Book 1: Chapter 36: Evaluation Part III

Book 1: Chapter 36: Evaluation Part III

At the Terminal while Scarlet is doing her Evaluation

Cipher continues staring blankly at the terminal for who knows how long, wondering just what the heck is going on. Never once has there been a blood magic user whose physical capabilities were so high. Not once.

Blood magic is supposed to be a magic focused, well, magic. It is not supposed to be a physical focused one.

But if thats the case, then what are these results?!

After a few seconds, Cipher finally begins to remember that he isnt alone. So he looks up just to find that Scarlet had already begun the Constitution test, making him immediately grimace before turning around at the sight of her clothes ripped up. Even if she continuously repairs them to keep them from getting too badly damaged to repair again.

Everyone hates that test.

Nearly three minutes pass before the test ends at the sound of the tone from the terminal. And the moment Cipher sees the results, he cant help but shout, What the fuck is going on here?!

Tier B Constitution. Three Tier Bs in a row. In Physical capabilities. For a Blood Magic user.

Cipher raises his head to gawk at Scarlet, who is already walking back to the terminal with the platform having healed her of all of the wounds and even cleaned her and repaired her clothes for her after the test finished. But that doesnt do anything for the scowl thats on her face, showing exactly how she felt about that test.

After she reaches the terminal, she doesnt even bother looking at Cipher, simply pressing the next test button and going back to the platform.

Is this why White wanted me to bring her to an orphanage of my my own creation and give her the same care as the other orphans? Because she knew just how powerful Scarlet would be if she became a Guardian? Or is it something else about Scarlet that I dont know? There is of course the question of where her ears came from when she just has simple blood magic, but I can't see that making her this powerful...

Cipher cant help but think back to the day when Whitearrived carrying Scarlet as a baby nineteen years ago. The first thing he thought when he saw her was that there was something strange about her. About the way she looked at him. Not as a baby would look at an adult, but with silence. With calm eyes and not making a single sound in the process.

Wait. Doesnt she shit.

Cipher stares as she walks into the perception test, only to walk out of it again a few minutes later with the terminal beeping once more, showing her perception as Tier A.

Well, shit.

Scarlets eyes widen before she smirks and then presses the next button as if getting three capabilities in Tier B and one in Tier A wasnt earthshattering already.

At this point, Cipher just stares at her, not letting anything faze him anymore. Not the nonchalance shes carrying herself with, nor the theoretically impossible Tier set she has listed next to her physical capabilities.

Scarlet he says, calling out to her right before she steps onto the platform of the vitality platform. But when she turns around to look at him with her head tilted slightly and her ears somehow tilting with them, he just says, Nevermind. Just just continue.

Scarlet frowns at him, her head straightening, only to shrug and continue onto the platform.

After her test starts, he finds himself putting his face in his hands and leaning them on the cracked counter with a groan.

And to think I was originally thinking that Id enjoy seeing her capabilities. That maybe her competitive streak would be sparked by seeing some low capabilities or something and she would work hard in training to make up for the lacking capabilities instead of just trying to level up. Or that hed just be proud of her for doing quite well.

The tone sounds again a few minutes later, making him lift his head to see a B for Vitality as well.

At this rate, Im pretty sure the others are going to be going after me to take her in.

Cipher turns to look at Scarlet, his frown growing deeper as he stares at the source of his current troubles. Only for her to frown and tilt her head ever so slightly in confusion again.