The seventh class quickly garnered attention from every other class, and even the principal came. The principal, Nathan was an old man with a big belly and grey hair barely visible on his round head.
His presence also made the students stay silent and behave. Even though he was an old man, he was an Advanced Stage Warrior so no one wanted to anger him.
Nathan gave a long look to both Elara and Liliana and then looked at the monitor showing their aspects.
[Purifying Flames: Pure white flames that can burn even the world itself.]
[Eternal Glacier: Ice possessing the power to freeze anything.]
The descriptions were short and vague, but everyone could guess the terrifying might these two aspects possessed. Flames capable of bringing utter destruction and ice capable of utter ruin—just the thought made their bodies shiver.
Taking a deep breath to calm his excited heart, Nathan said, "Students, come to my office after this class."
Elara gave him a weird look but nodded nevertheless. On the other hand, Liliana just nodded without showing any emotions on her face. Seeing that, Nathan left the class as he had some important things to do now that they had two S-Rank Aspect awakeners.
Just like that, the awakening continued, but nobody was interested in them. After all, seeing two S-ranked aspects was a blow to them, and even a student who awakened a B-Rank Aspect didn't get much attention.
Finally, it was Veer's turn as the queue for awakening was in alphabetical order. He stood up and, under a few uninterested gazes, went towards the awakening crystal.
Expecting a trash aspect, he put his hand on the awakening crystal. At first, nothing happened, making everyone shake their heads as they deemed him to be another mediocre awakener. However, he wasn't much surprised as he had already expected this.
There were only two people who didn't believe the results and continued to wait. And then they saw. A brilliant light burst out of the awakening crystal, making everyone's eyes almost pop out of their sockets.
Third S-Ranked Aspect!
They almost couldn't believe it. Their school was the weakest one, and even seeing a single A-Ranked Aspect was a rarity, and here they were, seeing three S-Ranked Aspect awakenings in one go.
Curious, they all turned their eyes toward the monitor. All eyes fell on the monitor where the description of Veer's aspect was written.
[Dragon Master: A being who can tame even the wildest dragons.]
There was a momentary silence before everyone sighed and turned to look at Veer in pity. Some of them even had mocking smiles on their faces as they conversed.
"Heh! S-Rank Aspect my ass. Even my hair-changing aspect is better than his."
"Indeed! That aspect is more like a death sentence to him. Now, the dragons would kill him."
"Haha! As if they would lower themselves to kill him. They are too prideful for that."
"So he would remain trash his entire life?"
"Of course! Without an aspect guiding you, you are bound to crawl under others."
Veer heard everything, but he could care less about the people whom even the author wouldn't bother to name. He was just speechless at the turn of events.
'Woah! A new trope? No trash talent after reincarnation but actually a top-grade one? But it is useless? Like hell, it's a new trope.'
Veer rolled his eyes and took his hand off the awakening crystal. His aspect was very powerful, but also very useless. All because the creatures he needed to tame to get stronger were the dragons.
Dragons were the most prideful race of the myriad races, and they would rather die or be humiliated than submit to others. But they also had the capabilities to be this arrogant as they were one of the Eight Main Races. They dominated and ruled over a whole continent.
Naturally, no dragon would ever allow themselves to actually be tamed by a puny human. Heck, it would be a miracle if they didn't outright kill him.
So, in a world where aspects meant everything, Veer's aspect was the most useless one and could even be said to be a death sentence.
'Great! Another reason to live in the countryside.'
Veer wasn't discouraged in the least and, in fact, was quite happy as he could now live a life away from everything. If he had awakened a good aspect, then he would be dragged into things he didn't want to be a part of.
The insults and ridicule of others surrounded him, but he didn't pay any attention to them. He knew it was all because he was friends with Elara. The classic jealousy trope, as he called it.
Just as he started to walk back to his seat, a buzzer sounded in his head as a hologram appeared in front of him. Looking at it, Veer stopped and cursed.
'I'll be damned. Why the heck did you come now?'
[Ask Liliana Draven to marry you and get rejected. Success will give Host the All Affinity Crystal and a God-Level talent through which Host can progress without alerting others. Failure will result in the system's departure and a handkerchief as consolation.]
[Time limit: 10 minutes]
Veer looked at the hologram, wondering what he should choose. In the end, he decided to do it. Why would he refuse such an opportunity? He was living in a world ruled by strength, and living a peaceful life for someone like him was impossible. As for his public image…
'Public anxiety be damned.'
… it wasn't good to begin with, and he also didn't care what others thought about him. Besides, he was sure Liliana would reject a slob like him. Who wouldn't?
Coming to a decision, Veer changed his destination and went toward the beautiful school Belle. Those who were mocking him grew confused and looked at him.
Veer stopped before the white-haired beauty and dropped to one knee, proclaiming, "Miss Liliana, I have always admired you, and on this occasion, I would like to ask for your hand in marriage. Would you be willing to marry me?"
"What the fuck?"
"He damaged his brain after getting that aspect."
"Yup. He even dares to propose to our Goddess. Doesn't he know about the number of people she has already rejected?"
"You were also rejected?"
"That doesn't matter."
Everyone in the class began to mock Veer. They knew the cold nature of Liliana, and there had been countless men who were rejected by her, regardless of their background.
She was an unattainable Goddess who they could only look up to. And Veer actually dared to propose to her? They could already see him getting a reality check when their Goddess would reject him.
On the other hand, Elara just stood, not knowing how to react to this sudden development. She felt her chest getting heavy; however, she didn't want to show that on her face.
'Why? Is it because she is more feminine?' Elara grumbled as she wiped the single tear forming in her eyes. She looked down at her dress, which was the boy's uniform, and then touched her short hair. Was it because he didn't even see her as a woman?
Somehow, all the happiness of awakening an S-Rank Aspect was gone, and only a seething fury remained. She clenched her hand and vowed, 'I won't give up. I will make you mine, V.'
The class turned silent as everyone looked at Liliana with anticipation burning in their eyes. Even Veer was looking at her, thinking, 'Just reject already so we are done here.'
A small smile formed on Liliana's face as she spoke in her usual cold voice, which was warm and softened now, "Sure!"
After dropping that bomb, Liliana happily placed her hand in Veer's outstretched hand. She tilted her head slightly, looking at the dumbfounded look on Veer's pale face.
He wasn't the only one to have that reaction. Every single person in the class, even the fierce-looking teacher, was dumbfounded. Did they hear it right? Did she really accept it?
They felt like they were daydreaming and even tried to pinch themselves. Sadly, the scene they saw confirmed that everything was real. The Goddess had really accepted the proposal.
[Ding! Task failed. But due to completion of a hidden mission, the system has upgraded.]
[Would you like to assimilate with the Wife Doting System?]