Chapter 66: The race(2)
It took a while before anyone came out of the warp gate, Liam then came out of the warp gate followed by Elliot
"Damn it, I lost again" Liam panted "I even got my shoes destroyed by using explosions from fire magic to boost myself forward like you"
"You're complaining? I got 3rd, damn it!" Elliot cursed as he kicked the air "I'll get you back during the long range combat"
"This should be a happy occasion" Professor Steel laughed "Perseus just broke the record for the fastest time for the junior team, hahaha, and our top 3 all came from our school, we're celebrating tonight"
It took a while but then Caleb finally arrived
"I got 8th, I could have done so much better" he sulked "I'll redeem myself in the close combat competition"
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3rd person view
"Phoenix academy got 4 kids in the top 10, they're stupidly good this year, our best ones only got 9th and 10th" a professor complained
"Fairy academy is good too, they got 2 placing 4th and 5th, the Griffins got 6th and 7th, we need to up our games, as host we should've done better" the headmaster said "We get a 2 day break before the long range combat, make sure to train them well, and get all the data you can of those participants"
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"I won the bet, Perseus won" Urie exclaimed "You all each owe me an SS-class equipment"
"Damn it!" A guy cursed as he handed over his sword
"And I won the rights to meet him once" a female voice giggled "I think he used charm on those beast, I want to see, who'll do it better"
"Just go too far, he's good, but he's still 12" Urie warned
"Of course, let's get some more snacks shall we?" the female voice replied
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"Yes! We did it!" the headmaster cheered "We started this competition off on a great start"
"Our academy should be able to attract more potential students in the future" Professor White said
"At this rate, if he keeps this up, you might even get a raise for picking him" Professor Blue said
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1st person view
"Congratulations" Albert cheered "You even broke the record for fastest time!"
"Yeah, you should have seen the looks of students from the other schools, Priceless!" Luke added
"You're definitely going to make a name for yourself at this rate" Eleanor commented
"How does the magic beasts not attack you?" Cecily asked
"You really wanna know? I can demonstrate it right now"
"Please do tell" she replied
I then activated 'Charm' and directed it at the girls, Cecily and Eleanor faces then started to get red, and then I quickly turned it off before it l lost control and affect the males too.
"Oh" Cecily blushed
"Did you somehow just gotten a bit more attractive?" Eleanor asked
-If you left it any longer, they might've confessed their love for you then and there, as for beast, they will most likely be charmed and leave you alone- Dabria said
-Such a useful power-
In the evening, at the buffet, we were all celebrating during the buffet, I was getting congratulated left and right by professors and students alike, after being surrounded I went back to my table where my family was waiting
"No wonder you wanted to enchant them yourself, it was good" Luke complimented
"Maybe I should start learning runesmith too, seems useful enough" Eliza said
"Well you have a couple days till you have to participate in close combat, what's your plan?" Mom asked
"Training, I plan to win the other 2 events too"
"Can we go watch?" Oliver asked
"Of course, you can come watch just like usual"
"Can we join you this time?" Emily asked
"No" Olivia said "You guys don't even know magic yet, and I'm not letting you kids start fighting yet"
"Awwww" the both sulked
"We can help right?" dad asked
"Of course, if not, I'll ask Damon, I usually practice with him anyway"
-We'll make sure you're strong enough to beat them all up- Ace said
-If you lose, we'll also lose face- Siege added
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I went to sleep that night and like before, I met Nova in my dream.
"Great work today" he complimented
"You saw my performances at the obstacle course? How?"
"Beatrice and a few of our followers are spectating the competition, so I watch it through them"
"Let's continue where we left off last time then"
"Great!"
This time I finally managed to finish my life stories, both my past one and current one.
"Wow" he whistled "You had a rough life"
"Well it's the past, nothing I can do about it" I shrugged "Charm helped me today, the magic beasts would've slowed me down quite a bit"
"Glad I could be of help"
"Is there a way to revive a remnant of a god?"
"Well yes, but I won't be able to return back to my original, at most I'll revived as a minor god of life serving under my sister, but that's a topic for another time"
"Since you can see stuff through your followers, know anything on the red sword?"
"Can't my sister do that?"
"Well yes, but she said that she doesn't even interact with them, she'll feel terrible if she stills use them to our advantage"
"Sounds like her alright" he nodded "I don't know much, not a lot of our followers have anything to do with them, but I can tell you one thing, I heard from one of my followers that the red sword is only a small branch of an organization way more powerful than a kingdom"
"I figured as much, what about the corrupted, how do thy manage to control their power?"
"Will or they eat and gain power till they regain their reasonings, but they won't be the same person or being, if you control it by your strong will, you'll still be the same person"
"I remember that noble taking a pill and turning into one, what are the chances of me controlling its power?"
"It will be almost impossible for you to lose control, you reincarnates are different from all the others" he answered "You will become even more stronger than you currently are, but the pill itself is a result of forbidden magic, people won't look too kindly to that"
"Seems like there are a lot of things I need to get rid off before I can retire as a wealthy slacker" I grinned