Chapter 12: Practical Exam

Chapter 12

Raka, startled by the shout, slightly loosened his grip on the dog, only lightly pressing down on its body.

Even so, the dog was still affected and thrown several meters to the side.

Fortunately, the dog was skilled and stabilized its body in the air before finally landing safely on the ground.

Seeing that everything was alright, Raka finally looked towards the source of the sound.

He found Rangga, looking disheveled and out of breath.

"What's wrong, Rangga? Did that dog mess with you too? That dog is truly mischievous! Do you know who owns that husky? If you do, tell me quickly, I want to teach the owner a lesson to properly train their dog so it doesn't bother people!"

Rangga's expression immediately changed upon hearing this.

"Cough that's my dog…" Rangga said weakly, looking slightly embarrassed.

"Ehh, is that your dog?"

"Heheh, yeah…"

"Since when did you have a dog?" Raka asked curiously.

The two of them immediately approached the husky, wanting to know its condition.

Seeing that nothing too serious had happened, Rangga finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Ugh, this is a long story," Rangga said helplessly.

Raka, seeing this, felt a little strange. When had his hot-blooded friend ever shown such pessimistic emotions?

Two people and one dog soon entered the school.

Upon arriving in the classroom, Rangga and his dog received attention from various people. The same went for Raka, who had been getting attention all week because of his clothes.

Agung and the others were still a little awkward when they saw Raka's clothes, but this time they didn't care much because there was something that caught their interest.

"Whose dog is this?" Agung asked.

"Rangga's dog,"

"Eh, Rangga, since when did you have a dog? Also, why did you bring it to school?" Agung added, confused.

Everyone in the room was also curious and expected Rangga to explain.

Seeing that it had come to this, Rangga had no choice but to explain.

"So, my Virtual Resonance is a B- rank Guardian Dog, right? Well, if I bind my Virtual Resonance with an animal, my skill level will be increased."

"For example, if mine is combined with a saber-toothed tiger or a lion king, then my Virtual Resonance might break through to A-rank or even higher."

"Wow, how amazing is that?" Dewi said in awe.

"Can you raise your talent rank with this?" Raka asked, also a little worried.

"Theoretically, yes…"

"But that's where the problem lies. Just like humans, animals also have compatibility with Virtual Resonance. If they're not compatible, then the relationship between the creature and the Virtual Resonance will be bad and even endanger both parties."

"It's like a transplant, incompatible blood will be poison to the recipient."

"Well, after my family and I checked, there were almost no animals I encountered, whether in captivity or the wild, that were compatible with my Virtual Resonance."

"Only my family's husky was compatible. It made my Virtual Resonance rise half a level, from B- to just B."

"Also, because this dog is like family to me, it's never been trained and allowed to have fun, making it like this now!"

"Don't look at its scary face and muscles, this dog isn't good at fighting, and its behavior is very silly!"

"I've been having trouble lately just trying to break this dog's silly habits. Just now, Raka and this dog almost had a serious fight." Rangga said helplessly.

Hearing this, the people around were amazed and looked at Raka curiously.

With this, Raka explained how the brief exchange between them went.

After listening, everyone finally knew how the situation was.

Seeing that the atmosphere wasn't good, Sari quickly asked.

"Good that you raised your Virtual Resonance rank, Rangga. If trained carefully, this dog will surely be your helper in the future. By the way, what's this husky's name?"

"Ahh, its name is Snow."

"Ohh, Snow? Hello, little Snow!" Sari said, scratching the dog's neck.

With this, Snow closed its eyes, seemingly enjoying it.

Seeing the dog's cuteness, the atmosphere improved slightly.

Dewi, who also liked to see funny things, asked.

"How old is this, Rangga? Male or female?"

"It's only two years old, male…"

Ethan, who had been watching all this time, couldn't help but ask.

"Oh, is Snow a not a woman?" Ethan asked casually, seemingly interested.

But what Ethan didn't expect was that everyone who heard his question looked at him with a dignified expression.

Ethan, seeing this, didn't react at first, but after a while, he finally coughed.

"Cough, hey guys, I know I'm a guy who likes beautiful women, but not dogs too…" Ethan said with a complaint.

"Cough, but if it's beautiful, then it's okay…" Ethan said softly with a hopeful gaze.

"Yeh"

A group of people immediately rolled their eyes while complaining.

