After four months

  5:00 AM

  Sina: "Leo, Sai, wake up, come on... I think I'm going to eat all the food."

  Leo and Sai: "We're awake!"

  Sina: "Good boys."

  They both get up, and after a few minutes, they head to the kitchen.

  Barden: "Kento woke up before you guys."

  Sai: "Does he have an alarm in his mind?"

  Leo: "I think so."

  Kento: "Anyone who wakes up late is a failure."

  Leo: "Wrong, anyone who doesn't become a Sacred Warrior is the failure."

  Barden: "Are you calling us failures?"

  Leo: N-No, of course not.

  Sai and Sina laugh. After eating, Barden and Sina bid farewell to the three

  Sai: "What do you think we'll learn?"

  Kento: "I wish I knew."

  Leo: "I won’t say it’s beginner stuff this time..."

  Sai: "we haven't seen everyone in a long time."

  Leo: "I'm looking forward to seeing them."

  The three arrive at the academy's lake and find everyone by the lake, with their teacher, Langst, in front of them.

  Sai: "Mary!"

  Mary: "You guys finally arrived!"

  Leo: "How are you?"

  Mary: "I'm fine, it's been four months already."

  Sai: "It went by quickly."

  Mary: "So Kento is with you?"

  Leo: "He was staying with us."

  Kento: "Shut up."

  Garin: "We missed you guys!"

  Karez: "very."

  Sai: "We missed you too."

  Leo: "I missed this feeling."

  Kani: "How are you?"

  Kano: "It's been a while."

  Sai: "Kani, Kano, I haven’t seen you!"

  Leo: "How are you?"

  Kano: "We're fine."

  Sai: "Where's Kyotai?"

  Mary: "He's sitting over there."

  Sai: "This guy made a chair with his ability..."

  Kento: "It's good to see you all alive, so I can kill you all."

  Everyone laughs, and they talk about their experiences during the break while waiting for the last two students, Hakan and Beatrix.

  Brika: "Sai! How are you?"

  Sai: "Brika? I'm fine, what about you?"

  Brika: "I'm good. I haven’t seen you for four months. I missed you."

  Sai, smiling: "Thanks for saying that."

  Hakan and Beatrix arrive.

  Leo: "Beatrix!"

  Beatrix: "Everyone's here."

  Leo: "Of course."

  Langst: "Now that you're all gathered, I'll explain why you're out here. Grif is sick, so he didn't come today. As for why you're here, the second academic year won’t be in the academy, and you won’t have a teacher. You’ll go out into the world and put everything you’ve learned in the academy to the test."

  Both classes are shocked by this statement; no one has heard of anything like this before.

  Langst: "And of course, you can never go back to your homes. If you do, you'll be expelled. As for food and other things, rely on yourselves."

  Leo: "Huh?"

  Damian: "This is new..."

  Beatrix: "This academy is crazy..."

  Sai: "But it’s a great idea."

  Itor, to himself: "How is this great..."

  Kaiser: "I agree with you. We can explore new places completely without any restrictions."

  Hakan: "This will be fun."

  To himself: "Now I can gamble in new places!"

  Langst: "You can only split into two teams. Any more than that will cause the separated class to be expelled. Now, go!"

  The two classes start moving with no specific direction.

  Langst, to himself: "I’ll be watching you."

  After a little walking, Yarasu appears in front of them, along with Fyorai.

  Yarasu: "Hello."

  Leo: "Test director?!"

  Sai: "What are you doing here, old man?"

  Yarasu: "I’m in my twenties..."

  Kento: Is this a surprise or what?

  Neron: "The head director of the Academies of the kingdom, is there something you need us for?"

  Yarasu: "Learn some manners from him, anyway, I want to take you with me."

  The students are surprised by this sudden request. Siron speaks.

  Siron: "Why?"

  Arkan: "Will we benefit from going with you?"

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  Yarasu: "You’ll undergo training like nothing you've ever seen before."

