5 Lunar Academy[2]

"Hey system, I've been meaning to ask...But why should I forget the title of the novel that I'm in?"

I asked out of curiosity as I was searching for a certain business online using V.D.

I'm planning to invest under the name of [Night] too...

[You can't bring everything here with you, as a matter of fact, you forgot a lot of things in your past life. The Higher Being just transferred enough memory in that body to maintain your personalities and characteristics.]

"Is that so."

'Come to think of it, I don't even remember my surname and past address.'

Well, I don't care, I don't have much attachment to that world anyway...

"Then how come I can remember my novels and my favorite novels?"

[Because they're important to you.]

"Hmm, fair enough."

Novels do really mean a lot to me...

"Found it."

It was then, I found the business that I was looking for...

'[Xenon]'

I plan on investing in [Xenon], it's a smithy that creates various kinds of equipment, it's not known now, but the owner of it will acquire a skill and item that can enhance the equipment's performance.

The owner's name is Tyrone, a major character of the novel, he personally creates pieces of equipment for the main characters, and he's in his mid-20s...

Tyrone was about to sell his smithy in the novel when he found a skill book and a hammer that would help him become one of the best smiths in the world, it was hidden in his deceased father's room...

The skill and hammer were supposed to be a gift for Tyrone, but his father died from a dungeon overflow before he could even give them to him.

His father is just a normal person, but Tyrone is an ability user...

Anyway, I already sent a message to Tyrone...

[Night]: Hello, I would like to invest in Xenon.

And not waiting for long...

Ting-

I received a reply from Tyrone.

[Tyrone]: Um... Mr.Night? Are you sure? I don't even have any employees left. You don't even know me, what would you do if I ran away with the money? Wait, is this a prank?

'His reply is full of doubt, he's not even trying to hide it...'

Well, I can't blame him as my sudden message is really suspicious.

'You won't run away, I created you to be honest, and dependable.'

I thought. Can't say that, can I?

Anyway, I started writing my reply, then after that, I pressed send.

[Night]: It's not a prank, I'm serious. I will meet you in person to invest and use a mana contract for our transaction if you want.

Doing business with him will gain me a lot of money and I will have a connection with one of the future best smithies in the world...

So it's a really good thing for me.

Tyrone didn't reply immediately as if to think things thoroughly.

Then after a while...

Ting-

I received a reply.

[Tyrone]: Well, I don't know, but if I didn't grab an opportunity because of my cowardice, then I will not succeed. On the other hand, blindly trusting someone is stupid so let's decide after meeting in person.

His answer was logical and honest.

[Night]: I'm currently preparing for something, so let's meet on Sunday... I'll prepare the mana contract too as I was the one who suggested it.

I replied.

I plan to go and lead Tyrone to the skill book and the artifact.

I'll just make the event happen a little faster, but it will not affect the story greatly anyway. Probably.

[Tyrone]: Okay, I'll see you then.

After reading that...

I didn't reply anymore as I find it unnecessary, I don't know what to reply anyway.

'With that, I secured a big money income for the future.'

Having a lot more free time, I practiced support magics, and buffs and debuffs...

I continued practicing them until I ran out of mana.

And after being exhausted, I laid down on my bed and fell asleep...

...

***

...

June 1, the first day of the academy came...

When I woke up, I was in my cat form again, maybe because of my mana exhaustion...

I washed my face, ate breakfast, and took a bath calmly.

Then as I was wearing my uniform...

I noticed my watch displaying the time.

I frowned.

Classes start at and end at .

And I'm pretty far from the Academy.

I'm in Vagha City, the academy is in Azeas City.

Azeas is in the middle of the human domain...

2 cities away from here!

"Fuck!"

I'm gonna be late!

Because of mana exhaustion, I slept more than usual. I usually wake up around because of my body clock...

"You shitty system! Why you didn't wake me up?!"

I grumbled while speeding up my movements.

[You were exhausted, your health is more important than the academy for me.]

"Well you have a point, but It's the first day of the academy!"

[Nothing changes, your health is still more important to me~]

It's teasing me.

"Just shut up!"

I did a last check to see if I forgot something, and left the apartment at .

'Am I still gonna be late? I even tried my best to come back quickly from the Red Wolves' mountain!'

I'm not really religious, but I started praying seriously as I ran toward my destination.

...

***

...

Obviously, I didn't run all the way to the academy...

I rode the rapid trains.

