Chapter 8

William hasn't awakened his magic yet, so the five Geilan members won't teach him martial arts or magic.

Named: William, Geilan. Also maybe "five people" is not a name.

Geilan and the others asked William if he wanted to learn martial arts and magic, but William had already realized that the immense magical power left in his body by Kusala would be depleted with use, so he declined their offer, intending to keep that immense power as a trump card for emergencies.

Named: Geilan, William, Kusala. Also maybe "Geilan and the others" includes Geilan.

After hearing that his father, Old Bulande, would send him to Bujiadis Academy, Bulande was excited for a while and began daily basic training such as jogging and sword swinging, following William's example.

Named: Bulande, Old Bulande, William, Bujiadis Academy. Also "father" is not a name.

Seeing his son's hard work, Old Bulande took some time off to go to the Adventurers' Guild, where he hired a bronze‑rank adventurer to come to Bigen Village twice a week to personally train Bulande.

Named: Old Bulande, Adventurers' Guild, bronze‑rank adventurer, Bigen Village, Bulande.

Bulande already had good talent, and with personal training from a bronze‑rank adventurer, his strength began to improve at an astonishing speed.

Named: Bulande, Bronze-rank adventurer.

Afterward, Bulande almost every month went to William to request a duel; having experienced the benefits of real combat for improving strength, William did not refuse any of Bulande's duel requests and accepted them all.

Named: Bulande, William.

Of course, no matter how many impressive combat techniques Bulande learned from that bronze‑rank adventurer, William would still defeat him within a few dozen moves.

Named: Bulande, Bronze-rank adventurer, William.

After all, William already had the skill of a bronze‑rank adventurer in his past life, and now he also has five silver‑rank adventurers as teachers he can consult anytime. If William weren't worried about damaging Bulande's confidence and wanted to spar a few more rounds, his current strength would mean Bulande couldn't last more than ten moves.

Named: William, bronze‑rank adventurer, five silver‑rank adventurers, Bulande.

Actually, William's concern is somewhat unnecessary; Bulande's motivation to work hard comes from the gap between himself and William, and the stronger William appears, the more determined Bulande becomes.

Named: William, Bulande.

"Here, my family's conditions are limited and we have no ice water, so just drink room‑temperature water to get by."

No named entities.

William brought out two cups of water from the house and, smiling, handed one to Bulande.

Named: William, Bulande.

It is summer now, the weather unusually hot; although William's physical exertion from the sparring is not great, he is still drenched in sweat, let alone Bulande, who gave his all and lost again.

Named: William, Bulande.

At this point, half a year has passed since William was reborn.

Named: William, Rebirth.

Bulande had no intention of taking the cup and said, "Tch, who wants to drink your water! I tell you, William, next year I'll be studying at Bujiadis Academy, so you definitely won't be my opponent anymore; before then you still have a chance to beat me, so cherish it!"

Named: Bulande, William, Bujiadixueyuan.

Having said that, Bulande turned and left in a huff.

Named: Bulande.

William had no choice but to take the cup back inside, muttering to himself, "Bujiadis Academy..."

Named: William, Bujiadixueyuan.

In his previous life, William became a bronze‑rank adventurer after graduating from Bujiadis Academy.

Named: William, Bujiadixueyuan, Bronze-rank adventurer.

The reason William was able to enter Bujiadis Academy to study was not because of excellent magical talent or being able to afford the high tuition, but because he was the sole surviving child of the goblin attack on Bigen Village in his past life.

Named: William, Bujiadis Academy, goblin, Bigen Village.

Out of compassion for ordinary people, the Magic Academies Union allowed William to enroll at Bujiadis Academy as a state‑funded student.

Named: Magic Academies Union, William, state‑funded student, Bujiadis Academy.

"William, do you want to study at Bujiadis Academy? I heard they only accept genius students with magical talent above a certain level, so you'd better work hard!"

Named: William, Bujiadixueyuan.

William's train of thought was interrupted by Hilna's sudden remark; he quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no, no, that's not the case—our family can't afford the tuition there."

Named: William, Hilna.

