Chapter 344 336: Not Luka!



In the lower parts of the Academy City was a giant clearing used as a middle ground for the residents and the academies.

This giant space was now transformed into a festive park of sorts with people sparring in the center and other type of strength competitions going on all around. As was necessary of violence, people had set up many stalls and shops all around the place with their eyes peeled open for profit.

And as natural as it was, students with nothing better to do all came over to the place. The strong types were lured in by the faculty advertising the competitions while others were being taken over by the shops selling just the perfect popcorns for the fights.

I moved over to the shops and grabbed whatever I could be interested in.

"Eugy, I think you should retire for the day."

"Really?" I asked. "I think I should go all out and have as much fun as I can!"

It was before Titiania could say anything, I found Luka in line with the same old two scientists that I had broken the orbs of long back during the entrance test for the academy.

They were around a giant stone, punching strength test written atop it.

People from all academies had gathered, and with them was Luka staring at the stone.

"LU! KA!"

I screamed and dashed over to the red haired idiot.

"Excuse me?" Luka said. "Do I know you?"

Hm?

What the fuck?

"What do you mean, It's me! Your bestestestest friend?"

"Sorry… I have no idea who you are, are you sure you aren't mistaking me for someone else?"

I grabbed Luka's collars. "Are you calling me blind? Oh wait you won't be wrong if you are… no wait no!"

A hand placed itself on my shoulder.

"Dude! What the fuck are you up to!?"

"Oh Luka? Look here, Luka is saying he doesn't recognize me."

"I really don't! Didn't you just find the person you're looking for?"

I turned to my side.

"Shush! I was around and saw the comotion, what are you even doing you idiot?"

Sticking my tongue out, I dropped the guy back and dusted his shoulders. "Sorry about that."

"That doesn't cut it at all!"

"It does. I say it does then it does? Got it?"

Perhaps I had leaked a bit of my pressure as the person there just squealed and got to the ground in fear.

Wow, wimp.

I then turned away with Luka and looked outward.

"What the heck are you doing?"

"The answer my friend, is blowing in the wind."

Luka stuck his ear out.

"I don't hear anything."

"Try harder."

"You there! Eugene Hall!"

Luka turned back to me. "The wind seems to be calling you."

"It isn't the wind, it's us!"

I turned to my side again and saw the same old two scientists making their way toward us.

"You Eugene Hall! We have been looking for you all this time."

"Man you suck at looking for people then."

The two scientists coughed.

"That's not it. Anyway, after you broke our machines, did you think we'd just let you go?"

I looked at the sky.

"The answer my friends, is blowing in the wind—"

"Shut it!" The man said, adjusting his glasses. "After you defeated us and gave us a lot of money, we embezzled all of it and poured it into making this thing right here."

The girl continued. "The supremo puncher 3000! Not even you can punch through it. Come and prove it, prove that we can make things more resilient than you."

I laughed.

"Me?! Idiots, even Luka can break it."

They both turned to Luka.

"I can, but I don't wanna."

"Not this one!" I said and pointed at the real Luka that was still in the line. "That Luka."

"My name is not Luka and I don't know you."

The two scientists and us were not in the mood to listen.

They simply grabbed Luka and dragged him to the front of the row.

"Wow you sure this is ok?" Fake… real… Luka two asked me.

"Gotta be." I said.

Up front the crowd moved aside. The two scientists talked about how they had embezzled a lot of funds and made this thing and how I was challenging them now.

Luka One looked around nervously, but everyone was chanting his name now.

"Luka! Luka! Luka!"

Poor Luka was out of words.

"My name is not Luka…"

"NOT LUKA! NOT LUKA! NOT LUKA!"

Hah. People.

"Alright, Mr. Not Luka, why don't you go ahead and prove what you got?"

Not Luka sighed and turned toward the stone.

"Let's just get this over with."

He seemed tired.

Like a feeble kid, Not Luka stretched out his hand in a slow punch and lightly tapped the stone.

"Spirits, spirits."

I didn't even need to say anything.

The stone burst in a big explosion, and within the blink of an eye, as sculpted into a frog with heavy muscles.

Everyone was left staring, their mouths gaping open in amusement.

"What in the world…,"

"T-the strength meter! Its over 9000!"

There we go.

Luka two looked at the sight with narrowed ryes.

"How did you find such a strong specimen? I doubt I could have broken it, let alone sculpt it."

"Luck?" I said. It seemed the real Luka was too strong for even fake one.

"So anyway—"

Luka said something, but I was already gone.

Boring.

I was kinda done with the strength competitions.

So, I found myself soon in the Silvanus Academies grounds. Trees of all kinds were growing all over the place while people in harmony with nature moved around. A surprisingly large number of beastfolks were part of the academy.

"The aesthetic fits elves more."

"Elves? You know about them?"

I tilted my head at Titania's words.

"Of course, they were pretty famous in my old world."

"Elves exist? For reals?"

"Of course, why can't they!"

"I thought it was all just a legend, who knew…"

Maybe there were things even seven thousand years old didn't know.

Inside, I head a loud sound.

"How long can you stay in the fporest!? The ultimate survival game is here."

"Young master!"

And with them, was my dear maid Lily.