— Two Years Later —
Two years have passed since the Rift appeared.
Since then, the world has changed.
Humans capable of fighting are now known as Slayers, ranked from G (weakest) to SSS (strongest).
To train them, the government created a special university.
It's like Hogwarts meets boot camp… with MMORPG difficulty.
And me?
I just enrolled at the Slayer University.
Today's my first day.
And honestly… I'm really hoping to get a girlfriend.
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[On Stage – Entrance Ceremony]
University President:
— Welcome, students.
As you know, two years ago, the Void Rift tore open the sky and unleashed chaos upon our world. But with it… came the Talkine.
— This energy source allowed humanity to access and manipulate mana.
Yet, only 80% of people are naturally compatible. Of the remaining 20%, just 9% ever awaken it through effort.
— Your duty is to protect humanity. Train well. Survive. Lead.
(Applause.)
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[Later – Ability Testing Room]
Instructor:
— Time for your personal aptitude test.
Touch the crystal — it will scan your elemental affinity and measure your mana pool.
— You'll then be assigned a class from rank F to SS.
We currently do not train SSS class individuals… for obvious reasons.
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[Students line up – rising tension]
— No. 1: Adlene Igris – Fire, 2500 mana.
— No. 77: Keldis Yeger – Darkness, 7000.
(Whispers: "Rare element!")
— No. 85: Milim Stigner – Lightning, 7900.
(Whispers: "She's beautiful AND cracked!")
— No. 95: Douriel Kinés – Dual Element: Light + Earth, 10,000.
(Whispers: "Two elements?! Is that even possible?!")
Instructor (thinking): This generation… might break records.
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[No. 99: Diopha Hitari]
Diopha:
— Finally, my turn. Just place my hand, right?
Instructor:
— Correct. No mana input needed. (thinking) He already controls his flow? Huh...
(Diopha touches the crystal — a blinding light explodes from it.)
Instructor:
— Primary element: Wind.
(Whispers: "Lame. Just wind?")
— Correction: Wind, Lightning, Light, Darkness, and a minor affinity with Fire.
Mana pool: 30,000
(Dead silence.)
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[Mental Interface – Game Core System View]
[Game Core – Personal Interface]
— Synchronization with Zenkai Shin: 17%
— Inherited Skills: LOCKED (body protection active)
— Passive Skills Active:
• Advanced Stat Analysis
• Automatic Skill Pre-theft (allies and enemies – undetectable)
Diopha (thinking): Already knew that. The system showed me from the start.
They don't have "Analysis" like me. No clue what I really am…
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Student:
— Wait… is that Artemis?
Another Student:
— That face… that hair… that zero-athletic body — it's totally him!
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[Douriel walks in – casual slap on the head]
Douriel:
— Yo! What's up, Diopha?!
Diopha:
— Who the hell—!?
Douriel:
— Chill, man. It's me. Douriel.
Diopha:
— Huh? Wait... the meatball thief from childhood?!
Douriel:
— Finally, he remembers!
(They laugh it off.)
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[Milim joins the group]
Milim:
— Hey, guys. Long time no see.
Diopha (thinking): A girl's talking to me?! Okay, focus. Play it cool.
Douriel:
— Hey Milim! Been a while!
Diopha:
— You know her?
Douriel:
— Bro, she's our childhood friend. Milim. The tsundere with the huge—
Diopha:
— No way… her oppai shrank!
(SMACK – Milim punches him across the head.)
Milim:
— It's just the uniform, baka! Don't make me kill you!
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[Scene shift – approaching Simulation Room]
Diopha (thinking):
So I've got a sealed overpowered system, a class full of weirdos, and a tsundere ready to punch me into another timeline.
Yeah… this is definitely the start of my story.
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To be continued…