  Siron: "The teacher said we could split into two teams, so I won’t go."

  Arkan: "Neither will I."

  Yarasu: "I won’t force anyone. If you don’t want to come, are you sure about your current level?"

  Siron: "Of course."

  Arkan: "Definitely."

  Yarasu: "What about the rest of you?"

  Everyone: "We’ll come."

  Yarasu: "It’s decided. You two are just side characters in the story of this kingdom."

  Arkan: "Huh??!"

  Fyorai opens a portal with her ability.

  Yarasu: "come with me."

  Yarasu and the others, except for Siron and Arkan, step through, and then the portal closes.

  Yarasu: "I’m here, Rivan."

  Rivan: "I thought you’d be late. So these are the students?"

  Yarasu: "Yes."

  Kaiser: "Who is this?"

  Yarasu: "Your trainer, but no one must know about this training, not even the academy."

  Beatrix: "I’m starting to suspect you’re going to kill us."

  Mary: "Are you bad guys?"

  Sai: "Possibly."

  Kento: "Do you think the villain is going to admit they’re a villain?"

  Leo: "Possibly."

  Brika: "Shut up..."

  Yarasu: "If we wanted to kill you, you’d all be dead already.'

  Zalen:" Good news..."

  Kano: "Now what?"

  Yarasu: "Rivan will explain it to you."

  Rivan: "The topic is simple. There are 9 fighting styles.

  Hand combat.

  Foot combat.

  Claw combat.

  Sword combat.

  Dual sword combat.

  Bicephar combat.

  Dagger combat.

  Bow combat.

  Spear combat.

  Nine combat styles, these are the most commonly used. There are more, but not many people use them. Not because they’re useless, but because they’re not designed for everyone. You need to choose a combat style to train in. You can choose a style for a weapon you haven’t used before, and we will teach you from scratch."

  The students are amazed by Rivan’s words, even getting a little excited.

  Leo: "This is really amazing."

  Damian: "Combat styles, interesting."

  Garin: "I wonder what their use is."

  Rivan: "You’ll find out soon."

  Itor: "Excuse me, but what is Bicephar?"

  Garin: "It’s a name meaning a two-headed sword, like the one I have."

  Leo: "Well then, when do we start?"

  Yarasu: "Leo, you’ll come with me."

  Leo: "Huh?"

  Yarasu: "I’m your trainer."

  Leo: "Just me?"

  Yarasu: "Yes."

  Leo: "Why?"

  Yarasu: "You’ll see."

  Kento: "It’s good you won’t annoy me."

  Leo: "Shut up!"

  Yarasu: "Now, I’ll leave. Leo will return to you after two months. After two months, everyone should have finished their training."

  Everyone: "Okay!"

  Yarasu's House

  Yarasu: "Be careful with what I’m about to say. Your room is on the second floor, next to the closet and kitchen on your left, and the bathroom is at the end of the house. Understood?"

  Leo: "Yes..."

  Yarasu: "Now follow me. We’re going to the basement."

  Leo: "Huh? Why? Are we going to fix the water pipes or something?"

  Yarasu: "Of course not... just follow me."

  The two of them go down to the basement, where Yarasu opens a door to reveal a large empty area beneath his house.

  Leo: "This is the size of my village... no, it’s even bigger."

  Yarasu: "Really?"

  Leo: "Yes... Why do you have such a large space in the first place?"

  Yarasu: "I used to train here years ago, or sometimes escape from certain people."

  Leo: "Who are they?"

  Yarasu: "i wouldn'tlike to talk about it."

  Leo: "Alright, did you need all this space for training?"

  Yarasu: "Yes, that’s why my house is in an isolated area, so I have a huge space."

  Leo: "But what’s your ability? What kind of ability needs all this space?"

  Yarasu: "My ability is ice."

  Leo: "Ice? Do you really need all this?"

  Yarasu: "Many abilities are very powerful, but they lack a strong user."

  Leo: "I see..."

