Chapter 58: I’m Screwed

I’ll just take it as a lesson and not let it happen again. I returned with Team Dynamite, along with Ivan, who for some reason was there, chatting with the group.

Apparently, he wanted a rematch with William or something. I asked him if he wanted a rematch with me and he simply said,

“No way”. In the end, there was a long and complicated fight between William and Ivan, but in the end Ivan won.

Well, that’s not so strange; while William has a lot of potential, he hasn’t come on strong yet. The bouts went on for a while until the class ended.

I wanted to enroll my doppelgänger in all the classes I would be attending to keep him within reach in case of any mishaps, but I realized it would be weird and suspicious, so I entrusted him to Elena.

She went to dagger handling classes and speed enhancement trainings.

For my part, I went to a specialized close combat class, which helped me a lot.

There was no one I knew, as it was a very specialized class and few people do close combat. In fact, so few people that they even included C, D and E classes to fill the space.

On the other hand, when it was over, I went to the spear wielding class.

Since the Art of Lust is a spear art, it wouldn’t hurt to have general knowledge about spear handling. It was a very interesting class for future reference.

next, was the projectile launching class.

It was a class I wanted to learn; after all, having an alternative to magic for long distance combat is something I think would be useful, as there are people with good magic detection who easily dodge or block mage attacks, a very common situation for my alternate self.

This time I would run them through the head with a dagger covered in concealment spells before they noticed.

My doppelgänger and Elena had also come to the class after a while, as it was also a beneficial class for Elena.

It was a very interesting class and I understood many things, such as the fact that you can, to some extent, control projectiles if you attach a thin thread of mana to them.

It was a class that required a lot of muscle and magical control, which made it very interesting.

At first I thought I had nothing to learn in the academy, but I realized that there are many things that are very useful and outside of my knowledge.

Finally, the mixed weaponry class consisted of a class in which people were taught how to effectively handle more than three different weapons in a battle.

In that class, the instructor focused on improving the students’ fluency in switching weapons and using them effectively, regardless of which weapons they were using.

The instructor in his class demonstration was showing how he could handle many weapons with great mastery; I don’t know if it is skill or just experience, but he is a great instructor.

I saw how he was doing while exchanging and using many weapons without any problem or interruption; it was almost like a martial art.

It was so cool that for the first time I wanted an old man to lust after me, just to see his status window and find out what made him so good.

I could tell by the name of the class that there was a good chance I would run into a specific person and it was Cordelia who was indeed in a corner watching the instructor’s demonstration.

From what I saw yesterday, she had the Weapon Master skill (B), a powerful skill, which, if it were translated to magic, is the equivalent of having an affinity for all existing elements.

Basically, as long as she has the talent to grow in any physical statistic, her potential is enormous, as she can be any type of warrior and practice any martial art that suits her.

She can be a swordswoman, an assassin, wield spears, heavy weapons or bows, but from what I saw of her stats, it seems that her growth talent is in defense, so her best role would be to learn to wield shields and heavy weapons.

And from what I saw in the memories of my alternate self, that is exactly what he will do, but he will also be someone very versatile in handling other weapons such as spears and swords.

Well, this skill also has its disadvantages: for example, she would not be as good at spear handling as someone who has the specialized skill of Spear Master(B).

Someone with a more specialized skill would win easily with their specialty weapon. However, the Weapon Master skill, in a broader and more flexible scenario, would be far superior, as it makes it versatile and unpredictable.

The main thing is that with this skill you can easily improve any art you practice. If I had Lance Mastery or Close Combat Mastery, and even hers, Weapon Mastery, I would be more advanced in the Art of Lust, getting more potential out of it and being able to perform more advanced techniques.

So, for her, who can handle many weapons, this class is like a ring to her finger.

As for why I’m taking it, I also think that having a handle on more than one weapon is something I should practice. I mean, considering that technically my growth in any stat is unlimited, it’s better to be good in many fields.

