My Foolish 5 Year Summary

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I started living in the library. Thankfully Mr. C doesn't care about it which made me breathe in relief.

I just went back to my room every time I finished taking a bath. My clothes are still there even my pillow and blanket were not touched.

The two fools Marco and Sheen were up to something. They're not listening to any of Mr. Fred's lectures. They were always on the second floor just listening but their focus was playing a game.

I tried watching what they do but I don't get it. They were just drawing lines and whatnot. Is that even a game? I think they're up to something.

They've been doing it almost every day if they're available.

Well for me I was focused on doing what I'm regularly doing this whole time. Just a little more and I'll be familiar with these entire letters.

Marco once saw me studying a book that was filled with letters and he scoffed at what I'm doing. He said that I'm wasting my time doing it, which incites my will to study it more. I'll surrender in the long run he added.

Even Sheen was curious about what I'm doing. He looked at the book I was holding and he looked at me like I was a crazy person. He did not say anything though and just gave me a thumbs up.

Now I'm starting to doubt myself. This was my 48th letter now. I'm still far from finishing this.

Fortunately, Deniesha saw me scribbling. She was curious about what I'm doing and asked about it. I said that I'm learning how to write.

She looked at me surprised, not saying a word for a minute. But later she said something which made me really happy. She offered that she is willing to teach me how to write. I obviously agreed. I would never reject any help that comes my way.

We started right away at that time. Deniesha was a brilliant girl. She's even better than bookworm Sheen or Boss Marco. She explained patiently about each letter, what they sound like, the strokes to write it, and sometimes the meaning behind it. Her penmanship was heavenly too.

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Deniesha was still helping me every day. We're now half the book. That's a great progress for me. She helped me a lot that I don't know how to repay her. But I promise I'll repay her someday.

The two fools were still at their little game. Sometimes I can't find them, after the chores they like to sit down and close their eyes. Just like what we do after our exercise. They really like resting, aren't they?

Sheen was curious about Deniesha, he keeps on asking me about her. After telling him that they both like to read and stuff. Why asked me about that stuff when he can go and ask her himself? He's really been influenced by Marco. *sighed*

So as a good person like me, I introduced them both to each other. In my opinion, it didn't end well, Deniesha is a shy one. Sheen can only walk away dejectedly.

Marco greeted him with the loudest laugh possible. Sheen can only hide behind his books.

This year a lot of children were punished just like us. Now we were being more careful than ever to not mess things up. There were also some kids who collapsed every week. I even noticed their complexions getting worse. Aren't we all eating the same food? Maybe Mr. C is poisoning those who he didn't like. I need to be even more careful and respectful to Mr. C.

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We were now 75% of the letters in the book. Deniesha's also getting quite slow as she is also learning some in advance before she taught me anything.

I'm totally convinced this girl is an excellent person. She even taught me how to read. We sometimes talk about fantasy or different beasts.

I really like the story about the fish that became a dragon, it's inspiring.

I hope someday I'll become a dragon too.

One day I heard two keeps talking about how weak this area was. And that it is hindering their progression. Yes, progression of sleep. These fools what are they even doing?

Mr. Fred also said something about starting the next step of our ether cultivation.

I don't understand any of that ether thingy. I tried asking Deniesha about it but she also didn't know anything. I didn't try asking Marco or Sheen. Deniesha doesn't even know about it how can those two know? I thought to myself.

I'm more focused on reading and writing so the topic slipped my mind.

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Finally, after so many years we completed the book. I can now fully understand its contents and their meanings. Deniesha and I both congratulate each other. We never thought we were able to pull it off.

Marco and Sheen were also curious as to why we were celebrating. When they heard about our achievement they were taken aback. You can see their eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

They looked at the two of us like we were freaks. They even brought different books and let us recite what was written inside them.

When I opened it, I looked at the contents and was glad I was familiar with these words. I started reciting it and Deniesha also followed suit.

After finishing another book, they keep on adding and adding another one. Are they not sleeping well these days that they needed to hear bedtime stories?

When they still keep on adding books with looks of disbelief I stopped them and asked about their foolish actions.

"Both of you are foolish. Dumbasses." They both said.

So apparently without knowing it, Deniesha and I have been studying all the known languages and their different characters this whole time.

We just looked at each other confused, before laughing so hard. They really need to put labels on their books. I thought.

"You both should be spending time studying cultivation than languages of, who knows who uses," Marco said.

When I heard the word cultivation I was stumped. I completely forgot about it. I asked Deniesha if she remembered and she replied, yes.

Now I'm completely speechless. I asked why she didn't say anything. She thought I was doing it every night because I'm the one always left behind the library every night.

That's right, I never told anyone that I'm staying inside the library for as long as I can remember. And only focus on reading, writing, reading, writing till I go to sleep.

