7 Commotion

A month has passed after the appearance of the lightning wyvern. The classes were suspended for a month due to the destruction of the business district. However, the students were given homework to continue their education.

Early dawn, a young man was sitting on his bed with his hands clapped together. This young man is Dark. He was currently in a quarter lotus position for his daily training. His morning starts with calming his mind and clear from any thoughts enjoying the peace that he has. After his meditation, he did a hundred sets of push-ups, sit-ups and other exercises. Then he goes out of his house and jogs around the vicinity for two rounds. Finally, he cools down for fifteen minutes before preparing breakfast.

School will resume today. The first period was homeroom. Their adviser, Ms. Alleria had a small discussion on the remaining rules that she forgot to mention the last time.

Dark chose the to follow the combat curriculum. Therefore, he took classes that enhances his overall combat strength. He chose to walk this route since he believed that he won't learn that much in the theory classes because he already studied them before.

His first class after homeroom was Scouting and Security Class. The instructor was none other than his homeroom adviser, Ms. Alleria.

"Scouting is one of the most important things in venturing outside the stronghold's borders. Without scouts, you won't get information. Without information, you will be just seating ducks while waiting for your death. Hence, we have this course for you, potential exceeds to learn the basics of scouting."

The class continued for an hour. Since it was the first day she gave an introduction and displayed one of the skills that the students need to acquire after the end of the year.

Dark paid his full attention to the class. It his own opinion, it was because of poor scouting that led to the wyvern to appear in the business district. If the officials have secured the city well, there wouldn't be an uproar.

The next class was the basic melee combat class. Their teacher was bulky 30-year old man who was wearing gym uniform. He was your typical brawl before brain kind of a guy at first glance.

"Good Morning twerps! The name is Mr. Brawley. I'm your instructor in this Basic Melee Combat class. The main purpose of this class is for you to find a melee weapon fit for your play style or should I say fighting style. Gyahahaha!" The man energetically introduced himself to the class."

After a few minutes of introduction to the course, he then taught them the basic melee weapons used in the fight against monsters.

Mr. Brawley took out a knife. He waved this knife for his students to see. "This is a combat knife. One of the most common melee weapons used in real combat. It is easy to bring since it is small but don't underestimate it. Skilled warriors who wields knifes can even take a Class A monster by himself. Knifes are preferred by exceeds who are fast and agile since heavy weapons will decrease their speed."

"Next is the sword and saber. Swords and sabers are very widely used in this generation. The use of this kind of cold weapon was known in the past and now due to the appearance of the monsters the people used it again…." He showed a sword and a saber as he explained.

"Finally, we have the spears and axes. The spears have quite a long range and is commonly used for piercing through the thick hides and scales of the monsters. The axe however is used to chop and is preferred by exceeds who favor strength like myself." He swayed his beloved axe side to side while laughing so loud.

"This man here will give you an hour to play with these weapons. Just make sure you don't kill yourself. Hahaha."

The students were excited. Most of them grabbed either a sword or a saber. There were a few who grabbed the other weapons. Some students like Dark sat on their seat and didn't get a weapon. Unlike Dark, these students already have a specialized weapon. They were trained by their family to wield these armaments. An example of this is Lee, Lee was taught to use a Hwando/Korean sword ever since he was young.

Dark, however was pondering on what to get. He weighed the merits and demerits on wielding a weapon. After a few minutes of thinking, he tried each weapon to give it a feel. The time given was not enough to learn the weapon that suited him best. The class was already over and it was time for the next.

The next class was Basic Survival Class, the teacher was a retired exceed who was also a former ranger in the military. Mr. Hawk only introduced himself and gave a short overview about the class. He immediately left after the giving a long homework.

"Hey, Dark are you eating your lunch at the canteen?" Sera asked him when he was heading towards the canteen.

"Yes." He nodded at the girl's question.

"How about we go eat together?" Sera his hand leaving him no choice but to accept the offer.

The canteen was huge. It was capable of accommodating most of the student body. The cooks hired were all experienced in the field of cooking. The veterans were exceeds who have taken cooking as their hobby. These old people want to help nurture future exceeds who will help protect their world. Same is true to the teachers and instructors in the academy.

Two students were eating at the table near the window. A boy and a girl sharing a famous delicacy made only in the academy were enjoying their food.

"Dark what did you do during the break?" Sera asked him while savoring the vanilla mille crepe she got from the cook.

"I did the homework they gave." Dark nonchalantly answered as he was focused on his meal. He glanced at what Sera is eating. "Are you really fine eating so much dessert during lunch?"

"Of course! Sweet food makes you smart you know? My parents forbade me to go out when classes are dismissed. I won't be able to eat more delicious treats when classes are over. Please just bare me when eating sweets." Sera added while munching her treats.

After eating his lunch with his friend, he went to the training facility. His class is Fitness Class. This class is managed by an AI. This AI scans the student through a capsule. The scans determine the physical condition of the students then creates an optimized training menu for the best results. Each set of scans is an hour long.

Dark was placed into deep sleep inside the capsule. The device emitted a green light that waved through the boy's body. Each minute pass and figures appeared in the monitor.

Sixty minutes has passed since Dark entered the capsule. All his classmates were already awake. Some even started their given training menu while the others studied the theirs. However, there was no sign of Dark waking up. The capsule began shaking and a beeping noise was heard from it. The students created a commotion when they noticed the abnormality that has happened.

The operator went out to check why the room was noisy. The students gave way as he walked towards the device and when he saw the monitor he made a staggered look.