Everyone Else Has a System

"Isn't there going to be skill distribution after the test? Are you not going to take a skill of your own?"

Gloria was confused and so was Variel and I just smiled before speaking,"with the amount of mana I have. I doubt the skills would do much good for me."

It was an honest opinion as I was a master of all weapons, basic mastery skills of any weapon would do me no good. As for mana related skills, I doubt I need to have them as what I have in comparison is 10s of times better if not 100.

Though, Gloria and Verial, confused for a second, understood my lack of mana as they analysed the amount of mana I have.

'This reminds me that I need to unlock another mana channel or so… while I had been concentrating on Spirit Magic and Blood Magic, I should use all types of mana I can. Who knows what I might need where,' I thought as I pondered a little before speaking,

"You made it to the fourth floor, didn't you? That's quite nice. Not as great as me, but still nice."

​ Variel had an annoyed expression as he looked at my face while Gloria chuckled out loud before speaking,"well… At least you have connections within the Academy. That can be counted as power as well. By the way, when you said you will be meeting someone, did you mean Sir Dalton? How do you know each other?"

She was really curious about it, wasn't she… or perhaps most of the people were? I looked around to see everyone quieting down a bit, as they were all concentrating on our conversation, which made me smile a tad as I spoke.

"It's nothing, really. I just used my knowledge to strike a deal with him and it kind of worked… though the details are classified, so can't really say much about it."

Hearing my words, Gloria's curiosity rose to another height as she asked,"you never told about your Unorthodox Ability. I heard from people that you broke all the records of Arcadia with the points you scored… just what is your ability?"

She wasn't holding back in asking anything, was she? But I guess revealing this much should be necessary if I need to be close to others later on.

"I have an ability related to knowledge about monsters… I know about various monsters from below F grade to S grade… though anything more would require more research," I spoke with slight smugness and Gloria just looked at me, dumbfounded. The whole class was silent for a few seconds and the Professor just observed me with a sigh, as if he was disappointed in me for revealing my ability.

"Dude… that's really… that's an awesome ability. No wonder you got that many points… if used correctly, you can open up a whole new branch of yours on monsters related things or something-" it was the girl beside Gloria who was just as much in disbelief as the others were.

Though Gloria cut her off as she spoke,"if you don't mind, can I join you after the test?"

I saw her face, and she was really serious about coming with me and I pondered a little,'I guess I can use some company… just that… It would complicate things a little if I met someone… someone like Lucas, Elizabeth or the others.'

Though I still nodded as I spoke,"sure, but are you really fine with that? I mean, about that skill, you know?"

Hearing my words, she turned to Professor Hoffman and asked,"Professor, is it okay if we collect our new skills tomorrow and not today?" and Professor Hoffman, though not really satisfied with where things were going, still nodded at that.

Seeing that Gloria smiled as she turned at me, but before she could speak anything, Variel spoke,"then I would like to join as well."

'Why am I attracting so much attention all of a sudden?' I was confused as I looked at the duo, observing me, and I just raised my hands and muttered," I give up. Do whatever you want, just don't create trouble for me."

They both nodded before returning to their own work. It wasn't that I mind Variel and Gloria, just that there would be other people sticking like mud to them, that I don't want around me.

Soon the bell rang, and the classes were over, before we moved in line to take our individual tests. While we were tested on many things during the tests, it was the final test of registration as confirmation that everything that has been tested before is completely valid.

'There should be no point in the test but then it also determines the potential of one's capabilities using the mana sphere so I guess, there is some worth to it,' I thought as I recalled the purpose of the test before proceeding into the test centre.

Basically, when we came here, unlike me, who didn't go through a single physical test, everyone had to fight and show his or her capability during the battles. The only thing that wasn't tested was their mana potential.

Mana Potential, as I had explained before, is the calculatable amount of mana you may have in the future. It is generally determined by the amount of mana you have and the System Grade you possess, but honestly, there are many, many more factors at play here.

The amount of hard work you put into it, the amount of skills you have, the amount of practice battles you've been through, real life battles where you had to put your life on the line, and many other factors.

This particular test, though it will test everything all over once again, it will mostly be focused on Mana Potential only. With this, you will easily find your own path throughout your life, also helping you find what is the best path for you to take in the future. In fact, it is more like a guide than a test that will be with you throughout the Academy until you exit it.

"Well… let's see my so-called potential, shall we?" I spoke as I entered the white room where my test was supposed to be taken.