Test (1)

"Okay ladies and gentlemen, that's all the learning for today. Oh my gosh, it seems like I was too excited that you guys became like this huh."

"Ughh..."

I'm struggling to hold back this drowsiness, we've been listening to this old man for 7 hours non-stop! my eyes are extremely red.

I suppressed this feeling of sleepiness by squeezing my thighs very hard. This was indeed an ineffective method but somehow I managed to survive until the end.

I looked to the left and right to see people lying on the floor. Even our protagonist Ethan was already holding his head with both hands, he seemed to have noticed my gaze and gave me a thumbs up while smiling pitifully, did he think this was a skill contest? Even the professors sitting beside the stage were already soundly asleep!

"Hoho, Forgive me ladies and gentlemen, maybe because I'm old so I get too excited, I hope you will forgive this old man."

No one answered the professor because everyone was fast asleep, even Ethan was asleep, the professor just smiled and said

"Then, see you at the next meeting, I'll take my leave. Oh my, even the professors are asleep, it seems like it's been a tiring day."

With Professor Rudolf gone, I got up from my seat and immediately left the hall, strangely the feeling of sleepiness disappeared when I left the hall.

"I am hungry"

Let's go to the canteen and get some food then I'll sleep.

***

The next day I woke up at 4 in the morning and started running in the field, I ran around the field at full speed, I wanted to increase my acceleration speed in running. I wondered if I could reach the level of speed of the knight who slashed the man's arm.

We were told to gather in the hall to measure mana sensitivity, somehow I ended up in Ethan's group.

"Uwahh... yesterday was really messy, I fell asleep on the floor all night and it made my body a little sore." Anna spoke in an annoyed tone and Ethan just laughed listening to her.

"But Sis Anna, didn't you sleep on Brother Aaron's thigh all night, even when I woke up I saw you hugging Brother Aaron's body."

"What are you talking about, you little snotty kid!"

This raden boy always taunts Anna when he has the chance, there is something wrong with this child, he is not like most children. Generally, if children see a terrible scene, the scene will be engraved in their brains and become a trauma. But this kid, he looks ordinary... Well whatever, I don't care either.

"But Dendi, where were you yesterday? After I woke up I didn't see you at all?"

"That's right, brother Suzuki, where were you yesterday?"

The other three people looked at me as if waiting for my answer. Ethan and Raden asked me, they should already know the answer but they still asked, it seemed like they just wanted to interact with me.

"I immediately left as soon as the professor left the stage and returned to my room."

"You didn't sleep in the hall?"

What's with that overreaction?

"No"

"Wow brother, you are a scary person."

What are they talking about?

***

We went to the field today, it looks like the testing will be done outdoors. The one who would test the mana sensitivity was an intermediate wizard from the magic tower.

"Okay, everyone listen to me, I am the person who will be your magic teacher. My name is Rowena, but people call me Lady Of The Silvermoon."

Strange people again? I can't believe this place is filled with weird people.

"Okay, now that the introductions are over, should we immediately do the testing? Then I want you all to sit down and close your eyes."

Following the professor's words I sat down and closed my eyes.

"Listen to my words carefully, I want you all to calm down and take a deep breath then let it out, repeat that 3 times. You have to focus, this world is rich in mana and the properties of mana are almost the same as oxygen, you are still beginners now and right now all you have to do is feel it and condense it in your hands."

I followed the professor's words, word by word the professor mentioned began to become inaudible in my ears, it seemed like I was entering the "selective sincerity" phase, I felt cold sensation around me, this cold sensation passed through me from various directions, is this what is called mana? But wait, there's something strange about this mana, I feel a familiar feeling when I feel the mana.

isn't This is the Cosmos energy?

***

"Ah...professor I can't feel anything." some people started to complain because they couldn't feel mana, disappointment could be seen from the people who couldn't sense mana.

Professor rowena glanced at the disappointed people and said. "Well, that means you don't have talent in magic, it looks like you should try another class, next time you don't have to come to my class anymore and just take the sword class or anything."

Professor Rowena's attention was diverted to a woman wearing glasses and approached her.

"Hoho... look at this, you can control your mana very well, looks like there's a talented kid here? What is your name?"

the girl bent down and wiped her sweat. "allow me introduce myself, my name is Ren Akane, looks like in the future I will be a bother to you."

"Haha...it turns out there are good kids here."

Not long after, a man ran up to the two of them with a cheerful face. "Ren! I know you will succeed."

"Heeh, you are also successful young man, what is your name?"

"let my introduce my self profesor, my name is Ethan Starshield"

"hehe... There are lots of promising people, i'm excited."

Ethan glanced in all directions as if he was looking for someone. "But professor, where is the black-haired person sitting next to me?."

"Oh, that person has already left first. He left towards the mansion before you two finished."

"Heh, of course he was disappointed because he couldn't feel his mana and left because he was embarrassed."

Anna suddenly interrupted the conversation, it seemed like she had successfully completed the test, everyone in Ethan's group had successfully completed the test and they gathered near the professor.

"Eh? What are you talking about? He has already completed the test, even long before you."

"...hah?"

"Eh?"

"Haha, I already know for sure it's impossible if Suzuki can't feel mana." Ethan laughed after hearing the professor's words

"Hahahaha, Sis Anna, aren't you embarrassed to say that?"

"Shut up stupid boy or I'll hit you!"

Ethan laughed, Raden mocked Anna, Anna's face turned red, Aaron didn't speak as usual and Ren just sighed as he adjusted his glasses.

The day ended quite quietly.