I woke up with a bit of a headache.
My voice let out a groan as I struggled to rise from my far from comfortable bed. It wasn’t as grand as the one at ho, neither was it half as preferable, but after spending three months with it, I was sohow used to my place of rest.
The reason for my discomfort lay in the fact that my body itself was tired, no, it slightly ached. The reason wasn’t far-fetched, though. After all… I had been training for a great deal of ti far into the night.
“Today’s the big day, after all…” I whisper escaped my lips and I hopped out of bed.
With a sowhat tired look on my face, bit a bright spark hidden within my eyes, I made my way to the bathroom. It was ti to freshen up and prepare for an eventful day.
‘I still feel very tired and drowsy… my body aches too…’
It was no wonder; I had pushed myself a little far last night, after all.
“I’ll just use a Mana Restorative Potion, then…”
My casual statent would have alard anyone if they were in the room with , but since I was alone, it was no problem. After all, a Lower Class Student like would have no way of gaining access to sothing of such quality.
Mana was very essential to society and could be considered the lifeline of any Magic User. It was to be expected that they would be quite costly; though this depended on quality.
Still, for soone like , even potions of the lowest quality would be a luxury… at least, that was the general assumption.
Unknown to everyone, I had cultivated my own Potions, managing to create so many solutions that would be considered very useful on my part. These innovations would draw so really helpful attention to myself, but there was a reason I hadn’t made a move to reveal them.
‘Not enough… not yet…’
They weren’t groundbreaking enough to distinguish entirely!
While I used various new ingredients, and my Potions were unique, they only offered slight to middle effects, and none were of the high grade. So far, the highest of my concoctions could only attain 60 percent of restorative effects.
While that would be considered extrely valuable, and the formula would be coveted by a lot of people, my goal lay beyond that. Of course, I had my plans for my path in alchemy and potion-making, but they were only a ans to an end. I had to make myself as distinguished as possible in my attempt to gather prestige in that area.
Sixty percent wasn’t enough!
‘Well, it should suffice for …’
The reason for my tiredness stemd from my deficiency in Mana, after all. I had expended so much last night on my ‘Project’ and was nearly running on empty. In my current condition, I couldn’t achieve the objectives set out for today.
As a result, even if they were valuable, I would be using my Potions. More could always be made, after all.
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After I was done freshening up, I put on a casual outfit and stepped out of my room wearing a clear blue top and plain black trousers. Sandals replaced the usual flip-flops I would have preferred wearing.
While I had every right to be casual, being too simple would be a downright insult to the person I was going to see. Hopefully, my current appearances were satisfying enough…
‘If I rember correctly, I enchanted so of my clothes recently… I should wear so of those tomorrow!’
Permanent enchantnts to prevent stains and slack were placed on the outfits, as well strengthening effects. For my favorite flip flops, speed enhancents were added, giving advanced mobility. I used those outfits for an experint and it was a good thing they paid of well.
‘Welp, ti to begin my day!’
Stepping out of my room, and now walking down the hallway, I encountered a few students in my dorm.
The mont they saw , all of them seed to freeze. While I wasn’t particularly paying any real attention to them, I could sense awe, fear, and unease hanging in the air. I shrugged and walking while ignoring the strong emotion pervading the area.
After all, their sentints were understandable.
After my performance in the Elite Tournant yesterday, everyone was partially aware of my capabilities and had co to sowhat revere . Of course, that ant a mix of fear and awe would be given, but that ant a slight discomfort and shift in their emotions whenever I made my presence known to them.
‘Welp, it’s fine by …’
I descended the stairs, exited my dorm, and made my way to the destination mapped out for myself.
This week was a free one for everyone; that ant the students were ant to use it as they wished. So would dedicate it to training hard in an attempt to et up to the strong display of power they witnessed in the Exchange; so would use this chance to recuperate from the ntal and emotional fatigue that had been built up from their participations in the Exchange, even though any physical consequence had been settled; so would simply have fun and spend their ti in leisure.
It was a matter of choice for everyone, and they would all be right.
For my close companions, Edward and Ana, they told of how they would love to improve on their lacking skills which was made evident after the exchange. Though I wouldn’t be joining them in their diligent endeavors, appropriate asures were put in place to ensure that they would improve drastically within a week.
The others; Stefan, Ivan, Sofia, and Kuzon; all had their respective plans, most of which centered on getting stronger. Apparently, my surprising display riled them up and increased their competitive drive.
To be honest, none other than Kuzon made feel even the slightest bit competitive among the first years, but even that one boy was enough. Since I had no intentions to be left behind in any aspect; be it Magic, Martial Arts, or Scholarship; I was going to work my butt off as well.
‘This should be interesting!’
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