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'What is this... Why, this is like this? Am I come in a different classroom?'

While sweating in his back, Arya began to feels uneasy, it's because when he find an empty seat in the back of the room he somehow became the center of attention. All his classmate's eyes looking at him the same as predator finding his prey. After he sits down, they began to gather and surround him with shining eyes.

''Hey hey, are you Asian?'' "Can you give me one of your friend number?'' ''Where is your other friend?'' ''Hey hey!!''

'What is this, why I must give my number friend? What's the meaning of this?'

They are starting to throw question after question without letting Arya to answer, it's troubling and Arya becomes worried. But, somehow he knows the cause.

''Arm... Yes, I from Asian''

''''Uwoooh''''

''But, I am not Japanese.. I am from Indonesia... See my skin color is not yellow, but a bit tanned right?''

''''''.............'''''''

There is a long silence, maybe they think that Arya is one of that popular group because his black hair and black pupils, so they misunderstand it. Because almost all classmates here have blond, orange, brown hair so maybe they are from Europe. But hey? Aren't there is someone who has a black hair too? His skin is too white, though.

'Where is Indonesia?' 'Who knows.' 'isn't that full forest-like island.' 'oh, isn't it in king Kong movie?' 'No no.. it's Republic Country.' 'so, their technology is still inferior.' 'Hey, i think my father once come to Bali. Their Garong is scary.'

'No no no... Did you even study a globe or map? It's not small nation you know... And you are wrong, it's already full of population already!.... Damn, we still developing already! It's 'Barong' you know...! Argh... It's hurt my pride.'

When the classmate hearing his country they began to distance themselves and whispering to each other while taking a peek at Arya. But somehow their talk is hurting his pride and his shoulder is shaking. He wonders, is there no Asian student other than him in this class. Not long the teacher wearing black robes and thick glasses came with a girl with red hair that she tied in ponytail.

Arya can hear gasp and murmur from his classmates while glaced at the girl with excited expression, however Arya attention isn't focused toward the girl but to the person beside her.

'What is that!? Is it Magical Academy!? Harry P*tter!?' Looking at his teacher attire Arya wants to retort about that, but he didn't want to say it.

''....Alright, Tachibana you can sit in the back beside that black haired boy.''

''Yes.''

The teacher looks around and instructed the girl with red hair to sit in the empty place beside Arya. Arya starts to wonder, how did she had red hair? isn't red hair just appear in Anime or the sort, is she dyed her hair. But after looking closely her hair is red without looking weird, so it's seems her natural hair color. The girl feeling Arya stares just looking in the his direction for a few second before seated in her own seat.

''Now, as the principal said, today we will choose your own weapon and for introduction. Choose your weapon wisely, that's three slot that you must have. Primary weapon, Secondary weapon, and Throwing weapon. After that, I will transfer you to the training ground to practice and make your basic skill. You will fight with your Partner to deepen your bond. With the 'Blood and Steel' you will rise to the top. Alright, let's begin.''

The teacher says that with proud face. And started from the front seat and continue afterward. Many of the classmate that choosing staff and long ranged weapon for their Primary weapon but few of them choosing sword too as secondary. It's seems the Throwing weapon slot for Long ranged student they choose additional quiver for more arrow. 'Is it even a weapon..?' Arya want to retort, but because the teacher just nod his head, he leave it at that. Now, it's Arya turn. He approaches the teacher's desk when weapon hologram can be seen.

'So we can choose whatever we want?' Arya thought while observe the box device on the desk with a hole in it that show a light hologram on top of it.

''Now, first, let introduce yourself.'' The teacher said and make Arya back into reality, then turned his body.

''Yes... Good morning everyone, you can call me Arya.''

''.......'' There is silence as Arya just mentioned his name. Is its nickname? They silent to wait Arya finish his introduction or explaining about something. However, Arya to just keep silent with an innocent face.

''Alright, you can choose your weapon here. Insert your left hand that wearing a Anchore in this hole. After that you will fight 8 monsters in there.'' The teacher knowing the mood thrown a safe boat.

When Arya told that he just nod his head, ignoring his puzzled classmate and insert his left hand in the hole and his armor projected in front of him.

''Hooo... Nice armory. Alright the weapon is over there. It's your basic weapon, after your 'Point' registered, you can remodel your unique weapon. ''

When the teacher said that a three slot appeared and variety of weapons can be seen. Sword, blade, spear, axe, hammer, staff, stick, but Arya already has already weapon in his mind. He chooses the spear based weapon.

''Um... Sir, is my shield not registered as secondary weapon?''

''Hm... Oh, it's because you design it attached to the gauntlet so it's included as your armor. To think you are making like that is quite interesting.''

So it seems that his shield is his additional armor, hearing that some of the students gasped in realization. But the teacher just shot them down with his eyes that saying 'No retry, it's your fault for not design your armor like that.'. Arya just ignored them and choosing spear for Primary and throwing weapon. And short sword for secondary weapon.

