Chapter 9.2
“L, l, l- light, [Light] Attribute!!!! Everyone!! This is the attribute of the hero who bravely fought the devil 300 years ago and brought light back to the continent! It is an epic attribute!!!!”
Epic class attributes.
They are superior attributes that have been recorded as appearing only once in thousands of years of history.
Park Min-ho, who volunteered to be the second to go, awakened the epic [Light] Attribute.
Choi Ji-hoon’s expression as he looked at him wrapped in a white circular light rapidly rotted away.
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Since then, the property inspection continued.
Choi Ji-hoon and Park Min-ho were the only volunteers who said they would do the test first, so from now on, it was conducted in order of attendance number.
“[Water] Attribute! Congratulations!”
“It’s the [Wind] Attribute!”
“This!! It’s a [Moon] Attribute!! The sun and the moon rise at the same time, revealing the future glorious days of the empire!”
Contrary to our worries, everyone who has been tested so far has obtained an attribute.
The examination is not over yet, but for now, I think I can quell my worries about the future.
One notable thing is that no one’s attributes have overlapped so far.
The vast majority of attributes identified in the average attribute inspections are called normal class properties.
The same goes for the sons of nobles.
Nevertheless, one epic attribute and two continental attributes have already been confirmed.
This is despite the fact that more than half of the people have not yet been tested.
“Next is Min Hye-rin! Please come up!”
The moderator was excited about the repeated awakening feast.
The imperial family and nobles watching over the blessed otherworlders all seemed relieved and delighted.
Min Hye-rin’s haughty steps climbed the stairs.
As soon as her small palm was put on the tester—
*Doo doo doo*
The air in the inspection center, no, the space itself trembled.
The space around her and the inspector warped, cracked, distorted, and ran amok as purple magic light roamed all over her.
It was a more violent reaction than anyone before had yielded.
“This... What is this?!”
“Nonsense!”
Everyone in the stands stood up at once with eyes full of astonishment.
The afterglow of magical power lasted longer than ever.
Eventually, the lights and tremors subsided to some extent, but I turned my head toward the host who did not respond.
The presenter, who was standing right next to the inspection machine... fainted.
“Get the stretcher! Hurry up!”
The ladies-in-waiting were busy trying to treat the nobleman quickly, but fortunately the moderator woke up soon.
“I just passed out in surprise... I’m really sorry for causing trouble.”
He lowered his head but then continued.
“This is... Really amazing. I’ve been working at this inspection station for 15 years... but I’ve never heard of a reaction like this. A magical reaction that has never been observed in the inspection machine’s history, an effect that seems to transform the space freely... Hyerin Min must have awakened the [Earth] Attribute, which is a mythical level attribute.”
Mythical attribute.
It is an attribute that only appears in legends.
Everyone was left speechless at the moderator’s words.
The only sound that could be heard was of her footsteps descending the stairs in silence.
Min Hye-rin looked at me and then walked towards us all.
“Wow... That’s crazy. Congratulations.”
“Hyerin-ah, congratulations!!”
“Thank you, Jihoo and Jihye.”
She smiled faintly and then stared at the inspector, paying no attention to the gazes around her.
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The attribute inspection continued on after that episode.
Continental and regular attributes were now seem as common, so that they no longer received as much attention as earlier.
Even after Min Hye-rin went, every member of our class has awakened an attribute.
Still, no one’s attributes overlapped.
Two additional characters awakened epic attributes.
Seong Ah-young was granted the [Life] Attribute.
It is said to have a tremendous talent for the healing arts, as it is the attribute of a holy woman.
Park Min-ho, who received the the attribute of a former hero, and Seong Ah-young, who received the attribute of a former saint.
I can tell that they are a very well-matched pair.
Jeon Ji-hye acquired the [Death] Attribute.
It is said that during the Great War, before the founding of the Empire, a great sorcerer terrified the entire continent with this attribute.
It is said that an army was annihilated and revived at the words of the great sorcerer who walked the battlefield and became his faithful subordinates.
It was a necromancy type skill.
It is an attribute that really suits Jeon Ji-hye.
“The next one is Mr. Jeong Ji-hoo! Please come up!”
Finally, it is my turn as the one right after Jeon Ji-hye’s.
I calmly stood on the examining machine and looked down.
I see my classmates looking up at me from below.
It is a very familiar sight to me.
They are the friends who come to visit me, who is number one in the school, every break time.
‘Tell me about how to solve this problem.’
‘Where do you go to cram school?’
‘I-I’m sorry... Can you share with me your homework?’
‘I will only trust my hyung-nim for this group assignment!’
‘What was your performance evaluation?’
My relationship with my classmates has always been like this.
They are always the one who asks, and I am the one who fulfills their requests.
‘It won’t be any different this time.’
I met eyes with Min Hye-rin.
Her eyes were full of confidence about what was about to happen.
Min Hye-rin is special to me.
It is not only because of her looks and body.
Unlike the other classmates who only ask for something from me, the second-ranked girl always tries to catch up to and surpass me.
Although she couldn’t achieve that goal on Earth, she wants to stand on an equal footing with me.
And that kind of girl has awakened a mythical class attribute in another world.
Min Hye-rin was looking down at me from the top of this world.
‘I’ll be there soon.’
I put my hand on the spot.
Colorful mana enveloped me.
I widened my eyes to make sure I didn’t miss any of the magic reactions that were about to follow.
But nothing happened.
‘...?’
No god, this is not what’s supposed to happen.
I was taken aback, but I slowly looked around as if I was unfettered by the absence of reaction.
Everyone was frozen in place.
The people watching me are in exactly the same posture as they were right before the examination- motionless, without blinking...
‘Huh···? What is this? It’s unnatural.’
Usually, if I am the only one who has not received an attribute, the people watching this spectacle would be noisily chatting with the person next to them.
But some of them had their mouths open while some of them sat there with their eyes slightly closed.
They just kept an eye on the inspector and me.
Even if I moved slightly, their gazes did not move.
I was the only one moving in this space right now.
As if time stopped for everyone but me-
‘This…?’
At that time, Min Hye-rin woke up from the frozen state.
Confused, she looked around, motionless at the horrifying sight, but then smiled at me.
I also responded with a pleasant smile.
A few seconds later, a woman in the crowd shuddered and came out of her standstill.
She was sitting in the seats of the imperial family, and she was the first royal I had ever seen.
In the first place, except for the 3rd princess, I had never met anyone else in the imperial family.
She, too, took stock of her surroundings and then congratulated me with a quiet applause.
“Thank you.”
I bowed my head respectfully at her.
She begged me not to bend down with a gasping hand gesture.
At that time, the inspection machine trembled and emitted a tremendous light.
It was on a different level from the lights emitted so far.
At the same time, the time in the inspection station started to flow again.
“This... This?!”
“Preposterous! My eyes?!”
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