The Extra of The Lunerra-Chapter 466 - 1: Sudden Message

Summer vacation.

For many of the students studying in Cevilian, it is a three-month-long vacation where they can rest for a while, breathe a sigh of relief, and prepare for the next academic year.

However, for me...

"Haaah..."

A period in which I cannot spare a single day for rest.

’Don’t worry, you’re almost there. You are closer than you think.’

Because June and July of 2045 is a time when I’m squeezing a lot of my plans in.

"I’m not close, Sith."

And I had set myself a goal to make those plans the best they could be.

"It finally happened."

A goal that I had to reach C+ in two or three months.

At that time, my general level was C.

And now, it was almost six months later.

So, the result?

...

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Your body has reached a sufficient level for your General Level to increase!

Your General Level increases to C+!

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Yes.

My general level was just getting to C+.

I underestimated the problematic state of my body.

Seriously.

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A problem has appeared during the increase of your General Level!

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So much so that even in a process that should normally only take a few minutes and should not cause any problems, there was a problem.

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Your body is not providing the conditions needed for your General Level to rise when it should be!

This may cause some problems in the process that will take place!

If you wish to continue, the System will take direct control of the process.

Do you want to continue?

Yes / No

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But at least it gave me a choice.

Do you want to continue even though you’re a cripple?

...

The answer was clear from the beginning.

I let myself fall to the floor, not caring if it was hard or uncomfortable.

I closed my eyes.

And then... I imagined pressing the yes button.

And it came at that very moment, something that shouldn’t have existed.

The pain.

"Ahhg...!"

I was actively using caora now, my body had been restored by it to what it was supposed to be.

But... its presence also clashed with the System’s changes.

What the System was supposed to change, to strengthen, was the normal state of my body. But what it was changing now was an ’abnormal’ body held together by caora.

What it should have done was to avoid modifying the crippled version of my body as much as possible, and to improve the one strengthened by caora, which it was now doing the modifying on.

It was close to impossible for it to actually do that.

The crippled state of my body was bound to change to some extent.

And... that’s exactly what was painful.

The mana that was all over my body was fighting with the system.

It was just going from C to C+. And yet, it felt like all my organs were churning.

"-hg... ugh...!"

Still... I gritted my teeth.

Because it was necessary.

If I started making my move with my current strength, I would face a lot of problems.

I needed every ounce of power I could get to maximize my chances.

So I kept my mouth shut as much as possible and just... waited for it to be over.

For minutes.

And... it did.

After who knows how many minutes, it was finally over.

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Congratulations! You have reached C+ grade!

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The pain slowly retreated.

It left only... me sweating in the room where I was training.

I pulled back the caora since I didn’t need to use it now. And as I opened my eyes, I quickly imagined my statistics window.

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--Personal Information--

Name: Aiden (Ethan)

Last Name: Tenebra (Subter)

Race: Human/Wiera

Age: 19

--???--

???: %12

--Statistics--

General Level: F (C+)

Strength: F (C+)

Agility: F (C+)

Vitality: F+ (B-)

Endurance: F (C+)

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Magic Power: F (C+)

Mana Efficiency: F- (C+)

Charm: D

--Status Effects--

Abnormal Status Effect: [Divided Soul] -- [Body Dissonance] -- [Mana Flow Imbalance] -- [Crippled Body] -- [???]

--Chaos--

Devotion: Greed

Status: Representative Candidate

Level: B

Control Tolerance: B+

Limit: B-

Authority: [Chains of Sin(C-)] -- [Mind Confusion(C+)]

--Lineage--

Ancestor: Lumignis

Type: Phoenix

Sub-Type: Soul

Grade: B (Downgraded)

Lineage Abilities: [Blue Flames of Lumignis(C+)] -- [Phoenix’s Ascension(C+)] -- [Phoenix’s Regeneration(B-)] -- [A New Beginning(S)]

--Masteries--

[Swordsmanship(C+)] -- [Mana Expert(C+)] -- [Spirit Magic: Wind Elementalist(C+) -- [Sword Style: Ambiguous Flow(C)]]

--Active Skills--

[Mana Barrier(C)] -- [Ice Spikes(C-)] -- [Spiritual Ascension(C+)] -- [Durandal’s Aura(S-)]

--Passive Skills

[The One Who is Close to Spirits(A+)] -- [Absolute Mind(A+)] -- [Poison Immunity(C)] -- [Saturated with Mana(A+)]

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"…"

The screen I had wanted to see for months was finally in front of me.