You’d think that would make me a jack of all trades and master of none, but for me, who has seen a lot of the future, I know that adaptation is very important, and having knowledge of different things is better than being someone who specializes in one thing.

For example, I used to be just a light mage extremely specialized in light magic and nothing else. While I was powerful, that brought me a lot of trouble with enemies who had countermeasures to me, and I couldn’t do anything.

My alternate self also defeated and killed many who were too specialized and not very well suited to combat. Sure, there are some who are so good that they cover a lot of those problems, but they are rare.

..

finally I approached Cordelia. Yesterday I was more excited about Astrid than I was about finishing my understanding of the cold and silent Cordelia, but today I could keep trying, so I greeted her.

“Hello, Miss Cordelia.”

“….”

’Hey, answer me, why are you ignoring me?’

I feel like she’s even colder than yesterday, but it must be my imagination. Well, it looks like with her I’ll have to take it easy.

In fact, as far as I know, it will be a long time before she enters William’s harem, so there’s no hurry. It’s just better to get to know each other slowly.

Today was the second day, so I stayed by her side as she listened to the class. This time she ignored my doppelgänger; it seems that, if she doesn’t come over first, everything will be fine, for now.

Although I know that later, for some reason, she will become more aggressive in her harassment against my female self (Seraphina).

As in all combat classes, we were eventually paired up in pairs to fight. I asked Cordelia if she wanted to have a spar, to which she responded with a simple nod.

In fact, right now I only handled melee, a little bit spears and projectile daggers, so I still didn’t have much synergy and I tried to follow the instructor’s advice and use the weapons I don’t specialize in for now as support.

On the other hand, Cordelia wielded a large shield, mace and dagger. It was a tough fight, but less aggressive than when I fought Eira.

I actually won, although I couldn’t use the spear and projectiles as well as I imagined, but it was the first class, so it was okay for now. On the other hand, Cordelia did use her three weapons well, but she wasn’t strong enough to give me a winning blow.

In fact, her defense was almost like Ivan’s, but she had more openings that I was able to take advantage of to defeat her.

I guess she was impressed… I think?, as she looked at me for a long time after I defeated her with her piercing gray eyes. It was a bit suffocating, but I thought of it as her admiring my skill, and I was able to endure it.

’I am an adaptive being’ if I could adapt to Elena’s cold stare, I can do the same with Cordelia’s piercing gaze.

At the end of the class, the instructor of this subject asked Cordelia to be his assistant, to which she surprisingly declined, leaving the instructor in a slightly embarrassing position. Still, she acted as if nothing had happened.

This was the last class on my schedule, so came what I had been avoiding thinking about all day: what would happen when I went to do my job as an assistant, but I knew there was no use thinking about that.

After a cold goodbye with Cordelia, to which she simply nodded, I went to instructor Astrid’s office. Unlike yesterday, I went with hesitation and fear of what might happen.

“Haaaa… aaah… haaaa…” I took deep breaths and exhales in front of the door, as I mentally prepared myself for whatever might happen.

“Haaaa…. aaa…”

“Christian, what’s wrong?”

“Aah! Waaa!!!” Just as I was about to go inside, I felt a hand on my shoulder which startled me, and I realized it was Instructor Astrid, who I thought was inside.

I turned around and looked at her cautiously, while scanning for any hint of intentions against my life or anything, but apparently I was wrong.

He acted as usual and asked me to step aside as he unlocked the door with his key. He allowed me to go in first.

everything seemed too good to be true, and as a precaution I exuded an aura of purity that I had ready, so he wouldn’t notice anything strange about me.

’I guess he doesn’t remember anything…uff’

I thought positively and I walked in with confidence and my pure aura, and acted as if yesterday never happened…that was my plan. Until…

Click.

I heard the sound of the door locking behind me. At that moment, I realized I was screwed, and slowly turned around. What awaited me was…

’Holy shit…. (°Д°).’

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