First Day of School. (part 2)

"You're going to the training ground as soon as you arrived, you must be pretty serious."

"My name's Luke, by the way. Wanna have a spar to train?"

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I bumped into the 'eager to make friends protagonist', not only that he wants to spar.

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'Well Fuck.'

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He was smiling so gleefully it made me shudder, if I sparred with him in my current state, I would surely die even if he holds back.

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"haha... I think I'll have to pass on that, I'm a [Healer] you see."

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"Oh..." Making a disappointed face at my answer, he reminded me of a sad puppy.

"I'm sorry, I'll leave you be then."

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I watched as he sadly walked towards the weights rack and took two 60 kg dumbbells, and did biceps curls as if they were nothing.

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Curious, I also took a 60 kg dumbbell while he wasn't looking, or at least tried to, I could barely lift it and had to use both arms to get off the rack. In the end, I gave up.

Instead, I decided to first warm myself up by running, but I felt like just running, and basic exercises were not enough.

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Sure, I had [Heal] and [Modify] to help me boost my muscle gain, but It felt like I wasn't being productive enough.

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Suddenly I got an idea, while I was still running I summoned a shield using the [Shield] skill.

A flat and solid green circle of about 30 cm appeared in front of me, it was translucent and emitted a small amount of light, I tried to make another one but nothing happened. Looking at the skills level, I understood why.

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---------[Healer]------------

[Heal]-LV2-94% : The basic skill of all healers, heals injuries.

[Shield]-LV0-5% : It is in your nature to protect others, generate a shield out of Mana.

[Buff]-LV0-20% : It is your duty to help others, give a buff to one's stats.

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---------[Alchemist]----------

[Analyze]-LV1-24% : Analyze the subject.

[Modify]-LV2-63% : Modify the analyzed subject.

[Copy]-LV0-55% : Copy analyzed subject.

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I had neglected my other skills too much, ever since I got my class, I only focused on [Heal] and [Modify].

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Still running, I began to do some testing, I unsummoned the shield and looked at the skill level, nothing changed, summoning a new shield that looked the exact same, this time I saw some result.

[Shield]-LV0-10% : It is in your nature to protect others, generate a shield out of Mana.

Happy with this, I began to repeat this until the skill reached level 1, after that I could summon two 60 cm shields.

But this was rather inefficient, while maintaining the shield didn't use too much Mana, summoning it was another story, plus there was the fact that the higher the skill level, the harder it is to level up.

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I stopped running and began to test some more, first I tried punching the shield with all I got, it didn't immediately break, but large cracks were visible, considering how weak I am, this shield doesn't protect much.

I infused some Mana into the cracked shield, and it repaired itself.

Continuing to test all sort of stuff for about an hour, I can summarize my findings like this.

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1: The shield can repair itself as long as 25% of it is still there, It costs less Mana to fix than to make a new one.

2: I can fuse the two shield to either make a larger one or a stronger one.

3: Making the shield smaller increases its resistance, and the opposites makes it weaker.

4: I can change the shape of the shield, and it'll keep the shape given, but it's quite hard and requires me to fully concentrate, it took me 20 minutes to just make a sphere.

5: I can move it around with a max distance of 10 meter around me, but just like changing shape it demands concentration, if I don't, it'll start going in random direction, hit something and break.

6: Once the shield is made, it doesn't cost additional Mana to alter its shape, size and to move it. But doing so does increase the skill proficiency.

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This is all I could figure out about shield for now, I'll need to do further tests in the future, but right now I was almost out of Mana and would pass out if I continued.

Even with all this, my skill didn't level up, oh well, Rome wasn't built in a day, It just means I'll have to work harder from now on.

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Going back to my workout, I made sure not to slack off.

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"huf~huf~huf~"

Running through the hallway at full speed, I was doing my best to not be late for class.

I had immersed myself too much in last night training, cause of that I overslept and missed my alarm.

Arriving in front of the door, I stopped a bit to take a quick breath.

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Once I was ready, I opened the door, seeing as the professor was not here it seemed I made it.

With a sigh of relief, I headed to a seat in the back.

Seeing as I was actually in advance and not a lot of students were present, I pulled out all the books that were given to me for this year.

Normally, it would have been impossible for me to learn all this in one day, but with [Reader] I managed to get it done in under an hour.

