( Amanda’s POV )
*SHING*
*SHING*
*SHING*
Amanda hamred down on the dagger she was making, folding the layer of thin reinforced titanium as precisely as she could.
‘What is the primary weapon you use in the ga?’ She recalled asking Leo once, to which he replied ‘Dagger’ as since then Amanda had decided to surprise him with the best set of daggers she could make.
Ever since he had made that sketch for her, the way she looked at Leo changed subtly as she looked at him less as a friend and more as a potential future partner.
He was funny, he was handso, he was caring and most importantly, he understood Amanda and her ambitions on an intimate level, as whenever she was around her, she felt extrely happy for no reason, as he was the anchor saving her from depression onboard the small arc ship.
“Focus, my dear child, don’t let your mind wander when you are crafting….” An old voice said, as Amanda broke away from her daze, realizing that she had been hamring on muscle mory for the last few seconds, as her mind darted towards images of Leo these past few days.
For the past few days, Leo looked extrely troubled. He did not smile as much, he did not talk about his day as cheerfully as he used to….. sothing big was bothering his mind and it affected Amanda as well.
‘I have tried asking him what’s wrong in so many ways, but he won’t say…. Damn macho n and their insecurity about opening up! Hmpfh’ cursed Amanda as she hamred down on her dagger she was forging angrily, putting in more power than before.
“Easy my child, hamring too hard is as bad as hamring too light. What is with you today?” Granny said, as Amanda felt her cheeks flush red.
This was unlike her. She was usually very focused, yet when it ca to Leo, she increasingly felt her emotions getting the best of her these days.
” I’ll focus now….” She said, as she returned her focus to the job at hand.
” Huuu~ young love” granny comnted, as although she had started to lose her mory and she wasn’t as sharp as she once used to be, she recognised the distracted look on her disciples face very well.
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( anwhile Lysa )
Lysa eagerly awaited the results of the royal mage academy’s internal selection for who would represent them at the upcoming Grand tournant.
When she arrived at the Royal Capital as a relatively new player, she had t the number 2 ranker on the leaderboards, DarkEmperor himself, who recruited her into his yet to be established guild with big promises.
Not only did he help her beco a better mage, by helping her enroll into the royal mage academy, as he revealed all the entrance test questions and criteria prior to the exam to her, helping her crack it. But he also paid for her tuition in full, as all he wanted in return was for Lysa to try her hardest to beco an accomplished mage and beco her academy’s pick to enter the grand tournant.
‘ That man has helped way too much for to disappoint him now-‘ Lysa thought as the more she got to learn at the academy and grow as a mage, the more she realized how privileged she was compared to other mage class players who were struggling for every skill scroll, every book of knowledge.
While the tournant itself was a month away, today was the initial selection round, where the top10 picks were going to be finalized, out of which 3 would eventually be selected to get the university’s reserve spots.
This was an important round, as after monitoring the performance of all the mages for 9 months, this was the most important screening that would separate the elite from the rest.
” The list is out! It’s posted on the notice board-” a student scread loudly in the halls, as everyone including Lysa rushed towards the notice board to check out the list of final candidates.
[ List of selected candidates :-
1. Mary Rodriguez
2. Lysa Johnson
3. William Brown
4. Robert Krude
5. Patricia Johnson
6. Jennifer Davis
7. Barry Gon
8. Jane Martinez
9. Patricia Jones
10. Jas Brown ]
Lysa checked the list and bead with elation when she found herself on the number two spot!
‘YES!’ She exclaid in joy, as she instantly typed a private ssage to Cervantez, informing him of her success.
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( Cervantez’s POV )
” I have topped the written round of class exams” – Skylion
” I feel ready to participate in the open selections” – Tor
” I have been shortlisted as one of the ten candidates that will get the mage academies reserved spot ” – Lysa
” I have secured the guaranteed spot for the Ranger academy” – Jex
Cervantez received one good news after the other in his dms, as finally the seeds that he had planted months ago and was nurturing through salaries and MP seed to be sprouting the flowers that would eventually beco fruits.
Congratulating them all, Cervantez smiled widely as he saw how he needed just a little more fa before he could establish his own guild, completing his objective to set-up his guild before the grand tournant and shocking the world by having top tier participants of each profession competing as mbers of his guild.
” Very soon….. It’ll be ti to make a big wave very soon.
With ‘TheBoss’ being a fake, I’ll beco the top player, and my guild will beco the de-facto number one in this ga” Cervantez said to himself, as he honed his skills in preparation of entering the grand tournant as an open candidate.
Unlike those with reserved spots from the academies, their selections started prior to the tournant officially beginning, as before the grand tournant, there was going to be the selection for the open candidates 15 days from now, where Cervantez hoped to clinch the top spot.
” The ti for waiting is now over. The ti to dominate starts now” he declared boldly, as the ti to assemble the guild seed to draw nearby.
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