Now the three of them were stumped. They were looking at me like I'm a monster.

I can only sigh at my foolishness the three tried to console me but it was already too late.

Marco even said I have a good aptitude. And I don't even get what he's talking about. I just slumped in the corner twiddling my fingers, thinking about me being the one who is foolish and not those two.

I noticed Deniesha hurriedly running somewhere. She might feel responsible for my circumstance. And here I am unable to stop her to tell her it's not her fault.

But I am mistaken. She came back holding a book.

Smiling at me, she handed it telling me if I remember what a diary is. She told me to write a diary. To record what's happening in my life my mistakes, celebrations, or whatever happened that day even the blandest event. She said that it'll teach me a lot of things. It can also serve as my note of things that I'll probably forget.

I accepted the book she gave me. Remembering that I never knew how to write before but look at what I did, I did the unthinkable.

With that, I was back to myself again, which made Deniesha glad. I also apologized to her for acting like that.

The next day Mr. Fred brought five deep blue urns. Inside it was a dark liquid.

Each child was asked to hold it. If the color of the liquid change it signifies the foundation of one's body. There are a total of 5 color changes in the liquid. First was white as a novice, green as adept, yellow as mid, red as advanced, and purple as supreme. If the color doesn't change it means you have not ingested enough and kept the ether inside your body.

I was nervously waiting for my turn. While I was waiting I'm observing the two fools' results and also Deniesha.

Marco's result was yellow.

Sheen was green.

Yet out of our expectations, Deniesha's urn glowed bright red.

Marco and Sheen's reactions looked weird. Their forehead wrinkled and they looked so serious. They must be jealous I thought. Meanwhile, I in the back kept on cheering for Deniesha. She went to me and we clapped our hands out of joy.

There were some whose urn never changes color. And I was part of it. When I touched the black urn there were small black dots appearing on the surface. I was about to celebrate but it turned back to black.

Mr. Fred also said that 2 years later on the last day of the year, he would be checking our foundations again.

Blessing! Lucky me! I'll do my best to catch up. I'm on fire right now, not literally though.

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Marco and Sheen asked me to warn Deniesha, to tell her to ruin her ether. I ask why? But they will not tell me the reason.

I feel weirded out by their statement. How can they ask her to ruin all her hard work? These two evolve from fools to selfish pricks, they don't even have gills.

I ignored what those two said and headed to Deniesha asking her to teach me again. This time it's cultivation.

We did cultivation whenever we were free. She brought a lot of books also about breathing techniques. She told me that she deduced each book of breathing techniques their pros and cons and how to utilize it. She noticed that some breathing techniques were used in the morning, night, waterfall, blood, etc…

The thing we were doing every morning was the top breathing technique that is effective every morning but lowers in the other parts of the day.

She analyses every aspect of it and why there were certain mantras or movements. Those movements were something special because it was following the form of words. Those words were the mantra.

Fewer people understood mantras. The majority only recite how it sounded without knowing what it really is. That's why they do those movements. Without knowing the meaning behind it one can still familiarize how it feels, knowing the meaning through your body.

Fortunately for both of us, we practically learn almost all letters of the world including what was used in mantras.

With her unobstructed intellect, she created her own mantra. She named it Sunflower breathing.

It doesn't have the potency of certain conditions just like those top breathing techniques but it doesn't have lower potency either.

Sunflower breathing only has 1 advantage, balance. Be it morning, afternoon, or evening, in the ocean, desert, or volcano as long as there is ether it can absorb nonstop without a change in its performance.

She wanted to create a much greater breathing technique 10 times the performance of the Sunflower breathing but she scraped the idea. Being too greedy and with our constitution right now we will just explode. I told her that she can just make it now and use it after she became stronger. She can also improve it as time went on.

What a gem she is.

Oh right, the two were punished again by Mr. C. I don't know why though. They were being naughty maybe.

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We practiced the Sunflower breathing technique together. Every day she would teach me how to properly do it. We made me memorize the mantra which I'm really weak at. So I wrote it down in my diary and recite it in my head whenever I'm free.

She would constantly update me about the progress of her 'Ultimate Dragon Breathing Technique'. She didn't have a name for it yet, I just temporarily named it.

It was doing well and she can't wait to try it out when she became stronger.

I am so proud of her. Even though I did zero help she would thank me. I do not deserve such thanks.

All we did this year was training, training, training.

*insert training montage soundtrack*

We were just waiting for the final day of the year. And I'm really pumped because I continuously meditate on this whole time.

Oh Yeah.

All credits to Deniesha.

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"I'm reaching my bottleneck soon." Mirce looked at Mr. Fred.

"Do the necessary preparations," he commanded.

Mr. Fred felt shivers down his spine. But all he can do was comply.