.
Today was the day.
The day of the rankings exam.
Brandyn was anxious, peering out the window of the train to the city skyline, but he was determined and prepared. He had put too much work in to lose it all now. As he rested his arms upon the table ahead of his seat, he actually noticed his forearm muscles through his shirt. His shirt was always too big for him in the past but now, it was starting to feel tight in places.
Mainly, he felt the tightness along his biceps, chest and back.
"Woah! This shirt is pretty tight on me now! I'll have to buy some new ones and I actually have the money for that now, wow." Brandyn thought with a smile, gazing out the window again.
Even for someone who had routinely seen the large skyscrapers of Primos, the sight never ceased to amaze him. The roaring aircrafts zoomed across the sky to leave their signature blue stripes across the cloudy sky, even blasting open clouds as they flew. The towers of the city poked through the clouds themselves and the architecture of these buildings were intricate but also aesthetic.