Time passed and it was now the day for the announcement of the reward.
This reward was naturally for the top student among the first year who reached the highest level among their peers. Only five days remained before the second monthly evaluation at the end of the month and the continuous combat lessons had been concluded to make space for something else.
The reorganization of player parties.
Anyways, the reward announcement was both surprising and unsurprising at the same time. The student who got the reward had maintained a steady lead from quite a while now so it wasn't surprising but the fact that the top three was only behind them by a single level while the first ranked was even close to a breakthrough was what surprised others.
The competition was really close however the deciding factor became the time limit.
Paladin Blue was announced to receive the reward from the vice principal herself. This matter greatly shocked everyone on the spot and even the other uninformed teachers were shocked later.
To think this student got the favor of the vice principal, a noble, in just two months. Not even the other elemental affinity player could enter her eyes after over half an year.
The disparity was palpable.
Many students thought that the reward was the typical academy points so there was no need for such a fanfare to even get the vice principal involved but those smart ones figured that the reward had probably been changed to a fitting one for a top prodigy like him.
The teachers who later got some clues were shocked again as it turned out that Paladin Blue had really managed to gain her favor as he was to be taken to the Mountain of Triumph for training tomorrow. Even though it was just on the periphery of it but at this point in time where his level was low this was a huge opportunity.
A young man blessed with fortune!
This was the general consensus of those teachers.
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Blue was directed to Julie’s office to receive his reward and after meeting with her, who had an appreciative smile, he received her congratulations and the schedule for tomorrow.
They will leave at nine in the morning so he has to be present here before that and they will only return from there before the day of the exam. So it was a three day training period. She then advised him to reorganize his player party before going there lest the students he might have wanted to invite became unavailable afterwards.
He also stated the same intention and then after talking for a bit returned home promptly.
On his way back he checked the [Mission] menu while thinking back to the rapid progress he made during this time.
Ding!
[Mission]
[Current Main Mission: 1
(Sow And Plunder)
Ongoing Side Mission: 1
(Luna The Reincarnator)
Completed Main Mission: 1
Completed Side Mission: 4]
He still hadn't completed Luna's side mission as the timing wasn't perfect yet but the new main mission had kept him busy. The mission description and details aside the name of the mission and the reward for it had certainly kept him piqued.
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After completing the [Clara's Dilemma] side mission he got the reward in the form of a redirection to the [Appraisal] menu where the system told him to appraise Laura to get the main mission.
He did so the very next morning and then got the second main mission generated by this system. It indeed involved Laura but there was more to it. He had to grind again and he estimated it would take months to finally complete if he didn't want to leave behind any loose ends during the process.
Regardless, he would still listen to this system for now as he was aware that the more the main mission completed the more he would get close to the truth behind his transmigration. He doesn't believe that after this system evolved again it would still be so unresponsive to him. There had to be some progress at least.
Speaking of which, the [Mission] menu overview from that time turned out to be false as the first time he completed the main mission there was no elevation in his existence level even though it said that it was guaranteed. There also wasn't any clue for the system evolution requirements yet it said at that time there would be such.
From this hypocrisy he did figure something out. Either this system would compensate him enough this time to stay true to the words, the reward for the second main mission did mention it, or its words were fickle thus couldn't be taken seriously.
He inclined towards the first conjecture since it had yet to show him its incompetence. As for the clue, he surmised that perhaps the main missions had to be completed at a large number to be able to even get a single one.
After all, how could the clue for the system, which was been searched for all highs and lows by a core denizen, be anything simple such as getting it on the first try. The difficulty was bound to make him work hard like a slave. Sigh! This thing was really such a mystery, a cruel mystery.
“Regardless, since I have to absolutely know the truth behind it, hardship is to be expected. Only when the unknown was no longer such then could I prevent something like a forced transmigration ever happening to me again. Being powerless and ignorant within the void is akin to being turned into a pawn for others.”
His inner conviction to get to the truth and not be turned into a pawn was unshakable from the start.
He finally reached the cloud house and bumped into Karla as well as Clara on the entrance. Karla got into his embrace as she congratulated him while Clara patted his shoulder in celebration.
However, her touch was sneakily more intimate and that escaped from Karla's eyes. Clara had skipped the lessons schedule for the day to celebrate his results together with the family. All of them were also skipping the club hours.
“By the way, I will be on the Mountain of Triumph for three days starting from tomorrow. I am thinking of inviting teacher Nicole and Luna for lunch while the entire family has a celebratory dinner later. We should all get together before I head out. What do you think?”
“I agree. Let's celebrate properly before you head there.”
Clara concurred immediately and also revealed her past experiences in that special facility. Karla however remained silent and he obviously knew what she was brooding over.
“Thanks for the heads up. I am sure this will help me greatly. Hmm? Karla, what's wrong? You didn't reply to me. Is something the matter?”
“Ah… it's nothing. I am also okay with it.”
She replied after being reminded by him. Obviously she still felt wariness towards the reincarnator but as mentioned earlier he had made rapid progress during this time. Either it be his class level or his targets all the plans he concocted saw much development. That obviously included Luna's matter.
After the day both talked it out properly, he saw an increase of Luna's “attack” on him and a steep decrease of Karla's “defense” for him. This naturally surprised him a bit as he finally got the estimation of their “agreement” over him.
The reincarnator had managed to do more damage than he thought.
So with his dense guy act and subtle cooperation, Luna had successfully increased the relationship stage from a “good friend” to a “close friend”. Because Karla reluctantly turned a blind eye she even got to visit his cloud house, of course, the matter of Laura was still a big secret.
As for Clara?
She was still oblivious about this matter just like her sister was oblivious of their illicit relationship.
He had managed to get her past the initial awkwardness after that night by being “sincere” with her as he grabbed her one day at an appropriate time and took her to the rooftop again before finally having a “heartfelt” conversation with her about their relationship and the future.
He naturally took precaution to drug out the other two who were in deep sleep just like the time of that night. His “heartfelt” conversation later turned into a make out session so they both indulged in a guilty pleasure from their illicit relationship as the night time and the rooftop made her remember that night. It was only a guilty pleasure for Clara by the way as his was an act from the very beginning.
With that hurdle passed, on the remaining days he had done all but penetrating her three orifices. It was deliberately left by him for a more perfect time as it naturally involved careful planning since it would surely generate new side missions. The “guilty pleasure” setting for her had to be maintained by him till the…
That's how Luna, Karla and Clara were handled by him during those days.