Chapter 156 - 148

A blinding light appeared on the scene as they blocked it with their arms. They didn't notice that the Lava Imp who were standing in position was now at an attention as they were like awaiting for their commander.

Which in fact the commander of the Guards, Qiqi. The woman was dressed in proper uniform, black hair was tied in a ponytail and wearing a thick-framed glasses as she adjusted it, somehow blinding the eyes of the Charmers. Her oppressive aura exploded in the area as the first years could felt danger from her. Her serious face brought ascetism and dominion as her intense gaze pierce through every Charmer present.

With the silver haired young man's heightened senses, she smelled a stinky odor as if someone had urinated in fear. Chun could only scrunched her brows.

Qiqi nodded in satisfaction and unexpectedly, a smile was put onto her face which made the deadly tyrant, a angel in disguise. It magnified her beauty as no one could imagine that the boss-like person could emit a comforting aura when she smiled.

But her words was opposite to her smiling face.

"Those who survived. Good luck to you...Charm Excellence doesn't deserve low performing newbies but but don't worry, the school will skin you until you soar without your feathers." 

The pleasant face and sweet voice could blow anyone away but her words full of disdain could be easily perceived as the Charmers shivered from her presence.

Even those terrifying reddish monster were saluting to her. Their black clubs that they were carrying were tossed aside as they stand at an attention. Very obedient and silent.

The silver haired young man seemed to be listening at the domineering woman but inwardly, Chun was dazing away with thoughts of resting or sleeping in the dormitory. She worried more of her food there and her lodging. Would the room be comfortable to sleep in? Or the Cafeteria's food up to her taste?

While the other Charmers were worrying of their schooling in the said school, the silver haired young man had other priorities to worry.

It couldn't be denied though that the Snow Palace was rumored to be haunted and isolated place but it wasn't like any abandoned place that was full of webs or dust or something that one could thought of when related to haunted and abandoned place, because the Snow Palace was the most elegant and comfortable place to live in compared to any other middle-class places. 

Chun had never thought that she would be staying in a palace when she first arrived in Terapika, and she had not ȧssumed that the said haunted and abandoned palace was this extravagant. It has shining chandelier with high quality gems hanged on its high-ceiling sculpted with fine and exquisite geometrical structures and the objects there, the chairs, sofas, glass table and so on were old in designs but were maintained in top condition, overall it doesn't look like a haunted place.

Which it explained the time there which was running differently than the outside of its place, it wasn't merely in slow pace nor fast pace as even the silver haired young man couldn't explain the flow of time in the Snow Palace and even the abnormal weather there.

But that wasn't in the scope of Chun's worry as she believed that those worries should worry for their own selves because she had too many loads to take care first.

"…Welcome, First years to another world..."

That was the only thing that the silver haired young had caught up as bright blinding light illuminated the volcanic terrain and as it persisted, jeers and cheers from the Charmers could be heard as all of the students of Charm Excellence were present due ti this biggest event of welcoming the newbies.

Some weren't just here to see the faces of the first years but to know the results and performance in the Baligroot Forest as well as in the ability ranking pre-test.

What was said to be only determining their sections was just a farce as it was truly part of knowing their abilities too. But the only would be displayed were the final results, no one would knew what kind of test they had undergo unless the first years tell it themselves.

The silver haired young man finally noticed that they were transported to an coliseum-like gym as they were in center platform while the students who were cheering were around in the ascending bleachers. 

A familiar calm voice steered their attention as the Council President was in front where a high platform was located. Beside Feng Zi was white bearded old man wearing mage robes as he maintained a serene expression while observing the first years, under his silent observation somehow Chun felt an ȧssessing gaze that it could see through anything that she was hiding.

"You are already welcomed by our Commander of the Guards Qiqi," the President started as he motioned his hands toward a certain direction which were a standing domineering woman at with two of students wearing identical uniforms which was a bit styled into combat.

The second prince then continued, "But I will welcome you again and officially, and with the whole students of Charm Excellence."

Uproars from the students resounded as they agreed with President's speech.

"Let's not delay for the most awaited event… the results."

On cue, the Secretary of the Council President used her charm to activate the charm-enchanted screen that displayed the ranks of the first years.

"Hey, I had no idea that there are results already," Leika whispered to the eighth prince as Feng Cui snorted in response. 

And the most anxious of this play was the dazed silver haired young man as she was sent back to reality from dreaming of her comfortable bed.

She didn't forget that this was in her mission 'to be top ranker in every test'.

Now recalling it, she would have taken those tests seriously if she had knew this. Though it was too late, she could only hope for her ordinary display of ability to be up to the top rankings.

"Chun! You're there too!" The whispering Leika exclaimed as it immediately took the silver haired young man's monologue.

'S-she she was in the second place!'

Although it wasn't in the first who had a name of Drilan Raforte but the one-name Chun written next on the first ranker was good also, with an evaluation points of 9.5/10 while the first ranker was 9.8/10. It was just mere points of difference. 

"Chun!! You're in the very top of the ability pre-test!" Leika once again exclaimed in shock which Chun thought that she would be fit for an alarm for her as her voice was too good for waking up people.

The silver haired young man immediately saw her name on the ability pre-test result rankings... And she hit the jackpot, she was in the first ranking while Drilan Raforte was in second. The gap of the first and second was huge, Chun was 9.9/10 while the other was 8.5/10. 

It was a result that one would want to mull over. Many conjectures could be stem from this odd results between the first rank and second rank.

Was it deliberate? Did that Chun person gave an opportunity for the Drilan guy to take first place? Or it was something like hiding your true strength?

The silver haired young man who was silently celebrating her small accomplishment from the main mission had no idea what were the others were thinking as she was on her little world.

Yet the seemingly calm and collected voice woke her up as the President called for them.

"The first rankers, please come up."

The present Charmers weren't only waiting for this astounding results as the big cheese of this event was to know who are they. What were their appearances? Were they perhaps connected to the Royal family? 

Even that Chun person who achieved that 9.9 score was truly a monster. It was known that no could ever achieved that as even the second prince and the first prince of the Royal Family, a direct descendant of the Supreme Ruler, were both at 9.5 score in the ability pre-test. Unless it was the legendary granddaughter of the Principal who was the master behind the Guards, no one since five decades had ever got that terrrifying results.

And this was they had anticipated and excited on, who was this Chun?

He was surprised to see that the young man who was like a year younger than him had beaten him to it and even in appearance, the silver haired young man was so handsome that made his jealousy and anger to go off roofs. 

He wouldn't be a Raforte if he would let this slide!