"I knew it! You really won the match. Now you have to treat us,"

Alexa said excitedly to Sam. Sam agreed to her request. He was also happy that he had qualified for the final.

"But I told you before I'm going to fight you after the entrance examination. You have to give your all against me. Don't think that just because I wasn't selected for the final, I won't focus on my training.

I'll double my training time and become much more powerful than I am now. I hope you're prepared for that. When it's against you, I'll give it my all."

Hearing that, Sam just smiled. As expected, Alexa still wanted to fight him, and even after her defeat, she was not discouraged. She seemed even more motivated than before to work hard.

"Hmph, you fire chicken! Before you challenge him, you should get ready for my challenge. I'm also going to fight you after the entrance examination. I hope you're prepared,"

Fiona said. It seemed Fiona was also motivated to fight Alexa.

Instead of backing down at Fiona's words, Alexa responded that she was born ready to face her.

"Okay, okay, don't fight each other for now. Let's go to a good restaurant. Today's my treat,"

Sam interjected, stepping in before they could argue further.

Fortunately, before they could argue, Sam intervened and told them to calm down.

After a while,

'I really didn't expect that winning the semifinal would earn me 1,300 fate points. As I thought, this also affects the story.

The question is, by how much? I don't think Lisa will have any problem joining those top three academies.

But will she join Golden Dawn Academy or not? Her presence at Golden Dawn Academy alongside David and the others is essential.'

Unfortunately, even Sam wasn't sure about this.

"What are you thinking about? Are you thinking about the final? Don't worry, I'm going to share all the information I gather about David with you.

One thing I have to say is that both of you are quite mysterious to the rest of us. You may not know it, but some people are even spreading rumors that you're arrogant.

There are also people waiting for your interview. Be careful around them; they may try to use tricks to learn your secrets,"

Alexa reminded him, referring to the reporters waiting for his interview.

Sam wasn't surprised by this. In fact, he had expected it. Hearing about the rumors didn't bother him either. He knew jealous people could spread that kind of gossip.

Currently, Sam, Alexa, and Fiona were inside the Triman restaurant. Sam was treating both of them. Despite not having much money, he could still afford the restaurant's food.

Before entering the restaurant, he had gone to talk to the principal of Base City School. As expected, Sam's achievement had also boosted Base City School's reputation.

More and more people wanted to join Base City School. More importantly, the school had already drawn the attention of the education board and the Warrior Association.

After the entrance examination, Base City School would definitely receive massive benefits.

"Sigh, to tell you the truth, for a second I really thought I had a chance to defeat him. Unfortunately, there's a power gap between us.

I'm sure I could defeat him if not for that gap. I am definitely going to work hard to reduce it,"

Alexa shared, recounting her experience against David. For a moment, she really did think she might win, but the power difference was too great.

"Don't worry, I have full confidence that both of you will work hard and increase your strength.

What I wanted to ask you is—did you get invited by the Antique Association?"

Sam suddenly asked his friends. Both Alexa and Fiona looked surprised at the question.

"How did you know? Yes, we were invited by the association. But I have no intention of joining,"

Alexa answered.

"Same here. I don't think I'll join either,"

Fiona added. As expected, both Alexa and Fiona had been invited by the Antique Association, but neither wanted to join.

Sam sighed in relief. If either of his friends wanted to join that association, it would have been bad news.

He really didn't want them to become the puppets of those people from the Dark Association.

"I don't know, but I have a feeling we should avoid this association. Previously, the person who tried to invite me even pressured me to join.

He went as far as attempting to bribe the principal so I would join the association. Fortunately, my principal didn't agree,"

Sam hinted, without directly telling them the truth, that the association was not good.

"Hmph, I'll have to talk to my grandmother. Do they think they can do things like this without facing consequences?

This isn't the first time I've heard something like this. Many people with ordinary backgrounds have faced this kind of pressure.

These associations and organizations think they can pressure people with humble backgrounds because they won't face consequences. Don't worry I'll talk to my grandmother about this,"

Alexa said seriously. She was clearly dissatisfied with the association.

There's no rule against joining these associations and organizations, but that doesn't mean they can force someone to join.

"Well, thank you for your help,"

Sam replied, grateful for her support. It would be a good thing if she spoke to Saint Veena.

At the very least, Saint Veena might begin to have doubts about the association.

****

Two hours later,

Sam was in his hotel room, searching for something on his phone. He was looking for the location of his next target to gather resources.

If he was correct, he would find an artifact there known as the *Soul Bracelet*.

In the story, a background character acquired this bracelet, which made him invincible against soul-type attacks and also increased his mental strength. This showed how valuable the artifact was.

During Season 4, when the apocalypse happened, supernatural entities like ghosts and demons appeared, capable of soul attacks.

That person became invincible against these kinds of attacks . Unfortunately, due to his weaknesses, he was eventually defeated by a villain, and the villain obtained the bracelet.