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.

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

want another incident like the one with Amanda to

I could more or

that deviated from the plotline happened, it was my job to prevent it at

recover from

healing potions, they couldn't heal all my injuries that quickly. Especially since my whole shoulder had been

a full day

Just the slightest movement and I would get an electrifying pain coursing through my body. Though I could tough it out, I'd still prefer

to

the right state of mind to be put through

...I just couldn't.

to tremble

I had already decided that for tomorrow I would use [Monarch's

after killing for the first time yesterday did I realize how many flaws I

I was too emotional.

thought of what future lay ahead of me and

I right? Was everything that I was doing really okay?

thoughts continuously brewed inside of my mind as I tried to find the

go before being able to confidently stand

distracting thoughts, I quickly headed to my room and started preparing

probably going to be the longest two days of my

...

-Bang! -Bang! -Bang!

"Huff...huff..huff"

extremely handsome individual stood in the middle

was drenched in sweat,

-Gulp!

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

"Die! Die! Die!"

-Bang! -Bang! -Bang!

small shockwaves spread throughout the room as the sound of

the young individual

at the ceiling, he clenched his jaw hard and he covered

what am

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

felt as if a wall that he couldn't climb

he put in, he couldn't find any way to bridge the gap between himself and

Kevin that much more

he just accept the fact that Kevin was better than

"Damm it..."

-Bang!

hard, Jin

have access to the best resources and

who was an orphan and had nothing managed to

He couldn't accept it.

no way he could

-Gulp!

energy, Jin immediately downed another potion and

will surpass you no

-Bang!

of the training dummies he once again started

his fists were both bloodied

only after passing out

...

cafe' decorated with beautiful plants and old wooden tables and boards, two stunningly

had short creamy brown hair looked at the

did you notice something strange happening these

at Emma, Amanda frowned for

"No"

"Really?"

for a bit,

"Maybe it's just me..."

past few days, Emma had this sense of discomfort. She constantly felt as if someone was keeping

she could only