The students were having a seat for themselves in the noisy atmosphere when an announcement was heard,

"The program is going to start in 15 minutes. All remaining students are requested to assemble at the Assembly Hall, and the students who are already here are requested to take a seat without troubling anyone."

6th August,

10:25 am,

Assembly hall,

A student came running to the assembly hall and stood Infront of a group sitting together in a corner between the students.

"Sir, the plan has failed," the person reported.

The man in the middle, who was sipping a canned beer, looked at the person next to him and asked, "So, what's next, Onyx?"

"Don't you realize, Viper?"

Onyx leaned down to secretly take a smoke and continued,

"I sent four unskilled fighters and only one dagger-user, which took him at least 15-18 minutes to defeat them."

"So?"

"So, his combat skills have reduced to three or four times."

"Good observation. But what's next?"

"Relax, just sit down and enjoy." Onyx proceeded to sit comfortably with his legs crossed. "What happened today was just a gift for him. We still have three years to deal with him."

The student who was standing in front of them asked for permission to inform them of something. "Sir, it seems that Killer Scythe helped Fennec defeat our scouts."

There was complete silence among them for a moment.

The other group members began discussing.

"Weren't the Scythers the first in the underworld to rise to No. 1 in just six months among middle schoolers? And didn't they disappear like a mystery?"

"Has he entered with his other gang members in this academy, just like us, through juvie recommendations?"

"Nah bro, I don't think he ever got caught like us."

A person made a call to the informant, who was still standing at the front while the person was sitting at the back of the group.

"Hey! our 'yes-man.'

Yes, you.

Did you get a look at him?"

"I didn't. But Fennec mentioned someone named BLADE.

Ah! yes, George."

"No, not him. We already know him.

He doesn't want to spill the beans even after continuous efforts.

Anyone else?"

"No sir, besides them, there was no one."

Onyx took a deep breath and turned to look at Viper.

"It seems like we have an even bigger problem than that. What do you think, Viper?"

"Nope."

Viper took a sip from the can he was holding and continued.

"It's round two for me."

6th August,

10:34 am,

Assembly hall,

Meanwhile on other side of that place,

"Hey Orson, how much far is our class from here, that it took you so much time, and why the hell are you sweating this much?"

"Its nothing.

Zohan, your stuff."

Orson handed the gum jar to Zohan while saying so.

"Did anything happen?" Zohan asked.

"N-Nothing. I was just running on the corridor. All good, as you can see. Haha!"

Orson tries to give a smile being on his tensed expression.

"Ayo bro!!

You even smile?"

Orden burst out into laughter while drinking water.

Orden was continuously making jokes on Orson when suddenly someone popped up from behind.

"Can I have a seat?"

"We are already occupying them. Please find somewhere else," Orden answered without much thought and began drinking water from Zohan's bottle.

"I think you have misheard what I said. Did you hear me properly?"

"Are you dumb or wh-" Orson turned his head to see Xina standing right behind him, smiling. It instantly creeped him out.

"Y-Y-Yeah, I think I should leave. O-Orden, come with me."

"Hey! Hold up. Why should I?"

Orden hadn't finished his line, but still, Orson dragged him away with him.

Xina sat beside Zohan who was chewing gum.

"So?

What did you do to Orson?"

"Nothing.

Just a little warning, to not interfere between the matters he shouldn't."

Zohan paused for a moment before starting the conversation again.

"Look, whatever you're pulling, you should stop.

Because you know who I am and I also know who you are.

So, its better that this remains between us."

"You know what?

I still got the upper hand.

For graciousness of someone, I have got nothing to lose and nothing to be afraid of you."

"Thats some good guts you got.

But you are also graced to have something else also."

Zohan moved a bit closer to whisper something in her ears.

"You are lucky to have three kins on you."

Xina's facial expression changed drastically upon hearing what Zohan whispered to her.

She slowly shook her head in response.

"What?! What the fuck did you just say to me?"

Before she could continue her sentence, Zohan was quick on replying.

"Calm down. It's just a joke."

"No, it's not. How dare you!"

"Whoa, hey chill."

"DON'T YOU DARE TALK ABOUT FUNNY JOKE, ZOHAN! AND DON'T EVEN TELL ME THAT YOU WERE ALWAYS LIKE THAT."

Zohan spits the gum in his mouth at a distant and looked straight at her face and replied

"So, what if it was."

