The morning sun slipped through the gaps in the curtains, dancing on the dust motes floating in the air. The warm rays touched her cheek; the warmth roused her from sleep. Slowly, she opened her eyes. She stretched, her body feeling stiff after hours of slumber.
"Hastora, wake up and get ready. You have the academy entrance exam today, don't you?" Zarafel said, trying to get Hastora ready quickly for the academy entrance exam.
Hastora got out of bed, grabbed a towel, and immediately walked out of her room towards the bathroom. She still looked a bit sleepy; she rubbed her eyes to get rid of the sleepiness.
On her way to the bathroom, she crossed paths with Ard who had just come out of the bathroom. He seemed to have woken up early and had just finished bathing.
"Hastora, take a quick shower. You have the academy entrance exam today, don't you? Dad can't take you; your mother will take you later," Ard said as he walked towards his room.
Hastora, who was still half-awake, seemed not to have heard Ard's words; in fact, she didn't seem to notice Ard's presence either.
"Your father told you to hurry, and he said he can't take you; your mother will take you later," Zarafel said, trying to tell Hastora. It seemed that Zarafel already knew that Hastora hadn't heard Ard's words; in fact, she hadn't noticed his presence.
"When did my father say that?" Hastora asked, confused.
"Just now. You didn't even notice he was there because you were still half-awake," Zarafel said, informing Hastora.
"Oh, is that so?" Hastora replied briefly.
She immediately quickened her pace and walked towards the bathroom.
Upon arriving, she shed her clothes and immediately took a bath.
"Ah... as usual, this is relaxing," Hastora said, praising the atmosphere a little.
Hastora placed a cloth on her head while soaking in the warm water. She closed her eyes, trying to maximize the atmosphere.
"What are you doing?" Zarafel asked curiously.
"I'm trying to maximize the atmosphere; don't bother me," Hastora answered calmly.
Hearing that, Zarafel immediately fell silent and didn't say a word. It was because Hastora seemed to be very focused on maximizing the atmosphere; he didn't dare to disturb her.
After soaking for 10 minutes, she dried herself and walked towards her room to put on her clothes.
"Wait, do I have to wear the academy uniform? But, I don't have one yet," Hastora asked Zarafel.
"You don't need to wear it today. Today is the academy entrance exam; you can wear any clothes. Later, your mother will probably buy you a uniform from the academy, and tomorrow you can wear it," Zarafel answered at length.
Hearing that, Hastora immediately decided to put on black clothes. After finishing, she immediately walked out of her room and descended the stairs one by one towards the lower floor. Below, she saw her mother sitting on the sofa. She seemed to be waiting for Hastora to get ready.
"Mother, I'm ready; let's go," Hastora invited as she walked out of the mansion.
Elsia, seeing this, immediately rushed out of the mansion as well. She also brought Hastora's breakfast.
"Hastora, here's your breakfast; let's go quickly," Elsia said as she handed Hastora her breakfast and immediately got into the carriage.
Hastora took her breakfast. It seemed to be a sandwich. She opened her breakfast and immediately ate it as she got into the carriage.
The carriage moved; it moved at high speed. It seemed that Elsia had ordered it. It was evident from the driver's face, who seemed very calm driving the carriage at high speed even though he was carrying a nobleman.
The carriage moved quickly towards the east. It seemed that the Veridian Academy was located in the eastern part of the capital.
"You have to get first place in the entrance exam, Hastora!" Zarafel exclaimed with a little excitement.
"Of course. This is just a children's exam; it's even easier than the word 'easy' itself," Hastora said in a cold tone as if her words were a truth.
Hearing that, Zarafel was confident in Hastora. He felt that Hastora would do something interesting when they got there.
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An hour had passed; they finally arrived at the Veridian Academy.
"We're here, Hastora; get out," Elsia said, gently pushing Hastora.
Hastora immediately got off the carriage. She stretched her body a little, which was stiff after sitting in the carriage for an hour.
"Let's get first place in the entrance exam, Hastora! Mother will be waiting for news from you when you come back; well, see you at home!" Elsia exclaimed with a little excitement; she hoped that Hastora would get first place in the entrance exam.
The carriage moved back towards the Brok Mansion. Hastora waved her hand towards Elsia. Seeing that Elsia had gone, Hastora immediately walked into the Veridian Academy.
The academy was very large and magnificent. The building looked very large and classic; the courtyard was very spacious; even the fountain in the courtyard was very large. But, Hastora didn't seem to be interested in any of it. She just kept a flat and cold expression as usual and didn't change her expression at all.
"This is pretty good, isn't it?" Zarafel asked, trying to ask Hastora's opinion.
"Just normal," she replied briefly.
