I Became A Third-Rate Villain In The Hero Academy [On Hold]

Chapter 42: See You on Friday (1)

Traits can be acquired randomly, but they may also be obtained through diligent training.

In both cases, the probability of gaining one is quite low. Even among the most talented students in the hero department, only about one in fifty may acquire a useful trait in a year.

Setting aside traits that appear by chance, others are gained through training.

The exact process of obtaining these remains unclear.

However, a credible hypothesis exists.

It is believed that traits are obtained after reaching a certain level of understanding through repetitive practice.

Cases of gaining traits like [Observer's Eye] were more common among people who constantly observed others, while traits like [Sage's Brain] primarily manifested in professors or postgraduate students in labs, supporting this hypothesis.

Moreover, possessing a good trait in 'Kyren Zena Chronicles' doesn't guarantee absolute strength.

People with user-level traits could defeat those with expert-level traits, and sometimes, those with expert-level traits could overcome individuals with master-level traits.

However, based on the rank of a trait, one can generally gauge strength and potential.

While not all students at top universities are necessarily intelligent, they tend to possess a high potential for intelligence.

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The following day, Friday, I headed to the hero department instead of the knight department.

I observed the students' skills during the practical evaluations, and I was already familiar with the theory lectures.

Of course, if I attended again today, I would see even more diverse techniques, but the efficiency would be much lower compared to yesterday.

It would be better to familiarize myself with the techniques I witnessed yesterday.

'I should visit Mari's office today.'

Mari's ongoing research was challenging for her to complete alone.

There was a high probability that she desperately needed my assistance.

Our meeting back then must have touched her heartstrings.

The timing seemed fitting.

As soon as I arrived at the practice arena, I set up a mock battle.

Naturally, I didn't use Overload, but yesterday, I had been significantly pressured by a magic doll modeled after Julia.

My goal for today was to hold my own against it.

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Some time has passed since I began the mock battle.

I was deeply immersed, I barely felt the passage of time.

"Phew"

My entire body was drenched in sweat but, it didn't feel bad.

That state of immersion is a delightful experience.

After sparring multiple times against the same opponent, I started to get a feel for how to handle them.

'Of course, if it were the real Julia instead of the magic doll, I would have been knocked out long ago.'

Wiping my sweat with the towel I had brought, I took a brief break.

[A new trait has been acquired.]

···Oh.

Finally, my training paid off.