Becoming a Shadow in the New World

Sid suddenly clapped his hands; he remembered that he needed to return the student ID to Yukina Himeragi after arriving at school…

After remembering, he slumped back onto the table.

He seemed to have forgotten to return it to her on the way.

Never mind, I'll go find Himeragi Yukina after school and return the things to her.

"What are you thinking about? You look so listless."

A figure appeared beside him without his noticing.

"Yo, Asagi, good morning."

Turning his head, Sid greeted his friend, who was playing a minor role.

Good morning, Sid.

After responding, Asagi Aiba continued to look at Sid.

"What am I thinking? Yes, what am I thinking? This is truly a thought-provoking question. Was I just pondering the meaning of life, or the origin of the universe? I feel this world is decaying and needs change. Is youth..."

I'm sorry, Asagi, it's not that I was trying to fool you, but I feel I can't tell you what I was thinking just now. Whether it's that this island might sink or that my apprentice has graduated and is now going to become a terrorist, don't worry about whether you'll believe it or not, if you do, that's my problem.

"Stop, stop, stop, I know, you weren't thinking anything just now."

The "Extra-level Secret Technique" is "whining without cause." Anyone who encounters this move will only feel speechless, realizing they're overthinking things. What could an extra possibly come up with?

"No, I just thought about a lot of things, and quite profoundly at that."

Of course, he wanted to leave others speechless, but he couldn't admit it just because someone brought it up. He had to deny it and insist that he had been thinking a lot just now, which would fit the vain reaction of a background character.

"Yes, yes, you've been thinking a lot. Let's not talk about that. Have you decided who you want to team up with for the outing? Although it's not mandatory to team up, if I remember correctly, nobles like you have certain requirements, right?"

See, he managed to fool us. Wait, going out? Teaming up? Quotas? What are those?

Seeing the bewildered look on Sid's face, Asagi blinked a few times, her face showing surprise.

"Hey, you don't know, do you?"

Should I know?

Thinking this to himself, Sid also wore a corresponding expression, looking at Aiba Asagi with inquisitive eyes, hoping she could tell him what had happened.

"You...I, um...sigh."

After discovering that Sid really didn't know, Asagi rambled on incoherently, then slapped her forehead and sighed.

"Can't you show a little concern for your own affairs? You don't seem like a nobleman at all."

As she spoke, Asagi took out her computer and started typing on the virtual keyboard.

"Well, anyway, lower-ranking nobles and the like, if they don't have the ambition to move up, are no better than commoners, just like the pot calling the kettle black."

After Xiang Aiyu Asagi said those words, a page popped up on her computer.

"Let me make it clear first, I don't know much about this matter. I originally thought I didn't know as much as you, and I was going to ask you after I found a suitable candidate."

As she said this, a hint of frustration appeared on Asagi's face.

I'm really sorry, but I'm just someone who doesn't care much about other things, and where do you get the confidence that I have more information than you?

"This is a project that the school had been talking about for months, but there was no certainty about whether it would be implemented until a week ago when it was announced on the school's official website. Roseweather even mentioned it in class."

Oh, then it's not surprising that he doesn't know. If he had ever listened attentively to Roseweather's class even once, it would only prove that he's incompetent.

"This is the team page, and this is the delegation page."

Lan Yuqian clicked on a page, and Sid glanced at it from the side, inwardly scoffing.

Pfft, who is this person who plays too many adventure games and copied the game's interface verbatim?

"First, you need three people to apply to the school to create a team. Then, you need to select one person to be the team leader. After the team is created, you can continue to add people, up to a maximum of twenty."

The role of the team is to accept commissions from various mythologies or factions that they cannot resolve alone, or that they do not have the time to resolve alone. Upon completion of the commission, the various factions will provide some rewards.

Are you serious? You're asking a bunch of immature young people to do things that even mythical beings can't solve? Are you just here to get yourselves killed? It sounds more reasonable that you don't have time to deal with the later parts.

"Because the team sometimes goes out to carry out missions, forming a team gives you the right not to attend classes. After completing a mission, in addition to the reward for the mission, you will also get a lot of extra points at school."

"Wait a minute, Asagi, I have a question."

Sid interrupted Asagi Aiba's commentary with his voice.

"This matter was only brought up a week ago, so some people should have already formed teams and accepted commissions. Could you check which factions they've accepted commissions from?"

Aiba Asagi looked at Sid with a questioning gaze for a few moments, then nodded.

"This is a team secret and is not shown to outsiders, but the school doesn't seem to care much about it. Uh... I know a little bit of technology, so I should be able to hack in."

Midway through, when Asagi mentioned going into the darkness, she paused for a moment, and Sid understood.

A little bit ×

A little bit √

Asagi Aiba didn't seem to intend to reveal her outrageous hacking skills to Sid, but Sid didn't care.

