"Ahh..... I didn't know that enrolling to the academy is gonna cost me that much....."
Yuri, who was just about to get out of the academy, mumbles to himself because of the amount of money he pay to just able to enroll.
200 gold is the minimum amount or let's just say the original fee to be able to enroll.
Almost all of the commoners that enroll to this academy pay that exact amount of money, except for nobles of course.
They pay double, triple, or even quadruple to show the difference between the nobles and commoners. They also do it to make the other nobles be jealous at them, and show who's more superior and has the more wealth compared to others.
The original payment is 200 golds, though it was supposed to be 700, they lower it since the amount of money the noble's are giving to the academy are much much more. They also want to give the commoners a chance to be able to study at a prestigious academy.
You can just say that the extra money they are paying are help to the academy.
"If the enrollment fee is this much, how much is the tuition fee? I really need to have a scholarship...."
The academy is big, it is like a city inside a city. This academy looks like a palace, based on the buildings I saw outside the academy, I'm guessing that those are dorms. I don't know whether they based how good your grades are to how good the dorms you can get.
'or maybe the dorms are all just the same, I don't know....'
He didn't bother on going inside the academy even though the academy gave him a permission to have a look inside the academy. One of the reason is because:
He needed to kill more living beings that are stronger than him in order to increase his Mana Percentage Collection.
The more mana he has before he enters the academy, he'll be able to practice even more magic or he'll just rely on his sword and fist to use in a fight and train it until he has a good idea on how to use a mana in a sword. He was actually gonna like it more if he just have a sword instead of having more magic, he thinks it's cooler that way.
And secondly...
'they kept on staring at me.....'
A lot of people, especially ladies, has been staring at him ever since he was about to get out of the academy. When he first enter, there was just a couple of people that was just having they're time on they're own.
But now, a lot of people was here to enroll at the academy. Make sense, this is the only day you can enroll anyway. The opening ceremony is gonna start two weeks from now.
Although a lot of people was staring at him, he remained expressionless, a symbol of determination he has to be stronger and be able to protect himself. He don't care about the others, he just wants to protect himself.
'might as well go to the forest and kill some more stronger beast-like creatur--'
He was about to turn around when he bumped into someone, it was a girl. She looks like a noble and just about the same age as him. I meant his Current age which is 18.
"Lady Aila! are you okay?"
"Young miss! Hey you, commoner guy! How dare you attack the young miss! Get on you're knees and apologize!"
A maid and a butler says, both of them looked young. Just about on their 20s, though he doesn't care of course. The only thing he knew is that he didn't actually meant to bump into this noble girl.
Yuri, looked down on the ground and then apologised for his actions. Though he only said it because he was on a hurry, 2 weeks might seem long but it's really not. It can come by flash and realize that you need to go to school which is most of the students don't want to.
"Apologies."
He says and then continue on his way without even looking or lending a hand on the girl he just bumped with, what an absolute nonchalant kind of person is this man.
"Hey."
He felt a hand grabbed his shoulder, causing for him to stopped walking and just look back to see who touches him.
"What?" He asked.
He looked at the guy, and saw a young man, on a butler suit. Based on the aura he is emitting, he is definitely stronger than Yuri at this point. He can basically defeat Yuri in just a few hits and then humiliates him right Infront of all the people that was currently looking at them right now.
Just then, suddenly, a question entered his mind and asked himself:
'how many percent is it gonna add if I managed to kill this man?'
On the outside, he just looks like a very handsome and expressionless young man that if the first butler that call him 'commoner', looked at him when he says that, he is gonna be called a 'noble' instead.
But on the inside, he was as if a demon smiling on the power he is gonna get if he managed to complete of a certain task.
Did he care when he gets called commoner? No.
Is he gonna give a care if he was called a noble? No.
Is he gonna give a care if a strong opponent, stronger than him, talked to him or he just felt that the person he was talking to is stronger than him? Yes.
'i really wanna fight this guy but... Not here....'
"Get your hands off me."
He just said, in which made the young butler get his shit up his ass because of anger he just felt when Yuri say those words to him. He was ready to take Yuri's head off of him but.....
"Matt, stop it!"
The noble girl, who Yuri bumped into stood up and then walked towards Yuri and this guy named Matt.
"I'm the one who is supposed to be apologizing, he didn't do anything. I'm the one who is not looking on the way."
Aila says. Knowing that she was wrong, she lower her head and then started to apologise to Yuri. Who is now about to walk out of their way but the Aila says a few words after he turned around to leave.
"Would you like to visit our mansion? It's just to....."
"No."
The noble girl didn't even finished to what she was talking about, Yuri already answered her with a single word. Though he also wants money because he is currently broke, he didn't mind it because he wants to hunt.
"Wait!"
Not looking back, he continued his way outside the city with only one thing and one thing on his mind:
To hunt.
"He didn't even listen to me..... Matt, you shouldn't do that. He is not the one at fault."
"You should apologise if we met him again."
The nible girl says, with a quite disappointed look on her face yet she still worries about the safety of others and her people.
"Y-yes... My lady....."
The face of this guy, Matt. Who almost shit his pants with a boiling watery shit because of his anger towards Yuri.
He take a one last look on his back that was already far away from them, with only one thing on his mind:
'I'm gonna kill you. Motherfucker....!!'
***
'That kind of waste my time.....'
Yuri, who managed to get out of the city is currently walking towards the dense part of the forest. He doesn't know what is the name of this forest but this is the direction where his cabin is located so he goes this way.
"Hmm..... Now let's--"
Yuri unsheathed his katana and then slash behind his back and then took a step forward. He saw a group of now, a leopard instead of lions.
Instead of showing that he is nervous, he kept his composure and then hold his katana with both of his hands.
'three of them....? They also looked fucked up to be honest..... Why are they're rosette's blue and the color of their fur is white? It's not winter yet.....'
They also didn't make a single sound when they attack Yuri, the one he almost slashed managed to dodged it because of it's extraordinary reflexes and fast movements.
The man that was standing in the middle of the circle where they are trying to attack one at a time to save they're energy, suddenly dashed at them.
A slashed was delivered to the first beast that attacked him, it's head dropped to the ground also it's body. With this, he confirmed his theory.
'Im not as fast as them, I just managed to do it because it was unexpected.'
He realised that, this beast are faster than him but not stronger. When it comes to they're power, they are definitely weaker than the lions he just killed.
"So then, let's start the practice now shall we?"