"How is the exam going? Is everything okay?"
Headmaster Maximus Riftwind asked his daughter standing beside him.
"For the time being, there don't seem to be any problems."
His daughter, Seraphina, answered while looking at the holograms that were being displayed around.
Just as she said that, suddenly a brutal scene appeared right beside their eyes.
"This year, we have a lot of talents, don't we, my daughter?"
"We do. This year's entrance exam is a lot fiercer than before."
"Yeah… To think there were girls like here that would enter the academy. Who is she? Let me take a look."
The man said while lowering his gaze to the document in front of him.
"Hmm… Diana Augustride, huh? Is she the daughter of Austin?"
"She is. She is the second daughter of the Augustride Family and has a natural attribute."
"I see."
"She is the disciple of her."
"That woman?"
"Yes."
"I see. In any case, send someone to look after that kid. I don't think he will be okay after such injury, even though he had already healed the pain must have felt real."
"Yeah… What should I do if his family demands a punishment."
"If they demand something, tell them it was their own son who didn't know his limits. They should teach him how to see a lady first."
"Heh… I will certainly do that. I wonder what kind of face they will make once they hear this."
"That bastard will be pretty mad…."
"He will…. Though you should still look after that girl. I don't think that woman will stand idle once she hears about this."
"Okay."
Hearing this, Seraphina informed someone just as his father said.
"In any case, aside from her, there are other talented participants here, as well, huh? What do you think about them, Morvina?"
Headmaster said while glancing towards his back that was empty.
"Ho, your senses are as sharp as ever, headmaster."
Suddenly a woman appeared right beside the headmaster from the shadows.
"So? What do you think?"
"Hmm…. I think you are a bit overestimating those kids."
"Why?"
"Hmm…. Well, though most of them are strong physically, they don't necessarily are in the territory of geniuses like you deem them to be. Having a higher rank doesn't mean they will be strong."
"Why do you think so?"
Headmaster asked, looking at the black-veiled woman standing.
"Because we both have seen a lot of students with high ranks who fell down after they hit their limit."
"You are right; that is something we have seen."
He said with a smile that looked like he was reminiscing about the past.
"But, doesn't mean they won't improve. Are you saying that we can't polish those gems?"
Entering the conversation again, Seraphina said while locking her eyes with the woman named Chelsea.
"I said what I said. It is your choice how to interpret it, vice-headmaster Seraphina~."
"You!"
"Sigh…. Then, is there someone that catches your eye? Though I doubt it, considering your standards for 'talent.'"
Headmaster asked while emphasizing the word talent.
"There is."
The woman said while looking at the screens.
Though the headmaster wasn't able to see it clearly, her eyes which were pitch black, had already locked into someone.
'So, you finally decided to show yourself…. I had been waiting for a very long time, my chosen one.'
He thought inside her head, though she didn't show it.
"Ho? Really? Who is it then?"
"You will see."
"Is that so? I will look forward to it."
"You shall."
/PUFF/
Just as she said that she disappeared from the place she was standing.
"What a mysterious woman."
"I don't like her, father…. I can't see through her, no matter what."
"I know. Though isn't it better to have her close rather than somewhere we can't control?"
"I guess you are right."
"I am."
He said while turning his head to the holograms that appeared right before him.
"What do you think about the participants from the Wraslugia Kingdom?"
"They are all very talented. At least the Four Duke Families live up to their name."
"Right. That boy, Arthur, was it? The aura he is emanating…. It is that, isn't it?"
"It is. I am pretty sure he is the one in the prophecy."
"The location of his birth also matches with it…."
"Yeah… Though, we both know that those prophecies have a huge amount of chance to fail."
"Yeah…."
Headmaster said while observing the fights.
Though as he was looking at the screens, suddenly, something caught his eye.
"Who is this boy?"
It was a boy that was facing three participants at the same time.
"This…. I don't think I have ever seen him before….. Let me check, father….."
Seraphina said while looking at the boy.
"I somehow feel like he is familiar?"
"Ah…. I found him…. His name is Callius."
"Callius… Where did I hear that name before….. He doesn't have a surname?"
"No, he doesn't. It is not registered on his watch."
"I see; that means he is a commoner, right?"
"Yes. Here it says he has a fire attribute. And he is a four-star mage and two-star knight."
"Wow. He is pretty talented for a commoner, huh?"
"Yeah. His control over his fire magic is pretty remarkable, to be honest. Though he had only shown one-star magic so far."
"How are his written exam results?"
"Ah… Let me check."
Just as she said, she opened a new tab on the hologram that was projected over.
Only to see very surprising results.
"He is ranked first? And got a full score?"
She was surprised to see the result.
"Wow…. It seems we have a very dangerous talent here."
"…. Right."
"Callius, huh? Let's see how far he will go. Wanna bet on his results?"
"Father, do you think I am stupid? Of course, he will be ranked first. There is no one else that can rival him on that island. It is his playground."
"Ho… It seems your eyes are finally opened after your loss at that time."
"Shut up."
She scoffed at her father in response seeing the smirk on his face.
Though her eyes were focused on the screen…..
--------------A/N------------
This chapter had a lot of foreshadowing for the future.
The upcoming chapter will mark the end of this entrance exam sub-arc, and he'll finally join the academy.
I hope you have enjoyed my novel thus far.
