The aftereffects of spiritual exhaustion were far more serious than a serious injury to the physical body.
After a day and a night of stumbling and meditating, the external wounds had all been largely healed, but the headache symptoms still hadn't subsided.
Covering his vaguely aching head, Eleazar sat frozen on his bed.
Thoughts were getting a lot slower, and it took a while to remember to check the time.
"Crap, it's already late!"
His hands shivered once he saw that it was already nine o'clock.
He was late for his first department meeting in college.
That's what happens when you live alone, you don't even have someone to remind you when you oversleep.
Hurriedly washing up and getting dressed, Eleazar grabbed her things and grabbed the door!
The outside of the auditorium was already packed, with students from the next department ready to enter.
All the disciplines of the university are here today for a departmental meeting.
To the admiring eyes of those nearby students, Eleazar pushed the door open stiffly.
"Anyway, for the Games I'd like everyone to turn out in force..."
The rousing mobilization from the podium came to an abrupt end, and the professor held up his glasses and turned his head with an impish gaze.
The tall dome, the seats neatly and densely packed like an opera house were already full of students, and in that instant I don't know how many gazes swept over to him, giving him a good taste of what it was like to be in the limelight.
Eleazar had only realized today that there were so many others in their department.
Soon, the professor's grave voice came through.
"You're late again, Mr. Eleazar..."
"I'm sorry, Professor..."
"Don't apologize to me, it's the most insincere reflection in the world."
"Huh? Well..."
The professor smiled slightly, "Endurance long-distance running if you can finish in the top five, I'll have no more questions about your past mistakes."
"Uh..." Eleazar looked confused.
"Well, I've enrolled you, so don't just stand there, go find a seat."
With a dazed look on his face, Eleazar found a seat in the front row.
"Hey, you won the lottery!"
A classmate next to him hemmed and hawed at him.
After talking to people for a bit, Eleazar realized what kind of competition he was about to go to.
The so-called Endurance Class Run, a 5,000-meter-long race event, immensely tested the endurance and stamina of the runners, and none of them had signed up for it in their department anyway.
Eleazar cocked his head as he listened.
"That's it?"
The students beside him laughed when they saw that he still had a stiff upper lip.
"It looks like you just haven't exercised much, 5000 meters doesn't sound like much does it, that's 5 kilometers, just go to the playground and run 5 laps in one breath yourself later."
"Hmmm~"
Eleazar propped his chin up in boredom.
Is this the limit of mortals?
After a moment's thought, he understood why no one had signed up for this program.
Everyone is trying to perform well no doubt, but 5,000 meters for most people, is already the physical limit, even if you can adhere to the full course, it is estimated that the whole person is also cloaked in hair, red face, and neck, panting, covered in sweat, there is nothing to speak of the wind, if it is a little worse, maybe even foaming at the mouth...
By this time, the professor at the podium was mobilizing to the end.
"Anyway, let's all work together and get good grades for the History Department, the study trip awaits you at the end of the month!"
Everyone raised their right hand to the professor.
"ve~"
Eleazar cooperatively raised her hand, "Yay~"
The meeting was adjourned and everyone got up, giving the classroom to the next academic department.
Eleazar rose from his still-warm seat.
"Study tours... What's that all about?"
"As the name suggests, it's a group activity that involves studying and having fun at the same time, but there are limited spots and budgets, and only the three academic departments that get the highest scores at the games get the chance to participate."
Who's idea was this? It's so bad...
Eleazar lifted his head to look at the person who had voiced it, and then his body froze.
It was a girl with icy cold eyes, tall and noble, and those clear eyes were like a tranquil lake, which boiled the moment she locked eyes with her.
The surrounding scene instantly changed, the classroom where people came and went suddenly turned into a steep mountain, surrounded by howling winds.
A terrifying body rocked up on the edge of a barren cliff.
The delicate scales all over his body reflected an ethereal light in the sunlight, and as the pair of feathers that covered the sky unfolded, a blood-curdling might come over him.
What a terrifying dragon's might that was!
Returning to his senses, Eleazar broke out in a cold sweat.
There are descendants of the Dragon Race in this world!
The girl just gave him a faint look and turned away, seemingly completely unaware of what a deep impression she had just left on a Mythic Sequencer.
The students coming and going next to them were still discussing it.
"The rumor is that there aren't enough classrooms to go around, and a lot of hands-on outdoor classes will be added during this time."
"Eh, wouldn't that be nice to hang out with everyone?"
Eleazar looked puzzled and walked out of the classroom with everyone else, hanging far away from the girl.
Why didn't you feel like killing yourself?
That's not even non-human?
The people around her, always consciously and unconsciously stayed away from that girl, a full three meters away, appearing to be incomparably cool and lonely.
This is already considered a superpower...
At that moment, a hand waved in front of him.
Eleazar came back to his senses, only to realize that two playful figures were standing at his side at some point.
Retracting her hand, Lingyin hides behind Fina, looking like she's ready to watch the show.
"Tsk, calling you half a day to see who's looking so mesmerized..."
Ah, this...
Eleazar's head shot up at once, and he was about to hastily explain when he realized that the corners of Fina's mouth were slightly lifted, and she was resolutely in a good mood.
I'm surprised she didn't get mad!
Eleazar hastily coughed to steer the conversation away.
"You guys know, I was just named to a sports program by a department professor."
"Oh? What project?"
"Endurance distance running."
Eleazar scratched his head, "I heard it's a 5000-meter race, and the professor seems pretty confident in me."
"Ha, you're being punished for attending, aren't you, I'm sure you've been caught for your usual poor behavior."
Lingyin spat out his tongue and mercilessly dismantled him.
"Rei stop it~"
Fina gave her a good-natured knock on the head before looking up and saying, "Isn't your foot injury still healing?"
"It's okay, it's just heavy on the participation anyway, I'll keep an eye on it."
Eleazar wasn't planning on making a splash in the Games either.
Lingyin poked her head out from behind Fina again, "Che, no talent, we must get a good ranking in the Astronomy Department, then you can watch us go out and have fun."
Eleazar swept her off her feet helplessly.
The whole school more than a dozen academic departments, really thinks that people are not dry rice.
Saying goodbye to the two men preparing for the department meeting, Eleazar walked slowly toward the playground.
No wonder Fina was so energized yesterday, if a whole department was like them, they might get a good ranking.
In case they did get the rankings for the study trip, wouldn't they be left alone at school?
Eleazar bristled.
"It's not that easy."