"I want to make some things clear on this first day of the year."
She glanced at all the students and said,
"This year, just like the previous ones, I have no tolerance for useless students. Anyone who ends up in the bottom ten in the end-of-term exams will have to work for the academy as a laborer for three years."
As she said this, the students started murmuring, discussing among themselves.
"Alright, now I want to announce your initial class rankings."
She placed a small metal ball the size of a fist on the table beside her. The ball projected a large hologram in the shape of a ranking table in the air.
[ 1. Akash Benimour
2. Julia Carlos
3. Adam Marker
...]
I only looked at the top three ranks. Honestly, they didn't matter to me because I plan to take control of this class anyway.
I need to establish my own base in this academy. If I can build a group of followers, even if they're weak, they can still be a big help to me.
While I was thinking about these things, I heard voices from the other students.
"What? Someone with an initial potential of 1 is now ranked first in the class?"
"He must have cheated."
"Why didn't Julia get first place?"
And other comments from those who couldn't accept that they lost to me.
"Enough, be quiet,"
the purple-haired woman shouted. She sighed in frustration and said
"My name is Lina Amino, and you should address me as Ms. Amino. Also, there are no classes today. You can either go to your dorms or head to Training Ground F, where there's a practice gym as well."
Then, without looking back, she left the classroom.
Most of the people in the class quickly left.
I think it's time for me to go too.
I need to head to the training ground first; I have some work to do there.
As I stood up and was about to leave, a girl with short dark brown hair and blue eyes stood in front of me, frowning.
Ah, she's the one I first defeated in the test.
"Did you want something from me?"
I asked coldly and indifferently. The girl seemed to want to say something but hesitated.
"Well... well..."
Suddenly, the girl bowed in front of me and said nervously
"I... I apologize for my behavior during the test."
I looked at her coldly and said
"If that's all you wanted to say, there's no need to worry about it. I don't intend to seek revenge."
And I walked past her. The girl saw Akash leaving and hurriedly blocked his path again.
"Well... actually..."
I looked at her impatiently and said
"Actually what?"
The girl gathered her courage and loudly said
"Please teach me."
I looked at her in surprise
"You want me to teach you?"
The girl hesitated and said
"Well, yes, because even though you only had an initial potential of 1, you managed to be first. Honestly, I need to get stronger."
I didn't think she'd swallow her pride so quickly.
"And in exchange for teaching you, what can you offer me?"
The girl quickly replied
"Well, I can provide anything you need financially."
Oh, that's a pretty good offer, but I need to make sure you can follow through.
"So, how can I be sure you can do that?"
The girl standing in front of me said proudly
"Well, I am the heir to the great Carlos family, one of the wealthy families in Area B."
For a moment, all the pride in her voice disappeared, and she said sadly
"And honestly, because I received a very low initial potential, but my younger brother has an initial potential of 6, and my father told me that if I can't become stronger than my brother in the next three years when the academy ends, the inheritance will go to my brother. is transferred"
Ah, so he wants power to be able to maintain his position
"I didn't think you would put aside your pride so soon"
Then they pass by him and I go to the exit door and say
"Well, follow me, I'm going to teach you a few things"
The girl comes to me happily and says
"Okay, teacher, my name is Julia, I'm glad to meet you"
Well, I don't feel like talking to this girl, it's better to go to the training ground as soon as possible
Finally, we arrived at the training ground. Julia talked a lot along the way, but I didn't pay attention to her words.
When I entered the training ground, my eyes fell on the weapons on the shelves on the other side.
I went over and picked out two daggers from among them.
Julia looked at me in surprise and said
"Don't you use a spear?"
I turned to her and said
"I do use a spear, but I'm also skilled with daggers and swords."
Julia looked at me excitedly and said
"Wow, that's great! That means you can teach me too."
I ignored her words and just handed her one of the daggers and said
"Julia, attack me like you intend to kill me."
Julia looked at the dagger in surprise and said,
"Are you sure? You might get hurt."
I smirked at her and said,
"Do you really think you can hurt me?"
Hearing this, she gripped the dagger tightly and got ready to fight, saying
"Alright, you asked for it. I won't go easy on you."
Then, like a cheetah, she rushed towards me, aiming her dagger at my throat.
The moment he wanted to hit my throat with his dagger, he seemed to be thinking about how to hit me, and this caused his attack to slow down.
I quickly blocked his dagger with the dagger I was holding in my right hand
"You're too slow, don't think too much about your attacks and let your fighting instincts control your movements"