Away from Soma's strange thoughts, the Awakening Ceremony at High School No 3 proceeded smoothly
" Next, Student Amamiya Aoi "
After hearing her name, a beautiful girl with blue eyes and short, light brown hair walked onto the stage
The girl placed her right hand on the crystal ball, and four stars of the crystal constellation lit up with multicolored light
" Student Amamiya Aoi has awakened a C-rank ability "
After seeing the appearance of a fourth-rank ability for the second time, the audience was stunned, and representatives from various organizations rushed to recruit her, showing no signs of fatigue or discomfort
This eagerness to recruit people with strong abilities may seem strange or exaggerated, but it is absolutely essential for organizations in this world
Recruiting someone who has awakened an E-rank ability can give these organizations an advantage over ten years beyond what ten people with an F-rank ability could offer
This can be achieved through increasing the organization's popularity and future prospects, or even by leveraging the practical effects of that person's ability, regardless of its nature and type
This is just the benefit of an E-rank abilit, and the benefit of higher-rank abilities cannot be measured and varies depending on the nature of the ability
Abilities are usually divided according to their type into three main categories: combat abilities, production abilities, and special abilities
Combat abilities are a very broad category, and as the name suggests, they include all abilities that aid combat, such as various physical strengthening abilities, the ability to transform into monsters, control weapons, or even support abilities such as healing
Production abilities, on the other hand, are all abilities that help their owner craft various items more efficiently, such as abilities that increase success rates in blacksmithing or alchemy, or the ability to improve weapons and armor, etc
The last category is special abilities, a very rare type of abilities, it includes all abilities that do not fall into one of the previous two categories and have other uses, and it is the largest category and has hundreds of subcategories
People with this type of ability receive great attention, even if their ability is only F-rank, but most of them keep their possession and the information surrounding them secret to avoid attracting any unwanted attention or problems
For its part,Aoi politely accepted all the cards presented to her, maintained a calm expression, and returned to her seat
" Next, Student Tachikawa Kumata "
A student with medium-length, disheveled hair covering his eyes and an average appearance walked toward the stage immediately after Teacher Onika called him
Kumata placed his hands on the stage, and four stars lit up on the crystal tower
" Student Kumata awakened a C-rank ability "
" Oh ! "
" A C-rank ability three times in a row ? That's extremely rare ! "
For his side, after Kumata finished dealing with the invitations from the various organizations, he returned to his seat with an unreadable expression, but he was internally trembling with excitement as he read the details of his ability over and over again
" Hehehehe "
After the first class students finished, Teacher Onika returned to his seat, and Principal Koreishi spoke again
" The first class students' awakening has ended "
" The total: 3 C-rank abilities, One D-grade ability, six E-grade abilities, and twenty F-grade abilities "
After he finished speaking, the principal kurishi turned to the second class
"Now ! Second class students come forward ! "
Hearing the principal's voice, a teacher with dark skin, a broad face, a muscular body, and a slightly disheveled appearance walked in front of the students
This teacher's name is Mitsuru Fukama, and he's in charge of the second class
Teacher Mitsuru stood in front of the second class students and began speaking to them
" Okay, everyone, pay attention ! "
" The first student and head of the class, Kakashi Katayama "
Hearing his teacher's words, a student with short, spiky black hair and sharp, determined eyes walked confidently toward the podium
He placed his right hand on the crystal ball, and five stars lit up, causing everyone in the arena to gasp, and even the operator's voice sounded a little excited
" Student Kakashi Katayama has awakened a B-rank ability !!! "
" Wow ! That's a B-rank ability ! "
" Wow ! "
" Wow ! "
" It looks like Kakashi is about to soar out of our reach "
While many of the students stared at Kakashi with reverence and envy, several of the officials approached him with great enthusiasm, with huge smiles on their faces, and even Principal Kurishi's expression seemed to relax and become more comfortable
' Mmm, strange ! '
" Hey, why are the principal, all the teachers, and the audience so excited ? "
" Oh ! You don't know ? "
Ayano heard a question next to him, and realizing his classmate was about to answer, he leaned closer to the two and listened intently to their conversation
" Awakening a B-rank ability is extremely rare, and our school has seen many years in which no student from that class has been able to awaken such an ability "