Having been a state‑funded student at Bujiadis Academy for three full years in his past life, William knows how terrifying the tuition is; probably only Bulande's family in Bigen Village could afford it.

Named: William, state-funded student, Bujiadixueyuan, Bigen Village, Bulande.

Hilna laughed and said, "Don't worry, can't five silver‑rank adventurers support a Bujiadis Academy student? Besides,"

Named: Xierna, Silver-rank adventurers, Bujiadixueyuan.

"William, you work so hard; you might even be able to enter Bujiadis Academy as a state‑funded student!"

Named: William, state-funded student, Bujiadixueyuan.

William retorted, "Aunt Hilna, don't cling to that unrealistic fantasy; I think it's more reliable for the five silver‑rank adventurers to fund my tuition at Bujiadis Academy themselves."

Named: William, Xierna, Silver-rank adventurers, Bujiadixueyuan.

Hilna fiercely punched William on the head, annoyed, and said, "How many times have I told you? Call me sister!!!"

Named: Xierna, William.

"Here, this is today's portion." Hilna took out a glass jar about the size of a sugar jar, filled with a viscous reddish‑brown liquid.

Named: Xierna.

William reluctantly took the jar, opened the lid and sniffed; a rag‑like smell rushed into his nostrils, making him almost vomit. After a few dry heaves he asked, "What is this?!"

Named: William.

Hilna replied, "It's the liquid from inside the saber‑toothed tiger's milk sac, which Uncle Geilan specially prepared for you. I've heard wealthy nobles often buy it for their children to improve their talent. Drink it all in one go, don't leave any!"

Named: Hilna, Geilan (Uncle Geilan). Also maybe "saber‑toothed tiger's milk sac" is not a named entity.

William was somewhat speechless; this was even more bizarre than the rabbit‑rat ears Finley had brought last time, but he could only pinch his nose and force it down. Several times he almost couldn't hold back vomiting, yet Hilna covered his mouth and forced him to swallow it anyway.

Named: William, Finley. Also maybe "rabbit‑rat ears" is not a named entity.

Since the day the five members of the White Eagle Squad decided to teach William together, they have not only taken turns guiding him in physical and mental training, but also occasionally, while carrying out commissions, they bring back various strange herbs and monster carcasses.

Named: White Eagle Squad, William.

Whether it's moss‑covered toes, rabbit‑rat ears, or the blood of boring worms, whenever they encounter something said to boost magical talent, if they have the capacity they bring it all back for William and force him to eat it.

Named: William. (No other named entities.)

William sometimes feels like he is a white mouse being used by the five of them in some cruel, inhumane evil experiment.

Named: William.

After finally managing to drink a large jar of the strange liquid, he heard Hilna laugh and say, "That's more like it; rest assured, I heard Uncle Geilan once brought back four large containers in one go."

Named: William, Xierna, Geilan.

Upon hearing that, William's stomach tightened again and he almost vomited, saying, "Just how many male saber‑toothed tigers have you persecuted? The females will have something to say about this......"

Named: William. ("male saber‑toothed tiger" maybe not a named entity.)

Mid‑sentence, William suddenly clutched his stomach and knelt on the floor.

Named: William.

Seeing this, Hilna initially thought William was nauseated by the reddish‑brown liquid in the jar, but she quickly realized something was wrong—William's whole body began to turn red and swollen, and the intense pain caused his limbs to spasm.

Named: Xierna, William.

Hilna worriedly asked, "William, could it be... you?"

Named: Xierna, William.

William gritted his teeth through the pain, nodded, and replied, "That's right... I feel my magic... is about to awaken......"

Named: William.

Hilna hurriedly helped William onto the bedroom bed, saying, "William, hold on a bit longer—I'll go call David and the others back!"

Named: Xierna, William, David.

"Okay..." William endured the intense pain and agreed; after Hilna left, William felt that initial surge of uncontrollable magic rising within him, thinking:

Named: William, Xierna.

In my previous life, my magical power clearly only awakened the day after I turned ten, but this time it actually came several months earlier—could it be that my daily training and taking medicinal herbs have already completely changed my physique?