I thought it was only a matter of ti before he broke down and confronted his emotions.
I was mistaken.
Once again, he shattered my assumptions about him.
He had defeated a top ranked Magical Swordswoman on the first-year Magical Swordsman Path rankings, albeit at a significant cost to his body.
Still, I found it hard to believe how he had won.
I doubted he had sexually assaulted her, as they had been claid, because even I knew by this point that many within the Zahara Clan wanted him dead.
I believed that the Ivory girl was a pawn in this plan.
I have seen too much of the academy’s inner politics to think otherwise.
This ti, after the duel, he returned to the clinic...
He slept with a smile on his face.
There were no nightmares.
He awakened with the bright smile he always wore, but this ti, it was with a subtle, more genuine excitent.
I didn’t bring it to his attention.
If he had no idea about it then or now, it would only lead to an uncomfortable conversation, which would spiral into therapy.
While he explained how he had been frad, he spoke confidently as though he was simply dealing with so minor issues.
His deanour was like that of a wounded lion waiting to strike again and regain his pride.
I knew he was hiding sothing.
I knew he possessed secrets that allowed him to stare down enemies most students wouldn’t survive encountering.
But it wasn’t my business to know.
I was glad I didn’t need to express my pity this ti around.
Because he didn’t need it.
Since our eting, Ezekiel Zahara has defied every expectation I had.
And sohow...
I was looking forward to seeing what he does next.
...
I observed as Nurse Cynthia exited the room.
I pondered.
I never knew she had noticed my nightmares. I always thought that I had hidden them quite well.
Logically, it made sense that I had nightmares.
She would have likely paid more attention to if I hadn’t.
So, there was no reason to dwell on the matter.
I summoned my system and checked the quest nu.
[ ◆I want to smash her face.
Quest Completed: You’ve been falsely accused of sexual assault and challenged to a duel by Ivory.
Reward: 4% Increase in rank (Magical Swordsman Path). 4% minor Aura awakening. ]
[ Claim rewards. ]
I looked at the new tab that had appeared below it and clicked on it.
Suddenly, a series of notifications flooded my vision.
[ System Notification. ]
[ You have obtained a 4% Increase in rank (Magical Swordsman Path) ]
[ You have obtained 4% minor Aura awakening. ]
I felt a rush of mana flowing through my Spirit Veins, enriching every part of my body.
My aura flared within . I could sense the quantitative and qualitative difference between my previous aura and my current one.
It took several weeks to experience such a substantial increase in strength, and that was when I focused on improving one thing at a ti.
Now, I have achieved both in under a week and a half.
I summoned my status.
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[ Na: Ezekiel Zahara ]
[ Race: Human ]
[ Age: 19 ]
◆ Talent: Cybernetic Evolution (Semi-sealed)
┗ Path Traits: Beast Cybernetic Enhancent, Fusion Synchronisation.
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◇ Primary Path: Beastmaster Path
┗ Path Traits: Beast Affinity, Beastmaster’s Contract.
┗ Rank: First Rank (0%)
◇ Secondary Path: Magical Swordsman Path
┗ Path Traits: Blade Synchronisation.
┗ Rank: First Rank (70%)
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◆ Attributes:
┗ Fire: High-Tier
┗ Earth: Mid-Tier
┗ tal: Supre-Tier
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◆ Skills:
┗ Overclocked Mode - Active
┗ Aura Mastery: Apprentice (13%)
┗ Weapon Mastery - Sword: Apprentice(35%)
◆ Sacred Arts:
┗ Mountain Snow Dragon Art - Sky Grade - Beginner (20%)
◆ Spells:
┗ Fire Spark - Basic Spell (30%)
┗ Wind Rush - Basic Spell (66%)
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◆ Tad Beast:
┗ Swift-Horned Panther → [Cybernetic Swift-Horned Panther Form]
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There were no changes other than the increase I had just received.
I glanced through the status before swiftly putting it away.
I closed my eyes briefly to calm my emotions.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have the luxury to celebrate.
I was now the focus of everyone’s attention within the academy.
I didn’t know how long it would take the official investigation to begin. But I didn’t care.
I didn’t place my hopes on the Disciplinary Committee helping uncover this matter.
I could only trust myself to expose the truth.
I would start by investigating Fredric, Ivory and her lackeys, and Sarafina.
They were the only leads that I had at the mont.
The ones that seed easy to deal with were her lackeys.
I will start with them.
If the information they provided was useless, then I would move on directly to Delilah-in-training.
She must be wary of now that a fraction of my strength has been exposed.
Even if she would likely doubt it, believing that I had cheated, she wouldn’t confront directly until she was certain.
She wouldn’t risk facing soone who had sent her, a top ranked Magical Swordsman, to the hospital for a week.
How could I be so sure?
Despite her disgusting personality, she was clever.
Suddenly, I heard a familiar ’ding.’
I focused on my quest tab, noticing it shone brightly.
It was a new quest.
Curiously, I clicked on it.
[ ◆I am innocent.
Quest: Ivory has broken her word and spread a false accusation of sexual assault against you. Your na, future, and freedom are on the line. Prove your innocence, no matter the cost.
Reward: Unlocked Reputation Log. 6% minor Aura awakening. 5% in Weapon Mastery: Sword. 5% in Mountain Snow Dragon Art. Obtain a rare magic item: Truthseeker mark. ]
A mini tab appeared below the quest tab.
[ ◆I am innocent.
Progress: 3%
(Status updates as milestones are reached.) ]
I couldn’t read the descriptions of the rewards, so I had no idea what they were apart from the obvious ones.
Reputation log? A rare, ranked magic item, Truthseeker mark?
I realised that the more difficult a quest, the more significant the rewards.
Even without the quest, I would have done everything I could to clear my na.
Thus, this was rely the icing on the cake.
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