Lester, who had been sleeping in the garden, woke up because the sunlight bothered him. He was tired. He had been swinging his sword all night, but it wasn't the act of swinging the sword that exhausted him; his mind was in turmoil.

"Am I Lester or Ethan?" "Why have I been reincarnated in this world?" "Is this world just a game?" He raised his head and examined his naked upper body. There were prominent scars in many places on his well-built body. "No, there's no way this world is just a game. The years of struggle I've gone through couldn't be just a game." This world is as real as his old world.

But the memories of two lives still confused his mind. Lester Ortiz was a well-known name in the Empire. After all, he was the sole heir of the Ortiz Duchy, one of the founding families of the empire. Despite coming from a prestigious family like the Ortiz, he was a man who disregarded etiquette, had a quick temper, and constantly wielded his sword. That's why his nickname among the nobles was "rabid dog."

Ethan Mintz, on the other hand, was a high school student who had never been involved in fights, and he enjoyed playing games. The gap between the memories of the two worlds was vast.

"There's no way to solve this confusion by thinking about it, whether it's my previous life or my current life." Lester got up and made his decision. "I will unravel this mystery. There are many questions that need to be answered, such as why and how I was reincarnated in this world."

He remembered the window that appeared in front of him yesterday. The Player System, a system that displayed the player's information and rewarded the player. He needed to open the system again. Thinking of the system, he called out, "System!" Suddenly, a window appeared in front of him.

MISSION: Save the world from destruction

Name: Lester Ortiz

Age: 18

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Attributes:

Strength: A-

Speed: A-

Durability: B

Mana: A

Intelligence: C+

Luck: D-

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When he saw the system open, he couldn't help himself.

"Hey, *ssh*le, did you send me here?"

"Answer me!"

Lester continued to curse at the window in front of him for a while.

***

Lester was staying in a small mansion owned by the Ortiz family in the capital of the Empire. Or, to be more precise, it was a small estate according to the Ortiz family. The reason he preferred this place was that he was uncomfortable with the many servants around him. This mansion, compared to the other massive mansions, had fewer daily cleaning staff coming and going just for cleaning. Lester didn't need a chef because he ate his meals from outside. So, except for a few maids who came for cleaning, no one else stayed here. Moreover, except for the maids who came here, no visitors came. Sofia, the maid, was one of the cleaning staff, and she was in a difficult situation right now. As usual, she had come for morning cleaning. She had come at this hour because her young master, Lester, should have been at the academy right now.

She knocked on the door of Lester's room. When she received no response, she entered to clean. "..." She stared blankly at the broken window and the glass shards on the floor. "My young master must be angry again. I need to finish my work and leave before he returns." Like the other servants, Sofia was afraid of her young master because she had heard him scold her many times. She began to pick up the broken glass, and naturally, she approached the Window "Hey, did you send me here, you *ssh*le?" When she heard her young master's voice from outside, she startled and looked out of the window into the garden. "Answer me!" Her young master was yelling in the garden, looking at the empty space...

Sofia decided to find a better job.

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The Imperial Academy was the most prestigious educational institution in this world. If an imperial noble didn't graduate from the academy, it was considered a disgrace for the family. Therefore, graduating from the academy, no matter what, was a mandatory event for noble youths. Not only for noble youths but also for talented youths from many parts of the world who competed to enter the academy. The academy was located in the capital of the Empire. Lester was an academy student, but his reason for going to the academy was not to take advantage of the academy's unlimited opportunities or to bring honor to his family like other young nobles. Lester had decided to go to the academy to become stronger. The minimum age requirement to enter the academy was 15, with some exceptions. Lester had entered the academy a year ago when he was 17. Currently, he was only a second-year student attending combat training classes. Despite being mandatory, he didn't participate in any literature, history, etc. classes because he believed they wouldn't increase his strength.

"I was wrong. Knowledge is as important as combat classes," according to his memories of his previous life, combat strength alone wouldn't be enough to complete Ruined World. "If I don't start taking strict measures now, I won't be able to prevent the world's destruction," according to his memories, the difficulty was very high. Moreover, the starting point of the game was 6 months before the current date, which was the beginning of the second semester of Lester's first year, so if a few more months passed, the difficulty would increase significantly. It had been two weeks since the second year of the academy started.

"To save the world from destruction, I have to start at the academy," Ruined World didn't force the player to follow a specific path, but having played the game thousands of times and successfully completing it, according to his memories, he had to go to the academy and support the talented ones.

Lester arrived at the academy gate and was allowed inside without even showing his ID. After all, in the capital, there weren't too many people who didn't recognize his face. Inside, Lester, who had woken up late and cursed at the system for a long time, had missed the morning classes.

The academy was not just a faculty and a library; it had many different shops and restaurants inside. It was like a city within the capital.

Lester had hardly eaten anything in these two days. So, his first goal was to quell this annoying hunger. He walked towards a restaurant inside the academy. "Hey, it's Lester Ortiz."

"Lester Ortiz? The crazy dog? Don't get too close to him; he might bite."

"Hahaha, you're right."

"You idiots, be quiet; he might hear you."

"Pfft, do you think he can hear us from this distance? Besides, he wouldn't dare to attack us at the academy."

The students who saw Lester whispered among themselves, but Lester had already eavesdropped on all these whispers with his heightened senses.

Lester continued on his way without caring. Maybe a day earlier, he could have given them a menacing look to scare them, but right now, even that action seemed like a meaningless waste of time to him.

"I need to hurry and gather talented individuals."He entered the restaurant and decided to get to work after eating his meal. It was too late to attend classes today. He decided to attend classes tomorrow.

"So, for now, there's only one place I need to visit." He walked westward in the academy, to the area with shops and stores. First, he thought of an important person he needed to talk to. "This is going to be tough..."