Mary Smith
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Leon was feeling especially good before the exhibition match. "Huu... Huu..." Taking deep and steady breaths, he stretched his body in the corridor that led to the main arena grounds. Swoosh, swoosh— Casually swinging his sword, he could feel that he was in top-notch conditions. His mind was clear. '.....I've more or less recovered from the injuries that I sustained from the fight with Julien.' Most of them had been superficial, but he had also fractured his ribs in his fight. That…-
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Crinckle~ "Munch... Munch...." I sat in silence while Delilah ate her bar beside me. From time to time, a few cadets would stop by to look at her before leaving. At first, it was fine, but it started to get worse as more cadets appeared. Enough to arouse a reaction from Delilah who stopped eating. "I'm getting a lot of stares." ".....I told you so." "It's fine." Delilah replied nonchalantly. Then, glancing at me, she replied, "I've got you, no?" "Me?" What does that even…
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"Cough...!" Holding my mouth, I forced myself to lie on the sofa. "Fucking hurts..." Every part of me hurt. ".....Why do I even do this to myself?" While it was true that I could withstand pain, it didn't mean that I was immune to it. It was uncomfortable. But still, "Ugh." There was something else that was taking over my mind. I stared at my hands. They were both trembling. "Haa... Haa..." My breathing was quick as well. The back of my hair stood, and from time to time,…
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The very air chilled. ".....When was the last time you were scared?" Julien's voice layered, echoing in the air. Leon's steps came to a sudden halt. In that moment, his body stopped listening to him. Sweat started to form in his palms and his breathing started to quicken. "Haa... haa..." It all happened so suddenly that Leon had a hard time understanding what had happened. Before he knew it, Julien had already helped himself back up. He struggled to do so, but he was still able to…
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I stood in a familiar black world. It had been a while since the last time I had used the first ability. Unlike the second ability which granted me the ability to feel and experience one's emotions, the first ability subjected me to the selected emotion to the extreme. Because it made me experience an emotion to the extreme, I always felt hesitant to use it. Unlike the second ability, the mental toll it took on me wasn't something that I could easily brush off. There had been times when I had…
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The location that I chose was near the cave where I had previously trained. I still had access to it, and used it now and then. The only problem that I had with the facility was that I'd return all battered up and bruised by the end. It usually made the days after a complete nightmare for me. ".....This isn't a bad place." Leon murmured while looking around. Surrounded by trees, the area was one of the few flat spots within the forest outside of the Academy campus. Technically speaking we…
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After finishing his evening training, Leon headed back to the dorms. He had picked up quite the sweat. More so than usual. Leon wiped the sweat from his forehead and reached the dorms. ".....Coming from training?" But at the entrance of the dorms, a purple-haired girl greeted his sights. She seemed to be studying on one of the common room tables. "What are you doing?" "Can't you see...?" Evelyn pointed at the books and notebook on her table. "I'm studying." "No, I saw that." He…
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My mind blanked temporarily at the announcement. "The demonstration will be between the top two cadets of the year. It'll be a fight that will demonstrate the general skill level of our top cadets and something that will be viewed by the top executives of the fifteen guilds." From how he spoke, he was making it seem as though it was something important. It probably was, but... ".....Is it compulsory?" I blurted out all of a sudden. The gazes of everyone in the classroom fell on me.…
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"What the hell..." It was hard to describe the scene that was unfolding before their eyes. From the focus of everyone's attention to the fact that the surroundings were eerily quiet. "....." "....." No one said a single word and focused on the cadet who sat by the chair with a stoic expression. His back was straight and so was his breathing. It was strange. From the way he was sitting, it didn't seem like he was in any pain at all. "What sort of..." Olivia Kelson stood by the…
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"That marks the end of your examination. I will hand over your scores later. For those that haven't seen a massive jump in their scores, please don't be disheartened. There will always be a next time." Hearing the assistant Professor's words, a few cadets showed downcast expressions and nodded. The harsh reality of the matter was that not everyone was able to improve significantly. At least, when compared to Leon, Aoife, and the others. Their progress was rather minimal. But if that wasn't…
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