"Oppa! Congrats on winning... And beating the hell out of him."
Freya — who is slowly walking beside her older brother, Alie, and Ary — said in a cheerful tone.
"On Monday, I'll see you in class. By the way, what are you guys want to do?"
After winning the Ranking of Exchange against Bailey Clarkson, the privileges of being an A-1 student were transferred to him imdiately, stripping Bailey of his. Then as a bonus reward for winning against soone within the rank bracket of 31 to 40, he received 50,000 Obel that was simultaneously sent to his Personal Obelisk Account after he received the congratulatory email from the DCO sent by Aisha Whispercrest, Secretary of the Disciplinary Committee.
"Oppa, let's grab so food first before going to your dorm, don't you need to pack your clothes and whatnot?"
Russell nodded before he looked at Alie who also nodded without saying anything.
Ary — who was keeping her pace — looked at them suspiciously, but she didn't pry into it because she already developed a level of trust that she wouldn't be betrayed.
...
After arriving at Russell's dorm, the trio of won helped him assort his belongings before he put them inside his Dinsional Inventory.
"Oppa, I'm curious, why are normal items can't be appraised?"
Freya's question prompted Alie and Ary to look at her while Russell paused for a second before he answered.
"Maybe because they didn't co from the System."
He answered vaguely with also curiosity in his words, but he knew the answer based on his unpublished novel in his previous life.
Anything that didn't have a sliver of a trace of Mana in it wouldn't be registered in the System's data, unable to be appraised. Although Mana beca abundant, causing the technology to advance hundreds or maybe even thousands of years, professions especially the production-related ones could make items with the help of their skills through the use of Mana, there are still people who make necessities without the use of any skills because it was simply costly as Mana can be exhausted within one's body and needed ti to be regenerated. The cost of Mana Potions outweighs the benefits of making items with Mana, thus the commonality of necessities in the Old World and Post-Ergence World still exists.
"Freya, you know, your brother is really smart. He answers vaguely, but maybe he really knows the answer."
Alie said as she finished preparing the al they bought in the Obelisk Cafeteria One.
'What's this again now?'
He couldn't understand, but he feels like he was being misunderstood again.
"Right, right, thanks to his Constellation. Heh heh."
Russell's mouth was slightly agape at his younger sister's words because he wouldn't be able to answer that.
'But strange, I'm almost certain that the Goddess of Night knew that I am a reincarnated person, but 'She' never brought it up. Well, I guess I should be thankful... Also, she just mocked previously and not talked about Celine.'
Russell recalled when his younger sister asked him about the Pure Form of a potion that her classmate, Celine Cello-ana conjured when they were inside the Virtual Battleground and then the Goddess of Night grinned at him as per the System ssage, but nothing ca after it.
"Sigh... that's all of it, thank you."
As he reined in his thoughts, Russell glanced at Alie and Ary who are now munching so sandwiches and desserts, the two just nodded while eating, minding their own world.
'Can you two take a sit first before eating?'
...
Room 02, Gaia Building
"Student Council President, why did you call here?"
"Relax, how are you feeling?"
The Student Council President looked at the standing Bailey Clarkson whose expressions were full of irritation as he seed to rember what happened earlier.
"Go straight to the point, I don't have ti for so chattering."
Bailey said with a clear irritation in his voice.
"Woah there, easy now. Do you want revenge?"
Bailey was confused at the Student Council President's words as he slightly cocked his head to the side before he asked in confirmation.
"Revenge? Did I hear that right? Ha... Hahaha!
"The Student Council President who is adored by many... is asking if I want to have revenge? Hahahaha!
"I want to, but I don't need your help.
"I'll pretend I was never here and will take my leave."
'This f*cker is a two-faced bastard! Who knows if he'll leave hanging in the air later!?'
Bailey realized sothing as he heard the Student Council President's previous words.
Arthur Wolfson just smiled at Bailey's babbling before he said in a monotonous yet ominous tone.
"Well, you'll have no choice, but to take revenge."
At that mont, Bailey's mind turned blank. Although he was still lucid, he couldn't control his body of his own will.
...
"Congratulations. I'll see you on Monday."
Samantha — who just made her own dinner — texted Russell via smartwatch as she ca to know the result of his Ranking of Exchange. She, Elizabeth, Rumia, Anya, Jiho, and Leon didn't have any interest in watching such fights which weren't required to attend in the first place, and one of the main reasons were they wanted to avoid making a public appearance unnecessarily.
"Thank you."
Russell — on the other end of the line — replied succinctly, causing Samantha's lips to curl up a little before she proceeded to eat the al she made.
After a few minutes, as she was just done washing the dishes, a notification from her smartwatch sounded in her ears, she then read the ssage's contents.
[DCO Notice]
"Tomorrow will be the final day of the Ergence Event Rembrance.
"And on this final day, everyone from the A-1 class of the sa year has the right to challenge his/her classmate, taking into account that the one who is being challenged must have the sa type of profession as the challenger.
"Samantha Hall, Rank 1, I'm here to announce that you have been challenged by Han Jiho, Rank 6 in your class.
"Take note that this exhibition battle is without concessions, thus whatever the result of the battle is, your Rank will not be affected.
"Your exhibition battle tomorrow is scheduled at exactly 4:00 P.M.
"Please, prepare however you can."
[Sender: Aisha, DCO Secretary]
After Samantha read that, she just went on her normal route, sitting on her couch for a minute or two as if she completely forgot what she had just read.
Then after a few seconds when she just took her seat, a womanly, dignified voice rang in her head.
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