◇[Aspirant Alia Hart, identified with #220: achieved a record of 00:18:50, 4th place.]
I was exhausted, and I couldn't stop looking at the window in front of . Little by little, my sight drifted to the leaderboard.
"...Fourth place?" I muttered, almost unable to believe it.
I never imagined I would be placed beyond third place. Disappointnt invaded , and I could see how my eyes, red from so much tiredness, reflected that frustration. My lost gaze scanned the room, until, for the first ti, I t the eyes of that arrogant boy. And the worst of all was that he ignored completely.
Sothing in his indifference hit harder than any defeat.
For the first ti in her life he had ignored her so blatantly and that frustrated her.
She looked again at the ranking, the records of those who had achieved it before her.
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[Cyan Vesper 00:03:10, 1st place.]
[Erwing Guthrie 00:12:30, 2nd place]
[Aziel walton 00:12:31, 3rd place]
[Alia hart 00:18:50, 4th place.]
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The shock was palpable. I never imagined I'd be voted out by an unknown kid. I could have accepted losing to Aziel, even Erwing, but... to soone like him? A guy with no track record, no rit whatsoever. I hated him. And yet, here I was, being beaten by soone I didn't even respect.
I couldn't help the bitter feeling of self-loathing. How had I gotten here? How could I let soone like him knock into fourth place? I felt like all my effort, everything I'd done, ant nothing.
There were the results, clear and cold. The worst part of it all was that the boy responsible for such an atrocity didn't even seem to flinch. Three minutes. How the hell could he do sothing like that in three minutes? It was crazy. And the worst part was that he was soone who had just joined.
I rembered my father's words: "There are countless people in the world, Alia. Don't be arrogant, there will always be soone better than you." At the ti, I didn't give them much thought. I believed in myself, in what I could do, in my talent.
But at that mont, bitterness invaded . I closed my eyes and bit my lips, trying to contain my rage.
"Cyan Vesper. The man who had humiliated . I would never forget it."
With a sigh, I turned around and walked away, not looking back.
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"Ugh."
They finally let go. I collapsed into a simple room, the large, soft bed was all I needed at the mont. I was exhausted, my muscles aching from all the effort. I closed my eyes for a mont, letting the exhaustion take over. But curiosity killed the sleep, I couldn't take it anymore and looked at the rewards I had gotten.
Tring!
A blue hologram appeared before my eyes
Na: Cyan Vesper
[Level: 5] F
[Stats] (normal)
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[Talent] (none)
[Characteristic]
*Babel (B ) 0% ]
[Skills]
*Resilience (A ) 20% ] (passive)
*Master of a Thousand Weapons (A)
[DinsionalShop]
[SystemQuests]
I checked my stats and talent to see if there were any significant changes, but sadly everything stayed exactly the sa. Without further hesitation, I scrolled down.
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*Babel (B ) 0% ]
Type: Linguistics
*You can partially understand and interpret the forms of language. Ancient and modern expressions.
It seems that one of the characteristics of this body is comprehension and analysis, which explains why the theoretical tests were easier for and even how I was able to pass the recruitnt test. However, I would rember if there was soone with such a characteristic in the novel. It might seem like just a skill for reading, but it should not be underestimated. These types of skills have incredible potential. I rember there was a character with sothing similar, and he turned out to be a huge nuisance for the protagonist.
So, there are only two possible scenarios: either he doesn't develop the ability, or he ends up dead.
In the case of the forr, I highly doubt it. The constant incidents surrounding the school and its surroundings would force you to develop the ability from the mont you set foot in the NOVA academy, even if you don't want to. Not to ntion his sowhat striking appearance, it would be hard for the author not to have ntioned it at least once. Therefore, if it was the latter, he most likely died on the train.
Putting the sowhat confusing thoughts out of my mind, I scrolled down and went to the skills nu
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[Resilience (A ) 20%] (passive)
*You have the ability to adapt and overco adverse situations. You remain calm in any situation
Skills in this world are divided into two types: passive and active. Passive skills work automatically, without consuming mana, like a system that activates itself. Active skills, on the other hand, require more precise control and their use consus mana, so they must be managed well to avoid running out of energy in the middle of combat.
This skill explains why, since I ca to this world, every ti I get upset or intense emotions take over , I sohow manage to stay calm quickly. It is an incredible skill that has saved in many situations.
[Master of a Thousand Weapons (A)]
*Unconditional proficiency over any type of weapon.
*Increases the speed of attacks with all weapons and Minimizes fatigue.
*Receives, interprets and analyzes information through the senses.
The reward I got at the cost of my life was truly incredible. An A-class skill that rivals so of the higher ranks just by its characteristics.
Satisfied with the first two skills I finally stopped my gaze on the last box
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