Chapter 45 - Awakened License Exam ( 2 )

Cyril entered the Awakened Association and was immediately greeted by the lady in the reception area.

He mentioned his reason for coming here and was quickly assisted.

"Mr. Cyril… It appears that you can now control your Aura." The lady around the age of 25 said with a smile.

She's not wearing an office uniform like the others and even wearing her evening gown as it seems…

It feels like she just seated here for a quick substitute while the real receptionist is still in the comfort room.

"Yes… I made sure to control it before I left the house…" He replied.

"I see… Based on the timeframe, you managed to control it in a week… Is that right?"

"That's correct…" Cyril said with a smile. He wanted to make sure that his records would look like how he wanted it to be.

He's even planning to limit his Aura and only show at least B-Rank Aura later on.

As he was thinking of this, he observed the lady in front of her closely. She has an attractive face and mole at the lower left of her lips…

'I know her… I've seen her before, I'm sure of it.' Cyril did his best to recall where he had seen her in his past life.

'A celebrity? A strong awakened? Did I borrow money from her?'

As he was lost in his thoughts, the lady snapped her fingers to get his attention.

What he saw was the lady smirking at him…

"Ah! I was rude… So, can you help me with the registration? I already made an appointment for this."

"Of course, don't worry… Just wait until the real receptionist is here. Hehe…"

The beautiful lady said as she chuckled a little…

'I knew it…'

"Ugh… May I know your name then?" Cyril asked patiently. Since he already expected that she's not the receptionist, he decided to ask instead while waiting.

"I'm Vanessa…" The lady replied. This time, she's no longer smiling as she decided to observe his reaction, or perhaps, she's checking his Awakened Aura.

Nevertheless, Cyril finally recalled who this woman is!

"Vanessa Strauss!"

"Ohh… So, you know me? Anyway, my friend is here… Just talk to her."

Cyril then saw the real receptionist holding a paper bag. She gave it to Vanessa as the latter accepted the bag and left the building.

It seems that Vanessa just made the receptionist run an errand for her! It wasn't that surprising since the current President of the Awakened Association here is her father.

She's basically one of the bosses here in the building.

"Are you Cyril Vermont? You've made an appointment for the Awakened License Exam… Is that right?"

"Yes… Please tell me about the process." Cyril replied to the young lady. She has a plump figure and a charming aura. She suits working in this type of job as he felt pleasant being able to talk with her.

"Of course… Since you've mentioned that you can already control your Aura, the examiner will have to test you with it. If you fail, they will have to put a limiter mark on your body so you can't harm other people… Aside from that, you can only retake the exam after two months in case you've failed." The young lady explained.

Cyril nodded since it's the same rules from what he knows.

"I see… In case I passed the test and it's confirmed that I'm either at B, A, or S-Rank Awakened, is it true that the government will give us a gift?"

The young man asked. Since he did not awaken at that rank before and he doesn't have a friend who was at those rank as well, he couldn't really confirm this rumor.

"Ahh… So you've heard about that. In truth, I'm also unsure about the gift that they will provide to the lucky Awakened. However, they would want to have a private meeting with anyone who managed to reach that rank."

The lady explained calmly before asking if he had any more questions.

After she confirmed that Cyril is now ready, he was brought inside the examiner's room.

The room is quite huge and empty. There are white tiles on the floor, gray walls, and a white ceiling.

"I need you to reveal your Awakened Aura slowly… I read on the records that you can already control them." A middle-aged man standing at the center of the room ordered.

Cyril can recall the man's name. He is one of the finest researchers of anything related to Awakened Aura…

'The Mad Terrence… He would later plan to use those in the Death Rows to further his research… Though he will be successful in advancing the method of how we use our Aura, his infamy wouldn't be erased so easily… I didn't think I'll be able to meet him here.'

Cyril mused as he decided to show his Aura…

"I understand…"

'Whom~'

"Ah! Interesting, you Aura, it's 5 inches? No—7 inches thick! So you're at the B-Rank! This is good news! It's been a while since I've met someone at the top class…" Terrence exclaimed as he revealed his excited expression.

There's not many B-Rank or A-Rank awakened in the kingdom… not to mention the S-Rank Awakened…

"Impressive… So you're saying that no one helped you control your Aura at that level? Very well, retain your aura and catch the things I'll throw you."

Terrence said as he pulled something out of his pocket. He's actually wearing a silver robe on his body and it carries quite a lot of things.

The first item thrown at him is an egg… Obviously, he felt that if he failed to control his Aura and smash the egg, the exam would already end and he has to retake in another two months.

As Cyril saw the egg coming at him, he retained his aura as he was told and manipulated it to cushion the egg…

The Aura's purpose is normally to defend or protect the Awakened's body… It means that if he didn't do something about his Aura, there is a high chance that it will shatter the egg after getting in contact with it.

This test would normally be in the last part of the License Exam as it could disqualify the newly Awakened people who have just managed to hide their Aura…

In normal cases, he would have a chance to try this three or five times but he could tell that Terrence doesn't have plans on doing that…

'I guess he has a bad impression on me? Was he disappointed about something?' Cyril thought as he caught the egg without letting its shell crack from his Aura.