Surviving in my Own Unpublished Failed Novel

It had been two weeks since she arrived at the Obelisk Academy with her older brother through one of the Portals connected from where they came from to Obelisk City.

They admired the urban scenery of Obelisk City, and the land area, as well as the infrastructure of the entire academy. Although they couldn't fathom it with their naked eyes, due to the provided School Guidebook with the Obelisk Academy's map in it, they came to know the premises' size.

The entirety of the Obelisk Academy was as massive as the size of 8 standard-size football fields, and it has an octagonal shape based on the aerial view that the pictures had shown.

Due to its massive size, it's only right that not everything inside the Obelisk Academy was something that's related to academics. There were restricted areas or areas that were out of reach for students unless they received authorization with a valid purpose.

These areas consist of facilities regarding the following: Monster Processing, Herbal Gardens, Alchemists Laboratories, Blacksmith Workshops, Artisan Workshops, Enchanter's Keep, Obelisk Equipment Storage, and Obelisk Logistics.

Monster Processing was about the facilities where dissecting the monster's parts takes place for miscellaneous or general uses except for Monster Core which could be used for weapons, armor, or artifact-making.

Herbal Gardens were the area or facilities where any alchemical herbs used in Alchemists' Laboratories, for potion-making, could be harvested.

Blacksmith Workshops were the facilities where the weapons or armor for the Obelisk students were produced, while the Enchanter's Keep was the area in which 'some' of the weapons and armor that the Blacksmith Workshop made was passed through so that they could do the Enchantment process.

Artisan Workshop was the area for making artifacts. Although the security of the Obelisk Academy wasn't lax, the Artisan Workshop contained tighter security.

Then, the Obelisk Equipment Storage contained the weapons or armor that was not for students, and the Obelisk Logistics works in transferring and procuring the relevant materials depending on the higher-ups' orders.

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Aside from the restricted facilities, Freya just admired everything in the Obelisk Academy, such as the worthy-to-be-mentioned 9 gigantic buildings, where the dormitories of the students could be found.

The A-1 class of the first years resides in a building called "Rigel Building", named after the brightest star known to mankind. It's the building where famous individuals belong, as well as other students that were recognized by the Obelisk Academy, who deserved to be granted "Player Scholarships". And Freya was one of those students.

Then, the A-2 to A-7 classes of the first year reside in a building called "Cygnus Building", named after a Northern Constellation of the plane of the galaxy of the Old World, when the physical manifestation of the existence of the godly beings was yet to be known by the human race.

While the A-8 to A-12 classes of the first years reside in the "Andromeda Building", named after the neighboring galaxy of the Milky Way. It's the building where Freya's older brother was stationed.

The other dormitory buildings were called the "Hercules Building", for the A-1 class of second years. It's named after the Greek god of the Old World, Hercules, which signifies strength and heroism. Then, there's the "Perseus Building" for the A-2 to A-7 classes, which was named after the son of one of the known gods known to the Old World that slew a certain gorgon and saved Andromeda.

After that, there's the "Draco Building" for the A-8 to A-12 classes of the second year. It simply means "Dragon", but there were few indications of the word, "Draco" such as serpent.

When it comes to the third-year dormitory buildings, there exists the "Gaia Building" for the A-1 class of third years, named after the Primordial Earth Goddess of the Greek mythology of the Pre-Emergence world. Then, for A-2 to A-7 classes of the third years, it's called "Diana Building", that's named after the goddess of hunting in Roman mythology, Diana.

Lastly, the ninth building was called "Astrape Building", named after the Greek goddess known in the Pre-Emergence world, Astrape, or the personification of lightning. Along with Bronte, her sister, they were the entourage or attendants of the god of lightning.

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"It's not like I'll memorize all of them, though."

Freya — who was sitting in front of her study desk, inside her spacious, but luxurious-looking dormitory room — muttered softly as she re-read the parts of the School Guidebook that she didn't manage to finish due to its thickness, which only means "many pages".

"I wonder if Oppa has read all of them..."

Waiting for the Sun to be swallowed through the horizon, she continued to flip the pages and read them thoroughly, like the new, excited student she was.

The 9 gigantic, dormitory buildings were located at the Western part of the octagonal-shaped Obelisk Academy. They occupied at least three parts of the octagon.

Then, there's the General Training Ground was located on the perimeters of the middle of the Obelisk Academy, where a towering, massive literal Obelisk infrastructure was situated, pointing itself to the sky.

The Teachers' Faculty Building, as well as the students' classrooms, were on the Northern part of the Obelisk Academy. This building occupied the two parts of the octagon, while the remaining three parts, which referred to the facilities that were restricted to the students were located on the Eastern and Southern parts of the Obelisk Academy.

"...There are also 3 entrances, huh..."

She muttered as she read about the entrances of the Obelisk Academy that's situated in the North, where the Teachers' Faculty Building was located; West: where the 9 dormitory buildings were located, and East, where the restricted areas were located.

...

While reading the School Guidebook, and at the same time, admiring the Obelisk Academy's infrastructures and its architecture, the Sun started to set.

Freya looked at her smartwatch that she was wearing on her right wrist before closing the School Guidebook, she then stood up from where she sat, walked slowly to her bed, then started to lie on it.

After a few seconds, with her fair-skinned hands at the back of her head, she muttered softly.

