High School Master -v0.361- -ongoing- Apr 2026

By Day 4, his stats read:

Then the world hiccupped.

The System must have been monitoring his heart rate, because another window popped up:

A warm sensation spread from his chest, like drinking hot chocolate on a cold day. His hand floated up. Mrs. Darnell stopped mid-sentence. High School Master -v0.361- -Ongoing-

Complete all assigned homework for three consecutive days. Reward: 500 XP, Study Skill: Time Compression.

He blinked. The window didn't blink back.

They were so small . So easy. And the rewards felt so good. By Day 4, his stats read: Then the world hiccupped

But raising his hand meant visibility. Visibility meant expectation. Expectation meant the possibility of being wrong in front of thirty people who already thought of him as "the quiet art kid."

[Status: Identity Preservation maintained.] [Thank you. - System v0.361]

Elias read the list twice. Humanities at 34%? He'd gotten a B on his last English essay. That felt generous. But Mathematics at 12%? That stung. That stung because it was probably accurate. Reward: 500 XP, Study Skill: Time Compression

"What counts as non-optimized?"

Reward: Double Mastery gains for 2 hours.

He drew a single line that went nowhere. Curved when it felt like curving. Spiraled into a shape that wasn't an asymptote or a parabola or anything from a textbook. It was just a line. A stupid, beautiful, useless line.

"Yes... Elias?"

- Mathematics: 12% - Sciences: 8% - Humanities: 34% - Arts: 41% - Social: 19% - Physical: 22%]