"Wow, it's bigger than your apartment."
The room they assigned me was bigger than my own apartment, there was a sofa, bed, kitchen, television, computer and even magic tools
Inside this room, three people could easily fit without them complaining
-I'm in paradise~-
In addition to giving me this apartment, they also gave me a gray door that when you put it down and opened it, there was a dimensional space that had a forge inside that I asked the professor for because of my talent with blacksmithing, which he accepted without any problems
The truth is, I didn't want to use the forge, but Nameless forced me to ask to use the forge
«What could Nameless have planned this time that he's asking me for a forge?»
***
Bedroom 1
Ten students gathered in a large room on the top floor of dorm 1, all of them were sitting in an arrogant manner, as if they were bullies laughing out loud at even the smallest things, occasionally they would sneak glances at the one who called them, but the person in question remained silent as if he didn't care in the least
-Oh right Isaac, are there several low ranks in your class?-
A boy asked a boy of the same height, dark green hair and golden irises that glowed in the dark, putting his feet on the table and his arms crossed making him look very imposing and at the same time a bully that was the description of Isaac Arden
Like Damian, he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth in Germany. His father is German and is the head of a large company, and his mother has Japanese roots as well as being a leader in real estate
Isaac opened his eyes half closed and stared at him
-I just heard it from somewhere else. Is it fake?-
-I don't know, I'm not interested in trash-
The boy spoke arrogantly
-Well, the truth is, I'm not interested either, but I was curious to know who they were-
-Seriously, are you curious about that kind of little ones?-
A captivating voice came through, Chris turned his head and saw a short-haired girl smiling charmingly, it was Mirai Shiva, feeling his heart beat second by second, the nervous Chris said
-Oh, Shiva, when did you get here?-
-A while ago, but there was a boy who the teacher caught his attention. What was the boy's name? Harwey? Alan Harwey? It's a bit of a common name, anyway, don't pay too much attention to everything around you, only a few things matter-
-Surely that guy is pathetic as expected from the lower ranks-
The foul language came from Shinji Suzuki, bulky muscles, an intimidating expression and a large physique, with just one look it was easy to tell that he specialized in hand-to-hand combat
Chris asked Shinji:
-Do you know him?-
-I'm in the same class as Isaac you idiot, I'm going to destroy him in combat training, I'll incapacitate him and kick him out-
Everyone knew the academy schedule, there were classes five days a week and combat training three days a week
The classes were about comprehensive magic power training and physical training, while combat training was about battles, monster hunting, rescue missions, and more
-I will destroy that bastard son of a…-
-Don't waste your time-
With a single sentence from Isaac, the rudeness that Shinji was going to say in the locker room was reduced, Shinji who was growling a moment ago fell silent
-Even if you win against someone of such low rank, you will be the one who loses points. It is better to challenge those of higher rank against whom you can win for sure. For example…-
-Why don't you try with Hanami, try to fight her, with a little luck you will surely win-
Mirai intervened, Isaac narrowed his eyes and looked at her angrily, not many knew it but Hanami and Isaac are childhood friends and he loved her very much when he heard those words from his partner he began to get angry but Shiva continued without looking at him
-You have enormous resistance and you have a lot of strength, on the other hand she only fights at long distance, I think you have the advantage Shinji-
-… Huh? Ah yes, I can win, but…-
Challenging her will be difficult, however, he swallowed his words he just wanted to look good in front of the girl so that she would accept him in her guild
-But what?-
-…Challenging her is very regrettable, I know that one of my hits would send her to the hospital and that would make the criticism fall on me-
-There is nothing wrong with that-
-…What?-
-You two stop-
Isaac stopped their conversation, though Shiva was a little displeased, she silently feigned indifference, she suppressed the unpleasant feeling that rose from the corner of her heart to tell the truth she had plans to surpass her older sister for the succession fight such as recruiting strong students or expanding her influence, in raw power she can't win that was an irrefutable fact