I just skimmed through the books one after the other and all the contents were forever remembered. This is honestly a cheat, I'll need to stop by the school library when I have time.

By the time I was finished, the class was full of students, soon after professor Quint joined as well.

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"Good morning everyone."

She Immediately began to do a roll call to see if everyone was present.

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"I see everyone made it on time today, how sad, I won't be having fun today."

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It was said in the story that she was serious about rehabilitating troublemakers, but seeing her in person makes me think she just enjoys punishing them.

Apart from the creepy comment, class began normally.

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"Since this is your first day, I'll start with the important basics, Stats."

"Can anyone tell me what is the difference between normal stats and potential stats?"

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A girl with big round glasses lifted her hand and answered with a smug tone.

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"The difference between the two is that one show you your current body performance and the other show you how much talent you have with each stat."

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"Correct yet wrong." as she blushed at that comment, quiet snickering could be heard throughout the class. The teacher, paying no mind to the sound, continued.

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"You are only half correct, the first one does show you your current self capability, but so does the other."

"Let's take for example the intelligence stat, one person can have this stat over a 100, yet be no smarter than someone with this stat at 10, if said person has a higher potential stat."

"The normal stat for intelligence actually shows how fast and how much information one can process at once, reflexes fall into the intelligence stat."

"And for the question of talent, potential, and talent are two very different things."

"Potential in this case represent what stats match your body the best, you will have an easier time growing physically stronger if you have high strength potential."

"Talent on the other hand does not necessarily match one's potential, one can have great strength potential and be talented with magic, or vice versa. But it is true that in most cases talent and potential align."

"Any questions?"

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Some people raised their hand, asked some questions, and the teacher would answer them, this back and forth went on for quite a while, I stopped paying attention halfway as I already knew this stuff from the novel.

Instead, I was more focused on creating myself a routine I would be following for the year.

On a piece of paper, I started to write down my plan.

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[00:00 to 04:00] : sleep

[04:00 to 04:30] : wake up and eat breakfast

[04:30 to 08:00] : running and stretching / practice [shield] skill

[08:00 to 12:00] : attend class / sleep

[12:00 to 13:00] : eat

[13:00 to 16:00] : PE class / practice [buff] skill

[16:00 to 19:00] : various physically training

[19:00 to 20:00] : eat as much as possible

[20:00 to 23:00] : practice [alchemist] skill's

[23:00 to 00:00] use [modify] on myself

repeat ⤴

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I didn't pay much attention to class after that and slept until dinner time.

Hearing the bell, I got up and headed to the cafeteria, after selecting a large amount of food I picked a sit in the corner and waited until it was done.

While waiting, I summoned a shield and fiddled with it, trying to find anything new about it.

But before I could do any real test, someone approached me.

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"Excuse me, is this sit taken?"

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Before me was a beautiful girl with perfect facial features, she wore an elegant smile, her long black straight hair complimented the serious aura she emitted.

She was so beautiful, one would easily fail to notice her right ear being long and pointy.

Right in front of me stood Manami Hanabira, one of the protagonist of 'Records Of Heroes', but what did she want from me?

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Name: Manami Hanabira

Race: half elf

Age: 16

Class 1: [Magic Archer]

Class 2: [Spirit Archer]

Subclass: [Archer]

----|Status|----

Strength: 1.975

Defense: 0.523

Agility: 0.763

Mana: 1.246

Spirit: 1.428

Intelligence: 1.813

Perception: 3.871

Dexterity: 1.657

Charisma: 2.452

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--[Potential stats]--

Strength: 16.6 / 20

Defense: 9.8 / 20

Agility: 13.2 / 20

Mana: 18.7 / 20

Spirit: 18.9 / 20

Intelligence: 15.8 / 20

Perception: 19.1 / 20

Dexterity: 16.7 / 20

Charisma: 18.9 / 20

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Class skills:

----[Magic Archer]----

[Mana Arrow]-LV1-79% : Infuse your arrow with Mana to make it stronger.

[Guide]-LV2-57% : Using your Mana thread a path for your arrow to follow.

[Eagle Eye]-LV3-3% : Infuse Mana into your eye to see farther.

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----------[Spirit Archer]-----------

[Gather Spirits]-LV2-12% : Gather Spirits, so you can use them.

[Spirit Arrow]-LV1-89% : Direct gathered spirits into the arrow to give it an effect.

