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.

the least amount of attention. The

want another incident like the one with Amanda

I had the mysterious book with me. With it, I could more or less tell if something outside of the norm

deviated from the plotline happened, it was my job

needed to quickly recover from the wounds that I had sustained

my injuries that quickly. Especially since my whole shoulder had been

full day

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 in top condition for

needed to

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

...I just couldn't.

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

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

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

I was too emotional.

someone, the thought of what future lay ahead of me and how many more lives I would take made

was doing really okay? Was killing the

mind as I tried to

to go before being able to confidently stand up against

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

going to be the longest two days of my

...

-Bang! -Bang! -Bang!

"Huff...huff..huff"

empty room filled with training dummies, an extremely handsome individual

honed body was drenched in sweat, and

-Gulp!

young individual quickly dashed before one

"Die! Die! Die!"

-Bang! -Bang! -Bang!

throughout the room as the sound of the collision between his fists and

the dummies, the young individual laid on the floor heavily

he clenched his jaw hard and he covered his eyes

am I

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

if a wall that he

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

Kevin that much more talented than

just accept the fact that Kevin was better

"Damm it..."

-Bang!

Jin punched the

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

managed to surpass him who

He couldn't accept it.

way he

-Gulp!

Jin immediately downed another potion and stood

will surpass you

-Bang!

dummies he once again started training

until his

only after passing out from

...

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

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

notice something

Emma, Amanda frowned for a

"No"

"Really?"

a bit,

"Maybe it's just me..."

discomfort. She constantly felt as if someone was keeping

the end, she