Livia POV:
After finishing the deal I contacted my big sister to inform her of what happened.
"!! Really they refused?!"
I could feel the confusion and relief in my sisters voice. She must have adorned her weapon a lot.
" Yes, that's it for now sorry sister I will hang up, there are many stuff that I should take care of. Have a good night"
A small smile was drawn in my sister as she replied
"Good night Lily, don't overwork yourself"
After closing the artifact I contacted the observer to see if there was anything detected just in case.
"Yes, young miss I have noticed something"
?? What?…. No way.. but he didn't lie, wait… why did I assume that he wasn't lying at all. Maybe he had an artifact or something that helped him hide his lies. I asked for more details to determine whether I signed a contract with a devil or not.
"What do you mean? Please explain more"
The observer answered almost immediately.
" It was at the front door when he first saw you… maybe you didn't notice but I am sure.."
Completely unaware what he did, I nudged her to continue.
"?…. What did he do?"
Taking a deep breath the observer said in a serious voice.
" I am sure that as soon as he saw you, he was stunned by your beauty. I am certain that there was a slight moment where he was completely defenseless. This could be useful if you want to Assas—!!
"--GET OUT!!"
Tomas was flustered as he saw his young miss act in such way, but a small laugh escaped from him as he saw the huge blush drawn in her face.
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Arthur's POV:
Next day:
After arriving at my dorm. I started training until finally unlocking my first basic move of Grothias maneuvers. I also got a skill from my continuous training with the strengthening technique.
"Status"
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Race: Human
Name: Arthur Riverblood
Rank: E
planet: Earth
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Strength: D
Mana: E
Dexterity: E
Stamina: E
Luck: D
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Skills:
[ The void ] [ S rank]
Skill type: [Active] [Automatic]
Description:
{ The wielder of this skill will have a defensive portal that can protect the user from flying attacks up to rank S. The stronger the attack, The more time is required for recharging the void. Weak attacks of rank C and below have no cool down time }
[ Abaddons curse ] [ S-SSS Rank ]
Skill type : [ Active ] [ manual ]
Description:
{ The lord of the vampires unlocked a forbidden spell. A forgotten curse from hell that shouldn't exist in this world. A powerful vampire that managed to kill the demon lord. However, he lost his mind and killed his allies in the process. The only way to seal his cursed power was by using the divine grade ' Blackstar '. A curse that destroys the psychic and ignores all defense. The more powerful the enemy compared to the user, the more the relapse.}
Martial arts:
[ Gaia's Teachings] [ Legendary rank ] { 20% } [ Toughness B rank ]
Description:
{ the teachings and techniques of this martial art scripture will grant its practitioner with a body more solid than earth. Boosting physical strength by a whole rank above the over all rank. the body will go into a huge development both physically and mentally }
[Grothias Maneuvers] [ Legendary rank ]
Description:
{ The true essence of hand to hand combat. Utilizing the body as a weapon, the user will be able to attack the enemy dealing a severe damage despite not using a weapon. The practitioner will also learn how to dismantle the enemies weapons.
[ Basics of Daggers Arts] [ Rare ]
Description:
{ this scripture contains both basic and some advanced movements of the dagger style, the more one practice those movements, the more precise and critical the slashes get}
Talents: none
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After couple more lessons with the sadistic teacher, I can finally feel that my punches are not only more powerful but also concise as well.
Looking at the new skill in the ' Gaia's Teachings ' , I was once again amazed by its strength.
[ Toughness ] [ B rank ]
Skill type: [ Passive ]
Description:
{ The first skill unlocked from Gaia's teachings. 'Toughness' grants the practitioner a body that can reduce the incoming physical damage by 30% and absorb 10% of the incoming magical attacks. The skill rank will increase as the practitioner increases his proficiency. }
" well that's why they call him a cockroach"
To completely nullify 30% of the incoming damage is nothing short of amazing.
" wait… does that mean I will need more beating when I train??"
