Ch. 14 Classes
( Zero Pov )
It has been five days since Bam has been unconscious.
We gathered in his room again, watching Iverson him as we all started to hear him muttering in his sleep.
He started to open his eyes.
" Bam!!" Khun shouted.
" Khun? Where am I?" Khun began to explain to Bam he was in a coma for five days.
" F.. five days?! The test! Did we fail!?" He shouted.
" You didn't fail yet, turtle." Rak spoke.
" Dinosuar is right. We haven't failed yet." I spoke.
Bam then asked about the girl, Rachel.
But Khun lied. He said the woman never met him.
I looked at Khun as he laughed it off as he pulled up some Evankhell merch and headband.
" You should get dressed, Bam. And try to move your body around. You've been in that bed for five days."
I patted his shoulder and left the room.
" Fisherman... out of all the choices, I had to be a fisherman. If I were chosen as a wave controller, maybe I would've learned more about shinsu." I muttered as I walked down the hall to my room.
( Lero Ro )
I looked at Zeros' paper to see him assigned to the fisherman lessons.
" And how has he been?" I asked the instructor.
" Zero? He learns fast, soaking everything like a sponge. And his skill with the blade is still improving... endlessly. If he's able to live long... I'm sure he would be the strongest fisherman."
' Strongest fisherman?... with that long sword?'
It's known that the higher the floor. The higher the density in Shinsu.
A sword like that would be nothing but a drag.
( Zero Pov )
The next day, I stood in front of the instructor.
" Another sparring sparring match?" I asked.
The instructor nodded, lifting their needle.
I shifted my foot and held my greatsword.
In this sparring match.
[ Last 2 minutes ]
[ Rewards: 80xp, 3 food packets, 2 water bottles ]
It's the same quest again... but the moment I saw food in the rewards, I tightened my grip on the handle.
I was ready to give this my all for the next 2 minutes.
" Begin."
[ Body enhancement]
[ Strength 9 -> 10 ]
[ Agility 9 -> 10 ]
For every ten seconds, 25 mana points will be used, so without wasting any time, I swung the sword at the instructor.
Clank!
Our weapons clashed, and with quick thinking, I shifted the weight of the weapon to the side and tried to hit the instructor with the butt of the sword.
But the instructor dodged stepped back and regained their balance before attacking again.
Clank! Clank! Clank!
Hitting our weapons against each other and countering and trying to enter through his defense, which proved to be a hard task.
But this instructor wasn't worried since they're only pushing me and speeding up their attacks.
I now had to dodge and use my [ Quick Reflexes] to dodge her needle.
Ten seconds had passed, and 25 mana had been used.
Clank! Shink!
Our blades crossed again as I used the cross gaurd to stop the needle and stepped back to move from his range.
We circled each other looking for any weak and looking at the instructors mask, I couldn't tell if she spotted any.
Shluck! The needle stabbed my leg as I told the sword pummel to hit the instructor, causing them to stagger.
' My Fucking Leg!!'
The instructor had never done anything like that which caught me by surprise and lowered my guard.
' Control yourself... she's clearly riling me up.'
" Great, hit. But I don't think I did that much damage, though... " The instructor wiped her mask as I looked at my leg.
The wound wasn't deep, but it still hurt.
' Must've been the skill... it seems it also strengthens my body's resistance.'
" Let's continue."
' Contain your anger... control... for food.' I immediately calmed myself and took another stance.
[ Thrus]
Clank!
Our sword clashed as I felt the instructors strength increasing.
I clenched my teeth and gripped my sword to keep it in my hands from the vibrating sensation.
[ Brutal cleave]
Clank!
A heavy hit that caused the instructor to step back.
[ Brutal cleave ]
Clank!
The instructor stepped back again, but this time, she shifted her balance.
[ Counter strike ]
Clank! Shhuaa!
Our swords collided before sliding off. We ducked to dodged our blades before attacking each other again.
Clank! Clank!
Her increasing strength and agility was proving hard to keep up with.
Clank!
" Grrra!!" I growled as the instructors needle was close to my face, but I barely managed to block it.
I looked at the greatsword in my hand before recalling my protective gloves.
I put my hands on the blade, surprising the instructor. I then shifted the weight by pulling the right hand that held the handle and pushing with the right hand.
" Grah!" I managed to push the instructor off before using [ Thrust ] with one hand.
Clank!
The instructor managed to parry the sword, mostly because the attack didn't have much strength into it.
[ Ding! Two minutes have passed ]
' I still have 30 seconds before [ body enhancement] runs out!'
Clank!
Again, we crossed blades, but this time, I grabbed the blade with my gloved hand and amd shifted the weight.
[ Thrust ]
Clank!
The instructor stepped to the side and parried the sword before countering with a kick.
" Don't just use the sword. Use your arms and legs." She instructed.
I balanced my footing before attacking again.
Clank! Clank! Shuaa!!
Driving his weapon to the ground, I used my elbow to strike her head.
" Haha! Just like that!" The instructor replied with a punch to the gut before kicking me off.
30 seconds had passed as I felt the warmth fleeting away.
I tried to steady my breathing.
" Two minutes and thirty seconds... a new recond."
" Next regular!" The instructor shouted as the next person stepped forward.
I ignored my aching body and sat by the side against the wall.
" That was a wonderful display." The woman, Androssi.
" Thanks." I replied as I held my leg.
I couldn't use mana to heal since I've run out, but it wasn't a bother to walk, so it's not a problem.
" Does... that hurt?" She pointed at the wound.
" It's bleeding... so I guess so." I replied as I continued to observe the next spar.
" You guess so?!" She shouted.
I shrugged.
" It's not bothering my movements, but it it feels annoying." I replied.
" Here." She put some cloth in my hands as I turned to look at her.
" T.. Thank you." I replied.
She replied with a smile before looking at the spar.
I looked at her for a few seconds before wrapping my wound.
Time passed as I walked into the cafeteria as I began to eat my chips that I got from reward.
I found everyone sitting at a table eating and talking, and it seemed Khun was arguing with the samurai.
I didn't sitn with them as Iwould feel out of place and I wasn't good in gatherings, the best I could do is speak to another which is difficult because I can't understand them even if they understand me.
I sat down and checked my watch.
I reached into my jacket to pull out my phone from my previous world. It's broken... I kept this on me as it contains some memories inside.
" Zero!" I pocketed the phone and looked up to see Bam.
" Join us!" He waved at me.
" Yeah! Come over here, you loner!!" Sweatsuit shouted.
I sighed and got up from my seat and walked to their table.
" Move." I pushed sweatsuit to the side and ate at the edge of the table.
" Gah! You bastard!!" He shouted.
" What's that?" Bell asked.
" Chips... I'm not sharing." I replied.
" E...eh?"
I glanced at his face before sighing.
" Here, have some."
" Ah! Thank you!" Bam replied, and before he could take the bag, Sweatsuit stole it.
" Oh man, this is actually good!" He shouted.
" Hey! Come on and share it!!" The girl next to him shouted as she took the bag from his hands.
And before I knew it, everyone on the table ate from the bag before it was handed to Bam.
" S....sorry..." he apologized.
" No worries, Bam... I won't be killing you, these guys, on the other hand..." I looked at each single one of them with hate.
" Where did you get that? I never tasted anything like that." Khun spoke.
I shrugged.
" I found it." I replied, which caused annoyed him.
Bam returned the bag as I looked inside to see a little bit left.
" You can finish it." I Ave the bag back to Bam who happily recieved.
" R.. really?" He asked, which I nodded in return.