Part 1

Valion Notos.

A boy from a disgraced house that fell after the War of the Winds.

He is the same as I, a student of Sky Reacher Academy.

He didn't make a big splash when he came to the academy.

On the contrary, many looked at him with hatred and disgust.

The reason for this is that his family is blamed for the War of the Winds dragging out longer than it should.

His now fallen house is also the reason why the other two houses: Boreas and Eurus took significant losses during the war to compensate for the mistake of House Notos.

Despite his circumstance, he doesn't look fazed when I see him walking to his usual spot in the Academy.

I'm not really a stalker but he usually catches my eye because he's an enigma.

Why?

The first time I noticed him was when he didn't participate in the battle simulator. I was tasked to picking him up from his usual spot.

The rooftop of the tallest building in the academy is his infamous sleeping spot.

Many people avoid that place because of him being spotted there.

It was windy at the time and the sun was lit but there he was.

His eyes were closed as if feeling the wind pass through him while he slept sideways with his hand supporting his head.

I couldn't even imagine how uncomfortable his position was but nevertheless I approached him.

He must've sensed that I was there because he suddenly stretched his arms.

It made me feel bad because he must've enjoyed sleeping.

Wait.

Why am I feeling bad? He's skipping class! I need to lecture him now.

I approached him with an angry face. I usually don't make this face so it made me feel a little bit weird but that doesn't matter right now.

When I was in front of him he approached me with his bloodshot eyes and said.

"You're blocking the sun."

When I looked back, it was true I was blocking it so I immediately walked a few steps sideward and started making the angry face again.

"What's with your face? Are you hungry?"

I was caught dumbfounded by his manner of talking. In my house we had a butler and maid that didn't criticize my look.

They were both kind and never made me lose face but this guy right here was way too honest.

It irritated me a bit but I was here to tell him to take the test so I had to say something.

"T-The combat simulation is about to start. The teacher asked me to find you."

The boy lazily stood up and headed for the stairs. He didn't even reply to me. I was ignored.

After that, the boy took the test and after a few minutes decided to flunk it.

The teacher didn't even bat an eye.

Maybe he wanted him to fail and that's why he didn't even bother lecturing him or urging him to try harder.

Such is the life of the guy named Valion Notos.

A boy from a fallen house.

A boy hated by many.

The sole inheritor of the disgrace given to him by his family.

But why?

Why is it that right now I couldn't believe what my eyes are seeing.

This boy is now demolishing everything in sight.

Part 2

"What are you doing?"

It's as if the girl woke up from a trance. The sight of sky ships falling one after the other shook her sould to the core.

The smile shown by this boy isn't normal. He enjoyed turning the ships of his enemies to scraps.

"Ahh! S-Sorry."

"If you have time to say your sorry then keep the shield up and steady your supply of mana."

"Y-Yes!"

The boy is now performing ridiculous stunts that made the watchers sit back and be shocked by the turn of events.

This was a live air battle. Her heart couldn't keep up with what's happening in front of her.

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It was beating so fast that she felt like passing out.

At the end of the school year, every freshman student of the Sky Reacher Academy gets a chance to battle each other.

The winner will not only receive a prize money but also a gift from the Dean himself.

A sky ship capable of manning only two people are distibuted to the participants.

The battle power of the ships are equal to that of their controller.

This could only mean that the people inside a ship will determine how much power ship has to offer.

This is what made the Sky Ships formidable.

The fact that a genius pilot can defeat a hundred mediocre ones made Sky Ships the primary weapon of the Favonius Empire.

This situation surprised not only the audience but also the participants as they dropped like flies one by one.

The enormous speed and power being projected by the ship manned by the two far surpassed those of the other participants.

Usually this kind of raw power is useless if the combat controller is unskilled but much to their surprise the attacker is not only skilled at his job but is also efficiently defeating his target one at a time.

And after a few minutes, the battle has already been decided.

When the girl came out of the ship, cheers filled the arena.

The girl was quite popular due to her academic achievements. She was even called a prodigy by her teachers.

Little do they know her actual participation in the match can only be stated as a minor role.

Nevertheless, it was something the girl would only dream of. One step towards her goal of raising the prestige of her house has been realized.

But once the boy stepped outside, shock and dread silenced them instantly.

"Is that?"

"He is."

"The Notos brat."

"I saw Aria begging him to step onto the ship."

"The nerve of that guy trying to steal the spotlight!"

"Typical Notos scum!"

The murmurs continued as Valion Notos walked out of the arena.

The girl followed him but before she reached the exit, several students flocked to congratulate her.

During the battle she not only realized the skill and potential of Valion but also the gap between his and her skills.

It was a wake up call for the girl named Aria Anemoi.

'To think that he was that skilled without even taking classes.' She thought as dozens were surrounding her.

A cold sweat flowed down on her back while thinking of how scary good that guy was.

"You seem to have enjoyed yourself out there."

Valion looked at the corner of the hallway and saw an old man wearing a scholarly robe.

His hair was receding but his mustache is trimmed neatly. His old eyes stared at him like it was looking directly at his soul.

This made him a bit tense.

He was about to walk past him but his old hands touched him as if wanting to continue the conversation.

"I hope you honor our agreement old man."

"Of course. Of course. So? How does it feel? I think that girl has a blessed factor that can keep up to yours. Am I right?

You two fit quite well. Won't you reconsider becoming her partner for the time being?"

"I told you already. I only came to this academy because my uncle told me to. I always honor my promises."

Valion finally ignored the old man's touch and walked away from him.

As he walked away, the old man knew that he can't give up on this kid but he also knew his circumstance.

"For a sky child to walk a path which denies the heavens is a very tragic thing."

The old man thinking about that continued his way towards the arena.

He was tasked into bringing the prize to the victor.

He was the Dean of the Sky Reacher Academy. Chlys Tibullus.