Throwing aside useless thoughts. I tried to recall the upcoming event.
from what I remember from the novel, the first thing that happened was the explosions to distract the professors and also the association members responsible for the dungeon. After that many D and C rank criminals, who were hiding within the dungeon, started slaughtering the students. The main character was at first doing fine against the D rank criminals but he struggled with the C rank ones. However, his first skill from the system saved him.
About the others, Livia grouped up with the main character. Loren was fine as she already is a C ranker, but what about zen. Even though I stole his martial arts, I am sure that his father gave him something with similar value. Also there was Sophia and Sali, both of them were doing fine.
So everything should go according to the plot. I wish if I can skip that class just in case but I can't as not attending will require a permit or otherwise I will be kicked out from the academy since my rank wasn't that important.
" I just hope that I don't have to use that"
I was scared of using the curse. Luckily, with my current skills I can protect myself. However, if and only if there was a demon or a high ranker involved….. I might have to use it.
" Let's just focus on improving...
wait….
can 'that' help with the curse?"
I got up and walked towards the library. If I remember correctly then there was a skill scroll inside one of the shelves. No one had the skill in the novel. The chapter which mentioned the skill was one of the most disliked chapters in the novel. The skill was made as a joke to frustrate the readers. The story behind it was that the future villainess was crying inside a storage room within the library. The reason for her cries was her frustration over her insomnia. The description in the novel as I remember was something that goes like this....
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[Every night Loren struggled with sleeping as her mind was filled with murderous thoughts, the evil sounds inside her head were always boiling her mind. She wanted to live peacefully just like other students. However, every time she listens to those thoughts …
' Hahahah! look at her crying…pftt… you just need to go meet your #$@% of a mother in her grave'
'Lol, seriously this disgusting B@&$ should just &$# herself'
'Hey… what are you staring at? Do you want to meet your mother?'
Loren kept crying and gnashing her teeth in frustration. Her head was going crazy as more evil thoughts were circulating to get her revenge.
"Mom… what did I do wrong....I can kill them right?"
Crying at the same time, Loren didn't know what to do at this point.
Little did she know that the shelve she was leaning on had a scroll that will eliminate those thoughts.
Authors note: Lol I added the scroll there just for the fun of it.]
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Getting inside the academy library, massive book shelves were towering over the walls. I entered and greeted the old lady who was the librarian and was responsible for the books safety.
Finally reaching an old looking shelve inside the storage room, I searched for the scroll.
If I was correct it must have been some kind of mind alleviating spell that could help me relief the curse relapses. The ring was a great item that helped me in multiple situations, so maybe this skill can help as well...
After carefully searching every corner, I found a small scroll that was inside an inclosed wooden box. I touched the scroll to check for its description, just to be disappointed.
[ Soothing nights ] [ A Rank ]
Skill type: [ Automatic ]
Description: { the owner of this skill will have a peaceful sleeping, the effect only is activate upon trying to sleep }
"…..The hell?"
It was really just for sleeping… so it is basically useless for me…
" should I take it?…"
My sleeping schedule was great. In my previous word I didn't have such a perfect sleeping schedule, but in this world it was different. After training and tiring myself, most of the time I get a great sleep.
" or should I give it to her?"
Honestly I felt bad when I read the chapter. It described her weak mind fighting the demons inside of her head, so giving this to her might at least help her. I don't think it would be that useful to her but who knows maybe this will help her not become a villainess. In the future she killed all of her family members and got her hand on a camouflage artifact. she basically could change her appearance and rank at will, making her fool others and lower their defenses to a terrifying SS rank assassin.
"Then how should I give it to her?"
I can't just pop out of nowhere and tell her to take it… as a matter of fact, she was the most character that I should avoid. After she killed her own family she is going to be a threat to even me. I am not sure how she will turn out in this lifetime. However, I'm not gonna risk it.
Hold on… why should I even show myself to her? I can just leave it in her dorm anonymously.
" I will lie saying that I saw her potential or some stuff and she can repay me later or whatever "
Walking outside the library I headed back to my room to continue my training.
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