628 Inheritor of their Anger
A young boy slowly walked towards the classroom that he was assigned to. Blood dripped down his mouth, and he spat out another spit full of blood.
His na is Mackerel Silvos. The very sa Silvos family that ruled the Umbraden Kingdom in the mortal realm.
The past week started normally, and he went along with his day.
Life as a Vashura, despite the constant eye-rolls of the elites and higher born, was not that bad.
For soone who was of great chance, won nurous contests, and proved himself as one of the geniuses of the mortal realms, he had access to the library and books within the academy.
And while they had no teacher, he still received the allowance provided by the academy itself.
The Vashura class was not ant to be a dumping ground for the stupid and dull. It was a charity program provided by the Cloud Peak Academy with its aim to teach and allow the mortal realms and other smaller societies within the Floating Continent to grant them free chances to have students.
But because of the culture and drive of Cloud Peak Academy that urges everyone to compete and rise, it was natural to have such great scorn and mockery to those who would belong to the Vashura.
Mackerel had learned a great deal of knowledge that would shock his peers in the mortal realm. It had been nearly thirty years since the last ti soone from his kingdom was allowed to rise in the Floating Continents, and he was excited to go ho. The scorning looks and how people would avoid them was a small price to pay for the knowledge he would learn.
He even yearned to beco more prominent than his kingdom's rising Paladin, Baron Knight rovus!
But now, the beatings and attacks happened almost daily.
And if he failed the Student Assessnt test, while he wouldn't be kicked out, he would lose a month's worth of allowances!
This ant he had to ratio whatever he would receive to support him for the next month!
He gritted his teeth in anger, and he yearned to slap the face of the stupid teacher who was said to take care of their class!
He entered the classroom that was assigned to them.
In the first four months of the school year of this academy, he only visited this room three tis.
He glanced at his classmates, many of whom he had t for the very first ti.
One thing common was that almost everyone had wounds and injuries.
Mackerel sat next to a girl with nurous slap marks on her face.
The boy barely recognized her. She was a beauty even by Floating Continent standards! But now, she looked pitiful and ugly due to the swelling of her face.
But while she was beautiful, not even her beauty won her any favors. The highborns would never see her as a potential mate but only use her. And the academy's won envied her beautiful looks but never lowered themselves to associate with her.
This beautiful woman was spared from many hardships at first. But now, because the Vashura class was given full class status, many won attacked her for 'daring to dream of being equal to them.'
Everyone sat there silently. All angry at the teacher.
The door suddenly opened, and a maid with a disfigured and wounded face appeared.
And the one that followed her was a young boy.
So young! Younger than all of the students in the class!
Mackerel was surprised. He was the youngest boy in class, fourteen years old! But now, soone who was at least a year or two younger than him arrived!
He gazed at the younger boy who arrived.
"I'm not the youngest in this class?" The young boy was amazed. He thought he was the youngest one. Despite being from the mortal realms, he was proud to have been the youngest to enter. But now a kid who didn't even look like a teenager arrived!
"What's with the maid?" Mackerel thought to himself as he saw the disfigured maid. But despite her poor facial appearance, her skin was white like porcelain!
"Ahem. My na is Eros Steele. And I am your teacher." Eros raised a certificate that only teachers had.
The certificate radiated with a unique glow, and a seal began to float out, certifying the truth of Eros's claims.
Everyone froze.
A tall student seated at the back had to stop his hand from the murderous intent it leaked. Unlike the rest of the students, he didn't have any wounds. But his hatred towards the teacher was imnse.
"And our first class session won't be here. We will take a class field trip towards the Valley Below the Lake. We move now. et at the entrance in thirty minutes and take all your belongings. We will be staying inside for about a week. Dismissed." Eros then turned and left.
Everyone was still shocked at what they saw.
"...Did anyone use [Gauge] on him?" One of the students asked.