«Oh right, there are some rumors that say that Isaac liked Sasaki, I'm not so stupid as to be jealous, the situation seemed funny is all, how quickly rumors spread»
Mirai consoled herself internally
-I'm leaving now, it's almost ten o'clock-
After giving a bright smile to mask her hurt feelings, Mirai Shiva stood up
-Oh good night-
-Good night, Shiva!-
-See you later!-
All the students except Isaac took her to the door as if they were saying goodbye to a princess
«Who does she think she is? She's at rank 8 and wants to defeat Hanami who is at rank 5, it doesn't matter, if Shinji was looking for a fight against her he would be dead»
The Lancer thought with annoyance only to then clench his fist tightly and break some chopsticks with ease
***
Five minutes from the dormitory 1
There was a training center called "Training Facility" this 1000 square meter facility was packed with magical devices and equipment for exercise and training
The amount of money needed to build such an environment would far exceed 100 thousand dollars, but there was barely anyone using the facility
Just because this training center was empty, didn't mean the future of the students was dark
Although they were hunters who received the admiration and envy of billions of people, they were still teenagers in short, there weren't many students willing to go out of their way to train on their first day
-I thought you wouldn't be here... Rank 1-
But he wasn't the only one, Hajime Aikawa, was training too, drenched in sweat and struggling with a piece of exercise equipment, he opened his eyes at the sudden voice
-Hanami? You also came here to train?-
-Yes, but I'm not as barbaric as you-
With a wry smile, Hanami pointed at the gravity chamber, seeing the terrifying cylindrical room. Hajime frowned
-That's a difficult question. I can't last long in there-
Hajime wiped his sweat with a towel he brought
-Maybe it's because you're not used to a tense environment. As an archer, I need to be very fast, that's why I enter that chamber-
-How long have you been using that?-
-Eh, I think around when I just turned 15-
-Fifteen years old?-
-Yes, I have one in my house-
-…Ahhhh-
Setting up a gravity room costs 10 thousand dollars at least from what Hanami said, it can be inferred that she came from a rich family just like Damian, she is the daughter of the president of a company, she believed that she can surpass her rivals through hard work but in front of the monster that was in front of her, her belief began to waver
Until Hajime spoke first
-I think that within our class is the boy who the teacher scolded, what was his name?... Ah, Alan Harwey, I think that was his name, right?-
-…-
-Yes, he… What's with that look? You don't like her?-
As Hajime pointed out, Hanami's face was hardening horribly
I don't know what was going on but she didn't seem to like him too much, but the boy wasn't so stupid as to point out her mistake
-There are some low ranks in our class, everyone will focus only on us, in the end they will be left in the dark, maybe the one you mentioned will stay for a while and then retire-
The girl spoke, there were cases like that in the past, low ranks that could never stand out and the burden of many expectations only generated a lot of pressure on them and then they retired very disappointed and with their dreams totally broken
-Don't say that easily-
-... Who are you to tell me what to do and what not to do?-
For a moment a slight anger arose in Sasaki's eyes, Aikawa's teaching tone did not please her who saw him as an obstacle to overcome
-...mmm sorry-
-It doesn't matter, wait for me to take the throne from you, keep working hard, I'm leaving-
The girl spoke Girl a little irritated just to enter the room
-Eh… see you later-
***
In the middle of the night, I walked out of my room, holding my training sword
My destination was the training camp
[Rank 876, Alan Harwey confirmed]
As I held my video transmitter against the entrance of the shooting range, an unfamiliar robotic voice called my name
Passing the wide circular hallway, there were ten doors evenly spaced apart, I raised my video transmitter against one of them
The door opened
The field looked simple, but the gravity could be increased, enemies could also be spawned, as I set foot on the field, a polite robotic voice echoed from the ceiling
[Starting, choose the number of enemies you want] [You can increase the gravity up to 60 times] [For enemies you must choose at least 2 and at most 30]
-Gravity 3, Enemies 5 C-rank-
