The arrogant prince, who now didn't have his previous arrogance, stepped forward. "Let me take the test, senior."
The Crimson Monarch looked at him and said, "Okay, child, Go ahead and introduce yourself."
He hesitated after hearing this and inadvertently glanced back to look at Margaret. He was afraid that she might find him after leaving the legacy ground if he exposed his identity.
The Crimson Monarch saw his hesitation, and his expression grew unpleasant. "What kind of man are you? Before, your arrogance knew no bounds, and now you don't even dare to introduce yourself in fear. Because of the Cowards like you, all men are treated scornfully by women who should adore us. How... are... you... worthy of my legacy?" As he spoke, his voice grew louder, his anger flared up, and he unconsciously released his aura.
Bang!
The arrogant prince staggered back and fell down on his butt when the shockwave caused by the aura hit him. Max was almost sent flying into the magma behind the altar, but fortunately, Schwartz helped him stay still, but even then, he was forced to Crouch down.
After the Shockwave passed, Max stood up, his body aching all over. When he glanced at Schwartz to thank him, he noticed that he and others were panting roughly as if they had just run a marathon. It was clear that only the aura he had unconsciously released had forced them to this extent.
Schwartz coincidentally looked at him and smiled wryly, and noticing the amazement on his face; his voice sounded in Max's ears. "Strong, right?"
Max nodded and asked in a whisper, "Isn't he just a strand of his will? How can he be this strong even now?"
Schwartz shook his head and looked at the Crimson Monarch, who had calmed down after his initial outburst and transmitted his voice to Max's ears. "Kid, Do you know why he was called Monarch by masses even though he was only an Emperor ranked mage?"
Max shook his head. How can he know? He was only able to gather a little information about this world from the library and from what Emily, Anna and Lilly told him, and that too could only be counted as basic knowledge.
Seeing him shaking his head, Schwartz continued, "It was because he was too powerful to be an Emperor Mage. He could fight Monarch mages without any problem, and it is rumoured that he also killed a few Monarchs in his rage. You can't even begin to fathom the extent of his power, even I, as a five-star mage, am incapable of imagining it. But I can confidently say that, although he is just a strand of will now, he can easily kill any King ranked mage."
Max had a look of awe on his face. Although he didn't know how powerful A Monarch ranked mage or even a King ranked mage can be. He was sure that they had enough strength to topple his current understanding. It was because even his father, who was only a three-star mage, could cause such massive explosions that even their mansion, which was large enough to settle a medium-sized village into it, was half destroyed, and he knew that he was holding back that time because he didn't want to kill his own family while fighting that silver wolf.
The arrogant prince stood up, he looked quite battered, and blood was running down from the corner of his lips, but that previous hesitation was nowhere to be seen. He looked at the Crimson Monarch, bowed deeply and said, "My name is Aaron Beruno, third prince of Beruno Kingdom. May I have a chance to test my affinity, senior?"
The Crimson Monarch sighed as he waved his hand and said, "Yes, Go ahead and test."
Aaron walked up to the crystal orb and put his hand on it as he sent out a wave of his mana in it.
Same as before, the crystal orb started shining with bright red light, and after a few seconds, it formed a six-meter halo around it.
Seeing the six-meter halo, his expression twisted as he didn't expect his affinity to be worse than Margaret. Even though he had apologised to her, he still considered himself more talented than her.
The crimson monarch nodded as he said in a clear voice, "Six-meter halo. Your affinity is good." After a pause and seeing his expression, he added, "Reign in your arrogance and use your mind more, and you can accomplish great things with this kind of talent."
Aaron smiled when he heard the first part, but after hearing the later part, his expression became funny as he bowed again and retreated to his altar. Today he realised that the arrogance he had wasn't worth shit, and his talent, although very good, wasn't anything special considering there are many who has better talent than him.
...
As Aaron stepped back, Without waiting for the crimson monarch to tell them to come, the black armoured man stepped forward and bowed slightly as he said in a gruff voice, "Greetings, Senior Monarch. I'm Black Reaper. Allow me to test myself."
"Go ahead." The crimson monarch looked at him and nodded.
Black Reaper walked up to the crystal orb and put his hand on it as he injected his mana into it. The Crystal orb started glowing bright red, and after a few seconds, a red halo of Slightly more than six meters formed.
The crimson monarch nodded with a smile. "Your affinity is good. I expect good performance in the second trial."
Black Reaper nodded and bowed before returning to his altar. Aaron looked at the Black Reaper and saw that he didn't seem disappointed even though he was a five-star mage and much older than him. He clenched his fists and thought, 'It's okay. I'm young and can still increase my affinity.'
Schwartz looked at Max and chuckled. "I guess I should also test myself." After saying his part, he strolled toward the crystal orb and didn't even glance at the Crimson monarch who was beside it.
Crimson Monarch looked at him curiously as he didn't show any reverence toward him; instead, he seemed to hate him. Therefore, he asked, "Why don't you introduce yourself before the test?"
Schwartz stopped in his tracks and raised his head to look at him, and chuckled, "Yeah, you are right. I guess I should introduce myself. If I don't, you might kill me."