Well, if I didn't have then I might've run all the way here because of panic, which is stupid...

Anyway, I arrived in front of the academy at .

'I still have 3 minutes...'

I used a university I saw in a sci-fi anime as the Lunar Academy's design reference.

So when I entered the academy...

"Woah..."

I unconsciously admired it, I looked at the academy's beauty while running. It was more beautiful than my drawings and descriptions. Seeing it in person is a lot more different.

Tall buildings and structures can be seen everywhere you look.

It feels like I'm in the future...

Unfortunately, though, I can't waste any time looking around...

So I just promised myself to do that later.

...

I ran to where the freshmen's building was supposed to be.

"A-1, A-1, A-1"

I ran while searching for my classroom.

And then...

There, I saw the door of one of the classrooms.

[CLASS A-1]

I ran toward it, and when I was near the classroom...

"Rank 2619, Raven Obadiah?"

I heard a voice calling my name in a questioning tone.

I opened the classroom door immediately...

Swoosh-

Click-

Bam-

"Present."

And I said that as soon as I came in...

All the eyes in the room turned to me.

'Ah, fuck... I wanna hide under a blanket for years.'

I thought in embarrassment, sensing their gazes, but my face remained calm.

I calmed my mind with but the embarrassment is still in me.

"You're late, care to explain why?"

A man said while looking at me.

'He's the owner of the voice I heard earlier.'

He looks like in his late 20s, he has a handsome face, his body is muscular, and he has brown eyes and hair.

But he looks like a muscle head...

I know him.

His name is Kendy Nasah, our homeroom professor and a rank hero, ranked 49 in the [Heroes Ranking].

The ranking is just a human thing, just so you know...

Anyway, I looked straight at him.

"I'm a minute early, Sir."

Then I declared that confidently.

It's 10:29 A.M, so I'm on the right...

I don't know if I'm being rude or what...

It's been a long time since I talked to other people and all of them were younger or the same age as me.

My readers don't point out if I'm being rude or not when replying to them. But I really don't want to be rude...

"Oh, you're gutsy."

Kendy said, smiling kindly at me.

However, he was emitting heavy pressure in my direction...

"But I'm not wrong though?"

I replied to him as the system adjusts based on the pressure, so I'm still thinking calmly and receiving the pressure with a calm face, I'm scared as fuck though.

I then noticed that the students were now whispering to one another while looking at me.

'Uwaah, they're so talking about me...'

Wanting to escape the uncomfortable situation...

"Can I take my seat now so you can start the class?"

I said that with a straight face, hiding my nervousness and embarrassment.

"HAHAHAHA!"

Kendy then laughed and looked at me.

"I like your style kid... You may sit, find an available seat."

He then replied.

"Thank you, Sir."

Kendy Nasah is a major character in my novel, he likes gutsy people, just don't step over the line and you'll be fine, that's why I answered him boldly.

Though, I think It's not like I answered him rudely...

Anyway, I looked around to find a seat for myself.

In the back row of seats, there's a handsome young man with milk-white skin, platinum-blonde hair, and ruby-red eyes.

It was Curtis Hawkins with his goons. He is the rival of the protagonist, he's not a villain, but he's arrogant.

'I don't want near him...'

In the front row seats, there's a handsome young man who rivals Curtis' appearance.

With white skin, jet-black hair, and sapphire-blue eyes, he even attracts a lot of girls' eyes by just breathing...

It was Alec Osmond, the protagonist. Near him were all of his potential lovers, Eve Godwin, Adelle Lucette, and Masami Aoi.

All of them were the top students in all the freshmen, the protagonist is the top 1, by the way...

'They all attract way too much attention, I don't want near them...'

'But damn, They're all good-looking. My confidence is hurt.'

I say that, but seeing the characters that I made with time and consideration moving and breathing in person, is weird as hell...

In the end, I settled in the mid-row on the right-end corner. I chose the farthest seat from them.

Then right after I sat down...

"Now stand up and go to the training grounds."

Kendy spoke.

He was looking at me and grinning like an idiot...

'Bastard.'

Even though Kendy looks like a muscle head, he's actually smart. He gave us instructions to stand right after I sat as an act of petty revenge for earlier.

"Petty bastard."

I muttered in a low voice that even anyone near me didn't hear. Well, Kendy heard what I said as he looked at me squinting his eyes.

I just smiled at him and tilted my head innocently, feigning ignorance.

I'm pretty petty myself too...

After that, I stood up and headed to the training grounds.

