I woke up the next day at 4.45. After washing my face and putting on relaxed clothes, and taking the normal bow I got from Gorsaeth, I exited my tent and went to the place where we had decided to meet yesterday with miss Shauna. When I arrived there, I saw I miss Shauna had already come and was watching the forest while listening to the sounds of birds chirping. “It looks beautiful, isn’t it? They have their life in their hands and can go anywhere they want. They can fly in the skies and move from one land to another. I wish I were a bird with his wings intact too.” She said with a slightly melancholic voice. And after that, turn his face to me and smiled. “Good morning; it seems like you are really serious about learning about the bow. I hope you don’t lose this enthusiasm at the end of the training.” She said with a smirk. “Good morning, miss Shauna, and don’t worry, I won’t lose my enthusiasm. You can be sure about it.” I replied with a smirk as well. “I don’t think it is a
-------------------------------------------- R-18 Warning -------------------------------------------------- This chapter will contain R-18 scenes. If you don’t want to read it, you can skip it since it won’t affect the story too much; however, if you are not against it, I suggest you read it to understand some details better. ------------------------------------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------- Is there anything in this world you can get for free? I don’t believe there exists something like that. In this world, everything you get has a price. If someone helps you for free, he or she most likely has a profit from helping you. In my case, why did Shauna teach me how to use a bow? It was because she was eyeing me from the start. While we were traveling in the truck, I observed all the things she did, both consciously and unconsciously. In the first place, either she is the wife of Adrian just on paper, or there is a deep rift in their
After that hot and steamy shower session with Shauna, I put on a turtleneck sweater and left my tent. ‘It seems like tonight will be a long night. But I don’t understand what is wrong with their relationship. I didn’t ask at that time not to screw up the mood, but I am curious.’ I thought like that and started picking up the tent since we would be leaving after we finished our breakfast. I don’t want to repeat it, but this merchant is really generous to our convoy. I have never seen this kind of variety in my life, neither as a Joshua nor as a Darius. There were three different types of bacon, four different types of cheese, and the list goes on. With that open buffet breakfast, the atmosphere was vivacious, and everyone started eating while talking. It was just like yesterday, aside from the fact that Hannah was sitting near me. She came to my side, sat beside me, and initiated a conversation. “Good morning; how was your sleep? Were you comfortable in the truck yesterday?” Sh
After the talk I had with Shauna, I walked to the first truck. In the front, Hannah was waiting for me, and with her accompany, I went in and started observing the differences between the first one and the third one. Well, there isn’t much difference aside from that; the first truck is more spacious than another one. There is also a small serving kitchen in this truck, and aside from that, it is not much different. Sitting near the window, Hannah sat beside me, and we started talking about this and that. However, when I asked why she wanted to be an adventurer, she delved really deep. “Why do you want to be an adventurer so much so that you are pushing the chance to inherit your father’s company?” “You know, since my father is a merchant, we were always traveling all over the country to make our business bloom. In the first place, my father’s parents were farmers, so at the beginning, we didn’t have much money to invest in our business. Therefore, my father was always working,
The moment we saw bandits coming closer, Adrian immediately jumped from the truck while instructing Harvey to stay in the truck to protect us in case someone came here. As you may already expect, Adrian is a C rank, and if the enemy doesn’t have any person on the C rank or above, it will be very hard for them to handle Adrian alone. And generally speaking, it is very hard to find some bandit group with lots of C rank members. So, assuming that, he directly started attacking the enemy. I must say the coordination of the party is very good. The moment Adrian started to charge the enemy, Shauna also started firing arrows at the enemy rangers as well. Even though Adrian is a C rank human, it would still be impossible for him to take on approximately 20 enemies by himself while constantly getting hit by the spells and arrows the enemy rearguard fired. So, Shauna didn’t give the rearguard much free time and kept attacking while trying to interrupt their chant. However, are all the ba
After everyone got together, the white-haired man started to command everyone.He was like a temporary leader of the group.“Shauna, you will keep firing arrows at the enemy rangers. As we always do in fights, I will go and help Adrian, and Russel will be the main firepower of our group.”A white-haired man named Harvey instructed the rest of the group.“Mister Euan, have you contacted the nearest adventurer guild?”“Yes, I have. They said the reinforcements would arrive in at most 30 minutes.”Even though he was not a fighter, the merchant was strangely calm.“Hey, kids, does any of you know how to fight?”A white-haired man asked again to the youths of the convoy.“I can use a bow, but I can damage at most E ranks. I can’t deal too much damage if the enemy’s strength exceeds E.A boy with black hair and black eyes said while looking at the eyes of the white-haired man.“Okay, you will stay in this place and keep firing arrows with Shauna. The moment I leave this wagon, the command w
