There was a small line of people waiting on whatever the man with eyeglasses has to offer. They were all holding a paper with strange marking written on it and some entered the curtain door behind. Meanwhile, on the other corner, there was a long queue female receptionist on the desk job.

This place is a lot quieter than the floor down below with fewer people carrying their weapons and fewer crowds. Although, I'm still getting stared at.

"Next."

The only clear and audible voice you could hear was the man with eyeglasses indicating to move.

Shimomura guided me to the long line while Yukio was looking for a place to sit and wait. It looks like he's planning to stick around.

After 20 minutes of waiting in line...

It was finally my turn after the long wait. Shimomura told me, while we were queueing up in the line, to ask the receptionist for a Magic Aptitude Test reception.

I did what was instructed and the receptionist has given me a document to fill up.

'Well, this is complicated. I can't read this nor write. I can try and ask Shimomura for help but currently, she's in a bathroom break. It would take too long and people behind me would probably get mad. I have no choice but to ask for help.'

"Excuse me miss. I can't read and write. Could I have someone else to do it for me."

"No problem. Just give me the paper and answer the questions." Miss receptionist easily accepted my request and handle it herself.

'I guess it's not uncommon for people not to be able to read or write.'

"Name?"

"S'lva"

"Salva?"

"S'lva"

"Come again?"

"Silva" I went with Silva because It seems my name can never be pronounced properly.

"Age?"

"23"

"Gender?"

"Male"

"Mentor"

"None"

"Any Guild card?"

"None"

"Ok, that was everything Silva-san. You can proceed to the Aptitude Test."

'That was quicker than I expected.'

She gave me the same paper that I saw people holding a while ago at the opposite corner.

Taking a close look at the paper, a tree with six fruits of different colours was printed. I assume these fruits represent the said Elements of Magic.

I went to the corner as the receptionist told me to. There was no line so I was able to proceed right away to the glasses guy.

"Give me the 'Spirit's Inscription' before you enter." He said while reading the book in his hand.

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I supposed the one he was referring to was the paper given by Miss Receptionist. I put it on top of the desk waiting for him to take it.

He just hovered his free hand on top of the Spirit's Inscription before handing it back to me.

"You can now go in"

...

I entered the other side of the curtain door. It was rather large space in comparison to how it was viewed outside. Looking carefully, A larger version of the illustration in the Spirit's Inscription was drawn on the ground. Along with it was a podium placed in the middle of the tree.

One thing that bothered me though was the two people standing near the podium.

"What are you both doing here?"

"We got tired of waiting and decided to watch you take the test. Besides, It's always interesting to see the Spirits in action." It was Yukio who answered my question.

"And you're allowed here?"

"Don't worry. My uncle is friends with Teruo-sensei. He permitted us to be here." This time, it was Shimomura who respond.

"Since both of you are here, what am I going to do next?"

"Just place the Inscription on this apparatus and pour a single drop of your blood. It will then gauge your aptitude in each Each element."

I did what Shimomura told me to. The Inscription was sucked in like a metal

attracted to a magnet. Next, I poke my index finger lightly using the small knife I borrowed from Yukio.

It took a minute before anything happened afterward.

*Hush~*

A weird sound echoed in my ears. After a few seconds of it becoming louder, I realized the sounds were coming from my mind literally.

My head starts to hurt although it wasn't enough to make me faint or exclaim In pain. It seems I'm the only one experiencing this since Shimomura and Yukio are both looks unbothered.

*Hush~*

Another weird thing has happened. This time, we were surrounded by six ghostly figures. Every one of them has the same were floating on the Element of their respective colours.

"The World's Essences are represented by these Elemental Spirits. What's interesting though is how these Spirits have their own specified personalities. That's why we often tend to judge people by their Magic."

Shimomura spoke out loud during the strange phenomenon. I never saw her so interested like this before. (Although we pretty much just met)

"Spirit of Fire tends to be passionate and hot-tempered.

Spirit of Water is wise but more often, selfish element.

Spirit of Earth is known to be tough and stubborn.

Spirit of Wind is confident with the tendency to be impulsive.

Spirit of Light is patient but has a passive attitude.

And Spirit of Darkness is a timid and cowardly element.

It is still being studied whether we are chosen by certain elements because of our personality or our personality change because we are chosen by the element."

