Chapter 19: Faux Creation

After my short display, the class continued like nothing happened and the only trace remained that it actually did happen are the fact that the rest of the douchebags haven't stopped shivering and even refused for the participate in the spars.

Most likely too afraid of suffering the same way one of their kind did.

Well, at least I have ingrained an important lesson in them I guess?

And maybe, just maybe... Some of them even change their ways. But that was just a wishful thinking on my part, so obviously it most likely won't happen.

The most they'll do is be less haughty or maybe lessen their stupidity.

But oh well, can't really change every person I want. That's just how the world is.

You purge one, and another will pop out.

So, with all of their strong refusal, the two instructors ended up kicking them around to the students' amusement.

I must say, it was a really hilarious sight~.

But anyway. On to the spars.

It went well with all the other students that are left were serious about the class as some even had some interesting matches.

Just like Clarret and Igris for example.

Though, the two came out as a tie.

The next is Aultrec with Tigris.

Aultrec won by a marjin, but both of them looked satisfied, so that's all what counts.

The next are Aia and Kai.

Reah and Iris.

Eleniea and Sylvia.

Oh! And Sylvia is grandpa Sylv's granddaughter, so I guess that makes us two as pseudo cousins?

Mn, too confusing. Let's think about it later.

The next are with the rest of the students. But mostly just among classmates and some occasional friendly challenges from the other class.

Me and Clarret also had our rematch of sort.

Though we only used our fists this time as we don't really want to destroy the surrounding area, considering that this place is just the training ground, which purpose is obviously just for training and not a full on match. So the strengthening enchantments placed here are bound to be weaker the the ones placed on the arena.

Just like last time, no one came out on top.

But meh. It was fun at least, knowing someone on par with will only drive you further in improving. I think we have a type of friendly rivalry.

Though I think that my battle awareness have improved since yesterday's match, I guess the quotes "We hone ourselves as we battle", and "Combat is the best way to improve if you want to grow stronger".

The time for the combat class finished with the ringing of the bell, much to the relief of the other students.

Most of them looked really exhausted, to say the least.

With only a few who have stronger constitution remains fine.

The next day...

Just like the other day, I woke up, went to the bathroom and did my stuff, went to the kitchen and had break fast, and finally went to the institute.

And, if you are wondering, our uniforms all have the auto-cleaning enchantment so no need for laundry business. So hurray for me.

The first period went as normal, and so did the second one.

At lunch break, we went with the group as yesterday and gather d in the cafeteria where grandpa Sylv is already waiting along with Marcus.

Damn geezer, he's even earlier than us... Doesn't he have his responsibilities to attend to?

Meh, no matter. Maybe not for the time being I suppose, as he was even able to drag Marcus along with him.

Oh, and by the way, there's a new addition with our group.

Reah's roommate, Sylvia, surprisingly enough, came along with us. But if I'm asked how to describe her, then I'll say that she's a little snobbish. Maybe even a tsundere... Whoa, almost got myself some hee-bee jee bees.

Don't really have a good feeling about them, or more like, I don't know how to deal with them...

Hello? An introvert here, and don't forget about a loner. All I got is some references from animes and that's it, and most of them will most likely will only cause me a ton of sh*ts.

As for Reah and Sylvia being roommates, I didn't know that, at all. Well, not like I asked anyway.

A potential yandere mixed with a potential tsundere... I'm sure that someone's life will totally be f*cked.

Wait, did I just jinx it? Hopefully not. God, for the love of everything called holy, please no...

Grandpa waved at us towards the table as me and Aia proceeded to the kitchen and went on another "food dance".

After no more than fifteen minutes than seems too impossible to finish considering the different varieties of dishes we two cooked, we all sat down and began our hearty meal.

After devouring everything, we all relaxed on our seats to help with the digestion, not that I needed to anyway.

"Oh. Right, my boy. I would like to thank you."

Grandpa Sylv suddenly started and gathered all our attentions.

