Research

AYDEN POV:

Another week went by and it wasn't any different than the last one. Only difference was that instead of reading books in the library, I focused on getting my fourth ring, I'm so close to achieving it that if I don't get it in the next week, I'll be greatly disappointed.

It's now Friday, I just came back from sneaking some afternoon snacks, the senior said that I should bring lunch so I did that. On Wednesday Ayla had improved greatly, she had copied most of the moves that I did on our fights and even her stamina was better. We fought for over two hours and she wasn't close to as exhausted as she was last week.

Now however, it was time to look at what kind of information this place is hiding. I had my backpack on, it had my food, book, and sword. Because Sophia wasn't my contracted beast yet, I couldn't bring her with me.

I already even told Ben, that I wouldn't come to sleep here tonight, senior said that there was a couch and I think that it's meant for sleeping and pulling all nighters. When Ben wasn't looking, I just told him bye and stabbed the wall with my pencil.

After only seconds a door appeared and I stepped inside. Seems like I don't even need to close it behind me, door takes good care of their place. I walked to the table and there seemed to be no one else but me. That's great, if I do something stupid, at least no one sees it. I again stabbed with my pencil but now I did it to the table.

And like on last week, a staircase appeared, that led to a basement. After a shift consideration I walked down. The staircase was just made out of stone like the walls and had no light. It was just a dark staircase.

I then got to what seemed to be my destination. It was a library smaller than our schools' classrooms. It was full of same kind of books, some just looked older than others and had names on the sides.

I didn't recognize any of them. I now had planned out my tactic. I would read the books from older to newer. If everyone do research, they may have left out some important findings that they didn't consider significant enough. So, I will start from the oldest with the most untouched information.

The books even had dates under the names. I quickly took five oldest books to the table next to the staircase. I the remembered that I had to press the button to close the entrance to the staircase. It was right next to the table and after pressing it, the staircase disappeared.

It was now just me, books, and food. After sitting down, I took my own right in front of me and put the pencil right next to it. I already wrote all the things that I had learned about lightning magic and how I found them out, how they worked out and felt to do.

I turned to an empty page, wrote the person's name whose book I was studying and today's date. It was now time to start.

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I don't know what's the time right now. I've read all the five books that I borrowed, ate my food and feeling tired. They didn't have that much interesting things. Mostly things that I already knew but I did get one thing that I could use in the future. It's called floor lightning.

With that I shoot a lightning underground, control it, and shoot it up under the enemy. It's a great sneaky attack but the magic control needs to be amazing. I think that I would also need at least four rings to use it. That moment is also coming close.

I think that it would now be a good idea to leave and go sleep. I got up, returned the books to where I got them with their enchants. I put my own book into my backpack and also some garbage that was left behind from my foods.

I pressed the button and the staircase opened. I climbed them up, closed the staircase and returned to my room. I still remembered the way that I came here from there so I also left the same way. When I got back, Ben wasn't in there, Sophia was sleeping on my pillow so I just threw my backpack in the corner and went to sleep next to her.

I woke up when Ben shook me waking me up.

-Where were you man.

-Researching

-What

-Magic

-Oh c'mon, let's do something interesting, go hit up on girls on something.

-What day is it

-Saturday, I just came back from lunch

-Oh, I thought that it would be afternoon already.

-So, what do you want to do today,

-Sleep

-Really?

-I didn't sleep at night

-Okay, I go walk around, see ya.

-Okay, bye

I fell asleep right after with no difficulty. I woke up again but not because of Ben, but because of Sophia. She was slapping my face with her tail. I opened my eyes, fed her, and wanted to sleep a little bit more. She kept slapping me tho.

-What, not?

She was pointing her head towards the door and after getting my thoughts in order I could hear someone knocking on it. I got up and went to open it. Behind it was a first-year girl, I hope that it isn't something that I need to worry about.

-Are you Ben's master?

Huh? What did Ben do? Did he hit on her maid or something? Or on her?

-Yes, what did he do?

-You should then head towards the main square; some people are bullying him right now!

I didn't see it but the girl could. The look on my eyes changed, I took my sword, closed the door, thanked the girl, channeled mana to my feet and ran. I got to the main square in only ten seconds and didn't even knock anyone while running.

