Kingdom of Frourio

One of the powerful kingdoms in the continent of Novissim, where half of the population consists of humans.

Together with two other powerful kingdoms, Defteros and Blouza, an academy called Idiofia was established.

At the moment, a young man stood frozen on the rooftop of one of the Idiofia academy buildings.

The young man was handsome, with black hair, tall stature, and deep blue eyes. However, his slendr figure, bruise under his right eye, and tattered academy uniform spoiled his appearance.

The academy uniform was a black suit with a diamond-shaped emblem on the left shoulder, inside of which was a sword. The sword had some kind of shimmering color distortion.

After some time, the young man finally regained his senses, and initially, a bewildered expression appeared on his face, which gradually turned into excitement.

Soon, he raised his hands to the sky and shouted.

"Yes!"

The young man's name is Alex, or rather, it is the name of the soul that has taken over Nero Adrian's body while he was in a trance. The memories of this body gradually merged with his soul.

Now, Alex had assimilated all the memories and experiences of Nero. It can be said that Nero had become his second name.

At the moment, Nero was filled with great excitement because the world that was once a dream had now become a reality for him.

What he was obsessed with in his previous life was now within his reach, the magic that was merely a word in the past. Now it was much more.

Due to his excitement, his breathing unconsciously quickened.

Standing on the rooftop, he couldn't stop admiring everything around him; it felt like a painting come to life.

It took almost 15 minutes to calm his emotions. Finally, taking a deep breath, he had to think about what to do.

Based on his new memories, he found himself in an academy where the previous owner had come because he was being bullied again.

The thing is, Nero's parents were powerful individuals but perished in battle. Building upon the prestige of his parents, Nero enrolled in this renowned and prestigious academy.

Great expectations were placed upon him, just as they were on his parents. However, it turned out that he couldn't become as powerful a mage as his mother.

Although he had the potential to become a knight or a warrior, the assessment revealed that his potential was not even average; it was low.

While his father was one of the best warriors, his potential was limited to that of a weak two-star warrior.

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He was arrogant when he first entered the academy, believing that he had the same potential as his parents.

But sometimes not everyone inherits their parents' talents.

The subsequent changes were predictable; there was no longer any pride, prestige, family, or friends left.

Plummeting from the peak to the abyss, a situation he had never experienced before, was terrifying.

Gradually, people started to bully him, and once they realized that no one wanted to protect him, the bullying escalated from verbal insults to physical abuse.

Not everyone participated in this, mostly they ignored him. In some cases, they spoke of the undeservedness of someone with such parents.

Nero's spirit gradually broke when he finally went to the rooftop of the building and released his mana. Even though he had little mana, releasing all of it at once was dangerous.

Mana is connected to the bodies and souls of all beings.

The insults of two years had caused him to develop severe depression.

Nero also knew that he could die. He read in the library that sometimes, in critical situations, when mana is completely depleted, it can change the mana core.

Due to the absence of mana within the core, external mana can weigh it down, and there is a chance to alter the core's structure, leading to an improvement in the level, content, and quality of mana.

The result was already evident. Nero couldn't survive due to the severance of the connection with the core.

That's how another soul inexplicably appeared in this body.

Thinking about the severance with the core, Nero noticed something. Based on his memories, he simply needed to mentally control the mana within himself.

He tried, and it worked. There was no delay in using it. And the confirmation of this was the strengthening of his body.

To become a warrior, one needs to maximize the use of their mana and strengthen the body, thereby increasing their parameters.

For mages, it is necessary to explore knowledge and learn, but the main factor is the potential for mana growth.

The greater the potential for mana growth, the greater the possibility of becoming a mage. Some people aspire to become both mages and warriors, known as magic swordsmen.

However, there are far fewer powerful individuals in this field compared to the other two.

Revisiting the memories in his mind, Nero looked at his left shoulder, where an altered hilt covering the sword was present. Raising his hand, he placed it on the distortion.

With this action, the distortion instantly normalized, revealing three stars on the sword hilt, one and a half of them covered in white, while the rest outlined the stars.

These stars can appear in different colors. White represents weak potential, followed by blue, indicating average potential.

Beyond that is red, signifying high potential. These potentials can be shown differently, from one star to the ninth, as each color corresponds to three stars.

And finally, there is a golden star, representing the potential to become a hero. Heroes are incredibly powerful beings.

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These colors are mainly for the beauty of academic attire. Most people have between one and nine stars.

Both of Nero's parents had red potential. However, due to an unfortunate accident, they didn't fully develop their potential.

This indicates potential and also determines the assigned class. Based on this, the academy decides how much contribution he needs to make to the students.

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After recovering from all the titles and such, Nero thought that he should first return to his room and then go straight to the library to study magic.

Since he was enrolled in the warrior class, it's natural that they won't teach magic there, so the only option for him is to go to the library.

Thinking this, he turned around and headed towards the stairs. His eye slightly itched due to the wind. Nero subconsciously raised his hand to scratch, but quickly stopped himself as soon as he touched it.

A wave of pain surged through his face, reminding him of the person who had hit him before Nero escaped here.

The scene of the attack was clear in Nero's mind. Remembering the face of that guy, he started descending the stairs.

Walking through the corridors, lost in memories, he reached the meadow, where the funny scent of flowers and trees tickled the tip of his nose.

This lifted his mood even higher, making his steps lighter. Recalling a snippet of his favorite song in his mind, he walked on.

But as soon as he wanted to cross the small bridge in the center of the meadow, he froze in place. Suspiciously squinting his eyes for a second, he then widened them abruptly.

In front of him, several people were walking several tens of meters away, with bright golden stars on their shoulders. But that didn't concern Nero. The most important thing that resurfaced in his memory was the game window he wanted to launch before waking up here.

The window depicted a bright and epic battle with characters in the center, and now those very characters were walking in the distance.

Recovering from his astonishment, he tried to remember what else was there.

Finally, he remembered the skill acquisition window, but all he could recall were the skill names.

[Skill: Temporal Control (Black) №";)(%*?:")(№;)(:?")№;!

He didn't remember anything else...