Chapter: 8, Too Many Geniuses
The evaluation resumed with the whispers of the classmates.
"Our class goddess Hestia has someone in her heart?"
"I am heartbroken, but still wanna know who that person is."
"Maybe it's Aldric? You know they both got the same class and Aldric even confessed to her before."
"Nonsense! She had clearly rejected him back them, so how can it be him?"
"Maybe it's because she wasn't ready for a relationship and rejected him back then."
"Now that you said this, it seems to make sense…" Their voices reached the peoples ears but Hestia just stood in her place with a cold expression. Aldric on the other hand was smiling and seeing that Hestia didn't correct them, his smile widened.
Next person to go was Aldric. He had two attributes. [Absolute Will], the same as Hestia and [Diligent], one rank below her [Diligence].
Kieran also went ahead. He had two A-rank attributes. [Smart] that made him smarter than others and [Try hard] making him try his best at everything he wants.
Caspian was the next. He also had two Attributes of A-rank. [Battle Maniac], making him thirst for fights and wars, and [Dark Affinity] that made his dark magic skill stronger.
After them, the other two went ahead. Azaria was the first. As she touched the orb, four particles appeared. Two purple and one gold, orbiting a black particle.
She also had a flaw. Everyone looked shocked but not surprised. They waited for the grand mage to explain and he did a bit later.
"Dark Knight Azaria. Two A-rank and one S-rank attributes. [Gentle Soul], S-rank, A soul so gentle it can melt a rock.
[Simple Mind], A-rank, Free from any charm skills with being open minded. [Strong Will], A-rank, Her strong will, can be shown with her actions."
He hesitated, feeling slightly embarrassed, "Flaw: [Desire], SS-rank, You desire for someone's touch, so much so that the touch of that person blanks your mind."
Everyone was silent… and speechless. The people of their class whispered, unable to believe that the often innocent and doll-like girl to have such a side to her.
"whoa, that innocent angel can also have such a side to her, I am surprised."
"You see? Her flaw is SS-rank, how freaky is she to get that flaw?"
"So what! She has a Gentle soul of S-rank and is open minded. That just adds to her charm." The boys said.
"A wh*re, she's a wh*re." some girls said.
"She's open minded? Doesn't that mean that person can also be a woman?"
'…' They went silent, the imaginations of doing 'that' with that cute girl made them stop talking.
The people on their seats sighed. Another flawed person, with the topic being the same, Love.
After Azaria got back to her place, Penelope went ahead. She touched the orb and again four particles appeared with the same pattern. Two purple, one gold and one black. She also has a Flaw just like the other two girls.
The Grand Mage again announced to everyone.
"Sage Penelope. Two A-ranks and one S-rank attribute.
[Sharp Mind], A-rank, a mind sharp enough to cut diamonds. [Cruel], A-rank, Cruelty so cruel that even a demon would cower in fear. [Crazy], S-rank, a person reached the pinnacle in human craziness."
The entire crowd stood there, completely baffled and somewhat scared. What does the pinnacle of human craziness mean? It means the craziest thing a human can think and knowing about murder, war and other unsightly things, who wouldn't be afraid?
Even more so were the people sitting on the high seat. Even they couldn't imagine what crazy thing a person can do with mana available to them. The history of their world only covered the surface of that craziness.
Now they all were hoping that her flaw would also turn out to be related to love. If so, they would be able to find a way to keep her in control. Answering to their prayers, the grand mage announced
"Flaw: [Lovesick]: You are in love with a person in your memories. Only those warm and sweet memories are keeping you alive. Without those, you won't have a reason to live."
The officials sighed with relief. A crazy person like her actually has a flaw related to love. It means if they were able to find who that person is, they can easily restrict her from going rampant.
Saintess Lily was also relieved with this news. Now the only thing they need to do to control her is to find out that person's identity.
Soon, one by one, everyone started to touch the orb. Most of them had two attributes with some having three. Their attributes were mostly between D-rank (dark green) to B-rank (blue), occasionally some having A-rank attributes.
The officials of the Kaiser Empire were also thrilled. They knew the value of an individual with a C-rank attribute. Since most of the C-rank attribute holders are generals and elites in their army. If they can train them well enough, they might even surpass those soldiers.
Soon it was time for Dain to touch the orb. Everyone looked at his figure approaching the orb, snickering as they belittled him for being the weakest. Some even made cruel remarks about him. Among them was also Dain's former best friend, Duron.
He was Dain's best friend. Others called him his lackey but never thought of him like that. They met each other in middle school. Their relationship was close at first but it soured after they entered the same high school.
Dain saw him for a brief moment and then walked just as calmly as he had begun. Dain looked at the grand mage, Arcadius, had the polite smile that stiffened a little.
Dain knew the old man very well in his previous life. He greeted him and calmly touched the crystal orb. Soon, something happened.
The AEO lit up with a blinding Red light, making all the imperial shock to their core. They were even more shocked than when Hestia's SS-rank flaw was discovered. With trembling voice, Emperor Ray Kaiser shouted, his voice laced with disbelief
"A Red Attribute…!?"
To be Continued…
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