Side Story — Ei’s Life

Editors: PROCRASTINATOR & GREETER

 

[Ei’s POV] 

 

*beep beep*

 

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*beep beep, beep beep*

 

Alright I’ll get up you dumb alarm clock! What time is it again? Oh… it’s 7:00 AM. Ah… I went to bed too late last night. I was too busy studying quantum physics. Alright, roll the introduction.

 

I’m Ei, probably not your average sophomore, but who cares! I go to private school though, so I don’t know what average is.

 

“Ei! Get dressed already! Breakfast is on the table!” (Mom)

 

I know Mom, it’s the same every day. Why do we have to eat eggs every morning? I don’t like eggs…

 

I put on my uniform and head down the stairs. I like the uniform. It’s pretty simple and not too fancy. The top consists of a plain white short sleeve shirt with a gray one of those fancy vest things. There’s a dark blue skirt to go with it.

 

I skip breakfast, like usual, and head out the door. Mom always wants me to eat breakfast but I ignore her. I appreciate the effort. School isn’t too far away, so I run there. All my stuff is stored at school anyways.

 

I get there pretty early, so I head to my usual spot, the library. I spend a lot of time here… maybe too much? I grab a nice book and settle down. Time to finish learning about quantum physics.

 

**eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee** (A/N: I swear my school’s bell sounds like an “eh” that’s been drawn out too long.)

 

Time to go to class. First up is chemistry. I brought my book with me to read, since I already know everything in the class. I’m only taking it for the credits.

 

Next was physics. I actually paid attention this time. Physics is interesting, even if I know most of the things already.

 

After that, I had calculus BC. I’m taking it again because I need more credits. It should be my last year of math, well, except college courses.

 

The next class was brunch. Is that a class? I dunno. I just read more about quantum physics… oh I finished. Good thing I have another book, this one is on thermodynamics, which happens to be my next class.

 

I’m taking too many science classes? Too bad.

 

Fifth period is not a math or science class. Crazy, right? I’m forced to take English unfortunately, so here I am. I would ignore this class if I could… but I can’t. Unfortunately. It’s the same with history. I don’t care what Napoleon did. If you want to teach us about history, at least choose something interesting! (A/N: Sorry Napoleon, I don’t have any other references for high school history since I don’t have history this semester… Do you even appear in high school history classes?) (P/N I hope so…)

 

I have lunch now. Time to go to the library. Nobody’s there thankfully. There will be no interruptions then. Time to keep reading about thermodynamics.

 

Seventh period rolls around and we finally have something interesting. PE, or rather, sword fighting. I’m better with glaives, but I thought it would be nice to pick up a second weapon. I’m the top of my class though… I even beat the teachers.

 

After school I have sword fighting club. It’s called that, but you can use any weapon. Still, nobody can beat me so I just sit in a corner practicing. Oh? There’s someone new. That’s interesting.

 

“What are you doing here, nerd?” (???)

 

“Practicing my glaive technique.” (Ei)

 

“I can see, nerd, but you spend too much time in the library. Why don’t you tell me about thermodynamics again?”

 

“You didn’t appreciate it last time. Also, who the hell are you? What are you doing here?” (Ei)

 

“I’m Maton. I came here to put you in your place, nerd.” (Maton)

 

This guy’s name is “bully” in Spanish. How fitting.

 

“I challenge you to a duel. Swords only.” (Maton)

 

A collective sigh fills the room. I would have thought he’d know about my skill, but I suppose a blockhead like him can’t comprehend that I’m both a nerd and a jock. Sorta. Does fighting stuff count as a sport?

 

“Sure. Club president?” (Ei)

 

“I’ll allow it, but don’t blame me when you get your ass handed to you.” (President)

 

“You see? Even the club president is warning you.” (Maton)

 

*sigh* The warning was for him, what an idiot.

 

We walked to some sort of arena. This guy brought a claymore to a sword fight. What an idiot. I have a longsword. Sure, they may just be practicing weapons, but this will hurt like hell. Especially since this guy will probably end up falling on his face by swinging his sword.

 

“Did you hear that? Some noob challenged the Sword Saint to a duel!” “What? Are they an idiot?” “What’s the Sword Saint’s name anyways?” “Nobody knows, kid. She’s never seen anywhere except here.” “Doesn’t she have friends?” “Again, nobody knows…”

 

… Am I that forgettable? I have blue hair and everything, that had better stand out!! Well, I guess I do sit in the back of most classes… and never answer questions… or talk to anyone… I’m just too busy with reading or doing work. Not my problem.

 

“Alright, kid. Time’s up.” (Ei)

 

“Ha. Like you could beat me, nerd. You have noodle arms.”