***

Arriving at the training grounds...

I saw a lot of weapons lined up.

"These weapons are provided by the academy, you can use a personal weapon but if you don't have one, then get one here."

Kendy announced.

"And since today's the first day, you're free to do anything you want, but you can't leave the training grounds for an hour!"

Then he added.

After that, students started picking out their weapons...

Almost all of the main characters have their personal weapon, except the protagonist, Alec...

'Well, he's supposed to be in an average family too.'

Anyway, just like in the novel, Alec picked a sword as his weapon...

Me, I approached the weapons and picked up a handgun.

I already have a gun, but appraising the gun provided by the academy, they're a lot better than mine...

It was then...

Whispers started to be heard around me.

They're all looking at me, again...

'Well, a gun is considered a weak weapon, so it's not surprising.'

Why did I pick a gun?

Well, I don't know how to wield a sword or any other weapon...

Bows and arrows make it harder for me to cast magic...

And to be a magician, you need to be able to cast 4th tier magic right now. I can only cast support magics, buffs, and debuffs, which are considered as 1st tier magics, the lowest tier.

While in the future I may be able to cast maybe up to 4th tier magics, the magician students that can cast 4th tier magics now will be able to cast 6 tier or above magic at that time.

Also, I'm pretty much familiar with the gun as I got admitted to the military in the past, I also like realistic shooting games.

So my aim is not too bad.

"Are you sure about your choice? you can pick any weapon here for free."

It was then, Kendy approached and asked me with concerned eyes.

'He really cares for his students huh.'

I thought as I nodded my head.

"I'm fine with this."

I answered without hesitation.

Kendy looked at me like I was weird. Well, everyone is looking at me like that, even the main characters.

'Well, I am weird.'

I shrugged and went to the shooting range area ignoring my surroundings.

'Why the hell would they put a gun in the weapon selection if it wasn't recommended to students, stupid idiots.'

***

In the shooting range area...

A lot of arrows and bullets can be seen stored in the corner. The shooting area is divided into rooms.

I picked up some magazines and bullets...

I noticed that there are a few students in here, including me and Masami Aoi...

Though, I'm the only one holding a gun, all of them have a bow in their hands. Aoi is holding a different-looking bow, it's her personal weapon...

They're looking at me weirdly, except for Aoi who only shows curiosity...

I ignored their gazes.

'System, appraise, and record my classmates' stats, I'll look at them later.'

Then said that in my mind.

[Okay, got it.]

The system replied.

I looked around, or to be specific, looked at all of my classmates so the system could appraise them...

[All recorded.]

"Thanks."

After that, I went into one of the rooms in the shooting area...

***

The inside of the room is spacious... but I don't really need to focus on that detail.

"Training start."

I muttered.

I know how this works as I have and information from the novel.

-Please modify your training.

A robotic reply came back.

"10 moving targets, difficulty max."

Then I responded immediately.

Training will not be fruitful when doing an easy one, I also have a boost now because of the trait...

I gained a lot of attention as soon as I entered the classroom earlier.

Turns out that not just positive attention is being used as fuel for my growth.

-Training will begin in 10 seconds.

As soon as I heard that, I activated and .

"Fuu..."

I let out a sigh and focused on my surroundings.

"Let's go."

-Training start!

A circular target appeared out of thin air, and seeing that, I immediately pulled the trigger of my gun.

Bang!

***

[Session complete]

A hologram displayed the time It took me to hit all the targets.

"Huff... Huff..."

I was breathing roughly because of exhaustion.

Then as my breathing stabilized, I recalled what happened in my training...

"System what do you think?"

I asked.

[Maintain the count of your moving targets, but decrease the difficulty to 7. The speed of difficulty 10 is too fast for you at the moment, increase the difficulty one by one when you get used to the speed.]

The system gave me pointers for my training, and all it said were true.

I finished a session in more than 8 minutes and my target was only 10...

"Thanks"

After that, I restarted my training according to the system's advice...

I trained like that for about an hour, before leaving the training grounds to head back to the classroom.

***

I reached the classroom not long as it wasn't even that far from the training grounds...

But as I was about to enter the classroom...

"Hm?"

4 students approached me...

They're my classmates, I assume.

But they were extras in the novel, I'm sure as I don't know any of them...

"Oh! Isn't this our gunner?"

Then, the young man in the front of the group said to me with a scoff on his face.

"Huh?"

Am I being bullied right now?