Chapter 15: The Start Of Training
"There is no need to feel shame." Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m
The Head Warrior, Brutus, approached the fallen Billy and stretched forth his hand.
"You did well for your first battle. You possess powerful Skills and the potential to surpass me." For the first time ever, something was tugging at the corners of Brutus' face.
It was... a smile!
Brutus was smiling, and it was a very warm grin.
"That is why you need training. So, what do you say... Grand Knight? Do you wish to grow strong and defeat me one day?"
The hand of the Head Warrior remained outstretched as Billy looked at it with widened eyes.
Following Brutus' words were a round of applause. It started with Lucielle, followed by Adonis, and before long... everyone was clapping.
'For me? They're clapping for me?'
Billy's face shifted slightly as his widened eyes bulged even further as he noticed a particular girl clapping as she smiled.
'Alicia is also clapping? She's even smiling at me!'
It made him feel immensely happy. The experience just now had humbled him, but this... this had now raised his spirits.
From a trembling form to a smile, Billy returned his gaze to the Head Knight and nodded.
"I wish to grow strong!"
Billy reached out for Brutus' hand, and the Head Warrior pulled him up with relative ease.
Both warriors stared at each other with a measure of respect and honor attributed respectively.
It was like a new bond had been forged—one between a mentor and his protege.
"Good. I look forward to your training."
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'I see now...'
Rey smiled as he observed all that happened from beginning to end.
'Our Skills are only as effective as our mastery over them, and our Levels. It's just as Lucielle said.'
A Level 1 A-Tier Skill user would never be able to defeat a Level 10 B-Tier Skill user.
'I think this much is fair. Also, there seems to be some kind of power cap. It's likely that the B-Tier Skill will stagnate at some point, while the A-Tier one will keep improving.'
Also, Rey theorized that a Level 1 A-Tier was no doubt going to defeat a B-Tier of the same level.
'In the end, it's just better to have everything.'
After calculating everything, and observing that their real training was about to begin, Rey decided to give it his all.
'I need to become stronger... and fast!'
In order not to be controlled by his classmates, the people of this world... as well as the enemy.
'This world respects the strong and despises the weak... just like my previous world.'
As an Extra among all his seemingly overpowered classmates, Rey could already guess some challenges that would come his way.
That was what vexed him most about this training. It was meaningless to him.
'I have Passive Skills that make my body naturally acclimate to physical stress very quickly. The first few days were hell, sure, but I've pretty much obtained the Stats that make me capable of enduring something of this level.'
Rey wasn't sure, since he didn't know the Stats of the rest of his classmates, but he was certain he was currently on the level of the average Alpha Group students.
'I should be learning what they're doing.'
Still, he told himself to exercise patience. Right now, he couldn't afford to stir the hornet's nest too much.
'Status Window.' His thoughts trailed.
[STATUS WINDOW]
- Name: Rey Skylar.
- Race: Human (Otherworlder)
- Class: Commoner (F-Tier)
- Level: 1 (0.00% EXP)
- Life Force: 5
- Mana Level: 10
- Combat Ability: 10
- Stat Points: 0
- Skills (Exclusive): [Doppel]
- Skills (Non-Exclusive): Nil
- Alignment: Neutral
[Additional Information]
You possess the weakest Class, but the strongest Skill. You can only be described as an 'Overpowered Weakling.'
[End Of Information]
In this world, people needed EXP to increase their Levels. That was the surest way to get Stat Points and develop one's Stats.
However, since the students were currently too weak, training was needed to help them gain Stats naturally through practice and pushing ourselves to the limit.
'That's why this is so frustrating. I can't push myself to the limits here anymore.'
Thanks to his Passive Skills, he had gained these Stats after a few days of hellish training, and now he was basically stagnating.
'I currently have 49 Skills at my disposal. If I can get that ONE Skill... I should be able to do the rest on my own.'
Rey finally let out his first chuckle since he began the exercise.
'I should strike tomorrow!'
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[A/N]
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