I returned to my apartment. A savoury odour touches the sensors in my nose.

Confirming its source, there was 2 cups of instant noodle sitting on the pantry left to be immersed in hot water.

Lucas went out of his room.

He saw me and we greet each other.

He went to check on the noodles.

I approached him and stood by his side, asking if he's not going to the canteen for lunch.

"I feel a bit tired to walk around", he answered.

"Oh and I had a roommate too. When I came back he was already there. He is actually our classmate".

"He skipped yesterday and today's class for, some reasons", Lucas added more.

The door to Lucas room was opened. A figure with hazel eyes and very short hair came out. His stature was almost similar to Lucas, although he was less muscular.

With his almost bald head, his size and his big body, he looks like a bad boy type.

He turned towards me, as if he was surprised.

"Yo. Lucas, you brought your girlfriend in?", he said while teasingly smile at him.

"H-he's a guy!", Lucas was flustered at his words.

He turned his head to me and look at my face carefully.

"Damn. Haha. I thought she-, I mean he, is a girl. His face is so cute".

"Mmm... Thank you?", I thanked him for its technically a praise.

"I am Ian by the way. I was screwing around I forgot to join the orientation haha".

"Oh. I am Bell", I replied to him.

What did he just say? Nvm.

We then introduced each other.

"Damn your voice is cute too. I want to bite your cheeks",

"N-no-".

Huhu. I don't know why I feel flustered at being told I was cute like that.

I never have handled this kind of person.

He's too direct. And why Lucas just keep quiet? I hoped he said something.

I just ignores him and run away back into my room quickly not dealing with the situation.

And what did he meant he wanted to bite my cheeks why would he want to do that.

Inside the room, Ars was laying down on bed.

I asked if he wanted to go for lunch with me. He agreed.

As usual, there were many students seated at the canteen, and the gazes coming to towards Ars too.

The queue were shorter as lunch had been served for quite a while.

As we got our fish fillet with Oceana sauce served with fried potato chips, we sat down on an empty table and start to eat.

"Bell".

'Yes?'.

"I wanted to go to the training room later in the evening".

"Want to come with me?" he added.

'Sure, Ars. I wanted to test something I had in mind too', I agreed with him.

The training facility is advanced. They have humanoid golems that can even analyse the attack power of our attacks and display them.

They also can fight with different level of difficulties and analyse our movements to counter them.

Lunch today is pretty good I have to say.

Though the fish they served had been stored in the freezer for about a week or so.

We went back to our room shortly.

The class we had after this is Aeneas Language followed by Basic Mathematics.

You might be wondering what is the use of this.

Some of the people here haven't receive proper education as they came from the outskirts. One or two may even come from a slum.

But of course, I received education on the language since I was 5 or so.

Well, while most people do know how to read and write, but there are differences in academic writing, letters, reports, and even in literature writing.

This world, although is filled with monsters and beasts, dungeons and magic;

But they still have kind of formal ways to do stuffs. We still have to send a resume to apply for a job, for example. Or one may want to be an author who write fantasy light novel about someone reincarnated in a world without magic or something.

As for mathematics class, the tutors coming to teach me math back in Bloodfallen mansion all were impressed that I was quick to solve everything.

Not bragging but I have A+ on my Math Higher Level class for my IB (International Baccalaureate) and (forced to) join math Olympiads to represent the school back on Earth.

I would say I am above average in academic stuffs.

We both took a quick nap before going to evening classes.

***

The class was dull. The lecturer told us that attendance does not matter for these classes as long as we pass our writing examinations. And that if we are confident enough they can just leave the class.

When she said that, some of the students hesitatingly stored their book in the dimensional storage and slowly and quietly exit the classroom.

I wanted to ditch the class right then and there too but Lucas and Arseus seems to be focusing on them so I stayed with them until the end.

Before the class end, she gave us some worksheets for practice. Although I already finished it in 1 minute right after I got the sheet on hand.

