I Became A Side Character Fated To Suffer-Chapter 19:King Of The First Year

BANGG!

Seeing the Orc slamming down onto the ground,I looked at the woman.

"It’s over, right?"

Briana’s jaw almost dropped to the floor as she saw the timer.

"What was that?"

It was just 30 seconds.

The previous record of dealing with an Orc for the first year was 1 min 40 sec, so what the fuck is this?

It looked as if the Orc had been toyed with.

Seeing the glaring look, I shrugged my shoulders.

"Don’t give me that look. It is your fault for conducting this in a closed space and then letting me take advantage of using multiple weapons."

The reason the test was done in a closed place was to limit cadets’ ability. While experienced ones can make use of closed space, the novices might have nowhere to run. And as for weapons, who in their right mind would use multiple weapons at once? Still, she felt that she—no, the entire test panel judges—had been tricked.

"Uh... You can go from that side... Someone will pick you up and lead you to a hall. The result will be declared a few hours from now."

...

The way Nexus operated was quite smooth.

400 students were admitted, and they were divided into groups of 40 with 10 different sites.

The recordings and timing of cadets would be sent to the control room, where a group of judges were set to give a score.

The final rank would be allocated based on the score. In case of a tie, each cadet would be personally analyzed.

The admission to Nexus wasn’t particularly challenging, and once entered, if you could get a rank in the 100s, you wouldn’t need to pay the fees.

Fitting for its status, there was no segregation between commoners and nobles, so you couldn’t use your status inside. As for inside, it’s better not to speak of it.

Among preferences, it may not look like it, but the judging panel favors the commoners during the first time.

The reason.....

It had been found that 7 out of 10 noble kids only have attitude, no skills, and are all talk, and get shitted on by monsters to the point of trembling, unlike the commoner ratio of 4 out of 10.

Most commoner students had to rely on themselves and mostly came from mercenary lineage, were used to monsters and fights.

However, this advantage lasts only for a few months, as once noblemen get used to this, their talents overwhelm and crush every bit of ability and flaws shown previously.

The major reason is because the noble-born mostly awaken cores with Mystic ability, while rarely does a commoner possess a Mystic ability.

It was unfair, so what?

When has this world been fair?

But now, they had just witnessed something that was beyond the scope of imagination.

Noel De Nova.

Even a kid in some slum might hear his name.

Why?

Because he was the subject of ridicule and jealousy of many.

A person who, despite hailing from the noble house of the empire, had no aptitude for mana as confirmed by the priest during awakening. However, it seems he had the lowest aptitude and, with all resources, he managed to awaken and form a core—but that should be it.

His future should have been sealed, and from all the spies, everyone knew that this guy was a salted fish who just stayed cooped up in his room, wasting time.

Maybe because he was afraid of going out and being ridiculed, so...

What the hell is going on?

"Is that guy Noel... or is someone impersonating him?" Aesa couldn’t help but ask.

The judging panel would observe the candidate and assign the ranks based on their fighting performance.

In fact, the entrance to Nexus Academy wasn’t that strict, but it’s going to be a hellhole once you step in.

Hearing this, a mustached man shook his head. "No, I have verified everything. His mana signature is the same... He is Noel."

"Jared, what if..."

"Are you doubting me?" Jared spoke aloud menacingly.

Soon, a string of voices clashed against one another.

"Everyone!"

BOOM!

A fierce aura burst out, drawing everyone’s attention.

"Sir Austin!"

The man narrowed his eyes and took out a sheet of paper.

"Don’t let your prejudice affect you..... Everything is possible. Why were we all ridiculing him? He might train his ass off... As for the results, we will soon know it, but until that..."

"He will be designated as the King of the First Year."

The murmurs quieted down.

"Yeah, it can only be him for now," Jared said, looking at the score. It had broken the previous record, so who could it be but him?

"Whether he can keep his rank or not will be known in the Battle Royal, where real talent crawls out."

After the meeting and decision, everyone started moving to the hall for further arrangements.

Austin, who was walking straight, paused a bit with furrowed brows. The strangeness was spotted by many other professors.

"You can go ahead. I need to finish something." Leaving behind those words, his figure blurred out and he disappeared from everyone’s vision.

"Huh!"

"I have seen it many times, but still I wonder how he disappears without any movement when he is a warrior."

........

Austin’s body walked through the hallway and paused a bit, seeing a figure leaning against the pillar.

He took out a patch from the inner pocket of the double-breasted coat and handed it to him.

"Is it more potent than before?"

"Yes... It will work. For others, it will entirely numb their senses to the point they might lose the feeling of being alive, but as for you, this will surely work."

"Hmm!"

The figure extended his hand and grabbed the patch, which then disappeared.

"So?"

Seeing this, Austin asked with a smile.

"How was the exam, My Lord?"

"Nothing interesting...Still now,I have yet to encounter a face slapping scene so it seems I had to control my urge to slap someone."