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Chapter 14 - An Era of Change

[Meanwhile, two girls were laying right next to each other on different beds, in the corner of a room, and although the curtains on their beds prevented them from seeing each other directly, they could already detect each other, as they were already familiar with the presence of the other.] 

Paula: "I guess it was my complete defeat huh?."

Clare: "What are you talking about?, you've managed injure me at the beginning of the fight."

Paula: "R-Really?"

Clare: "Why do you think I'm laying right to the bed next to you?"

Paula: "I thought you were just resting..."

Clare: "And think about it, wasn't the environment of our fight disadvantageous for you?, if it was an open arena I wouldn't have been able to have any platform to jump to, and I wouldn't have been able to reach you."

Paula: "I guess I really am strong hahaha"

Clare: "hahaha"

.....

[The fight of the other students then continued on-]

Clawdia: "Hmmm Mitchelle, she wont be participating in this spar, because she is an exchange student, and her parents already vouched for her."

"Huh?, that's unfair!"

"Huh??"

"Yeah, what's with the special treatment?"

Clawdia: "Shut it!, It's my fault for not telling you this earlier but this fight will not reflect on your grades; It's just a test to see at what stage you are, and how great your battle sense is, however in the next tests she will be participating-"

Clawdia: "Now, come down here Barry and Sherry!"

Bang!! Smash!!

Pow!! Kughhh!

"Next..."

Crash!!-Booom!!

Guhhhh!

"Ne-"

Swish!!

Bam!

.....

After we were done dueling, we were given a well deserved break for our efforts, and were given time to feast to an ample amount of food, in order for us to be back on our top shape for the next classes, and although the students here have different speeds in recovery time, and one of the special traits heightened by my wolf bloodline, the physicality of the people here are much more stronger, hence why they recover faster.

[Meanwhile the next class that would train at the gymnasium were able to see the benefits that the Class A enjoyed. Expectant, they trained and did their best, however they were not given the same amount of food and luxury, because of this, the other Classes had began to sow jealousy and hatred towards Class A, and their will to oust them had been ignited further.]

...

We then went to the next classes, with the teachers being lax towards us, and not even bothering to scold the students who were sleeping. In the end almost the whole Class A were the epitome of lazy, except for a single prof who still remained strict even if we were Class A–

As we entered the training filled, there was a single instructor, just standing there menacingly, with threatening words exuding from his sides, and an astral projection of his inner beast, a bison, from his back.

Sensing the danger, the students then walked towards him slowly, approaching him carefully.

"HALT!!!" 

[Turns out it was just plain ole regular, buffed Ryder.]

Ryder: "My class is called H.P.E or in full, Human Physical Education, and all of you are required to wear these braces when taking my class, So now grab one of them—Hurry!"

[Although hesitant they quickly grabbed the braces and wore it, as they were afraid of the consequences of not following the instructors command, this class was completely different from how they were treated, which flustered them.]

Ryder: "Now why don't you all try morphing?"

"Huh?!!"

"Why can't morph?"

"What the hell is this?"

"You know what?, I'll try screaming, I've seen a warrior do this and it seems that the harder they scream, the stronger they become, their hair color even turned yellow—HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!!"

"It's no use"

"Could this be?"

Ryder: "It seems all of you have begun to realize. Yes, the bracelets that you are wearing are made out of orichalcum, and my class is all about training while still on your human form.

"Bruhhh?"

"Why do we have to take this class?"

"This class is so boring"

"Yeah let's stop taking this class"

"Let's just leave"

"Yeah Yeah"

Ryder: "Come back here!! all of you, it seems that being a Class A had gotten over your head, if you don't come back with all of your classmates, even the ones that were sleeping I'll increase all of your exercises by twofold.

Ryder: "Remember that I am still your professor, and I have the authority to do so"

[Perhaps it was the fact that they couldn't remove the bracelets that they wore once it was locked, or the fact that they could no longer morph, so the students then began to run as fast as they could, not even bothering to turn their heads and look back at the professor in the eyes, they didn't even care about their surroundings, some would even jump through the windows of their dorm just to drag their classmates in time.]

Ryder: "Good, it seems that all of you have managed to make it in time.

Ryder: "The ones who are late will have their exercise doubled!!"

"W-What the hell dude?. what the hell's the problem with you?"

"Why did you drag me in here?"

"And what the heck's the problem with that professor, doesn't he know that we're class A?"

"Stop this treatment right now!"

[The students began to surround the late ones, their eyes hiding in deep shadow, and with their ominous expressions they themselves forced them to wear the bracelets.]

"Just you wait I'll pay you back for this"

Clack! Clack! Clack!!

Ryder: "It's funny that all of you have the same reactions, as the guys earlier—Start doing push ups!!, otherwise I will not remove your bracelets up until midnight"

Thud!! Thud! Thud!!

[They all started doing push-ups, meanwhile the professor began lecturing them while doing the said exercise.]

...

Ryder: "It seems that all of you are confused, on why you should take this class, well since I'm a kind teacher I'll explain it to all of you." 

...

Huff! Huff!

Huff! Huff! Huff!

...

Ryder: "Recent discoveries have found out, that if you push your bodies beyond your limits, your beast forms will become stronger, and you will be able to breakthrough to the next stage easier. If that is so, then the easiest way to breakthrough would be to train in your human form.

...

Huff Huff!! Huff Huff! Huff Huff!!

Pant! Pant!! Pant! Pant!!

Huff! Huff!

...

Ryder: "I know that all of you would much rather train in your beast forms, but that's not all there is to it."

...

Huff Huff!! Huff Huff! Huff!!

Pant! Pant!! Pant! 

Huff! Huff!

Ryder: "Now that all of you have recovered from doing Push-Ups, it's time to start running"

...

Huff Huff!! Huff Huff! Huff Huff!!

Pant! Pant!! Pant! Pant!!

Huff! Huff!

[After the exercise, they were given a break and were then sitting crossed legs, listening to their instructors lesson intently, as they began to realize that what he was saying actually makes sense.]

Ryder: "I don't know if all of you had heard, but recently there had been an increase in the amount orichalcum being produced, especially in both the black market, and the kingdoms army, even in the country of the demons apparently. although it would've been fine if it was just from the army, but the black market and the demons are quite a concern.

Ryder: "So this training prepare you, for the time will come, when you can only rely on your bodies without your inner beasts, so make sure you don't regret it when that moment comes"

Ryder: "That is all, You're all dismissed!!"

"Huff, that training is finally over"

"Let's not go back"

"Yeah dude, this professor is getting on my nerves"

"Will you come train again?"

"Sigh, dude I don't know"

"I bet our classmates would just drag us again"

"I guess I'll come train, it's better than having my exercise doubled"

"Yeah dude, I guess me too"

"By the way, what will you do on the weekends?"

"I guess I'll go to the market"

"Hey, weren't you guys invited to attend a chemist family?"

"Yes, dude we plan on going there"

"Sigh, why weren't we invited"

"Well, I guess I'll spend the whole weekends on my room"

[In this world, it was about to be the weekends, and the other students were all relishing the thoughts of they were going to do, however the case is not the same for Kafka, as the first incident that will alter the course of the story will soon begin.]