"What? Why do you say that? You're so arrogant!" Zarafel exclaimed with a little annoyance. Hastora's reaction was not what Zarafel expected.
"This building isn't even bigger than my Demon King's castle; it's only as big as its courtyard," Hastora tried to explain why she considered the academy building just normal.
As Hastora was walking, she seemed to have accidentally bumped into a high-class nobleman's child who was standing in front of her. It seemed that the child who had been bumped into was intentionally trying to block Hastora's path; it was because he was angry that Hastora had beaten up his father a few years ago. It seemed that he knew Hastora because he had been told by his father and told him to beat up Hastora.
"Hey, you!" the child exclaimed angrily.
It seemed that Hastora didn't realize the child's presence. Seeing himself ignored, the child tried to attack him with his magic.
<𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗹𝗹>
A fireball emerged from his palm; he fired the fireball towards Hastora. Realizing the attack, he instinctively absorbed the magic with his magic.
<𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗩𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝘅>
A black hole-shaped gravity vortex appeared on his arm. The black hole immediately absorbed the fireball very quickly, as if to show that the fireball was just a very weak attack. The child was shocked by the magic Hastora had just used. He felt a little scared; but, fueled by anger, he tried to fight his fear and immediately cursed Hastora.
"You bastard! You're ignoring me?" the child shouted with a face full of anger.
The child's shout was very loud; other students at the academy heard his shout. They immediately ran towards the two of them, thinking that there was a fight.
"Who is that kid? I didn't even realize he was there," Zarafel asked in a slightly confused tone.
"I don't know," Hastora replied briefly with a flat face.
Seeing everyone gather, the child smiled slightly. He thought about beating up and humiliating Hastora in front of many people. He walked towards Hastora while showing his small smile.
"Why didn't you hear my shout? I called you earlier; are you deaf?" the child asked in a loud voice.
Other students who saw this immediately watched the two of them very seriously. They considered it to be something big and would be an entertaining fight.
Hastora felt strange about the child; she didn't even hear his shout because she didn't realize his presence.
"Sorry, I didn't realize you were there because your magic power is so small," Hastora replied with a flat and cold face. He showed an expression as if he didn't care too much about the situation.
Other students who heard that immediately wondered, "Who is that kid? Why is he so brave to deal with a high-class nobleman? Moreover, the person he's talking to like that is Mark von Honsley." They were also surprised by Hastora's answer just now; his answer just now sounded like he was belittling Mark.
The child named Mark felt increasingly annoyed by Hastora's answer just now; he felt as if he was being belittled by Hastora. Moreover, the whispers he heard from the students watching; it made him the one being humiliated, not Hastora. Now Mark really looked very angry and could explode at any time.
"So, is there anything else you want to talk about?" Hastora asked; he saw Mark remain silent and didn't say anything.
"How dare you belittle me! Die, you bastard!" Mark shouted very loudly. He drew his sword and immediately attacked Hastora.
Other students who saw this were startled by Mark's actions. It was because of Mark's actions, which dared to attack another student using a real sword with a great intent to kill; moreover, Mark was using his aura.
Of course, Hastora who saw this didn't stand still. Although his face only showed a flat and cold expression, but in fact, he felt a little annoyed by Mark's attitude. "Shouting at someone for no reason, and now he's directly attacking someone using a real sword with a great intent to kill?" That's what was on Hastora's mind right now. He moved at the speed of light towards Mark and immediately hit him with his fist, which was coated with a very strong aura. Even the ground around him was destroyed by the blow.
Mark was thrown far away; he crashed into the ground very hard until the ground was destroyed with a wide area. Other students who saw this were immediately shocked to see this; "What just happened?" That's what they were thinking now.
It seemed that one of the professors at the academy heard a very loud sound from outside. He immediately ran quickly towards the source of the sound.
Upon arriving, he only saw a black-haired man standing casually and a brown-haired man lying on the destroyed ground with a wide area.
Seeing this, he immediately asked the students who were watching the incident about what happened here.
"What happened here, children?"
"Umm... like this, Professor, earlier I saw Mark shouting at the black-haired man because he ignored him. But, the man didn't realize Mark's presence. He said that he didn't realize Mark's presence because his magic power was so small. Mark, who heard that, became very angry and attacked the black-haired man there using a real sword. Then, we don't know what happened; we only saw the black-haired man disappear and suddenly Mark was thrown to the ground very hard until the ground was destroyed with a wide area."
Hearing that, the professor seemed to know what Hastora had done earlier. He thought that Hastora had only moved at a speed that the other students couldn't see and attacked Mark back with a very strong attack until the ground was destroyed.
The professor immediately told the other students to disperse immediately and gather in the field for the entrance exam. The professor immediately ran towards Mark to check on his condition.