But what's with his thanks you? What for?

"Uhm, for what exactly? I don't think I did anything of note worth thanking for this last few days as far as I know?"

I asked with a quizzical look on my face, so where the others as they paid attention to us two.

"Hm, it may not be of note to you, but you just helped relieve some our burden unintentionally by what you did to that overly spoiled noble brat."

He said with a light chuckle.

Huh. Douchebags aren't really liked even by the older generations I see...

"Is it really that worth thanking for?"

"Mhm~. It is, my boy! You don't know how much trouble brats like that bring the two of us head of the institute. Not only do they only know how to cause others trouble, they are even ruining the reputation of this institute, so what you did yesterday, my boy, is worthy of our gratitude. Besides, nobles like that brat were all useless and only knows how to brag and ride on their family's coattails and were all stupid! That guy particularly was only able to get in the A-class because of bribery and the use of their undeserved influence. We would've prevented it if we knew, but we were too late to realize it and his name was already listed the moment we took notice of it. *Chuckle* What you did even served as a warning for the other arrogant noble brats and now they are more tamed."

He said with a glum expression for a moment but changed into satisfaction immediately as he beamed, the same with the always quiet Marcus who now have the corner of his lips lifted into a contented smirk.

"I see. If that is the case, then I'm happy that instead of making things difficult, I was able to help you instead."

"Hahaha! That you did, my boy! That you did!"

He said as he laughed heartily without a care for his appearance.

What a jolly old man. Guess he's too aloof to even care for his public image...

"But, if cases like this were already known, what did the council said, their opinions?"

"Oh, they were mad alright. The reason for the combat class was so brutal this year is just one of the solutions of the council, as well making all the noble houses' influence weaker to a manageable level so that they will no longer be able to abuse their authority. It's still on the starting phases, but in no more than two years, we expect that this is already absolute. But in the meantime, they will comb through the noble houses once again and unearth every hidden agendas they may posses, so that we can eradicate those corrupted bastards off their statuses for good."

He said as he took a sip of his drink.

"Hm."

"If I may intrude, Dean."

Aultrec suddenly spoke, gathering our attentions to him.

"Of course you may, young prince. Please speak what's on your mind."

"Mm, thank you. I would just like to know, wouldn't this matter be a problem now that we know of these informations? After all, we are of different countries entirely."

"Oh, no worries there, young prince. This matter is no secret at all! Besides, aside from the general public or the concerned parties directly involved, this is an open secret in our political circle."

"But still, aren't you afraid for an information leak? Wouldn't this alert the corrupted nobles and their houses?"

"Mm, that is quite a severe matter truly. But do not worry, young prince. The council the higher ups already have the needed evidence and we're only waiting for the right time to strike. So even if they caught wind of this, it is already late."

"I see, you have my thanks for answering my queries."

"You are most welcome~!"

...

[Combat Class...]

"Alright you lots! Now that all those noble trashes decided to quit, let's move on to the next step of your training, for real, this time."

Hagon said as a wide grin showed on his face, visibly pleased, and the reason? Obviously because those douchebags dropped out entirely from the institute.

Dunno if they were able to grow some brain or not, but I like this outcome nonetheless.

"Spread out, and put some distance between yourselves. As much space that you feel comfortable to move in."

Aaron said with crossed arms.

He sounded calm, but that pleased smirk on the corner of his lips is a proof enough to show that he's also pleased now that those annoyance are gone.

We did what he asked us to do and put some distance between us, but I mighta a bit more...

Hey, can't blame me. I spent two years roaming and fighting in my five meter size dragon form, so I need my space, just for comfort I guess.

"Good! Now we will start on the basics of the basics, and no complains. You all mighta have already gone through it, but that's not all there is to the basics. Your stances, forms, and mindsets will be "reforged" once again, starting from the ground and up."

Well, I might actually need this so no complains.

As much as I know, I have only been clawing and swiping in my dragon form, and when I fight in my human form, it's basically most on instincts.

