The fight between Kaito and Seina were an event which was needed to watch by everyone . Kaito continued looking at her as she looked back .
['Clairvoyance' activated]
[Name : Seina Shimuzu]
[Race : Human]
[HP : 317,000/317,000]
[MP : 789,000/789,000]
[STR : 475]
[AGI : 478]
[DEF : 476]
[INT : 482]
[Current Rank : SS-Rank(Peak)]
[Magic Level : 7-Stars]
[Sword Level : None]
Kaito realised that she isn't as weak as she looked . Well , Kaito definitely knew it . They both knew each other since childhood and they were relatively close . They both understand each other better than even Akari in some places . She also knew Kaito's strength . The rumour about him defeating a Demon king was spread not only across Stellar City but also around the 5 major base cities .
Seina's hand slowly raised in the sky as she was ready to cast her spell . Kaito was standing still without even an hince of distress . Slowly fire started to gather around her hand as a huge fireball was created .
4-Star(Fire Magic) : Massive Fireball
The scorching heat around the fireball made it look and feel like a sun . Kaito started raising his hand too as he looked with a happy yet cold expression . Ice started to gather around his arm .
4-Star(Ice Magic) : Giant Sphere of Ice
The spear condensed on his hand . This spear had enough mana to completely disrupt the fire magic . Although, Kaito's clairvoyance skill can easily scan the code of the spell and dispell it but it took a toll on his brain . After fusing with 'Void Eyes' the effect of the backlash decreased by atleast 30% but it was still painful .
Kaito spear was ready to face Seina's fireball as both of them threw their attacks at each other . They both collided with an explosion as both the spells vanished . After throwing the fireball , Seina started to move and swiftly change her position as Kaito gets it difficult to attack her .
She started running in a zig-zag pattern with her disappearing after every step . Whenever she stops at a place she casts a spell towards Kaito and disappears . Kaito on the other hand didn't have any difficulty dodging the spells . He could clearly see the fluctuations in mana density and determine her next location . He didn't want to instantly see through her plan but unfortunately he did . He continued to stay in the same place and Seina continued to move .
Kaito suddenly dodged the next attack and disappeared . They both appeared in the same place in front of one another as she was surprised and hurriedly started casting . Kaito left a sigh on seeing her reaction as he went forward .
Smack !
A small smack hit Seina on her forehead as she fell down . She looked up and saw Kaito standing with a grin on his face . His right hand was forwarded and his fingers looked as if it had hit something . She understood the reason why she fell down as a pout appeared on her face .
Kaito didn't hesitate as he forwarded his hand towards her and helped her get up . The match was over and Kaito became the winner . Shiori just looked at the both of them and smiled . She had actually known both of them since childhood .
Although they both were then too young to remember her meeting before but she remembered them very nicely . She was around 17 years old at that time and she had already started her path towards one of the strongest . She received the chance to meet the Patriarches of the Sakura Family and Shimuzu Family at that time . That was the time , when she first saw the Patriarch of Sakura Family or Kaito's Father 'Kazuki Sakura' . His aura and the pressure emitted by him made her feel pressured but his attitude and kind and gentle personality caught her attention .
That was the first time she visited the mansion and saw the both of them . Kaito Sakura and Seina Shimuzu . Both rumoured to be the greatest in their generation . She considered herself as their older sister and visited the both families till Kaito and Seina were 6 years old .
It was at that time , the news came to the cities . The news about the death of Kazuki Sakura and his wife Shizuka Sakura . This news made her completely broken from the inside and she left her habit of visit the families . Although , she never completely disconnected herself . She was already a part of their family when she stopped visiting them .
Shiori was lost in thought as she failed to notice that all the students were looking towards her . She immediately snapped to reality as an awkward smile flashed on her face . She looked at them as she coughed a little .
"Ahem ! That was a good match with perfect display of abilities"
"Let's forward towards the next match"
*****
The matches continued for the next 1 hour . Kendo and Kaori both had to fight against someone . Kendo won his match against his opponent but Kaori lost although barely . She was up against the former vice-president of the Class S from last year .
The practical classes came to an end . They all left the training hall as Shiori stayed behind . She looked at the students who were leaving . Her eyes were especially on Kaito and Seina who were constantly bickering between them . She smiled and sighed a breath of relief .
According to the Class norms , Kaito and Seina had the highest chances of being the President and Vice-President of Class S for the second year as they had the highest amount of combat power . They surpassed even third years and were almost equal to the fourth years who were in their graduating year .
The election for the President of Student Council would be held next month as the students interested all were busy collecting votes for their election . Although second years were responsible for the Student Council but it still had some rules .
First , the role of President of Student Council would be given only to the Students among Class A and S . The combat power of Class B students are atmost B-Rank and thus they are weaker when compared to students from Class A and S . The classes below weren't worth mentioning .
Second , the person in authority should possess an intellect higher than his/her peers . If his intellect wasn't high enough then the important decisions of the Student Council couldn't be taken .
Third , the students in role should have a recognision among his peers . He shouldn't be some backend character who wasn't know by a large number of students .
These criteria's should be fulfilled for the role . Kaito who saw the criterias had his attention towards Kendo . He is among the people who will prove to be qualified for every criteria . He is a student of Class S , he possess high intelligence (although not at the level of Kaito or Seina) and he is also famous among the students for not only being the heir of a renowned family but also because Kendo was extremely handsome .
Kaito smiled within himself which was noticed by Seina who was standing right next to him .
"Why are you smiling ?"
"Nothing . I just thought that Kendo would be suitable for the position of Student Council President"
"Why aren't you participating ?"