Ethan, seeing this, didn't care at all and smiled gleefully as if he was thinking of something wicked.

Meanwhile, Rangga, who previously seemed to dislike his dog, immediately pulled his dog protectively, afraid that Ethan would go crazy.

After that, Raka's group and the others immediately talked to each other before the class started.

In the afternoon, every member of Raka's class went to the field for practice.

Upon arriving at the field, Mrs. Sri was already waiting for them.

"Alright, kids, this time we're going to have limited free-fight practice. You've been awakening your Virtual Resonance for a week now, and you must have a vague idea of the uses of each skill you have."

"Now, let's see the initial results of your independent learning."

After that, Mrs. Sri explained all the rules and things to pay attention to to everyone.

"Alright, the first one is Agung vs. Amel."

Agung, who had just sat down, couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, because his name started with the letter A, he would always be the first one in everything.

With this, Agung fought Amel, one of the female students in his class who was in the middle rank.

At first, both sides played punch-for-punch like street fights.

But when the Virtual Resonance was used, its magical effect made people amazed.

"Virtual Resonance: Explosion Ball!" Amel shouted.

Several red balls shot towards Agung at a fairly slow pace.

Agung, seeing this, didn't panic at all and shouted back.

"Virtual Resonance: maintenance shield"

With this, a golden light began to appear from the direction between Agung's legs and expanded to form a kind of protective sphere.

Bang!

Bang!

The explosion balls hit the protective sphere and no damage was visible.

It was clear that the gap between B-rank and C-rank Virtual Resonance wasn't as simple as one letter.

Amel continued to bombard Agung with enthusiasm, but Agung was still safe inside the sphere like a turtle that had shrunk.

Amel, who was still inexperienced, accidentally used too much of her Mana, which made her weak.

Seeing this, Mrs. Sri immediately decided.

"Alright, the winner of this fight is Agung!"

Agung, seeing this, then nodded, neither happy nor sad.

Meanwhile, Amel was taken to the infirmary.

Alright, now "Andrian vs. Arif…"

The fight continued. Just like before, the students were still fighting in a limited way. But that was enough to be material for Mrs. Sri's assessment.

On Ethan's turn, he could easily win the fight by making the floor slippery and his opponent slipping.

Even though he won easily, Ethan was still unhappy because his opponent wasn't wearing a skirt. Which would give him a chance to see something he shouldn't see.

"Ck, if only the practice assignment didn't require us to wear sportswear, it would be great!" Ethan thought to himself.

Shortly after Ethan competed, it was the turn of the number one genius in the class to compete.

"Next, Fredi vs. Gabriel"

With this, everyone immediately became focused because they were very interested in the fight of someone who was said to be a genius.

Fredi, who was called, then walked with enthusiasm, he hoped to win against Gabriel because he thought his B-rank Virtual Resonance was only slightly inferior to the other party's Virtual Resonance.

Meanwhile, Gabriel was still walking calmly, neither fast nor slow.

Seeing that both sides had arrived, Mrs. Sri didn't wait any longer and let the two of them start.

Fredi, hearing Mrs. Sri's command, immediately attacked. He wanted to take the opportunity as soon as possible to take down his opponent.

Gabriel, on the other hand, wasn't surprised by his opponent's movement and dodged gracefully.

Fredi, seeing this, didn't lose heart and continued to kick with his legs.

But after going back and forth, how helpless Fredi was.

Because, what he thought was a final attack, could easily be avoided or blocked by the other party.

With this, Fredi couldn't help but think how naive he was to think that his Knight's Leg Protection Virtual Resonance could be comparable to the other party's Holy Sword.

Seeing that his opponent no longer had the fighting spirit, Gabriel immediately became uninterested and launched a deadly attack.

Fredi, seeing this, felt even more bitter. He realized that all this time the other party had been deliberately "playing" with him so that he could fight back and forth with his opponent for a long enough time.

Mrs. Sri, seeing this, nodded meaningfully, thinking that's how a genius should be. They are always lonely.

The fight continued until finally, it was Raka's turn.

"Now, Raka vs. Roger…"

With this, everyone immediately became focused, not because they were very interested in the fight that Raka was doing, but because they were interested in Roger, who was touted as the number two in their class C.

Raka then walked casually to the middle of the field.

While Roger also seemed to walk indifferently.