  Yarasu: "Now, let’s begin."

  Rivan's House

  Rivan opens the door to one of the rooms, revealing a dark space.

  Rivan: "Come in."

  Rivan and the students enter, and the candles on the walls light up, allowing everyone to see a subterranean passage.

  Karez: "What is this place?"

  Rivan: "It’s where you will train."

  Nine doors open in front of them.

  Rivan: "Behind each door, there’s a person who will teach you a specific fighting style. You won’t leave until you’ve mastered it. Now, choose."

  Sai: "We won’t leave…"

  Mary: "We’ll definitely be kidnapped."

  Neron: "If they want to kidnap us, the mission will be complete."

  Mary: "You’re right. What’s your name again?"

  Neron: "Neron."

  Kinto: "I’ll choose the dagger style."

  Garin: "I’ll choose the Bicephar style."

  Sai: "The hand fighting style."

  Neron: "The dual sword style."

  Mary: "The bow style."

  Kani: "I’ll also choose the bow style."

  Damian: "The claw style."

  Zalen: "The hand fighting style."

  Brika: "The spear style."

  Itor: "The foot fighting style."

  Kano: "The hand fighting style."

  Arian: "The hand fighting style as well."

  Hakan: "The foot fighting style."

  Kaiser: "The spear style."

  Kyotai: "The sword style."

  Rivan: "And you two?"

  Beatrix: "Do you have training for using weapons that enhance abilities?"

  Rivan: "Of course. What about you?"

  Karez: "I think I’ll need to train my ability more now."

  Rivan: "Alright, you two will stay here with me, while the others go in."

  Everyone enters the door for the fighting style they chose.

  Yarasu's House

  Yarasu: "What are your techniques?"

  Leo: "There aren’t many. I can shape things like the other nature abilities, and the thing I form most is a bird I named Betelus. I can also cover my hands and sword."

  Yarasu: "I mean combat techniques for your ability…"

  Leo: "Oh! I only have two: Gravitational Pull and Black Hole. I invented them at the academy."

  Yarasu: "Use them."

  Leo: "Alright."

  Leo uses Gravitational Pull to cover his hand in darkness. Shadows form into ropes that pull everything.

  Yarasu: "This is good. It will be useful to you. What about the other one?"

  Leo uses Black Hole, and the darkness from his feet spreads over the ground.

  Leo: "The Black Hole traps anyone within its range."

  Yarasu: "Good, but these are supportive techniques. They don’t cause damage. Don’t you have an offensive technique?"

  Leo: "I have one, but #######"

  Yarasu: "What about a defensive one?"

  Leo: "I don’t think I have a defensive technique…"

  Yarasu: "I see. We’ll work on creating offensive and defensive techniques now."

  Leo: "That’s exactly what I need right now."

  Training Cave

  Sai, Zalen, and Arian enter the hand fighting style room, where a person introduces themselves as one.

  Sai: "Is this your school rank?"

  One: "No, it’s my name."

  Sai: "Oh, sorry."

  Zalen, to himself: "I didn’t know anyone’s name was One."

  Arian: "Do the other trainers also have number names?"

  Foot Combat Room

  Hakan: "Two?"

  Itor: "So your name is Two…"

  Claw Combat Room

  Damian: "Nice to meet you, Three."

  Sword Combat Room

  Kyotai: "Four?"

  Dual Sword combat Room

  Neron: "Five…"

  Bicephar Combat Room

  Garin: "Six. Unique name."

  Dagger Combat Room

  Kinto: "Seven? This reminds me of someone."

  Bow Combat Room

  Mary: "Eight, huh?"

  Kani: "I hope we’re not really going to be kidnapped."

  Eight: "I won’t kidnap you…"

  Spear Combat Room

  Brika: "Nine? Does that mean you’re the weakest?"

  Nine: "No, the numbers don’t represent our strength."

  Rivan's House

  Rivan, Fyori, Karez, and Beatrix leave the house and go to an empty field nearby.

