Chapter 18: No Mercy!

The final day of the competition arrived and I am just waiting for the last opponent in the final round. I have beaten every opponent I was matched with since the day before. Today will be the day that I'll come victorious and seize the prize money! 

Around afternoon, the whole competition went to a break but I'll be fighting next for the finals and the one who won the semi-final round was no other than Fahramis. This guy just can't quit and still wants to defeat me despite not winning at all in every sparring we had for three months. Sigh. 

//

The lunch break has finished and all of the contestants were all waiting at the waiting area, and I've been annoyed by Fahramis since I sat on the chair. I knew he's excited to fight me and get the chance to defeat me, but can't he just chill out for a second here? I've been getting his razor-sharp gazes the entire time! 

"Fahramis Obley and Philip Von Hauser, please enter the arena!" the guide told us. 

I stood up and walked towards the exit door of the waiting area and entered the arena, along with Fahramis.

"This time, I'll defeat you!" Fahramis said to me as we separated. 

I did not reply and just looked at him. Well, he can dream but it was just a dream after all, I will become victorious and get my "precious" prize! *LMAO*

//

Both of us positioned towards the circle and the referee gave us the rules. Once it was done, the referee announced our fight to be "on". 

I wanted to observe Fahramis, if he had any improvements from our last sparring, but I saw him rushing at me again, I shook my head in thoughts, what a foolish move again, however, he stopped five meters away from me and quickly uttered a skill name called "Wind Blade". I saw the mana gathers into his sword, he made a slashing motion and the mana trapped inside was released from it. I knew immediately that it was a long-range sword attack. Heh~ the speed of this skill ain't just fast enough, Jason was faster though. And being used to Jason's speed? This skill's speed was nothing at all!

So? I evaded it quite easily. Fahramis saw what I did and his face has a written "Shock" all of over it, what a fool!

I did not allow Fahramis to continue and create another skill attack, I rushed and closed our distance to two meters. I quickly used my leg strength to further improve my speed and when I reached the hitting area of Fahramis, I quickly attack his legs and arms, he was immediately disarmed and I continued, I hit his abdomen and when he's already falling down, I went around his back and hit his nape. When he fell on the ground, he's not conscious anymore, still, he's breathing, I'm all safe from the rules and they would not be able to disqualify me.

The referee announced my win and asked me to go back to waiting area to wait for the awarding ceremony. There's still the second to seventh years' final round fights so I need to wait. I nodded and went to the waiting area. As for Fahramis, he was quickly sent to the infirmary for healing. 

//

As I entered the waiting area, I saw a man, rather, a teen that looked like a man, stop in front of me. He looked at me in the eyes and said "That was impressive swordsmanship, do you want to join our club?" I was surprised by the offer but asked its name. "What's the name though?" 

He laughed at my question, "That's interesting, you're the first one to ask our club's name. Since you asked, it's the "Heaven Chaos" club. We have more than 100 members and thousands of alumni members. We're a club that focuses on connections and other activities, such as dungeon hunting. So?" 

Huh... this was like a lawyer's club; they join the lawyers' organization to get connections and backing from alumnus and politicians. If I'm not the son of the Von Hausers, I would have joined this club, but who am I? I got a great connection with just my last name. I decided to refuse him. "I have other plans and quite busy to join clubs right now, thank you for the offer though." I smiled at him and passed him. I walked to my seat and sat. I gazed at that adult-looking teen, he gazed at me too and smirked a bit. He turned his back and walked towards the waiting area's exit. He's the next one to fight huh? What year was he anyway? I did not ask. Well, I'm not interested in his club though, so, that's that. 

As for the other ten finalists for different years, they just stared at me. I wonder what's wrong? Did they hear me refusing that guy? Was it so weird to refuse that guy's offer? I don't care, whatever. I closed my eyes and just ignored the weird gazes I received from the competing seniors. 

//

Inside the dean's room.

"He refused huh?" Andus smiled. 

"Yes, dean. Just as you predicted." A man in his that looked like in his 30s said with curiosity written in his face. He wondered if all the "Von Hausers" were such as the young one. Proud and wants to be isolated. 

"Do not fret about it, I am now reminded of his grandfather, he was such a snobby bastard too. His genes were really strong though, it copied itself in his grandchild. What a troublesome family. Anyway, continue with the schedule and keep an eye in the Von Hausers' new generation. If the grandfather was already that an eyesore for the empire's nobles, this grandchild of his would definitely be one as well. The new generation will see another troublemaker."