"Status Window."

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Name: Freya Moon

Race: Human

Title:

[Blessed by the System]

Health Points (HP): 710

Mana Points (MP): 500

Stamina Points (SP): 630

Age: 15 (Earth Years)

Sex: Female

Height: 167cm

Planet: Earth

Rank: E

Profession: Magic Swordsman, Mage

Constellation: None

– STATS:

Strength: 42

Dexterity: 33

Constitution: 63

Agility: 40 (+11)

Vitality: 50 (+21)

Willpower: 25

Tenacity: 25

Charm: 14

Luck: 12

Magic Power: 50

– Unique Skill: None

– Skill:

Wind Cutter (Lvl. 2)

Rank: E-

Cost: 15 MP

- Imbues your sword with wind element and makes it sharper.

- The sharpness and magnitude of the wind element that envelops the sword increases as the level of the skill increases.

Short Blink (Lvl. 1)

Rank: C

Cost: 25 MP

- Teleports a short distance of 10 meters from your original location.

- The place of teleport can be designated by the user.

- As the level of the skill increases, the distance for teleportation becomes farther and the mana cost becomes lower.

Basic Swordsmanship (Lvl. 3)

Rank: F-

- You can perform the basics of swordsmanship like a true beginner.

Mana Sense (Passive) (Lvl. 1)

Rank: S+

Cost: None

- Sharp your senses to be more sensitive to mana.

- The higher the level of the skill, the more you become sensitive to mana.

- Helps the efficiency of other mana-related skills by 100%.

Mana Breathing (Passive) (Lvl. 1)

Rank: S+

Cost: None

- Breathes mana in the atmosphere more efficiently.

- Mana Regeneration increased by 100%.

Mana Control (Passive) (Lvl. 1)

Rank: S+

Cost: None

- Allows the user to control mana more efficiently.

- Skill executions can be performed more efficiently.

– Trait:

[Blessed One]

You have been blessed by the System due to your dedication to grow stronger for some reason.

Effect:

- Gain the skills: Mana Sense, Mana Breathing, and Mana Control

– Authority: None

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Based on what Freya knew, the reason why she was granted a "Player Scholarship" by the Obelisk Academy was probably due to her Profession: Magic Swordsman, which simply means the combination of a Mage and Swordsman, the so-called general professions that were considered widespread professions.

Professions were divided into three categories: General, Rare, and Unique.

"General Professions" were the kind of professions that were widespread, and one of the easiest ways to distinguish them was that it's literally "One Word Professions" such as Swordsman, Mage, Summoner, Reaper, Blacksmith, Enchanter, Alchemist, and so on.

The "Rare Professions" could easily be distinguished as they consisted of "Two Words", or "Two-Word Professions" such as Magic Swordsman, Enchant Blacksmith, Reaper Summoner, and so on.

But, when it comes to "Unique Profession", the number of words wouldn't matter. It could mostly be achieved through Profession Evolution after succeeding in forming a contract with Constellation. The best example of these professions was the kind of professions that the renowned Guild Masters of the TOP 10 Guilds have.

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These professions, especially the "Rare", have a great advantage when enrolling in the Obelisk Academy.

For an aspiring player to be qualified for enrollment in the Obelisk Academy, the player would need to take an entrance exam, which was divided into two parts: Written and Rank Evaluation.

As the "Status Window" was something very personal, considered to be one of the best assets of a player, the Rank Evaluation was rather done through a simple yet anxiety-inducing process.

By placing the hand atop the Legendary-rank artifact, "Orb of Truth", the player or enrolling student would then answer the necessary questions given by the employee or Obelisk staff. These questions were about the Rank, ranging from F- to SSS+, Professions, and the number of Magic Power stat. Any lie of the aspiring student would be detected through the Orb of Truth, which comes with a heavy penalty.

Although it was somewhat "easy" to enter the Obelisk Academy as long as the aspiring student passed the simple examinations and have the finances for the enrollment fee if the individual in question wasn't under the "Player Scholarship" program, it's better to belong to the A-1 class as much as possible due to its unreal privileges, especially after they graduated.

Freya then recalled the process that was explained to them, on how the classes were assigned, while she was waiting for the time to pass.

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– Written Exam final score + Magic Power Stat = Assigned Class.

Freya's Written Exam score: 97

Freya's Magic Power stat: 50

If the total of the Written Exam's final score and an individual's Magic Power stat reached or exceeded 135 points, that individual would be assigned to the A-1 class, even if the profession was a general one. But, from Freya's perspective, she felt that having a Rare Profession was more advantageous.

'...Oppa's at A-11, sigh...'

She inwardly thought, although she knew that her older brother have three general professions, she felt like the Obelisk Academy was somewhat biased, though she didn't have anything to prove it. But, she also thought that, even though the students in A-2 to A-12 classes were randomly assigned, they must have maintained proper balance.

"...Although he's weaker than me, Oppa's great at giving advice. I wonder–..."

Brrnnngggg-! Buzz-!

She mumbled, but her words were quickly cut off by the vibration on her right wrist, caused by the smartwatch that she was wearing.

"6:30 P.M."

"Where the hell was he... Sigh...

"...I should go see, Oppa."

She continued to mumble before she sat on her bed, then stood up to quickly tidy herself up. After grooming herself, she left her dormitory room.