Chapter 14

Lock, class A-25, Friday 4:45 P.M.]

Ren POV

Sitting in my usual seat, I listened attentively to the class lecture.

Or at least I tried...

Despite the fact that two weeks had passed since the Hollberg incident, the classroom's atmosphere wasn't as lively as it was back before the incident.

Glancing at the classroom, I could see why...

Almost a quarter of the students that used to sit around me were now gone.

Despite not knowing many people, I found out, a couple of days after the incident, that Evan and Cassandra were part of the people that had died during the incident.

...the same two people that were part of my group.

In spite of the fact that I didn't know them that well, the fact that two people I was acquainted with had died went to show how tragic those events were.

Literally, anyone could've died that night...

"Alright, that marks the end of the lecture"

Snapping me out my thought was the engineering professor's charming voice. Just like before, throughout the whole time I had stayed in the lock, she was the only professor that didn't pay special attention to lineage or rank.

Whenever I asked her questions regarding the lecture she would always patiently and calmly explain what I didn't understand.

Therefore, although I didn't necessarily understand what she was teaching, I didn't hate this class.

Right after the lecture ended and the professor left the classroom, everyone remained seated.

That was because we still had to have our end-of-week tutor time. This was a small session we had every Friday and it was where Donna, our tutor, would spend the last remaining fifteen minutes of the day to share any announcements that have been made by the school.

-Clank!

Right on cue, entering the classroom, Donna made her way towards the podium. Walking, as though the wind was blowing, each of her steps caused a thin purple undulation of magic power to spread across the classroom.

Instantly the whole room fell silent. The pressure that emanated from her body caused everyone to stop whatever they were doing.

It was evident that she wasn't in the best of moods, and everyone could feel it.

Arriving in front of the podium, Donna staked a few papers on the table before clicking her tongue and dismissing them.

Sighing, Donna looked at the classroom and spoke.

"Alright, as most of you can probably tell, I'm not in the best of moods"

Raising two fingers she said

"I have two announcements for you guys today..."

"One, there will be a rank readjustment, and that wi—"

Right after she finished the first half of her sentence before she could continue speaking, disrupting her speech were whispers that resounded throughout the whole classroom.

"...rank readjustments?"

"It isn't even the midterms..."

"What's going on?"

-Smack!

"Quiet!"

Smacking her hand on the podium, a small shockwave swept through the classroom. As if a strong gust of wind had appeared, everyone was pushed back onto their seats. I included.

As a result of her action, the hair I spent two minutes styling this morning was now a mess.

...great

A couple of seconds after smacking the podium, Donna continued.

"If some of you are confused as to why your ranks are being readjusted...the answer is simple. It's because there's now less of you"

"For better or for worse, we have to readjust your ranking according to academy protocols"

Placing both hands on the podium, Donna's eyes swept through the classroom before she said

"So please be quiet and wait for me to finish announcing the new rankings before announcing the second announcement"

-Nod

Under Donna's piercing stare, everyone could only helplessly nod their head in agreement.

Seeing everyone nod, a trace of a smile appeared on Donna's face.

"Alright, here are the new rankings..."

Tapping onto her tablet, Donna quickly read through a long list of names.

"Kevin Voss, still rank 1"

"Melissa Hall, still rank 2"

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"Troy Dereks moves up a rank and is now rank 17"

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"Gojo Satoru moves up 3 rank from 436 to 433"

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"Edward smith moves up five ranks from 739 to 734"

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Pausing slightly, a slight frown appeared on Donna's brows. It was so subtle that only by paying close attention would anyone have been able to notice it.

"Lastly, Ren Dover moves up a total of 200 ranks and is now rank 1550"

As soon as my name and rank were announced, I felt multiple eyes staring in my direction.

Feigning ignorance, I tried my best to keep a stoic face. With what had happened in Hollberg, I had already expected this to happen.

...There was no use denying the fact that I had now caught the interest of a few important individuals. Though I didn't like the attention, there was no use crying over spilled milk.

I also wanted to point out that the fact that my rank rising by 200 ranks may have contributed to adding a couple of extra stares.

...

With Donna finally announcing my name, the rank adjustment came to an end. Following that, she cleared her voice and once again spoke. Though her voice was sweet, her tone was cold.

"Keuumm...For the second announcement, due to recent unfortunate events, after long and arduous hours of talk, the higher-ups have finally have come to a unanimous decision to send the first years on a month-long break"

Just as she finished announcing, right before anyone could celebrate, Donna instantly poured cold water over them.

"But don't be too happy yet. After you return, there will be mid-term exams so more than a holiday this is a short break before mid-terms..."

Mourns and sighs resounded throughout the classroom as the students all became crestfallen at the announcement.

Well, out of all the people here I was probably the one that was the most depressed by the announcement.

With everything that went down these couple of months, I hadn't had time to focus on my school work.

The mid-terms consisted of two exams. The theoretical and the physical.

I wasn't worried about the physical exam since if I had to judge my strength, I was currently in the top 100. Maybe top 50 if I fought with my life on the line.

...but that didn't really matter. My goal was to one day reach the top 10. Being top 100 didn't really interest me in any way.

Rank aside, what I was most worried about was the theoretical department.

