I Became A Side Character Fated To Suffer-Chapter 17: Opening Test

A bustling city alongside the coast of Nexus that lay in the southern part.

A little far away from the coast was a huge island with a wide territory that formed the core of Nexus Academy. A true piece of treasure land with a high density of mana that boosted a person’s growth.

At the coast, there was a checkpoint for Academy students, and it was a place where all those who were going to the academy had to report.

The premise of entering the Academy was simple.

You needed to form a mana core by the time the Academy entrance started. A group of staff would then go around testing the candidates that would submit the form.

Previously, the task was quite arduous as it was difficult to reach and communicate with common people, which many didn’t know about, but with the advent of the modern age and communication, many processes have been simplified.

Before the entrance ceremony, everyone’s rank would be determined.

So, a group of students gathered in the hall of the building affiliated with Nexus.

There were various test sites, and the current one was site number 6.

Children of various groups and statuses tussled their way into the crowd, waiting for the command.

At that time, a frizzy black-haired woman and a man with wide forearms showcasing bulging veins appeared.

"Ahem!"

"Hello, my name is Aesa, and this man standing here is Professor Austin."

Austin nodded and stood there maintaining a stoic expression, to which Aesa couldn’t help but shake her head and take the lead.

"Everyone, before we begin, I would like to welcome you and congratulate you for reaching this far. Just by stepping here, you can already consider yourself as elite. This world has never been peaceful or on your terms. For us, peace has never been an option with the looming threat of Wraths and dimensional breakouts loitering like swords on our heads."

"Each one of you will play an instrumenta—"

KRANG!

Her speech was interrupted by a banging sound as the wall of the hall was blasted open, and a man stumbled on the entryway.

Everyone spotted a short purple-haired young boy huffing and puffing with a disheveled appearance. The clothes he wore were luxurious or noble, but the person himself wasn’t.

"Wait, isn’t he that guy?"

"That’s trash..."

"Shut up... Do you want to die? No matter what he is, we aren’t qualified to say that. Do you want your family to die?"

The boy raised his head, then scratched it and spoke with a cheeky smile.

"I... I thought the door was shut since everyone had gathered, so I barged in forcefully, but who knew it was open?"

Everyone’s lips twitched hearing this.

Is this some kind of movie?

"And as for why I am late, I am innocent. My train was attacked and I was hijacked. Fortunately, I ran away, so if you have any problem, go and blame the securities who can’t do one damn job properly."

The moment they heard this, everyone shut up.

Aesa swallowed her saliva, unable to think what to say. After all, she knew the identity of the boy, but what startled her was Austin casting a subtle smirk as if he was excited.

’Now, what’s going on with this bastard?’

.....

Interrupted, Aesa finished her speech with a few more words. She wasn’t in the mood because she knew trouble was coming. After all, if this guy was speaking the truth, things were more troublesome than they looked.

So Aesa and Austin left to report to the officials. There were plenty of people to handle the tests.

Every candidate had to undergo a test that would decide their rankings.

They were called one by one, and by the time Noel’s turn came, he had recovered a little.

He had been flying the whole night and had been physically and mentally exhausted, still, he couldn’t let this go.

Rank 1... here we go...

........

I walked into the test site with a daunting gaze. Spotting several people eyeing me like a test dummy stifled me. I knew what they were curious about; meanwhile, I was excited to satisfy their curiosity.

The woman paused, staring at me.

"Miss, I know I am one of the sexiest men alive, but don’t be this obvious!"

"What..?" the woman screamed and lowered her head with a blush.

"I didn’t mean that. I am just curious why you are here taking the test. Shouldn’t you have a Nova recommendation letter?"

My expression fell a bit hearing this.

"Ohh! That... I ignored it because I wanted to secure first rank from the beginning and give others a headache."

The woman blinked hearing this.

"Just for this!"

"Yes!" I nodded.

There were two ways to enter.

One was to enter through recommendations and another one through these small tests.

But if you enter through recommendations, you won’t be ranked. You either need to challenge from the bottom or wait until the end of the first month, where a battle royal will take place to achieve first rank, but I wanted it now.

Also those use letters will appear after the first month of the opening test.

"So, Miss, if I have satisfied your curiosity, can we begin?"

"Yeah... Yeah... Of course."

First, I was led to a huge orb.

I placed my hands on it. It was mana and started observing the orb that recorded data.

"Place your hands on the orb and release your mana," a lady with glasses spoke.

"Hmm," I followed the notion.

The orb was stimulated by the influx of mana, and soon the slate connected to it shimmered.

Core: Iron

Physical: 43

Mental: 37

Spiritual: 28

’Isn’t this one provided by the church? Where are my sub-stats?’

Noel tilted his head seeing this and turned around to ask, only to see the woman’s widened eyes.

"Hello... Miss..." I called her, but she seemed to have frozen, so I nudged her a bit.

"Kyaaa!"

"How is this possible? Is something wrong with the machine?" The woman hissed in disbelief.

"Why isn’t it possible?" I asked ruefully.

"I mean... you have an Iron core, so your stats should be around 10, but all your stats are quite high. Also, your mentality and spirituality are quite high, which..."

"It’s impossible, right?" I cast an evilish smile, making the spec beauty shocked.

"I didn’t have an aptitude for mana, so how is this possible, right?"

"Yes, I was about..." The woman paused as she felt a sharp decrease in temperature.

She spotted the boy eyeing her coldly, which for some reason scared her.

"I apologize..."

"I stand in a realm beyond what you can comprehend." I spoke, blowing my hair with a flick, making the lady look at me as if she was looking at a clown.

"So, why are there no sub-stats?"

"That’s because we are just having a rough measure, and taking note of all data is a breach of privacy. Now, you can head over to the next place." Saying this, she immediately pushed me out and shouted,

"Next!"

With twitching lips, I moved to the next chamber.

"Hmm!"

"She is just shy and embarrassed, unable to stand before my presence."

...

Then I was led to the next room.

A staff member put two bracelets on my wrists.

The mana flowing in my body suddenly stopped circulating. Without saying anything, I stepped ahead and was greeted by an entirely white room.

At the side, there was a woman taking notes, and behind her was a weapon stand with all types of weapons.

"Cadet, please come here and choose your weapon. In this test, you will be fighting against an Orc, and defeating it will determine your rank."

"However, in this fight your mana will be locked, and you have to rely solely on your physical prowess."