Eunji woke up with such a disappointing morning as she received a call from the headmaster that some visitors from Rei's former school will be attending their academy for a while. Headmaster Sho told her to watch over Sylvie while also keeping an eye on the rest of the members if they were to do anything rash, especially with how different their hierarchy works. In 'Eternum', the hierarchy works in such a medieval way despite the clear obvious prowess level difference and overall status. Instead of the food chain as god-tier, high-tier, mid-tier and low-tier, they are differentiated by nobles and commoners then classes of residents due to the overwhelming population. By standards, Rei would be classified as a traveller since he came outside the sorcery world and this also applies to the Sir Ellis Kadoorie students that were visiting although the difference was that Rei is now classified as permanent traveller with permits and entry to every place he wants to visit in 'Eternum' while the latter can only explore with a guide or to anything that's not restricted to them.
In their hierarchy, there's a distinctive difference between the nobles that commoners are, which is the clan family and rich heirs. The upper class which is the highest that consists of many clan families and rich heirs then comes the middle class and lower class that consists of average people that are making a living. Commoners are basically the same as 'blanks' except they are more humble despite inheriting a prowess and their level. Eunjji sighed as she hoped that those guests wouldn't dare to try making a rank challenge due to so many differences in prowess usage and combat. She already knew that David would fall quickly since the students of Kamigami Academy are smarter and wiser due to their continuous training and understanding from the lessons. If she were to witness him fight against Rei then it's no use since Rei had already improved a lot despite the secrets he keeps due to her passive being able to sense souls which is how she was able to detect the change in Rei's soul.
Sylvie is what she was looking forward to meeting again since her prowess is what intrigues her due to its complex usage. Eunji already had crystal, strings and flames in her arsenal which is all good for defensive and offensive techniques although she wanted to extend more since she needed something that could help her move faster or freeze someone without manifesting an object of form to do it. "Here goes nothing…" she muttered to herself as she waited outside the gates while she sent a message to Rinka to help her monitor the surroundings at their academy and also watch over Rei's improvement as well. She and Rinka have been watching him through the CCTV cameras of the gym and both of them were surprised when he showed such extreme progress to his prowess and technique. She wondered if her prowess and his were the same category since she could help him a lot with what he was trying to achieve.
"Hello there." A woman's voice caught her attention. The woman with blonde hair wore a professional outfit of what she had seen in Hong Kong which consisted of a trenchcoat and a formal suit that's paired up with her pants along with the business shoes. Overall, it clearly highlighted that she's the one leading Sir Ellis Kadoorie students for this visit. Eunjji noticed Sylvie's discomfort, She grabbed her attention by flaring her prowess at her which she took notice of as she eased up a bit. "Welcome to Kamigami Academy. I'm Eunji Jeong and I'll be your guide for today." She greeted formally as she noticed the blonde male looking away in pure shame while Sylvie smiled at her. "Well then, we'll be in your care." The woman said as she bowled as her blue cerulean eyes met Eunji's aqua blue orbs. There was a hint of animosity in the woman's eyes as Eunji knew her wishful thinking would go down the drain since this woman thinks the hierarchy was the same as theirs.
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Rei walked around the campus as he wiped the sweat on his forehead after going on a daily jog as he saw his friends going the same way as him since he was going to the cafeteria. "Rei? You're quite an early one…" Erika said as she yawned while her hair tied up messily in a bun. Today was a lucky day since there's no serious classes so the teachers and staff basically just gave them a free holiday and a day off except for Rei since he still had duties for his extra curricular class which he didn't mind. "Well… it's my routine…" he said shyly as he lifted a part of his shirt to wipe his sweat again which caught their attention as Haruki stared while Hinata whistled and Erika just basically respected his routine and hard work. "Dude, what the fuck?" Haruki said before pointing to his toned abs. "How in the hell did you achieve that?" Rei humbly responded to his question. "Just lots of self control and working out a lot… I basically do a lot of abs workout after I inherited my prowess before working out more to extend my own combat arsenal…" his reply made the other three give Rei lots of respect since they only started working out seriously when Rei helped them with their prowess usage except for Haruki.
"Anyways, you guys heard about the visitors?" Haruki said as Hinata shook her head. "I heard they came from the same place as Rei although I have no clue if they know each other-" Rei interrupted him as he added information for them to know. "It's my former schoolmates, my best friend and some high authority staff that's visiting. I know most of them but not the staff." They nodded as they arrived at the cafeteria before they started diving into their breakfast meal of the day. And as usual, Rei had grabbed a lot of meals while the rest were just basically any normal high school student that only ate a few before going off to do their day. "You know… I'm quite curious about the hierarchy in your place…" Erika expressed as she took a bite of her porridge. "It's almost the same as here although I would say that the most different thing is the respect and humility part…" he responded as he finished eating his meal. "In here, at least there's like some respectable sides of being able to co-exist with different power levels such as low-tiers and mid-tiers being friends then high-tiers and mid-tiers as well…" He added as he drank a cup of water which Haruki still couldn't believe that Rei managed to eat everything.
