Kalki decided to first complete the hidden dungeon which he can't lose in any circumstances, but before that he needed to do a lot of preparation.
Thus Kalki took the next morning bus back to his hometown and decided to continue his schooling for the time being which was on pause for nearly a month due to his deteriorating health earlier.
Although his health was not perfectly fine now, it was much better than before.
He can now do some casual exercise and other physical activities without a problem however his stamina was still very low and he regular felt pain all over his body.
He also usually coughs blood after he overexert himself.
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Soon a month passed as Kalki immersed himself in his training and preparation for the hidden dungeon.
In between this time he also attended his middle school which was only a few minutes away from his home.
At first, he thought it would be very tough adjusting to the course but thanks to the Lautrian's memories it wasn't. There he also found something very interesting.
In the novel it was stated that almost 70% of the human population was an awakener though not all join hero associations and raid in dungeons.
However most of them choose this route due to high power growth, great riches and immense fame that dungeons provide.
Alongside this there were always skirmishes with devils and demons which required good powerful people to defend.
Taking all of this in consideration the justice alliance decided to form 5 big high schools or usually called fist academies, to nurture strong talented individuals.
To enter there you need to clear middle school and get a good grade in entrance exams, on the basis of which you will get your high school.
However for all big 5 there was an unspoken condition that students must be above silver core.
Usually those who Awaken themselves to mana would usually awaken between the age of 5 to 8 years, talented ones usually awaken earlier then 5 and one of a kind geniuses born while being awakened.
Upon awakening you also got your mana core rank starting from copper reaching upto diamond capping your growth according to your core.
Although this will soon change during 'violet nights' but there are a lot of years left till then.
A person becoming an awakener usually depends on their parents.
The higher rank your parents were, the higher talent and the more early you will awaken.
Though It doesn't mean that only those with both parents being awakened will get awakened to mana like in Kalki's case and it also doesn't mean if you're both parents weren't awakeners then you won't awaken to mana like in the case with Ryan.
Being an awakener depends highly upon both your parents and your body's compatibility with mana.
In Kalki's school which was very small to be exact and was not among any renowned one.
Only 60% of students were awakened there and not even one person had the qualification to enter any of the fist academies, which spoke how low the level of school was.
But it doesn't matter much to Kalki because he knew studies will only cover 30% of marks whereas practical exams will cover 70% of marks.
So he just has to prepare and focus on practical exams to clear the entrance like Alec.
Alongside with his regular school which he usually goes 4 out of 7 days, Kalki focused his leftover time on swordsmanship and Archery. With the help of a month of rigorous training he was finally able to develop both of their basic skills.
He knew he was good at archery as he used to do it during his school days in his last life.
Kalki also fundamentally knew that archery alone was not good enough as it makes one defenseless in close quarter combat. However at the highest level it was not the case but he was not at the highest level.
Thus, he decided to also work on his swordsmanship which even though he only knew meagerly about thanks to his time spent in kendo club.
It helped him in acquiring the basic swordsmanship skill by repetitive basic movements.
Kalki planned the attack on the hidden dungeon next month during his summer vacation break. He planned to make his Awakener card and started selling things from the dungeons in the future so he didn't have to worry about money problems.
For now he had enough money to survive 2-3 years more thanks to the skill book but according to him, 'the more you get the better it is'.
One of the best advantages he felt he had in the story was him being present in the story 2 years earlier from its start. He also confirmed the year through a calendar which clearly shows the year as 3331AW right now and 3330AW when he first transmigrated .
Remembering the year when Alec will awaken his generis and join the academy was gonna be 3333AW, Kalki was sure about it.
The 'Hero of darkness' was a book with a very famous emerging plot and for Kalki although it wasn't the first of its kind, it was surely very interesting.
The story followed the plot of a young man named 'Sung' , something from the country South Korea who, due to the interference of a mysterious being, fell inside the game that he used to play.
He became a second class villain of the game and soon found out that the setting of the game is at the hardest level which made his interference in the game necessary.
Even though it has many cliches troupes, Kalki still liked the story due to its interesting plot development and 3d characters.
But now the story has become a little complicated due to two transmigrators being present simultaneously in a story.
Kalki didn't know what and how much his presence would cause the butterfly effect but he had decided to not do anything that would hinder the main cast's growth.
On the other hand he made an oath to took all chances of growth from the villain's hand.
' It would have been better if I was the only one from a different world but I knew the man who was the main lead of this novel was also a reincarnator….. Troublesome…..
It would have been great if i could have asked him and confirm if we came from the same plant or was it some parallel worlds bullshit. But i knew revealing things too early is a clear disadvantage for me'
Kalki stopped his ever running brain and decided to look into his status which made him somewhat happy by looking at his progress that he made in only a few months.
'Status'
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Name - Kalki Hertz
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Age - 12 years
Core - Silver
Rank - G+
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Strength - F-
Dexterity - G+
Constitution - G-
Mana - F
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Generis - unawakened
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Art :- none
Skills :- 1• Swordsmanship {novice}
2• Archery {novice}
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With a satisfied smile on his mouth Kalki quickly moved his feet towards the bus stand to catch his school bus which was gonna come in a few minutes.