-10 Days Later-
These 10 days Kaito followed his same routine of training , attending classes , eating , training and sleeping . As a result , his body is now much more stronger than it was a week ago . After his volunteer duty and a night of complete rest made him drop down his fatigue completely . He used to train too much and wasn't getting enough sleep and as a result his body was accumulating fatigue at a rapid pace .
Kaito's mood was happy today as the results for the voting would be announced . After today , they would be able to visit the 'Starlit Forest' to do missions in Demon Territory . Although , for unnatural causes the surrounding these days are peaceful without any worries . The attacks from the demon race had also stopped .
There can be two reasons for this behaviour . First , the demons are trying to maintain peace or trying to get stronger . This was a reason which was very rare for some one like the demons . There comes the second possibility . The demons are preparing something big . The scale was very large and they are ready for sacrifices . Most likely 'Shinjun' is trying to start a war .
Kaito ruled out these two possibilities and along with his previous theory of not being alone in this universe made him cultivate more diligently and fast . The number of skills Kaito now possessed exceeded 20 . Some were the skills he previously had and some were new skills which he learnt from the Skill Library and his Academy Library . Most were S-Rank skills with some even higher . Comprehending an S-Rank skill was difficult to begin and SS-Rank skills are one of a kind . There were no SS-Rank offensive skills in the Academy so he had no choice but to visit his Skill Library .
*****
All the students from 1st and 2nd year are gathered in the auditorium . The results of the election are to be announced . Akari and Yuuki came up on the stage . As they were the president and vice-president of Student Council last year they are to hand over their authority to the new students elected .
As soon as they came up on the stage . All the boys took in a deep breath . They were stunned by the beauty of both of them as their mind raced to one thought 'Can either one of them be my girlfriend ?' .
Suddenly , all the students felt a slight killing intent from the stands of the 2nd year Class S students . They turned to see that the releaser of the killing intent was Kaito . Their faces instantly dropped . They knew that Akari's younger brother is Kaito but they didn't know that he can be this dangerous . The killing intent he released wasn't much but it was enough to subdue most of the 1st and 2nd years .
Seina put a hand on his shoulder as he calmed down . The boys who were admiring Akari just moments ago retracted their gazes . They knew that if any of them tried to get close to her , he will kill them without hesitation .
Akari and Yuuki were watching the whole scene unfold and couldn't help but smile . Kaito was really a good brother . Akari came back to her senses as she cleared her throat .
"Ahem ! Good Morning students , today is an auspicious day for our Academy"
"Today , I , Akari Sakura , is willing to pass on my duty and responsibility as the Student Council President to the new student who will succeed me"
"Kendo Ichinose , please come up on the stage"
Kendo who was probably behind the stage entered . Akari came down from the microphone as she opened her armband and batch . She carefully put it on him as Kendo had the armband and the batch now .
"Kendo Ichinose , do you take responsibility as the Student Council President and lead the students forward ?"
"I do"
"Do you take oath to maintain the rules and discipline in the Academy ?"
"I do"
"Very well , I shall announce you the New President of Student Council in the Stellar Academy"
A huge round of applause was heard from the students as Kendo stood proudly on the stage . The next one to take stage was Yuuki .
"I , Yuuki Ayakouji , also am willing to pass on my duty and responsibility as the Vice-President of Student Council to the new student who will succeed me"
"Akane Karuisawa , please come up on the stage"
Akane came on the stage as she stood in front of Yuuki who came down from the mic . She too opened her armband and batch . She carefully put them on Akane .
"Akane Karuisawa , do you take responsibility as the Vice-President of the Student Council ?"
"I do"
"Do you take oath to support the president and judge his every decision ?"
"I do"
"Then , I shall announce you the New Vice-President of Student Council in the Stellar Academy"
Another wave of applause was heard from the students as Akane stood beside Kendo . They wore the armbands and batches of the Student Council and they were now responsible for each and every action taken within the Academy grounds .
The event wasn't over though . It was now time to select the representatives of each class . Kendo and Akane received a list of names from Akari . These were the students best fit for the roles of representatives of each class .