"On my side, they are ruthless as they don't treat anyone who's a low-tier or a 'blank' like humans. Our society is more focused on mid-tiers and high-tiers since they have more functional prowess to use in work as well." He sighed as Erika and Hinata nodded while Haruki was having the time of his life eating his sandwich. "Basically everyone is just disrespecting each other depending on their prowess level… Worse cases are being beaten up almost every single day for existing or not doing a thing for them…" he added with a time of disgust at the end which they caught attention to, the atmosphere being chilly and grim for some reason.
"Then they must've been a complete dumbass if that's how their hierarchy works." Erika spoke bluntly as it caught Rei off guard that he chuckled. "Probably… Since they don't even know how to diffuse a situation without starting a fight." He said as Haruki and Hinata tried not to laugh at his joke while Erika smiled that she was able to ease up the unsettling atmosphere they were in moments ago. They continued to hang out for a while before separating as Rei went back to his dorm to take a quick shower before going to the extracurricular class for daily paperwork and reports while the rest were either back to their own training or getting more rest since they've been doing a lot when Rei had gave them some tips for their combat style.
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Rei walked through the quiet corridors as he greeted some of his schoolmates and classmates in a gentle and humble manner. Ever since he started studying at Kamigami Academy and being able to showcase his worth, no one had dared to challenge him since their school life focuses more on their own growth than being petty in ruining others except to those high class nobles he had heard of before. He had heard of a 5th year student like him except his prowess level is just slightly higher than Rinka and his. He heard rumours among his peers that it was a rare flame which he concluded to be something that's similar to the legend like amaterasu the sun goddess of Japanese gods mythology. He had read some books about flame prowess and had seen two to three things that he had never heard of before until now.
He pushed those thoughts away as he arrived at his desk after clocking in for his shift. His paperwork consisted of daily expenses for their class, class schedules, demands for supply from other clubs and lastly some permissions for outdoor activities. He read every single part of it carefully while signing which one is an approval and disapproval. Rei sighed as he now stared at the report papers. He felt dreadful since he's either checking files of either a missing student, rogue sorcerer or a murder case which he prayed not to get involved in despite being on active duty. Rinka approached him as she waved at him before sitting at the couch in front of him. "Gosh… I hate visitors… Especially that blonde fucking bitch and that tall ass giraffe… Egoistic motherfuckers…" she muttered loudly which took Rei's attention before he stopped looking at the reports. "Oh? They're here?" He asked while Rinka nodded her head before continuing. "I have to go back here since I wanted some fresh air while the rest are being accommodated in their respective guest rooms… Oh right…" Rei raised an eyebrow towards her statement at the end before he let her continue. "A girl named Syl- whatever is arranged with a special permit to be near Eunji's dorm. I guess we gotta look out for your girl." Rinka teased while Rei looked disgusted at her. "Me and Sylvie are nothing like that. We are just best friends-" Rei was interrupted with a mouth forming on his cheek. "with benefits." As if Keith was mocking and correcting him at the same time which got Rinka laughing at him.
"Hahahahahaha! No Way! Even that fucker is correcting you! Bwahahaha" Rinka laughed hysterically while Rei blushed as he grumbled to Keith from exposing him in the open while their colleagues were trying to ignore them. "Anyways, You're up next to watch over our guests." Rinka said as she motioned him to go on his duty. "Dont worry. Eunji is there too as their main guide. You're just there to provide some help if needed." She added as she went to her office to start her shift. Rei sighed as he cleaned his desk and clocked off his shift before writing his early leave. It really felt like he was already working a full time job even if it's just like an internship for him when Eunji explained why there was a class like this with limited students.