He was aware of his relationship with Asagi Aiba; they were merely friends on the surface, each taking what they needed. He didn't expect them to be completely open with each other, only that they wouldn't betray each other's information.

"found it."

After a series of actions that Sid couldn't understand, Asagi brought up several pages, which should be the so-called internal team pages.

"Let me see if something's wrong. Hey! How strange, why is it that most of these squads' first commission is from the faction to which their captain or members belong?"

Sid had more or less figured out why this department had appeared.

Caihai School is a semi-elite school; the "semi" part can actually be dropped.

The original intention was to strengthen the peaceful atmosphere among the major powers, so the high-ranking officials of each power sent their offspring here to enhance communication among the next generation. When their offspring inherit their positions, it is estimated that others in the same cohort will also inherit their positions. In simpler terms, this school is the University of Tokyo, and the students here are all future high-ranking officials, getting to know each other in advance.

However, there is a problem. Even if the offspring of the major powers have not yet succeeded to the throne, they still have the responsibility to protect their own territories. Especially because of the merging of the world, a large number of monsters have appeared. All sorts of strange things buried in the earth have come to the surface, which means that you might encounter a monster just by wandering around the roadside in this world.

In this situation, it's ridiculous that a bunch of supernatural beings are wasting their fighting power studying in school.

But the school is a rare and legitimate way to build connections with others, so giving it up is out of the question. What should we do then?

This is probably the solution they came up with.

Firstly, it can train soldiers, avoiding the situation where they train in school all day long and end up being instantly defeated when it comes to real combat. By forming teams and going out to clear out some weaklings in the territories of various factions, they can get used to combat in advance.

Secondly, it can enhance feelings. What can enhance feelings more than fighting together?

I suspect they're trying to poach our employees.

After Sid told Asagi Aiba his conjecture, Asagi Aiba was shocked and exclaimed that the adult world was truly filthy.

Ignoring the astonished Asagi, Sid turned his attention to something else.

He is still a nobleman at least for now, albeit a minor one, but his family should have informed him of something like this.

Thinking of this, Sid took out his phone and opened the message.

The most striking thing was the dozens of unread messages his sister had sent him weeks ago.

Chapter Thirty-Four: Kiba Yuuto

"bump!"

what should I do?

"Slap! Slap!"

What to do?

"Bang! Whoosh!"

The continuous clash of wooden swords and the sound of wind finally pulled Sid out of his thoughts. As the wooden sword, radiating magical energy, drew closer and closer to him, Sid subconsciously came up with ways to deal with it.

The opponent used all their strength in the attack, which made their attack speed extremely fast and difficult to dodge. However, the opponent's strength was not enough compared to their speed; they were only fast.

If you lack strength, it means your lower body is unstable. You can consider directly deflecting the attack, using the momentum to push in the direction of the opponent's attack, causing them to lose their balance. Then, gather your magic power in your wooden sword and use this opportunity to unleash a shuriken attack to finish them off.

Alright, he had already figured out how to take this hit, and then he killed his opponent in one move.

I had so many thoughts in my mind, but in reality, I didn't even have half a second to think about them.

As the tip of the wooden sword drew closer to his heart, a triumphant look appeared on Sid's face, but it lasted only a moment, so no one could see it clearly. The next moment, his expression changed to one of panic, and he used magic as a lubricant under his shoes.

After the wooden sword touched his chest, his body fell backward, dissipating all the force from the sword. With a speed so fast that it was invisible to the naked eye, he pulled out a small blood pack, crushed it, and used magic to control the blood to spray onto his chest—perfect.

The opponent seemed to be in poor condition when he threw this attack. Although he was very strong and fast, as long as he dodged the attack, the opening he revealed would be enough for even someone weaker than him to defeat him instantly.

In simple terms, this move is a typical "minion crusher." As long as you are better than the person using this move in some aspect, you are guaranteed to win. If you are fast, you can dodge it; if you are strong, you can overpower them; and if you have high defense, you can't be killed in one hit.

The problem is that he was the very "minor fish crusher" that this move crushed, and he could only escape by this coincidence (sigh).

So what's wrong with the other side? A simple sword sparring match, a sneak attack, plus magic—all aimed at a nobody like him.

"Sid, how are you? Are you alright? Did you suffer any serious injuries?"

After Sid fell to the ground, all eyes of the sparring partners around him were focused on him. The blond-haired man who had injured Sid was stunned for a few seconds before rushing over to him and squatting down, his face showing fear, unease, worry, and self-blame, as he asked Sid about his condition with concern.

"It's okay, it's okay, Yuto, you don't need to blame yourself too much. I'm not injured, I'll be fine after a rest."

Kneeling in front of Sid is Kiba Yuuto, a handsome guy who is extremely popular among the girls at school. He is one of Rias's familiars and also one of Sid's freeloaders. Sid's impression of him is that he cooks pretty well.