After the bandit incident that attack the princess, two days after that, my daily life just running smoothly without any other incident.
Until we come to this day, the day where everyone got excited about it. You'll see that everyone always talk about it. While work in farm, at the bar, or village hall, and even the mother who gathered or do some chit chat always pick this topic,
Yup, that's about blessing day.
The day where every kids who reach 12 years old will receive some blessing from god, performed by a priest that'll brought from capital.
What's make this year blessing so excited? It is because the princess that'll give an opening for this ceremony. This isn't mean that we're an extremist that support royal family this is just naturally that every people who has a guest from a noble will be excited.
In other view, I'm not believe that the princess come this this furthest village from capital just only a vacation.
This is my speculation, even though I don't know what's her real intention was.
I just feel why princess come to this village because the last year, where chief's daughter, Chloe got blessing [Swordsaint], quite a rare job.
After that just a few days, the knight from kingdom that stationed in Veris City come to this village and announce an order on behalf royal family to take Chloe and give a scholarship to learn in academy.
I guess that's how they got a power and aspiration.
Then, why the princess who come to this village directly? There are some possibilities honestly, if we just pull from term "Why the noble come to this place" I guarantee that it is because they need more power and has a faith that place where person receive a great blessing will receive the same thing again for the next year.
That's why princess come to this village, in order to build her power and make a proper stand to facing another noble.
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Then I check everything especially my cloth for blessing ceremony. Actually it is simple, just an outfit with some ornament.
"Alright, I think that's all" After checked everything and look at father and mother who keep look at me.
Father look at me with a little proud on his heart while mom look at me with couldn't hold her tears.
Then, mother come closer to me and hugging me.
"Ivy, haah… you've gotten bigger huh… It feels like yesterday when you learn how to walk" Mom said with keep hugging me with keep holding her tears.
I couldn't respond back, I just hug back mother with a smile.
Then she stop hugging me and look at my face.
"Remember Ivy, Even thought you got a bad or terrible blessing. We always support on what you got… Alright?" Mom asked me to make sure if I don't feel burdened to much.
"Don't worry mom, I'll receive everything that god will give…" I answered with a smile.
"Good, so now… you go first, we'll catch up later" Mom said.
"Alright mom… I go out first…" I tell mom.
"Alright take care" Mom said while weeping her tears.
Then I walk out from house and go to the church. Without realize that mother keep crying for a little while before go to church.
***
I walk away from my house and go to Church. On the way, I meet a twin girls that walk on same direction.
"Stef?" I asked them, I think they're Stefana and Stefani. One of my friends, even though we never meet each other because they always spent their time at house to help their parent.
Both of them turn around to me and surprised they meet me.
"Ivy!" Stefana shouted. Yeah, we're quite close before. Until they couldn't help that they must help their parent.
"Ohh… finally we meet again!" This time Stefani grateful meet me.
"Hei… Go to church for blessing?" I asked both of them.
""Umm!"" Both of them nodded together.
"Could we walk together?" I asked again.
"Why not, it's been a while since we meet right?" Stefani agree with my question.
"Alright… hope we could meet another kids…" I answered.
Like an coincidence, we meet Zack, Anna and Belle, both of them will receive a blessing like us too.
Then we arrived at the church, we meet with another kids that has gathered at some point before go to church.
After a while, we finally directed by a nun to go to church together.
We march to the church, some cheers, exclamation claps from people who and decoration that has prepared from one week ago has liven up ceremony atmosphere.
Then, we arrived in front of church and regularly come in one by one.
Inside the church, our parents has waited, I see my parent and they wave their hand to me and I reply back.
We sit on chair in front line and waited for a little while. Until a knight open the door and announce.
"The princess has arrived, give an applause for your highness, princess of Lunaire Kingdom!" The knight shouted, followed by clap from all people inside the church.
Then the princess come in and walk to the front, followed by her maid, priest and village chief.
The princess go up to the podium, then all the applause and claps become silent.