Rei arrived at the scene as he saw Eunji guide them to a classroom to observe some classes. He could already tell how it would go down since most mid-tier students were there behaving properly while their teacher who's a low-tier is teaching them. He sneakily walked in the classroom to keep watch although there was already a scene unravelling due to the ego of a hierarchy they lived in compared to this place. "You're joking with me? A low-tier teaching a bunch of mid-tiers?" The blonde woman said while Eunji pinched the bridge of her nose before she tried to deescalate the situation. "Miss Amber. Here at our academy, prowess level doesn't matter as we mainly focus on what career we will pursue in the future where we can use our prowess to its fullest potential." Amber scoffed at her before she powered up. "Such a waste." She stated as she formed a diamond-shaped barrier around Eunji as she sighed while Rei sweat dropped at the scene. "For such a high authority sorceress…You sure are a disappointment. Protecting the weak when we could focus on growing stronger along with our peers in the same category." She stated as Rei immediately went in to diffuse the situation. "Miss. I suggest for you to calm down and depower at this instant. If you don't cooperate with us, I would have to use force." He said as he powered up, his eyes glowing a scarlet red hue along with his aura shaping around his body.
Some of the students were now intrigued in how the situation would play out. Would there be a fight that could happen before their eyes? Will they be able to witness Rei in action or witness Eunji retaliate with such ruthless manners? Amber glared at Rei before ranting at him. "You?! You're the reason why Sir Ellis Kadoorie School is falling off! You dare to not fit yourself in the hierarchy to bring authority?! And worse of all… It's your fault that my son David got into trouble with that stupid curse of an ancient being!" She stated as she continued to ramble even more which revealed a past of himself. "You're nothing but a late-bloomer who got a hand with a powerful prowess that allows you to copy, amplify and combine every prowess then only to use it to protect the weak before beating up anyone for such inconvenience!!! If it wasn't for your existence then maybe my son or anyone from that school wouldn't have to deal with your tantrum!" Each word spat his emotional state as he remembered every single part of the horrible things he had done during his childhood which showed how he fell from trying to do good and getting worse from how much he was dealing with stress then how he basically beaten up everyone he meet even after relapsing when he pretended to be a 'blank' at his former school.
The atmosphere was unsettling before a loud laughter in the crowd emitted. "Are you serious? Being jealous of a late-bloomer? Hey auntie, it's not the old days anymore! Get your bearings checked before ranting off like a crack head!!!" A male student stated as some even laughed at his joke before another one went off. "All that personal ranting to someone all because of him being a better user than you? What a good joke!"
Soon after, the class mocked Amber for being such a waste of time to be that childish for someone who just happens to get a good prowess like a kid getting their favorite candy stolen from them. She was enraged for a bunch of mid-tiers disrespecting a powerful high-tier like her. A barrier was about to manifest around the students before a powerful spike of aura emitted from Eunji. "I tolerated your pathetic excuses and you dared to harm the students from our academy?" Her voice calm and her gaze a glowing bright blue hue as the barrier around her shattered while Amber coughed out blood. Rei depower himself as he reassures his fellow classmates and schoolmates after getting his bearings straight from the insults that were thrown to him moments ago. "50% output. Ethereal flames." She uttered as the barrier instantly shattered which made Amber coughed hard as blood splattered on the floor as she fell into her knees. The bright sky-blue flames emitted a chilling presence as Eunji flared at the woman with such killing intent as it made David, Remi and Sylvie shudder in fear of the wrath from Eunji's aura.
Eunji soon depower herself as she fixes her clothes before glaring down again at Amber. "Dare to make a scene again. I'll make sure the last thing you see is the way I decapitate you." Her aqua blue orbs showed such killing intent as she adjusted herself before carrying the woman with her prowess upon activating it as she floated. "Rei. Could you help me guide them while I help this woman go to the infirmary?" Her statement somehow sarcastic and cold as Rei only responded back with a grin and a thumbs up, as if he was signalling her to do her best to explain with the school nurse in which Eunji understood as she nodded her head before heading to the infirmary with the poor injured woman being in shame of being defeated so easily.
"So. Where would y'all like to go first?" Rei asked as he walked them down the corridors. "Nothing." David spat out with disgust before Sylvie spoke out to ease down the tension. "I'm curious about the training I've been hearing from the students since arrival. Can you show us the way?" Remi rolled her eyes as if annoyed with her existence. "Sure thing. Make sure to follow me to not get lost. Unless you wanna challenge someone here before getting yourself defeated shamelessly with less effort like what happened to your teacher or staff in charge." He joked as he guided them to the training area. Each spot was occupied with a lot of students as some spar with each other, trained their prowess usage and lastly some went all out by working out their combat style.
"Why are they training so hard? They're low-tiers and barely a mid-tier so why that much effort?" David asked mockingly before Rei returned back with a snarky comeback. "Kamigami Academy focuses on trying to utilize our prowess to the best usage which you clearly don't know how to with that much ego of yours to learn." Sylvie tried to hold on her giggle as Remi just groaned in annoyance while David basically just stayed quiet out of embarrassment from such humiliation from Rei.
