7th class, Starlight Beginner School.
A fierce looking teacher was scolding two students, while others just watched it with hidden pity in their eyes. They could only stay silent and wish the teacher didn't notice them.
A black haired young man, with a lean build and pale skin, yawned, 'Man! Why do I feel like I'll awaken something trash?'
His name was Veer, a person who reincarnated in this fantasy world around seventeen years ago. His life was dull since he was pretty lazy and didn't want anything much from life.
Even though he had many talents, he only used them to sustain himself. He was just too lazy to be on the spotlight as it would just bring hate, which he was once again too lazy to deal with.
Today however was different than other days, as he had to awaken his aspect. He had a feeling that he would awaken a weak aspect, but he had prepared for that already.
He was a nobody so even if he awakened trash, nobody would give a damn about it. Well, they would certainly ridicule a little but that was the most they would do.
Veer dropped his head on the desk as he thought about the world he was in. It was the classic world of sword and magic. Warriors and mages ruled the world through strength with the classic noble hierarchy. Fortunately though, the technology and everything was modern so he didn't have trouble settling in.
It was all to cliche. Even his new life, which was the reason he got bored of it and decided to just live for his family. He didn't even care about death anymore. He was just living.
'Will I get some motivation to work hard if I Awakened a good Aspect?' Veer wondered.
It was not like he was a complete lazy person. He just didn't have any motivation to work hard or rather he didn't have a goal or ambition to chase after.
He was a little crazy on that as he would do his best if he found something interesting. But it was tough to find anything interesting.
"Alright! The awakening will start now. One by one, come here and touch this Awakening Crystal."
The teacher, a middle-aged man with a bald head and fierce expression, shouted. Then, without giving the students any chance to speak, he tapped on the awakening crystal.
The Awakening Crystal was a small glass sphere, hovering above a metal plate which was connected to a monitor. It was used to display the ranks and description of Aspects.
Veer had no clue on how that worked and he wasn't interested either. He just waited for his turn while seeing others getting devastated or happy depending on the results.
The process for awakening was very simple. One just needed to put their hand on the Awakening Crystal, and it would then do the rest.
'F-Rank Hair colour change? The fuck is even that?' Veer was dumbfounded, looking at a young man who was bawling his eyes out after awakening.
'Well, things can't worse, right?' Veer looked at the next student, a girl having twin tails.
Once again, he was rendered speechless. Because the girl Awakened another F-Rank Aspect, which allowed her to grow her nails.
He shook his head and thought, 'Well, atleast it is more useful than that boy. She can be like cat woman, scratching people around.'
Just like that, the awakening continued with some awakening good and useful Aspects, while others awakening something they didn't wish they did.
But in majority, the aspects were average. It was to be expected as their school was the lowest and weakest branch of Starlight Academy.
It would be a miracle if someone awakened a A-Ranked Aspect, let alone higher mythical aspects.
Veer was losing his interest in the awakening, but something unexpected happened. The awakening crystal glowed brightly like a small bulb, when a handsome young woman touched it.
"No way! An S-Ranked Aspect?"
"She's Elara, the daughter of Sword Saint Micheal. Why are you so surprised?"
"Still, it's surprising!"
"Quick look at the description!"
[Pale Ember of Devouring Phoenix: Pure white Flames which can burn even the world itself.]
The description was short but it sent chills down everyone's spine. Even the fierce looking teacher was looking at her in shock. After all, their School had not awakened an S-Ranked Aspect for decades.
This came off as a surprise and shock to many.
Elara, a handsome tomboyish young woman, didn't seem much surprised by the results. Her emerald eyes showed a hint of amusement from behind the spectacles she wore. She turned around to look at a certain someone, eager to see his reaction.
Her lips twitched when she saw the lackluster on her friend's face. She really wanted to go and beat him up.
Others followed her gaze and found the person she was looking at. Their lips also twitched but for a different reason.
Veer rolled his eyes in exasperation, as he became the centre of attention because of Elara. He just raised his hand and gave a thumbs up to her.
"Aghh! Why am I having an urge to kill someone?"
"Why the fuck someone like Elara is friends with that dull fucker?"
"Doesn't matter. Now that Elara has awakened the S-Ranked Aspect, they would have to separate."
"Cope harder! You have no chance."
While others were looking at Veer with murderous and envy filled eyes, there was a single woman who was looking at Elara instead.
The white-haired young woman, Liliana, narrowed her eyes at Elara and thought, 'She was the first to support him in his past life. Without her support, he might not have been able to overcome his trauma. I guess, I'll let her be with him.'
She didn't mind her husband to have a harem as she knew of the sacrifices others did for him. She was selfish but Veer was her everything. So, she didn't mind him being with other girls as long as he was happy.
'But you won't be the first one this time,' Liliana stood up and made her way towards the awakening crystal.
The class fell silent as everyone followed her graceful movements. Even Elara turn to look at her, only to click her tongue.
Liliana was the most beautiful woman of the School, crowned as the School Belle so everyone was curious what would she awaken.
As they waited with batted breaths, Liliana put her hand on the awakening crystal. At first, nothing happened making everyone confuse.
But then the awakening crystal lit up brightly, blinding everyone. It was brighter than even when Elara Awakened.
"W-What? Another S-Rank?"
When the illumination died down and the Aspect was revealed, everyone sucked in a cold breath. They couldn't believe their school just had two S-Ranked Aspect awakeners.
Looking at her hands, Liliana smiled lightly, 'This should be enough for now. Previously, I Awakened SSS-Rank Aspect which brought me a lot of problems. I don't want them with my hubby here.'
She turned out and met Elara's eyes. A light smirk formed on her lips as she looked at her challengingly. She was fine with Veer having many wives, but she would still be the number one.
Elara also saw her look and grinned. Somehow, she understood that she was being challenged and her fighting spirit woke up. She would win, no matter what.
As the classroom's temperature fluctuated and everyone was forced to just look at the silent confrontation, only a single student was indifferent to everything.
Suddenly, Veer felt a chill running down his spine and hurriedly looked around for any potential dangers. But he found none, which confused him greatly.
'Weird! Why do I feel like I've stepped on a landmine or something? Am I going to die? I hope not.'