Elysia accepted without a second thought, making a funny face as she "sold" her seat next to her father for high-quality chocolate.
When lunch arrived, Iris and Valeria sat beside Dav, eating with him while a tense atmosphere lingered between them.
They exchanged serious, challenging glances as they shared their food.
Rugerus, Kael, and the director, Vittorio, were left speechless, laughing among themselves as they ate.
Dav noticed how Gabriel, Marco, Cedric, Leo, and Fin were always playing together, staying united as a group.
Meanwhile, Elysia and Martina often gathered in her room to talk about outfits and beautiful dresses.
They frequently joined the games with Gabriel, Cedric, Fin, and the others.
After lunch, Dav went to visit Lucrezia to ask if she had finished translating the small parchment.
This time, he went alone, as Valeria was busy with her father due to family matters.
When he arrived, he knocked on the door. As it opened, he saw Lucrezia on the floor, exhausted, staring blankly at the ceiling.
Around her, many books on ancient languages lay open, with several scattered parchments.
Dav sat beside her and picked up the translated parchment. He observed it for a moment before beginning to read.
Those few lines contained something truly important, information that would be useful for his mission in the future.
After reading it, he took the parchment with him and left a note for Lucrezia before leaving:
"Forget the translated parchment. Never speak of it to anyone, no matter what.
If you've already forgotten it after writing it with so much effort, even better. Don't try to remember.
I trust you, Lucrezia.
- Dav."
Narrator: When Lucrezia woke up and saw the parchment was gone, she turned pale, frozen in shock, fearing that Dav would be angry with her.
She searched almost everywhere before noticing a letter on the desk with Dav’s name on it.
Opening it, she read the message, her expression turning slightly downcast.
A few days later, Dav gathered all 10,000 students in the arena, along with all the professors and academy staff.
Even the director didn’t know what this was about, but he gathered everyone as requested.
Dav did this because he had heard his students' doubts about his training.
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Students:
"How could practicing a thrust for two hours help me?"
"Why do we have to waste our time on this every day?"
"I’m a mage."
"I want to learn new techniques, not a useless thrust."
[After hearing these murmurs for days, Dav stood in the stands as all 10,000 students lined up like soldiers, listening to what he was about to say.]
Dav: (Wearing the uniform given to him by the director long ago, he spoke loudly)
I have a question for all of you—students, professors.
Raise your hand when I ask.
(He looked at them with a firm gaze.)
How many of you passed the physical test during the evaluation?
[8,757 raised their hands.]
[1,244 did not.]
Dav: Those of grade (E) who passed the physical evaluation, raise your hand.
[856 raised their hands.]
Dav: (Shouting)
You all know that the holographic monsters used in the evaluation are only partially holograms—they have an almost real physical body.
You also know that an E-rank hologram monster is actually a downgraded (-E) version, not a true E-rank, right?
Now, let me ask: how many of you 856 would be able to defeat a holographic monster ranked higher than your own?
Narrator: No one responded or raised their hand.
Even if it was just a holographic monster, the academy always ensured that they matched students with one of their same rank and immediately stopped the test if there was a problem.
For E-rank students, fighting even a (-E) rank monster was already a challenge.
A monster’s strength wasn’t determined solely by its rank but also by its movements and abilities.
Dav: Now, I will ask the same question to all of you.
How many of you could defeat a monster one, two, even three ranks higher than your own?
Narrator: No one spoke, knowing full well that none of them stood a chance against higher-ranked monsters.
Dav: As far as I know, Azrael Kingsley is an SS+ rank, correct?
Everyone knows his strength—I don’t need to explain it, I assume.
In that case, he would be assigned a monster equal to or slightly below his level in a holographic test.
(Serious)
Today, I will show you what it means to destroy someone above you with a thrust.
Professors, take all the students to the stands and watch.
Narrator: Everyone sat in silence, while some began recording the event.
Dav: (Speaking on the phone with Professor Evelyn Rosendale)
How’s it going in the control tower?
Evelyn Rosendale: Everything’s ready.
Dav: (Serious) Then set the monster to SSS-rank.
Narrator: Everyone froze upon hearing that.
No one had ever gone beyond an SSS-rank monster… not even Azrael Kingsley.
The director and others tried to convince Dav not to do it, saying it was too dangerous.
Dav: (With a murderous aura)
Get out. All of you.
Evelyn, you may begin.
Narrator: Silence filled the arena for nearly a minute.
Then, a powerful aura engulfed the entire space.
The sheer presence of the SSS-rank monster paralyzed everyone, filling them with terror.
A massive force shook the arena like an earthquake.
The monster stared at Dav, wielding an enormous wooden sword.
With a lifeless gaze, Dav looked at the monster from the side, raised his sword, and with a direct motion—a single thrust from afar—he cut the monster in half.
He didn’t use aura.
He didn’t use mana.
The sheer force of impact shattered multiple arena barriers, and as the shockwave surged toward the stands, many students ducked in fear.
The battle ended instantly, leaving everyone speechless, in shock.
Dav: (Irritated, with an overwhelming murderous aura)
Now… go back to your rooms.
I don’t want to hear a single word today.
Narrator: No one spoke.
All of them, walking quickly, with tears of fear and gritted teeth, returned to their rooms.
The academy was shut down for an entire day—by his command.
Everyone was confined to their rooms in complete silence until the next morning.
END OF CHAPTER - 56