"First , Class 1-S , Misato Akisawa"
"Second , Class 1-D , Aoi Kurosawa"
"Third , Class 1-C , Amane Shindo"
"Fourth , Class 1-B , Rei Uesugi"
"Fifth , Class 1-A , Keiko Fujiwara"
"Sixth , Class 1-E , Hiraga Hirou"
"These are the student representatives of First Years"
"Now , the Second Years representatives are"
"First , Class 2-S , Kaito Sakura"
"Second , Class 2-A , Aki Shino"
"Third , Class 2-B , Ouka Yuzuki"
"Fourth , Class 2-C , Haru Momoi"
"Fifth , Class 2-D , Kazu Ishikawa"
"Sixth , Class 2-E , Seiha Kohana"
"These were the names for the representatives"
"The 2nd years will start their missions in the 'Starlit Forest' by next week"
"If you have any questions please ask"
One of the students raised his hand . It was a student from 2nd year Class B .
"How will the teams be divided ?"
"The teams will be made of atleast 2 and atmost 5 members . The mission which can be accepted is also restricted . Class E , D and C students can accept missions only C3 and C2 grade . Class B can accept upto C1 . Class A can accept upto B2 grade and as for Class S , they can accept upto A3 grade"
Another student raised her hand . She was a student from 2nd year Class A .
"What will be the rewards ?"
"Achievement points . Clearing a mission will give you Achievement points and each monster killed will be awarded separate points depending on the grade and level of the monster . These achievement points could be used to claim anything from the Academy as well as the Awakener Market"
Everyone was stunned . The Awakener Market ?
The Awakener Market was the only legal market for all Awakeners . They sold all types of potions , weapons , battle suits and accessories . The 'Evolution Market' was for ordinary people or people who just began their path of cultivation . As for the 'Awakener Market' points were everything . Awakeners need to be atleast A-Rank to gain recognision for entry into the Market .
The entire hall filled with students were frozen for a moment . If what Kendo said was true , it means that all of them can get resources . Although , the restriction was quite heavy . C-graded missions rarely gave some points in return as they were mostly easy missions for dealing with fiend-level monsters . B-graded missions would be more profitable because nightmare-level corpses cost atleast four times the price of fiend-level .
1 low-grade nightmare level demon could be estimated for 80,000 points whereas high-grade fiend level demon could get atmost 20,000 points .
The S-Class students really had the attention and sincerity in the Academy . The system of the Academy was also strict . It maintains that students who had strength would be fully supported by the Academy whereas students with low strength would be cast aside . It also serves as a motivation for weak students to grow stronger and strong students to remain strong .
*****
The students were dismissed after the event . The representatives of each class got their indivisual armband which gave them power and authority . Kaito came out of the hall along with his friends . They all headed towards their dorms as they bid each other goodbye on the final point before seperation .
Kaito's thoughts roamed around the fact that within a week , the missions will start . His original target of making all the others in his team an SS-Rank(Initial) Awakeners was on the verge of collapse . This thoughts were enveloping his mind when he forcibly cleared it .
He went to his dorm room and closed the door . He sat on the bed in a meditative state after he opened his armband . His goal was to enter 'Potion Inventory' .
He entered without much hassle as he found himself in the same position from where he was last time he came . He was surprised a little but didn't get distracted for too long .
"System , help me find the highest grade of items which could help to reach SS-Rank"
[Order Received]
Three bottles came down and landed on Kaito's hand . He read the label on them . The one on the right with red liquid was an T9 body stimulant . The one in the middle was WI5 brain activator and the one on the left was E7 mana stabilizer .
'Just as I expected , the potions available here had surpassed the potions humans have created'
'T9 body stimulant where the highest grade for humans is only T7'
'E7 mana stabilizer where the highest for humans is only E4'
'Surely , this is something others made'
Kaito decided to give these as a set of three to the three of them which would make a total of 9 potions . It was nothing for Kaito who had infinite . He needed to absorb some himself too . His progress had relatively slowed down as he reached peak of SS-Rank . It was common as the higher the cultivation , more it was difficult to ascend .
He set aside the thoughts for now as he took out a bottle of E7 mana stabilizer . He opened the bottle and drank it . His body immediately made progress . His inner plane of conciousness changed as it was like a ocean of magic power flowing inside him . His progress made him shock himself .
He saw his mana capacity . The bar which was stuck at 835,000 points after cultivating for 10 days immediately reached 885,000 points as he drank the potion . The effect was at least two times stronger than the ones humans created .
Kaito drank another potion . His mana increased rapidly . It reached 892,000 points before it stopped . Kaito couldn't understand the reason as he tried to search inside him . He then sensed that some of the energy from the potion was still inside his body . His body didn't completely absorb the potions he drank . His absorption rate was very slow in compared to before .
Kaito decided that it won't be pleasant to practice any more as it can result in backlash against the energy which was remaining inside him . Kaito laid down on his bed .