"Well , its quite a hassle . The thing I require most was not authority but freedom"
"Oh ? Your direction of thinking is completely different from many people"
"I have enough influence and power in the Academy and the Stellar City due to me being the heir of Sakura Family"
"Then , tell Kendo about your decision"
"Hmm ? I guess so"
Kaito was lost in thought once again . This days his sleep was lacking at night . He was like being haunted by some weird dreams or nightmares . Although Kaito is a person whose courage was above average but he still felt disturbed . The brain of the Awakeners was a more vital component than even the heart .
The senses in the brain was responsible for the strengthening of Awakeners . The brain waves also regulate the flow of mana in the body and brain is responsible for rational thinking . Kaito had the 'Void Eye' which already made the pressure on his brain increase added with these disturbed nightmares .
These nightmares started after his fight against the Demon king . Although Kaito claimed they were nightmares but it didn't seem like that to him . It was more like he could see the future in a form of a dream . He wasn't sure whether what he saw was real or not but he had a strange sense of familiarity with the surroundings .
Kaito's had basically two solutions before him if he wanted to return to his original state .
First , either he needed to use his mana continuously to strengthen his brain but there is a problem . Using mana continuously can relax the brain but it would be a temporary solution .
Second , he had to take the tonic or stimulant made the awakeners to make use of their brains more faster . It was the WI3 stimulant made by modern technology .
After the descend of the Demon Kings began , the apocalypse spread throughout the planet . Nearly 70% humanity was annihilated . The mana currently present was purer and less compared to when catastrophe first descended . The mana during that time was much more corrupted and much more abundant in the planet when the first batch of awakened appeared .
They fought against not only the Demon kings but also the mutants which occurred due to the spread of the corrupted mana all over . This mana not only forced animals and plants to mutate but also many humans mutated too .
The awakening that time was not a guaranteed event rather a possibility . The people absorbed the corrupted mana from the atmosphere and hoped that they don't change into demons themselves . The first batch of people who awakened themselves in these environment were later came to be known as 'First Awakened' .
The war between the demon kings and the first awakened continued for about 700 years . During this time , many of the Awakeners and Demon kings perished in darkness . The humans had huge amounts of mana due to an abundant supply present . The attributes of elements were also to their max . After a long 700 year war , both sides faced an ample loss .
The 'Demon God Shinjun' that time made a truce of thousand years with the 'Strongest Awakener of Humanity Katsuo Sakura' . The humans later built the cities and shared land between themselves and the demons .
Katsuo became the First Patriarch of Sakura Family . The other families of the Stellar and Solar Cities were established by the awakeners who were regarded as the strongest after Katsuo .
The thousand year which humanity gained led them to technologically advance to a next level . They made devices to manually awaken a person . The mana they possessed were purer than the one 1000 years ago . The weapons , armours and potion stimulants were far better than those before . The humanity also had a huge combat force with many Awakeners in the X-Rank .
The war against demons the next time led to humanity's victory and thus the 'Second Great War' came to an end . The demons and humans were constantly in struggle against each other from that time and from then , neither demons nor humans gained the upper hand .
Kaito studied his family history when he was a kid . The information in those books are deeply engraved within his head . He also studied various books on other topics as well . His mother was the one who used to teach him and he would listen to his mother very carefully .
The WI3 stimulant was a brain function enhancer developed by the research center in Pheonix City . These potion can increase the brain capabilities of an awakener by almost 30% . This was a type of miraculous drug but the price was very expensive . Each tube costs about 10 million yen . There are also side effects caused by them which can exert a toll on the body of even an SS-Rank .
Although with Kaito's body undergone reconstruction , his brain capacity was already greater than most humans and with the stimulant his brain capability would surpass many peak SSS-Rank . With his 'potion inventory' Kaito didn't need to worry about the price but even so 10 million yen was far too little compared to the total assests of Sakura Family .
*****
That night , Kaito was sitting quitely in his dorm room . His cultivation and mana absorption was both going steadily but in a far too low speed . Kaito was already performing mana training for over 3 hours but his mana capacity had increased only 20,000 points .
Kaito had heard from his grandfather that after reaching SS-Rank , the rate of absorbing mana decreses very quickly and a longer time is needed to cultivate . Reaching 1,000,000 points in mana wasn't as easy as it looked . The threshold for SS-Rank is 9,00,000 points in mana . The main challenge is after that . Absorbing that last point of mana was more difficult than raising his mana from 3,00,000 to 9,00,000 points .
Kaito opened his eyes as a sharp throbing pain was sensed from his head . Kaito clenched his forehead as he entered the potion inventory . Kaito landed on the ground as he looked at the stacks of potions and stimulants .
"System , search for WI3 brain stimulant"
[Order Received]
A small bottle of about 10 cm landed on Kaito's palm . This small bottle costs 10 million yen . Not even Kaito expected that . He didn't think much as he opened the cap and drank the potion . Suddenly , Kaito felt very relaxed . His body transformed as his brain started to expand furthur . 30% was the maximum effects received by any potion and Kaito had already absorbed 30% of it .
Kaito had long since crossed the limit of absorption as he absorbed 42% of the effects . After about 10 seconds , did Kaito finally moved . His body was lighter as his brain and senses had expanded slowly . The stimulant was very useful . The WI3 stimulant was the second highest brain stimulant for Awakeners . The first and the top stimulant was WI4 stimulant . It expanded the strength of one's brain by 50% .
"System , search for the highest level brain stimulant"
[Order confirmed]
Kaito was standing straight as a bottle came and landed on his hands . The words on top of it are clear and there is no mistake . The bottle had a lable which showed the tag "WI5 brain stimulant" .