Chapter 87: Chapter 87 Entrance Exam Part 07.
Even after the other candidates returned with their examination, the surrounding air turned deathly silent with a palpable sense of void. Many candidates give the two people who created an uproar earlier multiple types of gaze.
One of them is fear and envy toward the boy with black hair who stood imposingly and calmly undeterred by these many hostile gazes that were directed at him, and the other was the gaze of desire and longing toward the now calmed girl with long, straight red hair who stood beside the boy while holding hands.
Many gazes were directed at the two, who now conversed calmly. The boys, in particular, were jealous of Soma's power and luck in having a partner. As for the girls, they look at Soma with dream-like eyes and feel jealous of Hina, who could stand beside him. Without knowing for sure that the two of them still didn't have that kind of relationship.
A heavy silence weighs upon the wide room as Soma keeps his gaze straight, looking toward the next candidates who take the test. It was the people he knew.
The same pair of boys and girls who left a deep impression on him. The flashy girl with long blonde hair in question extended her right hand and placed it on top of the sphere, and it shone in blinding white light, not having any distinctive color like any other.
Every candidate who witnessed the difference in color had a blank face on their face, but those looks were not the same as the senior. Their eyes were opened wide, and the female senior who witnessed it first hand her jaw was slacked to the ground.
"Th-this is a rare, unique magic possessor".
"Well, yeah. I am".
"So, you are already aware. I am sorry for my outburst a moment ago because it was my first time witnessing someone have a unique magic. So I am too shocked. …your MP is four hundred".
Soma, who witnessed that, knitted his brows, for he never heard this kind of plot in the story. He had never heard of any new students in the same year as the main characters who possess unique magic. So, his heart is stirred by the appearance of the new unknown element in the plot. Also, it gives him a headache, for he wouldn't know how the story would progress from now on.
Unique magic itself was usually called personal magic. It is a magic that is tied to a person who received it themselves since they were born until the day he or she dies. It cannot be passed down, or it cannot be learned by others, no matter how simple the magic is.
In the story he read, there is one phenomenal awakener who had great, unique magic in his possession, but that is to the extent he knew, not someone who appears in the same year as him.
"...Um, if this is too much, but you can reveal your abilities here or later, you must inform the teacher. It is up to you".
"I will do it later".
Because the matter of unique magic was unique in itself, the girl was given two options regarding her ability. That shows how rare the unique magic user is.
"Okay".
It seems while Soma was immersed in his thoughts, the conversation kept progressing. But the girl, without hesitation, chooses to reveal it later to the teacher, indicating her quick and cautious thinking. Soma observed the girl with flashy style finished with her test and went to the side toward the timid boy who still didn't touch the sphere.
"What is wrong? If you continue doing this, the exam will not be over".
"I know, but I am a bit scared…".
With their current distance, Soma could barely follow their conversation by just reading their lip movements. He is curious about what kind of magic the person who should be getting the lightning magic he possesses now.
"Come on, let's do it. No matter what happens, I will be with you".
"...Um, thank you".
Feeling encouraged by the words of the girl. The timid boy extended his right hand, and it touched the sphere. All of a sudden, the female senior and everyone in the room except Mary had their eyes turn grave because of the color that emerged from the sphere. It was pitch black, the color of dark magic that rarely appears upon humanity.
Besides the four basic elements that usually appear in every test of affinity, there are some exceptions to a multiple element that rarely appears, and it will only appear in one of thousands of changes. That was the Lightning element like Soma, the Light element like the blond-haired boy, and now the Darkness element that appears currently in the hands of a boy.
The air turns heavy, and the silence that hangs in the air chokes the timid boy who keeps shrinking upon receiving those graves' eyes. The girl who noticed the change in the surroundings gathered some mana in her hands, ready to unleash her magic.
As for why the atmosphere turned heavy all of a sudden? It was because of the Dark element that rarely appears in the human environment, and once it appears, a lot of people always connect the dots toward.
"A demon".
"A demon appeared".
"Everyone prepares to attack".
"Hey you, get away from him".
Many candidates barked their instructions for the appearance of the unusual element the boy had.
The boy who heard the other candidates shouting. Withdrew his hand and turned his body toward the other while flailing his hands sideways. His heart was throbbing so hard, and his body was also drenched with cold sweat, but he opened his mouth to try to squeeze some words.
"..N-no, I am not a demon. I-i am human".
"As if we will believe you..".
"No, please hear me out!".
"Get behind me".
The flashy girl, who understands the situation, stands before the timid boy while crossing her right hand, ready to unleash her magic.
Soma, who witnessed the unfolding event, sighs in annoyance. The timid boy didn't do anything, and yet he is being accused by the others as a demon. He couldn't even imagine what resolves the boy had for him to enter the academy that had great malice toward a person who had an affinity with the dark element.
The timid boy knows it deep down, and yet he keeps standing there in this place and chooses to enter the academy despite having that affinity with darkness.
The timid boy is supposed to be the one who bears the lightning magic Soma currently owns, but somehow, he has an affinity with the darkness element; this is clearly tyranny for him. So Soma released his hands from Hina.
Hina realized his intention but did nothing to stop him, only to pat his shoulder and reassure him.
"Go ahead, Soma. I will support everything you do".
"...Thanks Hina".
Soma inhaled a deep breath before he exhaled it in one go. He spread his mana from his body to the surrounding area, creating a suppressed aura that made the other candidates overwhelmed by a sheer raw power that came from Soma, who was currently walking slowly toward the front.
"Quit this stupid charade already. The test will never end if you keep doing stupid things like this".
His calm voice traveled across the room with a ferocious intent that made everyone in the room tremble in fear, including some of the seniors.
"Just proceed with the test already".