''Hm.... Spear and that set of armor huh. You are quite a strange one.''

''Of course. Spear is what my Ancestor used to repel the invader that uses a gun in my country with their sharpened bamboo and ambush tactic. My great grandfather also one of the militant who are fighting for freedom and they-''

''Yes, yes, now here you go. Wish your luck.'' The teacher said without much care and his hand approach the button on the side of box.

''Whoa... Wait but thats-''

Before Arya could finish his sentence, the teacher push a button and in his sight of vision a light shrouded his body and he appeared in grassy land and next to him a girl with red armor and holding a spear watching him in wonder.

''-History!! Ah!'' Arya feels so mad and kicked the ground.

Airi blinked and asked

''Ah, Airi? How are you?'' Arya said with a silly smile as if he going to greet his friend on the park and ignored his shameful behaviour just now.

''...Ah, yes''

Arya tilted his head, but after looking at the spear in his hand, he understood it and answered while scratching his cheeks.

''So what do we do for now?''

Airi explains to his newbie master-in training and pointing her hand at the monster that appeared 5 meters in front of them. With small body, green skin, pointed ear and nose and wearing loincloth and holding a hatchet. The famous monster, goblin.

'Yups, it's 100% goblin.' Arya thought and nodded.

''So, it's just creating skill and how to fight? Alright, here I go!!''

With a loud shout, Arya rushes at the goblin and thrusting his spear forward. The spear penetrated goblin's chest and the blood gushing out.

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Acquired active 'Shout' skill

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Acquired active 'Thrust' skill

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Acquired passive 'Piercing' skill

''Yikes, the blood is real!'' Arya said while swing his spear up and down, make the blood to fly around.

Airi said while taking a step backward to avoid her clothes being dirtied by the flying blood.

''Yeah, but what's with this blood?'' Arya frowned.

''Is the broken arm and something like that added too?'' Arya asked in concern.

'It's really 'Blood and Steel'.' Arya thought while he feels a shudder does the normal people could handle it?

Airi approached with concern face.

"I am fine, thank you. To think Airi knows that much...'' Arya thanked Airi and smiled in surprise.

''......'' Hearing it Arya become rigid and sweat poured his back as he averted his eyes.

'So that's why other classmate choosing bow or staff?'

Because Arya is acting strange, Airi looking at him with suspicious stares and approach slowly, her face is in front of him with her narrowing eyes. Somehow her beautiful face and sweet smell make his face became red.

'Too close...! Airi you are too close..!'

''I AM SORRY....!!!'' Arya jumped backward and hit his palm togather and make a apologize.

Before they know the goblin already gathering in groups. In the 6 goblins that gathered, one of them is rushing toward Arya and Airi. While holding his spear, Arya make a stance and using his spear to unleash a slashing downward with more power hitting the goblin in the shoulder and make deep cut that make it thrown backward, dead.

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Acquired active 'Heavy Blow' skill

Seeing their comrade easily defeated, all the goblin rushing at Arya in frenzy state. Seeing this situation, Arya make a stance with his feet wide open with left foot in the front, right foot in the back. Shield and the tip spear at the front, the handle of the spear he hold in his armpit, a stance that looked ready to rush at any times.

''Airi, listen to me! I want to try something! Please cover my back!''

The worried Airi tries to call her master, although goblin is weak, but if you are surrounded is not a good story. But, that boy is just rushing at them with amazing speed, with the spear tip and the shield on the front and his armpit holding the handle he look like charging bull. It's amazing that while he wearing heavy armor, but manage to run that fast, but he manages to balance his body, it's seems his pyramid-like foot armor that he wears helping in balanced his body. Meanwhile, the boy charging with a carefree smile on his face that somehow irritated Airi and keep his speed and make a contact with the goblin group.

Seeing the charging bull (?), the goblin spread their force in the hope of confusing the boy. But their expectation was destroyed, with amazing movement Arya able to turn his body and moving in zigzag and like a magnet his charge always hit his target. He never stops his charging even when his hit miss, one of the goblins trying to throw a big stone to disturb his charge, but it's repelled like some barrier protect him, he just moves circularly around and hit the last dumbfounded goblin, even Airi just stands in her place with her eyes open wide and her mouth hang open. In just a few minutes, Arya manages to defeat 5 goblin by his own with no injuries. He stops with a cloud of dust everywhere.

When the cloud of dust cleared, her master is down on one knee and look exhausted. He tried to stand, but he didn't look ready, he just stands while breathing up and down, but the problem is another goblin that just appeared approaching her weakened master. While gritting her teeth, Airi rush at the goblin with amazing speed and stabbing with her spear and finish it out. Arya just stands there while checking his new information while being scolded by the angry Airi, his body is still exhausted because running with his heavy armor, but little by little his stamina is returning.

