Chapter 24: Turbulence

The day had arrived, my first day at the academy. I shuffled through the corridors, exhausted from a whole night spent studying the system with Midgard.

This woman, or whatever she really was, was a turning point in my life.

But it was necessary, thanks to her, the system finally became understandable.

We discovered that I had been at max level for a very long time, which meant that no matter how many quests I completed, I was no longer progressing. My stats were a mess and all the elemental stones I had collected were thrown into oblivion, What a tragedy.

At least with this new system, Midgard assured me that it would be possible to go further.

I was now heading towards my class.

Academy classes were divided by rank, so there were several E, D, and only 3 C classes.

Honestly, it wasn't that surprising, from rank B onwards, emissaries are hugely sought after by the best guilds and earn fortunes. After all, a B-rank emissary is as important as a noble.

It was therefore expected that we would not find the strongest among the simple students, despite the reputation of this academy. It was a treasure of the nobles, for the nobles.

I was assigned to class E-11, the lowest ranked. I arrived at the front of the class, there was a man with a tired look, one of the supervisors.

"Took you long enough, kid."

"Sorry, I'm having trouble sleeping..."

He made a sound with his mouth and entered the room, followed by me.

The room looked like an amphitheater, the students were scattered and talking in small groups. When they saw us, they stood up and started whispering among themselves.

The supervisor stood in front of the big blackboard and coughed to impose silence.

"Very well, I assume you are all aware that the academy was expecting new students this week. This young boy is one of them and from now on he will be your classmate. Please welcome him as it should be."

I think it was time to applaud, but no one reacted. They looked at me like a monkey in an elementary school, but that was probably their point of view.

"Um, boy, introduce yourself and tell us about yourself."

"Of course, my name is Anesidora... Charper. I'm an E-rank avatar, specialist in... Magic. I don't have anything special to say about me but I hope we get along pretty well. That's all."

I had finished my speech and murmurs rose again in the back.

"Okay, choose a seat from those without a badge, Class will start in a few minutes."

He then left the room. I walked over to the desks towards the back of the class, where I could sleep more effectively, and sat down in one of the designated empty seats.

(Holy... That was such a bad idea... Hey, can you hear me?)

(Hm~? What's the matter, honey? Are you scared yet?)

(Who's afraid? Isn't it over already? I can barely stand, I need more energy.)

(I see, it's a first so it's going to be hard, but unfortunately, we're going to have to endure a little longer, Remember where the priority is?)

Somewhere in a dark forest, Midgard walked forward, surrounded by a red aura and a symbol on her chest.

When reviewing our skills, we made a fantastic discovery. Since we both shared the same system, Midgard could complete the daily quest by herself and it would count for me too.

I could stay home forever and she would do all the work so there would be no fear of losing certain skills, but there was one problematic condition.

I was the avatar, the one with the power, when we were separated she would return to her original form. However, there was an alternative, a technique accessible only via the link between a player and his avatar.

ExtraLink, a mode in which a link was created between the 2 entities, and thanks to which Midgard and I were able to exchange our powers.

To put it simply, it was as if we were always in contact. Thanks to the system she could maintain her form, but since only I could fight, she had to borrow my power. So basically she was using 4/5 of my power while I was left with my Sigma body.

(We're still experimenting, who knows if there's a distance limit? Better to have all your energy in reserve to at least run away.)

(Aaah... Fine, but please put some stat points into stamina, please?)

(*laugh*, hm? What is that?... There's an interference... Chrrrr... Can you hear me?)

(Oh, you little... hm?)

"Hey, do you have a moment?"

I looked up and found myself face to face with a young blonde girl with long, curly hair. She had a fierce look that made her look like a puppy trying to look menacing.

"Do I know you?"

"...? Is that how you were taught to introduce to people? But forget that, I'm Agiel Rivierie, the class representative."

"Okay, hello Agiel, so what do you want from me?"

"... Please mind your manners, so first of all, since it's your first day, I guess I should teach you a little about how things are done here. I have already heard a little about you, you see."

"You stalked me?"

"... N-No! Why do you... Urgh! First, when someone is talking to you, you have to listen to what she is saying and not interrupt her! We are At the Royal Academy, When we are here, our wealth and status mean nothing, what matters is our actions as a person."

"I see... So what does this have to do with me?"

"It probably has to do that you are dozing off! How could you do something like that on your first day?"

"... What?"

"Don't play dumb, I've been watching you since you entered this class and as soon as you sit down, you try to sleep. As the representative of this class, my duty is to make sure that everyone here behaves accordingly to... The reputation of this academy!"

"Wait, I wasn't sleeping, I was..."

(Napping.)

"... Nap- What?! Are you still here???"

To my surprise and displeasure, Midgard was heard falling.

"... H-How dare you?!"

"Um, no, I wasn't talking to... Um, excuse me for a second." historical

I looked away and tried to contact that snake again.

(What are you doing ?!)

(What? I just feel lonely here~)

"Hey! Are you going to stop that now? I'm talking to you!"

The girl behind me shook my shoulder, the situation was getting really annoying.

"You're wasting your time, Agiel."

A voice came from the side. We found ourselves faced with a young obese boy, with a haircut and accompanied by 2 other boys, a small one with red hair and another taller and thinner wearing glasses.

"Walter?"

"You don't know? This guy comes from the countryside, you won't be able to make a gentleman out of him."

"He's right, you know? Not only that, but I heard he was enlisted just because he's the friend of Lady Elizabeth's brother. Do you know, he can't even beat an E-rank golem?"

Agiel tightened her face, visibly annoyed.

"Thank you, but I didn't ask for your opinion. Don't interfere in other people's discussions."

"I know, I know, I was just doing a little teaching. I also want what's best for the academy, so I can't ignore a fraud between us."

"Stop that! I think I already warned you about the academy rules."

Their argument intensified. They were right next to me but despite that, I couldn't hear them. All my attention was on an invisible screen that appeared right in front of me.

|Extermination Quest|

|Cubron Killed: 85/40|

|Kodiac killed: 0/1|

85? What was she doing? A second ago she was talking to me, was she killing them at the same time?

In a way, it irritated me to imagine someone having fun with my power, but I didn't have much time to think about it.

"Oi! Beggar, I'm talking to you!"

"Walter, that's enough!"

Without realizing it, the obese guy held me by the collar.

"Are you ignoring me? You idiot, don't think that just because they let you in because of your boyfriend, you can be above us. I'm the first son of Modrig's family, never heard of that name? The food you eat in your pathetic house comes from my family's industry, so know your place!"

When the number on the screen reached 100, my eyes shifted focus. This guy was a little smaller than me, but definitely heavier, and not just because I could fit my bed into his body.

"Walter, maybe we should stop, The professor is coming."

"I don't care, who does this idiot think he is to ignore me? You're not strong or noble, so why are you here?"

"Walter, this is your last warning!"

"Don't think you can give me orders just because you are the daughter of a marquis! This beggar is only here because he is friends with another beggar who is an acquaintance of someone important, for God's sake! Who here really thinks this is acceptable?"

The students looked at each other. No matter how you look at it, this guy's point of view was understandable.

The Magic Academy was well known throughout the world, If the best guild represents the showcase of a country, the kingdom had this academy which had seen generations of students succeed one another in the management of the kingdom. The true origin of the kingdom was here, yet 2 commoners entered this sacred temple because they were related to someone strong.

Hope was only an E rank, I had the worst result in the history of the entrance exam, How could I not understand his anger? But things were different now, it was a call for violence.

"An acquaintance of someone important... My God, isn't that exactly what you all are?"

"... What did you say?"