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.

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

want another incident like the one with Amanda to

it, I could more

it was my job to prevent

needed to quickly recover from the wounds

all my injuries that quickly. Especially since my

still needed a full day to

and I would get an electrifying pain coursing through my body. Though I could tough it out, I'd still prefer if I was

needed to

now, I wasn't in the right state of mind to

...I just couldn't.

causing my hands to tremble uncontrollably. I was not ready mentally

that for tomorrow

did I realize how

I was too emotional.

over the fact that I had killed someone, the thought of what future lay ahead of me and how many more

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

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

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

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

to be the

...

-Bang! -Bang! -Bang!

"Huff...huff..huff"

filled with training dummies, an extremely handsome individual stood in the middle of the

drenched in sweat, and his eyes

-Gulp!

the young individual quickly dashed before one of the training

"Die! Die! Die!"

-Bang! -Bang! -Bang!

the room as the sound of the collision between

thirty minutes after continuously hitting the dummies, the young individual laid on the

ceiling, he clenched his jaw hard and he covered

what am I

achievements on the first night the mission was assigned, Jin couldn't help but feel a massive wall standing

wall that he couldn't climb was

couldn't find any way to bridge the gap between himself and

that much

he just accept the fact that Kevin was

"Damm it..."

-Bang!

fist hard, Jin

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

who was an orphan and had nothing managed to surpass him who was

He couldn't accept it.

was no way he could

-Gulp!

some of his energy, Jin immediately downed another potion and

surpass you no

-Bang!

training dummies he once again started training until he

his fists were

passing out from overworking himself did he

...

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

the two stunning girls that had short creamy brown hair looked at the girl in front of her and

Amanda, did you notice something strange happening these past few

Emma, Amanda frowned for a second before shaking her

"No"

"Really?"

a bit,

"Maybe it's just me..."

of discomfort. She constantly felt as if someone

the end, she