Aeron's jaw was almost touching the floor, as was of all the other classmates of his. They couldn't believe what the hell they witnessed just now. On one side was the top entrant for class C, and on the other side, was the entrant with the lowest score.
Just yesterday, he couldn't even see a simple fist coming at his face. Now, he evaded a sword and slammed his opponent down on the ground, making him lose consciousness with a single move. They were all confused as to what changed in a single day.
On the other hand. Thorgar's face was bright. The corner of his lips had lifted into a wide smile. He felt like he's found a prodigy. A martial art he had never seen, was used by a lanky boy to defeat an opponent, multiple times the size of his body.
"Someone take him to the infirmary." The students were pulled out of their stupor by Thorgar's voice. Two students, both bearkin, seemed Mor's lackeys, hurriedly moved up the stage. They picked him up and rushed out of the Arena.
When Austin moved down, a hard slap fell on his back. the force was so large that he shot forward, but was immediately pulled back. "Hahahaha! Amazing! Amazing child! Where did you learn that? That was a splendid martial art. Using the momentum of your opponent and his weight to pull him down. Who did you learn this from?" Thorgar exclaimed as he held Austin by his arms.
Austin was shocked. Thorgar had deduced the principals of his Soei-nage with just one look. He started seeing him in a different light. Only a true martial art practitioner and enthusiast could see through a new move with just a look.
"I-I…I made it myself." Austen blurted out in a hurry. Thorgar's face went blank. He went silent immediately.
"Shit! He doesn't believe me. I should have said my master's name, or should I say Master Gichin Funakochi's name. I could have said master Mas Oyama's name too. Will he believe me now though after I lied first?" Various thoughts passed through Austin's mind. His anxiety grew the more Thorgar kept his silence.
"HAHAHAHA! Splendid! I've found a prodigy! Have you joined a club?" Thorgar asked, his eyes shining expectedly.
"N-No sir."
"Great! I'll train you myself then. You'll be the rising star of class C. On Wednesday's and Friday's, come to training hall B." Thorgar said excitedly. Before even taking Austin's approval, he turned towards the other. "Anyone who wants to join?"
"At least take my opinion you bastard!"
******
DING!
[Daily mission completed]
[-100/100 push-ups
-100/100 sit-ups
-100/100 squats
-10/10 km running]
[Reward received: strength=+2, stamina=+2]
[Condition 1 fulfilled]
[Condition 1: Body too weak to handle the energy. Raise strength and stamina to 15]
[Condition 2: ????] [Pending]
Austin held his knees, gasping for breath when the system windows appeared one after another. He had finally achieved the first condition for the cultivation technique transfer. A wide smile spread on his face. He was one step closer. He then pulled his character interface up.
[ Grey Silverthorne ]
RACE: Human
BLOODLINE: ??? (Dormant)
LEVEL: 11 (EXP: 257/ 1000)
CULTIVATION REALM: Aetherial Spark
STAMINA: 18
STRENGTH: 15
INTELLIGENCE: 10
AGILITY: 7
ORIGIN SKILLS: Skill evolution (SSS+), Lord of martial arts (SSS+), Eyes of revelation (B+)
GENERAL SKILLS: Dash (C) (Active) ]
After five days of completing daily missions and almost eight hours of intense training from Thorgar, his muscles had started to finally take shape. Thorgar's training was quite intense, he vomited two times in a single session. But it also came as a blessing for him. The training hall was filled with weights and machines. He could do his weight training now. The thing that he was missing the most.
When he asked Thorgar if he could use the training hall everyday, He was so ecstatic that he gave the keys of the hall to Austin. Allowing him to train there whenever he wanted.
Austin slumped down on the ground. His shirt soaked with sweat sticking to his body. The faint sunlight bouncing off the sweat drops collected at the tip of his long white hair, glistening bright. The lanky body was nowhere to be seen now. All his training and workout had paid off.
He was glad with the results, a faint smile was plastered on his face. But what worried him was the second condition with the question marks. The troubling thing was that he didn't even know what he had to do to meet this condition. His eyes were fixed on the blue system screen with the second condition, while multitude of thoughts passed through his mind.
"This fucking system! What the hell are these question marks? At least give me a hint, you bastard!" He was frustrated, no matter how much he brainstormed, he couldn't think of anything.
"You can't lose to this system. Think Austin thi…"
Austin's eyes opened wide in realization. A sudden though struck him. "Could this be the reason?" He immediately closed his eyes and sat in a lotus position. Trying to meditate. After a few seconds, the system screen appeared with a ding.
[Hidden condition fulfilled]
[Condition 2(hidden)- I am Grey Silverthorne]
After transmigrating to this world, and taking over Grey's body, he had never accepted himself to be Grey. He always thought he was Austin. What he needed to do was to let go of his old identity. He had to accept his new identity. He had to believe…he was Grey Silverthorne now.
Grey slowly opened his eyes. His lips parted into a wide smile. He had let go of his past. Austin was no more. He was Grey.
DING!
[Initiating cultivation technique transfer]