I created my own system

[Unfortunately, Creator the girl named Penelope didn\'t elaborate on what assistance they wanted from you]

"Now that will be a bit complicated since I am currently focused on withering the remaining spies of the Monastery. I still don\'t know if I killed all of them from my last killing spree"

[We will only know what they want once they start talking to us]

"You are right, and by the way have you figured it out what\'s the reason why the two academies have this tense atmosphere around them?"

[Yes my Creator apparently it started roughly two thousand years ago]

"What? Isn\'t that the time of the Age of Extinction?"

[Not at that period of time Creator, but it was after the Creation of the Empire. Estimated five decades after its establishment, one of the students of the five pillars decided to create the Aster Academy. One of its first batch of graduates is the founder of the Eastern Academy]

[According to what I heard from the students\' and Professors\' conversation it seems the founder of the Eastern Academy never liked the system being established at his alma mater. Especially how the students from the Lower class were being treated. The lower class was made so that other students would be motivated to study.

It was designed to show how the strong are meant to rise while the weak will only fail. They were the supposed weaklings and failures that motivated the other students not to be labelled like them. The pot of dirt that can be looked down on and be the source of laughter and entertainment for others.

I also heard that sometimes lower class students became the ways of some students to vent their frustration and stress due to studies.

He never liked that way and never believed it was effective so made his own academy, to show that this place was wrong in making such a system.

That\'s why he instilled in his students that Aster Academy created such a rotten way of teaching in order to create strong students with bad personalities]

"That\'s one deep-rooted hatred that his will can still be felt up until now"

[His teaching lives on to every student of his and they continue sharing his beliefs to the next generation. That is why up until now, the Eastern Academy students carried a prejudice against students who came from here]

"Although it somehow makes sense I don\'t really know how will they feel fighting against the very class they try to protect"

[Protect?]

"Yes, I think their founder wanted the lower class to be abolished and just be treated like any other class. He wants to protect the future students who will be placed in our situation. By beating the students here he wants to show that you don\'t need to create such a harsh way of teaching just to produce successful students"

[But it seems he failed since up until now the lower class still exists]

"Yes it seems he did fail"

Somehow I felt a sudden respect towards him he must have experienced something in this place that made him hate and love this academy.

While Jeremiah and I chatted the match had already started and I could see my friends keeping a stable distance between their opponents. They don\'t want to suddenly jump into them and lose immediately.

They remained at a distance that they could easily attack and retreat at the same time.

Megumi, Yuta\'s twin sister shot an arrow to disrupt Mckenzie and Blair\'s stance. However, the two know what she plans to do.

"I really hate arrows" Blair muttered while he felt his thumb numb from catching the arrow.

"Are you copying someone right now?"

"No, I am not"

Mckenzie chuckled though his defense was still there. Then more arrows arrived and a bold plan entered the boy\'s mind. He suddenly pulled Blair before throwing his friend towards their twin opponents, who were surprised by his sudden move.

Blair on the other was already used to this since this is not the first time it happened. Up in the air, he merely manoeuvres himself to dodge the arrows before raising his sword. As this transpires Mckenzie finally dashes forward attacking Yuta while Megumi focuses on Blair.

"CLANG!"

A sword meets a sword, while the girl\'s bow turns into a blade as well welcoming Blair.

Apollo merely watches observing the stats of the four.

"They are not that bad"

[Mckenize and Blair have higher stats than their opponents, their diligent training already paid off]

Their improvement can be said to be great based on their talent and hard work, however, it is still not enough against all the enemies we have right now. They need to grow faster.

"CLANG!"

The clash of steel rang through the air as the combatants manoeuvred amidst the arena.

Deeply I began to see the fruits of the training we all have in those two months we have spent here.

.....

The twin\'s Pov

It was confusing I thought my sister and are the best duo in terms of age and potential, however, these two can move almost in sync as if they are reading each other minds.

"PANG!"

A crisp sound hit my ears and my head was enveloped with a sudden ringing. The spiky red-haired guy had his feet at my head. I was able to block it but the sheer force was still capable of penetrating my defense. I felt dizzy but I immediately recovered, and the moment he retracted his legs I moved and began to swing my blade.

"Bang!"

The sound of something hitting on the ground could be heard and I saw how the guy that supposedly fighting my sister pulled his friend away from the trajectory of my blade. Then an arrow flew in but this time the spiky-haired kid leaned back while pulling the blue-haired one with him, dodging the arrow in the process.

I took this chance to attack while my twin changed her bow to a sword and ran alongside me.

We both aimed to end this match but suddenly our opponents disappeared and appeared right in front of us.

The spiky hair one moves his blade and so I raise my blade to block it but then something happens. The trajectory on which the blade will land changes and suddenly aims at a different direction. I panicked and was unable to properly react fortunately my sister was there to pull away from his blade.

I became nervous however my peripheral vision saw the blue-haired one aiming at my sister\'s blind spot, so I moved and blocked it while my sister dealt with the spiky-haired boy.

Slowly as we exchanged blows I realized something, their synergy was somehow similar to ours. No, to be specific it\'s similar to the sword style that was taught to us since we were little. However, the difference between the styles we use is that ours is much refined while theirs is crude and raw, too direct to be exact.

Their style was quite similar to the Double snake technique that was created by the Twin Blades of our kingdom. It was bewildering how they made us feel like fighting the legends from the old books. It might seem impossible but that\'s what we are feeling right now.

I shook my head and just focused my thoughts to defend myself. However, a sinuous movement made a sudden strike evading my sister\'s defence, and like a stealthy snake, it struck her stomach knocking her to the ground. That single moment made me distracted and a wooden sword struck me knocking me unconscious.

.....

Apollo\'s Pov

"Did those two just adapt Riku and Yuki\'s sword art"

[It seems so my Creator]

I felt a bit surprised but despite some small flaws, I can tell those two completely remembered how each move they made back at the exams.

[Mckenzie and Blair actually stayed at the first part of the history exam for three months, so it\'s no wonder they can use moves like this]

"Three months it seems it\'s not just me who had a hard time in the first part"

[Yes everyone was thrust into a situation where they were forced to recall and experience things they don\'t want to experience again. However, the academy seems to think that letting you all remember that will make you a better person]

"Sigh, I just hope you are right"

I said while witnessing my two friends knocked down their opponents. I was happy though the crowd was silent and seemed bewildered with the result of the match. Despite that, we still cheered and our voices made their way towards Blair and Mckenzie making those two smile.

With all the harsh situations they have experienced they at least deserve to be acknowledged. All the effort and hard work, it doesn\'t matter if it is only us but soon I know people will acknowledge this group of kids that I have grown to love.