Chapter 118: Survival of the Fittest

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Name: Seraphina Silvercrest

Race: Human

Rank: Intermediate Transformation

Gender: Female

Stats:

Strength: 169

Mana: 179

Agility: 166

Defense: 70

Vitality: 165

Skills:

Purification (Ω)

Morphogenesis (A)

Eyes of lust (A)

Dual synchrony (A)

Protection of lust (A)

Heir (A)

Affinity for plants (A)

Affinity for Darkness (A)

Affinity for light (A)

Affinity, for the runes(B)

Parallel thinking(B)

Pheromones (B)

Doppelgänger (B)

Resonancia (B)

Affinity for lightning (B)

Fertility control (B)

Demonization (C)

Heavy Weapons Mastery (D)

Affinity for spears(D)

Enchantment (E)

Corruption (F)

Legacy weapon:

Spear of lust

Abilities:

Shapeshifting,

connection,

replication .

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Looking at my status window and considering it’s been four months since the academy started, my progress is considerable. Thanks to Astrid, my mana is now my dominant stat.

I went through the 4th metamorphosis when I had 120 stats in mana and when I reach 200 I will be able to go through the 5th metamorphosis or raise my existence level, as they say.

Basically, I could graduate and become a representative if I want to, I mean the more perceptive instructors, noticed this, but say nothing as it is my decision, to do so or not, not to mention, I can still learn a lot from the academy which at first I didn’t hold much hope for.

Although, from my point of view, my progress might seem slow, I have acquired many valuable skills.

This is partly due to the legacy weapon, which started working a month ago, allowing me to gain affinity with someone else’s spears. Thanks to my disguise as William, I got away with it again, although said student did report it this time, because he was a noble, but it didn’t escalate.

During the whole event, William was confused, but well, it was another necessary sacrifice, although now because of that, the students were more on guard. On the other hand, my affinities are increasing correctly.

Affinity to an element is a skill that, with knowledge and practice, can advance in rank; that is its condition and common sense. At least, until you reach rank (S), where the conditions for improvement change, but that is still a long way off.

The conditions for upgrading other skills are different. Some are easy, like simply using them a lot, while others, like resonance, are complicated. Without my presence, the sisters would never be able to raise it in their lifetime.

In fact, one of the reasons I feel my progress has been slow is because I haven’t had any real battles that pose a real danger, which would stimulate me enough to improve by leaps and bounds.

I used to sneak off with Elena to hunt, but that’s not possible at the academy. There isn’t a forest dangerous enough nearby to pose a challenge, and the only viable one is under the academy’s control, with restricted entrances.

Today, however, everything changed. As part of the fourth examination for promotion or relegation at the academy, we were finally allowed to enter the forest.

I don’t know if it’s part of my nature, but I feel a great excitement at the prospect of having real battles and becoming stronger.

It’s not that the academy is unchallenging. In fact, Elena, Alice and Selene are opponents that, if I get careless during a fight, they can crush me, especially with Elena, I can lose, even if I give it my all.

Elena has better combat talent than me and even though our overall strength is almost even, she outmatches me, in real combat, when neither of us uses her attacking arts.

The practices we do almost every day are intense even when; she has similar stats to mine and her art is very powerful even when she is not attacking.

Because of her nature, I find it hard to keep up with her even with my Eyes of Lust. Sometimes she defeats me easily, but that motivates me to get better, and I know she does too.

Even William because of his legacy is holding his own and in fact he’s better in combat now than when we started despite the fact that he’s also strong, and now, even though I still beat him, it’s not as easy as before,

The rest of the dynamite 2.0 team, although not as strong, are a challenge when they come together which works well for training,

Certainly the academy is not a boring place, but I still want to fight against real enemies and finally came the opportunity. ….

“…Oh, it smells delicious.”

my thoughts that at some point started to wander finally stopped due to the divine smell I felt in the air waking me up and bringing me back to reality.

