After the break, we found ourselves wearing so armor and equipnt over our school uniform, all lined in front of the professor in the school's large arena-like stadium.
It seed that today all students of several classes, which all happened to belong to my group as well, so even the children could be with us, were here to do so sort of exam.
"Alright students! Now that you've grown acclimated to the academy last year and you did all your practice, it's ti to get to the real field of work here!" roared professor Hendrick, crossing his huge and muscular arms.
Real field work, huh?
So that ans...
"Today we'll begin your real training!" he smiled. "You're fighting Nightmares! Prepare yourselves!"
Finally, so action!
Nightmares, the origin of this world's problems and the very reason this entire academy exists to begin with.
They erge from Fractured Nightmare Realms, and are born from people's negative emotions, nightmares, sins, and so on.
There are many types of Nightmares, which we learned about in class, so we're really well inford about this world's primary threat.
Yet, even as I heard the professor talking, I just couldn't shake off the little thing that had appeared in front of .
[Congratulations! You have managed to keep the friendship with your Character's Friends stable, while also strengthening it slightly.]
[You gained 300 Friendship Points.]
After managing to keep Sofia as my friend thanks to Jonathan's charms, this little ssage had appeared as a bright and pink colored ssage.
Friendship Points...
What the hell is that?
I had yet to ask the System or the Tower because we've been going from one place to another, and right next to the students.
But right before this entire thing started, I went to the bathroom while the rest of the students had fifteen minutes to prepare for the battles.
"System, what's Friendship Points?"
I asked as I opened the bathroom and looked at my mirror.
Well, look at you, aren't you a pretty young lady?
Ding!
[Friendship Points are a special currency of points you can earn in this Unique Trial only!]
[By doing special actions with the Characters of this world, and only them, not your Party mbers, you can earn such points.]
[These Points can be used to purchase special Effects, Items, or Upgrades in the Friendship Shop, or can even be used to calm down Figures of Authority from directing their indignation or wrath against you.]
[They can even be used to calm down a certain Character and make them friendlier with you, although it cannot be done towards Special Characters that are immune to such effects.]
[Current Friendship Points: 300]
[Showcase Friendship Points Shop?]
[Yes] [No]
"Uh, sure."
I pressed [Yes] and saw the shop; it had more items than I imagined, but they weren't like I imagined.
[Showcasing Friendship Points Shop...]
[Available Friendship Points]: [300]
[Cupid Arrow (A Grade)] [Cost]: [3000]
[Forgiveness Letter (A Grade)] [Cost]: [2500]
[Dream-Visiting Magic Orb (A Grade)] [Cost]: [2200]
[Together Strong Band (B Grade)] [Cost]: [2000]
[Clue-Finding Magnifying Glass (B Grade)] [Cost]: [1800]
[Nightmare Detector (C Grade)] [Cost]: [1500]
[...]
"Huh, interesting."
All the items were weird corny stuff, a Cupid Arrow to make soone develop romantic feelings for another character, a letter to make soone forgive you for being an, sothing to visit soone else in a dream, a band to... rally people together more easily, I guess that one is more useful. Then there's a thing to find clues, and a detector of nightmares.
Okay not so bad, the Cupid Arrow and the Forgiveness Letter were weird, but the rest are pretty interesting. The thing is, these are all one-ti-use items, so they disappear when used only once. So I have to be careful.
Maybe they'll be useful in certain scenarios or events, so I can't just look down on them so selfishly...
"For now, let's go back."
I went back to the area where everyone was, resembling a huge arena, there was literally no other way for to describe this huge place.
The professor nodded once he saw return and quickly walk to the side of my friends.
"Alright, everyone has trained and done their warmup, ti for the real deal!" he said. "Today you'll be able to finally create your own Parties! Rember that the maximum amount is six people, no more or it becos too bloated! Once you've made your party, make a line in front of , and then we'll proceed! If I see so of you left out at the end, then you're making a party forcefully."
Ah right, the typical thing, when there are so students that don't have friends and can't form a group, they just put those without friends together by default.
Its such a shitty move, but I guess it can't be helped... It did happen to be back in school, more tis than I want to admit.
"Alright, six party mbers..."
If it were up to I would imdiately choose my family, but with Emily, Alma, and Sofia here, that'll be impossible.
"Alright, we need two more," said Emily. "Who do we pick?"
"Maybe Jonathan?" wondered Alma. "I-I an, he seed to be your friend, Maria."
"Jonathan definitely," said Sofia with a nod. "He's strong and a good all-rounder, he'll
complent us well! Right Maria?"
Her stare was killing ...
"I suppose Jonathan, yes." I nodded.
It wasn't that I didn't want him to join, so whatever.
"As for the sixth... Partner, right?" I smiled.
"Huh? Her?!" Sofia gasped.
"W-Well, it'll be a nice opportunity for her to show us she's not a bad person, right?" Emily
wondered.
"Um, I don't know if I could trust my back to her yet..." Alma sighed. "B-But if Jonathan and
Maria are here, I suppose..."
"Hah?! Are you out of your mind, Maria?!" Sofia asked. "You can't just-"
"The only one that can convince Jonathan is , Sofia, so agree to my demands or we won't
have him with us," I said.
"Ah... Y-You're getting a bit on my nerves today," Sofia sighed, waving her hair. "Whatever!
Do as you please! Sheesh, you're such a bad friend..."
Bad friend? Maybe you should look yourself in a mirror...
Heh, I think I can manipulate her using Jonathan, that was easier than I imagined!
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