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Acquired active 'Power Rush' skill

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Acquired passive 'Block' skill

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Acquired Combo 'Charging Strike' (Thrust + Block + Piercing + Power Rush) skill' skill

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Acquired passive 'Breath Control' skill

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Your Partner learned active 'Flash Move' skill

'Whoa.. I didn't expect it'll be like this, I even acquired Combo. And Airi learned skill too.' Arya expresion become bright and smiled which make Airi more irritated.

''.. Hey Airi do you know how to see description of the skill ?''

Airi screamed while averted her head away.

'Oh no, she is angry..'

"Ah Airi don't sulking like that, am sorry... Please help me."

With that, she puffed cheeks and folded her arm, Airi ignored Arya and just turn her body away. Arya starts to plead and praise Airi to take her attention, while sighing Airi surrender and explaining to him. After that he is back in the classroom.

''Hehe... You really have a good time there?''

''What's the meaning of that, sir? I think you will make misunderstanding here.''

''Heheh... Who knows, all right Tachibana it's your turn.''

While Arya goes back to his seat, the girl with red hair Tachibana walking pass him and whispering to him with her cute voice that make Arya wide eyed.

''I will crush you.''

Somehow, Arya feels chills and all his hair is standing to the end. It's not love for the first sight, without her cute voice, her sentence is like devil whisper. He just stands there and cold sweat poured on his face.

'What the.... What do I do... Did I do something horrible to make her want to kill me..?'

''Oi, Spear boy over there, please back to your seat.''

''...Sir yes sir.!''

Arya answered nervously while sit down and make his classmate giggle. He shake his head then glancing ahead.

''My name is Iroha Tachibana, from Tachibana family.''

She ended her introduction short like Arya and starting with her weapon. She chooses the wide blade sword, a huge sword as her primary weapon. When he sees her armor, all of them is leather/light armor that exposed some of her shoulder, with a iron that just covered her breast, her skirt design is quite cute with frilly and knee-length of boot shoes. She didn't wear a helmet. With red and black color as her base.

Before he knows, she already finished her choice and going to training ground that make Arya feel disappointed.

'What... But I didn't know her other weapon... Oh well.'

After a few minutes she is back to the classroom and back to her seat while glancing at Arya and turn her head away. When a bell sound can be heard, Arya looks at his watch on his Anchore and it's already 3pm.

''Alright, now you can go to your dormitory and rest for now. No, you can get your soldier tomorrow. No, the study session will be held 2 days later. Yes, tomorrow you will just see your school and make you feel familiar. No, the day after is just training your soldiers and formation, that's all you can go back.''

Some of the students trying to raise their hand to ask some question, but the teacher somehow manages to answer them without hearing it because after he says it they put their hand down one by one. But, in the middle of people, one hand that still raised. It's Arya, he seems trying to ask something important. Information that the other never thinks before, with his serious expression he becomes the center of attention again.

''...Yes spear boy, what is it?''

''I want to ask, because the other didn't ask it before.... What is your name teacher?''

''...''

After his question the class became so silent, in a few minutes all the students showing the face of realization and all of them looking at their teacher direction. When Arya takes a peek in his side, he saw something amazing. The girl with red ponytail hair, looking at the teacher with her eyes sparkling and full of curiosity, isn't she came with him when entered this classroom? So she doesn't know his name either. Because she feels his gaze, she look at him and turn her head away.

'Urgh... Is she really hate me?'

''...Erm... Sorry for late to introduce my name, you can call me Mr.Black.'' The teacher said his name and smiled before walked out with his back straight.

''......''

'What with those introduction..!!'

Arya wants to retort about his teacher short introduction. After that all students get out of the class and heading toward their dormitory, it seems in one room there will be 2 other students. Without hesitation Arya heading toward the boys dormitory as quickly as possible, because strange gaze can be felt in his back and he didn't want to know who.

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While heading toward the dormitory, Arya is starting to think about all skill he got.

'Shout, increase attack and stun opponent for 2 second.'

'Spear Thrust, basic spear skill, increase stabbing damage by 10%.'

'Piercing, basic skill, increase chance to penetrate armor by 5%.'

'Heavy Blow, basic warrior skill, increase attack by 20%, have chance of bleeding opponent by 2%.'

'Power Rush, rare skill, increase movement and walking speed by 50%.'

'Block, basic skill, increases chance to deflect or stopping enemy attack by 10%, good against ranged weapon.'

'Charging Strike, Unique skill, combining chosen skill to increase damage against opponent by 75%, can block all attacks while using this skill. Decrease stamina, when using this skill for too long, the user can't move their body for 5 minutes.'

'Breath Control, rare skill, decrease heart beat rate, Increase concentration, stamina and healing regeneration.'

Partner skill:

'Flash move, increase attack and movement speed by 25%.'

'What's with those descriptions?! It's too short!! My strongest skill is Charging Strike with 75%, but the drawback is quite terrible. In battle, can't move the body is same as giving your lives. Even with the help of Breath Control, it's still need 2 minutes. Without someone that can cover me, I didn't know when I take a risk using this skill. Well, never mind.'

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I will update (the edited one) later... hohoho