Conquering The Game's World

Chapter 131  Ceremony!

Time is fleeting.

Before they knew it, today was already the day of the start of their academic year. In the last few days after their brief visit to the South Island, Luis and Alicia had invested most of their time in training.

Alicia has been practising with her sword, very excited to master that ancient sword art as soon as possible. While Luis focused on meditation, trying to improve his mental strength with the technique he had learned.

Within those ancient golden scriptures resided not just a powerful Illusion magic spell, but also a method to enhance one's mental strength. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Although Luis has a Mental Fortitude (A) Skill that can help him release powerful Illusions strong enough to defeat an enemy way above his rank, providing that his enemy's mental strength is lower.

The meditation technique he learned from those golden texts allows his mental strength to grow without limits, unlike that skill.

Of course, in the short term, Mental Fortitude skill is still very useful for him. But he would continue practising that meditation technique for his future development. Because by that time, this skill won't be very useful.

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Inside his room, Luis stood in front of a human-sized mirror and observed himself with scrutiny.

"My hair has grown somewhat. Maybe I should change my hairstyle." He mumbled while pondering.

Then he shook his head and shifted his attention to the academy's uniform that he was wearing.

"This uniform compliments my handsomeness perfectly."

He praised himself with a satisfied expression on his face. Then he tapped on his mana bracelet and called out.

"Lily, is Alicia ready?"

{Master, Sister Alicia is almost done getting ready.} Lily's childish voice sounded from his mana bracelet.

"Is that so?" Luis mumbled thoughtfully, then said, "I haven't seen the girls' uniform yet. I wonder how Alicia will look."

Thinking so, he immediately left his flat. Then, went to Alicia's flat and knocked.

"Alicia, are you ready?" He asked, even though he knew the answer. Then, without waiting for her answer, or rather not giving her enough time to respond, he unlocked the door hoping to witness a beautiful scenery.

Unfortunately, Alicia was already done dressing up and was brushing Ivy's tail.

"Yeah, I am ready." She answered with a smile.

"... I can see that," Luis said with a sigh of disappointment. Then he shook his head and continued. "Let's go have breakfast."

"Just wait a minute. I'm almost done brushing her."

Luis looked at Ivy for a moment and asked, "Will you leave her in your flat?"

Alicia nodded and said, "Yeah, for today at least."

Luis nodded in understanding and asked, "Will she be fine that long without you?"

"I think she will be okay," Alicia said, then patting Ivy's back, she asked, "Isn't that right, Ivy?"

*Kyu*

Ivy let out a cute sound as an answer.

…

After having their breakfast, Luis and Alicia came out of their dorm and were ready to leave for the academy. At that moment, they heard a familiar voice greeting them cheerfully.

"Junior Luis! Junior Alicia! Good Morning!"

Luis and Alicia turned to look at the brown-haired girl coming towards them with a wide smile on her face.

"Oh, it's Senior Mira! Good morning." Luis replied politely, then glanced at Alicia beside him.

Alicia was just about to nod in response when she felt Luis' gaze on her. Understanding what he wanted to convey, she snorted softly and replied to Mira. "Hello."

Mira's big eyes observed the two of them for a moment, then with a cheerful smile on her face, she suggested, "You are going to the academy, right? Can I come along?"

Luis wanted to reject her, but facing Mira's expectant eyes, he was at a loss for words. So he turned to Alicia and let her decide.

Alicia didn't think much about it and with a flat expression on her face, she agreed, "Sure."

Although Luis was a little disappointed because of the unwanted third wheel. But thinking that Alicia might gain a good friend, he sighed and suppressed the disappointment in his heart.

'Wait, what am I even disappointed about? Alicia and I are together in almost all of our free time. I know that it's not sufficient, but still...'

'Sigh, what happened to me? How did I fall so low?'

***

Just when they entered the premises of the Academy. The five statues standing in front of the main building of the Oracle Academy attracted Luis and Alicia's attention.

"Awesome, right?" Mira asked with a grin when she saw their gazes focused on the statues. "Those are the statues of the five heroes who founded the Oracle Academy. You should know about them, right?"

Luis nodded and was immersed in his thoughts about the future as he observed the statues. Suddenly, his gaze shifted in the direction of a small building some distance away from the main building and a smirk appeared on his face.

