KINETIC

2 weeks had passed since Trent, Bron and Kimmil were forced to leave the military academy. Snythe had chosen new assistants in that time and so far, they appeared to be just as bad as the other 3 were.

The difference was in their subtlety. The new 3 wouldn't do anything openly. There were constant reports made to Leo from other trainees stating that they were injured or forced into a bad situation because of these 3.

Unfortunately, without any proof, Leo and the other rankers couldn't do anything about it. They would need to witness them commit a crime in person. Otherwise Snythe would just explain it all away saying that there was no proof but the words of others.

None of those that made reports were ever around others when they were harassed, and without witnesses nothing could be done. Leonard announced that in order to avoid dangerous situations, everyone should always travel in groups if possible. That way there will always be a witness even if they were to be harassed.

Currently, Leo was taking his morning bath and checking through his syetem. Rene had moved to the room next door once it was ready. During her stay in Leo's room, nothing eventful happened. The 2 spoke several times, but it was all small talk.

Ever since Leo had discovered his feelings of attraction towards Rene, he didn't know what to say and every conversation would almost always fall off and become awkward.

Name: Leofalor

- Level: 9 (16 100/76 800)

STATS

- Strength - 12

- Speed - 12

- Stamina - 12

- Agility - 12

- Intelligence - 12

- Perception - 12

- Mental Fortitude 12

- Energy - 30/30

- Unassigned points - 3

'I'm improving quickly. My daily quests are now giving me 5 000 XP Every day, which really helped me level up. The problem is that the XP needed to level up is doubling with each level. The XP from the daily quests is starting to fall behind.

'I'm almost level 10 now, so I should recieve a skill point when I level up again. I hope I get something useful.' Leo thought. If he unlocked a skill like Leap again then he would be disappointed.

Leap wasn't a bad skill, it just wasn't useful in most situations. Leo was really hoping for something more useful this time around.

SKILLS

- Aura (level 2)

- Energy Control (Level 3)

- Pulse (Level 1)

- Dash (Level 1)

- Palm Strike

- Leap

- Regeneration (Level 1)

'Leap and palm strike don't have levels because they're both relying on one of my stats. Leap gets stronger with my Agility stat, while palm strike is based on strength.'

'Dash increases my speed by 5% , if my speed stat is higher, then dash is more useful. But since it has a level next to it, then I can only assume that as the level goes up, the percentage my speed increases by will also get larger.' Leo concluded.

Leo got out of the bath and put on his uniform. He walked towards the door but stopped just before opening it.

'What's wrong? Are you nervous about today?' Dreifus asked.

'A little, yeah.' Leo replied.

'I'm sure it won't be a problem for you, and besides, you'll have completed a quest with some great rewards once you're done.' Dreifus said.

'I know, but it doesn't help. I'm confident in my skills, but I've never fought an ability user with a combat ability before. Margrave affected my mind so he could hide, but he only used his physical strength to fight me. This will be different.' Leo said while staring at the quest that had appeared this morning.

Short term Quest

- Win your monthly duel

Rewards

- Instant level up

- Dash level up

'They really are great rewards.' Leo admitted.

'You'll do great kid. Now let's go.' Dreifus said impatiently.

'Yeah yeah, relax will you.' Leo opened the door. Standing there waiting for him was the entire group.

Cain, Clay, John and Rene. Rene had joined the group permanently now and was always moving around the academy with them.

She mostly only spoke with Clay and Leo, but occasionally there would be a brief conversation with Cain or John.

"Good morning, Leo." Rene greeted with a large smile and sweet voice while fiddling with her hands.

"Hey everyone." Leo said while smiling at Rene specifically.

The group walked together, Leo and Rene walked at the back while Cain took the lead. Clay and John were in between everyone, moving back and forth depending on the conversation.

They all got some breakfast and sat down together in the cafeteria. Leo and Rene kept glancing at each other from across the table. They were sitting opposite one another, but neither of them said anything.

Cain was getting frustrated because everyone could feel the tension between the two of them. It caused the whole table to fall silent out of awkwardness.

"So, do you think you'll win today?" Cain finally broke the silence by asking Leo a question.

"I'm confident I will win, yes." Leo replied.

"What about you, Cain. Are you confident?" Clay chimed in.

Cain was the only one in the group who would be fighting today other than Leo.

"I don't know. This is the first time any of us will actually get to fight or see the others fight, so I can't say." Cain shrugged his shoulder and gobbled down some of his food.

"Today will set the standard for the rankers fighting strength. Being able to deliver one strong attack is very different from an actual fight." Leo said.

"It sounds like you have a lot of experience with fighting." Rene said with an inquisitive tone.

"I do. I've been in many fights." Leo said nonchalantly, like it wasn't a big deal.

"Is that why you have so many..." Rene was busy speaking when a loud bang rang out from across the room.

One of the other trainees had slammed his fist into his table. It seemed he was arguing with someone at his table. He turned and started walking over towards Leo's table.

Leo's group didn't really know what was going on, they didn't know what this person wanted with their table so they just sat and waited for him to arrive.

When he finally arrived at the table, he pointed his finger at Leo "I'm going to defeat you today and show everyone just how fake your power really is!" He exclaimed in a loud tone of voice so that everyone could hear him.

He was around 1.9 meters tall and had a very muscular build. His name was Brent and his ability was super strength. He boasted about his ability every chance he got, so everyone knew what it was already.

'So he's the guy Leo's fighting today. I've heard he's actually quite strong, but I still don't think he'll be able to defeat Leo.' Clay thought with a look of certainty on his face.

'Today is going to be so much fun.' Cain thought with a smile growing across his face.

After making his declaration, Brent walked away from the table and left the room. Leo sighed and stood up. He didn't care about what Brent had said, but his attitude still annoyed Leo.

"We should all head over to the courtyard now. The ranking matches should be starting soon and I have to officiate the first match." Leo said with a clear tone of annoyance.