Xina's fists tightly clenched at her sides, trying not to unleash her wrath against him. She then looked at him with sadness and said,

"You weren't like this.

Then why?

Why did you turn out like that?"

"Ugh, that question again?

Fine, I'll tell you again.

I'm the type of person who could remove someone's intestines and feed them to stray dogs without feeling any guilt.

You could be reading stolen content. Head to Royal Road for the genuine story.

And please stop making that face, it doesn't suit you."

"You really have become a monster."

"Well, yeah... Isn't that normal? What did I just say?"

Zohan pointed at himself with both hands and said,

"See? What do you think?"

She sighed and said,

"Fine. You are different now. That's fine. That's all I've been asking anyway. So, go on a kill spree or whatever I won't trouble you."

"Thanks for the compliment."

She rose from where she was sitting, and started to walk away, without saying anything.

"May I have your attention please? Our honorable chairman and school principal has arrived. All students are requested to take their seats and pay attention to the announcement he is about to make."

6th August,

10:40 am,

Assembly hall,

There were five men dressed in black coats, and they took their seats in their respective places. As soon as they took their seats, questions began to be heard from everywhere, like noise from the students.

"Please settle down. All of your questions will be answered one by one after the announcement," said the person sitting in the designated seat for the Resource Manager.

The Assembly Hall finally fell silent. Just a few moments later, after shuffling some papers, the principal himself came to the front of the stage where the podium was located and began the announcement.

"Yes, so Good morning. Hope you all would have enjoyed the first day of your classes.

I won't waste much of your time, lets start the main topic for today's announcement.

As all of you are aware the food services have been completely stopped. It would be opened just after this announcement.

"Thank god. Finally."

"I am going to break all my limits of my stomach today."

"F**k my diet, am having both meal at a single time after this."

"Ok, everyone, please be silent and let me continue," the principal said.

The hall once again fell silent.

"Before we begin the topic, I have something for all of you."

Several men entered the hall with large cartons and began distributing boxes to each student.

"If you take a look inside the box, you will find a device that looks similar to the smartphones you all use. However, it's not just a phone. It has a fingerprint sensor that activates when you put your thumb on it. It shows your name, stats, contacts, and everything a phone does, absolutely similar."

The students were surprised and excited, and cheers could be heard throughout the hall.

"But, but, but," the principal interrupted.

All eyes turned towards him once again.

"If you open the main portal of the device, you will notice the options 'LEVEL' and 'MOKAB'.

So lets explain you the system.

Firstly, Mokab its basically a point or currency showing bar which shows your current points available.

And, how you will earn it?

Well, it would be through your academic performance and extracurricular activities."

Everyone looked confused. Most of the students wanted to ask questions. The restlessness grew between them as the announcement continued ongoing.

"The next one is LEVEL.

Okay, as your Mokab count goes to total 50 you reach level 2 and the next level would need you to be at a total point of is 100.

Don't worry, even if the amount drops later, your level won't be affected.

The benefit of increasing LEVEL are many.

Firstly, it increases your daily Mokab bonus, starting with 2 as in Lv.1 and continues doubling with increase in levels.

Secondly, it gives you access to various facilities. For lv.1 it is currently Gym and swimming pool, on 10 its our own campus cafeteria, and the list goes on.

and lastly, leveling up also boosts the points you earn in the upcoming activities we have planned.

Now y'all are allowed to ask questions. Please begin."

There was quite a commotion within the Hall. The students were curious with regards to how the rewards worked.

"Sir. How can we earn Mokab points through our academic performance and extracurricular activities?"

"Your academic performance will be assessed based on your grades, attendance, and participation in class activities. Your extracurricular activities will be assessed based on your involvement in clubs, sports, volunteering, and other non-academic activities."

"Sir, what are the upcoming activities that will earn us points?

"The events are planned to have been revealed later. So, hold tight until the time comes.

No need to worry about the event's reward points, as it will be known to you at the right time, enough time to prepare for it."

"What will be the real time value of these points?"

"Just the value of real currency."

"Is there any other way we can earn these points?"

"Yes, you can work at designated stores which are affiliated with the academy. If you want to make a living here, it's essential that you take up a job since daily 2 credits won't be enough. These jobs are exclusively available through the academy, and you will be paid via your device. Additionally, please note that the points will be awarded by the academy."

At this point students had begun booing at this announcement.

"Will our phones still be usable?"

