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Noah didn't really care if the other group successfully rescued the captives. He was in a bad mood and he urgently needed some time alone to cool off.

The group of 4 moved in silence, using the Gate to return back to the academy. They only needed to show the proof of their mission which was the bandit leader's head. The good news was that their hard work had been rewarded, with the reward for the task increasing to 150,000 Credits due to the fact that Lucas had somehow began walking his Path. This meant that each of them would leave with 37,500 Credits in their pockets.

The transmigrator didn't bother to think about it. He simply sent the Credits to his teammates and retreated to his abode. Fatigue immediately plagued his expression as he closed the door to his home. He wearily made his way to the king sized bed and didn't hesitate to fall on it, letting its soft texture comfort him.

It couldn't be helped. Yes, his former comrades' betrayal had caused him a great amount of anger but their betrayal had also dealt an equal amount of pain and sadness. In the end, he couldn't help but curse himself for allowing the memories hurt him. 'Human emotion… so incredibly fickle.' And without wasting any time at all, he fell asleep, hoping no nightmares would plague him that night.

***

Noah slept for almost an entire day, showing how much stress the Limit Breaker art had placed on his body and also how mentally tired he was. He sighed as he sat up, stretching lightly before taking a shower.

Once he was done, he tapped onto his Star Record, infusing his Essence into the machine and displaying its holographic board before him.

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Name: Noah

Age: 13

Class: Assault type Battlesoul master

Battlesoul Grade: 2 Emperor Grades

Battle strength: 7th Level of the Intermediate Stage

Bloodline: Half-dragon

Path: Unestablished

Pseudo-Intent: Unestablished

Battle arts:

(Registered) Void Step – Space type Art

(Registered) Violent Storm Sword – Neutral type Art

(Registered) Gravity's Will – Gravity type Art

(Self-registered) Azure Dragon Art – Body type Art

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Repository

Training room booking

Booklist

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He scrolled down, tapping on the Booklist option and opening a new window for him. A satisfied smile appeared on his face as he saw the Credits displayed to him surpassing 30,000. The transmigrator didn't bother wasting any time and immediately ordered the two items in his booklist.

Honestly, even he felt a sting in his heart witnessing the Credits he had worked hard for decrease so fast. And the sting hurt even more as he spent more of his Credits on Chaotic Essence cores, a resource he had to procure since his last use of the Limit Breaker skill had caused slight cracks in his foundation. Right now, he sent his Internal Sight into his body, he would see cracks that had appeared on his Essence Core due to the martial art.

Luckily, the item cost less than the more practical Essence cores so he didn't need to spend all of his newly gained Credits.

It didn't take long for the siren of his abode rang, meaning someone had arrived with his package. Noah clothed himself and walked to the door but was surprised to find Elaine at his door. "What are you doing here?"

Elaine sighed. "It's not my fault. I'm work for the delivery department for a short while since the mission I and my group were tasked with wasn't enough to reward me with the amount of Credits I need to get an item I desire."

He nodded and took the World ring in her hand, transferring its content into his and returning it to her. "Goodbye then."

"Wait." The girl was amazed at how the boy before her never tried to even socialize with people, not many people could really ignore her yet he did just that with barely any effort. "I wish to ask for something."

"Denied."

"You didn't even let me finish!"

"I don't care." Noah glared down at her, his indifferent silver eyes now tinged with a bit of annoyance. "I seriously would not give a shit. I don't know what little games you're trying to pull off. I know about the Elson House, they birth only water affinity Battlesoul masters and the unique geniuses only possess affinities that are related to that, like the White Ice affinity. You possessing a light affinity Battlesoul and being of the Elson bloodline is not really believable.

"Now I'll say it again." His glare intensified, backed by the murderous aura that bore down on the teenage girl. "I don't care what you're planning. Don't try to get close to me, don't think that one fight and one mission is enough to make me trust you. I don't trust anybody in this academy, I just find some more tolerable than others and you are on the less tolerable side. Now, don't get in my way!"

Elaine shivered, backing off a few meters in fear as her Essence tried and failed to protect her from Noah's aura.

The transmigrator didn't bother saying anymore and walked back into his home, closing the door behind him.

The girl heaved a breath of relief once he was out of sight, wiping off the sweat that had appeared on her forehead. 'I wonder how many people he killed to accumulate such a deep murderous aura. And how deep the pain they had caused him was for such distrust to implant itself into him.' She glanced at the door and sighed, now realizing that there was no way to associate herself with Noah. 'Though, the approaching competition will be really hard without him. Let's just forget about it, that guy is scary as hell.'

Meanwhile Noah paid no heed to the interactions he had just had, focusing on the items delivered to him. The first thing to exit his World ring was a meter long sword that possessed an intricate design on its blade, earning the transmigrator's admiration.

He held onto the sword's grip, swinging it deftly as he maneuvered around his training room. His Essence circulated as he infused it into the sword, thrusting as he did so. Suddenly the tip of the blade, up to its mid-section, disappeared appearing 20 meters to his front and stabbing the air with a Drill Thrust.

Noah smiled as he witnessed this, slashing forward once more while charging his sword with Essence. Once more half of the blade disappeared, appearing at his side, slashing downwards in sync with his movements and unleashing a Crescent Blade unto the reinforced walls. 'Truly worthy of a prestigious academy's Repository. A proper Rank 4 weapon with a powerful enchantment.'

He sheathed the long sword and retrieved what seemed to be a chip in his World ring. Upon its appearance his Star Record reacted, attracting the chip, absorbing it and displaying an intricate design before the transmigrator. Noah immediately recognized the design. It was the digitalized manual of the Spatial Edge Battle Art. 'It really shocks me that the technology of Maest was so advance. Still, it seems I'll be busy for the next few months.'