  Karez: "Are we going to train here?"

  Beatrix: "It’s a good place."

  Rivan: "Let’s begin the training!"

  Hand Combat Room

  One: "Hand combat doesn’t just focus on physical strength."

  Arian: "Does it focus on toughness?"

  One: "That’s one aspect. This style requires agility similar to assassins. You won’t be an assassin, of course, but you need their lightness."

  Zalen: "I see..."

  Sai: "Why did you come here, Zalen?"

  Zalen: "I’m weak in direct combat, so I thought this would be the best option."

  Foot Combat Room

  Two: "Since you’re here, I assume your hand combat is of average level."

  Itor: "I think so."

  Two: "If you can learn this style, you’ll be able to fight in a more innovative way against your enemies."

  ---

  Claw Combat Room

  Three: "What’s your ability?"

  Damian: "Wind."

  Three: "Do you fight from a distance most of the time?"

  Damian: "Yes, that’s why I’m here. To improve in close combat."

  Three: "Why didn’t you go to the hand combat room then?"

  Damian: "I felt the claw style was different and more suited to me than hand combat."

  Three: "A feeling, huh? Good. The claw style also allows you to fight from medium range, not just close, but it’s harder to learn than hand combat."

  Damian: "I’ll learn it for sure."

  Three: "That’s the spirit."

  Sword Combat Room

  Four: "I see you don’t have a sword. Do you make it from your ability? What’s your ability?"

  Kyotai: "My ability is walls, and no, I don’t make it from my ability. I’ve never fought with a sword."

  Four: "Then you’ll need to learn from scratch."

  Kyotai: "I know."

  Four: "Do you think you can learn this style in just two months? People need years to even fight a little with a sword, and you want to learn both the style and the combat?"

  Kyotai: "I will master using the sword and learn the fighting style before the two months are up."

  Four: "Big words."

  Dual Sword Combat Room

  Five: "What’s your ability?"

  Neron: "I don’t want to say."

  Five: "Alright, have you used a sword before?"

  Neron: "I trained with a sword when I was young, but I’ve never used two."

  Five: "It’s good that you can use a sword; that will make things easier."

  Baisifar Combat Room

  Six: "I see you’re already using Bicephar."

  Garin: "For a while now."

  Six: "That means we can start with advanced techniques."

  Garin: "Good."

  Dagger Combat Room

  Seven: "Shinga?"

  Kinto: "Yes, Kinto Shinga."

  Seven: "I didn’t expect any of them to want to become warriors."

  Kinto: "That’s not why I came here."

  Seven: "Alright, alright, how long have you been using daggers?"

  Kinto: "I started using daggers when I was six."

  Seven: "What does a child do with daggers..."

  Bow Combat Room

  Mary: "I use a bow."

  Kani: "I haven’t used one."

  Eight: "You can train with it or without it. The bow style doesn’t just focus on the bow."

  Kani: "Huh?"

  Mary: "What do you mean?"

  Eight: "You’ll understand with time."

  Spear Combat Room

  Nine: "Wings? Can you fly?"

  Brika: "Of course."

  Nine: "Yeah, sure, what a stupid question. Anyway, are you ready?"

  Brika: Of course I'm ready, everyone here is determined to learn his chosen fighting style in just two months, if I can't learn my chosen fighting style as well, I'll be useless

  Nine: you have a wonderful determination, keep it

  Training Grounds

  Karez: "Although my ability is magnetism, sometimes it behaves differently."

  Riven: "Magnetism? That's a great ability. Is your Shinta level not enough to control it well?"

  Karez: "No, I can use it well, but sometimes it feels like it's not magnetism."

  Riven: "I see."

  Beatrix: "I use weapons to support my abilities."

  Fyorai: "Your ability is wind, so it should be easy to use."

  Beatrix: "I know, I use my ability easily, but I don't know how to use it for offense. I learned a few things from Damian, since he also uses wind abilities, but what I learned isn't enough."

