-2 DAYS LATER-
The next day after the exam was a rest day for the participating students . Kaito along with Akari and Yuuki are in the headmaster's office . The headmaster was sitting on the chair with his chin resting on his hand .
"Now , tell me Akari . What happened to your brother that day ?"
"I think he awakened 'Formless Sword Body' "
"What's that ?"
"It's a rare physique which awakens within our family bloodline"
"What are it's benefits ?"
"I'm sorry sir but those are things people outside the family aren't allowed to hear"
"It's okay"
"But , I can tell you this much that this physique only awaken in members with an extremely high affinity with the sword"
"So does that mean ?"
"Yes sir , Kaito has an affinity for sword"
"Hah , I understand . You all may now leave"
"Thank you sir"
They all came out of the headmaster's room . The headmaster placed his hand over his forehead .
'A high-sword affinity and 3 attribute in magic'
'Is he the person mankind was waiting for ?'
'Kaito Sakura , I wonder what more will you show'
-Kaito's side-
Kaito was walking beside his sister . She looked towards Kaito . He had the same appearance as her now . The same silver hair and blue eyes with pale , bright skin . This form is the characteristics of the 'Formless Sword Body' . When Akari awakened this physique the whole house was almost destroyed by the amount of energy released . Luckily , Yuuki formed a barrier around Kaito .
"Kai , tell me what happened after you awakened the sword body" asked Akari
"Well , I feel stronger . My mana control has increased "
"Anything more ?"
"My mana changed into a liquid form"
Akari stopped on her tracks . Yuuki also stopped as they both looked towards Kaito . He was a bit confused by their behaviour . Akari came and grabbed Kaito's shoulder with both hands .
"Kai , tell me the truth . Is it true that you mana changed into a liquid form ?"
"Y-Yes"
"My god , you already reached 'Sword Expert' ?"
"Huh ?!"
"You didn't realise . Only a person either at 'Sword Expert' level or at 5-Star Magic can have liquid mana"
"Is it that rare ?"
"It is"
"Understood . I will not let anyone else know unless it's a dire situation"
"Good , as expected of my brother"
"Thanks" said Kaito with a little smile
"You go and rest . I have to go to the Student Council office"
"Alright"
Akari and Yuuki went forward as Kaito watched them leave . He took this chance .
[Ding]
['Clairvoyance' activated]
[Name : Akari Sakura]
[Race : Human]
[Physique : Formless Sword Body (Stage : 2)]
[HP : 80000/80000]
[MP : 150000/150000]
[STR : 367]
[AGI : 365]
[DEF : 362]
[INT : 368]
[Current Rank : S-Rank]
[Magic Level : 6-Star]
[Sword Level : Sword Expert (Intermediate)]
'Sister is actually pretty strong'
'I wonder how Yuuki senpai's stats are'
[Ding]
[Name : Yuuki Ayakouji]
[Race : Human]
[HP : 75000/75000]
[MP : 120000/120000]
[STR : 358]
[AGI : 359]
[DEF : 352]
[INT : 365]
[Current Rank : S-Rank]
[Magic Level : 7-Star]
[Sword Level : None]
'Woah , Yuuki senpai is actually a '7-Star' ?'
'Even in the whole world only a handful reach '7-Star' before graduating from the academy'
'The same is the level of 'Sword Master' '
'Sister has good friends'
'All of them will be pillars of humanity against the monsters'
'But , I need to be careful of one guy , 'Ryou Hajima' '
'That bastard will surely disturb my sister'
'Just you wait 'Ryou' '
Kaito went back to his dorm . He wasn't feeling to lay of in his dorm so he went inside and changed clothes as he headed towards the training room . Kaito's dorm was one of the highest class dorms in the Academy . This dorm is assigned to students who have a high rank in the modern society .
Kendo and Ryojo also stays in this dorm . The other students from Class E and D stays in a comparatively lower class of dorm as they are just common students . Kaito's dorm has all the high tech facilities available in school . When Kaito was first enrolled he wasn't allowed inside this dorm . The school authority also agreed with it but it was Kaito's sister who spoke to the authority for him to stay here . Regardless , he didn't feel at home ever in the dorms . He was ofter bullied even in the dorms so he didn't really came out except for classes but now was different . He was welcomed everywhere in school nowadays after his reawakening . He reached the training room as he scanned his student id and entered . It was a huge room with three sections .
One of the sections were for students having swordmanship as their major , the other one was for magic students and the third area was sparring area where the students can fight with one another . Kaito headed towards the swordmanship section . It was empty . Not only was the swordmanship area empty it was the whole room which was empty which was normal because the students are having classes . He didn't know why Ryojo didn't come but he shred the thoughts as he entered the closed area .
Kaito checked his stats once more before starting .
"Status"
[Ding]
[Name : Kaito Sakura]
[Race : Human]
[Physique : Formless Sword Body (Stage : 1)]
[Level : 50]
[HP : 40000/40000]
[MP : 55000/55000]
[STR : 210]
[AGI : 208]
[DEF : 209]
[INT : 212]
[Current Rank : B-Rank (Peak)]
[Magic Level : 5-Star]
[Sword Level : Sword Expert (Beginner)]
Kaito was quite satisfied with his stats . He took out his sword as he tied the sheat to his waist . Kaito closed his eyes and took a deep breath . He started to gather mana around his sword . He felt a different feeling while gathering mana . The mana he used before was like air with no fixed shape but this mana felt like a river flowing with a definite shape to it . Kaito opened his eyes as he saw that his sword was covered in a water like flow of mana .
