Chapter 2: Power
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--- After the day that was technically the first one of the school year, another one arrives, with the sun rays of the morning penetrating through Dusk's windows, thus waking him up. A sound that reminded him of flowing water could be heard inside the room... But the source of the sound actually was...
"Hmm... What the-?!" Dusk woke up faster than he ever did before, and now, might need to dry himself before going to his classroom.
"Good morning!" says Hikari while holding, a now-empty bucket of water in his hands.
"Why did you do this?!" shouted Dusk
He was wet from head to toes... Hikari used the classic method to wake someone up... The water bucket...
"It's 9:00 AM, i***t! We are going to be late!" shouted Hikari
"Ah... Yeah... It's the day every normal human hates..." thinks Dusk
"I know what you're thinking, and yes... It's Monday," said Hikari
"How did he know?" thinks Dusk
"Probably because of your easy-to-read face... Now get up and change! That principal is going to beat us like we're carpets if he sees that we are late from the first day..." says Hikari who continues then with:
"If you really want to sleep so badly, then go in your classroom and sleep... That's what I'm going to do at the very least..."
After some meaningless chatter, while walking towards the main building of the school, Dusk found himself in front of the classroom that he believed was his. He parted ways with Hikari and then, looking at the plate that was right next to the door, he started thinking...
"So this is my classroom... 1-B room..."
Entering inside, he took a look around and muttered with a defeated face:
"So many people... How did I get here...? Well, I think the last seat is my soul partner, so I am going straight there..."
And just like this, Dusk slowly walks towards the last desk in the classroom, right next to the window, places his bag and then puts his head on the table.
Meanwhile, at the same time, Hikari arrived in his class, and after looking around, he thinks:
"This class has what I hate the most... People..." then closing his eyes, he tries the avoid the looks of his classmates and slowly walks towards one desk.
"I think I am going to the last seat and sleep for a bit..."
While standing with his head on his desk, inside classroom 1-B, Dusk started thinking:
"He said I could sleep here, but with so many people around there, it is truly impossible... You useless- Come here and save me!"
"Umm... Hey?" Dusk started hearing one voice calling him, but he chose to ignore it for the time being.
"I see you're a little sleepy!" says the random girl voice that didn't give up and still called for him.
"Hmm...?"
Dusk finally lifts his head from his desk, just to see something that he didn't think he'd see just after waking up.
"She...is...so... cute!" he thinks
"What am I thinking...? Why am I not answering? I am just standing here!" he thinks
"Uh, yeah... I have an i***t roommate that used that old, good for nothing method... Waking me up with water..."
"But it worked, right?"
"What do you think?"
"Uh... I forgot to introduce myself! I am Shimada! Shimada Mizuki! What about you?"
"I am Dusk... Aome Dusk..."
"Wait... You are that guy from the opening ceremony!"
"Umm... Yes"
"I always wanted to ask you! How did you manage to get a 0 on a practical exam?!"
"Well, probably because I am not talented enough or something... I don't really know..." he tried to brush it off, hiding the truth. After all, he didn't want anyone to become suspicious of him without any reason.
"Talented or not, isn't it impossible to get a 0...?"
Mizuki started staring at Dusk with a suspicious look, but then, the bell finally saved the day for Dusk. After ringing, Mizuki cut the conversation short, going back to her seat...
"Well, I think it can't be helped! If you want me to help you with magic, call me!" says Mizuki
And then, just before going back to her seat, Mizuki hands Dusk a piece of paper, where what looked like her phone number was actually written onto it.
Then, the teacher enters the classroom...
"Good morning class! I am Aiko... Your homeroom teacher and also your magical practice teacher! For now, let's start with the presence!"
A few minutes pass, and the presence was already over. There weren't so many students in this class, so the presence didn't take a lot of time...
"Good! Nice to meet you all! First off, I would like to choose the class representatives. Since yesterday you've had enough time to meet with each other and get to know your classmates better, I would like to ask you first if there is anyone you'd like to nominate for this spot?"
After many different opinions, the students finally came to a decision... Thus, Mizuki, Dusk, and one more boy were now standing in front of the class.
"How did I get chosen... Why did I get here?" thinks Dusk
Roles:
Mizuki Shimada - Class President
Kubo Yuuji - Vice President
Dusk Aome - Class Discipline Responsible
"Impossible..." mutters Dusk while staring at the floor with a defeated expression.
