At Elizabeth's cue, Barron and I released our auras which collided, sweeping the air in every direction."Let's get this over with quickly, I don't have all day."Barron said spirals of flame swirled around his arms."As you wish."In an instant, a bed of flowers covered the field, and the ground, which had seemed chaotic earlier, took on a heavenly appearance, the best way to conceal a lethal weapon.Barron, unfazed, fired an orb of fire at me, sweeping the flowers away. A magic user so, interesting. The orb exploded on me, and the petals scattered, Albert jubilant."Well done, Sir Barron! I knew you had it in you!He coughed lightly and regained his composure."This establishes that Miss Elizabeth, even you cannot deny that it is grossly insufficient."No one answered him or even looked shocked, Hope and Elizabeth stared at a very familiar scene, thousands of petals swirling around Barron."... No, you won't."Barron turned the palm of his right hand and a violent wind rose,throwin

It was dawn in the village, the day I left. In the house, everyone was still asleep, and outside, the streets were deserted. The perfect time for my morning round. I headed for the nearby forest, sinking deeper and deeper until I was sure I was completely isolated. "Very well, one last time before the great departure." I closed my eyes for a moment, and when I opened them again, they brightened red. In this scene, I was alone in the forest, in my point of view, I could see a message on a green screen. [Extermination Quest: Kill 10 Boars | Reward: 20 exp - 1 soul stone] [ Quest: Gather 400 black water lilies| Reward: 40 exp - 3 elemental stones] I had a unique ability giving me access to a system offering me a choice of two quests every day. The best part was that after completing one of the quests, I was rewarded with a brand new skill that made me even better at things I'd never practiced before. These skills ranged from combat skills like swordsmanship and archery to survival

"This is your bus stop."I snapped my finger and a dimensional hole opened beneath Erick. He fell there without even realizing what was happening, and in no time, found himself free-falling under the bridge."Say hello to the parents of my payment, stone and stick."Erick felt endless, it would be fun to know what he was thinking at the time, but I had to take care of his companions first."W... What... Where's Erick?! What did you do??""On the bright side... Now you really have the harem of girls you've been dreaming about.""Bring him back, now!"Leon was advancing furiously towards me, his fist clenching and releasing dangerous waves of energy, his means of negotiation."Scary."I snapped my fingers and another hole opened up under Leon, knocking him under the bridge.No matter what people say, gravity has always been a formidable weapon, I took out 2 E rank emissaries with minimal effort, not a feat but still impressive."Are you crazy?! When… What did you…""Ah, I forgot you, Mo

The next day had arrived, the day we were supposed to enroll in the academy.The sun had risen a few hours ago and life was returning to normal in the capital.In the courtyard of an inn, Hope, wearing only shorts, was swinging a wooden sword in the air."Ha!"Powerful blows rent the air, a delectable sight for the inn manager."Mister Hope, you have a visitor."The young man stopped and looked at the manager who was accompanied by a robust man, tall and with disheveled black hair."Hm, not so bad, if It was me, I would have added a few weights, but I think for a beginner it's already good.""Oh Huh... Thanks, but it's only a warm-up, I can't risk getting injured today, my daily training is usually more brutal.""For me, if you don't risk getting hurt, it's not training.""... Who are you by the way?"The man crossed his arms and cocked his chin proudly, showing off his massive pecs."I am an examiner from the Royal Academy of Nebula, Physical Education teacher, and especially C-class

An awkward silence settled in, we stared at each other like animals in different cages in a zoo, Iris noticed this strange tension and broke the ice."Good to see you Thomas, I see you've already brought Cid""Oh, good to see you, Miss Iris, and yes, I brought back this rascal but… What a hassle.""Hey, watch your mouth, I'm not getting ordered around by a subordinate. And what are those beggars doing here? You're not here as cooks or something right? Even this would be too much for the likes of you."Thomas facepalmed and sighed while Iris was giggling."I see, I heard the Avatar enlisted by Dean Candace was quite the character, You seem to live up to that name.""Hm, Yeah, and You should tell loudly to this fool who enlisted me, we don't have the same value."Hope fixed his collar, a smirk on his face." Oh? Is that really all you have? For your information, the one who enlisted us is the captain of the Royal Guards, MY sister. The strongest woman in the country saw potential in us