Alicia, who noticed Luis' actions just now, also turned to look at that building, but she didn't find anything extraordinary.

'Is he using his perception?' She wondered.

***

Inside that said building. A bulky man holding a cigar in his hand laughed out loud.

"Hahaha! Interesting! His senses are sharp! He is different from those other twerps! Maybe we should recruit him, Rover."

He said as he turned to look at the other person present in the room.

On the sofa sat a pale-faced, thin man, who seemed like a sickly person, observing some documents. When he heard himself being called out, he raised his head and asked.

"Are you talking about the top student in the entrance exam, Frank?"

Frank, the bulky man, nodded and said, "Yeah, he seems to be called Luis or something."

Rover shook his head and said, "Don't think about it. This is too risky."

After flipping through some documents, he took out Luis' information and gave it to Frank and continued.

"Although that guy is good, his background is not something we can provoke. If we are caught once, then everything is over. We will be kicked out of the academy and, in the worst case, they might execute us."

When he said the last sentence, Rover's expression was very grave. Expressing the severity of what he said.

Frank didn't take Rover's warning seriously and said with a wide grin, "It's fine if we brainwash him, right? We can get an excellent tool and we can also use his background to our advantage."

Thinking of his ingenuity, Frank looked at Rover with a smug expression.

Rover rubbed his forehead, then looked at Frank with a cold expression. "I'm warning you last time, Frank! Don't do anything stupid! Just do everything according to the plan and complete the mission."

When Frank heard himself being dissuaded by Rover, he showed a dissatisfied expression and said, "I don't understand what is so good about that Alex twerp? Why is recruiting him even more important than Luis?"

With a serious expression on his face, Rover said sternly, "We don't have to concern ourselves with those things. What we should focus on is recruiting Alex Stain and, as for other students, no matter their potential, it doesn't matter to us. Just focus on our mission!"

Frank waved his hands and shrugged. "Yeah, whatever."

***

Mira guided Luis and Alicia towards the main hall of the academy where the entrance ceremony would be held.

"Okay guys, I'm going to my class. See you around."

Seeing her leaving, the two of them also entered the hall, where hundreds of students were already present.

"Wow, it seems we aren't that early," Luis said with a smile.

Alicia smiled back at him, "After all, unlike you, others are very excited about the academy."

Luis looked at her blankly, "I'm also excited about it! Okay!"

"Doesn't look like it." Alicia grinned.

"I am very excited alright! I've always wanted to experience the Academy romance!" Luis said as he glanced at Alicia with a yearning gaze. His flirtatious words made Alicia's cheeks hot.

*Ahem*

At that moment, a cough sounded behind them.

When Luis and Alicia turned back, they saw a smiling middle-aged man standing behind them.

"I am Professor Hardy! Students, you should go assemble in a line."

"Hello, Professor!" Luis and Alicia greeted him and then joined a line.

'Sigh, youth.' Professor Hardy shook his head and left towards the other professors.

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For the ceremony, only some professors and the fresh students were present. The ceremony went on for more than an hour. Luis, as the top student, was also called onto the stage to give a speech as the representative student.

When he did so, many students who were eliminated by him looked at him with hatred. The obvious one among them was Thomas, who looked quite haggard. Seemingly, he suffered a lot during this time.

Of course, Luis didn't care about any of them. He ended his speech and got off the stage with elegant steps.

***

After the ceremony was over, the students disassembled and searched for the class they were assigned to.

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[Current Status Board:]

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[Name]: Luis Suarez

[Race]: Human

[Age]: 16

[Rank]: Order rank ★☆☆☆☆ (D)

[Affinity]: Lightning (Hidden: Space)

[Talent Awakened]: Sharpshooter (S), Technician (A), Performer (S)

[Hidden Talent]: Illusionist (S), Sorcerer (S), Martial Arts (S)

[Physique]: None

[Bloodline]: Unawakened

[Titles]: Challenger

[Skills]: Perception (Growth Type), Mental Fortitude (A), Enhanced Recovery (D)

[Techniques]: Elementary Martial Arts, Henry's Breathing Method (Intermediate ★☆☆☆☆), Ancient Spiritual Meditation Method (Basic ★★★★☆)

[Mana Core]: Rank C

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