Meanwhile, in Hikari's class, the homeroom teacher finally appeared, bring only a good mood and joy with him:
"Hello, humans! Welcome to hell!"
"Isn't he...?"
"The Principal?!"
Many students from the classroom were astonished by the fact that their homeroom teacher, and apparently their practical lessons teacher was also the principal of the Academy.
The principal puts on his scary, devilish smile and then says:
"We're going to skip the presence because no one cares about this! Let's jump to the other problem, being the class representatives!" then looking towards a specific person, he calls for his name:
"Hikari!"
However, from Hikari's direction, a snoring sound could be heard... He was obviously... Sleeping.
"I feel danger..." he starts thinking
A fast palm was swiftly approaching Hikari, followed then... By a hit sound...
However, not like many could've imagined, Hikari blocked the palm with his hands.
"Good reflexes kid... But why are you sleeping?!" shouted the principal that was right next to him. Then grabbing Hikari's neck, he lifts him and throws him right in front of the class.
"He is your leader! Any comments?!" shouted the principal.
A moment of silence fell upon the class filled with students that were already trembling in fear.
"I see... Hikari! Do you need any Vice President or Discipline Representative?" asked the principal
"Umm..."
"Don't answer... I don't even care about your decision!"
Then, after a few more moments of wonderful chatter with their homeroom teacher, the students are finally saved by the ringing bell.
"Ah, you've survived an entire hour... Let's see how you'll survive the rest of five hours!"
And so, the principal left the classroom at once...
"I like this guy..." thinks Hikari
Dusk and Mizuki then ran at the class that was right next to theirs, that being class 1-D...
"What was that sound?!" shouted Mizuki
"Our homeroom teacher chose our president..." says Hikari while getting up from the floor.
"Why do you look worse than you usually do?" asks Dusk
"I just woke up... Are you really asking me this kind of thing?"
"I see... Well, I'll go back to my class..."
"Bye"
Just like this, Dusk and Mizuki left class 1-D and while walking in the corridor, the two of them started talking.
"Our next class is magic practice... What are you going to do?" asks Mizuki
"Probably do my best and fail miserably..."
"Well, good luck then!"
After a few more minutes, the break between hours ended, followed by the ringing of the bell. Miss Aiko entered the class 1-B and said:
"Are you ready for the magic practice? Let's go to the training field!"
At the training field, another class also had practical lessons... It was Class 1-D that was already there, doing push-ups.
"After you finish with those 500 push-ups, you are going to run 10 kilometres!" shouts the principal
Meanwhile, while all the students are forcing themselves to break the thirty push-ups limit, Hikari already passed one hundred push-ups, doing that with only one hand.
"That idiot... Is he really doing that?" thinks Dusk after catching a glimpse of what Hikari was doing.
"Oi, Hikari... Are you challenging me?!" shouted the principal
Then the principal started doing push-ups as well, but using only two fingers instead of one hand...
"This is how push-ups are done, kid!"
"If I can have your attention class!" shouts miss Aiko who then continues with:
"This is a device that can measure magic power used against it! I just want you to hit it as hard as you can! I will grade you after the power level you manage to get!"
The principal sees Dusk, and with a small gesture, he nods once, Dusk realizing that. It was finally the time for him...
After most of the class finishes, only three more students were left to use the device.
"Up next is Mizuki Shimada!"
"Yes! Fire Blast!" after using this spell, the device showed one numeric value that exceeded all of the previous ones being...
Power Level: 438 Units
"Best score by now!"
"Thanks!"
"Next, Kubo Yuuji!"
"Hmm... Razor Wind!"
The numeric value was... 797 Units!
"Whoa!"
"As expected from the class Vice-President!" all the students were astonished by the score that Kubo just got.
"Finally, the last one is... Dusk Aome!"
"Well, I think it can't be helped..." thinks Dusk
In the back lines, everyone was muttering:
"Isn't he the one that got the worst practical result ever...?"
"Yeah, I think he is..."
Dusk looks at the principal, that quickly gives him a scary stare...
"I can tell what he is thinking... Don't destroy the school... But I can use magic how I like now... So..." thinks Dusk and then says:
"Death Spear!"
"What the-?" all the students are astonished.
"This is..." mutters Aiko
"That is... Pure Dark Magic?"
Power Scaling: 12653 Units
"So you learned to control that... Good for you..." says the principal with a silent voice.
"Ah s**t, here we go again!" says Hikari
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