The Tales of Draconic Warlock

Chapter 76: My five months in the academy (5)

Though on the surface, things went smoothly for me but that wasn't the case.

There were four monthly class evaluations and in every class evaluation, I ranked first. That wasn't easy. I was improving, and so were the others.

I had to increase the intensity of my training. So I increased the weights, thereby straining my body a little more. It was very effective while learning the Movement Arts and while advancing Staff Arts.

Just like skill levels, advancing weapon arts is also not easy, especially breaking through the barrier between stages. Within a month and a half I reached Intermediate level 10 in Staff Arts but to advance to Advanced level 1, it took three months to do so.

The only reason why I was able to keep was because of the points that I gained. Every time I gained a few points, helped me earn more points, which helped me to retain my number-one status.

With me as number one, I gained more points, which helped me further. I was able to retain my rank because I was number one in the previous one.

Every student stayed in the academy for these five months. The items they could get their hands on were practically transparent. There is nothing that can boost this power at that time. Actually, there is but that costs a lot of points, which I am sure that a first-year student can't afford.

Unless a senior or a teacher at the academy made those items available to the students, there was no way for the students in my year to suddenly improve themselves. This is why I am sure that my rank in the half-year evaluation would remain at number one.

What I needed to worry about was the changes that would happen after the holidays.

Since I decided to level up in the secret realm, I remained at the same level and rank as when I entered the academy.

The second ranker Malia, reached peak Tier-1 and she should have taken the promotion mission too. I don't know if she could break by the time when the academy resumes next semester, but I have a feeling that she would break into Tier-2.

This would be the best rank that would be in the first year if I had not appeared.

I was lucky to have skipped Tier promotion missions three times. I mean I skipped from Tier-0 to Tier-3, in a single day, with a single kill. I was lucky in that way. For whatever reason, the Tier promotion missions were skipped and that helped me a lot.

These Tier promotion missions are a hassle. It was not just my opinion but everyone's.

Even though no one likes them, they are something that one has to do. They were said to be testing from the world. It was said that the world is testing whether a person is worthy or not to be promoted to the next stage.

I am not sure about that worthy part. There are many evil people who are promoted and later cause a lot of problems for people around the world. So I don't think that the world was testing if we are worthy or not.

Though I don't agree with that part, I agree that the missions that we were assigned are pretty problematic. I myself got those weird choices for my promotion. I don't think that I am the only one. There must be others.

What I am worried about these promotion missions is that they would become more problematic as you rank up. So with how my Tier-4 promotion was, I am not sure what my Tier-5 promotion might be but I am sure that the mission would be much more cumbersome than it was before.

The only reason why I was able to complete that Tier-4 promotion was because of the fourth option that I had. It was about a demon and that was the only option that felt less weird to me.

I am no saint. Though I won't go out and do evil acts, I am not someone who stands for justice and honor of others. I'll do things that I want to, as long as it doesn't innocent on purpose. That's where my justice ends.

Though I don't know whether Inari was innocent or not, I took advantage of her at that time. So I repaid her back in full, at least I hope so.

With the cosmic market at my disposal, I have access to various resources. Many of them are not available in this world. There are resources that don't have an alternative here or it is very difficult to find.

One such resource that I brought was something that could help her improve her bloodline faster. It was called Datum Flower. It has a chemical that can improve a Succubus Bloodline much faster than what was available in this world.

It works on all Lust Demons, and if they find out that this existed, they would swarm over to get a piece of it. Even a piece of the flower can bring great effects for the lust demon. I gave Inari two of those flowers and they are in perfect state.

It drained my credits in the market but that was able to improve her bloodline. Technically, it's still improving.

Unlike the common knowledge on how the types of resources would abruptly improve the bodies, this didn't. It was improving her bloodline but at a steady pace. There was nothing to do on her part, except to take good nutrition. Everything else can be taken care of by the flower.

I think this type of resource should be considered a national treasure.

Think about it. Normally resources resources such as these would improve one's strength exponentially. It would be too much for the body. If the strain is too much, the body can explode or the person can go into a coma.

It is not the best way to improve one's strength. Any abrupt improvement can cause a lot of damage to the body in the long run. This was also one of the reasons why I decided to slow down and improve my physical condition.

I mean I jumped from Tier-0 to Tier-3. It appears good on the surface but it was not. There are unseen damages in my body. Whether this is a magical world or not, there are rules that need to be followed.

Though the rules were different if I compared this world to Earth but there are rules, the rules of magic and they have to be followed. There may be someone who can break these rules but I am sure that I am at a stage where I can break the rules and not suffer consequences.