No matter how much I tried to study, I barely got any of the concepts they were talking about in classes.

Don't get me wrong, it's not that I was totally hopeless, it's just that for some of the stuff I had to learn, I had to go back and relearn things that were taught back when I was supposed to be in middle school.

With me training every day, I barely had enough time to study for the courses let alone study middle school courses.

After I agonized over the problem for a bit longer, I just threw it at the back of my mind.

As an experienced procrastinator, I was used to leaving problems till near the deadline.

"Alright, this is the end of the announcements. I hope to see you in a months time"

Seeing that she had already lost everyone's attention, Donna could only conclude tutor time ahead of schedule and dismiss everyone.

Packing up her stuff, she soon left the classroom.

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Gojo POV

This break is an opportunity for me to break through the next rank and also to improve my battle prowess.

I was not using six eyes properly and i was not even completely familiar with my own moveset.

I still need to understand how effective infinity will be against high ranking individual.

(A/N: Give me some ideas about this guys. I can't give him jjk infinity but i can't make it completely useless. It is really a delima with Gojo in different world.)

I can only hope that the training room has been prepared.

Before coming to lock i had ordered a training facility in Lewington city.

It is not comparable to the facility of big guild but still it is something that should be sufficient for me..... for now.

While i live in Dromeda city, I had brought the training facility in Lewington city due to a very special reason.

The facility i had ordered will not only be my training facility but also a base for some time.

The reason for my base being in Lewington city is because of a special reason.

Do you wanna know~~?

(Author: Don't break the fourth wall

Gojo:- -

Author: Don't just ignore me bastard.)

Ignoring that idiot of a author, let's begin your learning session with Gojo Sensei.

There are four great city excluding the central/capital city Ashton city.

The four of the great cities are Conviction city, Dromeda city, Lewington city and finally park City.

Conviction city stood at the very north of the human border, and safeguards humanity against the potential threat coming from the orcs, who were a war-driven species. Brutus the current leader of the orcs was especially fearsome, as he was regarded as the 'one-man general' in the battled field. His fearsome display of strength may come as a shock to many people as they each become flabbergasted at his cruel and fearsome strength.

Dromeda city safeguards the western area which was right at the edge of the demon territory and the elven territory. fortunately, the elves, unlike the orcs, were not a war-oriented race, hence the only source of worry were the demons. But even if the elves don't participate in the war, the demon's fearsome strength was leaving Dromeda on their wit's end. From this city one can also reach Dwarven kingdom.

Lewington city safeguarded the southern area of the human territory and protects against demons coming from the south. Like Dromeda, they were constantly harassed by demons, but unlike there, it was in a far more dire situation compared to Dromeda.

Dromeda borders with the elven territory, and as a result, the demons were forced to split their forces to protect themselves from potential ambushes from the elves, easing the burden they face when fighting against the demons.

In Lewington however, the situation was much much worse. There were no elves, no orcs, and no dwarfs. There was no other faction nearby that would cause the demons to split their forces. Therefore when demons invade, Lewington city faces the full grunt of the demons, causing large amounts of resources to be wasted every year. This was the main reason for me to buy my base in Lewington city as i can have battle with demons in that area. While it might be dangerous but i just need that battle experience to make sure i am completely fimiliar with the my own arsenal.

Park City on the other hand was located on the east side and compared to the previous cities it had one noticeable difference, and that was the fact that it directly faced the sea. That was...it had to fend off against sea creatures.

After the second cataclysm due to the sudden burst in mana coming from the otherworlds, animals started going into a frenzy. At first, it seemed like they had completely lost their minds, but later after a few days, changes started happing. The most noticeable difference would be their insane growth in height and extreme bloodthirst. What could've been your cute little puppy an hour ago, turned into a demonic beast that would eat you whole in just a couple of minutes. Luckily, it seemed that they did not gain any intelligence, hence they were not necessarily a threat as long as they were left alone.

Let's end this geographic study session which the author had shamelessly copied from the orginal novel like he has been doing in this whole series.

(Author: You know what i don't even care.

Gojo: Smirk.

Author: I so wanna punch that face.)

I am not going to even hide the whole extermination of demon as it will give me a perfect and reasonable reason for why i became more powerful to others.

I am slowly going to start showing my strength and since demons already know about me, me revealing my strength would have more pros than cons.

I need to get the backing of someone strong for the moment untill i become strong enough and i just know a perfect candidate.

Thinking about what i am going to do in this whole month is making me excited.

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"A six eyes user ayy."

A cold voice was heard in the darkness.

"This might be my ticket to get a high ranking position."

Same voice said but there was some hint of glee and excitement in the previously cold voice.

" Six eyes users are really troublesome when they reach their full potential but when they have yet to tap into its power they are just a ticket for increasing ones rank. mwahahaha"

The laugh of the demon reverted in the darkness.

(A/N: Now with this all set and done, i will start writing a completely new arc for this fic. How long will it be? not sure but i am planning on making it about 5-10 chapters it depends really. This chapter was just a way to refresh the info of the novel and kind of a setup chapter for the new arc. This new arc will take a very long time to write and update will be very slow. I am learning to write some action scenes so it will increase the time for new chapter even more but worry not cause i am not gonna drop this.)