GROUP BODY STRENGTHENING MAGIC
The ambiance of the Knight Templar academy's classroom defied conventional expectations.
Instead of the typical setup with a teacher at the front and a blackboard dominating the space, it resembled more of a training ground, akin to a practice dojo.
At its heart lay a round arena, serving as the focal point of the room.
Unlike traditional dojos, however, this arena was encircled by seats accommodating the students. Positioned behind them were the attendants, diligently tending to the needs of their young masters and mistresses, ensuring their comfort and refreshment.
Within these walls, the dynamics of power were unmistakable.
This was a classroom tailored for noble families, where the students held the reins, and the academy existed to cater to their every whim, treating them as though they were the undisputed masters of their domain.
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"Today's student challenge is templar magic strengthening of the body. The challenge is to break the strengthened body of a student in class. Who wants to volunteer for the practice?" Sagamy told the class.
"The Bully of Starri, I will break your body strengthening and cripple you", a student shouted out to me.
"Body strengthening? Never heard of it before. You stand there and I hit you", I replied to the student.
"Oriese hasn't even started his class on body strengthening, we cannot have him demonstrate for us", Sagamy told the class.
The students discussed among themselves, and they have a solution.
"I can let you attack my strengthened body, my strengthened body will break your hands", a student shouted to me.
"Before coming to this class, I've read the curriculum. This class, besides teaching body strengthening, teaches the practice of a special technique called group strengthening or Avatar channeling. Why not the whole class demonstrate an Avatar channeling for me, if I don't cripple every one of you in my class today, I'll retire from being a Bully", I told the class.
"Yes, we have finished the lessons on group strengthening but the class will break your hands if you try to attack a group strengthened Avatar", Sagamy told me, worried about harm to me if I proceeded with my challenge.
"Why not, the one who gets crippled won't be me", I replied to the teacher.
"Yeah, do it" "Break his bones if he wants it so badly" "Death to the Bully."
The students' response to my challenge was unanimous.
Besides several girls in class who weren't hostile towards me, the rest of the class was determined to break my bones under their body strengthening shields.
Those girls were my fans, followers of my column in my newspaper and I quickly made a korean love sign to them to show my appreciation for their support.
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The students assembled in a tight formation, their bodies hugged around each other tightly. Their hands clasped tightly together as they focused their energy.
With a resolute cry, they initiated their spellcasting, weaving their magic into a potent force field that enveloped them. Yet, this magic wasn't mere physical enhancement, it manifested as a formidable barrier akin to the shield formations of seasoned knights.
Approaching the first student, I was suddenly confronted with a startling sight - a towering projection of an elephant materialized around them.
In addition to their protective shield, the class had conjured a collective projection, a testament to their immense magical prowess. What stood before me was not a group of students, but a formidable mystical beast—an Avatar, an elephant infused with magical energies.
With a decisive strike, I aimed a punch at the lead student's chest.
The impact unleashed a deafening sonic blast that rippled through them and their interconnected peers. Each individual bore the brunt of the explosive force, shattering bones and rending flesh.
As the ethereal Avatar elephant vanished without a trace, the students crumpled to the ground, incapacitated by the devastating power of my blow.
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"Oh, my goodness, get the paramedics here immediately", Sagamy our class teacher screamed out for assistance.
The paramedics who were on duty in the classroom quickly came to attend to the crippled students. But the paramedics were short of hands, almost the entire class was hurt. Medical practitioners from the other classes and the academy were brought here to treat the students.
Soon, almost the entire school heard of what happened to my room and many came to see for themselves what happened here.
"What happened here? How did all the students get hurt?" someone asked.
"Did they hurt themselves by practicing?" another added and asked.
"No, they lost to the Bully of Starri and got crippled in one punch", a girl told them excitedly, one of my fans who sat on their seats to watch their idol destroy his enemies.
"Damn, we missed the whole show", a curious student complained.
To that student, I replied to her, "Don't worry, you will read about my fight with these useless scums in the next edition of the Herald Times".
Seated around my reserved seat in the classroom, there were several artists there. They seemed like a part of my retinue of servants but in fact they were the paparazzi.
My personal paparazzi.
"How did you break the shield formation of the student's group strengthening magic so effortlessly?" Teacher Sagamy asked me in shock and surprise.
"Because they are weak, and I am strong. They don't call me a Bully for no reason", I replied to the teacher.
"You are too vicious. With strength like this, you don't need to attend my class", Sagamy said to me.
"There is still much that I can learn from you, teacher Sagamy", I replied to the teacher with a bow followed by another korean love sign.
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Even the dean of the academy came to our classroom.
"Sagamy what happened here?" Dean Masker asked Sagamy.
"Dean Masker, the students demonstrated a group strengthening magic", Sagamy told the dean.
"Did the student's fail and hurt themselves?" the dean asked him.
"No, they succeeded and even summoned a rare Avatar projection", Sagamy replied to him.
"Then how did they all get hurt?" Dean Masker asked Sagamy.
"The new student tested the group demonstration with a punch and the group strengthening was destroyed", Sagamy replied to Masker.
"How can that happen? Who is the student? Did he use a forbidden weapon in class?" Dean Masker asked him.
"We checked him before the demonstration. His hand was empty before the demonstration", Sagamy replied to him.
"A student can break a successfully formed body strengthening magic. How can that be possible? Even if these are just students, their group strengthening would be close to legendary in magic," Dean Masker asked.
"You will read all about it in the Herald Times tomorrow", Sagamy replied to the dean.
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