The Author's POV

"Is that him?"

"Did he really get injured over such a simple mission?"

"He really does look weak"

Aimlessly walking around the mansion, I ignored the whispers and stares coming from some of the students that I passed along the way.

Yesterday night, after completing the mission, I returned to the mansion all battered up. My whole arm was bleeding profusely and my clothes were all torn.

Though I didn't pass out, to the people who saw me return, it looked as if I had been through hell.

Because I had some notoriety, news of my battered state spread across all of the students...and soon I became the hot topic of the first years.

Because the missions that we got were not a secret from the other students, after a bit of digging, people immediately found out who my target was and news of me getting beat up by a ranked individual spread across the academy.

...in the end, this resulted in me becoming the butt of the jokes of the first years.

'Weakling'

'Loser'

'Trash'

Walking along the corridor, I was called all sorts of defamatory names by everyone that saw me.

On a normal day, I would've grumbled and cursed at the people talking crap about me, but today...

Staring at my hands, I recalled the moment when my sword reaped through the lives of multiple people at once.

'...I killed'

I didn't sleep throughout the whole night.

Right now to the people around me I probably looked like a lifeless corpse that was aimlessly wandering around the mansion.

My mind kept replaying the moments where I reaped through the lives of the four bodyguards.

...I could vividly recall Karl's pleading face as he begged for me to spare him.

"Fuuuuu..."

Letting out a long breath and staring at the ceiling of the corridor, I tried to calm my mind.

What had happened already happened.

...There was no going back.

I had killed and I needed to move on...

This wasn't going to be the only time, and it sure as heck wasn't going to be the last time.

This was the path that I had chosen for myself and thus had to take responsibility for my decisions.

Moreover, there was something more important I needed to worry about.

'The massacre of Hollberg'

The second big event in the first arc of the novel.

Tomorrow at 9:45 P.M, the last day of the trip, when everyone was sleeping, an organized attack will happen.

Though their primary targets were Kevin and the others, the other weaker students weren't spared from their pursuit.

...Meaning that I was also not safe.

Though I decided not to interfere, I needed to prepare myself for what was to come.

Placing my hand on my chin, I fell into deep thought.

First things first...I needed to memorize the whole building blueprint.

could get a good view of what was happening as well as attract the least amount of attention. The reason why I needed a

didn't want another incident like

could more or less tell if something outside of the norm was going to

it was my job to prevent it

to quickly recover from the wounds that

heal all my injuries that quickly. Especially since my whole shoulder had been pierced and my

day to completely heal

the slightest movement and I would get an electrifying pain coursing through my body.

I needed to sort out

state of mind to be put through another scenario that required me to reap through

...I just couldn't.

the thought of me killing again was causing my hands to tremble uncontrollably. I was not ready mentally

that for tomorrow I

first time yesterday did I realize how many flaws

I was too emotional.

get over the fact that I had killed someone, the thought of what

I was doing

brewed inside of my mind as

long way to go before being able to confidently stand up against demons

quickly headed to my room

to be the longest

...

-Bang! -Bang! -Bang!

"Huff...huff..huff"

of an empty room filled with training dummies, an extremely handsome individual

in sweat, and his

-Gulp!

and recovering some of his stamina, the young individual quickly dashed before one of

"Die! Die! Die!"

-Bang! -Bang! -Bang!

out of air, small shockwaves spread throughout the room as the sound

young individual laid on the floor heavily gasping for

clenched his jaw hard and

what am I

the mission was assigned, Jin couldn't help but feel a massive

if a wall that he couldn't climb

much work he put in, he couldn't find any way to bridge

Kevin that much more talented than

just accept the fact that Kevin was

"Damm it..."

-Bang!

hard, Jin punched

if my talent is not as good as his, I have access to the best resources and facilities! This should be enough for me

orphan and had nothing managed to surpass him who was born with a golden

He couldn't accept it.

was no way he could accept

-Gulp!

his energy, Jin immediately

will surpass you no

-Bang!

towards one of the training dummies he once again started training

repeated continuously until his fists

only after passing out from

...

small cozy cafe' decorated with beautiful plants and old wooden tables and boards, two stunningly beautiful young girls sat

on some hot mocha, one of the two stunning girls that had short creamy brown hair looked at the girl in front of her

notice something strange happening these

for

"No"

"Really?"

for a bit,

"Maybe it's just me..."

discomfort. She constantly felt as if someone was

of unsettling...but in the end, she could only think of it