Entrance Test (I)

Noelle alighted from the cab, paid the cab driver before turning and heading towards the entrance.

She could see a lot of people around her age along the way. Some were wishing their parents goodbyes, some were making phone calls, and some were looking around as if waiting for someone while some were heading towards the entrance like her.

Noelle could feel a lot of attention on her as she walked, probably because of her looks. There were some boys who came to hit on her but soon left after seeing that she showed no interest in their advances.

She walked unhurriedly, as the time for the test was still some hours away. She wondered if she would be able to pass the test.

As she was lost in thought she felt someone tap her on the back. She thought it was another boy coming to try his luck again so she ignored it. She kept on walking before she felt another tap on her back. She still ignored it, thinking that if she did the person would lose interest and go away.

When she felt the tap again on her back she instantly felt annoyed, wondering why the person couldn't take the hint. She turned around, ready to give the person a piece of her mind before stopping.

The reason was simple. It wasn't a boy who was following her, but a girl.

"Hello. I've been calling you for the past 5 minutes now but you didn't respond. Is everything alright?" the girl asked.

Noelle studied the girl. She was very pretty, though she was short. Her red hair was cut short and she had a very innocent expression on her face, the type that made one want to protect her.

Noelle heart softened, and was about to respond before freezing, a grimace creeping on her face.

Huge! So huge! Is that an E-cup?! At what age?! How?!

The girl's chest was incredibly huge. Noelle didn't know how it was possible for someone her age to have this kind of chest.

She subconsciously glanced at her own chest. She had always been proud of her breasts. She was a solid B-cup, and her breasts were firm and perky. But now her breasts were looking mightily small in her eyes.

She was still thinking about it when the girl's voice brought her out of her reverie.

"Hello? Hello?" she called out.

"Hello. I'm fine thank you."

The girl noticed Noelle staring at her breasts intensely but didn't call her out on it. She didn't mind and kept conversing with her.

"I'm Emily. Can I know your name?"

"Noelle."

The two walked silently with Noelle stealing glances at Emily.

Emily wore red t-shirt which hugged her chest tightly announcing her front assets for people to admire, and white joggers with black floral designs on it. She wore red sneakers to go with it. Her buttocks which were pronounced shook as she walked.

Noelle knew that Emily would be really curvaceous when she was older.

"Why did you stop me?" Noelle asked.

"Well, I was being disturbed by some boys and they wouldn't leave even when I told them to. But then I saw how you rejected the advances of those guys so I decided to follow you. And see, since I did so no one has come to disturb us." Emily answered merrily.

Noelle nodded and kept quiet. An awkward silence followed and Emily felt uncomfortable before trying to make small talk with her. She felt like she was annoying Noelle by walking with her.

Unknown to her Noelle was just annoyed because the sight of her jiggling breasts kept reminding her of lacking cup size.

"You're here to take the test aren't you?" Emily asked.

"Yes, isn't that why we're all here?"

"You're right. What class did you awaken as? I awakened as a Cleric."

Noelle glanced at Emily as they walked, this time a surprised expression on her face.

"You awakened as a Cleric?"

Emily smiled; finally glad to have caught Noelle's attention before replying.

"Yes. It's a hidden class. I researched about it after I awakened and it's a variant of the healer class. I don't really know much about it so I applied to study here. I heard that the school teaches a variety of classes, including hidden classes."

She looked at Noelle before asking.

"What about you? What class did you awaken as?"

"I awakened the Berserker class."

Emily nodded and didn't say anything in return. She didn't like any combat class as she had no combat talent. They kept walking and soon reached the imposing walls.

Like anyone who was seeing the gates for the first time they gaped in shock at the tall walls and huge gates. After collecting themselves they made their way past the gates and entered the school.

Once again they were dumbfounded. The insides of the school were very beautiful. There were paved roads leading to different places in the school grounds. It was like a mini city on its own, capable of housing over 200,000 people comfortably.

The streets were very busy as people moved about, a yearly occurrence at the Imperial High school. The two girls asked around for the direction to the hall for the entrance test.

On their way there they caught a glimpse of the main campus. It was incredibly beautiful with impressive buildings all over the place.

The building that stood out most was the Imperial Hall. It was as tall as a skyscraper and it was built in a very fashionable way. It was the office of the dean and several department heads.

After admiring the school the two girls made their way into the hall they were directed to. When they entered the hall they were directed to a room after by the receptionist after giving them a card with their details on it. It was similar to the card issued after they awakened but this card had the insignia of the high school on it.

They made their way to the room and sat on the empty chairs before waiting for further instructions.

The room was spacious and wide, and it was built like a classroom, with magically powered tabs in attached to each chair.

There were over 900 seats and a major portion of it was filled already. The people present were discussing and murmuring while some were quiet. They were all waiting for the test to begin.

Noelle and Emily waited for 30 minutes before the seats were finally filled up. 67 people more had entered after them before the seats were filled up.

Noelle studied each student who entered after them closely before heaving a sigh of disappointment. Emily noticed this peculiar behavior and asked her about it.

