Outside a huge manor.
A brand new sports car arrived in front of the main gate. The gate was extremely large, about 5 meters high and 7 meters long along with multiple guards stationed around it while there were statues of light paladins beside the gate signifying the gate as an entrance to the manor of the famed 'Jhones' family, who excelled within systems that had light related abilities and so on.
As the sports car arrived, a guard came and asked,
"Please state your name, I.d and the reason for coming to the esteemed household of 'Jhones' family".
As the guard had just been appointed to the post and did not know who the red sports car belonged. He proceeded as normal and followed the protocols and the orders given to him by his higher-ups.
Seeing the window of the driver's seat being rolled down, a beautiful girl sat in the driver's seat. She looked not a second older than 16, had an oval face free of any impurities and her skin color was white like milk. Her long blonde hair cascaded down her waist while her golden irises shimmered in the sunlight.
The girl pouted playfully and asked, "Do you not know me?".
At first, the guard was stunned at the girl's beauty. However, he soon regained his bearings and stated, "No mam, I don't recognize you, it's been only a few days since I got a job here".
"Ohh, so you are a new one!!, no wonder you are so fun. The others are just boring, lifeless robots that follow orders as if programmed within them, interesting!". The girl said while she started to slowly pull up the window while she once again spoke in a teasing voice,
"Well, let me enlighten you, I, am the second child and only daughter of the current head of 'Jhones' household, you may know me as 'Nia Jhones', so… now that you know my name, could you please let me pass through the gates and enter my house?".
As Nia started to speak, the guard's facial expression changed from a smile to a solemn one. Then from a solemn expression to an expression of pure horror as all color drained from his face while the guard's whole life flashed in front of him. It took just a second for the guard who was happy to finally have a job and provide for his family to turn sad while the fear of being killed for disrespecting and stopping the only daughter of the current head of Jhones family.
Hence, to stop the situation from taking a worse turn. The guard hurriedly bowed till his head reached the ground. The. He proceeded to kowtow in front of the sports car while repeatedly speaking, "Please forgive me, young mistress, for I have sinned by even thinking of questioning you, much less questioning you. I seek your forgiveness, if not for me, then please take heed of my family and my young daughter".
The guard started muttering the same words repeatedly while he kowtowed. Whereas, Nia was extremely perplexed about the situation as she realized that her teasing of the guard had gone too far. Therefore, she hurriedly said with a tinge of guilt in her voice,
"Don't worry, I understand that you just got appointed for the job. Therefore, I forgive you. However, make sure to not let it happen next time. Now open the doors".
Listening to Nia's words, the guard got extremely happy and hurriedly stood up while he bowed to her and said, "You are a very generous young mistress. This loyal slave would never be able to repay this debt".
The gate then opened while Nia drove her car into the mansion she vowed to never have such a joke with anyone unknown as she now realized why the guard was fear-stricken after hearing her identity.
It was clearly because he worked as an ordinary worker with the lowest post in the family while the Jhones family was big enough to own multiple cities. Therefore, the offense of offending the only daughter of the head of the family would have been the final nail in the coffin for the young man and his family.
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The car drove inwards until it reached the inner gates of the manor. Over there, Nia handed down the keys to her car to a guard standing by the door. The guard grabbed the keys and drove the car towards the parking while Nia ventured inside the manor.
As she ventured inside, she could not help but recall the events that happened during the test that led to her position within the rankings being second while a teenage man with silky black hair, black eyes as deep as wells while a smile hung on his face. The young man had even mesmerized her with that smile of his although they had little to no interaction with each.
Thinking about this she muttered, "What a strange guy, I could feel a very strange yet familiar aura coming from him".
However, she shook her head and continued to walk toward her father's study to tell him about today's events that occurred during the test. Especially about the young man who seemed to have control over two different types of magical affinities at such a young age. Little did she know that her father had received a call from the dean and the dean had explained to her father all the events that occurred today.
Hence, as she entered her father's study and closed the door. She saw her father looking at the latest economic statistics of their various businesses.
Looking at her father working so hard for the betterment of the family. Her expression changed while a glint passed through her eyes. Hence, she decided to start with small talk while she slowly moved on to the topic of today's test.
Therefore, she first greeted her father and asked him about his day. She spoke,
"Good evening dad, how was your day, any new news".
Listening to her daughter's voice, Nia's father looked up in her direction and smiled while he stopped his work. He then replied to her in a sweet tender voice,
"Aww, my dear, you care about dad so much. I don't know what I would do if it were not for your daily encouragement to me".
He then continued, "As for my day, it was the same as usual. Coming up with some new ideas, checking business statistics, and all the boring stuff. However, something interesting also happened but that's not at your level yet. So I can't tell it you".
On the other hand, Nia was intrigued by her father's mood and expression. He seemed to be greatly relieved from something. As if a heavy boulder that had been weighing on his back was lifted from it. Hence, she said,
"C'mon dad. Don't be like that, it's okay if you can't tell me, at least give me a hint".
"Okay.. as you wish sweetheart". Her dad replied.
He then continued, "I would say, your days in Academy are going to be more excited and you will eventually get to know about it".
Listening to these words, Nia pouted,
"Huh dad.. at least don't be sooo cryptic. Well anyway, today was my test for admission within the Academy".
"Test? wasn't your admission already approved without a test and that too within the special class?".
Her dad asked her as he heard his daughter's words.
To this, Nia replied, "Well… I wanted to see how the Academy tests its students before admission and I also wanted to know about their standards".
Listening to her daughter's words, the head of Jhones family sighed. He knew that his daughter was just like him when he was young. Always competitive and curious, doing things without others' permission, and always seeking more.
However, he did not give in to his thoughts as he asked his daughter for a summary of a test which she happily told but also lamented on not being able to get first place in the test while also swearing to defeat Ray.
On the other hand, Nia's father laughed wryly within his heart. Even he wanted to see how his daughter would defeat someone who could make ancient systems prostrate in front of him. Well, it will be interesting when the time comes.
However, he did not forget to warn his daughter to not be on bad terms with strong. Indirectly specifying Ray as he wanted his daughter to be with someone whose hands seemingly controlled humanity's destiny.
While Nia found her father strange today, especially when he talked about the man named Ray in a respectable tone. As if speaking about someone with a higher standing than him.
Little did she know that the enchanting man who defeated her to the first place in the test rankings would in the near future make her mesmerized over for him.
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A/N:- Today's second chapter out now. Guess you guys are enjoying the novel. If so, then plz let me know too.
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