After a few days of peace, Kirito gradually forgot about the past. After all, it was already in the past.
To put it bluntly, the reason why he was able to survive and save those people was because of his strength.
It was precisely because he understood this point that Kirito began to study the abilities that the Kido System had rewarded him with more seriously.
Although with his talent, he didn't need to work hard to master them, he wanted to do his best to strengthen himself to the greatest extent.
Almost everyone felt that Kirito had changed. Before, he was lazy in everything he did, as if he was a celestial being who had everything under his control. He was detached from worldly affairs.
But now, he had become a learning maniac. No matter what level he reached, he would continue to practice until he was exhausted.
It seemed like he had been stimulated, even the teachers were particularly worried.
However, Kirito didn't change other than being more diligent, so they couldn't say anything.
There were also three people who had changed. They were Kira Izuru, Aji Jiro, and Hinamori Momo.
The three of them seemed to want to compete with Kirito. The harder Kirito practiced, the harder they would work.
Most of the time in the school, they were so tired that they were like frosted eggplants.
Later, Makoto Hikari and Lucia also seemed to be infected and began to work hard. Although it wasn't as exaggerated as them, it was still a lot harder than before.
The atmosphere of the entire class began to change slowly. In the end, almost everyone treated him as an enemy and trained with all their might.
On this day, when the people in the class were working hard in the practice field, the students outside were in an uproar.
A news quickly spread throughout the school as if it had wings. The God Group had returned!
Because the people in the class were new students, they didn't know much. They only vaguely knew the news. As for what the so-called God Group did, it wasn't something they could know.
The so-called God Group was just a way of addressing the students. The Truth Central Spirit Arts Academy was different from other schools. They were there to nurture successors for the Soul Court and the entire Soul Society.
For the sake of good discipline, other schools chose to conduct intensive training a few days after school started.
As for the Truth Central Spiritual Magic Academy, it was the complete opposite. At the beginning, they would directly teach until the students were about to graduate. Only then would they select a batch of students to train in the Death God Division.
Firstly, it would allow them to adapt to the life of the division faster. Secondly, it would allow them to have the discipline of following orders and prohibitions.
As for why there was no training before, the reason was very simple. Almost everyone in Soul Society had become the target of the Grim Reaper.
Therefore, once they passed the test, they would naturally work very hard. There was no such thing as obedience.
Those with poor self-discipline would naturally lose their qualifications in such an elimination and return to being an ordinary person.
And these people who were selected for intensive training basically meant that they would definitely enter Nightmare Soul Society in the future. That was why they were called the God Corps by the students.
They were selected because of their strength. After a period of training, their strength would have a greater difference compared to those who were not selected.
It was precisely because they thought that the gap between them was huge that these students who were inferior to them would calmly call them God.
Naturally, Kirito and the others didn't know this. But even if they knew, they probably wouldn't care.
If the so-called God Corps encountered those Void Variants, even if they weren't wiped out, they might not be able to return to Soul Society unscathed.
To put it bluntly, no matter how strict the training was, it was still not a battlefield. They didn't know the feeling of facing death.
The flowers in the greenhouse, no matter how strong they were, would be greatly reduced when exposed to the outside environment.
It was a pity that although Kirito didn't care about them, they were very concerned about Kirito. As soon as they returned, they began to inquire about Kirito.
They had been training in the division before, so they naturally received more information than these students. They knew the cause and effect of the whole thing, and also knew what role Kirito played in this matter.
In short, they were very unconvinced. A junior student, no matter how powerful he was, so what?
A person who hadn't even learned the Kido was worthy of the attention of Soul Society, which made them very unhappy.
At the same time, they also felt that this was an opportunity. Since Kirito was now so important to Soul Society, what if they could defeat him?
As long as they defeated Kirito, would they also be able to get the favor of Soul Society?
Therefore, defeating Kirito became their goal. This was their shortcut to Soul Society.
Although they thought so, they didn't rashly make a move. Instead, they began to provoke the entire school.
The senior students were challenged one by one. After losing their elites, they didn't even have the ability to resist. They were easily beaten up by the God Corps.
Next were the lower students. There was no suspense, and they were even more miserable than the senior students.
Following that, almost all the members were challenged by them. Without exception, all of them were ruthlessly beaten up.
Especially those who went to the modern world and returned safely this time, they were given special attention.
Their purpose was to embarrass Kirito. Didn't you want to save them?
Then we'll beat them up!
It was a pity that Kirito didn't buy it. Not to mention that those people were saved in passing, their actions after returning were not worthy of Kirito standing up for them.
It wasn't that Kirito coveted the gratitude of others, but that these people didn't know what gratitude was.
Even if Kirito helped them this time, it would only make them run faster and farther when they saw Kirito.
These people had long been traumatized. The more he helped them, the more inferior they would feel. This was also one of the reasons why Kirito didn't help.
If they wanted to stand up, they could rely on their own strength. They couldn't walk far with the help of others. Even if they could walk far, it was just a dream.
Instead of others helping them walk, it was better to say that they were walking in the footsteps of others.
If others don't offend me, I won't offend them. This was Kirito's current principle. These people were obviously coming for him. They would never give up easily.