Golden Beauty

Asher fully turned to stare at the Professor who called out to him, his eyes blinking a bit in slight disbelief. He thought after he showed his talent, he would simply go back to the field and would've tried to seek out Reese and Kylee.

A Professor calling out to him was a bit unexpected, considering they had a track record of barely bothering any student more than necessary.

But Asher guessed this would make sense to happen.

Like he heard from Yuki, showing off such a high talent would only let their prowess grow stronger as many would want to properly foster this high level of achievement.

Though Asher still wanted to find Reese and Kylee, he also knew better than to reject a Professore calling.

Moreover, Asher had a faint feeling this would only do good for him and everybody involved with him.

"Alright." Asher calmly nodded at the Professor and began following him off stage.

As he walked, eyes were still on him, many still in utter shock over his incredible talent. Even the other Professor on stage still had their eyes on Asher.

Nearly every gaze Asher felt was one without overly hostile or antagonistic intentions.

But there was one familiar presence Asher's Aura Sense had picked up through the crowds of students. This presence had the same hostility as when he had first shown up here.

However, now that everything was out in the open, this presence didn't hide their hatred at all.

Asher could just feel their particular nasty gaze burn in a hole in the back of his head. Knowing exactly who it was, he briefly turned his gaze towards that very vicious presence.

A hint of amusement swirled in his eyes as he stared at his fellow Earth Tier talent student.

Kibe Hayoto's expression indeed was one that looked like he was fed horrid crap. He violently gritted his teeth, staring at Asher as if he could kill him with mere looks.

Out of everything Hayoto could ever expect, Asher being at the Earth Tier talent level wasn't one of them. Moreover, he was at the Peak Stage level!

To get to the Earth Tier talent level isn't something some common person could ever achieve. Hell, he knows that just getting to the Origin Tier level requires a considerably above-average talent that most residents in Pearlcrest City could only dream of achieving.

Yet Asher achieved it all and went even beyond him.

The most sickening aspect Hayoto found was how causal Asher was with all of this. His Talent Stone lit up with speeds far surpassing the likes of him, yet he walked and acted like he expected all of this to happen.

Deep within his chest, Hayato couldn't stop the more violent, cruel feelings from being born. His pride was even more than some Genius Ranking students, and he's someone who hated to be usurped from behind.

Asher essentially became his most hated enemy since day one of the Competition year.

Asher could practically feel those nasty, brutal feelings emanating from Hayoto's aura. In response, he only flashed Hayato a simple smirk which seemed to further irritate him.

Afterward, Asher promptly ignored him, uncaring about the intense jealousy that was quickly bubbling up inside Hayato.

Besides the overwhelming fame, Asher also knows the more negative aspect of this kind of attention.

Not everyone would be so happy with his incredible talent, a case in point being Hayato's reaction. Asher bets there were even more students like Hayato, but they all didn't have that inflated confidence like him.

Asher wasn't worried at all, however. Personally, he believed even with more negative, hostile intentions on him, it can open the door for him to receive various challenges.

Asher didn't consider himself a battle maniac. But from fights, he always feels he improves in some way, even if it's only slightly.

Furthermore, Asher also genuinely enjoys the thrill of experiencing a high-intensity, good fight most of the time.

When it comes to actual death battles, there was no enjoyment there—only a determination to get through that grueling fight and survive.

Before Asher walked off stage, he quickly shook his head on these thoughts, focusing back on where the Professor was leading him to.

The section where the Professor led him to was an actual nearly empty part of the field. Asher found it strange that there were literally zero students here. And he found it even odder that there was one figure here that had quite the stunning appearance.

As the Professor led him towards this attractive figure, Asher's attention was immediately enraptured. For how calm he usually is in the face of people's appearances, this person's beauty legitimately caught him by surprise.

This person was a beautiful woman that stood tall even among other city toppling, beautiful women.

The first thing that caught Asher's attention was the woman's enchantingly, alluring face that emitted a star-like attraction. It didn't matter who it was that gazed upon her; anybody wouldn't want to take their eyes off her gorgeous face.

Her face was crafted like a piece of divine art. Down to her sun-like golden eyes, golden hair that smoothly flowed down to her waist, long curly eyelashes, and cherry red lips, it was all gorgeous.

Accompanying her radiant face was a body that was bewitchingly sexy.