Lucas seems confused about why X is 3 but Y+2=X and so Y is 1 =X-2. Honestly I think the lecturer is the problem for explaining so badly and half-heartedly.

Ars on the other hand able to understand it just fine.

We return to our rooms shortly after. Ars took off his school uniform and lay them on the rail of his bed. His black sleeveless undershirt made him look hot revealing his muscles as usual.

Ars noticed I was staring at him and turned to look at me. I act like it was nothing and just turned my eyes away.

Oh right. I should invite Lucas too.

I went and knock on his door before opening it.

"Yo", Ian greeted me.

I simply said 'hey' and turned to Lucas.

'Lucas, me and Ars going to training room later. The one at Sport Complex. Wanna come?', I asked him.

"Sure", he replied.

'In 15 minutes', I added.

I wonder if I should invite Ian too, out of respect. I mean, he will be Lucas's friend naturally and he might hang around me and Ars more so should I?

"Ian, want to join us", Lucas asked him before I could.

He refused the invitation, saying he had other stuffs to do.

Some times later we had prepared ourselves and went to the training facility.

The training room is really big. Some target dummies were placed along one side of the room with large spaces between them.

At the centre there's also same target dummies with spaces apart but it was used for short ranged spells or even if you want to hit it directly with your weapons.

At the entrance into the training room, there was a large weapon racks with variety of weapons ranging from spears, swords, shields, maces, daggers, guns, bow, and other unique weapons like gauntlets and whip.

I was really interested in the guns. It was fuelled using mana. I had the urge to try out the sniper rifle especially. But maybe later.

Ars picked up a sword from a rack. It was a standard sword you would find in any fantasy novel. Looking at it with intent and determination. As if, he yearns strength.

Lucas also took the same type of sword as Ars. Even though he knew how to use a bow, he seems interested to try out swordsmanship.

Fighting on melee range is actually the specialty of wind attribute magic users. In general, wind spells casting speed is faster compared to others.

One could say in terms of combating other humans or humanoid figures one on one at close range, wind magic user have the advantage.

Think about, how one Wind Blade spell, although its area is small it could severe your unprotected neck instantly at melee range.

Wind projectile spells loses it power more significantly than others as it travels. However the spell is quick to cast, fast and had almost invincible projectile, making the combat style more prominent.

Wind magic user also have access to self enhancing spell. Cloaking themselves with wind, increasing their speed and makes them slippery versus enemy.

Of course, if you want to destroy a horde of monster for examples, fire magic is the best way to go.

Both Ars and Lucas went to the personal training room to practice using a sword while I went to to test my magic to a target dummy.

As I stood a far distance from the target, I started with a simple 1 circle water ball.

Magic circle emerges and soon water ball shoot out hitting the dummy.

It displayed the relative power of the magic.

Hmm.

I then tried to use water bullet, the spell with 2 integrated magic circle that the instructor improvised during the practical class.

The magic circles forms. The water sphere shoots out into the second circle and turned into a fast bullet shaped projectile.

That was significantly stronger and cost only 1.5 times more mana than water ball. It seems that I might have improved the seemingly weak water magic by a lot.

Next, I try to test the tri-circle water magic, water javelin spell. Forming a projectile thinner and have higher pressure than water bullet.

Three circles appears in front of me forming a tunnel shape.

It takes almost 7 seconds of focus before the magic circles is completed.

A ball of water forms at the first magic circle and it shoots out through the 2 magic circles in front of it turning it thinner with higher pressure and speed.

It shoots out at the dummy target, hitting it as mist forms out of the high energy on impact.

Whew. That is around 5 times more power than water bullet. Though it cost 2 times more mana than water bullet spell and takes 7 seconds to prepare.

The power to mana ratio is really high, but the casting time is not practical unless someone can act as the aggro when fighting.

I was satisfied with the numbers.

