Sota POV
A month later after getting the system, my physique had improved significantly. I had more muscles and was taller, with a gigachad jawline. I was happy with how I looked after following the system's workout routine.
As I sat in my living room watching videos on my laptop, a notification from the system popped up in front of me.
[Ding! New mission acquired— Harem Recruitment]
[Mission- Recruit the first two members of your guild.]
Reward
[10 points]
[500 coins to be used in the system shop]
I gazed in amazement at the message. It looked like it was time to go recruiting. I was deep in thought, thinking about where to go to start recruiting. According to my research, about 80 percent of people had developed abilities, so I needed to find a girl with a good ability.
The mission had a reward of 10 points and 500 coins. It was a generous reward for just two members. I then opened the system shop to see what I could buy with the coins from the system.
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1. Charm Increasing Perfume(50 coins)
2. 24 Hour Voice Appeal(100 coins)
3. +7 Rizz Exp(90 coins)
I decided not to buy anything at the moment and will decide on something when I find someone. I was still deep in thought on where I could find a decent girl when an ad came on my laptop.
"Want a top- notch establishment to train your abilities and be a better person to improve the world?
"Then enroll at Holy Diadem Academy. Students from ages seventeen to twenty- two can apply.
" Holy Diadem: an academy to change the future!!"
I grinned widely and said, " Looks like I have my first spot."
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I walked into the Holy Diadem Academy building in my uniform: white polo shirt with yellow crest, gold coloured pants and white sneakers. Not really my style. As I stepped through the door to the hallway, I looked in amazement.
There were boys and girls all over, grabbing books from lockers, watching videos or playing games on phones or chatting with friends. As I walked a little more, I saw a big dude cornering a blonde girl with blue eyes and a lot of… 'bakery'.
The girl looked very frightened and no one seemed to care, though many people saw what was happening. "Please," the girl said with teary eyes , "don't do this." The bully smirked and said, "Oh come on, Aoki. You can't have all this plot for nothing," then reached for her breasts.
A wave of anger surged through me and I shouted, "HEY!!" Everybody, including the bully and the girl, looked at me. With my rage unwavering, I looked at the bully and said, "If you want to hold something so bad, hold this fist!!"
The bully turned and started walking toward me. I immediately realized what a bad idea it was to fight on my first day. A faint aura surrounded him and his muscles grew bigger. He had a strength enhancing ability.
"…We're not supposed to use our abilities unless we're told to…" I heard a girl whisper. As the bully walked toward me, I slowly started backing up. Not because I was scared, but because I needed to distribute my first five points.
Stats
[Charm: Lv1]
[Ability: Lv1]
[Strength: Lv1]
[Health: Lv1]
[Weapon: Lv1]
Available Points- 5
I decided to put two points in strength, one point in health and two points in ability. As the bully charged, I ducked to the side. Even the air around me felt like it was being punched. I jumped back. I noticed many people taking videos and the girl looking at me, almost expectantly.
The bully charged again and I tried to duck again but the bully grabbed me and punched me in the stomach, knocking all the air out of my lungs. My vision blurred and I felt light headed. I tasted blood on my lip. The bully grabbed me by the neck and slammed me against a locker. His grip on my neck tightened and I felt the life being squeezed out of me.
At this point all the students were shocked. The girl called Aoki was biting her lip in shock. With my last bit of strength, I touched the bully with a finger and summoned a flame. The bully instantly leapt back and jerked in pain. The students saw the burn on his arm and gazed in shock.
A student whispered, "He has a… flame ability?" The bully's expression changed, showing a mixture of anger, pain and shock.
I gasped for air, leaning against a locker. The bully tried to show he was the alpha and started moving towards me. With no fear in me, I rushed forward, dodging his punches and launching a devastating punch.
I increased the heat in my fist and punched him in the jaw, pushing him to the ground. As he lay on the ground, I squatted down to his head and said menacingly, "Remember this name: Katsuen Sota," and got up.