 

What? Do you expect me to shave off so much fat that you can see my muscles? A bit of fat is good, you know!! Plus, don’t people like squishy arms? I dunno…

 

“Well, you first.” (Ei)

 

This idiot actually makes the first move. He tries to make a big swing with his sword at me, but he’s too far away. The moment of his swing spins him around once or twice and he falls flat on his ass.

 

*sigh*

 

Let’s just end this quickly. I run up to the guy and make a slash. He somehow parries it with his claymore and tries to counter. Instead of slamming his sword into me, I jump above it and land on it. Then, I kick him in the face. Serves you right.

 

“Guh!? What the hell are you, a monster?!” (Maton)

 

No point in answering this fool’s questions. The duel isn’t over yet. I run around him and slash his back with my sword. Hope you don’t mind a broken shoulder. Then, I kick his back. Not too hard though; I’d rather not break his spine. He’s sent tumbling across the floor.

 

“Guhahuhauuu!!” (Maton)

 

Hmmm… what next? A broken wrist? Nah, that’s too likely to get me suspended. I guess I just beat him up randomly.

 

“G-get away from me, m-monster!!” (Maton)

 

I kick him up into the air, slamming his gut directly. Then, I make a bunch of random slashes over him and a final one to slam him into the ground.

 

“Skill issue. Maybe do some research before dueling the ‘Sword Saint’.” (Ei) (P/N She can’t stop getting nicknames)

 

Well, that nuisance is taken care of. Time to leave. The duel is over and it’s almost time for the club to end. Besides, I’d rather not miss my sword fighting classes. I beat everyone at the dojo too. Well, the master there only lost because he was old. He would have beaten me if he wasn’t like 70.

 

☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

 

Ah… I’m finally back home. Time for dinner. It's probably in the fridge, considering it’s like 2:00 AM. I spent too long reading in the library. Some people were convinced I was a ghost or something. Haha… I don’t spend that long reading… I think. It was how long again? One… two.. three… four… Only four hours. 

 

I had classes until then. Let’s see what dinner is. Hm… just some pasta. Well, that’s good enough.

 

I reheat a bowl of it and sit down. Time to do my homework. It shouldn’t take too long… let’s see what I need to do. Write an essay? I can do that in like 10 minutes. Chemistry homework I can just ignore because it’s only worth 5% of the grade. Thermodynamics will take a good 20 minutes probably since I haven’t completely covered it. Oh, I also need to design an experiment for physics… that probably will take another 20 minutes or so. The calculus homework can be skipped since I have a copy of it from last year I can turn in. Don’t ask how I erased the teacher marking it done.

 

Well, it seems like it’s bed time now. Four hours of sleep for me… That’s about average. Some doctors told me I need less sleep than normal, so that’s nice. Oh well, I guess I’ll just read until I fall asleep. It’ll only be an hour or two at most…

 

☆★☆★☆★☆★☆

 

It’s the next day now! Well, technically it isn’t because I went to sleep at 3:00 AM.

 

“Morning, Mom.” (Ei)

 

“Morning. I made your breakfast to skip again!” (Mom)

 

“Thanks.”

 

I leave the house and head to the school’s library. What’s this poster here? A school festival? Oh… it’s on the weekends. I already have classes all day during it. I don’t think I can make it. Oh well, there’s always next year, right? (A/N: *gets isekai’d*) (P/N Haha… no)

 

I’m taking a break from thermodynamics today to read about stars and space. Since my activities go late, I get to see the stars a lot. We also live far enough away from the city that I can see the stars really well. It’s one of my favorite things to do.

 

How long is the distance between my house and school? Only like 12 miles or so? I can run that far in an hour and a half. That’s not normal? Eh… I just ran too much I guess. (A/N: Don’t question it, k?)

 

Well, I finished learning about blackholes for the fifth time. Fun read, but back to thermodynamics. 

 

Or maybe I’ll play some videogames… I do that on occasion. But, I already 112%’d Empty Knight and got all the berries in Canadian Mountain deathless, so there’s not much to do. Well, I guess I’ll just start by doing my dailies in God Slap. Hm… I’m already AR 60 though… oh well.

 

Ah… I missed my classes. Well, not like there was anything important anyways. I’m sure it’ll be fine… Besides, my teachers know I skip school on occasion. They’re fine with it since I know more than they do most of the time.

 

Well, I guess I’m not your average sophomore. Hm… I guess I’ll just read more until the librarian kicks me out. I don’t have any extra classes today. Or maybe I’ll just take a nap.

 

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Meanwhile, in space…

 

[3rd Person POV]

 

A meteor comes falling from the sky… It’s not that big, only about the size of a table. It’s headed directly at Earth, right towards a certain library with a sleeping human in it.