Chapter 5: The World
Frisk: “Than, let’s test your bro now!”
Frisk: “Can you tell me you name and age please?”
Klaus: “Klaus Asteon, age 7!”
Frisk: “7 aren’t you kinda big to be 7?”
Stephan started to grin and said
Stephan: “He’s my son alright, he’s gonna be a great warrior!”
Frisk: “Anyway, you know what to do. Let us see your warrior rank.”
Klaus: “Ok!”
I took the enchanted sphere and tested a bit to see how much power I should use on it. I immediately figured I could just crush it if I used my full strength even without mana enhancement, so I did just that.
The next moment was priceless. My family was staring at me with a look of surprise and awe. The also forgot to close their mouths.
The most extreme reaction I got was from Frisk. He just passed out on the spot. It was hilarious!
After Frisk finally woke up…
Frisk: “W-well…I guess both of you brothers are monsters. One is A rank in both a warrior and mage, the other an S ranked warrior.”
Frisk: “Do you wish to test out your affinities? As a warrior you don’t really need to, since martial arts don’t depend on your affinity.”
That made me grin. Did he think that if I was a S rank warrior I would not be a mage? I think he’s gonna pass out again. Hahaha!
Klaus: “Hey, I still have the mage test, don’t I?”
Frisk: “Woah? Don’t tell me you are also a mage??”
Klaus: “We’ll just have to wait and see!”
Frisk: “Haaah…Just go ahead and do it…”
Klaus: “Oookaaayyy!”
Yep, like I thought, he passed out. It seems like I was also S rank as a mage. This core is pretty good. I didn’t even train all that much.
While waiting for Frisk to wake up I got to thinking. Why is it that the S rank is so easy to reach? I mean, shouldn’t that be the last rank of power? I have certainty haven’t reached the peak of power, I’m not even fully grown yet, and from what I gather there are more children with similar powers to mine.
Let’s wake the sleeping beauty and get some answers.
Klaus: “Heey! Teach, wake up! I have some questions for you.”
Frisk: “W-what? What happened?”
Frisk: “Kid, take the test. Why are you looking at me like that?”
Whoa! He seems broken…I’m kinda sorry for him. This is fun tho. Hahaha!
Klaus: “I already did that, teach. Look, I’m also S rank as a mage.”
Frisk: “WHAT?”
Frisk: “…How? How is this possible?...Being an warrior and a mage are totally different things…how could you be S rank in both powers…it doesn’t make any sense…this has never happened before…”
Yep! He’s definitely broken.
Klaus: “Heey! Teach! I want to ask you something!”
Frisk: “Y-Yes, go ahead!”
Klaus: “So, why is it so easy reaching S rank? Isn’t it supposed to be the last tier of power?”
Frisk: “…easy…even I’m not S rank….and I’ve been training for almost 60 years…”
Klaus: “…”
Frisk: “Y-Yeah, the S rank is the last rank of power indeed, but that is only viable in our country. You do know that our country is fairly young spanning just a bit over 200 years. The current king, who is also the founder is a S rank mage, he is also the most powerful person in the country, well was. I guess both of you are at his level is not higher.”
Klaus: “Actually, I don’t really know much about this country. And how can he be 200 year old? Isn’t he just a human?”
Actually I know that mana can keep you fairly youthful even in your late years, but it does not expand your life all that much, at most 20-30 years. To extend your life by a significant margin you need to practice some special meditation and breathing techniques. There is also the possibility of having your body merged with mana in your early years. By doing that your body will only grow until maturity and stop aging altogether.
…..
Wait a minute! Didn’t I just-? ARRRGGGHHH! Why must I be so stupid! I just left behind an immortal body to enjoy the cycle of life and death…
That’s it! I’ll destroy my core! Luckily I am not mature yet…urgh…why did that kid have to come to mind, damn homeless kid!
I guess I’ll just stick with what I have. It’s not like I can’t die after I finish my purpose here. Yep! I’ll do that. Just save this fuc**ng planet and die. Perfect!
Frisk: “I guess you wouldn’t know. I forgot you’re just a kid. And from commune birth as well. To answer you question about the age of our king it’s simple, he is the former son of the crown prince to the Hertos Empire. For nobles and royalties stopping aging and living till even a thousand years is not impossible. It’s said that the current emperor of the Empire is immortal. He hasn’t aged a bit from the day he founded his empire 890 years ago. I believe that is also why out king made his own country. Otherwise he would always be under his father and grandfather and never get the throne.”
Zack: “So does that mean our king is also immortal? Like his grandfather? Can I also be one?”
Hah! So the little critter wants to be immortal, you have no idea what’s coming to you runt! Still I’m impressed he could follow so well with the conversation. He was also a natural born mage. He may actually be a genius…still a critter tho.
