Survival of the fittest
After returning back to 11 years back, the first thing Leo did was, he closed himself in a room all by himself.
'2 hours from now aptitude test will be taken. I have to gather as much Mana as possible.'
[You have found mana for the first time.]
[You have obtained 5 point as a reward.]
'Points?'
Leo sits in a lotus position and starts meditating.
[You are in meditation state]
'hmmm..'
2 hours later...
'The mana is very low, well I can't expect much since it's the first time meditating.'
Leo starts channeling the mana into other parts of the body.
His entire body was sweating and his face was fully red as he tried to hold his breathe.
'A little bit more, just a little bit more, I have to endure this.'
haaaak
Leo burst out from blood.
His hands were shaking as he started moving around.
"It became a little bit more stable."
'I may restored some of my damaged organs, but it is only a fraction of my organs was restored.'
'this isn't enough to get a satisfactory results, but it's still better than nothing.'
[You have leveled up!]
[Leo Mizaki : Level 2] [Exp : 00/100]
[Points : 5]
Stats -
Strength : 9
Agility : 9
Stamina : 8
Mental : 11
Dexerity : 10
'Almost all my stats have all risen by two, that's the best part about mana circulation after.'
'With the help of system I can accurately measure my limits and potential, quite convenient.'
'Now then, the aptitude test must have already started. I should get going soon as possible.'
As he wipes the blood from his mouth, he slams the door open.
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"Where is Leo"
A young man was sitting in one of the main seat. It was Lian, the second son of Leonhart.
"Do you think he gave up on the test?"
"It's highly likely, Young Master."
"I came all the way to this little brother of mine, but it seems it was just a waste."
The butler nods.
"You have failed, move aside to the corner."
"Next contestant come in."
There were many people watching the test.
"Hey, don't you think Ron will get the first place? I mean, he has been training like crazy ever since he was 4 year old."
Ron, third son of Rachman family.
"Maybe..."
"What do you mean by maybe, you really think someone else can beat him?"
"Hey four eyes, have you forgotten about Volgan? a cruel person who beats his opponents until they are totally unable to fight."
Volgan, second son of Eijar family.
The other guy stops arguing as a sign of defeat.
'No matter what anyone says, I still have my trust in Ron. A truly kind person who keeps improving himself and helps the weak in times of trouble, truly your ideal Knight. Anyways the first place will be either Volgan or Ron.'
A mysterious guy suddenly goes past the two guys arguing. The guys quickly freezed for a second as they had felt the presence of the mysterious man.
It was Leo.
"Hey did you also heard about the rumour of a Mizaki joining the aptitude test?"
"Well yeah, but where is he?"
Leo stares at his brother.
'Coming disguised as one of the guest huh? Well that's too be expected'
'Afterall you were the first person who started treating me poorly. In this life I'll make sure to pay you back brother, just you wait.'
'Lets see who the competitors were... Volgan, a ruthless maniac who enjoys killing people, what a freak. Ron, a brave idiot who would always prefer strength over anything else, thought I like his determination to become stronger.
Contestants were required to spar with a knight spirit and use the most useful techniques to fight the knight.
Each contestant had to spar with the knight, and every time they win, the spirit will become even stronger.
This test was not about strength, technique, skills, endurance or speed but about the one who could survive the longest.
'And I had failed miserably in the second round in my past life, if only my body was any better I could have easily passed 5 or 6 rounds easily.'
Leo stares at Lian.
'Just you wait, I haven't forgot the pain you have given me'
Lian gets baffled wondering why Leo was continuosly staring at him.
'Did he recognised me? No that's impossible, he can't possibly see through my artifact.'
"Ohh it's Ron guys, Ron is finally going in."
"A hard-working genius huh?" Lian looked at it with little to no interest.
"All the best Ron."
Ron's face looked very excited as he rushed directly towards the knight.
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[Spirit knight : Level 1]
[Exp : 10]
Stats -
Strength : 9
Agility : 9
Stamina : 9
Mental : 7
Dexerity : 8
Skills -
Basic Swordsmanship : Level 1
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'hmmm.'
'Not bad, though my current skills can easily crush it.'
The knight was defeated in one attack.
A moments later, the spirit formed up again into a knight but looked a little more bigger.
