108 I.T. 11 Accademy (1/2)
I was filled with shock when I heard those words. 6 years? Would I not be dead by then? I did not have the coin to support the mysterious book in my library for that long. The old man before me seemed to sense my dilemma.
”Any skills or possessions that you have that have a maintenance fee will temporarily have the cost lifted. At this time any physical training routines that you have experienced will by wiped, and replaced with the towers standard. Sierra as the only mage of the group you will recieve a mental training program as well.”
The man's eyes hovered over me as he said this. He obviously knew far more than he was letting on.
”If you have not noticed you have been returned to a state of your youth. Your memories have been wiped and you have been returned to level one. This is to ensure the fairness of the upcoming trials. This is the third floor, and by far the longest. When you graduate from here you will have the same starting point as every other contestant. You will also have your memories restored at that time.”
”However any previous levels and skills that you have learned are permanently lost. Even your previous classes are lost. If you decide to take the same path as before you will need to relearn those skills at your own pace after you have left here. The sacrifice of these skills, levels, and even classes will be made up for by the 6 years of training you will recieve here. You will graduate with much more potential than you previously had. And a special ability that only those who graduate from here can have. This ability will be unique to you, and is determined by your own choices and hard work.”
The man spoke as we walked. We were taken down the stairs. The stairs only led to a single level. This level was a military style Barack. It held 6 beds, as well as 3 showers and 3 toilets. The entire room was open, and there was no sense of privacy.
On each bed there was a uniform. It was a simple black suit, much like you would see in anime. They were all of the same fashion, no difference between sexes.
”Get showered and dressed, when you are done return to the floor you came in on. You training will begin in 30 minutes.”
The girls looked at each other for a moment, questioning everything that they had heard. With their memories temporarily wiped none of what had been said made much sense to them. I took advantage of their temporary stillness to take off my clothes and get in the shower.
It had been a long time since I was able to actually take a shower, I had been using the skill for a while now. When the old man had mentioned that our abilities were gone I had immediately checked that one. It was as he said.
The rest of the girls were quick to join me. With only 3 showers we had to take turns, and this meant that no shower could last for too long. When I was done I equipped the uniform I had been given. I found that it was a magical item of pretty decent quality.
[Inverted Tower Academy Uniform (black)]
1. Industructable