Frisk: “Well normally I would say it’s impossible to get the necessary training to stop your aging…but with you sibling, I’m sure you will become one!”
Zack: “YAY!”
Klaus: “Why do you say that? Aren’t there like a lot of S ranked kids at this main academy? Wouldn’t the world be filed with immortals at this rate?”
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Frisk: “Ha..haha…What do you know…As if it would be so simple. I only say this about you because you two are really special cases. The people who attend the main academy are nobles and royalty. There has never been a commoners child admitted. Since all of them are of noble birth and from powerful families, they already have the training to expand their years, just the methods are so hard to grasp that one needs to train for a long time to achieve even a couple of years more. If your training speed is worse than the extended period of time you gain…well you see the point. I, for one trained for 20 years one of those methods and managed to extend my life by almost the same amount.”
Why is he so smug by something so small? I don’t get this.
And how can he know how much life he gained?
Klaus: “How do you know how many years you gained?”
Frisk: “Well, you see, the guild has invented a way for measuring how much your body is going to last. It was invented by our guild master and also the most powerful enchanter in the world!”
Frisk: “He is also the headmaster of the main academy. Also, the testing equipment was also invented by him. He is really talented.”
Frisk: “Now, we got sidetracked. I was telling you about the countries. The continent we are living in is also named the Main Land. It is the place where humans managed to make a stronghold against the magical being on the other continent.”
Frisk: “The Main Land in made of 3 empires and 7 kingdoms. The empires are as follows. The Hertos Empire, the larges one spanning from the northern ocean all over the eastern coast the continent till the Southern sea. The Ronan Empire was founded around 500 years ago and covers the central and north-western part of the continent. The whole of the southern part of the content makes up the Éclair Empire. This Empire is a mystery. It’s said to have been founded around 700 years ago, but empress Éclair is said to be over 1000 years world. The other kingdoms are bordering their protector empires and our kingdom is the only one who borders both Éclair and Ronan empires without being aligned with either of them. Our kingdom of Tales is on the eastern bother of the Magical continent so it has remained independent, even if people say we are affiliated with the Hertos Empire.”
Frisk: “Being the border kingdom, the other powers will not attack us fearing an attack from the magical races, while it is not known why the magical races have not attacked us yet. In the whole lifespan of the kingdom we have never been attacked. That is also the reason our people are weaker than the other kingdoms and empires population. This is the price we pay for peace.”
This guy really went full on teacher on me. While I do admit he is knowledgeable and I did learn some important stuff about this world, he still didn’t answer my first question.
Klaus: “So…why is S rank the last in the rankings?”
Frisk: “Ah, yes! The rankings are much more than just this. Since our country does not have anyone stronger than S rank we usually tell people that S is the limit, but that is actually the beginning.”
Frisk: “The guild has made the rankings this way: There are six levels of power from which are separated in six ranks of power, the E to S rank you already know of. The first level is the innate level. That is the level you and your brother are at, I’m also at this level. After you reach S rank in the innate you will be able to advance to the novice level.”
Frisk: “It all goes like this: Innate level Gods…do those people really know what they are talking about? This is gonna be fun! Klaus: “Ok, thanks teach! I guess we should get going, we’ve been here for a while” Frisk: “AAHh! The examination!” Frisk: “With all this I forgot all about it. Before you leave here.” Frisk: “Tomorrow morning show this insignia to the guild receptionist and they will bring you to me.” Frisk: “We need to leave tomorrow if we are going to enroll you in the main Guild Academy.” Klaus: “Ok, bye than! Dad, mom let’s go.” Klaus: “…” Klaus: “Dan?...Mom? Are you ok?” What? What’s wrong with them? Why do they look like they saw a ghost? Hmm…they don’t even respond to me waving my arms in front of them… Klaus: “DAD!” I also infused a bit of soul magic to make my voice resound in them Stephan: “Whoa? Klaus? How can you be so powerful? Why are you S rank in both warrior and mage? When did you train as a mage? And I didn’t even see you training your body all that hard? You are even stronger than the king? How can that be?” Silvia: “And how can Zack also be so strong? We knew both of you were talented as warriors but I never heard of anything like this? And how can you be both warrior and mages? Don’t you have to be one or the other?” Damn…after waking up they sound like a broken record. How do I explain this? Zack: “It’s because Klaus trained me!” Klaus: “Mom, dad, for now let’s just get out of here. We are in the way of the examination. I’ll explain to you when we reach home, ok?” Stephan & Silvia: “Yeah… I guess…” After we left the throng of people was really enraged. Well, I would be to if I had to stand in line for 2 hours waiting for something that should have ended in a couple of minutes. Well this is Frisks problem now!