CHAPTER - 29

  ~ 3 days remaining ~

  Dav (In a hurry): Today I have a lesson on mana and aura. Everyone will be waiting for me, and there will be multiple classes, I think.

  (Tired): Good morning, Professor Kael Solis. I'm a bit late today because I slept little after reading a book all night...

  Kael Solis: If you don’t mind, could we take the students to the arena today and move the lesson to tomorrow? I have some commitments and wouldn’t want to miss one of your lectures.

  Dav (Thinking): He’s clearly lying. This way, I'll definitely be in the arena that day to meet our little friend.

  (Evil laughter in his mind) Fine.

  (Happy): No problem! I’ll go grab all the students by force and drag them to the arena for training.

  Kael Solis: Thank you! Have a good day, Professor.

  Dav (Entering the classroom): Oi, brats… Training today! (Triumphant look)

  Students: What the hell is this?! Wasn't yesterday enough?! Even today…

  Dav (Scumbag look): Let’s play a game! If you don’t make it to the arena within 10 minutes, I’ll make you run 15 laps around the field wearing three rings.

  Students (Shouting): WHAT THE HELL?! I’LL TELL MY FATHER!

  Dav: 9 minutes left.

  Narrator: Everyone started running as if a starving demon king were chasing them.

  Maybe that was actually the case…

  [Arriving at the arena]

  Dav (Surprised): Oh! That old man is here as always. So he was telling the truth.

  (Bored): Well, I’ll go have a little chat with him.

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  (Cheerful): Good morning, Headmaster. How are you today?

  Director (Meh): Have you decided to come to me every time I’m here now? AHAHA!

  This way, I won’t get to watch you train and break the students' will.

  Would you like a sandwich? I also have some sweets this time.

  Dav: I’ll take the sweet, then.

  (Looking at the Headmaster): What do you think of Gabriel and Elysia when you look at them?

  Director (Thinking): Gabriel and Elysia, huh?

  Gabriel is a born talent, and Elysia is getting stronger, but not enough to reach him.

  Gabriel possesses both mana and yellow aura, while Elysia only has orange aura.

  The difference is considerable, to be honest.

  Director (Watching Dav's proud expression): Has Gabriel always been this strong?

  Dav (Lifting his head): No. Gabriel and I had no powers.

  That’s why Gabriel will become an abyss of strength, much like me.

  He can use Ki, but it's not fully developed yet, and he could risk going berserk if I don’t keep an eye on him.

  Director (Feeling a shiver of fear for a second): Another monster?

  How is it possible that you both suddenly obtained your powers, if I may ask? Of course, it will remain my secret.

  Dav (Still looking at the sky): It’s not a secret.

  A filthy bastard cursed us with corrupted mana… We don’t know when, where, or why.

  Due to certain circumstances, I unlocked my power and my curse before the Divine Calamity raid.

  Dav (Clenching his fists): When I woke up from the coma, I discovered that Gabriel suffered the same miserable fate as mine…

  But that time was different.

  I had the power to free him and make him my heir by marking him with my blood and mana.

  Director (A chill running down his spine): Are you telling me that Gabriel is essentially your apostle?

  Your heir who will carry forward your strength and the Lion name?

  Dav (Happy expression): Exactly.

  Martina and Marco as well, but I only blessed them with my mana. I didn’t grant them my heir’s blessing.

  Such power could kill them or drive them insane, as they’re still young.

  Director (Relieved): I see.

  One day, you won’t have to fight alone anymore.

  The era of the Lions will lead the world and its discoveries forward.

  Director (Looking at Dav): And Elysia? Will you keep training her so she can catch up to Gabriel?

  She only has aura, and at a normal rank for now.

  Dav: Elysia… Her blood is pure.

  Her strength and endurance increase every day through hard training, but that doesn’t mean her Ki will ever awaken—perhaps.

  As I said, those born with mana and aura could go berserk if they fail to control Ki.

  The book said it was "impossible," but how true and clear can the words of a book really be?

  So I’ll make sure not to take risks with them. My only hope is Gabriel, without risk, as long as I keep a close watch.

  I don’t want Elysia to suffer and end up having to put her down with my blade to end her suffering.

  I’ll make sure to keep them all under control every day.

  (Looking the Headmaster in the eyes) I need to ask you another favor.

  I need to force the classes to merge during training so that I can always ensure no one goes too far.

  This includes the first, second, and third years of middle school as well so that I can keep an eye on Martina and Marco.

  Remember when I said some low-rank students were hiding? They weren’t.

  They were simply forced not to emerge, as they had neither aura nor mana.

  Some of them, however, have the determination and willpower to develop Ki.

  I finally understood why the evaluation machine wasn’t classifying them correctly while my instincts told me they were hiding something.

  A machine designed only for those who use mana and aura, but not for those who develop Ki, physical strength, and endurance.

  Director (Laughing): You don’t need a favor from me for that! AHAHAH!

  Many are already coming to your class.

  I’ve heard that even middle school and fourth-year high school students want to attend your lessons, according to their professors and the gossip.

  Director (Interested): However, if what you say is true and the machine needs to be updated, then social classes, rankings, and everything else will change.

  This could lead the Academy and hunters to discriminate against Ki as a "primitive" energy.

  END OF CHAPTER - 29