Wait, instincts is not the right word there, actually.

It's as if it is some kind of a muscle memory, but I have no clue of how this came to be.

Most likely, this have something to do with my past life.

It's just that the memory have been lost, along with the others that I couldn't remember, especially my family and own identity.

...

[Time Skip: Saturday]

The rest of the days passed rather fruitfully, not only did my battle sense greatly improved, my muscle memories mostly resurfaced, and I even gained two more skills!

But that a matter that we'll discuss in another time, 'cause I and the rest of the guys have planned on a trip, mostly around the capital for sightseeing with Sylvia as our tour guide.

So, fully dressed in my casual attire(the one I wore with the hoodie, my first style), I walked out of the dorm and headed for the place where we agreed to meet.

Oh, and Aia's already gone ahead eaier since he still have some business with his brother, so I'm on my own for now.

Right, just a short summary on our relationships these past few days, well... how do I put this...

Mine and Reah's affection with each other grew day by day, getting deeper and deeper, just like what they have stated about a female dragon marking a male dragon, and it is well damn true, and it's even more so for us two as we are of one of the rarest dragon bloods.

Though, it's not really that hard to like her, she's hard not to love after all.

As for the rest of the gang, we'll let's just say that we have became closer that we can just casually talk with one another using our first names, well just my name in my case, or nicknames.

This is mostly because of what we have gone through this past week in our "basic" training and even with no exaggeration could already be called hell. Too much for the "basics of the basics", hateful bastards...

But through this, we were able to get acquainted with the rest of our classmates, but that's a story for another time.

After a while, I finally arrived in front of the institute's gate, just in time for Elen, Kai, and Aia to arrive and,

"Kross!"

for a scarlet missile to crash into me. Yeah, and her tackles always have a ridiculous amount of power behind. And her horns still hurts a little. So yeah, ow.

Bless you, oh dragon physiology.

"Hey guys, hope I didn't make you wait that long?"

I greeted them with a smile.

"Haha. Us too, Elen's too picky on what to wear, so we have to wait for her until she finished."

Aia added which only earned him a vicious pinch on his side by his sister, with Kai only looked on helplessly.

Man, that gotta hurt. I mean, yeah, it definitely will. I already suffered from that after all, more than ones in this week actually, whenever I doze off or don't pay her any attention.

So yeah, I'm already sure that she's a yandere, and I'm her target of affection, just great.

Oh well, that didn't mean that I like her less bacause of it.

"Well, no worries about that, we didn't wait that long anyways. So, let's go?"

Aultrec said and the rest of us nodded in agreement.

Looking at Reah, she's wearing a a set of clothing that's easy to move in, with a one piece white dress that reaches below her knees, and a pair of high heels.

Don't even know that they have those here.

For Aultrec and the rest of the boys, they wore comfortable looking clothes which consists of some cool looking shirts, casual pants and boots.

I say casual but I'm definitely sure that all of them were made from first grade materials.

As for the girls, much like Reah's, simple but still made them look exceptional.

All of their clothings emphasizes their curves, clearly showing their perfect figures that ca... *Cough*

Sorry, where was I? Oh, right. Let's continue.

"So, where are gonna do first?"

I asked.

"Hm... I know! Let's go shopping first! I have heard that there are a lot great shops here in the capital! And a great varieties of dresses!"

Iris suddenly exclaimed which caught the other three's attention who nodded enthusiastically, and even Sylvia who's always acting snobbish did the same. But it seems that she realized her actions so she immediately took to her calm front.

"Yes, I have also heard about that! And there also seems to be a shop here for cute shoes and beautiful accessories!"

Elen said with the same amount of excitement in her tone.

"Mhm! And Vivi said that there are a lot of confectionary stores around here too! I would like to buy some local sweets! You too, right Vivi?"

Reah added as Sylvia nodded at her calmly, but I could the excitement deeply hidden in her eyes.

And~, Reah grabbed on my arm and is pulling rather strongly.

