777 Trouble 1 (2/2)

Once Garen had painstakingly investigated the source of Willpower, time was almost up and it was already time for him to leave the hospital.

After a series of procedures were conducted, Instructor Hamm, Nono's parents, family members, Mina, and Aier had arrived. Once everything was settled, Garen returned to Blackboard Academy and assumed Nonosiva's identity.

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Blackboard Academy

Physical examination and testing room

Beep beep…

When the red indicator light flashed, Garen straightened his body while sitting in front of the large silver crab-like scanner so that the pincer-like scanners of the 'giant crab' could move around his body continuously.

”All of your health data is normal. Student Nonosiva, you should lose some weight,” announced the giant crab loudly without holding anything back.

”I've gotten chubbier after living on campus recently,”

Garen got down from the machine and walked in front before speaking to Aier who was waiting on the side.

”Where's Mina? Why haven't I seen her during my recovery training sessions during these past few days?”

”The Jujitsu Association that she's part of has been selected by someone. As the Vice President, she was forced to return to deal with the situation,” Aier smiled and shrugged.

”Oh? Why were they chosen?” Garen and the other two people had become even more familiar. Although he was a slightly cowardly person, Aier was still a young man who would truly dare to step forward for the sake of his friends. His continuous contributions during Garen's hospitalization period had allowed him to gain Garen's approval as well.

”Recently, there's a new student who's already extremely arrogant despite just joining the academy. He's been sweeping through the martial arts associations throughout the school for the sake of making things lively.” Aier was unconcerned about matters like these. ”We're just peace-loving enthusiasts so why would we care about things like that?”

”You're right,” Garen nodded in agreement. ”We're peace-loving enthusiasts. Things like hurting and killing just don't suit us.”

”It reminded me immediately of the collective tests of our C series classes. The instructor's fury was released on the top three students including yourself. Have you recovered?” Aier patted Garen's shoulder.

”I'm still alright.” Garen did not what to say and could only answer honestly.

”Instructor Hamm placed all of his expectations on the three of you,” Aier lowered his voice. ”You should go and test your Willpower since your body has healed.”

”You're right.”

Garen did not have most of Nono's memories. Although he could remain quiet and use the excuse of losing his memories from the severe injuries to gloss things over, he had yet to obtain enough information about the problems regarding his Willpower. All of the memory fragments regarding Willpower had disappeared and Garen had yet to come into contact with teaching materials that dealt with the Willpower aspects. He could only take one step at a time.

Once they had heard that Nono's body had healed completely and could already reach the standards to test his Willpower, Instructor Hamm and Mina, who was still at the Jujitsu Association, rushed over at once.

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Inside the testing room

Tiny red and blue indicator lights flickered on the various testing equipment. A female school doctor in white clothes carefully placed a series of testing leather goods such as leather gloves, leather apron, and a leather helmet on Garen. He was made to wear all of the test attire.

Garen stood on the testing platform. It was a circular silvery-white platform that resembled a large coin that was placed on the ground.

Instructor Hamm stood and Aier stood on the sidelines and had arrived specifically to observe Garen's test.

”Good luck!” Aier raised his thumb towards Garen.

Garen smiled and stood on the platform steadily.

”The test is starting…” an old-fashioned mechanical voice echoed throughout the testing room.

A ray of blue light rose upwards from below Garen's feet before slowing down gradually and moving above his head.

Even Garen felt curious now. After he had occupied Nonosiva's body, he wondered about the changes that he would undergo. Apparently, his Willpower would form a force field that was produced by his body. Since he had replaced Nonosiva, he pondered about the changes that would happen. He could not even guess the possibilities.

To Garen, Willpower was an incomprehensible existence that could not be physically touched. Furthermore, this was completely foreign territory and power.

He could feel a hot sensation when the lines of blue light rose from the bottom of his feet.

The time it took to scan him was not fast but considerably slow instead. Garen closed his eyes after looking at his current condition and state in the large mirror on the opposite side of him.

His long black hair covered half of his face and he had pale skin that seemed as if it had never felt sunshine. His body was slightly plump and he wore the standard school uniform of a white shirt with blue stripes. He gave off a somewhat dejected air. However, faint glimpses of coolness and confidence could be seen in his blue eyes, allowing the reflection in the mirror to give off a calmer personality.

”This test should be able to assess the true condition of this body,” he already assumed that he was unlikely to possess Willpower. After all, this thing was related to his soul, but his soul had never undergone Willpower training. Therefore, it was impossible that he would have it. However, once his body had undergone certain modifications and the unconscious influence of the Soul Seeds, it was still possible that changes would occur later. Nonetheless, it would not necessarily be a high probability.

”I'm afraid of disappointing Instructor Hamm this time,” he knew that the instructor had high expectations towards Nonosiva.

When the blue line passed over his legs and moved closer to his abdomen and rose above his chest, Garen could see Aier baring his teeth and making funny faces at him from the side. Instructor Hamm had understood something from the female school doctor's speech as a smile had appeared on his face.

Was there really going to be a surprise?

He had some doubts as this body had never undergone Secret Technique training. Although he was barely able to use certain techniques to release his destructive powers, this was still a regular human body at the end that could not even hear quiet words that were spoken from afar.