Eve

"Yeah yesterday", began the guy." You offended a big shot. You are so unlucky dude. You see.."

"Wait",I stopped him from talking." Can you start from the beginning especially with your name?"

"Ah I see",the guy said while frowning. "It began like this.."

My facial expression went from confusion to sadness then astonishment and to pity before stopping at fear. Yes fear. Apparently I'm dealing with some super crazy dude.

My background was not that pleasant. My parents left me. Yeah you read right. They left me in an orphanage because they knew early enough that I had no mana as kids awakened at age 5 . I grew up there and went to basic school still hoping I might have mana before the age of 15. But alas, I'm still the same. Since it's mandatory for youngsters to attend,I had to move here. My rank? Ha seems I have none. I got bullied for sure. In a world where strength is appreciated and weakness is despised, it's normal to see those situations. My trouble began when I stood up to my bully. An E rank by the name of Bayo. His father is the head of one of the three top guilds in my region. I was beaten. It got to the point that I avoided class. Well yesterday. I was placed in an E rank mind illusion. I guess I must have been traumatized. Oh by the way the guy who told me all this things was my friend from afar as no one wanted to associate with me. I know what you are thinking. He can't protect me as he's F- rank. His name was Kofi.

"What does dense mana mean?" I asked.

"Ohh the chair ! "Kofi exclaimed. "You see many people are hyped for the fight. They believe you have something off your sleeve and you want to show up. The chair is an artifact given by the school to boost the competitive spirit of the students. The mana around the chair is thick as it revolves round the chair. It enable the seater to passively absorb mana while in class. Ours is a minimum tier grade. The C class has low tier. The B has mid tier grade while the A class has high tier grade. Ah lucky them. The highest rank in our class is E+ rank. In the world, it's D- rank. I think the name of the guy is James Lance. He's the son of the Duke of London. He's quite famous."

"Wait did you say James Lance? " I asked tilting my head

"Yeah you know him?"

Huh, my mouth was wide open. No wonder i had a sense of Deja Vu when I was reading those books. I'm in a novel. The heroes age! But how? This is impossible. There was no account of someone without mana. So I'm an extra? All these pour through my mind as I kept quiet. Kofi snapped me out of it

"Hey,I asked a question. Do you know him?"

"Social media wise if you insist," I replied moving away from the corridor. "I have to go."

"Wait, how are you going to defeat Ibe? "He asked with concern

"How I know best." I said leaving him in confusion.

I ran back to my dorm. Now that I notice it, my dorm room was secluded from others. The worst of the worst with no facility for development. I can't blame them. The resources are limited. They have to give it to their promising students.

Please be real please be real, I begged as I took a dagger. I found it in my drawer. I sliced my hand with the dagger with hope that I won't be harmed. Alas, I was wrong. It pierce my skin easily and blood flowed. I quickly applied first aid to stop the bleeding. I had no healing potion as I was poor. I just noticed that I haven't even ate for the whole day.

"Ah I need to go to the academy cafeteria."

I saw a watch on the table as I prepared to leave. I put in on and a hologram appeared. Yeah I know. It was the E-watch . It even had the low tier appraisal with which I could check my status. Also it could be used for communication.

<A duel has been requested from Rank 1 IB >

<Do you accept? Yes. No. >

I clicked yes

<The duel will take place tomorrow at the first year training center.>

I checked to see the friend list I had. Only Kofi contact was with me. Not surprising. I then clicked status information after seeing the friend list.

I felt a wave passing through my body. I shuddered lightly

Status Information

(Name: Femi Adewole

Specie: Human

Potential:??

Rank: null

Strength:N(??)

Vitality:??

Intelligence: F-

Speed: N(??)

Agility: N(??)

MP: null

Perception: N(??)

Skills

SUPERIOR PHYSIQUE : [Locked]

You have the physique of a peak SSS rank. Your body will undergo a tremendous change and no attack below SSS whether physical or magical shall harm you.

???????????: ????????????[Locked]

TREASURE MAP: passive

You will be alerted of any treasure whether minimum grade or perfect grade. Also, a map will be available to guide you there.

Comment: How did you survive? )

So it was not an illusion. It was real . I guess this was the heritage. Too bad I can't use it as it's locked. What's the meaning of N. I didn't come across this in the novel. I don't even have a good weapon to practice with. Forgot it,I must eat.

With that I ran out of my room and down to the cafeteria. I ate quickly in order to avoid " the bullies". Then I headed out of the cafeteria to a nearby lake.

I don't have much strength or power. How am I going to defeat the top ranker of our class. James is the least of my problems and I will think about him another day. I don't have any advantage. Ah screw this. I just have to accept defeat.

With that I left the lake.

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Nightfall {Battle eve}

A quiet corridor

"Ibe, there's nothing to worry about. I can't feel any power in his body. He's powerless. I'm sure you will finish the fight within a second."

"I was worried for nothing, Ibe exhaled. Thanks kwame. I guess I shouldn't harm him a little don't you think?"

Laughter erupted from both of them in the dark conner of the night.