Kaito stood in the stance as he slashed his sword . The sword strike which released from his sword rushed forward as it made a mark on the wall . Kaito was surprised to see this . The hard walls of the training room had a mark on it created by his sword . Kaito entered the sword inside his sheath . Kaito suddenly realised something .
'I have enough strength in my swordmanship but I still lack some decent skills'
'I should go to the library to purchase some skill books'
Kaito checked his wristband . It showed that Kaito had 850P left .
'850 Points aren't bad'
'I received 1200 points but I had to pay 400 Points for the A-Rank Sword which I requested from the Academy'
'A B-Rank skill book should cost around 300 Points'
'I have to gather more points through the school events and dungeons'
After the emergence of gates . The so-called currency of each country lost its value as the markets crashed . The World Awakened Association (WAA) discussed this matter with major countries and finally came to a conclusion that the currency will be replaced by a point system . The people can earn points through their achievements and use them to buy stuff like normal currency . This was a major change which happened after the emergence of calamity .
Kaito headed towards the Library of the Academy . He entered as he saw that many students are present their , either they were reading books or they were chatting in among themselves with low voices . Kaito entered as many students noticed him . The murmurs were started inside the room . Kaito ignored them as he went towards the librarian's desk . The librarian is a former B-Rank awakener who lost his right eye and his left arm in the frontlines and so the academy took him in . He looked towards Kaito as he folded his eyes . This was a sign of curiousity with a nature of calmness .
"Are you the rumoured 'Kaito Sakura' ?"
"Yes sir"
"You are even better than I expected . A sword physique , huh !"
"…." Kaito looked towards him with a surprised look
"Don't be surprised . Even in the frontlines , a person with a sword physique was rare . Every sword physique has a common characteristic which differ them from normal people"
"What is that , sir ?"
"Their control over mana"
".…."
"People with evolved physiques have a good control over their mana . It doesn't matter whether they have a magic-based physique or a sword-based physique"
"There are people with 'Magic-Based Physique' ?"
"Yes , those are rare that's all"
"I understand"
"but.…Somehow I feel you are a bit different"
"What does that mean ?"
"The mana control differs between people with the same physique but I have never seen a mana control as precise as yours . Not even a single extra drop of mana is wasting"
"Thank you sir"
"No problem . Now , tell me , why did you visit the library ?"
"I want some sword skill books"
"Sword-skill books ?"
"Yes"
"Which Level ?"
"B-Rank or even C-Rank will be enough"
"You are lucky boy . There are some B-Rank sword skills in the shelves of the second floor . Go ahead and choose whatever you like"
"Thank you sir"
Kaito left the desk as he headed towards the staircase . He reached the second floor of the library . The second floor is a floor which can only be accessed by students of Class B and above . While the third floor is for students of Class S , that floor mainly has skills books of A-Rank and S-Rank . Those books are difficult to master and the students can't buy those books on the third floor .
Kaito looked around the second floor of the library . He was searching all of the shelves as he was confused which one to choose . He thought of an idea .
[Ding]
['Clairvoyance' activated]
Kaito looked towards the shelves once again . This time he was able to differ the abilities of the books . He searched for B-Rank books among those shelves . He suddenly noticed a book which was a bit different than the others . He took out the book . As he saw the cover , he was surprised .
This book was the one Kaito caught attention to . It was written as a B-Rank skill book but it was definitely an A-Rank book . Kaito was satisfied with his findings . He sat on on the chairs as he opened the book . He was slowly turning the pages as he continued to look through the pages . As he completed the book , a notification popped up in front of him .
[Ding]
[Skill : GrandMastery Of Swords (EX) activated]
[The Sword Skill : Nine Forms of Heaven Strike (Rank : A) has been completely learned]
[You can use all the 'Nine Forms' without any limitations]
Kaito was surprised the see this notification . He went ahead and took out more skill books from the library . Every time he completes reading a book , the full version of the skills were instantly learnt by Kaito .
'Is this really my power ?'
'With this I can even learn the most difficult of the skills without any worry'
He was reading the books in the second floor of the library . Suddenly , a boy entered the library hall and asked for Kaito's location . The librarian showed the second floor as he came up . He saw that Kaito was sitting there reading some books as he went forward and slammed his hand on the table . Kaito looked towards him calmly . The boy was a second year which can be said from the uniform .
"Get up , boy"
"Why ?"
"Ryou-sama is asking you to come to his office"
"Ryou-sama ? Oh , you mean Ryou Hajima ?"
"Watch your mouth , brat"
"I suggest you get lost and tell him that 'I'm not interested' in talking to him"
"Are you ignoring Ryou-sama's order ?"
"I am . What are you gonna do ?"
"I will take you by force"
The boy grabbed Kaito's colar as he tried to pull him up but Kaito had no sense of movement . The boy tried for many more times until he gave up . Kaito grabbed the boy's colar and threw him down from the second floor . As he crashed on the first floor , many students were looking at the person .
Kaito too jumped from the second floor as he landed . He picked up that guy and dragged him towards Ryou's office . As soon as he reached there , the door opened as Kaito threw the boy inside . Ryou didn't seem to flinch at this site . He was still sitting with his chin resting on his hands . He looked towards Kaito with curious yet cold eyes .