They continued to walk around while Rei gave them some information whenever they asked until their group went in front of an empty spot which David stopped as Rei looked confused before realising what he was trying to do. "I challenge you. To an official rank match!" He shouted as Rei sweat dropped while some of Rei's friends who just arrived looked dumbfoundly at his announcement. Rei was about to diffuse the situation until Eunji and Amber returned back. "He challenged you. Don't tell me Kamigami Academy is this much of a pacifist." Amber mocked as Eunji looked disappointed but gave her approval to Rei to finish the match quickly.
The two individuals stood on each end of the sparring ground as lots of students and staff gathered to watch the sparring match. Rei knew he could finish this in an instant but didn't want to go overboard with him. On the other hand, David smirked as he planned to use brute force and not use his prowess since he knew that Rei could only use his prowess when there's anything to copy that's active around him. Eunji announces their match to begin which Amber smirks thinking her son will humiliate Rei although it would go downhill as she watches her son get kicked on the head hard. Rei didn't waste any second of the time as he dashed before pulling his fist tightly as he went for a right hook which David mistook as an opportunity to injure Rei with his passive being extremely durable like metal but to his shock, he felt the pain upon taking the hit to his jaw as wobbled around trying to get his bearing.
Sylvie was shocked and impressed as she saw Rei's hand uninjured from hitting someone like David with a ridiculous passive. What was Rei doing for the past few weeks to get this strong and improve so drastically? Sylvie pushed her thoughts away when Amber made an announcement. "Prowess are now allowed to use however Rei Nishimura shall not mimic the prowess that David is using." She smirked cruelly while Eunji on the side just smirked at how pathetic they were from trying to get an advantage although she had already deduced what Rei will do next ever since she discovered the secret he was hiding.
"I was saving this for the event but here goes nothing…" Rei muttered to himself before activating his prowess as he channels his mana to mimic a prowess he's been practicing. David made a thin barrier that acted like a disc blade as he threw four to five projectiles at him. His eyes widened when Rei shot out six sharp crystallised bullets that parried every barrier which shattered immediately upon impact while the remaining bullet managed to through his shoulders. "What?!" David shouted at how Rei managed to pull it off as he looked around who had their prowess activated but to his surprise, no one had their prowess active while some people looked surprised while Eunji looked impressed. "Holy shit! Isn't that senior Eunji's crystal bullets?!" Some students exclaimed while the rest were impressed at his performance. Amber looked frustrated as she signalled for Remi to play dirty as she activated her prowess before trying to shoot out a lighting which was parried by a vortex of wind. Hinata stood in front of her with wind surrounding herself while her eyes glowed a hue of green darker than Rinka's. "I suggest for you not to intervene unless you want to have a fair match by allowing us to join." She stated as she grinned at her while Amber looked more frustrated at the situation before closing her eyes in defeat as she let the match determine the victor and the loser.
Rei manifested four crystal shields shaped similar to Amber's barrier before launching it at David who could barely follow up with a defense or a parry as each shield left a cut to his forearms, legs and lower torso. David wanted to time it right as Rei was close to him as a vortex of wind surrounded his arm. "Wind Release: 'Pulverise'!!" Rei executed the technique as David manifested his barrier and to his surprise, Rei already retreated back but the wind technique that was on his barrier was shattering his barrier almost instantly as he coughed out from the massive backlash. He expected Rei to receive the reflective damage of his shield but didn't expect him to move away while allowing the wind-like technique to shatter it. What surprised him the most was the technique not diminishing as it landed on him which injured him with lots of cuts all over him which left a bloodified marks behind as he tried to stand up confidently but fall onto his knees from succumbing to such injuries although it wasn't fatal but the amount of cuts he received was too much.
Sylvie was about to warn Rei as she noticed David reaching out to something in his pocket but was shocked to see the familiar greyscale that covered him. A hint of blue and red aura surrounded Rei and David as Sylvie couldn't believe her eyes that she was seeing her prowess being used by Rei. Meanwhile, Rei stood in front of David as the latter looked in fear and submission to someone who is the apex predator of the food chain. David shook the more he gazed up at him as all he could think of was being spared by such authority that Rei emitted with those cold red eyes that were staring at his soul.
"Rei Nishimura has won!"
A voice of his senior announced as she watched Eunji get on the stage along with the school nurse as Eri looked frustrated and annoyed. Rei could only sweat dropped but had himself smiling as he and Sylvie locked eyes. Sylvie, on the other hand was having so many questions to herself as she wondered how did Rei become so mature and possess such authority despite being a student and a sorcerer for a few weeks prior to his arrival.
An authority which symbolizes control and strength.