"Alright, for all villager of Arista that I love, let me convey my gratitude for everything that has prepared for this ceremony and my arrival to this village. All of you probably confuse why someone from royal family come to this rural village. Not only from My Majesty order, but also my personal wish to see a rural village by my own eyes, and I'll guarantee that it'll be my priceless memory that I've experienced" Princess said and followed by claps from everyone"
"Another reason why I come because what happen from the last year, and this time, it's more urge that we really need human resource to help us defend this kingdom. In other word, every kids that receive third grade will be taken and receive scholarship to Archi Academy" This time, the claps and applause more intense than before. Some of them happy and some of them afraid, afraid if they'll make the princess disappointed.
"Wait… is it by world creature itself who classified the blessing or the god didn't tell me before?" I thought, thinking for a little while, trying to remembering what the god told to me before, and I don't remember about classification a blessing.
"Ahh… Don't misconception, this isn't mean I give you a big burden to got the best blessing, we're just wishing for… not an order… because the last year one people in this village receive blessing as [Swordsaint], so… don't afraid, we accept every blessing that all you receive, if there are some third grade blessing. We'll taken him and give a scholarship to academy" The princess said, and after speech from princess, we continue to blessing ceremony. One by one from kids called to front and receive some blessing.
***
All of kids in here started to move and receive some blessing, some of them got like a [Farmer], [Bowman] or even [Swrodsman]. I could see the princess quite sighed for a little while, I don't know is it because she is also high expectation or what but, everything started to change when one by one from my friends go ahead. Left only me, my friends, Zack, Belle, Anna, Stefana and Stefani and few kids.
"Stefana and Stefani" Priest shouted called the twins to come forward together.
At first Stefani quite shy and luckily Stefana encourage her to come with her. I guess that's why both of them should called together.
After they come closer, the priest direct one of them to touch a round shaped crystal by their hands. At first, Stefana who take a chance first while the priest chant some magic and make a ball shining quite bright.
It occur for a little while, until finally the light become dim and a panel-like appear above the ball.
I activated my [Hawkeye] secretly, try to peek what Stefani got from god.
"Sigh…" I just give up. Because what I only saw a panel with some language that I couldn't understand. Probably ancient language.
"[Swordsmaster] Third grade!" The priest shouted joy.
Then, the applause and praise fill the room.
It is a good thing for Stefana and all village residents. Unfortunately, this is a bad thing for Stefani, I could see her face like thinking 'how if I lose my sister'.
Stefani that don't want to receive a blessing at first need an encourage by her twins and her parents. In the end, she willing to receive a blessing.
"[Cleric] third grade" The priest shouted and has a joy for a second time.
"Whoa… I guess they'll be together again huh?" I thought, both of them of course will took by princess.
"Zack" This time, Zack has called. He come forward with a confidence, and even some of girls around our age look him like charmed by him. Of course, on other side, this make other boys become envy.
"[Dragon Knight] THIS IS SIXTH GRADE?!" The priest quite shocked this time, and also applause and praise more intense.
"Ehem…" The princess make a made-up cough, situation become silent and everyone look at princess. She only give a little smile, even it feels like 'could you f*cking shut up please?'.
The princess look at the priest and give a sign to continue. Then the priest continue call other kids.
"Anna" The priest shouted, anna get up from chair and come forward.
"[Archmage] Third grade" The priest shouted and made the audience hectic again, even thought unlike before.
"Belle" This time is belle. Hope she could get something that she wish, like an acher.
"[Bowmaster] Third grade" The priest shouted and like before, everyone become noisy again.
"Alivia" The priest shouted my name.
I get up and come forward to the priest and touch the ball. When I touched it together with the priest started to chant. I can feel my body become warm, like shrouded by a light. Then the panel pop out above the ball and show something to me, weirldly I could read unlike before.
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Name : Alivia
Race : Human
Age : 12
Level : 13
Blessing : Shooter
Skill :
Ice Magic IV
Support Magic II
Wind Magic III
Alchemy II
Title :
Otherworldly (Hidden)
Reincarnate (Hidden)
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"Ehh…? [Shooter]…?" The priest said with confused face.