When Void placed his delicate hand on the rainbow crystal ball, everyone held their breath, eager to witness what kind of amazing talent the black child possessed. Yet, even after 50 seconds, nothing happened.
The entire Hall fell into a pin-drop silence.
(What's going on? Why isn't the primeval program showing any sort of reaction?) someone in the hall asked.
(Maybe, he also exceptional like his twin sister. Remember when that little white girl touched the crystal ball, it didn't react at first either. But when it finally did, we all witnessed something fucking unbelievable. So, let's wait for a bit more,)
speculated another person. Surprisingly, the one who came up with this speculation is Patriarch Moretti.
(Hmm, perhaps you could be correct, Patriarch Moretti. Let's hold off a little longer before deciding.) And again, surprisingly, the one who agreed with Patriarch Moretti's speculation is actually the humongous man, one of the ten Titan emissaries - Thomas Thunpit.
Patriarch Moretti was a bit taken aback. He didn't expect the barking dog of household Lowen would be the one to support his conjecture. But soon, he forgot about the matter and focused on the grand podium.
Thomas clicked his tongue at being ignored, but he also didn't say anything and focused on the grand podium too.
According to Patriarch Moretti's speculation, everyone glued their senses onto the grand podium and patiently waited...
One minute and thirty seconds...
Three minutes and ten seconds...
And finally, five minutes.
Nevertheless, even after five minutes, the primeval program still didn't react, leaving everyone confused.
(Is there some kind of error? Why isn't it reacting?) someone voiced out, frowning in sheer confusion.
Hearing this, someone, everyone's heads also reeling in confusion. After some seconds, another one spoke, intending to deny his claim. But before he could...
The timer hit the seven-minute mark, and the unexpected happened.
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Despite the fact that the primeval program did not respond to his touch, Void's expression remained unchanged, reflecting his extreme indifference to the end. He had anticipated this outcome and was well aware of what's going to happen next...
Suddenly, an invincible energy leaked out from the rainbow-colored crystal ball, flowing into Void's delicate hand and soon shrouding his entire being.
No one seems to have noticed this peculiar energy enveloping Void; even the Almighty Sarah isn't an exception. Everyone continued to gaze at Void and the crystal ball, waiting for something to occur.
At last, under the unbelieving eyes of the crowd, just like Sora, Void was lifted into the ether, his whole being shrouded in a pitch-black matter, which slowly became tangible.
In the unexpected situation, everyone was caught off guard.
(What the hell is that?) someone uttered in a frightened voice.
(What is this uncomfortable feeling? I suddenly feel chills running through my nerves,) another said, with his whole body shaking. Gazing at the pitch-black matter, he felt like his soul was being eroded.
It wasn't just him; everyone in the Hall felt the same, including Sarah, although she was slightly less affected. Unlike them, she only frowned a bit, nothing more.
Astonishingly, the only one who remained unaffected by the corrosive aura of the pitch-black matter is none other than Sora herself.
Sora looked at everyone's reactions in slight confusion, indicating that, even she didn't know why she wasn't affected.
However, abruptly Sora stopped glancing at the crowd's reaction and refocused her attention back to Void, because something that had happened to her a while ago was repeating itself.
Her pupils dilated and before she could respond to the unexpected, she heard her mom's mischievous remark.
(Oopsy, I forgot to give him a better clothe armament. I don't think his current clothing armament could withstand the input of that black matter...)
(What?!)
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In the meantime, Void is in a state of panic. His panic didn't stem from the emergence of the black matter; rather, it is due to the unforeseen situation he is about to be subjected to. From his point of view, it's no different from a nightmare.
Nonetheless, despite his struggles, the inevitable unfolded.
The pitch-black matter ripped through his black cloak, reducing it to nothingness. Next, it began eroding the dark overshirt armament he was wearing.
Before long, patches began appearing all over his outerwear , promoting Void to cry out, his bewitching face flushed in embarrassment, (Ple-ase s-top, d-o-n't tou-ch m-y clothe-s. At le-ast not her-e, not in fro-nt of s-o many pe-op-le. I-be-g-you.) As he begged, tears leaked out from the corner of his eyes.
Unexpectedly, Void seems to be super sensitive to being seen naked, no matter the gender..
Luckily for him, the pitch-black matter covered his entire body like a liquid substance, leaving no parts unclosed. Therefore, no one in the Hall was able to see what was happening inside the pitch-black matter which completely enveloped Void. Besides, other than the mother and daughter duo, everyone else was preoccupied with protecting their soul from the aura of erosion, having no time to pay attention to anything else.
Soon enough, Void's outer garment also dissolved into void, leaving behind a butt-naked Void shrouded in pitch-black substance. No matter how much he pleaded, in the end, everything went for naught.
