[Jeanna's POV]
"Let's start organizing our group..."
I said as everyone's attention is on me.
I'm standing on top of the platform that's in the front of the room, so they can all see me clearly.
And after making sure that no one is against my words, I continued talking...
"It's been 4 days since the combat test."
"And in that small amount of time, Raven's popularity grew and is still growing at a terrifying pace."
I stated.
"The proof of that are you guys."
Then I added and looked at everyone in the room.
"I just started recruiting a day ago."
"And I even did it discreetly because I'm sure Raven would probably destroy our group even before it forms if he knew what we're doing."
I explained to everyone.
And at my words, I saw the expressions of the others changed...
Some are showing a strong agreement on my statement as they probably know Raven to some extent.
While the others doesn't really care that much and they're just waiting for us to start organizing our group.
So that's what I did.
"I already said all I want to say."
I muttered.
"So without further ado..."
"Let's get started."
Then I declared.
""Yeah!""
And the others responded in unison.
And after that, many members raised their hands.
I don't really know any of them, so I just pointed at a girl that's in the same class as me and Raven.
She's one of the girls that Harvey tried to hit on in the past while she and her friends are talking about Raven.
Anyway, after pointing at her, she stood up and looked at me seriously.
Then she opened her mouth...
"What should we name our group?"
She asked.
"'Raven's Fanclub' sounds boring."
Then she added!
"THAT'S RIGHT!!"
"We should think of a different name!"
"Something that sounds cool!"
"Something befitting for Raven!"
And the others started voicing out their agreements to the girl's suggestion!
And seeing that, a happy smile appeared on my face.
"Then, the first thing we'll do is to think of a fitting name for our group!"
And I exclaimed!
""YEAH!""
And the others excitedly replied.
Then after that, everyone started suggesting names for our group!
...
But it didn't end there, as after choosing a name for the group.
That's just when we really started organizing our group, and there's a lot of steps in doing so.
It's harder than any of hs expected!
Nevertheless, no one complained as we all wanted to be the first and the official group of Raven's fan club!
***
Meanwhile, as all of that are happening...
Swoosh-
Inside of one of the [Student Council]'s training room.
Swoosh-
A person is continuously swinging their sword!
The training room was pretty spacious and it's all white from walls, floor, and ceiling!
It's also have a complete set of training equipments that a person would need inside!
And the person inside of such a room... Is Curtis.
He's half naked, top part, and he's covered in his sweat!
Swiish-
He's currently honing his sword skills and techniques that were taught to him at a young age by his family!
Swoosh-
Swish-
SLASH-!
Fwish-!
It was then, Curtis performed many consecutive swings using his personal sword that have a sharp bluish blade and a golden hilt!
His sword seems to able to cut anything that goes in its way!
And Curtis' attacks are getting faster and faster at every swing he completes!
SHING-!
The sword skill Curtis just did was beautiful and eye catching!
His sword was moving and slashing smoothly like a calm flowing water!
Swoosh-
Drip- Drip–
But after performing such a technique, more sweat started dripping from Curtis' body and his breathing became uneven!
Curtis was clearly exhausted!
But still, his concentration did not breaking, even a bit.
Slash-!
He just continued swinging his sword even though it feels like his body was breaking.
SWISH-!
He didn't stop even though his grip to his sword was continuously weakening.
Fwoosh-
Slash-!
Curtis just beautifully swung his sword, again and again, even though no one is looking.
And he's been actually doing this for many hours now, without stopping!
Curtis has been training since 12:05 AM this morning.
And currently, the time is 1:00 PM of the afternoon!
And all this time...
He was not disturbed by anyone or anything because of the room he's in.
The [Student Council]'s private training rooms are sound proof and it can withstand the firepower of an <A> rank or a 6th tier magic!
And Curtis asked Lillen and the others for a favor yesterday.
And that is to let him use one of the training rooms nonstop all by himself for a day without anyone disturbing him!
And everyone agreed to let him do what he wants!
Swoosh-
Which leads to the present where Curtis is swinging his sword nonstop while ignoring everything around him!
SLASH-!
And as Curtis swings his sword, he can fee himself getting stronger, making him want to swing more and more!
***
In the same day, 3:29 PM....
Curtis finally stopped swinging his sword.
"Huu...haaaaa..huuu...haaaa..huu...haaa..."
He's currently lying on the floor while chasing his breath.
The body pains and the exhaustion he ignored while he was swinging his sword were all now taking effect on him!
"Fuck..."
Curtis weakly mumbled as he tried standing up, but all he can move properly at the moment was his mouth!
His hands are trembling and his palms are as red as a tomato, and they're aching!
So, Curtis started circulating his mana...
"Water..."
Then he said.
Swaah-
And a small waterball appeared on top of his mouth!
It was made using his mana and his water attribute.
And then, Curtis slowly brought the waterball close to his lips...
Sluuuurp-
Gulp.
And he drank it!
He repeated that, again and again, and he started regaining his energy.
...
After some minutes, Curtis finally recovered some of his energy to sit up.
Swoosh-
But he's not contented with that as he immediately took out 2 intermediate stamina potion from his spatial storage...
Gulp- Gulp-
And he drank them.
"Whooo... That's more like it."
Curtis said with a charming smile as he stood up.
And because he's topless, his sweaty and beautiful body muscles were openly revealed.
And it would've make many girls drool if they saw that.
But unfortunately, there's no one in the room with Curtis to see it.
Not that Curtis care though as he only have his eyes on Eve.
Swoosh-
Anyway, Curtis took out something from his spatial storage again...
It's a high class man-made artifact that have a form of a watch like the V.D.
And the name of that artifact is [PSC], or Personal Stat Checker.
It's an expensive artifact, costing for about 10 to 20 million zeals each!
Simplifying it, [PSC] is like Raven's or Sariel's appraisal skill, but downgraded and expensive as hell!
It's because appraisal skill are rare! Especially those that work on living beings!
It is said that there were only about 50 living individuals who have the an appraisal skill, and only 5 of them can appraise living beings!
"Now, did I achieved my goal...?"
Anyway, Curtis really didn't care about that information as he immediately wore the [PSC].
He was nervous and excited at the same time.
But he wants to know his progress...
So without further ado, he activated the watch.
And his stats appeared a minute after!
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[STATUS]
Name:Curtis Hawkins
Rank:D-
Mana Control:D-
Strength:D-
Agility:D
Stamina:E+
Intelligence:D-
Luck:E+
Charm:D+
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"I finally ranked up!"
Curtis immediately exclaimed as soon as he saw his new stats.
He was happy that his hardwork finally paid off!
"I finally caught up to Alec..."
Curtis mumbled with a smile.
But that smile soon disappeared.
"Now let's surpass him, and make sure Raven can't catch up..."
Then Curtis stated as he reached out for his sword again.
And without hesitation...
SWOOSH-
SLASH-!
SWISH-
Curtis started training again!
He's not just a genius, he's a fucking hard worker!
(Curtis' skills also leveled up, he just doesn't know 'cause his artifact sucks.)
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[Drei05]:So there's currently a strong storm here and there's no signal, I even barely uploaded this chapter.
Anyway, hope you enjoy :3
This 𝓬ontent is taken from fre𝒆webnove(l).𝐜𝐨𝗺