Cosmic Ruler

Chapter 51 Defeat

Jake smiled inwardly looking at Iris, 'Of course, a shitty personality is also equivalent to idiocy,' he thought, as Liliac strengthened the contract. Earlier, there were a lot of loopholes that one could use to get themselves out of the contract bond, but thanks to the wisdom of a monarch, it's now foolproof.

"So, when will we fight?" Jake asked.

"Oh? You're that eager to become my slave? Well, it's not your fault; my beauty is enough to make even a goddess jealous," Iris laughed with a delightful expression.

'Laugh all you want. I wonder how your cries will sound?' Jake thought as he looked at Iris and said, "You will be my slave."

"Humph, very well. Let's fight at noon tomorrow," Iris snorted and left the room.

After Iris left, Luna entered. "Did something happen?"

"Nothing but a duel, tomorrow at noon," Jake shrugged and said.

Luna nodded and asked, "Do you know her play style?"

"I don't. Tell me," Jake shook his head. Although he had already gathered all the information he needed thanks to his Akashic Eyes, Luna didn't know about his skills. Plus, he was also guarding himself against the higher-ups at the Academy or those who created Luna.

"I don't have it, but I will give it to you by night," Luna shook her head and replied.

Jake nodded and closed his eyes, pretending to enjoy his coffee.

[Name: Iris Sylan

Race: Human

Rank: E+

Core: Heart Of Fire

Plasma Mana: 1500

Battle power: C-

Description: Descendant of Flame Monarch lineage, have awakened the core same as Flame Monarch

Skills: Whip art (Mastery), Sword Art (Adept), Star Flame Art (Legendary).....]

Jake learned all of her abilities with a single glance. 'She uses a whip, huh? Guess I'll use my Chain Dagger tomorrow,' Jake thought. Although Jake's battle power is C+ rank, two minor ranks above Iris, her whip mastery could prove to be a fatal point.

And Jake wasn't going to take any chances tomorrow. 'Still, she is a descendant of the Flame Monarch, and yet her family is only a Duke-class family of the Human Empire. Just how strong is the Royal Family?'

Jake finished his coffee and returned to his mansion, where he saw a large number of students waiting there. They were all those whom Jake had chosen earlier during the Arena match.

"Welcome, all of you," Jake said after greeting his friends, and unexpectedly, Dio was there too.

"I thought you wouldn't come," Jake said to Dio.

"Well, if I hadn't seen you fighting myself, I wouldn't have," Dio shrugged.

"We're sorry," Emily and Mark said.

"Don't worry. It was part of the test. It was all our fault that we didn't think of that scenario," Jake waved his hands and said.

Jimmy and Dio also nodded, supporting Jake. Emily and Mark smiled, and their gloomy faces returned to their original setting.

After that, Jake continued to address the group of students gathered in his mansion. He began inspecting each of them, highlighting their talents and the challenges they faced:

1. Aren: Despite possessing great talent for archery, Aren struggled with weak eyesight, which hindered his ability to fully utilize his skills.

2. Eva: Skilled in elemental magic, Eva found it difficult to control her powers, often resulting in unintentional and destructive outbursts.

3. Liam: Adept in swordsmanship, Liam lacked confidence in his abilities, holding back during battles due to fear of failure.

4. Nora: Gifted with telekinetic abilities, Nora struggled to focus her powers, often causing unintended consequences and lack of precision.

5. Marcus: Possessing exceptional strength, Marcus found it challenging to control his forceful attacks, often causing collateral damage in training sessions.

6. Sasha: Skilled in stealth and agility, Sasha lacked physical strength, making her vulnerable in direct confrontations with opponents.

7. Tobias: Proficient in elemental manipulation, Tobias struggled with limited stamina, unable to sustain prolonged battles without exhausting himself.

8. Gemma: Gifted with healing abilities, Gemma faced difficulties in combat situations, as her powers were primarily defensive and lacked offensive capabilities.

9. Kai: Possessing innate charm and persuasion skills, Kai struggled with self-doubt and confidence issues, often hesitating to assert his influence in critical situations.

10. Zara: A skilled tracker and survivalist, Zara lacked formal combat training, making her vulnerable in structured battle scenarios where strategy and tactics played a significant role.