"No, they won't be usable. The device we provide can only be used, and the phone will have the contacts and social media accounts related only to this academy. However, you can still contact your parents, so there's no need to worry."

The students were stunned by these answers. Some of them gasped, while others groaned in frustration. A few students muttered to themselves about how unfair it was to make a waste of their personal phones.

A teacher sitting in corner have to silence the students by making announcement.

"Calm down everyone. Let's have our next question."

"No sir, let them protest. I have already tested their patience, by banning the food services for just half a day, which already shows the outcome of what our future is going to become."

This sentence instantly made everyone focus on the principal.

"It seems that many of you are content to do the bare minimum and not put in any real effort. We are not here to simply coast through life. We are here to work hard and achieve great things. Human laziness is a disease that is infecting our society, and you students are the one that are feeding it on a daily basis.

So, stop making excuses and get your shit together!

Y'all got that?"

This announcement made the students protesting, hang their heads in shame.

"Sir, what is the reward for scoring the highest of the points among all?"

A girl with silver hair and a fractured bandaged hand asked the question from in between the silence."

"Good question, your name please."

"Ava Malon 1/C"

"So, Ava. I was going to announce it at the end of this year. But seeing such a bunch of fools without any proper aim in life, of course not you, I am ready to announce it early.

Well, the list is not for a single student, but among the five sections the top four scorers at the end of the 3rd year would be awarded with the total points they would be having converted into cash, but each point will be valued as 100,000 as currency value."

As the principal finished his announcement, the room erupted in gasps and whispers. Some students were excitedly discussing their chances of winning, while others were already calculating how much money they could potentially earn.

"And adding to the list the top 3 sections would be awarded with the privilege to enter our academy's as well as the world's top universities without any entrance test.

And the top 10 scorers from all the sections can also have their any wish completed."

Whispers of excitement and chatter began to erupt among the students, filling the room with a lively buzz.

"Sir, is violence allowed in school?"

It was Viper.

His group laughed while covering their mouths when he asked the question.

"Violence is banned under school supervision," the principal replied.

"That means it's allowed when they're not watching," Onyx whispered to their group, and they laughed quietly

"Well, that's also true." The principal said while looking at them.

The entire group instantly looked at the principal who was smiling while looking at them.

"Hey bro. Did I say it loud."

"N-No"

"Ain't no way, he heard us. Right?"

"But he was looking at us."

The group instantly went serious and silent in just a few moments.

"Sir, would there be any life-threatening tasks in the events?"

Everyone turned their attention towards the guy who asked the question.

It was Zohan.

As Zohan ran his eyes towards the audience everyone had their eyes of question, except to his surprise there was only one in audience who was happy to see him.

Before he could think anything of it, the reply from the principal arrived

"For the events to be like this life-guards-"

"Is there any, I asked."

The principal paused for some moments before answering,

"Well, I'll give just a hint.

If something has several positive sides, it is open to have negative sides.

That's it for today students, other info.s will be posted on notice option you can check it on device."

The officials rose from their seats and started walking towards the gateway of the hallway from the middle of the students.

But in the midway, the chairman stopped and called Zohan.

At first, he was confused but then he walked to him.

"I like your confidence young man. Your name?" The Chairman raised his hand towards him for a handshake.

"Zohan." He said while shaking hands.

"Good luck for this game, A 05."

He left after shaking hands, leaving Zohan baffled.

6thAugust,

11:20 am,

Way to headquarters,

"So how are our four students doing today?" The chairman inquired in an innocent and friendly tone.

"They seem to be doing alright. And our team members are also getting along very nicely and working hard."

The Chairman nodded in approval and then added another question.

"How' the work going?"

The assistant standing next to him answered,

"Yeah, everything about their abilities seems to be perfectly fine. The most important fact is the training and improvement. They are improving fast."

The chairman took a sip from a can, he was holding.

"Well, Mr. Hussey."

"Yes." The principal responded.

"Now you can set my bet to no. 5."

"What? The production was up to 4. You high or something?"

He took a sip again and replied,

"Nope.

Coincidentally,

The unofficial version has also entered the field."

6th August,

11:15 am,

Assembly Hall,

Everyone was leaving the hall to have breakfast, but Zohan remained fixated on the gateway from which the chairman had exited.

His mind was filled with questions about the last line the chairman had said when he suddenly felt someone's hand cover his eyes from behind.

"Guess who I am?"