When I arrived, I saw a crowd of people. I walked to the middle not caring about anyone that stood in my way. When I came to the middle, I saw Ben getting hit by some two guys. They were bigger than Ben and were stomping on him. I walked to them and kicked one of them. He flew at least five meters and knocked anyone out that was standing in the way of his flying course.

When the other guy saw it and tried to hit me, I responded by punching him. He also flew and landed on top of the first guy. Ben was bleeding on his face and had his shirt teared.

-HOW DARE YOU!

I turned around and saw some kid. He was a second year and were even shorter than me.

-Was it you?

-Huh?

-Was it you who did this?

-Yeah, so what? He bumped into me.

-Oh, bumped... Hah. hahahahahah

I started laughing at him. Bumped, they beat him near death because he BUMPED to some short brat that he probably couldn't even see. I had covered my face with my hands but it couldn't stop others from hearing my laughing.

-Oh, I see. How funny.

UNKNOWN POV:

I was just walking with my friends from lunch. I had noticed a tall man with a butler's mark walking right in front of me. I didn't know whose butler he was but I think that he/she has good taste.

My maid seemed to know him and told me that he was someone's called Ayden's butler. I need to talk to that guy in the future but right then the second son of baron Coldbone was walking with his two goons. They didn't notice this butler whose name seemed to be Ben and bumped into him.

I know Coldbone too well so I sent my maid to get his master. I could only hope that nothing serious happened. I was wrong, they blamed the poor Ben for it and started beating him for it. Maybe I should step in? It's a long way here from the dorms so Ayden may come a little bit too late.

Right at that moment someone bumped into me.

-Hey, watch where you are walki...

When I saw the guy, I got scared. His eyes were full of malice and violence. He seemed to be ready to kill. He then kicked and punched the goons from punching Ben. Was this Ayden? How did he get here so fast and how did he have so much power?

When he asked that was Coldbone the one who did it and he admitted, he started to laugh. That however wasn't laugh for a funny joke, but laugh that people give when they are either killed or went insane.

When he stopped and stared at Coldbone he let out killing intent. Something that adventurers and soldiers get after killing beasts, enemies or lost their loved ones. So how did this 17-year-old have this heavy killing intent.

Almost everyone that had gathered to watch Ben get beat up, collapsed, or fell on their knees. Coldbone did both and then pissed his pants. Only one other person wasn't kneeling or on the ground and that was the son of duke Vuur. It's understandable but I couldn't hold out and soon I also passed out.

AYDEN POV:

After knocking everyone out, I picked up Ben and ran to the infirmary. I noticed that one other person was standing fine but I didn't care. I didn't mean to knock them all out, I just forgot to make it weaker. Well, this is still better than killing them.

At the infirmary they out bandages over Ben and gave some medicine. He didn't wake up immediately but after a few hours he did. He apologized to me but he did nothing wrong and were only happy that he was fine.

I was preparing an explanation, for the student council or teachers which ever came to pick me up. The boy seemed so prideful that he couldn't just let it go. I did have people who saw the whole thing but I don't think that it's enough. The one boy did not pass out but I don't know if he's on my side. I would hope so.

I had read the school rules and I knew that self-defense was allowed if you got attacked but if they say that Ben really bump into him, then Ben and I would be wrong. I needed someone to prove that it wasn't Ben's fault.

-Ayden, you are asked to the principal's office.

-Alright, Ben I'll be back.

-Don't say anything stupid master.

-I won't

I followed the woman that came to pick me up. I had not seen her before, she probably taught second and third years more than first years.

-Principal, I've brought Ayden.

-Let him inside.

She opened the door to me and I stepped inside. After she had closed the door and had left me with principal alone.

-Do you know what you've done?

-I used killing intent on innocent people.

-Nothing else?

-No.

I know that Ben didn't bump into that guy, he told me that he was walking towards a cute maid and then someone first bumped into him and then pushed him over.

-You are right. For the punishment, because you did no real harm to anyone without a reason and this is your first "crime", I will take twenty coins.

That was a surprise, he didn't even question me, just agreed and that's it, I don't remember how many coins I had on my badge, how to get them or what to use them for even so I didn't really care.

I thanked him for a merciful punishment and left.

What an interesting principal