" After years of abilities being revealed, awakening a B-rank ability has become the standard for determining whether an Awakening Ceremony was successful or not in all high schools worldwide "
" That's why the first student in the second class to awake a B-rank ability is so motivating to everyone in the school, especially the principal "
" Oh, so that's it ! "
Ayano could clearly hear the answer, and a wealth of other information related to this matter flooded into his mind from his memories, so he stopped thinking about it and refocused on the ceremony
' Everything will wait until I awaken my own ability '
" Next Student Fujimiya Megumi "
Hearing her name, a cute girl with long black hair and a very pretty body walked up to the stage
" Oh, it's Megumi ! "
" She's so pretty "
" I heard she's Kakashi's childhood friend "
" Really ! Are they dating ? "
" No ! But someone from class 2 told me that Kakashi was planning to confess to her after the ceremony "
Megumi walked up to the stage calmly, then placed her hand on the crystal ball, and two stars lit up
" Student Fujimiya Megumi has awakened an E-rank ability "
After hearing the official's voice, the students' enthusiasm subsided as some officials approached Megumi and handed her their organization cards
Megumi paid them no attention, quickly grabbing their cards and then continuing to read the transparent blue screen in front of her, which displayed the ability she had awakened, and she seemed happy for some strange reason
' Hehe, my ability will definitely help him '
Aside from her happiness, the students in the courtyard reacted slightly to the murmur. It seemed that Kakashi's awakening of a B-rank ability had increased their appetite
' Oh, only E-rank ! '
' Someone who awakens an E-rank ability is only considered average, and their future prospects won't be very high, and they'll struggle to advance compared to those with abilities beyond their own '
Megumi heard the students' chatter, but she didn't lose her excitement, and while she maintained a neutral expression, she couldn't suppress an internal smile
' Hehe, just loser fools ! '
' You'll soon see who laughs last ! '
Megumi returned to her seat and was about to approach Kakashi, but she immediately noticed that he avoided her gaze
' ... Did Kakashi just avoid me ? '
Megumi was initially stunned, then thought it over, she assumed Kakashi was busy with the party, so she decided to wait until it was over before approaching him
Well, she may have thought that way, but because she was always the decisive one, she decided not to reveal her ability informations to him until she was certain of what she thought
" Next ... "
...
" Next, Student Tachibana Yaoi "
Hearing her name, a girl with short blue hair, blue eyes, and a beauty mark under her left eye walked in
Ayano noticed that this student looked at the third-grade teacher, who smiled encouragingly at her, and was a little puzzled
' Mmm, strange ? '
' Is there a connection between these two ? '
Yaoi walked to the podium and placed her hand on the crystal ball, which lit up a single star
" Student Tachibana Yaoi has awakened an F-rank ability "
" Yeah, more F-rank abilities ? "
" Well, 99% of humans awaken an F-rank abilities, and that percentage rarely changes even slightly "
" Seeing so many outstanding students, both in physical and cognitive subjects, awaken F-rank abilities is truly sad "
" You're right ! Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do about it, and humanity hasn't been able to discover any specific patterns that control the abilities awakened during the Awakening Ceremony "
Away from the students' chatter and discussion, Yaoi returned to her seat and glanced at her third-grade teacher, whose previously expectant gaze had turned slightly cold toward her
Ayano noticed this and realized that a rift had already formed between the two of them
He knew a lot about the third-grade teacher, and one of the most important of which is that he possesses a rare A-rank ability
" Next, Student Toma Saki "
A lively girl with short red hair and an athletic body walked onto the stage after hearing her name
She placed her hand on the crystal ball, and two stars lit up
" Student Toma Saki has awakened an E-rank ability "
Saki quietly returned to her seat after receiving a few invitations
The audience's response wasn't as enthusiastic as it had been in the beginning, as they began to lose interest and only paid attention to abilities above D-grade
" Next, student Azuma Yuuto "
Hearing his name, a tall student with a stern face beyond his years and a muscular body walked toward the stage
" Is this the descendant of the Azuma family ? "
" Yes, he is "
" What's up ? Is he famous ? "
" Yes, his family is extremely powerful and influential, and they hold many high positions in the Military and the Red Nightmare Guild "
" Really ? How lucky ! "
Yuuto placed his hand on the crystal ball smoothly, and six stars lit up with a dazzling light
" Student Azuma Yuuto has awakened an A-grade ability !!! "