The day has been a disappointment.
The stuff about Space Mages? I was over it by now. Who cares if my sub-class was the sub-class of instant-to-your-doorstep delivery or even the class of street meat sellers, I was still 'USING Energy.
I could possess mystical powers I've never had before like destruction and stuff. But what happened just after I received the results of the test was this:
"You need to buy a Mana Emmisser to be able to use Energy" 'Nani?'
"I can't just go 'Whoosh', then Energy goes 'Boom'??" I asked in shock
"Yes, welcome to the real world. In the world outside of fantasy novels our bodies aren't magical tools capable of both absorbing and effectively manipulating Energy with a snap of your fingers. At least not so soon. For someone who just showed up here today, you probably haven't started training or even gotten a Training pad."
"No"
"Let's put it simply. Your training without a Pad is basically sitting under the sky waiting for Energy to come to you. And activation of your Energy without an Emmisser for your specific form of Energy just isn't done at your level"
At that point Amir was called back in and paid for the 'Emmisser' at 10% discount, but not without writing it down in a record book(?) and we could leave.
When I finally laid my eye on it everything was clear to me.
"Haha, so this is a Sci-fi world! It's all clear to me now!" I then looked around the lobby of the Bureau building to see countless different races of people facing me.
***
"So, why did you lie, Amir"
"What do you mean Space Mages are weak? I have Space Mage friends and I don't think they're any weaker than the other dozens of classes" he hurriedly defended himself but I didn't care that much
"Doesn't matter. I'm a Space Mage but I don't know any spells. When do I start Training."
"Tomorrow. In school, but for today we have two more stops before I need to get back to work." He said looking at the sun still high up in the sky.
Also, this guy has a job?
"First stop. Get some clothes-oh" then he paused as he brought out his phone and checked something on it "Our ride is here let's go"
Oh, he called for another car? "Where is it?"
"Not 'It' but who"
"Who?" ' Are we going to ride a sentient dragon or something' he directed me inwards the crowd of people before reaching a place marked as 'Landing Point' it was just a piece of land surrounded by a hundred blue circles 2metres in diameter
A few people were idling around there as if waiting for something, then a man jumped out of the void and landed directly in one '2-metre' circle in the front.
The people tensed up as if about to rush forward.
The man called out a code.
"Let's go. He's here for us"
"Is this a Space Mage?" I asked already having a clear picture on what Space Mages here used their gifts for.
"Yes, but only the weaker ones do this job. It's called a Space Porter and it's middle-upper class. I called one because it's going to be tight for me if we have to take a car all around"
After we stepped in front of the man a couple of people looked annoyed.
"I ordered mine 5 whole minutes ago!" a young lady spoke
"They are ALWAYS late, my friend took a Ferra car because he was in a hurry, which I laughed at. His driver turned out to be an eighty year old man and HE got here before my Space Porter" the first person spoke again
"They're classified as non-combat but they can't do their one job."
"If the next one isn't mine, I'll be riding them out of here anyways" a strange looking man-woman with cat ears spoke
"…" The entire crowd stopped to look at them causing them to turn around and leave
Anyways it seemed like there was disrespect for the Space Mages, people are trolling them in public, the top 5 on the disrespect list.
'Sucks to be them, haha. No regrets'
"We jump in three seconds, Standard formation. 3!"
"What?" jump? Jump where.
"Oh right! You haven't teleported before."He looked kind of amused. He was smiling 'that' smile again wasn't he? Is he a sadist?
"2!" we should stop this' just as I had this thought
"To successfully cross a portal…"I listened with rapt attention "…we all jump in sync so just don't get split in two." 'What sage advice…'
"1" 'Ah hell!'
"Now!" as soon as he said that the both of them jumped in the air. 'So that's how it is' I followed along with them before a swirling blue vortex appeared right below us about two meters wide. But as soon as the portal reached a certain radius it stopped before rapidly shrinking!
I jumped a bit too late and fell last. The both of them had already reached shoulder deep when the portal was arm's length away. When I was neck level the portal was right in front of my face!
' _ ' I was screaming soundlessly as I watched the portal about to close in on my scalp, only micrometers away.
PLOP
I landed on the ground in a completely unfamiliar store with a sizable amount of people going in and out.
Nothing went wrong and I didn't end up losing my head' it must be my ancestors protecting me.
I got up with shaky legs and dusted my body. I think I'm over it now.
"I'm okay" the crowd of people passing by only stopped to glance and occasionally passively laugh
"Okay, the original fee is 10 but you can tip me for good service" the man completely ignored me
"Can you even call that ride 'smooth' my kid almost got his skull opened up because of your service" hey Amir, when did our relationship reach this level
"Please, man, I need this tip to buy pet food."
"Let the pet go, then" people who could treat their pets well and decide to go hungry, are just retarded, I agreed with Amir
"It's for me…" '...' '...'
"My condolences"… that should count as a tip, right." Just give the man some money, he looks sad
"I was late to three other rides today because of five prank calls." Ah
"Sorry." Amir replied
"Four different groups of kids heard it was the new 'thing' to record a video of beating a Space Mage up when he comes for a prank-pickup" 'Sucks to be Space Mages, haha. maybe i should have asked for a second class?'
"Parents are slacking nowadays" I agreed, same on Earth.
"On the fifth prank call some weird muscular cat-eared guy jumped and said he wanted to ride me!"
"Well, yeah. How did that turn out to be a prank call"
"..." he didn't say anything
We both paused to digest what he just said, before turning to look at each other with disgusted faces.
"How did you… er, get away" Amir asked.
How did he get away! According to source, the guy was muscular… I'd heard stories, but never firsthand ones
"It was very trying. I almost lost faith countless times; it was only when I screamed that I bought enough time to get away. Unscathed" the last part was added when he saw our questioning faces.
"So will you tip me? Just a single credit, enough for premium pet food. I've had a rough day" he sounded like he could break down at any moment." He seemed really regretful for choosing this class. Coupled with the things I'd heard about it, this sub-class's future wasn't looking too bright…
"And it's all because I awakened to this stupid class! I swear if I had a second life-"
"That's enough." I felt chills down my spine. I looked beside me to see Amir sporting a rare frown. It was a frown but it formed a rare contrast to his usually smiling face.
I felt that if one more word had been said everybody would be dead. The ride guy, the surrounding people who had stopped, as if frozen, neither walking nor making any movements. Even me?
"Come on. We'll get you some clothes." He said speaking to me. After saying that I could finally breathe again. I it was as if he was going to kill me the first time yesterday, right now he felt like he was going to obliterate my soul! I was only realizing now how much he cared about the Space Mage class.
I guess there's much murky waters with relation to this sub-class compared to the others.
If someone told me, someone who just transmigrated over to write a 1000 word essay on why I will never choose this occupation. I would be able to write a thesis.
But even for all the money in the world I wouldn't dare to post that thesis or even share it to the world, I would never be able to sleep in peace with this man only a few meters away from my head.
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