  Fyorai: "Do you read comic books?"

  Beatrix: "Yes!"

  Fyorai: "Why don't you try using abilities like those of comic book characters? You don't lack power, you lack the imagination to create techniques."

  Beatrix: "That's a great idea!"

  Yarasu's House

  Yarasu: "Your ability gives you many options for offense, defense, and even support, but I assume it's weaker during the day or in well-lit areas."

  Leo: "Yes, it is."

  Yarasu: "This means the best environment for your ability is dark places or at night."

  Leo: "Moreover, my ability allows me to see in the dark."

  Yarasu: "That gives you a complete advantage in darkness."

  Leo: "But it's not easy to make someone fight in the dark."

  Yarasu: "Indeed, it's easier to fight at night. Controlling your ability is difficult, so it's best to improve your control over Shinta."

  Leo: "I will complete my Shinta control training in one week."

  Yarasu: "Your confidence is high."

  Leo: "Of course."

  Limitless Academy

  Langst: "Go to sleep, Grif, I'll enter now."

  Grif: "Thank you."

  Langst enters a room, which appears to be a student observation room. Using espionage magic, the academy is able to monitor the students, and now it's Langst's turn to observe.

  Langst, to himself: "They went west? It seems they're really about to leave the kingdom. Also, Siron and Arkan haven't returned with them yet... Wait, Grif isn't skilled at sensing Shinta, but I can sense it clearly. The Shinta from the students is weaker than usual! Don't tell me he did this..."

  Langst contacts Elizabeth to come and monitor the students in his place, then exits the academy heading somewhere.

  Twenty minutes later

  Yarasu's House

  Yarasu senses Shinta outside his house.

  Yarasu: "Leo, I'll be back soon."

  Leo: "Okay...?..."

  Yarasu steps outside and opens the door to find Langst in front of him.

  Langst: "Yarasu!"

  Yarasu: "I expected this, to be honest."

  Langst: "What exactly are you doing?"

  Yarasu: "I took the students to Riven for training, and I took Leo to train him."

  Langst: "You're lucky Grif can't sense Shinta clearly."

  Yarasu: "That's why I took them so easily."

  Langst: "Leo is just a student, Yarasou. Don't tell him anything dangerous for now."

  Yarasu: "Do you think I'm that foolish, old friend?"

  A week has passed since the training period began. Kyotai has mastered sword usage, and the training for his unique sword fighting style has started.

  Yarasu's House

  Yarasu: "Alright, that's enough for today."

  Leo: "I feel like I'm going to die."

  Yarasu: "This is just the first week."

  Leo: "I'll definitely die."

  Yarasu: "The more you develop, the easier it gets, so don't worry. Now go to your room."

  Leo: "Alright..."

  Both Leo and Yarasu go to their rooms. Yarasu changes his clothes and sits on his bed.

  Yarasu speaks quietly to himself.

  Yarasu: "Knowledge is a curse..."

  Yarasu lies on his bed, looking at the ceiling for a moment before closing his eyes.

  Nine years ago

  Yarasu wakes up from a nightmare.

  Yarasu: "What a nightmare... volcanic eruptions."

  Someone knocks on the door.

  Langst: "Yarasu! Wake up! We're late!"

  Yarasu: "Huh? What time is it?"

  Yarasu looks at the clock and sees that it is 6:55.

  Yarasu: "What??! Damn, we're really late!"

  Yarasu quickly gets dressed and leaves his room.

  Yarasou: "Come on, let's go to class quickly!"

  Langst, smiling: "You're so dumb."

  Riven: "The trick worked on you."

  Yarasu: "Huh? What are you two talking about?"

  Riven: "It's a holiday, Mr. Ice Idiot."

  Yarasu: "Huh??!!"

  Langst starts laughing and then says.

  Langst: "Change your clothes so we can go to Aelius. He's already beaten us to the ice cream shop."

  Yarasu: "Alright..."