Chapter 9.1
The clock in this world continues ticking without fail.
It has already been a month and a half since the high school seniors were summoned to another world.
After struggling with surviving and learning for several days, they were taught the basic common sense of the other world while living in a section of the imperial palace until yesterday.
At the end of the year, they enjoyed this other worlds festival called the year-end festival. Although they couldnt freely walk the streets of the capital after leaving the imperial palace, they were able to get away from the restricted area for a while and get a taste of the culture of this other world.
The Empire has been diligently taking care of them, who will become a turning point in history, without failing to continue their surveillance and vigilance of them.
Everyone is grateful to the empire for not intimidating them in this unfamiliar environment, but there was no stupid classmate who believed that this would last forever.
Everyone had anxiety about the future in their hearts.
Time in another world flows unchangingly.
But today
The previously established relationship between the summoned beings and the Empire is finally coming to an end.
How will that relationship be reestablished?
Everything will be decided in the upcoming attribute test.
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The attribute inspection device is huge and expensive, and only one exists in every major city in the Empire.
So, on January 1 every year, all young adults from large cities and neighboring small towns, regardless of social status, gather at the inspection center in the big city.
This is enforced as a law of the empire and a duty of the citizens of the empire, and all related expenses are borne by the imperial family.
Such a full inspection of attributes is a national policy to lay the foundation for the development of the empire by excavating and drafting all attributed individuals.
In Jedo, the largest city in the empire, there are as many as three inspection centers, and there is one inspection center inside the imperial palace.
Our class and the 3rd princess moved to the inspection center in the imperial palace at midnight on January 1st.
In front of our eyes, the magic light of the inspection machine illuminated the entire surroundings, signifying the completed preparations for inspection.
Wow... Its really pretty...
Beside me, Jihye had her mouth open in admiration.
Each side of the transparent cuboid space was densely covered with complex geometric patterns and magic circles.
The color of the magic circles constantly changed and appeared radiant.
We are also not the only ones in the inspection center now.
The inspection center is structured like a football stadium.
In the center of the field, there were cages and equipment for the inspection, and the bleachers were filled with members of the imperial family and nobles.
As it is an attribute test for the princess and the summoned, its importance was greater than any other agenda in the empire.
Unnie, fighting~! Dont be nervous!
Nuna, fighting!!
[T/N: Fighting = Korean encouragement]
Jihye noticed my difficult situation and laughed silently.
Anyway, the 3rd princesss attribute test was very successful.
All the nobles applauded her uproariously. Congratulations to Her Highness the Princess!
Hehe, thank you!
Park Min-ho congratulated her as she came down from the inspection machine.
Her happy smile was reflected back at him.
I quickly scanned Minho Park.
The front of his trousers was not puffed up at all.
Uhhh...?
Next, there will be an attribute test for the summoned!
We set the order for the testing in advance in a class meeting.
The order was chosen based upon volunteers first and then in order of attendance number.
As a result of the meeting, the first to be examined was
Choi Ji-hoon, please step forth to the inspection machine!
Yep!!
That guy, when asking about setting the order, he said he wanted to be first.
It was like he was acting as the representative of our class.
Just like the 3rd princess, he climbed the stairs and immediately started on the inspection machine.
Immediately after that, a red light and a burning heat hit the crowd.
Keugh!
Fortunately, the light and heat were temporary.
The presenter shuddered all over.
I cant believe it!!
His reaction was as if he got a good deal at the supermarket.
This time, I didnt feel any sudden changes on my person.
Steam leaked from Choi Ji-hoons body, and his eyes looked like blazing suns.
This attribute is famous for being awakened by the owner of the Mage Tower and the only 8th Circle wizard on the continent! There are two continental class attributes!! God bless the empire!!!
The [Sun] Attribute is an attribute that shows outstanding potential in activities related to light and heat.
Choi Ji-hoon came down from the inspection machine with a triumphant expression on his face.
It was the attitude of someone looking down on his surroundings as if everyone else was unlucky.
But his attitude didnt last that long.