Chapter 103 Capacity [ 3 ]

-Oriana Mengral's point of view.

She looked at that smile.

A smile with a second meaning. In her mind was repeating the sentence she possibly meant to say out loud and not just with a smile.

"Is that enough for you to call me master or not?"

Her clear words were received with ease as she watched him with a frown.

Did he want to get beaten up or something? Then why did he try to say the words Oriana least likes to hear?

Of course, she accepted being called a teacher; however, her disciple was certainly annoying.

In spite of that, she could not be angry. She was grateful to have a disciple with a talent that no one else could possess.

But that did not mean she could still call herself a teacher. However, she felt the need to be called that, even though deep inside she found it annoying. Her anger stemmed from those words; it was strange, but she couldn't get it out of her mind.

Being called a teacher was really hard for her. She wanted to get rid of that annoyance and allow Asher to call her "teacher," but she always got angry. Was that a normal thing to do?

Actually, no. His anger at that nickname had always irritated her. And, of course, Oriana wanted to get rid of that anger to allow her disciple Asher to call her "teacher" no matter what, and not let her anger over that word come out.

However, she found it impossible.

She let go of the smile her disciple was showing and turned away from the place of the cadet evaluations.

His only role at that moment was to evaluate the cadets with a score from 1 to 100, once they completed the three parts of the first stage of evaluation.

So, he sighed heavily and relaxed as he popped a mint candy into his mouth, savoring it slowly as if it was the last thing he would ever eat in his life.

Minutes passed, and it was still the turn of the other cadets.

He followed with Grey, then Freddy, and then Julian.

However, the first two showed results that were more than obvious, with great scores.

Grey received 87/100, Freddy 88/100. Julian, however, was different.

Everyone present was surprised by what he showed.

At that moment, the voice of the first teacher resounded.

"98% for you to reach the second circle."

It was truly amazing, not only to the cadets and teachers present, but also to Oriana, who watched everything without taking her eyes off Julian.

Since when was he so talented?

Julian's background was always one as a....

The youngest son of the Reinhard family was considered a slacker, lazy and lazy in every possible way. He was the son that no one paid attention to and, in fact, was practically forgotten as the youngest son of the Reinhard family.

He was incompetent, untalented and without any chance of being truly amazing. Yet why was he now showing such impressive talent?

Oriana looked curiously at Julian.

"The Reinhard family clearly always said he was the least talented son in their entire family, someone who wasn't cut out to be a wizard."

"That means he always had talent, he just wasn't showing it because he was lazy and slacking in the Reinhard family."

Oriana thought positively at those thoughts.

Although too far away from Asher's talent, this cadet might be the second or third most talented first year.

Currently, Oriana has the top talents in order.

Asher as the first, Freddy as the second and Grey as the third.

However, she never thought about the possibility that Julian Reinhard had a high probability of possessing top talent.

Oriana simply didn't see it coming.

Now, with a new evaluation, Julian is considered among the second or third place among the top freshman talents.

Asher was in another category in terms of talent. In fact, he was the top talent ever. However, Oriana dismissed the idea, considering his talent too great. So she simply placed Julian as the second most talented and Freddy as the first.

Of course, Oriana ruled Asher out because his talent cannot be compared to any other cadet. Asher has a talent that even talented wizards can't compare to.

"It would be cheating if I add Asher as the first, as he is too talented."

That was why Oriana quickly removed Asher from her list and reset her list of top talents.

After all, Asher is in a completely different place compared to any other cadet and even any wizard in the whole world.

It was then that the second professor's voice reached everyone's ears.

"Thirty minutes and fifty-seven seconds."

That was how long Julian continued to pour mana until he was completely exhausted.

Up to that point, Julian was the second best at taking the longest time.

Oriana wasn't even surprised anymore.

She now saw Julian as a possible great talent. Of course, there was also Grey and Freddy, who also possessed great talents.

However, Julian exceeded her expectations in the second part of the first evaluation. But this was only the beginning.

"Fluency, a 78.89%, speed of exit, a 69.90%."

The teacher's voice echoed as he announced Julian's final assessment result.

Oriana immediately wrote everything down and gave him a score that fit Julian quite well.

In an instant, she appeared in front of Julian and then spoke.

"Cadet Julian, you scored 95/100. Keep it up, cadet."

It was a perfect score for Julian, someone considered useless and lazy in the Reinhard family. This score he deserved more than anyone else.

***

-Scene change.

-Julian Reinhard's point of view.

"Cadet Julian, you scored 95/100. Keep it up, cadet."

Julian listened attentively to Professor Oriana's words. His eyes simply glowed with outstanding emotions that he could not control. All the training he went through to be one step closer to the second circle was a success.

She learned new skills far more advanced than the ones she had at the beginning of the academy. However, his talent was a great help in achieving what he had just obtained that day.