"He's the real deal. Twelve years old. Level 15. He has Commander's Potential but is close to attaining a Cardinal's Potential! Based on that alone, he would be a genius student in the top fifty of this academy. But he would barely qualify to be a teacher." The tall student at the back quickly answered.
"He really... is the teacher! He is son young!" Mackerel exclaid.
"If we kill him down there... the Teacher's Assessnt is canceled. Our status plumts back down. We receive our allowances; practically all our problems would be over."
"What?! Kill the teacher?!" Another student shouted in shock.
"He is from the mortal realms. He wore no marks or emblem from any kingdoms or independent cities here in the Floating Continent." The tall student added.
"So... he has no backing?" The woman with a swelling face asked.
"He has. How else could he be a teacher? It's probably of high authority. Perhaps a royalty of this kingdom? But regardless, he remains an unaffiliated teacher. Which ans there are specific circumstances that limit the support of his backers." The tall student answered.
"In other words... if he dies in the Valley Below the Lake, and we make it appear that a monster down there killed a barely teenage kid... there would be close to zero repercussions?" Another girl asked. Mackerel turned to her and saw that she had a bulging black eye. This was the first ti Mackerel saw her, and this wound made it difficult to gauge if she was beautiful.
"Yes. If he dies there... there is close to zero chance of it being investigated." The tall student answered as he stood up.
With him taking the lead, everyone imdiately left their seats. Everyone except Mackerel.
Perhaps it was his youth and the innocence that he carried. Perhaps it was the lack of horrors that he had seen in his life. But the thought of killing the youth never ca to mind.
But now, the temptation to do so appeared.
The youngest student saw everyone leave in amazent. And even the woman next to her stood up and left. He could tell that a great murderous intent that everyone had.
At the appointed ti, the students gathered at the cave's entrance next to the academy's large lake.
"Let's go," Eros ordered and walked on ahead.
Many students and teachers saw the class move in.
The onlookers sneered and laughed at the insane actions of the Vashura class. Although it was a relatively safe season, as the monster horde was expected to peak in two months, it was still extrely dangerous for students to go! Especially with a teacher who was not even a Captain!
The students that followed Eros all carried their staves. A few carried swords, spears, and arrows. But most of them were all mages.
Mackerel carried his sword and shield along with the staff that he had and walked down into the mountain. In his mind, he didn't know whether or not he would join his classmates in the murder of their teacher.
But his body knew the answer to what he would do once everyone started acting up.
They walked deep into the cave, but no one acted. They were too smart for that. The teacher was the least dangerous thing down the cave. There were monsters of many kinds that were allowed to grow.
This was a controlled region where monsters could grow and multiply and be hunted and killed for experience. The students of the academy planned to kill Eros, make a scene to fight so monsters, and flee out of the place.
They entered the underground world full of trees and the light of the lake above.
Mountains that connected from the underground world up to the ground below created a miraculous work of nature, which everyone called the Valley Below the Lake.
This was the main attraction, but the region was a forest with mountains and underground rivers and was said to have over three levels underground.
A diamond crystal ceiling sealed the ocean from falling, and it was due to this unique environnt that monsters up to Champion might grow in the large valley.
They marched and marched deep into the forest, heading towards the valley. But the students were still careful as they could sense many creatures moving out and about.
Soon, the group reached a clearing as the natural shrubs surrounding the place were poisonous. Eros led the class into the clearing, and with his strange vine, he closed the gap and walked toward the center.
"Alright. Now, we can fight. It's fairly safe here." Eros smiled.
"...Fight?" The tall student asked.
"I know you hate . You were all bullied and suffered a bit. And with no one to throw out my frustration to, I naturally will inherit this anger. So let it all out. Try and kill ." Eros smiled as he drew a sword, and Serena did the sa.
The class was surprised.
"What's the matter? I could see it in your eyes. I'm not dumb. Killing is the best choice you have. So let's get it started!" Eros laughed.
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