When I foresaw the attack, I instantly dodged while activating [Lunar Rush].If I reacted a bit late, my head would be rolling right now because the person in front of me is F- rank.I don’t understand. I haven’t observed this guy while sweeping all the fighting areas.Either he was hiding very well, or he is a part of reinforcements for bandits.If it is the latter, then we are in a very dangerous position. Since it is already hard for us to deal with them, if their numbers increased, I don’t think we would be able to leave this place without losing someone.Anyway, right now is not the time for me to worry about others. I should focus on surviving this guy first.Since he is an F- rank, there will be a huge stat gap, so direct confrontation must be avoided as much as possible.While I was thinking, he immediately attacked me while using the sword in his hand.I instantly dashed back to dodge while drawing my daggers.After that, he followed me with a swing attack./CLANK!/Since I c
After I returned to the first truck, the convoy started to move again. Although the aftermath of the attack wasn’t that big physically, its effects on the convoy were quite detrimental. From the looks of personnel and the merchant-daughter duo, it looks like we will take a break from traveling, at least for today. And it seems my observations were right. The moment I thought that, I heard Euan instructing the driver. “We will stay in the closest city for today, change the route accordingly and give a brief after reaching the city.” While we were going to the city, I decided to observe the rewards I got from the quest. It looks like the system is encouraging me to become a ranged fighter. In the first place, even though I don’t hate going for close combat, my body constitution is clearly a setback for me in these types of fights. So, I do
No matter where you are, listening to a lecture that you know about is always boring.Since I had already studied those things beforehand for the entrance exam, that was basically boring. However, it is still the attitude that makes the change.If you are aiming for a good future where you are improving yourself, listening to others, no matter how knowledgeable you are, is a very important thing.That was the reason why I was still trying to listen to the boring lecture even though I was on the verge of sleeping.“Now, let’s talk about affinities. Anyone who wants to explain what affinity is?”Asking the question, Miss Delfina turned her attention toward the classroom.“No one? Then, Student Darius. Can you answer?”Looking into my eyes, she asked with a curious tone.“Affinity is basically the type of mana generated by the person’s own body, which is decided from birth. It is defined as the identity of the person’s will at the time of birth, and according to the affinity, one can com
[Darius, can you come to the sparring rings? Things may get messy here.]Seeing the message coming from Hannah, I made my way toward the sparring areas in the middle of the training grounds.Since there are those that like to spar with each other, the academy made an arena in the middle of the training grounds for those who wished to do so.And those four were headed there, too, to spar with each other.With my eyes open, looking around, I made my way there.“Hey, leave me alone.”“Come on. We just want a friendly spar here.”“We don’t want to.”“Heh? Are you scared of us?”“What?”“Just as I said before, I just wanted to have a friendly meal with you. We didn’t want anything else, right guys?”“Yes, yes. We just wanted to have a chat with you. Who would have thought you would refuse us like that? We are embarrassed, you know.”“So what? It is not like we needed to accept your invitation. Don’t you understand this…. We. Don’t. Like. You and your group. Leave us alone. I don’t have muc
Waking up early in the morning, I got up from bed and grabbed a morning drink.Yesterday, seeing the training wasn’t that effective just by running around, I ordered a bunch of weighted bracelets to harden the difficulty.Since they were yet to arrive, I just ran around for a while.Today is the day when the classes will start, so some of the students have already started their training.Returning back to my room, I trained with my sword for a while and took a shower to get ready for the class.Putting my clothes on, I left the room and started walking towards the class.Since Hannah is in Class A, she has her own place to attend classes. She messaged me yesterday, saying she had made some new friends from her class.It is pretty normal, considering she is already a friendly person, but still being a commoner might bring trouble, so I will be vigilant.When I left my room, I saw a pink-haired girl waiting in front of the dorm building.‘Hmmm?’Seeing me coming, she turned her head tow
