Extra Pages: The Author's Odyssey

[RESULT OF PRACTICAL EXAM]

RANKING;

Rank 1_ Adrian (Points 900)

Rank 2_ Aric (Points 898)

Rank 3_ Emma (Points 800)

Rank 4_ Evelyn (Points 795)

Rank 5_ Isabella(Points 791)

Rank 6_ Lucas (Points 781)

Rank 7_ Noah (Points 677)

Rank 8_ Elera (Points 670)

Rank 9_ Kael (Points 654)

Rank 10_Lyra (point 550)

Rank 11_ Isla (Point 500)

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Rank 44_ Sunny (point 369)

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I looked at my ranking and was satisfied with the result, but still seeing the huge difference of more than Two hundred points between myself and Adrian pained my heart.

"I don't know you could enter the Top 10 Lucas"

Isabella said from beside me. We are currently looking at the practical results that happened on Saturday.

"You should have known better after seeing my skills," I said to her, boasting about my ego.

"Yeah, you are right."

'What?'

Instead of insulting me like she always does, she agrees with me pretty easily.

'Is she sick or something?'

"What are you doing we have to check written exam results too," Isabella said as she moved toward a different board. I just silently follow her, trying to comprehend this situation.

Soon we reached a different board that contained the results of the written exam.

[RESULT OF WRITTEN EXAM]

Rank 1_ Lucas Darkheart from class [1-Hero-1]

Rank2_Isabella Evergreen From class [1-Hero-1]

Rank3_ Evelyn Nightshade From Class [1-Hero-1]

Rank4_Isla Hawthorne From Class [1-Hero-1]

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"How?" Isabella has a very shocked expression on her face, She would never thought that someone would be even smarter than her.

Isabella lowered her head and her shoulder twitched, She was probably feeling very shame and why did she not? After all that talk she has to embarrass herself.

Lucas has a smirk on his face as this is his result, He looks back to Isabella whose head is still low at this unexpected situation.

"Isabella"

Lucas says in a very gentle voice.

Isabella's shoulder twitched as she revealed her face to Lucas, there was a nervous smile on her face and Lucas's smirk went very wide.

"Do you remember our bet, Isabella?"

"Okay fine, what type of defence sword art do you need, tell me and I will deliver you by this evening," Isabella said as she accepted her loss.

Bow down to me you women! This what you got if you try to defy me.

Muhahahahah!

"Lucas your face is kind of creepy right now," Isabella said with a disgusting voice, she also made a face that made her look like some kind of garbage.

'Oh, crap. Look like I let my emotions surface on my face.'

"Khukh!Khukh! I will tell you in a later, what type of defence sword art I need, after searching on the Internet. " I fake cough as I tried to change the subject.

She just nodded, clearly not following my crap. I look somewhere else as I don't want to make eye contact with her.

Just as I turned my head toward the swarm of students in the Main Hall, my eye paused on someone.

Someone that I need at this very moment right now. This person is a shortcut for me to get stronger at a faster rate than now.

That someone is Isla Hawthorne. The Alchemist or in simple words potion maker scientist.

Her main profession lies as an Alchemist but despite all of that she is in a Hero course.

How is that? Simple, she passed the entrance exam for Hero courses.

In future, she invented a different source of energy that would work on any object.

In simple terms, she uses monster mana core energy and transfers it into different energy that could work on an object that works on anything.

With this new energy, the uses of Luminar crystal mana are nominal than before.

She will make a big name in future for this but she will not alone receive all credit, Isabella also has 50% of the credit.

Why?

we'll she did not invent alone, Isabella also got credit as both two of them were invented together.

Lost in my thoughts, I did not notice that Isla already left the Main Hall.

I turned back to Isabella and said,

"Sorry Isabella, I have something really important to do, so I cannot accompany you later this afternoon."

"What? Did your brain get damaged or something?"

"I know you were looking forward but sorry me this time." I continued, despite her confused expression.

"Hey, are you okay?"

"We'll then bye," I said and ran away from there.

"What the hell is wrong with this idiot?" Isabella muttered but soon she realised what happened here.

-Hey did you see that?

-they were on a date.

-I can't believe it.

Isabella's face turned red from anger and she shouted at the top of her lungs.

"LUCAS, YOU BASTARD!"

History was made at Nova Academy, Isabella first time had ever cursed in front of this many people.

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I could hear the shouts of Isabella from there to here, she must be very angry at the moment but it was fun, it was my punishment for her as she called me creepy.

well, I will face Isabella later but for now, I have to find Islan.

I searched for her everywhere but I could not find her as there were many students in the main hallway

Look like she is gone do I have to go to her apartment building I don't want to.

But I knew that I didn't have any choice, so I started to walk toward her apartment building at a slow pace as I searched for directions on my smart bracelet map.

Ten minutes later...

I found myself lost... again. It's been already five times I lost in this complex dormitory building of Nova Academy.

'Shit'

Why does this always happen to me? This time I even have a GPS device in-built into my smart bracelet.

'Is this not working?' I thought as I checked my smart bracelet and I found it was working perfectly fine.

"Maybe I'm unlucky with direction," I muttered at myself for this misfortune.