11. Hector: Proficient in elemental control, particularly with water-based spells, Hector faced challenges in adapting to different environments, often struggling in arid or desert conditions.

12. Mila: Gifted with the ability to communicate with animals, Mila found it challenging to integrate her talents into combat situations, as her abilities were more suited for non-combative tasks such as reconnaissance or information gathering.

All of them were not good enough to join any special admissions, but Jake could easily help them, making them S rank characters and beyond. He just had to search for monsters with good talent suitable for them.

"I know all of you might think I am going to use all of you as cannon fodder, but don't worry. I don't have any such thought," Jake smiled and said.

This conversation was happening after Jake talked with his friends and let them go back, so now he could talk freely with them.

"Then why did you choose us?" Mila asked.

"My core allows me to help people and make them the best version of themselves," Jake said, and the students started murmuring among themselves.

"I can help all of you, but first, I would like all of you to sign this contract," Jake said and materialized a soul contract.

Others hesitated, but then Mila stepped forward and started reading the contract. "I will sign it," she said and signed the contract.

"It's okay. It only has two clauses: first, we can't disclose any information regarding Jake's powers, and second, we can't betray him or his friends," Mila smiled and said to others. Others also showed some courage and read the contract and then signed it after seeing the clauses.

"Why were you all even afraid? It's not like it will work the moment you touch the contracts," Jake asked, and the answer he received was silence.

"No, F8vk, there are even contracts like that?" Jake exclaimed, seeing them nodding.

"Well, whatever. Mila, come here," Jake said.

Mila then reached Jake, and Jake used his grimoire, tearing the page of Beast Master out of it. He pushed the page against Mila's chest, where her core is. The page then melted, and after using Akashic Insight, Jake saw the page got inscribed on her core.

"Can you sense it?" Jake asked.

"Yes, I can now tame beasts, not just talk to them," Mila nodded and said in a low voice, almost crying.

"Okay, okay, don't cry. A leader shouldn't cry, okay?" Jake said.

Mila nodded and then went back to the group.

"I can't help others right now, but I will help you all the moment I can," Jake said and then dismissed them. They all bowed and then left the mansion.

Coming out, Nora asked Mila, "What did he do to you?"

"He gave me the power of Beast Master," Mila smiled and said.

"No way. Is that even possible?" Nora and others exclaimed.

"He can do it," Mila said, and others thought, 'I can also become powerful.'

All of them were great talents who had achieved Violet core status, but they couldn't display the combat power worthy of their core grade, causing them to earn ridicule from others. But now, with Jake's help, they could also become powerful.

On the other hand, Jake returned to World's End as Night to summon his heroes. "Liliac, is there any way I can gain a hero who can use multiple weapons?"

"It's random," Liliac replied.

Jake shook his head and summoned the heroes. Thanks to the Diamond privilege, this avatar summoning is 2 random and 2 legendary. Jake first summoned his Legendary heroes.

As light shot up and disappeared, two people appeared, one male and one female.

{Name: Death Saintess

Rank: Legendary

Class: Reaper Queen}

"Hmm, is that why she is holding a scythe?" Jake mumbled.

{Name: Death Saint

Rank: Legendary

Class: Dark Warden}

"Hmm, a warden, a knight-like class," Jake mumbled and then told them to stand beside him.

Jake then used his random summoning.

This time, one black and one violet light shot up.

'Violet is unique, but what is black?' Jake thought. After the light disappeared, a small skeleton and a floating skeleton appeared.

Jake, just by seeing them, could tell that the little skeleton is a common-grade summon. So, he checked the floating skeleton.

{Name: Arh'kish

Rank: Unique

Class: Arch Lich}

"Hmm, an arch lich with death magic and necromancy. Good. Well, I should at least see the little one's status," Jake nodded and then opened the little skeleton's status.

{Name: None

Rank: Common (Growth)

Class: None

Skills: Bone Sword Level: 1, Bone Heal Level: 1

Description: A skeleton with the potential to reach Myth rank}

"Oh, this is unexpected. But why is this common thing also stronger than me (Night)?" Jake mumbled.