"Are you waiting for someone?"

Noelle turned her attention from the door and looked at Emily before replying.

"I don't know. Probably"

Emily looked at Noelle before facing her attention towards the door.

After the seats were filled as if on cue the door suddenly opened.

Immediately everyone kept quiet as soon as the door opened.

A curvaceous young woman entered the room and glanced at the people seated in their chairs. The woman was dressed in a dark blue gown showing off her curves. She sat down on the chair facing the teenagers present in the room. She bent forward and rested her chin on her arm, the very action showcasing her impressive cleavage.

"Welcome to Aegis Imperial High School. My name is Annabelle and I'll be your examiner for this exam. The exams will be in two parts. The first part will be a theory examination. We'll test you based on the knowledge you've been learning for the past 5 years."

"The passing mark for this examination is 70 marks as the test will be over 100. Anyone who scores below 70 will not be participating in the second examination."

"There should be no noise and no discussion during the examination. Failure to comply with the rules I mentioned will result in failure of the test."

"You have 30 minutes to take this test. As you can see we have magically powered tabs beside each chair. You shall use them to take the tests. That is all. Does anybody have questions to ask?"

There was no response. Everyone was eager to start. Anna nodded her head and was about to give the go ahead before remembering something important.

"Ah, I should let you know, we at Aegis Imperial High School always rank our results. We do such to spark competition among students. So bear in mind that your results will be ranked. Also, there are a total of 100,000 students taking this test. Over 1.6 million people applied to our school this year but we only accepted 100,000. So I should be congratulating you for passing our screening test."

She glanced at everyone and saw them listening with rapt attention before continuing.

"There are a total of 100 classes, with each housing 1,000 students. We would be ranking only the top 200 students from each class. Those who make it to the rankings will be given priority during the second test. So try your best to make it into the rankings. You may start now."

Immediately the teenagers picked up their tabs and started answering the questions on it. Noelle went over each question carefully as did Emily. They were both determined to make it into the rankings.

Although they didn't know what the 2nd test was, the fact that making it into the rankings would make them prioritized served as a huge motivation for them. The hall was as silent as a graveyard as everyone focused on the test.

After 30 minutes, to the reluctance of everyone, a bell rung, this signified the ending of the test. The magically powered tabs automatically ended the tests at the sound of the bell.

"In the next 3 minutes, the tabs will display everyone's rank. You can check the local rankings for your rank in the classroom and the regional rankings for your rank among the 100,000 participants." Anna announced. To her, 3 minutes was a very short time. But to the students, it was the longest 3 minutes of their life.

Suddenly everyone's tabs vibrated before showing their rankings.

Noelle closed her eyes, her heart beating furiously. She fondled the necklace on her neck before opening her eyes. She glanced at the screen before letting out a sigh of relief.

-Name: Noelle Silva.

-Test score: 77/100.

-Local rank: 195.

-Regional rank: 34,143.

Noelle didn't care much about the regional rankings. It was a huge relief to her that she made it into the top 200 in the local rankings.

She glanced at where Emily sat and saw her covering her face with her two hands. She was crying.

Noelle glanced at the tab displayed before sighing.

-Name: Emily Auger.

-Test score: 59/100.

-Local rank: 624.

-Regional rank: 79,928.

She didn't make the pass mark.

Noelle stood up from her seat and consoled her. She hadn't known her for long but she knew she was a kind girl. It was sad that she didn't make the pass mark.

She consoled her for a while before Emily finally stopped crying. She stood up and looked at Noelle before saying.

"Thank you Noelle. Don't worry. I'll find a way to enter this school. Make sure you wait for me! And pass the second test too!"

Noelle nodded her head before replying.

"Hmm. I'll be waiting for you."

Emily then left the classroom. After Emily left, Noelle looked around and saw that only about 300 people remained. Over 700 didn't reach the pass mark.

The people remaining in the hall clustered together and started discussing.

"Hey, what's your rank?"

"187. What about you?"

"192."

"What's your regional rank?"

"Don't even mention that now. I've got over 5 digits in the regional rankings."

"Are you serious? Well I got 5 digits too."

"I wonder who got first rank in the regional rankings. He must be a beast. The tests were too hard!"

"You haven't checked? I know who the top 10 in the regional rankings are!"

"Really?! How?!"

Everyone in the hall turned to the two boys who were discussing as they two were keen on seeing the top 10 in the regional rankings.

Being able to rank in the top 10 among 100,000 people proved that they were geniuses among geniuses. So everyone was curious to see who the geniuses were.

"The names were posted in the tabs a minute ago! You should check it now!"

Everyone, including Noelle quickly picked their tabs and checked it. True to his words the top 10 were posted for everyone to see.

Noelle gasped as she saw the familiar name that had been on her mind since she awakened.

She was dumbfounded not because he was on the list, but because of the number he occupied on the list.

-Name: Lukas Kerr.

-Test score: 100/100

-Local rank: 001

-Regional rank: 001.