The students around started cheering, "SOTA! SOTA! SOTA! SOTA!" Suddenly the homeroom bell rang and everyone rushed to class. Even the blonde baddie was nowhere in sight. With a sigh, I picked up the bully and sent him to the sickbay.
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I walked into class with my backpack at my back. I was five minutes late. Luckily the teacher wasn't in yet so I took my seat at the back of the class. I reflected on my actions.
Maybe it wasn't my place to act up, especially as a new guy, but I couldn't just stand by and let a girl's rights be violated. I'd gone through a lot of abuse in my past life, probably even more than her so I got how she felt. I felt it was the right thing to do.
I realized that the seat next to me was empty and I wondered who sat there. At the same moment, the door opened and a girl stepped inside. It was the blondie I had defended: Aoki.
She sat next to me without saying a word and took out her notebook. Our homeroom teacher then walked in and apologized for coming late. She was a tall slender woman with glasses and short brown hair. She explained that she had an issue to solve at the office.
I was called in front of the classroom to introduce myself and many girls were gushing over my looks. I ignored them all and introduced myself. After taking my seat, roll call began.
"Matsuo Erida." "Present!"
"Akane Sarada." "Present!"
"Aoki Yama." "Present..."
I sneaked a peek at Aoki as she spoke. She looked conflicted. After roll call lessons began, and I couldn't help but notice her glancing at me occasionally.
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A few hours later, it was lunchtime. As everybody rushed to the cafeteria, I stayed in the classroom alone. I took out my homemade bento and was about to open it when I heard footsteps approaching. I thought maybe it was the teacher and hid my lunch, but it turned out to be a girl. It was Aoki.
She walked past me to her desk. I shrugged and took out my bento. As I was about to open it. Aoki popped up and placed her lunch at the other side of my desk. She took a chair and sat across from me.
She opened her lunch to reveal noodles and meat. We sat there in silence for a while. Then she spoke up.
"Thank you."
I looked up at her and figured she was talking about the bully incident. "Oh… I was just doing what I was supposed to do. It was nothing really," I replied, scratching the back of my head.
"No you don't understand," she said as she stood up, her breasts jiggling. "I've been going through this since I came to this school three months ago. You really don't know how much this means to me. I appreciate it." She ended with a smile.
I smiled back and told her it was really nothing and that I'd been abused and neglected too. We started chatting and ate our lunch together. She was thrilled to learn that we lived about ten minutes away (by car) and promised to come visit one day.
Before we knew it, lunch break was over and it was time for class. We packed our lunches and she went to her desk. The next lesson was Ability Training.
We gathered on a field with several huge drum like targets and a tiny screen at the top of each. Our teacher told us that each of us must hit the target with our abilities and the screen would determine our power levels.
Since I sat at the last seat, I was the last to go. The first to go was a boy with dark hair and a scar under his eye. He walked up to the target and stretched his arm far back. After reaching a distance of about five metres, his arm shot forward and slammed into the target. The screen recorded 50.
After him was a girl with a lightning ability. Her hand crackled with electricity and a bolt of lightning shot from her hand, striking the target. The screen recorded 120.
Pretty soon it was left with three people: a white haired girl with icy blue eyes and a cold gaze, Aoki and me. The white haired girl gazed at us coldly and I felt a chill up my face, literally. There were specks of frost on my cheeks. She summoned ice on her hand and flung an ice dagger at the target, freezing the place of impact. The screen recorded 350.
It was a huge gap from the highest so far which was 220. I got a little worried about how I could beat that. It was Aoki's turn. I wondered what her ability was. Suddenly her hand grew bigger and bigger, growing two about 10 meters tall and 3 meters wide. She flicked the target with all her might and the target rumbled. Her screen recorded 180, having the fifth highest score in a class of 25 students. She frowned in frustration, expecting a higher score from her attack.
It was my turn. I willed a fireball to appear and made it bigger. The white haired girl had a change of expression. There was a slight hint of shock hidden in her cold eyes.
I hurled the ball of fire at the target, charring a layer of it. I watched the screen as I waited for the result.
It recorded…
350.
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IMAGE[AOKI YAMA]