23 23: Get gud.

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{Shinji POV}

A week later the Seniors' scouting and a lot happened.

Caspian got into the Armstrongs. Weird name, but eh, at least Caspian got into a group. A weird bunch too. He told me that they had to arm wrestle the Seniors. If they were satisfied with their strengths, they'd pass and become a part of the group.

Caspian nearly beat one of the Seniors but he was eventually overpowered.

Also, the "Gingers" lackeys were given a week of suspension for attacking a student. Looks like the school didn't even dare to touch Enel...

And, Asher also revealed some things to us...

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{General POV}

/6 Days Earlier/

At a lunch table, three boys were sitting, eating their meals.

"Should we have a party or sumthin'? Y'know for Congratulations on getting in a group?" asked Shinji, gulping his food.

"...It sounds fun..." said Caspian.

"Yeah! Definitely! We'll have it in your room." replied Thorne, mouth full of food.

"Huh!??? Why the f*ck my room!? D'ya know how messy it would get if we have the party there!?"

"'Cause, why not? Besides, we won't make a mess," said Thorne.

"F*ck you. There's no party, then," replied Shinji.

"...Well, how about this... We have the party in your room... And if there's any mess... Thorne will clean it up..." proposed Caspian.

"Ha!? Fine... Alright." said Thorne.

"Deal," smirked Shinji.

...

"Hoh? What's this I hear about some party?" asked a voice from behind Thorne.

"You damn nosy bastard! Why'd you always do that, Asher?! You always come out of nowhere!" shouted Thorne, turning around.

"Because your reactions are funny." smiled Asher.

"It is, though..." said a white-haired boy beside Asher.

"Oh! Duke!" exclaimed Thorne.

"...Hello." waved Caspian unenergetically.

"Hey. Did Professor Neo finally release you?" asked Shinji.

Duke sighed, and replied, "No... He's still interested in my Force Ability, and how I used it to increase my speed... It's getting quite annoying. Hmm..."

'Should I tell father about the teacher?... No. There's no need for them to take part in such a trivial inconvenience.' thought Duke.

...

After a few more minutes of chatting, Shinji asked,

"Oh, by the way, wanna come to the party?"

"Sure~ I don't have any plans this week anyway..." answered Asher.

'Why the f*ck would you have any plans, to begin with!? It's not like you're working??' thought Shinji.

"Sigh. What about you, Duke?"

"Hmm~" pondered the boy as he put a finger on his chin.

"Sure!" replied Duke with an innocent smile.

'Innocent my ass.'

...

"Wait, are you guys even in a group??" asked Thorne.

Duke and Asher looked at each other.

Asher replied first, saying, "Well, yeah~ I'm part of Omega. My older cousin was the Senior who scouted the 2nd Years..."

"Huh. So, that's why the Lucky Bastard felt so familiar..." muttered Shinji.

'We're in the same... group...? This prick will surely tease me!' thought Thorne.

Duke then replied, "I'm also part of a group..."

...

Half an hour later, the bell rings...

"Alright. See you guys at the party! It's on Saturday. Don't fucking ditch us." reminded Shinji.

"Of course, of course." waved Asher.

"See you guys later." smiled Duke.

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One day later... (Still in the flashback)

{Shinji POV}

*Yawn*

Time for my morning jog~

Oh! I should probably invite Erza too if I come across her...

Wait. Should I even? It's a party for the ones who got into a group...

Eh. Might as well.

...

As I jogged, I could hear some noises from the Training Grounds.

She's already up and running?

...

I quickly enter the Training Grounds and I could see a boy, making a frustrated face.

"Damn!"

Hmm~ That boy looks familiar~

"Hey!" I call out to him.

"Huh? It's... you!" he shouted.

"What? Do we know each other?"

"It's me! Nathan Fillips!"

"Ah! I see!... Still don't remember you. But anyway, did you see an orange-haired girl here?"

"You!... Sigh... No, I didn't." replied Nathan, feeling down.

"Alright then. Carry on~"

"Wait!"

Hm?

"Won't you fight me? Fairly, this time?" he asks me.

Sigh.

"Look, I neither have the time nor do I want to fight you, Nicole."

"That's not even-! Look, just one spar! I won't pester you ever again!" he pleaded.

Hmm... Fine. This will end in just a second, anyway...

And this is not arrogance, mind you! This is me, acknowledging that I am a genius who can fight any student.

*Ahem* Student in my Year *Ahem*

"Fine," I reply, approaching the boy.

"Finally!"

...

And so, we face each other, a couple of meters apart.

I launch an icicle in the sky and inform Noah, "When that hits the ground, this spar starts."

He nods and he raises his hands.

Hmm~ Looks like he isn't a Close Combat Fighter. Well, he could be like Duke who's both a Long-Range and Close-Range fighter, but I seriously doubt it...

...

The icicle finally hits the ground and Noah quickly summons a shard. Hmm. It looks like a Glass Shard... Glass Manipulation? Cool Ability.

Well, too bad, it's slow as fuck.

I could see it launch towards me. I think I can even catch it if I want to, but I won't.

I summon a blunt shard of mine as well and hurl it towards the boy.

Seeing the shard now close, I jump to my left, dodging it and Noah does the same.

Thinking he dodged it, I pull my shard back, hitting his head. Since he's distracted, I summon a couple more and fling it towards Noah at great speeds, with an added boost from my Gyrokinesis.

He looks back at me and now he notices the shards coming towards him. He tries to summon blocks of glass to block my attack, but my shards just pierce through them.

My attack connects with his shoulders, stomach, and legs.

"Argh!"

...

"This is done. You can't do anything else. If I made my shards sharp, it would have already impaled your limbs." I tell him.

"Never keep your eyes off of your opponent."

"Tch."

"Oh well. Get stronger next time, Nicole. See ya~" I wave at him.

'What was it? Oh yeah!'

"Get gud, bro."

...

As he laid there...

"It's Nathan... fucker..." spoke Nathan.

"Man... He's strong as hell..." he muttered.

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