Scene:
Inside the Empire's guest mansion, there is a training gym. Precious and the others enter along with everyone else and look around.
Shai:
"There's already a school here."
Pretty:
"Let's practice on the side then."
Scene:
Everyone goes inside the gym. A school is already practicing there — 6 male students and 1 female student.
Random Male Student 1:
"Huh? Look, someone else came to practice."
Random Male Student 2:
"Yeah. Let's see how powerful they are. They can't be stronger than us, right?"
Scene:
Precious and the others are shown.
Precious:
"Okay, you all practice. I'll just stand here."
Lior:
"But why?"
Precious:
"I-I… don't feel like it."
Kail (Precious's Manas Skill):
"To be honest, if you practice here, this gym will be destroyed…"
Precious:
"Hehehe…!"
Lior:
"Okay, your choice…"
Pretty:
"By the way, where is your Rex?"
(Beast pet snake)
Precious:
"Oh, he's at home."
Pretty:
"Why?"
Precious:
"Just like that."
Pretty:
"You look good with him. Put him back around your neck."
Precious:
"…Okay…"
Scene:
Suddenly, Rex appears, and Precious wraps him around his neck.
Rex:
"??!"
Scene:
Pretty and the others move away to practice.
Scene:
Pretty is practicing sword combat with Nimi — an intense and badass fight.
Meanwhile, Lior is fighting Shai — a skill-based battle, also very impressive.
The second school present there is watching them.
Random Student:
"Wow… they're all so powerful."
Random Student 2:
"Y-yeah!"
Leader:
"We're not weak either! We'll raise our Cult Kingdom's name high in this tournament!"
Only Girl:
"Yes!"
Random Student:
"Leader Zhuo, see? One of their students is just standing there. Why don't you challenge him to a duel?"
Random Student 2:
"Yeah, he must be very weak. That's why he isn't practicing — just standing there."
Only Girl:
"Yeah, Zhuo. You're already at Body Tempering Realm Level 8. In a few days, you'll reach Level 9."
Zhuo:
"If you all say so, fine. I'll go. But what reward do I get if I win? Chu?"
Chu:
"What do you want?"
Zhuo:
"Yin–Yang Cultivation."
Chu:
"…Okay…"
Scene:
Zhuo walks toward Precious.
Zhuo:
"Hey kid! Wanna spar with me?"
Precious, Lior, and others:
"?"
Precious:
"No."
Zhuo:
"Scared?"
Precious:
"-_-"
Lior:
"Hey, hey, hey… if you want a duel, duel with me."
Zhuo:
"Hmph! I'll fight him only. Any problem?"
Lior:
"Drop it. You'll lose."
Zhuo:
"You bunch of shit…"
Pretty:
"Lior is right. You don't have the capability to duel with Eye."
Chu:
"Oh… I thought she was only good at watching."
Precious (inner thoughts):
"What the hell is happening?"
Precious:
"Okay, okay. You want a duel, right? I'm ready."
Precious (inner thoughts):
"At least this will stop their fight."
Shai:
"If you want, I can defeat him instead."
Scene:
Suddenly, a hand lands on Shai's shoulder. A voice is heard — it's Damu.
Damu:
"Why fight over something pointless?!"
Shai:
"!! Leader…"
Damu:
"I apologize if my juniors disturbed you."
Zhuo:
"Oh no, it was me who asked for the duel. But looking at this, it seems everyone from your kingdom is full of cowards…"
Miliem:
"!!!"
Damu:
"If that's the case, Precious, you may duel with him."
Precious:
"That's what I was about to do… -_-"
Scene:
Both enter the ring. The duel begins.
Damu:
"3, 2, 1, sta—"
Scene:
Before he can finish, Zhuo attacks first with a punch.
Zhuo:
"Iron Fist Breaker!"
(A punch that can crack stone or armor)
Scene:
The punch hits the air. Precious dodges.
Zhuo:
"Bone-Shaking Palm!"
(A palm strike that numbs the enemy's bones)
Scene:
Precious dodges again.
Scene:
Zhuo increases his speed — punches, palms, kicks in close combat.
Precious easily dodges all of them.
Chu:
"This kid… is he really weak?"
Pretty:
"Ah?! Who said he's weak?! He's the most iconic person I've ever met! You! Don't you dare say nonsense about Eye!"
Chu:
"So this kid's name is Eye?"
Nimi:
"N-no… his name is Precious. Pretty just calls him Eye. And free advice — don't call him that."
Chu:
"?"
Zhuo (inner thoughts):
"What is this?! He's dodging all my attacks?! I'm at Body Tempering Realm Level 8, almost Level 9! How is he dodging so easily?!"
Precious (inner thoughts):
"So he's a cultivator… maybe they're from a Cult Kingdom, where cultivation techniques exist."
Zhuo:
"Now try dodging this punch! Bone-Shaking Palm!"
Scene:
Zhuo attacks. A fog-like blast appears — and everyone sees Precious blocking it with just one finger.
Zhuo:
"?!!"
Chu:
"H-how?!"
Precious (inner thoughts):
"I haven't attacked yet because—"
Kail:
"Because if you hit him once, he'd be dead."
Precious:
"…Yes. That's why."
Scene:
Precious releases a small amount of aura. Rat Father appears.
Lior & Shai:
"Necromancer?!!"
Zhuo:
"So… you're a necromancer."
Precious:
"Not exactly, but you can say that."
Zhuo:
"Hmph! A mere summon can't defeat m—"
Scene:
Rat Father attacks with his tail, sending Zhuo flying out of the ring.
Zhuo:
"Agh…!!"
Chu:
"Zhuo!"
Other Students:
"Leader…!"
Scene:
Lior and the others go to Precious.
Lior:
"I didn't know you had necromancer powers…!"
Shai:
"Yeah! You're a necromancer?! That's epic! Why didn't you tell me?!"
Damu:
"So you're both a necromancer and a sword artist… impressive."
Miliem:
"It's just epic."
Nimi:
"Wow…"
Pretty (inner thoughts):
"So he's a necromancer and has a Manas skill… just how powerful is Eye?"