Andus looked outside the window and smiled, "A monstrous troublemaker.".

//

Back to the competition.

It was four in the afternoon when the final match in the seventh year finished. I could even hear and feel the intense battle that had happened on that seventh-year fight. The ground shook and the excess attacks hits the barrier that causes high frequency sound. Like a grenade blast. 

Thankfully, the arena was easily fixed by wizards and druids. Thus, the award ceremony commenced. I was handed the prize by none other than the dean, Andus Amogory. I even asked the system the status information of this man but he asked me 10,000 system points! What the hell!? That's a bullcrap price! I did not proceed. I need the system points, why would I waste it to learn the dean's status information. I'm not even in his radar for now. For him, I'm just a weak ant. 

//

Back at home, I opened my bank account and saw that I have more than 20 million credits in store! I laughed unconsciously about it which prompted Jason and Shina to ask me why am I laughing, I stopped quickly and just coughed as an excuse. As for the other reward, it was the "Double Strike" skill book. 

I checked the details of this skill book and saw the information.

[DOUBLE STRIKE (ACTIVE)]

[TYPE: SKILL] 

[LEVEL: 10] 

[CLASS: FIGHTER, BARBARIAN, ROGUE, PALADIN, UNCLASSIFIED]

[DESCRIPTION: A SKILL TO COUNTER AN OPPONENT'S ATTACK WITHIN TWO STRIKES.]

[EFFECT: FIRST SUCCESSFUL ATTACK +20% DAMAGE INCREASE]

[EFFECT: SECOND SUCCESSFUL ATTACK +50% DAMAGE INCREASE]

[EXTRACTED BY *****]

[PRICE: 40,000,000 CREDITS]

I was amazed by its description and effect; however, the caveat was that I need to land two successful hits within two attacks for these effects to be activated. For that, I need swiftness and accuracy! 

What's the best solution for that? Of course, grind it! But thinking back, I can't practice with a live human for this skill nor do I want to practice this skill with monsters, lest I level up further and faster! Ah! I'll ask Jason to create or buy some practice dummies! This world has high level of technology and buying a practice golem or robot would be practical! 

I used the skill and saw the needed proficiency points for level 1. 

[Skills Tab:]

[Double Strike (ACTIVE)] [Level 0] [Proficiency Points: 0/1,000]

[A skill to counter an opponent's attack within two strikes.]

[First Successful Attack +20% Damage Increase]

[Second Successful Attack +50% Damage Increase]

God damn, that's a whopping 1 thousand proficiency points requirement!

Lastly, the system made a prompt that I completed a hidden mission.

[CONGRATULATIONS! SECRET MISSION "WIN THE QUARTERLY COMPETITION" HAS BEEN COMPLETED]

[REWARD: +5,000 SYSTEM POINTS]

At last! I have now more than 50,000 system points in disposal!

Although I rejoiced, I quickly became grumpy when I heard another system prompt.

[NEW MISSION ALERT!]

[MISSION 29: DOMINATION – WIN ALL THE QUARTERLY COMPETITION AS A FIRST YEAR STUDENT]

[REWARD: +50,000 EXPERIENCE POINTS, +30,000 SYSTEM POINTS]

Ah!? System points!? Then, there's nothing more to discuss, I'm going to win it all!

//

The entire week has passed and the usual activities of mine were still on-going. As for Fahramis, he has been silent during class and never took a gaze at me. What a great thing to experience! It seems that the punishments I gave him has now taken effect! 

As for Teacher Felix, he has been the usual. Teaching many things about this world and different skills. However, I seem to feel like he frequently makes a quick stare at me at times, this made me feel weird. Is he gay or something? I'm on that route dude! Stop staring at me! Although I did not voice, my face showed it. 

Anyway, the masochism was still in progress. from Thursday to Friday and from Saturday to Sunday, I was punished silly by Jason. God damn. 

As a result, I leveled it up by one level. 

[Skills Tab:]

[HP Regeneration (PASSIVE)] [Level 37] [Proficiency Points: 1,206/3,200]

[Recovers Health Over Time.]

[+4.7 HP per minute when moving]

[+8.7 HP per minute when resting]

*To be continued*