Chapter 25 - Leviathan

After leaving the classroom of Teacher Melody, the alchemy teacher, I received a message from my Stat-hut saying;

[You have received a new Status]

I opened my stats and saw a new word in my Class,

[Class: Student]

I was immediately rejoiced by this as this lessened the 'None's in my status!

Ahh, what a good start!

I saw Von float lazily through the hallways while Lei was waking at the same pace as me.

"Where are you going next?" I don't know why but I felt like asking him that.

I hoped that Lei would be more approachable than Von but he just cleared his throat and sped up his walking pace.

I couldn't help but let out a heavy sigh after that. I already miss Venedette and Fily..

"We're going to the training field." I heard Lei from almost 10 meters away from me in the hallways which switched up my mood again and I ran as fast as I can to catch up with them.

At least I can live with Lei for now. He's a bit friendlier than Von but still a snob. I didn't bother talking too much, afraid that I might annoy him to the point that he won't even talk to me anymore, so I stayed quiet the whole way to the training fields.

Today was a Monday, I opened a schedule in my Stat-huts that Venedette left me as a note this morning.

It was a calendar, seven boxes in a row and five in a column. In each row, there were five blocks that were marked as 'training days.'

When I clicked on that particular box, it showed me a timetable where there were designated names at different times, for example, the 3-4 pm class will be Physical Training.

So that was why they're heading to the fields!

I closed my eyes and when I opened it, the stat-hut was now gone.

I chose my Stat-hut's theme color to be blue. Not because it was the closest color to my gemstone... well, other than that, it was because this was the farthest color from the flames of the border.

I don't want to be reminded of that day every time I open my Stat-hut.

I hope they're doing fine in the heavens by now.

I promise to do well here too, so your dreams would be fulfilled by me, dear friends.

***

"Attention!"

A bulky man stood firm in front of us, his brown hair was cut short, making him look like a nice guy if it wasn't for the big muscles. Beside him was a skinnier man with long black hair, the look on his eyes reminded me of Von's uninterested and lazy expression. His face is also unkempt, like those drunkards in my hometown.

But he didn't act like a drunkard. His actions were just lazy.

"Start running." He swung the folded newspaper lazily to the direction of the field.

That's it?

I noticed Lei and Von walking lazily to the field but I stayed in front of the teachers.

"How many laps, sirs?"

The look on their face was not pleased with what I said. The bulkier teacher cleared his throat and looked away from me while the other one walked closer to me.

"For you one hundred laps." He said, leaving me dumbfounded.

What!? I mean I can do that in a flash but what about them?

My calculations were wrong as a hundred laps around that wide field took me almost ten minutes! That was longer than what I expected!

While Von and Lei stopped already at fifty laps. Von was even cheating!!

The nerve of this bastard to fly!

"Sirs! Von was flying instead of running! That's so unfair!!"

"You're so noisy. Do you want another punishment?"

"But-"

"Go run another fifty laps, NOW!" I was startled when the bigger man growled at my face.

I heard Von laughing while I wipe the man's saliva from my face.

"Just you wait," I said, shivering from the annoyance I was feeling as I walked towards the field and started running some more.

What's wrong with them? I'm sure I saw Von flying. It's hard to mistake that from actually running as it was too obvious! He's not even cycling his legs!

After running for 150 laps, my legs felt like they were not here anymore. I'm sure this will hurt even more tonight.

I forced myself to finish the class that day.

After the few more trainings that the teacher made us do, like squats and carrying heavy things, I made sure to drink some health potions from the hospital wing of the castle while Von and Lei went separate ways from me.

Status:

[Name: Gemma [Title: None

[Race: Superhuman [Blood: Unknown

[Class: Student [Rank: None

[Party: None

[Role: None

[Level: None

[Super's Attributes:]

[Sense: 15/30 [Hearing: 7 [Vision: 5 [Smell: 3

[Agility: 10/20 [Strength: 4 [Speed: 5 [Resistance: 1

[Skills:]

[None]

I sighed upon seeing my stats.

Nothing seemed to change.

How does the leveling system here work?

I wish I can ask someone...

Fily?

Fily!!

Right! I was supposed to go to her room after the class!

Since I only have three classes per day, I think I can go to Fily's room and bother her to sleep a little bit while I wait for the next class!

I stood up from the hospital bed here in the clinic, not expecting the electric shock that I got from my cramped leg muscles!

"Ouchhh!" my weight went back to the bed, I also let my body extend on it.

Ahhh, maybe I'll need to wait a little more for the cramps to disappear.

I guess this was the thing that Miss Melody was telling me earlier.

'Don't depend too much on Health Potions'

I saw a new notification on the lower left side of my vision.

[System Notification]

I clicked on it and saw an invitation from Venedette.

[Invitation to join Leviathan Squad from the Princess of Yvandir]

Leviathan?

I didn't think much about it and accepted the invitation.

One less 'none' for my stats!

Now to search for skills that I can learn.

While I was waiting for the cramps in my leg to subdue, which was taking longer than I was expecting, I also managed to research the meaning of Leviathan.

It was a sea monster. I wonder why Venedette chose this name?

But I don't mind. It sounds cool. "Leviathan."

Upon saying the name, my necklace showered the room with its bright light, causing me to cover my eyes with my arms.

"What's up?"

Curiously enough, when I moved my head to face the necklace in my chest, I felt lighter.

Did the necklace just cure my strained muscles? I shrugged my shoulders and wiggled my arms. They all felt fine and lighter than normal.

"You cured me? All of the sudden? Why? What happened?" I knew it would not answer so I just dismissed the thought.

I was too overjoyed by my lighter body that I went to see Fily immediately and told her what happened.

"Fily!! Fily!!! The Salamandite did it's job again!!"

I ran to her room in full speed and saw her sleeping peacefully in her bed in a weirdly stiff position, her arms crossed in front of her chest, like what she had always been doing even when she was sleeping in my lap.

"Fily!" I shook her shoulders gently.

Actually, I think it's better if I talk to her sleep-talking state!

"Fily!! Venedette sent me an invitation to her party! She named it Leviathan. Fily! Why do you think she named it that way? And when I said the name 'Leviathan' the necklace glowed and cured me! Look! Look!" I laughed upon seeing her rugged expression.

She better talk any second now or I'll bother her even more!

"Le.. Levia...than." She said in between her yawns.

"Yes yes!! What do you think!? I think it's pretty! As expected from Venedette!" I held my right earring upon remembering Venedette's taste. I really like her choices.

"Leviathan is a mythical creature with the form of a sea serpent, a primeval female sea-monster that dwells in "the Abyss". This creature represents water, the opposite of land which is then represented by its greatest enemy, the Behemoth. Legends say that the patrons will soon witness a spectacular battle between the Behemoth and the Leviathan."

Fily turned around from me but I turned her back around. I still have yet to hear her opinion.

"What do you think about it? Any idea why Venedette chose this monster's name as her Party's name?"

Fily tried to turn around from me but I did not let her.

"Behemoth is the name of Yumeko's Guild. This is likely Venedette's announcement to Yumeko's guild to be ready."

"Wow! So there was a meaning after all!"

Fily finally turned around from me and I could hear her snore already.

"Thank's for the info sleepy-head! I'll come back here later!" I said, slowly retreating from her room.

"Don't come back! I need to sleep to crack open that book!" She said softly which I could still hear from the space of the door.

"Oh okay!!" I said, carefully closing the door, as I tried to not to make any more noise for her.