Chapter 131 Ceremony!

Chapter 131 Ceremony!

Time is fleeting.

Before they knew it, today was already the day of the start of their academic year. In the last few days after their brief visit to the South Island, Luis and Alicia had invested most of their time in training.

Alicia has been practising with her sword, very excited to master that ancient sword art as soon as possible. While Luis focused on meditation, trying to improve his mental strength with the technique he had learned.

Within those ancient golden scriptures resided not just a powerful Illusion magic spell, but also a method to enhance one's mental strength.

Although Luis has a Mental Fortitude (A) Skill that can help him release powerful Illusions strong enough to defeat an enemy way above his rank, providing that his enemy's mental strength is lower.

The meditation technique he learned from those golden texts allows his mental strength to grow without limits, unlike that skill.

Of course, in the short term, Mental Fortitude skill is still very useful for him. But he would continue practising that meditation technique for his future development. Because by that time, this skill won't be very useful.

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Inside his room, Luis stood in front of a human-sized mirror and observed himself with scrutiny.

"My hair has grown somewhat. Maybe I should change my hairstyle." He mumbled while pondering.

Then he shook his head and shifted his attention to the academy's uniform that he was wearing.

"This uniform compliments my handsomeness perfectly."

He praised himself with a satisfied expression on his face. Then he tapped on his mana bracelet and called out. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"Lily, is Alicia ready?"

{Master, Sister Alicia is almost done getting ready.} Lily's childish voice sounded from his mana bracelet.

"Is that so?" Luis mumbled thoughtfully, then said, "I haven't seen the girls' uniform yet. I wonder how Alicia will look."

Thinking so, he immediately left his flat. Then, went to Alicia's flat and knocked.

"Alicia, are you ready?" He asked, even though he knew the answer. Then, without waiting for her answer, or rather not giving her enough time to respond, he unlocked the door hoping to witness a beautiful scenery.

Unfortunately, Alicia was already done dressing up and was brushing Ivy's tail.

"Yeah, I am ready." She answered with a smile.

"... I can see that," Luis said with a sigh of disappointment. Then he shook his head and continued. "Let's go have breakfast."

"Just wait a minute. I'm almost done brushing her."

Luis looked at Ivy for a moment and asked, "Will you leave her in your flat?"

Alicia nodded and said, "Yeah, for today at least."

Luis nodded in understanding and asked, "Will she be fine that long without you?"

"I think she will be okay," Alicia said, then patting Ivy's back, she asked, "Isn't that right, Ivy?"

*Kyu*

Ivy let out a cute sound as an answer.

...

After having their breakfast, Luis and Alicia came out of their dorm and were ready to leave for the academy. At that moment, they heard a familiar voice greeting them cheerfully.

"Junior Luis! Junior Alicia! Good Morning!"

Luis and Alicia turned to look at the brown-haired girl coming towards them with a wide smile on her face.

"Oh, it's Senior Mira! Good morning." Luis replied politely, then glanced at Alicia beside him.

"Wow, it seems we aren't that early," Luis said with a smile.

Alicia smiled back at him, "After all, unlike you, others are very excited about the academy."

Luis looked at her blankly, "I'm also excited about it! Okay!"

"Doesn't look like it." Alicia grinned.

"I am very excited alright! I've always wanted to experience the Academy romance!" Luis said as he glanced at Alicia with a yearning gaze. His flirtatious words made Alicia's cheeks hot.

*Ahem*

At that moment, a cough sounded behind them.

When Luis and Alicia turned back, they saw a smiling middle-aged man standing behind them.

"I am Professor Hardy! Students, you should go assemble in a line."

"Hello, Professor!" Luis and Alicia greeted him and then joined a line.

'Sigh, youth.' Professor Hardy shook his head and left towards the other professors.

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For the ceremony, only some professors and the fresh students were present. The ceremony went on for more than an hour. Luis, as the top student, was also called onto the stage to give a speech as the representative student.

When he did so, many students who were eliminated by him looked at him with hatred. The obvious one among them was Thomas, who looked quite haggard. Seemingly, he suffered a lot during this time.

Of course, Luis didn't care about any of them. He ended his speech and got off the stage with elegant steps.

***

After the ceremony was over, the students disassembled and searched for the class they were assigned to.

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[Current Status Board:]

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[Name]: Luis Suarez

[Race]: Human

[Age]: 16

[Rank]: Order rank ★☆☆☆☆ (D)

[Affinity]: Lightning (Hidden: Space)

[Talent Awakened]: Sharpshooter (S), Technician (A), Performer (S)

[Hidden Talent]: Illusionist (S), Sorcerer (S), Martial Arts (S)

[Physique]: None

[Bloodline]: Unawakened

[Titles]: Challenger

[Skills]: Perception (Growth Type), Mental Fortitude (A), Enhanced Recovery (D)

[Techniques]: Elementary Martial Arts, Henry's Breathing Method (Intermediate ★☆☆☆☆), Ancient Spiritual Meditation Method (Basic ★★★★☆)

[Mana Core]: Rank C

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