One day later,

Sam is still occupied with his training. He did not train yesterday, but instead considered how he would counter Max during the fight. The memory of the story was extremely helpful to him in this situation.

Even if there was a butterfly effect, it would have little effect on Max's power level. Suddenly, he would not be an initial soldier grade warrior.

Aside from that, Sam focuses on increasing his mental strength. He has a mental defense technique, which he is currently focusing on.

Sam has already completed his sword and movement training. Sam is currently fully covered in sweat. He is in deep meditation. The veins around his head were about to burst.

From the outside, it appears that he is meditating, but he is actually training. He is practising the mental defense technique. This technique has both an active and a passive effect.

He can actively use Spiritual energy to boost his mental strength and defenses. Passively, he can practice that technique to permanently boost his mental power.

His mental defence technique will help him overcome illusion techniques.

Finally, three hours later, Sam stops using the mental defense technique. He is exhausted, both physically and mentally. Sam needed time to recover.

'Sigh, I am not sure if my mental defenses are strong enough to keep me safe from the illusions. I definitely needed to work on my mental defense technique.

Fortunately, I am already close to advancing the technique to level 5. Fortunately, I have got the limit breaker. With this, I am confident that I can improve my mental defense.

Also, it appears that I will need to focus on improving my illusion Slash technique. As I previously stated, many people should be familiar with that technique. So I don't have to hide that.

I do not think I need to use the thunder slash technique. Even if I fight him during the day, I do not believe I need to use that technique.'

Sam is completely confident in that. Naturally, his confidence grew as his abilities improved. Not only does he work hard, but he also occasionally uses his Fate points.

After a while,

"Do not worry about it. I also have the source and believe I have found some useful information about him. Instead, do you require my assistance?

I can help you find out more about your opponent."

"...."

"Do not worry; I am telling you the truth. I do have some sources that can help me gather information about Max."

"..."

Sam is currently speaking with Alexa. She called him because she thought Sam needed her help gathering information about Max. Alexa did not believe Sam's claim that he already had the information.

So, in the end, she sends all of the information she has gathered on Max. Sam is speechless upon realizing this. But he also feels fortunate to have a friend like Alexa.

Come to think of it, if I ever get a chance to visit the real world, I will tell the author of the story and all the leaders that my best friend is Alexa. Hahaha… I would really like to see how those people react.'

Alexa is a well-known character in real life. She is like the perfect waifu. There will undoubtedly be a lot of jealousy.

Sam started looking through those reports. He is curious as to whether Max has any other techniques. It is possible that Max learns a more powerful technique as a result of the butterfly effect.

Alexa sends a PDF with all of Max's information. Sam began to examine that information very carefully.

After a while,

'Sigh. I am not surprised by his progress. Clearly, this is due to the butterfly effect. So I can tell the fight between us will be extremely difficult. However, I will do my best to win the match.

Looking at all of the reports, it appears that Max learned a new technique. He only used the technique once.

If I am not mistaken, this is the double dragger technique. This is not like his illusion attack. When he uses that technique, a new set of draggers appears alongside the originals.

More importantly, he can use spiritual energy to boost the power of the dragger while attacking his opponents.

But I do not think he has the power to control those spiritual draggers for very long. Only after reaching Elite Grade will anyone be able to control these kinds of spiritual weapons using their mind power.'

Sam closes the mobile screen and exits the room. He has to eat something because he is extremely hungry.

'Fortunately, every student has a training room adjacent to their bedroom. The examination committee actually arranges everything for all of the students.

This is most likely why all of the schools wanted to grab the attention of the examination committee and the education board. They will be given more resources, and their students will become much stronger.

By the way, I am not sure why our principal eventually changed his mind, but I am grateful. I hope that my efforts result in more resources for the Base City School.'

After a while,

Sam came into the cafeteria. He noticed Lisa, James, and Lily were also present in the cafeteria. He greeted them.

Compared to before, the cafeteria is completely empty. Only students who have qualified for the quarterfinals are present inside the hotel and cafeteria.

"It is good to see you again. Best of luck with your match. Hahaha… I will be rooting for you."

James said this to Sam with a smile. Sam says thank you to him. Even though he is not as close as Alexa and Fiona, they are not strangers because of the previous incident. You can treat them as regular friends.

"Come to think of it, which academy will you attend after the entrance exam? I am not talking about the top three academies. I am talking about the other Academies."

"Unfortunately, I can not say for sure. But I have already decided to research each of those Academies individually.

As you mentioned, there is no guarantee that we will be able to join those top Academies. So, at the very least, I wanted to join those prestigious academies."

Both Sam and James are discussing this.

On the other hand, Lisa is speaking to Lily. Both of them did not interfere with their discussion, and it appeared that they had no desire to do so.