Julian felt joyful about his glorious result. It was what he had expected most: a near perfect score. He had no expectation of achieving a 100/100, he knew that was impossible at the time; however, getting a 95/100 was more than enough. Honestly, Julian was happy.

That joy for getting a great score and for his hidden talent, which led him to achieve something he thought he would not achieve, finally made him feel the recognition he longed for.

Cadets sent him compliments over and over again.

"Amazing, a very talented cadet."

"It was to be expected from a member of the Reinhard family, his talent is incredible."

"Hahaha, no one knew there was anyone this talented."

Those were nice compliments for Julian, especially since all it took for him to get those results were his own efforts, with every day of training. They were hard and heavy days, but when he discovered his talent, in that instant he set out to do his best and make the most of his potential.

However, he knew there was more. Julian knew that wasn't all of his talent; however, for the moment, that was all he could tap into his hidden talent.

Finally, Julian walked to a part a bit away from the ranks of the remaining cadets who had not yet tested. Farther away were the cadets who had already finished their evaluation, and then he approached.

"I never thought you had talent like that."

"Hehe, thank you, Grey."

"I agree too, Julian, since when did you get talent? I thought you were a bum, like the rumors coming out of your family."

"Actually, those rumors are true, but when I realized I had talent, I stopped being the bum I was before."

"That's great."

Julian smiled at the words of his two friends; simply receiving praise from them was the only thing that pleased him. His family didn't support him at all, but that was because he himself made them look down on him and saw him as someone with no talent in his family.

However, in reality he wasn't, and he was talented.

It was then that his gaze was fixed on Asher, that friend he met through Luna, Gloriana and Emilia on the first day at the academy. They both had the same coffee hobbies and shared similar thoughts sometimes. However, Asher was distant and cold, as if he had no emotions, but Julian could see past that.

"He really cares about the safety of his friends, especially the girls."

"..."

However, he soon realized a fact he had never thought of before.

"It's possible..."

It was possible, but he still wasn't sure. First he had to analyze his situation and see if it was really what he suspected.

"He cares a lot about the girls, especially it seems to be with Gloriana."

"Hmm... Maybe I'm thinking wrong and he just cares for all his friends equally."

"But what if that's not the case and he likes Princess Gloriana...?"

"Hehehehe."

A mischievous smile appeared on his mouth as he looked at Asher. However, at that instant, Asher looked in her direction and they both looked at each other.

"Congratulations on your score."

"Hehe, you're not the only one with talent, you know."

"You're right."

Asher always said few words, but they were more than enough to understand each other. Julian then stood next to him and watched the direction in which Asher was looking. He seemed to be staring at someone intently, and so Julian swept his gaze.

"Hey, why are you looking at Professor Oriana?"

However, his gaze didn't take off from there and a smile appeared on his face.

"..."

"You don't like older girls, do you, Asher?"

Julian thought as he watched the strange smile on Asher's face, who was staring at Professor Oriana without even blinking.

It was truly a young boy's love for an adult. Julian went blank at the thought.

"Don't tell me you like Professor Oriana."

However, Julian still wasn't sure. First he thought Asher liked Gloriana, and now he was thinking that Asher had feelings for Professor Oriana.

So, he decided to dismiss all thoughts that would lead him into great confusion later on. However, curiosity got the better of him, and for the first time, Julian decided to ask.

"Asher, what is your relationship with Professor Oriana?"

Asher looked at him and quickly answered.

"Mmm, in a nutshell, she was the first person who trained me, so she's my teacher."

"..."

"Are you serious?"

"Yes."

"Princess Oriana is known for her cruel training, she makes knights' lives impossible. You say she trained you?"

"Yes..."

"She even mistreats her subordinates and trains them so cruelly that they would wish for death."

"Yes... It was... the same for me."

Asher's face simply paled as he remembered all the days he was beaten while training with Oriana. Those were hard days.

"..."

Julian looked at Asher in disbelief.

Really, this guy suffered a lot because of Professor Oriana in the past. Although he could also answer one of his questions.

"It's possible that Asher is this strong because Professor Oriana trained him."

Maybe his temper is quite nasty and he is someone really cruel when he trains someone, but Oriana's trainings have extraordinary results.

Julian, of course, could not deny this fact and then looked admiringly at Oriana.

"If I were trained by her, then I would be stronger."

"Even though my life would be a nightmare because of her training, I would be stronger in the end."

His gaze then stopped on Asher. If he was trained by Oriana, then Julian would also want to receive training like Asher and become stronger.

Now that the real classes are starting, it is possible to receive training from Oriana.

"Haa..."

He sighed heavily and looked at the following cadets.

"Oh, it looks like Princess Gloriana and Luna will be next. Then Emilia follows."

Julian glanced at Emilia.

Their gazes met and Julian quickly turned his head.

Tum, Tum.

"Not again."

His heart pounded every time he looked at Emilia. His only words were...

"She is very... beautiful."

Julian thought he really liked Emilia, but he still wasn't completely sure....