Alas, if it weren't for the fact that the pitch-black matter cloaked his body like a protective suit, saving him from the worst possible nightmare, he would have committed suicide from too much embarrassment.
After the nightmarish scene came to an end, the pitch-black matter transformed into a slime suit, revealing only his face and lustrous hair to the viewers.
By this point, the aura of erosion had disappeared, only covering the area surrounding Void, causing the audience to let out a sigh of relief. Meanwhile, some people safeguarded themselves using valuable armaments, but with the aura of erosion receding, they decided to come out of those turtle shells..
Before long, everyone promptly refocused their gaze on Void, curious to know what had happened. However, the moment their gazes landed on Void, all the men had their mouths hanging agape. They felt like they were gazing at the most precious existence.
Meanwhile, the women's faces turned a visible shade of red, regardless of their age.
In the ether above the grand podium, a 4-year-old boy was shrouded in a slime-like digital substance, with only his face visible to the naked eye.
He had cascading shoulder-length abyssal black hair, draping over both his back and face like a shimmering obsidian gem. His face reached the extreme perfection of beauty in existence, even for a 4-year-old child. He had dark obsidian eyes, glistening like a blank reflection. All in all, even though he was a boy, a girl could never be comparable to his looks alone. If it weren't for the fact that his prominent Adam's apple, indicating his gender, everyone would have straight-up labeled him as an unparalleled evil beauty in contrast to Sora's scared image.
(So cute!!!!) A woman blurted out unconsciously.
(He's absolutely precious. Look at that face, what could be a more perfect doll than this child. Haa~ I show wanna cuddle him in my bed.)
Upon Hearing this, everyone rolled their eyes, and their attention shifted to the person who said that.
Unsurprisingly, the one who said that is the elven woman who had been arguing with Patriarch Moretti a while ago - Rias Jekfreed - the principal of the Genova Academy, both in the real world and material immersion.
[It seems this woman is getting more and more brazen as the days pass,] Patriarch Moretti concluded in his head.
Noticing everyone's strange gazes on her, Rias didn't shy away nor feel ashamed. She simply sneered, (What? Did you all feel that way too? Unfortunately for you ladies, I already laid my claim on that boy. So, no do-overs. As for you gentlemen, *scoff* don't you feel disgusted at yourself for thinking like that?)
Seeing her childish nature, everyone unconsciously twitched in their seats. However, no one seemed to be paying any heed to her words, simply ignoring her. After all, she isn't known as the {Golden Scourge} for nothing.
Unknown to her, a specific mother and daughter duo barely contained their murderous gazes from locking onto her.
Rias was oblivious to the fact that she just escaped a calamity.
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Void, who was enveloped by the pitch-black matter, felt all senses swirl in darkness, as if trying to pull his consciousness somewhere. But unfortunately for the black matter, Void easily cut off the connection to that somewhere and escaped the predicament in no time.
Void's pupils glowed with enigmatic blank dots, severing the dark substance attached to his body.
Due to Void's strong resistance, the pitch-black matter ultimately gave up, causing it to unshroud Void's delicate body and retreat back to the rainbow crystal ball. But before it could completely uncloak Void, something ridiculous occurred.
Void, feeling the digital black substance unshrouding his body, was caught off guard. He didn't think the pitch-black matter would give up so easily.
He panickedly clicked his tongue. In the next millisecond, a slime mass covered his whole body before the black matter could uncloak him. Instantly, the slime mass remodeled itself into clothes like an overshirt and a coat, perfectly attaching themselves to Void's naked body.
The entire sequence occurred in an instant, thus no one was able to react to the suddenness.
By the time the crowd came to their senses, the pitch-black matter recomposed itself into intangibility, vanishing into a wisp and returning to the crystal ball.
Meanwhile, Void's flight mode automatically activated, safely landing him on the grand podium. Void glanced at the rainbow crystal ball, specifically to the part 'it' disappeared into. He thought to himself, [*phew* I'm glad that I brought my emergency clothes along with me. Otherwise... ] Just thinking about the nightmarish embarrassment he would have been subjected to made him shudder.
Suddenly, Void heard screams of utter shock booming in the hall. Confused, he looked towards the source of the commotion. And after finding the source, it suddenly clicked in his mind. [No wonder they are screaming like chimpanzees. But that aside, as expected... *sigh*,] Void murmured while gazing at the source.
Above him, a translucent dark screen materialized in the ether, displaying the evaluation results.
[Assessment Results =
@Code Attunement ~ {0%}
@Source Formation ~ {Absolutely Questionable}
@Hypothesized Source Distinction ~ {None}
@Uniqueness ~ {*Mystical Bewitchment*}
@Elemental Affinity ~ {•Darkness?}
@Spiritual Aptitude ~ {???????} ®️®️©️™️⚫