Chapter 4: A hidden Gem? I can't believe it.

"Now that you are done can you please Process my Application I've already wasted enough time here."

letting out a deep sigh of resignation Aster Reiss could only numbly receive the Identification mark as well as a small, albeit nondescript Letter she retrieved from her worn satchel.

The identification mark he now held in his hand is in the guise of a nondescript silver card, that is engraved with a unique miniature array that is tied to this young lady's student record to the one stored into the main formation that serves as both as protection and Archive.

Curiously Aster examined the letter first and got surprised that it held the seal of the only ducal house within the kingdom, the Astleys. feeling like it was above his pay grade to even open such a letter. he set it aside for now and carefully placed it on his desk, making sure that he didn't wrinkle it even the slightest bit.

that's one problem he'll happily pass on to his immediate superior to deal with.

Aster glanced at the brunette once more, trying to figure out her actual identity but then again, he couldn't even grasp what this seemingly plain faced woman is from the beginning and he is quite afraid he'd further antagonize her and be subjected to another round of venomous glaring.

'She's quite frightening but I can't let her know that or I wouldn't have any "face" left as the Easterners would like to say. 'Sigh' might as well tough it out and continue to keep my facade up.'

Aster then attempted to activate the inert array engraved on the bottom of his desk with the use of the card provided To him, by simply pressing the "business end" of the thing onto the faint outline of a circle. A seemingly simple action to do but the man knew the intricacies of such small scale arrays and the complicated process it needed to even function.

The royal academy really spared no expenses to provide nothing but the best.

'truly an innovative approach to allocation of resource' Aster couldn't help but inwardly praise the headmistress and the board behind this massive institute for their decisiveness to spend an astronomical amount of their annual funding.

Aster could only regretfully sigh that the kingdom's army, specifically The ground forces would had benefited greatly from adopting such an approach but unfortunately with the immense influence carried by the nobility within its higher ranks, that whimsical wish could only be described as nothing more than as a pipe dream.

As the array began to release a barely audible hum. a holographic three dimensional Image in the form of a bluish cube projected from his desk materialized in front of him, which thankfully drew the troublesome girl's attention, much to Aster's Relief.

Putting on a pair of enchanted gloves he produced from a drawer, this simple magical device allowed the wearer to physically interact with the ethereal hologram with specific magical signal powered by the user's ambient reserves.

Aster casually tapped a small blinking icon with index finger amongst the list of Inert icons that signified he had been allowed permission to gain access the girl's information in the magical terminal thanks to the mark that serves as the identification key.

the proxy terminal that is connected to the main formation would normally be dormant and inaccessible even if he were to try to activate it on its own, it is a way to ensure that the stored information about the Students would be kept relatively confidential and only selected individuals that gone through a strict screening such as himself are allowed to see a only portion of the Data collected by the main formation itself. this would prevent possible talents from being forcefully detained and/or exploited by Outside forces as a means to their own ends and quite frankly, it would be a worst case scenario if an enemy nation such as the Empire managed to gain access to the Royal academy archives that recorded every single student's information down to their very strengths and weaknesses.

'it would be like giving an assassin a detailed list of targets and how to prepare to countermeasures against them. that would be truly a frightening thing if it were to truly happen.' Aster couldn't help but involuntary shiver at his own thoughts.

Honestly Speaking this measure devised by the headmistress, Madeline Leonhart is still quite far from being considered "foolproof" since A skilled enough magus that focused on Arrays and spell Decoding known colloquially known As scribes. these professional spell breakers thar focused into the finer arts of magic can possibly unravel every safeguards inlaid within a magical formation given enough time, thankfully said people need to be in close contact with the array to make any sort of headway.

Elites that boast such degree of Ability and comprehension of Formations are immediately scouted by the kingdom herself and are contract bound not to abused there knowledge against Verida and her allied nations, of course they are generously provided with both Status and wealth to circumvent any lingering dissatisfactions caused by the limitations placed upon them.

(now back to the main point.)

with her name written in bold Letters on the "file" template projected in the magic Terminal. Aster couldn't help but feel mildly curious for the plain faced woman that had the bearings of a Commoner with the arrogance of an aristocrat balled into one feisty Figure.

'is she one of those rare low-key Young ladies that don't like to stand out?' he mused.

opening her Information stored in the archives would give him some much needed answers without endangering his facade of a cold intellectual man of mysterious background.

deciding it wouldn't hurt to at least spend a few extra minutes to check her evaluation file and sate his curiosity. what he found on the other hand nearly tore his carefully practiced facade into pieces, because what he found written in them where nonsensical as they appear to be.

Cadet Name: Evelyn

Gender: female

Age:24

social status: Commoner

Affiliation: Ducal Clan of Astley.

Cadet Ranking: A-10

Titles Garnered: Silent Whisper, Swordmaster, Grand Lancer, Aerial Knight.

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She is a title bearer of not only one but four combat orientated titles.