62 Chapter 62

Gabriel knew his talent, so he didn't mind this ignorant mocking. Not as if he was really a student here. He was only here for six more days on his mission.

He knew that everyone was going to know what he truly was as soon as he was going to succeed in his mission. That was when the world was going to know about the appearance of a Death Mage.

There was no need to offend too many people for now since the more he offended them, the more they were going to be on his tail which could make it hard for him to shake them off and execute his tasks, for which he needed absolute freedom.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for Lishen to intervene, stopping Ray.  "Enough. Talent isn't everything. Even people with talent can fail, and even those without talent can go on to become great mages. So you shouldn't judge. Talent is just one factor in the grand scheme of things."

"Heh, you're just saying that to not hurt his feelings," Ray smirked. "You gave him admission because of his recommendation without even checking his talent, and now you have no choice but to let him be. I understand how it works."

"If he didn't have a recommendation, he wouldn't even be able to reach so far with the tests we went through."

"Are we done here?" Ignoring Ray's entire existence, Gabriel asked Lishen.

Since they claimed that the mirror was damaged, that meant there was no need to stay here for now. He wanted to leave this place as fast as he could. The faster he was free from Lishen's Shadow, the faster he could get to work.

"Right. Since the mirror is defective for now, this exam is canceled. You're all considered to have passed this exam. We will see what's wrong with the mirror and when we have an answer and solved the problem; we can measure your talents again."

"You're all students of the academy now. Come with me; I'll show you where you'll stay."

Lishen escorted the youngsters out of the hall. Since they had already used the excuse of the mirror not working, it was stupid to let others go through this exam for now.

Gabriel wore his left glove again, hiding his aura as he followed the group.

*****

On one side, Gabriel left with the group. From another side, Eliana arrived at the hall, just missing the previous group.

She stood near the mirror with her hands behind her back. "Since you already know about the mirror, I don't think I need to explain what it does. Go ahead. Let us see your talent."

Lelin rubbed the back of his neck, which was slightly warm. "Is it really necessary?"

"Yes," Eliana stated.

"Fine."

Lelin walked closer to the mirror and placed his hand over it. Just as Eliana had stated, he didn't need any explanation as to how it worked.

As soon as he placed his hand on the mirror, the numbers on the mirror started shooting up.

Unlike with Gabriel, whose numbers climbed up slowly at the start, Lelin's numbers rose much faster.

Within two seconds, his numbers had already stopped climbing, revealing his final score.

[97]                        [94]

"Very close to a hundred." Rem scratched his temple lightly, finding this whole thing somewhat funny.

There were two students here who scored over ninety, and both had the same element. He couldn't help but feel slightly jealous of Eliana's luck. Her house was already considered the strongest house, and now they had two students with such incredible talent.

Meanwhile, his house was ranked last. He needed these students more for his Element, but his luck just wasn't good, it appeared. Out of the two, none shared his element.

"Congrats on getting another talented student." He congratulated Eliana, who didn't appear too happy.

"You mean another headache." Eliana clarified. She could see many troubles in her future.

*****

Gabriel was brought to the dorms of the House of Light while the other youngsters were taken by Lishen to their own dorms.

As soon as he became a student, he was given his own room and a badge which was proof of him being a student here.

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He was straight sent to his room after being dropped off near the dorms, being informed that a senior student was going to be assigned to him to show him around and give him a briefing about this place.

While waiting for the person to arrive,  Gabriel sat on the clear white bed, observing the room. The room in this place was no worse than the most expensive room in the hotel where he had stayed previously.

The first thing Gabriel noticed was the bedside table which was resting right beside the King size bed. There was a small diary placed on the table, right before a pen.

He picked up the diary, flipping through its pages to find it completely empty.

He kept the notebook back and opened the drawer, wondering if there was anything inside. Unfortunately, the drawer was also empty.

It was as if he was the first person who was using this room. Then again, this dorm was so huge that it had thousands of such rooms. It wasn't odd to get an unused room. Moreover, his room was also on the top floor.

He got off the bed and walked to the Wardrobe in the distance. He opened the Wardrobe, noticing pairs of clothing inside the wardrobe.

"The uniform of the Academy... Wearing it on top of my clothes seems like a hassle. And it's not safe to remove the clothes I received with the Ancestral Staff either, as they help hide my dark aura. But I don't think I'll be allowed to go out without this uniform."

"Unless..." His gaze fell on the ring in his hands as a smile crept up his lips.

"Since the ring can project a fake look, I'm sure it must also be able to project a fake attire... If this works, things should be much easier from here on."

He closed the wardrobe after only taking out a golden robe which was a part of the uniform. He left everything else inside.

He walked before a mirror, gazing at his reflection. For now, only his looks were different, but his attire was the same.

He closed his eyes and visualized the attire. He opened his eyes, smiling.

It worked. He could see that the attire was different now. Even though it was still the same, it was being projected differently.

The only thing missing was the robe which he intentionally left since it didn't bother him to use a real robe. It didn't interfere with his attire.

He opened the robe and wore it around his back, making it so that the robe didn't fall.

"Much better."

Knock~

There was a sudden knock on the door, attracting his attention.

He walked to the door and opened it, finding a woman in her early twenties standing outside.

"You are Karyk?" The young woman asked.

"Yes."

"I am Riya. I am assigned to help you. I will be with you today, teaching you about the academy and the basics regarding where you can go, where you can't, what's allowed, and what's not."

The young lady didn't show her displeasure, but Gabriel could still feel that she wasn't happy being here. Then again, who was going to be happy if they were told to accompany a noob on that first day? Unfortunately, she also had no choice. It was just for one day.

"It seems you already found your uniform. That's something you must always wear as long as you're on the academy grounds. If not, someone might mistake you for an intruder."

"Come, we can talk while I show you around. The faster we start, the faster we can end, and it can be on my way back."

'Yeah, she's pissed.' If there was any doubt before in Gabriel's mine, it was gone now.

He shook his head lightly before leaving his room. He closed the door behind him and followed the young lady.

Riya showed him around the dorm first, telling him about all the important places, including where to go if he needed permission to go out late at night or where to go when he had some problem. She also showed him the common arena where all the Light Mages came around to relax.

Surprisingly, there was also a practice area inside the Dorm that could be used to practice their spells. However, according to Riya, that area was only reserved for second-year students.

The first years were only allowed to use spells in the presence of teachers.

"And that's it for the Dorm. However, that's only a small part of the academy. We haven't even scratched the surface of the Academy. You'll see what I mean when we're outside."

Riya opened the doors, stepping out of the dorm. Right behind her, Gabriel also stepped out. However, not far from him, another person was coming toward the academy.

Lelin was also dropped before the dorms by Rem.

There were only twenty meters of distance between the two youngsters, and the distance only kept decreasing with each passing second.

Being distracted by Riya, Gabriel hadn't even seen Lelin at the moment.

On the contrary, Lelin's gaze went straight to Gabriel.

It was only after Lelin gazed at him that Gabriel felt as if someone was looking at him. He also felt a bit of pressure for some reason, not knowing why.

He looked ahead, noticing Lelin, barely five meters away from him. The two gazes met…