(POV Lina)
"Poof..."
I blow the cigarette smoke out of my lips and lean against the wall with ease.
This place always calms me down. It's a completely quiet spot, and no one comes here at this hour of the night.
I calmly look at the empty ground in front of me.
"If this was the training ground for Class S, there'd be a lot of noise right now."
People in Class F always blame God for making them weak or for not being born into a rich family.
And they unknowingly hate those who have power.
It's true that some people achieve a high rank due to family wealth.
But true successful people are those who achieve high ranks through their own efforts.
I look at the empty field in front of me again.
"If only they tried a little..."
I was lost in these thoughts when I saw someone approaching the training ground from afar.
"Who could it be?"
A few seconds later, I saw a boy with black hair entering the training ground and starting to run.
Since I had hidden my presence, he couldn't tell that I was here too.
"Hmm... Interesting, it seems one of those class trash is putting in some effort."
In the four years I've been teaching Class 1_F, this is the first time I've seen someone use the training ground at night.
"A boy with black hair... I'll remember him."
I amusingly watched the boy.
...
He was running for about an hour, and finally, it seems he wants to stop training...
"Why is he going that way?"
This question popped into my mind when I saw the boy heading towards the training room.
"I'd like to know what he's up to."
I use my invisibility ability and quietly head towards the training room...
*(POV Akash)*
"Damn it..."
I sit on a chair and use the corner of my shirt to wipe the sweat off my forehead.
I'm so tired after just a bit of sword training...
Of course, training with these weights attached to my hands and feet was really hard, but it was still doable and I could bear it.
For now, my priority is on strengthening my body; I'll focus on energy later.
In fact, there are two types of potential enhancement: one is physical potential enhancement, and the other is energy enhancement.
The amplifier device examines energy type, and rankings are often based on energy.
Because no device has yet been made to measure physical potential.
But physical ability is definitely as important as energy.
Engrals often cultivate their physical abilities as well.
However, people who cultivate both body and energy are much stronger than others.
But it's not easy, though it's worth it.
After a short rest, I get up and head towards a room at the end of the corridor.
Although my body is still weak, due to the combination with black, I'm still stronger than normal people.
But it's not enough; I can finally say my body has reached an acceptable level when even a nuclear bomb can't harm me.
I enter a completely white room, pick up my sword, and start swinging it vertically.
Without doing anything special, I just keep repeating this action.
This training is to strengthen my body's ability to move the sword.
And the weights tied to my wrists have a big impact; it may seem like a pointless exercise, but it's actually very useful for increasing the power of my strikes.
*(POV ???)*
"Heh, you're really entertaining."
"I'll kill you myself, you bastard."
The little girl said this angrily and hatefully to a boy with brown hair and glasses, who was watching her kneel with a toothy smile.
_Pak..._
_Bump_
"Little girl, I'm a very kind person, but you need to know your place."
The little girl, who had just fallen to the ground from a kick to her face, coughed a few times, causing blood to come out of her mouth.
"Anyway, you'd better do what I tell you. I don't like slaves who disobey their masters."
The girl struggled to get up and sit, but couldn't speak because of the fear and the lump in her throat, and a few tears fell from her eyes.
When the boy saw this scene, he approached her, lifted her chin, and looked into her tearful eyes with a sneer and said,
"Tsk tsk, you shouldn't break this easily. I don't like my new toys to get ruined so quickly."
The girl wanted to say something and respond, but the boy kissed her on the lips, stopping her from continuing.
And a few seconds later, the girl fainted on the ground...
"Was it really necessary to torment her that much?" A man with long black hair, dressed in knight's clothing, emerged from the shadows and said this coldly.
"Oh, don't be like that, I'm just looking for some fun."
Then the brown-haired boy smirked and walked to the window, looking at the night sky with excitement in his voice.
"You don't understand these things, just think about it for a moment, the look on that bastard boyfriend's face, who rapes girls daily, when he finds out his precious girlfriend, who'd sacrifice everything for him, was gang-raped by several men at once."
The man thought for a moment and said,
"If this person you're talking about is that vile, do you think he even cares about this girl?"
The boy gave the man a meaningful look, then turned back to the window and said,
"To be honest, I'm good at reading people's emotions from their looks, and I can assure you this girl matters to him."
The man asked again,
"Even if that's true, is it really necessary to harm an innocent girl?"
The brown-haired boy said calmly and in a advising tone,
"My friend, there are four things that, whether you like it or not, hurt people to achieve: the first is freedom, the second is revenge, the third is power, and the fourth is justice."
The man said nothing and just stared at the brown-haired boy.
The man quietly muttered to himself,
"Justice... does it really exist?"