[Virtue's Edge]
[F- rank (Growth type)]
[Ordinary Class (Growth type)]
[A sword like no other. This blade was forged by Mikhail, a grandmaster swordsmith as his final work before he disappeared, never to be seen again. Forged in the heart of a volcano, it is particularly fond of the fire element.]
At first, Alex was surprised.
This was because for the first time since he had become an awakened, the system had a details panel for an item.
He hadn't seen or heard of anything like this before, nor did he even know it was possible.
When he first checked it, he almost cursed out loud when he saw 'F- rank', the lowest possible rank a weapon could have before it was essentially a useless, rankless item.
But he stopped his surging emotions when he saw the 'Growth type' label right next to the rank.
He didn't know what to think when he saw that.
He wasn't stupid — he had read enough novels and played enough games in his youth to realise what this meant.
But he didn't get why the Principal would be giving him something so precious.
He felt it was only fair that he told the Principal about his Phoenix flames.
It wasn't like he was purposely keeping them a secret anyway, people were bound to notice the change in his flames sooner or later, especially now that he was practically a mega celebrity in the federation.
But although he trusted the Principal with the information, he wasn't an idiot.
He would still propose the use of a soul contract if the Principal wanted to find out about any detailed information.
If he made his girlfriend sign one, then he sure as hell was going to make the Principal sign one.
It was only a few hundred words, and with his S tier brain power that was nothing for him to take in.
"So this is what you were hiding from me back when you were mysteriously reborn..."
Principal Farnes held his chin in contemplation as he looked at Alex.
Alex was unable to read what the Principal was thinking, and he could only feel his body tense.
"I wasn't actually hiding it from you, sir... I only found out about these after you had already left..."
Alex explained.
The Principal listened.
"I understand." He said, easing the tension in Alex.
"These Phoenix flames are a remarkable ability. It's no wonder you were able to achieve so much in such little time."
'I was half expecting to see something more though. Maybe Alex isn't the inheritor of the Divine Phoenix after all...'
Unknown to Alex, Principal Farnes had already guessed the nature of his flames, but he was actually disappointed when he read about them.
He was expecting Alex to have mutated into some sort of Phoenix human hybrid, or inherited the Phoenix's legacy with how spectacular and flashy his rebirth was.
But he knew this wasn't the case, and the description on some of the effects of Phoenix flames basically confirmed it.
'Imbued with the essence of the legendary Divine Phoenix'
'Derived from the Divine Phoenix's own healing abilities'
These clearly indicated that Alex had not received the full effect of the Phoenix's legacy.
He would probably have to go through more trials and tribulations if he wanted to receive that...