Shimomura points at the Spirits as she describes their personality one by one. Though it doesn't change the fact these called 'Spirits' are not in any form of creatures I know of.

*plop*

Now this time, a golden object in the shape of an apple starts to appear on the top of the podium.

"What's this for?"

"This will tell you if you're compatible with a certain element. Offer this fruit to the Spirits. When it will bite your fruit, it means your compatible with that element. When the fruit is completely consumed, it will mark the end of this test."

"So, it's only one out of these six who will take my fruit?"

"No. Rather, it is common to have two Spirits biting the fruit. There are also instances where three or more Spirits have chosen you. Like me for an example, I was chosen by three Spirits; the Spirits of Light, Water, and Fire."

While Shimomura was explaining, the first Spirit began to move. The Spirit of Fire took the first bite of my golden apple.

It took another small bite before it was satisfied. For some reason, I could feel passion and impatience when the Spirit of Fire bit.

'I guess this is the personality of the Spirits Shimomura talked about.'

It didn't take a while before another Spirit went near. This time, it was the Spirit of Earth that went at it.

"Damn, I thought we could be the same." Yukio suddenly commented.

"If you're wondering, mine is Fire and Wind."

After the quick remark of Yukio, the Spirit of Wind went ahead and moved forward. It immediately took the bite without any hesitation.

"You also got three Spirits to be compatible with you. At this level, you're already above the average mages. Of course, you still need to develop these to be a mage at a high level."

The Spirits were not done yet. Both Spirit of Water and Light moved at the same time although the Spirit of Light gave way to the Spirit of Water to bite through the fruit first.

It soon followed after a little piece of the fruit was left.

Nothing was left of the golden apple. However, the Spirits remained idle and the test doesn't give any indication of stopping anytime soon.

I tried to ask Shimomura whether there were any problems but I was only greeted with shocked faces.

'I think I know the reason why they're surprised.'

"WHAT THE HELL!!! DID YOU REALLY JUST HAVE FIVE SPIRITS GO AFTER YOU!?!?

Shimomura exclaimed on top of her lungs while Yukio still had his mouth open. Having five Spirits to go after me seem a bigger deal than I thought.

"Ahem~ Sorry I got so excited." It looks like Shimomura has somewhat calmed down.

"It's just that having someone compatible with five elements only appears once in a blue moon in the whole history of magic. Many of these few mages have certainly reached the peak of Grand Magus Rank. "

Shimomura went on and on with her praise on how it's a mage dream to be someone like me. She doesn't stop until it reaches the point of being scary. Thankfully, Yukio interrupted with his pretty boy voice.

"Woooooow!!! You're amazing Silva. Every Spirit except the Spirit of Darkness has come to you. Now I'm more curious about your history"

He said something that I should really be careful on. Now I have another thing to worry about, I don't want to complicate things by telling them I'm a demon.

"It's better for the Spirit of Darkness to not move at all. Every mage of the Darkness has only Darkness as their element." Shimomura added.

The scene has become rather chaotic with both of them talking in each turn and the Spirits roaming around the room.

"May I ask something, Miss Shimomura?"

"Hm? What is it?"

"Is the test done?"

"Now that you mention it, it's strange that the Spirits have yet to disappear."

The Spirits, as if it heard us, began to move violently except for one. I could hear low groans coming from the Spirits. The Spirit of Darkness that was just standing the whole time began to move towards the Spirits.

*CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP CHOMP*

It ate them one by one, leaving no traces behind. I couldn't detect any timidness or cowardliness personality Shimomura described. All I could feel was hunger and anger from the Spirit of Darkness.

This strange phenomenon was also unusual for Shimomura and Yukio as they were aghast. The once crowded room has become half in a short period.

Now double the size, the Spirit of Darkness bowed down in front of me before it entered my body.

"..."

Everyone was silent for a while, including me. Unlike their excited faces before, it was now replaced by fear.

"What just happened?" I tried to break the uncanny atmosphere.

"You're now a mage of darkness magic," Yukio said dejectedly.

I suppose that's how the test should have ended. Not the Spirits going on a rampage but rather the Spirits entering my body. I definitely feel changes within myself although I don't know if this is a good or a bad thing.

I want to ask Shimomura as she is the one expert when it comes to these things but now she is just shocked in horror. Even after we left the test room, she still cannot believe what happened.