Chapter 1: Academy
A young man is seen sitting on the bus stop bench, he has short black hair, gray eyes with tired eyes, pale skin, and dark circles visible under his eyes, he is holding a cheap canned coffee from the vending machine he just bought in his right hand.
Opening the coffee can, once it was open, without hesitation Leo drank it, he could feel the warmth of the coffee filling his mouth.
Wiping his mouth with the back of his hand, he sighed, 'bitter, yes... I hope what with the coffee, at least this boy's tongue can still taste something'
It's been two weeks since Leo entered this world, 'the Birth of a World Hero'.
At first he thought it was just a dream that happened because of work fatigue, but, all the feelings he experienced were very real, he could feel pain, thirst, hunger, drowsiness, and after three days, he just believed it.
If he has transmigrated.
Leo also noticed one other thing that made him a little upset, because the body of the person he possessed—Enkas also enrolled in the academy 'Circles', and was accepted, at first he felt a little surprised and wondered how Enkas could be accepted in a prestigious academy like 'Circles'.
But, he recalled the setting in his novel, if every year, Academy Circles would receive 500 new cadets, it was also open to the lower classes, like the Enkas who lived in the slums.
So Enkas is one of the lucky kids from the lower circles who managed to enter Circles and got a scholarship for the first year, of course in the second year he had to pay for it, the price was also very expensive, so at least Leo had to get a scholarship also for the second year.
And, just entering the academy is a big mistake, not only dragged into conflicts, the possibility of him interacting with the protagonists is also great, interacting with the protagonist alone can make the butterfly effect happen.
However, Leo feels a little lucky to be able to enter two weeks before the main story begins, so Leo has time to practice mastering Enkas's abilities, and become strong enough to survive in the academy.
Seeing a bus stop at the bus stop, Leo stood up from his seat, then threw the finished coffee can into the trash, and walked up to the bus, he could see the new cadets of academy 'Circle' also got on the bus, looking for a seat for him, Leo sat in the back seat, right next to the window.
After all, it's a bus provided by the academy to pick up new cadets, but not all new cadets ride the bus provided by the academy, cadets from wealthy families ride their own cars.
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In a large hall that was bright because of the white light of the lights from the roof that illuminated the entire room, the room contained half of the new cadets of the academy circles.
Standing among the crowd of cadets, Leo had already changed into his academy uniform like the other cadets, a white long-sleeved shirt that was slightly loose on his arm to make it easier for them to move, two large buttons on the left chest, and black trousers.
A wooden door in the room to the right opened with a short creak, a young man walked out from inside with a languid face, the cadets whispered with other after seeing that, not only the young man, a short black hair woman with glasses, and the document in her hand also came out of the room.
He turned the document over once, then called out a name, and another cadet approached him and entered the room, the woman also entered and closed the door, about 15 minutes, so on and on, the cadet went in for the exam, then came out with various emotions on the face, there were cadets who were happy, sad, not a few cadets who came out with wounds on their bodies.
"How was your test?"
"Not bad, just now the instructor praised me"
"The Senior inside is also strong!"
"Did you see the instructor? Damn, she is so beautiful."
"You idiot, he's an instructor, you're so rude."
As the cadets chatted with each other, the door opened again, and another cadet came out from inside with the woman holding the documents, turned the documents over once again, he looked at the whole room, then called.
"Enkas!, Cadet Enkas!, come inside".
Hearing his name being called, Leo passed the crowd of cadets and walked towards the woman, he looked at her several times, then slightly stepped aside to let Leo in.
Inside the room, he could see various weapons neatly lined up on a shelf at the edge of the room, a long table with 2 instructors sitting there, and a young man wearing an academy uniform standing in front of the two instructors.
The instructor with short black hair neatly combed back, with black eyes, and a plump body pointing to the side of the cadet, seeing that, Leo walked over to the cadet and stood beside him.
"So... Cadet Enkas, right?"Ask the instructor.
Leo nodded at the question, he knew who the man, instructor Derrick, had been a famous 3-star level hero before retiring and becoming an instructor in Circles because he was recruited by the head of the academy, and the one who would teach in the Class of the protagonists.
"Then start it, I will supervise this exam, so you don't have to hold back because there is me, and you too, Cadet Enkas "Derrick turned his eyes from the document to Enkas and Chad, then said again,"no need to hold back when fighting Cadet Char, he is a 2nd class cadet, so he won't die, you can use mana"
After Derrick finished talking, Leo and Chad walked opposite each other, the two of them to the edge of the room for a while to pick up a wooden sword, then returned to their place.
Leo bowed slightly, then said "Please help, Senior"
Chad also bowed slightly, but said nothing.
They clasped their wooden swords in their right hands, slashing down several times, Leo tested the comfort of the sword's grip while in the hold, nodding in satisfaction, he pulled his right leg slightly back from the left leg.
"You can start!"
Hearing that, Chad immediately began to lunge forward after draining his mana into the legs, attacking him, his sword and Leo's sword collided, making the air around them slightly turbulent.
He continued to give a heavy barrage of attacks, they shared dozens of attacks together, making their swords clash every blow, some attacks Leo could not bear and hit his body, making many cuts.