I think my arm will definitely be dislocated, yup. No doubt about that.

Hearing them, the boys including myself could only sigh in helplessness.

We couldn't disagree, or more like, we don't dare to.

We have already experienced the might of these three beautiful girls combined, so no. We could only go with their thing, like loyal butlers doing anything for their mistresses.

"*Sigh* I really want to go around to taste all the delicacies here in the capital..."

Aia silently whined beside me.

I can only sympathize with him.

All boys sighed and followed the girls from behind as they go from one shop to another, trying one set of clothing after another, tasting each and every sweet their hands could grab, as they go on their own merry way with us following behind like zombies, lifeless.

I did notice one thing during the girls' shopping escapade though.

Six presences that have been following us from behind, far enough for them not to get spotted.

But, I didn't worry too much as I have recognized two of the presences, so most likely the other four were the same as well.

They were the guardians of the representatives.

Of course, all of them were royals so obviously this will going to be the case.

After that, we did go on sightseeing after that though, and even went to try every dish and delicacies they could offer. Acquired some recepes, and such.

So we did enjoy in the end, and by the end.

Noon time...

"Hey, Kross. There's still time, what do you say about we get your [Faux] creation started?"

Clarret suddenly suggested which made me excited.

Well, excited can't really describe exactly how I feel right now as I can even feel that my heart pumping so fast.

But that feeling was railed in thanks to my unique skill, [LGC].

[Living Game Character, if you have forgotten)

"Oh, right. There's also that matter. So what do you say, brother-in-law?"

Aultrec added.

"Ohh~! Yes! I almost forgot about that! Thank you for the reminder, big brother!"

Reah said.

"Heh. No prob! You can count on this big brother of yours, little sis!"

Clarret proudly puffed out his chest with his hand over it.

"Yes, that would great!"

I answered as calmly as I could, but the even the almighty [Gamer's Mind/Mentality] couldn't suppress my excitement completely!

"Well! Now this could be an eye opener for us! Say, you wouldn't mind us tagging along, would you?"

Igris said with with clear curiosity in his eyes, looking towards the others, they all have the same look.

"Well, it's not for us to say. Brother-in-law?"

"I don't mind at all."

I said with a smile to their delight.

"Yaha! This will be fun!"

"Now come on, everyone. Let's use the training ground."

Aultrec said as he lead the way and we followed.

Soon after we are already in the training ground.

"Alright. I'll supervisevise. Now, everyone please move to the sides, except for you, brother-in-law. Move to the center."

I nodded and did as he asked.

Seeing this, the others also moved further to the side as they eat he'd on with anticipation.

"Please remove your clothes. You need to expose most of your body for this process as you have to release your mana in large amounts."

Suddenly, the training ground grew silent as where a pin to drop on the floor, it will reverberate loudly.

"S-Seriously? I have to strip my clothes off?!"

I asked with a flustered voice.

Who could blame? You try stripping in front of a crowd.

"Hehehe. Yes, you have to! We all done it when we created our own [Faux]!"

Clarret said loudly with a smirk on the side of his lips.

"You sure that's really necessary?!"

"Mou~! Stop it already, you two! Kross! Just taking your clothes off will already suffice! Don't listen to these two!"

To my relief, Reah clarified.

"Ow Ow Ow ow~! Sis! It was just a joke! A joke! Owowow! No, please stop! You'll rip my side off!"

Clarret exclaimed in pain as Reah caught him in her [Iron Pinch].

"R-right. *Phew*"

I said and secretly sighed in relief.

I took off my hoodie and placed it in my Inventory and removed my shirt and did the same with it.

"Wow. Now that's just hot~."

Elen suddenly said as she eyed my bare body which made me a little uncomfortable.

Looking at the others, all girls have their faces streak with crimson, but their eyes never left my body. Especially Reah. She just outright looked directly, not even bothering herself from hiding her face, like what Iris is doing.