And yet... I couldn’t feel satisfied.

This should have happened months ago.

I was supposed to be halfway to B- grade by now.

I’m too far behind.

I clicked my tongue and slowly rose from the floor. I grabbed the cane next to me and headed for the bathroom.

After sweating so much... it wouldn’t be good for me to go out without a shower.

*******

Summer vacation is a time off for many people.

But for those studying at CDA, it also means something else.

Specifically from the second year onward.

And that is... internships.

"You could actually come to our guild."

CDA usually schedules internships for students during the summer vacations.

And that’s exactly what I was dealing with right now.

"I am sure I already told you, Celine... I’m not choosing my internship to actually do one."

I pulled aside the screen in front of me and looked at Celine, who had already filled hers.

She continued.

"That’s what I’m talking about. My father wouldn’t have cared if you actually came to the internship after I told him. Besides..."

She sighed lightly before saying her next words.

"We could be together during the summer vacation."

...

Yes, that was her purpose.

It wasn’t something I didn’t understand. She simply didn’t want us to be apart, even for a few weeks or months.

But there was nothing I could do for this summer vacation when I had prepared for so long.

"I’m sorry... but I have things to do."

And I can’t do most of it if Ronald’s eyes are on me during my ’internship’.

"I’ve been preparing for this summer vacation for months, you know that best."

She knew I was right. That’s why she couldn’t think of anything to say after my words.

"It was forty days, right?"

"Yes."

Forty days was the length of the internship the academy required of its students during summer vacation.

"Then... make sure you give yourself some free time in August."

She looked at me in such a way that it was like she was begging me.

Well... there was nothing problematic about that.

"Don’t worry. August will be a month when I won’t cram a single thing anywhere."

And that was enough for her.

A smile appeared on her face, finally taking her eyes off me.

"All right!"

She focused on her own work.

It was also a sign that I should do the same.

I brought the screen I had moved aside back in front of me.

I skimmed it from top to bottom, checking for any errors.

It wasn’t really important. Still... it was something I had to do.

Because CDA was taking the internship really seriously. And it wasn’t just Melany who was checking it.

So, it was not possible under normal circumstances for me to do an internship in my own company... which I wanted to do.

At least not unless I got a certain other person involved.

Prince Lucas himself.

It’s just that he’s been so busy lately. So much so that I had to send him an e-mail.

He was literally unreachable besides that.

I checked the email again, and then, with a sigh, I hit send.

Now... all I had to do was wait for him to see the message, see his response, and go to the interview.

In short... until he saw the e-mail, all my time was free.

I stared into nothing for a while.

I... could not train. I had just reached C+ this morning and after what had happened, I definitely didn’t feel like pushing my body any harder today.

I had already discussed with Ulka and Alex.

I had already prepared and checked more than once what I was going to use in my meeting with the Prince.

It was... literally free time.

I had nothing to do.

...

Then, something caught my eye.

Or rather... someone.

Celine, who was working on her own internship application.

...

~beep!

Huh...

My thoughts disappeared in an instant, whatever was in my mind was erased and replaced by the notification sound I heard.

No way... he didn’t reply that fast, did he?

Curious, I picked up my watch and checked the notification.

And... I could do nothing but stare at it blankly.

It wasn’t from Prince. He hadn’t seen or replied to my email yet.

It was a message from someone else.

From Clara.

Which made me stop what I was doing, or thinking, in an instant and stand up so suddenly that even Celine was scared for a moment.

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Clara: Can you come home? We need to talk... it’s important.

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