[Spirit Eye]-LV1-63%: Use gathered spirit as if they were your eye's.

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Subclass Skills:

------[Archer]-------

[Pierce]-LV2-68% : Your arrow becomes stronger and faster.

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Knowing her talent lied in archery, she decided to minmax all her classes into it.

And just like the other Luke, she's a monster, it made me wonder how the hell did I managed to be in the same academy as theme.

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"I'll take that silent as a yes."

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Not even waiting for my answer, she sited herself in front of me.

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"Excuse me, but who are you?"

Doing my best to stay composed, I pretended to not know her.

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"Oh right, sorry that was rude of me, my name is Manami Hanabira, and you're Theodore Lettore, I presume?"

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"I am, but why are you looking for me?"

I'm confused as to why one of the strongest student in the school wants to involve themselves with me, the weakest.

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"I'm looking for you because you've piqued my interest, besides me, you're the only one to get full marks on the test."

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Right, in the story she was a proud and dedicated person, whenever she saw an opportunity to gain something, she would take it, no mater how small it was.

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"I want to invite you to a study group, seeing you could get full marks without special backing makes me think you would be a perfect fit. What do you think?"

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"I see, let me think about it."

I was not expecting to be getting closer to the main cast so soon, but this could prove to be advantageous.

From what I know, she currently is in a thought situation, fighting her step-brother for the position of head of clan.

Trying to get an advantage wherever she can, she makes multiple groups, each filed with different kind of talents, not all of them being successful.

In the story, she tries to recruit Luke but fails, instead she made him owe her a dept by taking care of his father in a private hospital, though that as yet to happen.

I may be able to help her grow stronger than she originally was, and just like she made Luke owe her a debt, I'll make her owe me one by giving her vital information.

Seeing as she was patiently waiting for my answer, I made my mind.

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"Alright, I'll join your study group."

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"Great! Let's share contact info, I'll notify you of where and when the first meet up will be."

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"Sure."

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We exchanged phone numbers, and she went on her way, while I ate the food I had ordered.

After eating, I headed to the training area for PE class.

I still had a bit of time before class started, so I practice with [Buff] a bit.

I never really used it until now, due to that it was still level 0, this made the skill effect rather weak, I could only use one buff that gave 5% increase to stats, and last 1 minute.

Not only that, but I was unable to level up the skill before class started, but for now this was enough.

The skill was weak, but that wouldn't last, in the long run I knew that it would become an indispensable asset.

Class started, the professor this time was the same beast man that greeted us at the gate yesterday, he quickly introduced himself as if he was a drill sergeant.

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"ATTENTION! My name is Diego Martinez, I'll be your PE instructor for the rest of the school year!"

"Now as a disclaimer, I do not care what background you come from, whether it's from the most prestigious guild in the planet or from a random shithole!"

"To me, you're all the same weak immature brats, if you're bothered by that the door is right there, but don't be expecting to ever come back to the academy if you choose that option!"

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No one dared to utter a single word, his presence so strong it was hard to breath, even if you wanted to speak you couldn't.

But it didn't last long, as he retracted the pressure and I could breathe again.

He quickly followed.

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"Now that that's out of the way, I'll have you spar with each other so I can get a rough idea of your current aptitude, so choose a partner and wait."

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"But didn't you already receive all of our stats from the entrance exam?" one student asked, confused.

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"Sure I did, but these numbers don't tell me jack shit about how you fight, so stop bickering and choose a partner."

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I knew this was going to happen, but knowing about it didn't help me, I never really fought in my life, and my soon-to-be first, would be with super humans.

Sulking wouldn't help me, putting aside my fears for the moment, I looked for a partner with low stats with [Reader]. Spotting the one, I headed his way, but before I could talk to him, someone grabbed my shoulder and spoke.

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"You're that rank 600 trash, right? Come be my partner, and don't even think of running."

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The one speaking was a blond elf with blue eye, he had a shit eating grin on his face, I already knew he was the stereotypical low grade villain from a rich family. His cloth were much better quality then mine.

I tried looking around for someone's help, but had no chance.

The teacher, seeing everyone had a partner, asked us to select a training weapon from a rack.

Thus sealing my fate.

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There was every type of weapon, having never used any of them I selected the thing I was most familiar with, a baseball bat. Or was it a staff?