Well, she is covering her face along with along eyes, but the cracks between her fingers is just too apparent for it not be noticed. Heck, even Sylvia is doing the same as she blushed madly.

"Aw~. And I thought I got a great body. Not fair Kross. Totally not fair."

Clarret whined.

"Even with my muscles, I couldn't hope compete with that. I have been defeated."

Igris said in an overly dramatic fashion, to which, hearing this, Tigris could only face-palm at his brother comment.

"It's as if his body have been crafted by the gods themselves."

Elen said as she stared.

"Mm, mm."

Iris nodded her head vigorously.

I think I just saw Sylvia gulp.

"Kross! You look so beautiful!"

Reah exclaimed.

'I'm a guy you know?!'

Man! I really want to say that outloud!

But first, I have to get out of this situation... This is getting far too embarrassing.

"U-uhm. Could we continue now? Please?"

"Hahaha! Sorry sorry. I was giving the girls some extra treats. Now let's begin!"

""""Awwwww~""""

"Now now, girls. You can ask him later to strip for you."

""""YES!!!""""

Oioioioioi!!! The way how you have phrased it sounded really weird!!!

"Now, brother-in-law. Sit cross-legged on the ground and close your eyes and calm your mind. Make it as empty as you can."

I nodded and sat down as I closed my eyes.

I calmed my mind and cleared every unnecessary thoughts in my head.

It's slightly hard but-

[*Ding!* Meditation skill acquired.]

Jockpot! This does not happen too often... Must be my lucky day~.

Immediately using the skill, the effect instantly took over as my mind became as placid as the water in a lake.

This went on for a few seconds before I heard Aultrec's voice.

"Now, try to delve deeper in your mind and being, then find your soul. It should look like you, but in astral form."

I followed what he said and immediately found it.

It definitely does look like me, no questions asked.

The only difference is that he's transparent with crimson and golden aura surrounding his body.

Oh, and did I mention that he's naked? Don't worry as there are no signs of the male organ, just the body and the facial features.

I stared at him and he stared back.

It feels weird, yet comfortable at the same time. It feels like staring at yourself in front of a mirror as your reflection stares back at you but directly, not with any other outside factors helping in the process.

Yup, definitely weird. Even when I tried reasoning with it, I still felt weird.

"Now. Try and separate a piece of it by sending your mana and willing it to separate a bit of your soul."

Listening to him, I did what he said and sent my mman, and tried to separate a piece.

But something strange happened.

Instead of a piece, the whole of my soul, no... that's not the right term. An exact copy, a clone, separated from my soul.

It looked really similar with the original!

The only thing that is different is that the aura around it is a little less.

Not finding anything, and just considering it as good and definitely not bad, I proceeded and calmed my mind as I regulated my breath.

"We are close the final part. Infuse your mana into it, don't stop and just keep a stable connection with it. Will it out of your body, and wrap it with even greater amount of your mana, shape it into an egg."

Doing what I was told, I willed my soul's clone as I kept on pouring my mana and once I "felt" that it was out of my body, I slowly increased the amount that I'm sending.

After a while, it finally took on a spherical shape, almost looking substantial. Like a complete organic matter already, but I know that it is still incomplete. Something is still missing for it to be completely full.

"For the last and final part. Feed it a bit of your blood."

That's it! Blood! How could I forget about that!

With my mana creating the body, the clone of my soul creating its center and spirituality, and my blood acting as its life force!

It sounded weird but I think that's it!

Without hesitation, I bit my index finger and moved my hand towards the crimson egg the size of a watermelon floating in front of me.

The moment my blood and the egg came in contact, a flash of crimson and golden light shined brightly, blinding all of us in its intense brilliance!

-fin.

[Author's rants: Yo. CLIFFHANGER'S BACK, BABY!!!

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I hope you have enjoyed this chapter!

And guess what~?

Crossover's just around the corner!

Man~! Even I'm getting excited!

MY BLOOD KEEPS ON BOILING!!!😆😆😆

Oh, and we had a break through,

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