17 Class Awakening Ceremony (1)
"Well then, let's start. Number 1, Princess Evangeline. Please come here, your Highness." The high priest declared
'...The fuck?' Matthew's eyes narrowed as they fell into the princess's figure.
According to his memories, Evangeline wasn't even here because she was busy with palace affairs, and because of that, her class was awakened later.
Besides, she wasn't even in Class A or anything, and Matthew doesn't even know at what part she arrived.
He only knew from Stacy's dialogue with Leon that she would be appearing at the academy.
Under everyone's eyes, a beautiful, elegant lady stood up and started walking towards the priest.
Upon reaching the priest, the princess smiled lightly.
In that instant, the hearts of the viewers were completely conquered due to this lady's beautiful smile.
"Then, we'll begin." The priest spoke.
"Your Highness, please put both of your hands on this crystal ball." He added.
Hearing him, Evangeline nodded her head and then did as the priest had said. Then, as he felt a strange sensation coming from her hands, she started channeling her mana into the crystal ball.
It didn't take a lot of time, and suddenly, a huge whirpool of four symbols appeared on the crystal.
Pop!
From the crystal, a blue panel appeared with the name of Evangeline's Class.
[Archmage]
"This...this! Our land is truly blessed! Her Highness has awakened the Rank SS+ Class Archmage!" The priest announced with a big smile.
When everyone heard and looked at the panel in front of them, it immediately caused a huge commotion.
"Wow! As expected of the Eldest Princess!"
"She really has the royal bloodline! After all, her grandfather was the only Archmage!"
"I can't help but imagine her using mage robes..."
"Pervert!"
Ignoring the comments from the audience, Evangeline thanked the priest and got back to her place.
After that, the priest called the number 2, "Please come up, Crown Prince Leon!"
With that, Leon stepped up with a confident demeanour and a faint smirk on his lips.
He approached the priest and directly put his hands on the crystal ball, full of excitement.
Seeing this, the priest only chucked with amusement.
Like Evangeline did, Leon started channeling his mana into the crystal ball as a bright golden light covered the entire hall.
[Holy Knight]
Seeing this, the priest's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but smile wide.
"As expected of the Crown Prince! A Rank S class just like Princess Evangeline!" The priest this time was a bit more respectful and even bowed his head a bit.
After all, even if he's a high-level priest, a Holy Knight it's much more valuable than himself. It could be said to be one of the best classes!
Thanking the priest, Leon came down...
And with that, the class awakening ceremony continued...
"Mike Hawk, congratulations on becoming a Magic Swordsman!"
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"Zelene Howard, congratulations on becoming a Healer!"
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And so it continued as the priest continued calling the numbers. And surprising enough, even Roxanne didn't get called.
"Now... number 321, Kennard Bowen!"
Hearing that it was finally his time to shine, Kennard walked towards the priest and suddenly looked around.
Finally, when he saw Matthew, he waved his hand with a faint smile and signaled to him with his mouth.
'I'll become stronger than you.'
Then, he followed the priest's order and put both of his hands on the crystal ball, channeling his mana into it.
Just like Leon, a huge light covered the room, but this time instead of a golden color, a fire red filled the hall.
[Extreme Fire Swordsman.]
Looking at the panel, the priest's eyes widened; he was even more surprised than when it appeared in Leon's class.
"C-congratulations! You have awakened a mutant class that is ranked at S+ rank!" The priest applauded.
This kind of mutant was very rare!
"Oh my... I didn't expect that Kennard Bowen would have a stronger class than the Crown Prince!"
"Exactly... it's quite shocking, to be honest..."
With a proud smile, Kennard got back to his place, and the next number was immediately called.
"Number 322, Roxanne Von Luxuria!" Finally, it was Roxanne's turn to awaken her class.
However, before she walked towards the priest and under everyone's eyes,
Muah~
She kissed Matthew's cheek and then winked at him.
"Wish me good luck~!"
Then she finally started walking towards the priest...
The students started whispering between themselves after that happened, and Matthew simply sighed at the situation.
