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.

what was happening as well as attract the least amount of

didn't want another incident like the one with Amanda

more or less

the plotline happened, it was my job to prevent it at any

quickly recover from the wounds that I had sustained

potions, they couldn't heal all my injuries that quickly.

still needed a full day to

my right hand hurt like hell. 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 if I was

to sort out my

right now, I wasn't in the right state of mind to be put through another scenario that required me to

...I just couldn't.

thought of me killing again was causing my hands to tremble uncontrollably.

tomorrow I would use [Monarch's indifference] throughout the

I realize how

I was too emotional.

best to get over the fact that I had killed someone, the thought of what future lay ahead of me and how many more lives I would take made me question my

right? Was everything that I was

inside of my mind as I tried to find the correct

go before being

of all my distracting thoughts, I quickly headed to my room and

are probably going to be the longest two days of

...

-Bang! -Bang! -Bang!

"Huff...huff..huff"

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

perfectly honed body was drenched in sweat, and his

-Gulp!

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

"Die! Die! Die!"

-Bang! -Bang! -Bang!

throughout the room as the

hitting the dummies, the young individual laid on the

he clenched his jaw hard and he covered his

am I

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

wall that he

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

that much more

the fact that Kevin was better than

"Damm it..."

-Bang!

Jin punched

have access to the best resources and facilities! This should be enough for me to be able

managed to surpass him who was born with a

He couldn't accept it.

was no way he

-Gulp!

immediately downed another potion and stood

will surpass you

-Bang!

the training dummies he once again started training until he couldn't

continuously until his fists were both bloodied

out from overworking himself did he stop

...

a small cozy cafe' decorated with beautiful plants and old wooden tables

mocha, one of the two stunning girls that had short creamy brown hair looked

did you notice something

Emma, Amanda frowned for a second before shaking her

"No"

"Really?"

a bit, Emma's

"Maybe it's just me..."

this sense of discomfort. She constantly felt

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