The Tales of Draconic Warlock

I woke up early in the morning. It was a routine of mine that I wanted to continue. In the wilds, it may be different, where I have to sleep at odd hours and should always be vigilant of monster attacks but it was different when I am at home or now at the academy.

There are classes that I need to attend. In the first year, attending class is compulsory. The academy is strict in this matter. After all, we are all young, immature and inexperienced. It was not like there was a threat of war or an impending apocalypse at this point.

Though there are threats, the kingdom can improve in a slow and steady manner. It would be the best choice in the long run.

If the advancement increases too high in a short time, there is a high probability of falling down. So there was no rush at this point to push the young students to their early deaths.

These students would be improved step-by-step in an orderly fashion. It means training, training, and training for us, for two long years.

The academy would become lenient from the third year as long as you can keep up with others and improve your status.

At least, this was what my siblings have imparted about the academy.

Most nobles had attended this academy, so they knew mostly how the academy worked. There would be changes at times, but the core remains the same.

With my parents and recently my siblings, who have attended the academy, I have a lot of knowledge about the academy. I was already in the know about this training regime and I am more than happy about it.

Most of the time this year, I decided to improve various skills instead of increasing my EXP by hunting and thereby increasing my rank. It would be a waste of time.

There is a secret realm at the end of the year, which should provide a lot of ways for me to increase my level and reach the next rank. I mean there is no way that I can actually reach Tier-5 but I can reach peak Tier-4 in that realm.

While others have to improve their ranks and reach at least Tier-2 to have a good chance of surviving in that secret realm, I have no such problems.

I can fully concentrate this year on improving my skill levels so that I have a better chance of reaching peak Tier-4 by the end of the secret realm. After all the EXP required now is not the same as it was required for a level-up when I started.

I need billions of EXP in order to reach peak Tier-4 and that means I can't play with Tier-3 and lower monsters in the secret realm. Only Tier-4 and above can sate me at this point.

Only by having good skills can I complete my mission to reach peak Tier-4.

Once I am out I can take a Tier-5 promotion mission and reach Tier-5 in the next year. Even though it may look like my progress has reduced by a lot, it wouldn't be the case. With multiple skills at a very high level, I would be able to easily squash some at Tier-5 in seconds.

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A beautiful young woman walked into the class and onto the raised platform. She was wearing a bright red dress which covered her entire body perfectly. Her hair was in a released position, which made her scarlet hair look like flames in the sun.

She must be a teacher or else why would she go on to the raised platform? Oh man, she is quite stunning and sexy. I say she definitely has made it onto my to-do list.

I mean who would miss such a sexy body? Though she is not showing any skin, her perfect curses are all but revealing. Her shape can properly be seen through in this dress, but that didn't appear to be a problem for her.

The woman placed a book on the table and turned towards us. She then muttered in a low, "Same old, same old. These young men are the same every year. Always coveting my body. It looks like I won't see any good seedlings this year too...Huh?"

She may have muttered so that it won't be audible to others but that was not a problem for me. I could hear her every word. It looks like she wore that dress on purpose, mostly to see who is lustful and who is dutiful to actually improve themselves.

She sensed me and was surprised to see that I didn't exhibit the same lustful expressions as others.

What can I say, I have lived an entire life before. As I remember those memories, I had to be very careful to act as a child in front of my parents or family. Otherwise, it would be disastrous.

Sometimes I genuinely acted like a kid, because I missed the innocence of a child. When I was a kid on Earth, I didn't know anything bad that was hidden in the world. I was free from the worries, which gradually disappeared as I grew up.

I kind of perfected my acting skills and now no one can see what I am thinking. I can perfectly show a different expression than the one that's currently occupying my mind, but that was like wasting my brain cells. So most of the time when I don't want others to know what I am thinking, I would just show a calm expression on my face.

There would be no expressions on the face at all. There are even no indications that I heard her muttering. I played the role very well.

The new teacher looked impressed by me. She saw that I was not lusting like others, though I was lusting after her more than others. She thought I was calm in her presence, which usually rouses lust in men around her.

A small smile appeared on her mouth for a second, approving my state of mind for a second before returning to the disgusted expression that appeared on her face after observing other male students.

Man, I have scored some brownie points with her. I should make better use of those points before someone can take her away.

While I was having dreams about how to make her mine, she introduced herself, "Hello students, My name is Angela Blazewood. I am your..."