We were in a small makeshift camp. There were four girls around me; including me, there were five of us, since I was in my doppelgänger as Seraphina.

The smell came from Elena, who was cooking what appeared to be a huge leg of some animal. Well, it was obvious where it came from seeing the carcass of what appeared to be a hybrid between a pig and a dog, more than three meters tall, lying nearby.

But that was not the point. I couldn’t resist any longer and looked at Elena in the hope that she would give me the first bite. It smelled so delicious that I wouldn’t even give in to my “little angel,” Selene, who was also salivating like me.

Noticing my stare, Selene gave me back a serious expression, as if she was ready to fight. I had never seen her with such determination, so I couldn’t disgrace her. I had to give my all for that first bite, too.

I braced myself for the moment when Elena would cut and serve. When I saw her do it, I jumped like a hungry beast, because I was truly very hungry.

However, the unexpected happened: Elena had no intention of giving me the first bite. In fact, she deliberately moved the plate towards Selene, who took advantage.

Selene is someone with whom I share Dual synchrony , and I couldn’t beat her. That small advantage was enough to decide the winner, with her taking the first portion, right in front of my eyes.

’Why, Elena, why betray me like this,’ I thought, looking at Elena with a mixture of disappointment and betrayal.

“My lady, be patient. The next course is yours,” Elena said with a smile.

“So you still remember that I am your lady, do you? I don’t want to talk to a traitor like you. I won’t acknowledge you as my servant from now on,” I replied, feigning anger.

“Forgive me, my mistake. Come to think of it, the priority for the next course is for Miss Alice, since you are not my lady,” Elena replied, still keeping her tone respectful.

“Oh, Elena-mon the Great, forgive me for my disrespect. I was only joking. I’m definitely your ’lady’, so I’m next! Come on, I hunted that pig, I deserve it!”

I knelt down and clung to Elena, begging for mercy. I couldn’t take it anymore. Since we had arrived in the forest early in the morning, we hadn’t eaten anything, and it was long past lunchtime, and it was even starting to get dark.

When I finally saw something edible, I forgot that I was a young lady of the prestigious Silvercrest house, as well as a wizard, and I pounced on the animal without hesitation.

I chased it as if it were an evil spirit and almost killed it like a hungry beast, biting its neck.

Hunger almost brought out my wild side, but I controlled myself and just strangled it with my hands, under the doubtful gaze of the rest, and Selene’s admiration, for getting food.

I needed food if I wanted to keep functioning. Even though I was in my doppelgänger form, I still had my own needs. I felt sorry for my real self, whose team had yet to find food.

In fact, he was wallowing in despair as he watched me. The only difference between him and me was that I had the food within reach, while he could only watch it as if it were a movie. Eventually, he decided to cut off all attention on this side, so as not to suffer anymore.

’Tough luck for you, the real me! That’s what you get for being on that dysfunctional team!’ I scoffed at my other unlucky self.

In the end, the mighty Elena-mon took pity on me and I was the second to eat this delicious delicacy, barely seasoned with the herbs we found along the way.

“Mmm, delicious. Thank you, Elena-mon.”

I was happily eating when I noticed a gaze fixed on me. I immediately protected my plate, as if my life depended on it. I wouldn’t give up a single bite, especially to that person.

Eira, who was also part of the group, was watching me as I enjoyed the piece of meat given to me by my true goddess, Elena-mon.

“What? Even if you look at me, I’m not giving you anything.” I

wouldn’t give up even a tiny bit, ignoring Selene, who had finished her portion quickly and seemed to want mine. I was being attacked by these two twins, but I would not give in.

“Who wants your food, I’m not that desperate? I was just wondering if you really are mistress and maid, you two.”

Said Eira, who, apparently, didn’t want my food. Now I just had to worry about Selene, so I quickly devoured my portion, of course, like the refined lady that I am… I devoured it gracefully. Yes, gracefully. Well, where was I? Oh, yes, Eira…

“What, why are you doubting that, isn’t it obvious?”

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