Almost every student heaved a sigh of relief as they saw Jake performing normally.
He was certainly a normal student like many of them, which brought them to the reality that Luna was indeed a rare case. Many of them, who were getting nervous because they couldn't compete with Luna's performance, suddenly felt relieved.
None of them insulted his Ghost Hands, which could only carry a pen to write something. The other students even started cheering for him as they felt that he was the representative of ordinary students like them.
'These guys are too simple-minded…'
Professor Stella couldn't help but chuckle at this, as she had already expected their reaction. This was the reason why she brought Luna first and followed up with an ordinary or average second-year student.
Anyway, she continued calling out the students.
There were other interesting students in Class 4, but none of them reached Luna's level. At most, they could perform the Darkness Manipulation Spell to its Fog Form and Wall Form, but certainly not a Floating Sphere Form like what she did and scatter them to form a beautiful sight.
"We're now going to Class 3." Stella said as she looked at Leo Blaze, the best student in the class.
She decided to call him out first to boost the confidence of Class 3.
She knew Leo Blaze as a passionate student who had learned a decent set of Dark Spells. In her mind, he would certainly not lose out against Maya or Luna.
Leo walked onto the stage confidently, wearing his eye-catching red jacket.
He looked at the three professors and nodded arrogantly. He looked at everyone watching him and grinned widely. He even winked cheekily at one of the female students in Class 2.
This surprised many of them as they looked at Lisa, who had her eyes popped out in shock.
"Lisa, what was that?" Aubrey was the first one to ask. She grabbed Lisa's shoulder as she looked at her with a teasing smile.
"Hey, I didn't know you had a new friend. Are you two close?" Chad asked as he started getting closer to them. He knew that Lisa had a soft voice, so he naturally leaned closer.
Lisa immediately shook her head while also looking at Vale's reaction.
"No, no… It wasn't like that. He's also a member of the Library Committee. He keeps bothering me, but that's all." When she said this, she was actually looking at Vale as if she was trying to explain it to him.
Of course, Aubrey didn't just accept this explanation. She started asking a few more questions.
This simple interaction caught Vale's attention as well, so he looked at Leo curiously and watched his performance intently.
Leo didn't care what was happening off the stage as he took a deep breath and entered his Phantasm State.
Using his Darkness Manipulation Spell, he gathered a huge amount of Dark Energy that could cover his entire body. After feeling satisfied with the amount of energy he had gathered, he continued controlling it and made a cape…
The cape that was made of Darkness didn't seem natural and looked stiff, but it still appeared like a thick and hard cape as he moved around.
He circled the small stage for a few moments before feeling satisfied with his performance. He dissipated the Cape of Darkness with a flick of his finger before he quickly shifted to his Second Spell.
With the momentum he gathered, he triggered his Spell Model with most of his Dark Energy reserves.
Suddenly, he felt a surge of energy in his body as he felt a connection with the fire…
He raised both his hands and pointed them at the air, where he wanted to create his second spell.
He then shouted to ensure that everyone would hear what spell he was about to use.
"Dark Flame!"
Whoosh~
Leo created a black fire that erupted from his hands and filled the air!
The Dark Fire was unusually black, and it had a hot and violent aura. It raged across the stage, creating a strong heat.
"Another Tier 2 Spell!"
"Dark Flame! It's really the Dark Flame! How can he learn it?"
"Hmph. It's actually easy. You just need the Dark Fire Grass and a few expensive Mystical Items and you could also record this Spell Model."
"Dark Fire Grass? Does it not cost 13 Contribution Points in the Exchange Hall?"
"Yes… There was no way to record that spell with just a common ritual and prayer like the ones we recorded... It requires real expensive materials."
The audience gasped in awe and fear as some of them started backing away from the stage. His classmates started praising and clapping at him as he gently nodded and finished his spell by scattering the fire everywhere before they vanished into thin air.
After this performance, he looked at Lisa and gave a noticeable wink.
This had obviously attracted the attention of many students.
So this time, Vale couldn't help but think that Leo really wanted to cause trouble for Lisa.
'He should be aware that Lisa has a complicated position in the Academy since she's not from the Faction… What is he thinking? She barely has any friends because of her status, and it might get worse because of this…' Vale frowned as he had already noticed some hostile gazes from other female students in Class 3 and a few in other classes.
Vale sighed at this as he decided to observe the situation for now.
"Amy Adams."
Professor Stella continued calling students after Leo left the stage.
Amy used her Dark Manipulation Spell to create a short and fuzzy sword... It was a good attempt, but the three old Professors weren't that impressed.
Amy then followed it up by using Dire Chains. She showed off how fast she could extend and retract the chains that she summoned and the range they could reach. Again, it was an average performance.
***
The examination continued until it was Class 2's turn.
Finally, Professor Stella looked at Vale with a warm smile on her face.
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