At just one glance, Asher could say this woman has the biggest breasts he ever saw!

Elsa's breasts were like booming melons. While this woman's breasts were akin to full boom watermelons! Furthermore, her curvaceous, beautiful figure nearly beat out Elsa, giving her an additional layer of allure.

Asher dared to even call this woman a pure fairy-like maiden in terms of only looks.

And this gorgeous woman was giving him a beautiful calming smile. It was that kind of smile that made Asher already feel calm before meeting her.

However, the more Asher stared at this woman, the more questions began to pop up in his mind. He wrinkled his eyebrows, trying to think just where the hell this beautiful woman came from and why nobody even seemingly noticed her.

The more he thought about it, Asher also realized he himself didn't even notice this beautiful woman until now.

Did she just show up now? Or was she there for all of the Assembly but had somehow masked her presence?

Asher wouldn't put the second option behind him, considering that every teacher or staff in this Academy holds unbelievable powers he can't ever hope to match as of now.

Asher was taken from his rummaging thoughts as the beautiful woman began to speak to him in an incomparably sweet-sounding voice.

"So, you're the famous Asher Vipond whose fame just isn't content with going down. You may not know me, but I am Vice Principal Mia."

At this point, the Professor leading him to Vice Principal Mia had already mysteriously vanished. But Asher didn't even notice that as he had stopped walking, blinking his eyes in mild shock.

Quite honestly, Asher wasn't sure of many of the staff or Professores' names or statuses. He and essentially the rest of the students vividly knows of Principal Smith since he has fame that extends past Balreth Academy.

Though, Asher, of course, knew they would have a Vice Principal. It was though a bit surreal seeing her before his very eyes.

To have the status of Vice-Principal Asher assumed she must be right behind Principal Smith in terms of strength. And even then, her status was also just as high as Principal Smith.

Asher knew that most students in his position would've felt nervous or largely intimidated by Vice Principal Mia.

Not only did she have tremendous power, but she also had otherworldly looks that would make it difficult to so casually approach her.

But, as Asher got near Vice-Principal Mia, he finally noticed something odd.

Principal Smith had a powerful natural aura that could cause any students to shut up by just being in his general presence. His power was like a wild tsunami that would make it hard to breathe from just trying to have a conversation with him.

But for Vice Principal Mia….Asher didn't sense any unfathomable aura for her. In fact, he simply couldn't perceive anything from her. It was almost like she was one of those completely ordinary mortals.

Asher knew this couldn't possibly be the case, but it was something to take intent notice of.

Calming himself, Asher kept his cool and gave a simple bow of his head. "It's an honor to meet you, Vice Principal."

Vice Principal Mia's beautiful smile only widens, seeing Asher being so respectful to her. Her first impression of him slightly raised as she had then told him,

"Ah, you don't need to be so formal. Rise your head."

Asher did as she asked and stared evenly into Vice Principal Mia's gorgeous face. Really, besides thinking she was quite the beauty, Asher held no other thoughts about her.

Although this was in direct contrast to Yuki, who had a specific intent interest in Vice Principal Mia.

'Oh my! To think we would have another suitable beauty here. Really, some good potential in her.' Yuki spoke in an inquisitive tone.

Asher felt a slight bit confused about Yuki's words but didn't let it show on his face. Before he could talk again, Vice Principal Mia continued to speak.

"I won't waste your time and get straight to the point. With your previous showcase of prowess and now your outstanding talent, I've come to inform you that you will be sorted into the special ranking section for the rest of the year."

A slight twinkle shimmered into Asher's eyes, feeling happy over this news but also had expected to hear something like this. Before he could talk again, Vice Principal Mia noticed that slight twinkle in his eyes.

Her calming smile never left her face as she spoke first again. "Now, don't get too excited. Even with all that you have shown, you will still be sorted at the bottom of this section. And, I don't think I need to explain why right?"

With Asher's critical mind, he quickly understood why he would need to climb his way to the top. His duel with Zara didn't reflect the true powers an Early Stage Spirit Tier student could wield.

And even with a Peak Stage Earth Tier talent, Balreth Academy holds the value of hard work to a high degree. For all Ranking Genius students, though they were born with numerous advantages, they all still had to put in work to maintain their high statuses

But, even when considering all of that, Asher still had one idea that could potentially boost his way to the top even faster.