It was clear that Mark's condition was very bad. His body was badly injured; his face was also badly injured because he had been hit by Hastora earlier; and his magic power, which seemed to be suppressed.
All the students dispersed and moved towards the field while looking at Hastora who was also walking away from the place as if nothing had happened. They all gathered in the field leaving Mark, who was badly injured, with the professor.
"Okay, children, let me introduce myself; my name is Luna; I am the headmaster of this academy," a yellow-haired, red-eyed woman with a youthful and beautiful face was heard speaking in front of all the students.
"The entrance exam this time consists of 3 tests. First, measurement of EP; second, measurement of magic ability; and third, simulation to measure your fighting ability. In the third test, you will enter the 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲; you have to kill as many monsters as possible; whoever has the most, he will be the one who will occupy the first place in the third test."
The headmaster explained at length to all the students about the entrance exam this time. A short time later, the headmaster took an EP crystal and placed it on the table. Energy Point (EP) is a common numerical representation for the entire process that is calculated from several things, namely magic energy, physical strength, and the power of equipment/weapons. A person's magic ability will not be counted. EP is not related to fighting power at all; but, EP is just a reference to know the class and level of a person. Regarding the level of EP class is;
EP Class Levels:
- Class E: 1,000 EP
- Class D: 1,000 - 4,000 EP
- Class C: 4,000 - 8,000 EP
- Class B: 8,000 - 10,000 EP
- Class A: 15,000 EP
- Class S: 25,000 EP
- Disaster Class: 30,000 EP
- Super Awakened Class: 100,000+ EP (beyond millions)
Currently, the first to come forward is a middle-class nobleman's child; it seems he has 3,000 EP. And the second is a lower-class nobleman's child; he has 4,000 EP; and the next to come forward are several middle-class, lower-class, and upper-class noble children. Hastora didn't seem to want to stand waiting; she went and sat under the tree while waiting for them all to finish.
"I wonder, how much EP do you have?" Zarafel asked curiously.
"My EP used to be 1 million. But, now I don't know," Hastora answered.
"Ha! 1 million? That's a huge number. Even my EP used to be only 186,000. Now, I don't have a physical body; I'm just a consciousness that's in your mind; I don't know how much EP I have now,"
"You weakling," Hastora seemed to belittle Zarafel while keeping a flat expression.
Zarafel seemed annoyed by Hastora's words; he shouted and cursed Hastora very loudly. But, Hastora preferred to ignore him and just sat while waiting for them all to finish.
While relaxing, suddenly a woman's voice was heard calling his name; the voice felt familiar to his ears.
"You're relaxing while waiting for them all to finish, huh, Hastora," said Charlotte, who was standing next to Hastora. It turned out that the voice that called his name earlier was Charlotte's voice. No wonder Hastora felt familiar with the voice.
"Oh? Charlotte, is it?"
"Yes; long time no see, huh, Hastora," Charlotte said while giving a warm smile. She immediately sat next to Hastora. It seemed that she was also waiting for the other students to finish measuring their EP.
Charlotte, who now looked very beautiful. Her beauty even surpassed her beauty before. Her beautiful white hair was getting longer; in fact, it reached her back. Her blue eyes were very beautiful; and her breasts were seen to have grown larger. Zarafel, seeing Charlotte's beauty, immediately teased Hastora.
"Wahh! Look at her, Hastora! She's so beautiful! Her white hair and blue eyes look so beautiful. Moreover, her breasts have grown larger; it makes her even more beautiful! Don't you fall in love with her? Come on, buddy!"
"Don't tease me, Zarafel; I won't fall in love easily. I'm the great demon lord Hastora, you know?"
Zarafel looked a little annoyed with Hastora. It was because Hastora didn't even fall in love when he saw Charlotte's beauty. Zarafel even knew Charlotte's intention to sit next to Hastora. She intended to tease Hastora with her extraordinary beauty; it was all to make Hastora fall in love with her.
"Don't be so upset; even though I don't fall in love with her, but I admit her beauty. She's on the list of beautiful women I've ever met," Hastora said, intending to calm Zarafel down.
Hearing the words that came out of Hastora's mouth, he looked very happy because Hastora had become a little more sensitive than before. But, he was also curious about the beautiful women who were on Hastora's list. According to him, those women must be very beautiful to make a man as cold as Hastora admit their beauty.
"Who are the beautiful women on your list? I'm a little curious; you're not the kind of person who would easily judge a woman's beauty just by looking at her appearance."
"I'll only tell you the top three; third is my older sister, Sera. Second is Kelara and Charlotte. And first, even though I hate to admit it, I think the most beautiful woman I've ever seen is Aurora."
"What?"