My voice echoed, I felt my body grow heavier and wolf-like enemies emerged from the ground
These were mana beasts artificially created by the hand of man with magic technology
I looked at the targets around me, a red wolf, they were similar to wolves but the only difference was that they are larger and their strength is terrifying
While the increase in gravity put a pressure on one's bloodstream, this type of training required one to operate magic power under the source of gravity and this could be considered one of the most painful training methods
My face twisted in pain as I endured everything I could
-God but how it hurts!!-
"Oh you can't endure anything, this training will help you improve faster than ever, don't complain"
I speak a disappointed Nameless
Damn ghost if I could touch you I would hit you long ago
[Focus has been activated]
[Concentration has been activated]
-It starts!!-
The red wolves began to attack me, I unsheathed my two swords and then began to attack
My steps were too heavy, it was difficult for me to take a proper stance
In combat, statistics and talent can improve too quickly but the higher your level, the more difficult it will be to grow in the future
The wolves continued to attack me, I still didn't get used to this but I hated it in an act of anger my sword caught the chin of the attacking Beast while it swung in the air, as it fell quickly I stuck my sword in its head making the beast disappear
-Good!-
But I couldn't celebrate, from behind the other wolves attacked me but I reacted in time dodging them at the last moment
-I almost forgot about you-
The wolves bared their fearsome fangs, and began to cut the gap in an instant, I frowned in my eagerness to kill that wolf, I had swung my sword down with too much force and now it was stuck in the ground
Shit it's stuck!
As I struggled to pull the sword out, one of the wolves lunged at my face
With all my strength I evaded it and then pulled the sword out of the ground, but as the wolf failed to attack me it couldn't control its speed and crashed into the ground
The other wolf approached me, using [Sword of Twilight] I sliced the wind itself making a clean cut to the wolf separating its head from its body causing it to disappear in the process
His companions began to retreat in fear
-There are two less, only you remain-
Quickly with all my strength, I lunged at them
I used [Fireball] knocking down the third wolf, he began to scream from the pain of being burned alive, I walked calmly towards him piercing his chest with my sword
And so it continued, with the same fate as his two companions, the first one I cut off his head after cutting off his leg, the other one put up some fight, but I pierced his head in the end
My breathing was agitated and I felt my body heavy, my forehead was bathed with sweat to the point that it interrupted my vision
"Well keep going like this, now a second Round"
With my determined look I looked at nothing today I was motivated since I have a pending revenge and I said
-Begin-
*
There is an eternal truth, if you keep doing the same thing it could make you bored and that happened to me
Around 2 I stopped training, I acquired two new skills and a new magic that I was practicing, but I will see that another time. Right now my mana was almost at zero, while I was relaxing my hands from using the sword so much when I heard a noise next door
*Shock, Shock, Shock
It was a faint sound of shock waves, it was the sound of arrows cutting through the air, the source came from the next room, out of curiosity I took a look, I shouldn't have been able to see anything because the door was closed, but Nameless the gossip came in
"Oh there's a girl practicing"
«A girl?»
I connected my senses with my partner's and was able to see through the door, I could see a girl with long red hair and emerald green eyes pulling a bow
-That girl is… Hanami Sasaki-
The girl was practicing with a serious face, four arrows were placed on her bow, they were magic arrows woven from magic power, because her magic power technique was deficient, she couldn't perform split shots, which multiplied a single arrow into multi-directional shots
*¡¡Shock!!
Hanami released the bowstring, her arrows left a blue trail of magical power as they headed towards the 14 targets, as if they were alive, the arrows destroyed the targets
«…Incredible, her technique with the bow is worthy of admiration now I understand why she is among the strongest»
I felt surprised, but why did I feel that I was hiding more than I should?
After that I left, I was not interested in talking to her since she would surely look down on me for being a low rank