Although the sword Chad was wearing was a wooden sword, he had already enveloped his sword with mana, making it capable of cutting flesh like a steel sword, a wooden sword could also inflict wounds on the body without being enveloped by mana, but not everyone could do it.
Tilting his head slightly, Chad's sword darted right beside Leo's head, brushed it off with his sword, he pulled it back quickly and gave a quick stab to Chad's face.
Jumping back, Chad stood up again, then lunged at Leo, then raised his sword high, he attacked quickly and powerfully, but, the junior lowered his head slightly, Leo drove forward past Chad's left side, and gave a quick slash to his arm, leaving Chad's arm injured.
"...?!"
'Too shallow' lamented Leo, he was already back standing a few feet behind Chad.
Turning around, he glanced at his injured hand, then turned his gaze to his junior. "Are you really a new cadet?"
"Hmm? Isn't that obvious?" replied Leo, glancing slightly at the wooden sword he was holding, he could see that there was a small crack caused by Chad's barrage of attacks.
Mana enveloped Chad's body and his sword, walked some rare, instantly he disappeared, and appeared in front of Leo, his sword pointed at his junior's neck quickly, but he instantly stopped attacking after what Leo did.
"...I surrender!", Leo said by raising both his hands up, his wooden sword slipped from his grasp and fell to the floor. 'Yes, the wooden sword can break if it continues to resist the attack,' Leo thought.
Chad pulled back his wooden sword, mana left his body as if it didn't exist from the beginning, he didn't ask why Leo gave up, it wasn't forbidden anyway, walking away from him, Chad stopped in front of Derrick.
"Good job, Cadet Chad"
He lowered his head slightly at the instructor's praise.
"Take the Cadet Enkas out" Derrick said to the short-haired woman with glasses who had been standing by the door, the woman nodded and escorted Leo to go out.
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Inside the Academy Circles boardroom, there was a large table surrounded by Chairs, 5 instructors sitting there.
A beautiful woman with long blue hair and blue eyes was flipping through the document in her hand, she was Nella Glend, the current head of academy Circles, she said "it seems that this year there are many talented cadets".
"That's right, a lot of kids from big guilds signed up this year," Derrick said, holding a steaming cup of coffee in his right hand, without hesitation taking a sip.
Turning her eyes to the female instructor sitting before her, Nella smiled, then asked "How about your exam? Did any of the cadets catch your eye?"
Looking up at the voice, the female instructor, Lyra, she had long black hair with blue eyes, "Yes, there is" Lyra replied.
"How many are there?"
"Quite a lot, about five cadets"
"L-five?! Isn't that a lot? Said the female instructor sitting next to Lyra in surprise, "in the exam I supervised there were only two cadets."
"So, who are the five cadets?"Tanya Nella
Lyra took the document that was in front of her, and gave it to Nella.
"Five cadets from large guilds, and one cadet from lower circles"
"Hmm\~" he flipped through the document, and saw some of the names Lyra meant, "Cassius Cruor, Reina Rodry, Krann Rex, Alice Lake"
"...even Reina also enrolled in this year yes, and, Lucas... is this the cadet you're talking about, Lyra?"
Lyra replied with a small nod.
"Then what about the exam you're watching, Derrick?"The instructors and the head of the academy looked at Derrick after Lyra said that.
He put his coffee cup on the table, held his chin, he thought for a moment, then said "there is, but only one cadet."
"Who is he?!"Asked Nella.
"A cadet from the lower ranks, Enkas".
Hearing the name, Lyra opens her documents, and discovers a name, 'Enkas', an orphan from the slums, who doesn't even have a recorded past there, and, without support.
"What's so special about that boy?"Asked the other instructor in bewilderment.
"He fought Cadet Chad without using mana, could even hurt him"
"Isn't that impossible?! Chad is a 2nd class cadet."
Although Chad is only a lower rank cadet, but he is still a 2nd class cadet who already has experience and teachings from the instructor, moreover, the sword they use is only a wooden sword, knowing that Enkas can injure Chad without using mana and only using a wooden sword is shocking to them.
Of course it is possible, but it requires qualified skills, it is not surprising that it is cadets from wealthy families and guilds, because of course they have received teachings independently.
But, Enkas was just an ordinary cadet with no special background.
Seeing the tension between the instructors, Nella let out a long sigh, she clapped her hands once, breaking the tension in the room, "alright!, so what about Lucas, didn't he catch your eye, Lyra?"
"Yes, he beat the 2nd class cadet in the exam" Lyra replied.
"Hmm\~, so there are 2 Special cadets from the lower classes who apply this year from the scholarship path yes, it looks like this year will be interesting". Nella felt excited by this, as long as she served as the head of the academy, it was the children from the upper classes who were always attractive, it almost made her sick.
With the presence of 2 ordinary cadets who attracted the attention of Derrick and Lyra made him excited.
"Well, let's decide, the ranks of the cadets of the year".
Chapter 1 is complete\*\*.\*\*
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Hello, I'm Fanmech, the author of this novel, I just want to tell you one thing, so that you don't get confused in the next chapter, from the next chapter onwards, I will use the name 'Enkas' instead of 'Leo'.