Once there was a girl that was trying her best to survive in the harsh world.She was a girl with no parents, no one to rely on, and no one to get help from.Ever since she could remember, she was always alone.Those who live in a warm house with warm meals and warm baths would not understand the difficulty of life for those who don’t have anything to rely on.Alicia Lincoln was such a girl.Abandoned at birth, trying to survive on the streets, she was always alone.It was cold. It was hard. Her head was spinning. Her vision was being lost; her stomach was empty. She was slowly dying, mixing in the crowd of yet another dead oppressed.At the age of seven, an old couple found her on the streets starving and gave her a meal and a warm place to live.However, life kept being harsh to her.That old couple later died at the hands of a disease, leaving her alone in this world again.But this time, she wanted to stay strong.She wanted to be a good person to help others, just like that old c
Of course, when the term ‘noble’ is established in a world setting, that means there will be discrimination.It is how it is.In the first place, the fact that there are different segments of statues that comes from birth itself without achieving anything is a discriminative thing.And when there is discrimination, there are bound to be some dogs who think they own everything, like they are the ones that deserve all of the good things in this world.Elitism.This is what we call those types of actions.And elitist faction.Those are the ones that think blood matters.To be honest, it is a pretty cliched setting. However, the game has it, so it is what it is.And they are the ones that I didn’t like in the game most.Because they have some sort of ego that clouds their judgment, they can’t see the bigger picture.The danger is approaching, and the continent is reaching its end of safe days. This is pretty obvious from the increased rates of higher-rank gates appearing.Then, what shoul
After getting out of the shower, I started putting on the uniform that was delivered to me just now.‘As expected, magic is convenient, huh?’‘They are using spatial manipulation for deliveries.’Thinking that I finished putting on my clothes.A blue colored jacket, underneath a shirt and pants. On my collar, there is an ornament showing I am a member of the S-class—a normal type of uniform, I can say.However, there is a catch. Being the world’s best academy, the uniform is also a good one, differing from normal clothes.It has the function of changing shapes according to the lessons, cleaning students, and, most importantly, protecting the user from a lethal attack up to the A-Rank for once.That is basically what the uniform does.Anyway, putting everything on me and doing my hair, I left the room with my elevator.Getting outside, a calm breeze passed through me again, but this time being a lot warmer.Slowly making my way to the orientation gathering, I reached a huge stadium.An
After the announcement ended, I left the hall with Hannah.Out there, Euan was waiting.“How was it?”With a smile, he looked at his daughter.“I passed.”“This is my girl.”Seeing them hugging each other like that, I decided to leave them for the time being.‘Let’s leave the father and daughter duo to themselves. Once school starts, they won’t be seeing each other for months.’Thinking that, I started walking away.“Darius, where are you going?”“I will see you later.”Waving my hands to Hannah’s question, I left the place and started walking towards my room.‘Now, what to do?’Since the time was basically around noon, there was nothing to do anyway.‘Should I train again?’Thinking that, I started looking at the newly admitted students trying to find their way to dorms.Nowadays, I feel like I am becoming more and more of a training maniac, though it is necessary for my survival.Since everyone got their watches from the academy for the entrance exam, which was the one I got after t
Three days have passed by a breath. In the first place, aside from training like a maniac and watching some stuff on the Mananet, I didn’t have anything to do.So, it is just as it should be.If you have nothing to do, if you are free, then the time will pass at a fast rate.This is how it is.And right now, here I am, waiting in my room for Hannah to call.I am pretty sure she passed the exam.But the important thing is not passing the exam.It is that with what kind of score you have passed it.This is the place where the tricky part comes.Depending on the situation, I might even need to lower my rank forcefully.We will see.“Hmm, she doesn’t seem to be calling. What should I do?”“DING!”As it were to shut me up, my watch started ringing.“Hannah.”“Darius.”“Is the exam finished?”“For me, it is.”“I see. Wanna talk?”“Yes.”“Where are you?”“I am waiting in the same place we entered.”“I am coming.”“Okay.”Just like that, I left my room.Reaching the place where we gathered fi
Survival.It is a very harsh concept for children to be tested at the age of 14.However, if you are the Millennium Academy, this is a normal thing for you since they are the ones preparing the new generation for the possible incoming wars.Giving tools for the basic requirements in the wilderness will leave the children all alone, making them feel the hardness of life.And, of course, it will also have fights among the students.One by one, everyone got out of the scene, and I was left alone with those who wouldn’t need to participate in the event.In the practical exam, the main character and those who have practical experience will destroy every other person. It is inevitable since this is basically how this world works in the first place.Slowly making my way to the entrance, an instructor came beside me.“Hello. Are you the student Darius Nightborne?”“Yes.”“Firstly, I congratulate you on your admission to the academy.”“Thank you.”“We will conduct an academy tour. Please join