I then went to one of the personal training room. The golem also have the function to display attack power. There were a glass display on the chest of the golem where I can modify the golem settings.

I opened my dimensional storage to take a belt with throwing knives and throwing stars attached to it, wearing it over my waist.

I choose the easiest difficulty and a 10 second countdown starts before the golem start to attack.

My original fighting style using my original magic, threads of mana.

It's been a while I have used this.

Threads made out of mana grow from each of my prosthetic fingers. I place both my hands on a throwing star each.

The countdown on the golem display reaches zero and it immediately approach me at speed.

Hap!

I threw the shuriken directly at the golem. It simply deflected them with one arm.

It displays the relative power of the attack.

With threads of mana still attached to the shuriken, I pull them back into my hands, absorbing the thread of mana shortening it lengths.

Alright. That's for warmup.

I threw both the shuriken to the golem again, and quickly I take throwing knives from my waist with 3 knives in each hand. In a split second I tied them each with mana threads and throw them too.

It deflected the incoming metal projectiles like it was nothing with its arm.

With the projectiles still in the air, I moved the threads attached to them making it wraps around the golem!

The projectiles moved circular motions using the golem body as the circumference before the blades grinds the golem body as it wraps around it.

The golem is immobilised and tried to break the thread of mana but quickly I reached out a short blade from behind my waist.

Pulling myself into the golem at incredible speed using the pulling force of my threads wrapping it, I stabbed it in the chest before kicking it away pushing me into the air backward.

I made a backflip and landed with style.

Wew. My weeb inner self has come out and I felt like a ninja or something. This will be my final attack at melee range after immobilising the target.

But then if the enemy broke the threads as I was still mid-air they could easily counters me.

As I was still thinking about my movements and recalling how stylish I am still, the golem suddenly break the threads and run really fast to me.

I was startled and can't react!

It punched me hard in the face almost sending me flying backward as I fall to the ground.

THAT DAMN HURTS!

Blood comes out of my nose. I was sure it broke my nose.

Is this golem sentient and wanted revenge?!

The golem, as if it was satisfied at it's work it stopped moving.

'End', I called the word out to end the practice. The golem walked to its original location.

Huhu. The bleeding stopped really quickly and my nose self repaired very fast as if it was never damaged in a matter of seconds.

My self regeneration coupled with automated healing spell in the room made me regenerate even faster than usual.

I wouldn't daydreaming again after this. I regret it.

I took out the weapons imbedded into the golem's body.

I wanted a break and so I went to check on how Lucas and Ars is doing.

I went to where Lucas were and sees he was fighting a golem with a wooden sword in its hand.

The golem had a programmed swordsmanship and students can learn from it as well. Lucas stepped sideways, dodging the incoming swinging sword. Quickly he countered by swinging his sword to the golem's arm causing it to lose its grip on the weapon.

Lucas raised his sword and to cut down the golem however it stepped sideway and span dodging the attack gracefully before a backfist landed on Lucas head causing him to topple.

Damn that golem's evasion and attack was so smooth.

Lucas didn't give up yet and raised up once more, holding the sword in his hand. His sweat was dripping down his neck. And again he approached the golem.

Lucas really is motivated.

I then went to the other personal training room to check on Ars.

The transparent glass shows me a horrifying view.

Ars managed to block the incoming swing of the sword, deflecting it to the side.

Ars let go one of his hand from the sword handle and swing his left arm towards the golem's head. A green magic circle form at his left palm as it approaches the golem's neck.

In an instant the circle was complete and as a blade of air magic at an inch distance was shot.

And yet the golem inhumanely dodged it by tilting his entire body at the last split second. At the same time it swung its wooden sword on Ars on the side of his stomach.

As if it crushed his ribs, Ars lost the grip on his sword due to the excruciating pain and the golem took the chance to kick him in the chest making Ars spurt out some blood from his mouth as he flew backward hitting the glass walls.

ARS!!!