'Good luck...' He spoke inwardly.
When Roxanne reached the priest, she whispered something to him and then proceeded to the test.
Chaneling her mana to the crystal ball, an extreme, dangerous intent spread through the whole hall.
Instead of the normal blue panel, a dark red tint panel appeared before everyone's eyes, indicating her class.
[Medusa's Descendant]
"WHAT!?" The priest himself couldn't help but loudly exclaim.
His eyes widened to the maximum, like they were about to pop out, but seeing Roxanne's faint smile, he just announced the result.
"C-c-c...CONGRATULATIONS! You have awakened a Unique SSS-rated Class!" The priest clapped.
And just as he announced that, an even larger commotion than when Evangeline awakened her class happened.
"Wait... Roxanne Von Luxuria, isn't she the banished heiress from the Luxuria Family!?"
"Wait really!? Then, shouldn't she regain her status after this happened? There's only a handful of SSS classes in the entire world!"
"Tsk... I should have paid attention to her when she was at her lowest... Imagine being her lover..."
"Shut up! Didn't you see how she kissed that guy's cheek!?"
Stare...
Directly, everyone's gaze fell on Matthew's body; they were looking at him and whispering.
"Lucky bastards...!"
Seeing this, Matthew sighed completely, and without realizing it, he felt two hands caressing his cheek.
"I did good, right~?" Roxanne's mischievous voice reached his ears.
"Yeah, you did." Matthew smiled gently and brushed her hair slowly, feeling its soft and silky texture.
Roxanne blushed at his actions, totally not expecting this kind of reaction from him; however, she couldn't hide her big smile.
And so... the ceremony continued...
"Sam Rosewood; congratulations on awakening the Elemental Archer Class!"
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"Number 555, Stacy Greenwood. Please come up here..."
Stacy's name didn't cause a huge commotion, because even if she's otherwise beautiful, she doesn't come from a prestigious family.
However, as she walked to the priest, a bunch of people started whispering between them, probably talking about her beauty.
"Hello, Mr. Priest." Stacy bent down her head.
Just by this action, the priest had become a lot kinder to her.
"Miss Stacy, please put both of your hands on the crystal ball. You just need to channel your mana, and you'll awaken your class."
Stacy nodded, and after taking a deep breath, she started channeling her mana towards the crystal ball.
Slowly, the crystal ball was enveloped by a bright golden glow, and suddenly, the clouds in the sky suddenly turned golden.
BRRRR!
The sounds of trumpets suddenly started coming from the sky, and everyone was confused.
And even if that wasn't enough, instead of a panel appearing to display her class, a huge beam of light reached the ground from the sky.
There, the statue of an angel appeared with a plaque on her hands, saying...
[Apostle of Light]
Seeing this, everyone was completely speechless. They wanted to voice their thoughts and shock, but nobody couldn't.
The priest bowed down completely to Stacy and greeted her with the most polite tone he could voice out.
"I greet the Apostle of Light!"
Stacy only smiled at his actions.
"Raise your head," she said gently.
The priest seemed to want to refuse her words, but as he felt Stacy's hands holding his shoulder, he stopped bowing down.
With a small nod, Stacy gracefully got back to her seat, with a remaining smile on her lips.
'Fuck... If she really is an "M"... I'm fucked.' Matthew commented inwardly.
After all, an Apostle of Light is basically the strongest identity among all the churches in the world.
She basically has the right to command every church, even on other continents!
Slowly, after taking a deep breath, the priest started calling the remaining numbers; after all, there were 1001 students.
And finally... it was Matthew's turn, the only commoner in the entire academy.
"Number 666, Matthew... Only Matthew." The priest seemed taken back by this rare occurrence.
"Ah... please come to the stage." He added with a faint smile.
Matthew got up from his seat and made his way towards the stage, where the priest kindly greeted him.
"Student Matthew, please put both of your hands on the crystal ball and then channel your mana."
Matthew nodded and did as the priest told him.
However, as he started channelling his mana to the crystal ball, he suddenly frowned deeply.
After all...
He had more than one type of mana...
