Rem spared a glance at the new title tab and honestly he was a bit surprised.
[Title- Cavalier Apprentice: A warrior whom puts their life on the line without any magic to face hordes of monsters with only a tool enchanted by magic, you are on the first step of becoming one of these warriors]
Rem however tore his gaze off the screen and faced Martinez, his eyes mirroring his stoic expression.
"The Mansion holds facilities for every one of the Apprentices to explore and utilize for their growth, and if you are not satisfied with the knowledge garnered from your textbooks, you can always meet an Instructor for help," Martinez said, "But put in mind that every instructor has their area of specialization as an Instructor meant for Strength can't help you develop your speed,"
Rem gave a small nod of understanding, it made sense that both instructors couldn't teach the same thing but what he was really concerned with was the kind of facilities involved in their training and why- why were the Instructors trying to rush them to become stronger quickly? There must be a catch.
For someone who had only been informed of this today, Rem was doing well to try and lean all of these in his advantage.
"The fourth floor of the mansion holds the Fitness area where you can hone your strength, speed and endurance with the help of your Instructor of course and the fifth floor is the Magic Weapons area, from tomorrow morning, the newbies shall begin a crash course in utilizing a magical weapon as the Apprentice Tournament is already round the corner," Martinez said.
The two clicked together- they were going to be given complete access to instructors and Magic weapons only for this Apprentice tournament which was probably going to increase the face of the mansion… Rem gave a small sigh, if he lost in the tournament, not only would the Mansion deem him as the weakest but they would also look down on him which was the last thing he wanted to happen all over again.
Rem narrowed down his focus on the four main stats: Strength, Agility, Speed and Endurance- these 4 parameters were very important to his growth and finding instructors which would help him with the four of these was also to be placed at the top of his priorities.
"But for today, we are going to start with a free sparring session with all of the Apprentices being involved," Martinez said as he jumped off the arena and landed on the ground, his boots landing gently on the soft grass as he began walking.
'Is it just me or he reduced the force of the jump before it hit the ground,' Rem thought in wonder- perhaps chasing a career as a Cavalier for now wasn't a bad idea.
The next moment Rem walked onto the arena and his eyes were instantly focused on all the other Apprentices including Krista- despite her not having combat experience, her beastkin instincts were sure to kick in and assist her in the battle, if anything, he was the one at the most disadvantage since he didn't have much combat experience while using fists.
The first apprentice Rem gazed upon was a boy which was about a year older than him with crimson hair reaching his shoulders and deep crimson eyes, despite his looks being a little different from what Rem was acquainted with- he could see that burning will erupting within the boy as he tugged on the belt of his crimson tracksuit, adorned with black stripes.
The second apprentice was a girl, she looked the same age as he did yet she harbored even more mystery… even her movements alone were quite strange but Rem couldn't help but be enticed by her looks, she had long blue hair and deep azure eyes which seemed to have an eerie glow to them, there was also a pink tattoo on her right shoulder.
"Take the time to get acquainted with your fellow Apprentice because once the Battle Royale begins, they will be coming at you with all of their experience," Martinez said only to turn to a certain Black haired boy who had his hand up, "Yes boy?"
"It isn't fair," Rem said and folded his hands, "They've obviously been here for more time than I or Krista have been and they have a clear advantage in physical battles,"
Martinez wasn't moved by Rem's words, instead a crazy grin appeared on the Instructor's face.
"That's the point," Martinez said while smacking his palms together, "To see how truly weak you are in the face of powerful opponents,"
Rem for once in his life was a bit speechless but he didn't have a way to question the Instructor's logic- when it was put that way, it made a whole more sense.
Survival was a game and Rem had always been at the top in that game, using his intellect to thrive in the slums and a battle of apex predators wasn't much different, it was the contestant that was wiser and had a plan that would truly win in the end of the confrontation.
Rem stood his ground while folding his hands, immersing himself within his thoughts and refusing to acquaint himself with the Fellow Cavaliers- instead he was fishing out easy prey, plotting before the battle even started.
'If I went for Krista, I could probably dominate the battle since she likes keeping to herself but it would be a problem if her beast instincts began to kick in so no to Krista, besides she has those sharp claws… I don't want to get wounded.
The Red haired boy looks really dangerous but he's my best target since I don't want to get close to that Monster or the girl with a tattoo, what kind of 14-year old has a freaking tattoo?'
Rem instantly decided to go after the Crimson haired apprentice after performing a process by elimination although he was 84% sure he would get his ass handed to him.
Martinez instantly yelled for them to begin and Rem took a makeshift combat stance as his gaze narrowed at the crimson haired boy.
'So this is what it means to go into a battle knowing you'd get beaten, huh?'
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Author's Note:
If you're enjoying the book so far, don't hesitate to add this to your library and throw in some power stones for me, and if you're feeling really generous- reviews anyone?