A blonde haired middle aged man in a white martial arts attire with sweat trickling down his face stood inside a large hall and stared at a CCTV video projected on a portion of his retina. There was a calm expression and a smile on his dark skinned handsome face, however, his eyes squinted with time, a trace of shock slowly staging itself in his eyes.
''To think this kid who is the first to ever awaken after crossing the age of 10 would also awaken an SSS grade talent. Perhaps the threats of the diabolic beasts and the dark cloud organization might not be too much of a hassle if we nurture him properly... He is quite a special one''.
Abruptly, the door to the large hall adorned with exquisite furniture and paintings opened, and what followed was a familiar figure the headmaster was expecting.
With the smile still evident on his face, Philip James' sharp voice reached the visitor's ears ''You are finally here''
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Lucas' POV
After entering the headmaster's large building complex , I was led by a robot butler towards where he would be expecting me. Arriving at the target destination, I inhaled shortly. To be honest even though I had anticipated my shocking results to be the reason why the headmaster would summon me to his residence, that did not change the fact that he was one of the strongest powerhouses of humanity, and I was appearing before him. He could decide to end my life and no one would question him about it. This was the unspoken rule of this world, the strong made the rules.
''Never mind, no use being nervous. '' .Resolving in my heart to proceed, I pushed further the door that was slightly opened. Then I saw him, standing quite a distance from me in the pristine hall with his back facing me. I could feel the sharp, yet calm , confident aura he exuded. His straight tall back and dirty blonde hair were only familiar to me in advertisements I had come across as a teenager and a child.
Then his sharp voice rung calmly in my ear '' You are finally here''. He turned to glance at me, his gaze as though it could pierce my soul. The gentle smile he mostly carried on his dark skinned handsome face was rumored to make one assume he was a merciful, easy going person. However, as the rumors had it, he was quite the opposite. He was always calm, always smiling, yet always prepared to end anyone who stood against him.
'' Oh sorry, my manners, please have a seat'' He calmly offered me a seat.
''Thank you, sir'' I managed to maintain my calm composure before him.
After we both sat down, he calmly placed one leg on the other, interlocked his fingers and silently stared at me.
For a while the atmosphere was awkward. I was almost tempted to ask him politely why the unusual stare when he took in a cold breath, then with a sigh spoke ''You are an enigma young man...''
I did not interrupt him, but kept calm and patiently awaited his next statements to see where he wanted to arrive at.
''Have you ever heard of an SSS rank talent?'' The headmaster of the academy questioned me.
''No sir, I am well aware that the highest talent to have ever been recorded is an S grade talent'' I responded calmly , in a tone that accentuated that this was a well known fact to everyone.
As though he anticipated my response, he calmly nodded his head, a subtle scoffing gesture hinted in the slight chuckle that followed the nod. ''That is not the case anymore , young man... An S grade talent is supposed to emit a golden light. However , you caused the talent assessment orb to emit a deep golden color. The highest golden color anyone known to have possessed an S rank talent has ever caused the talent assessment orb to emit is a faint golden color, but you emitted a very deep golden one . The only explanation is that you have an SSS rank talent''...
I glanced at the old man with inward shock, yet a calm expression remained on my face as I remained in a relaxed posture in the sofa. I could not appear emotionally gullible before such a powerful person. I had to remain calm, so as not to disgust him... Such people always preferred people to be emotionally formidable . For that matter I decided to behave calm and composed in order to not sully his perception of me.
It looks like I underestimated my talent this time . I inwardly rejoiced , almost forgetting that I was engaged in a conversation with the headmaster of the academy.
''That's quite refreshing to hear sir'' These were the only words that managed to crawl out of my mouth.
He looked at me with his usual calm smile, then he did something very unprecedented. He begun laughing hysterically.
I was surprised at the sudden shift in his mood. The rumors did not depict him as the extremely erratic type.
His next words were also unprecedented '' Very good, very good. It looks like you are indeed a formidable young one. To be able to keep your calm and maintain your composure in front of me is quite a feat many youngsters cannot replicate. Most would have stuttered in their speech with their clothes socked with extremely large beads of sweat at the moment. The signs of a true future hegemon. You are no pushover''
Jackpot. I inwardly gave myself a thumbs up for getting him to place more value on me. My plan to get him to be a backing for me was proceeding smoothly.
I quickly reacted politely with a respectful smile on my face '' You flatter me Sir. I am only merely being my usual self''. Nailed it!! .. I inwardly applauded myself, after managing to sell myself out more in the character department to him.
He calmly nodded, his face becoming more resolute and serious, '' Enough pleasantries young man. Let's get to business, first, I want to announce your SSS rank potential to the whole world, secondly, how about I take you in as my disciple?''