Divinity

Around six months have passed since Vic first arrived here.

I’ve learned a lot in that time.

Using BDM I can run many times faster than a horse, and last time I checked I was able to keep this up for almost 2 days straight.

Unless I really push myself, I get tired from lack of sleep way before I get tired from moving around.

My punches can also easily shatter boulders.

Before learning about Divinity, this would have seemed utterly impossible.

Even though I have achieved the impossible, I’m still not able to use SDM.

It’s a lot harder to learn naturally than I would have thought.

I mean, I have been trying every single day for months and months, yet I haven’t progressed even a little bit.

It seems like the only way is to use a specialty finder, but before I do that, I first have to join a guild and become a hunter.

The exam starts in only a few days, so I’ll be leaving today.

I hope I get to join The Red Knights just like big bro and Vic…

“So, Alex, are you looking forward to the exam?” – Victor

“Yes! I’ll do my best and I’ll definitely join The Red Knights if they invite me!” – Alex

“Heh. The Red Knights are actually one of the stronger guilds, they don’t invite just anyone.” – Victor

“Yeah, I know… You’ve told me this like 1000 times…. But like you’ve also told me 1000 times, I’m very talented, so I’ll do it!” – Alex

“You’re right, you are very talented. More so than anyone else that I know, maybe even Leo. He learned SDM very early on, but your growth rate in BDM is unimaginable… HOWEVER, do NOT underestimate other people just because you’re talented. That’s a sure-fire way to get yourself killed… Like what if there is someone there with almost as much talent, but that has trained their entire lives…?” – Victor

He’s right…

I need to be careful, and not be too cocky.

Although it’s hard when I have no one else to compare myself to except for Vic…

--- Later that day.

“Be careful, Alex! And… Good luck!” – Mom

“Thanks… And yes, I will be. There’s no need to worry about me, I got this!” – Alex

I’m not lying when I said I’d be careful, but I would be lying if I said I wasn’t at least a little scared.

Earlier today I wasn’t that nervous, but now that I’m actually leaving…

I’m starting to feel it…

I’ve never left Minima before, and now I’m attempting an exam that kills people every year…

But before I leave, I have to ask Vic one thing.

There is something that has been bugging me for a while now.

Ever since he first got here, there has been one thing that hasn’t made any sense…

“Vic, can I ask you something…?” – Alex

“Sure.” – Victor

“When you first got here you were riding a horse…” – Alex

“Yeah?” – Victor

“But… You’re WAY faster than a horse, I mean, even I am! At first I thought that maybe it was just because you were carrying so much stuff, but that’s not it either. Although you were carrying a lot, it wasn’t so much that you couldn’t carry it all by yourself. I know this is a strange thing to ask, but it has just been bugging me for so long…” – Alex

“Ahh… Well you see there is one very obvious reason that you seem to be forgetting…” – Victor

What?

Obvious?

I’ve been thinking about this for ages.

Am I just that dumb?

Can the horse also use BDM maybe…?

No…

No way.

“I’m lazy and I wanted to sleep on the way here!” – Victor

…

What.