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[Spirit Knight : Level 2]
Stats -
Strength : 10
Agility : 10
Stamina : 9
Mental : 7
Dexerity : 9
Skills -
Basic Swordsmanship : Level 3
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Once the spirit formed, Ron rushed towards the knight and swing his sword towards the knight's head, however the knight managed to defend this time. But Ron instantly pulled back his sword and cut the spirit in its chest.
The spirit disappeared once again.
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[Spirit Knight : Level 3]
Stats -
Strength : 11
Agility : 11
Stamina : 10
Mental : 10
Dexerity : 10
Skills -
Basic Swordsmanship Level 5
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Thought the size of the knight didn't changed this time, the spirit radiated stronger energy like flames.
This time, Ron hold his sword in a proper position as his eyes became sharp.
"This won't be easy."
He slowly goes towards the knight
Ron started attacking the knight as soon as possible.
He had jabbed five times towards the knight's critical points in order to catch the the knight off-guard, and as soon as he found an opening he swung towards the blind spot and cutted the knight's head.
Hufff
Ron was low on energy, using basic swordsmanship consumed a lot of energy.
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[Spirit Knight : Level 4]
Stats -
Strength : 13
Agility : 13
Stamina : 12
Mental : 12
Dexerity : 13
Skills -
Basic Swordsmanship Level 7
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The energy emitting from the spirit was much stronger than before.
'In my previous life, Ron barely lost against the level 4 spirit knight. Anyways the outcome is clear, now the next contestant should be him. The one currently hiding, Aiden.'
'Aiden is a genius with a naturally talented body, however he was a commoner. In the near future, he would be bullied by the higher class because of his talent and because of the injustice he would later on join the Demon League. To bad for such a promising talent, if only he had a similar background like mine.'
"Who's he?"
"Donno...maybe someone from a small noble family."
"What I think I know him, he's that commoner who enrolled through scholarship."
Magic High was a renowned academy that mostly conducted aptitude test on noble families, because of this Aided was always despised by the other students.
One could say he was the only commoner participating in the aptitude test currently.
"I bet he'll lose in second round."
"You don't say, he'll probably lose in first round."
Aiden has easily defeated the first and second round with ease. And on the third round, he lost some energies as well.
[Spirit Knight : Level 4]
Everyone on the crowd was booing him in their thoughts.
This scene kind of reminded Leo of his past life.
Aiden was moving in circles trying to surround the knight for almost a minute.
The audience started to shout.
"Hey, when are you gonna fight huh."
"I'm getting bored"
"Stop wasting our time."
"Are you scared or what."
"Shut the hell up everyone!!!" The voice was very loud that it made everyone in the crowd cover their ears immediately.
Ughh.
Where'd this sound came from.
It was Ron.
Meanwhile Leo was already wearing an ear plug, acting like he couldn't hear anything.
Soon after minutes of circling, Aided jumped on top of the knight as he hold his sword up high.
He pulled the sword very tightly and directed it towards the knight.
It was a very intense moment, the power of the swing was so strong was the air felt as if it was bending.
Both the swords collided with each other.
Aiden was pushed back a bit after the collision, but the knight's sword seemed to have cracks.
Aiden was exhausted as he breathed slowly and quickly grabbed his sword again.
In a brief moment, aiden rushed back towards the knight and tried to cut it's neck.
The crowd kept quite and was focusing on the match intensely.
Although the knight dodged it, it's position was slightly messed. Aiden quickly picked up the pace and beheaded it.
Aiden felt unconsciousness from exhaustion, and Ron quickly grabbed him in his back.
Everyone was silent as they were still shocked as to what they had witnessed.
Soon after from the crowd a clap could be head, and then suddenly everyone started to clap in an almost synch way.
It was Leo in that corner of the crowd who started the clap.
As soon as Leo stepped on the ground, everyone started to cheer him.
"It's him right?"
"The third son of the great Mizaki clan"
"I want his autograph"
"He's so cool."
Leo didn't paid much attention to it. His eyes were dead sharp as usual, with a cold demeanor look he took out his sword.
As he gazed into the crowd with a scared intent, the entire crowd went silent.
'I don't need your cheer or sympathy. Pathetic bastards.'
[Spirit Knight : Level 1]
[Defeat the spirit knight]
[Exp : 10]
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[Leo Mizaki : Level 2] [Exp : 00/100]
[Points : 5]
Stats -
Strength : 9
Agility : 9
Stamina : 8
Mental : 11
Dexerity : 10
Skills -
(None)
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