System To The Test

Chapter 3

Through the array of potential magical abilities that everyone looked up to him for, he was also found out to be quite smart for his age by those around him.

Though the world's system had changed some normal human standards were still upheld; even if magic made things easier, the brains to use it were still most necessary.

Aspiring sorcerers were usually taken to schools especially made for them and were allowed the free will to choose their own paths in life after a certain age.

For him, and children like him, everything starting from their childhood was different; they were offered education by their families and clansmen and only joined special sorcerer forces under the clan's or family's name.

He had soon turned five and the expectations thrown at him had only increased; his magical training began sooner than most and his physical progress was great as well.

Now stood by the side of a young man with his fist held out and a boulder in front of him, he was currently undergoing his normal routine of daily physical training.

" Now then Master Megumi, let's see how far you can go today." The man said, turning his gaze towards him, " Your external development is taking quite slowly but I'm sure you'll get there someday."

Closing his eyes, he could feel the dark energy inside him swirling around. With a decent amount of concentration, he made it slowly flow towards his right hand and quickly sent a punch towards the huge boulder.

*Bang!*

The noise created by the punch was loud but all it resulted in was a slight dent and a crack that was only about five centimeters in length.

His fist was fine although it hurt a little but his teacher was petrified with his gaze fixed on the boy; he was a mere five-year-old, and mustering that level of strength shouldn't have been possible even with magic.

Well, he just made it a reality...

" Well I can see growing great in terms of physicality, maybe even the strongest martial artist to ever live. Your talent is quite great but you'll be in trouble if you're ever going to face off against a long-ranged attacking demon. Even a sealing one would prove difficult."

" I see now, we've grown so close he actually considers so. Who in their right minds would talk to a five-year-old in such a manner and expect him to understand."

" Sure, and thanks for the assurance. I'll try my best from now on, I promise."

With that, he nodded his head slightly before the man and slowly walked away. He arrived in his room a while after that and sat on his bed.

Being the future head of the household, security was very tight around him; he had to provide reasons whenever he wanted to leave his courtyard and always had guards behind him.

That had been the case each time he would walk around the clan either to simply enjoy the scenery or was simply feeling restless but the undying gazes of other children never seemed to come to an end.

He had yet to find anyone within the same level of power as him to bind and it seemed that it would soon turn into a problem if he didn't do so sooner.

Many of them were yet to awaken their external energy and some were making little progress but he needed someone he was sure was going to awaken and was yet to.

He was going to continue on his search that day and had a new place in mind; the clan's martial arts training dojo.

He was already well known to the dojocho and a few of the aspiring students as well; they were all inspired by his great talent and wanted to get as close as they possibly could to him.

He couldn't blame them though. A bunch of six-year-olds who saw him as an essence of inspiration and simply wanted to learn as much as they could.

Of course, there were a few who would whisper and gossip about how he was simply trying to be some big shot but a single stare was all it took to shut them up.

Though cute on him, those purple-plagued eyes of his could become anyone's greatest fear if viewed from the wrong angle.

He had just arrived at the dojo with his guards behind him as usual and it seemed that the children weren't being put through any demanding tasks, unlike him.

Mastering the art of proper physical combat needed for situations is crucial in every sorcerer's life but mastering those arts was a very tedious task.

With the constant flow of time prompting change, the prompts needed for martial slowly changed to better suit those with the talent for godly physical prowess.

This though made it quite harder to learn but once all the basics were noted, mastering it became easier with every stage passed.

He wasn't part of the ongoing meditation being led by a teacher while he was standing next to the dojocho.

He was planning on doing a personal interview with every student present but they were already engaged in training, and even though he had the authority, didn't want to interrupt them.

It took a while before their meditation was over and it seemed that they were all taking a short break with which most of them decided to do stretches.

" It seems that dark energy impacts not only physical but mental fortitude as well. The fact that six-year-olds are able to take this sort of training without any troubles is one hell of a miracle." He thought, staring intently at them.

He had gone so far in his training of innate; dark energy, so much so that he was able to sense the dark energy inside people at least enough to know who had better amounts than the other.

Other essences of sensory were still very difficult for him so detection of the motion of innate energy would be very difficult, if not impossible for him.

After a while's worth of evaluation, he slowly walked forward, signaling the guards to stay behind as he approached one of the students at the other end of the room.

She wasn't involved in any practices like the others were at the moment, and unlike every one of them who saw him, didn't seem to show any sign of concern.

" Good day to you."

He was currently facing the wall and although he heard her soft-sounding words, decided to ignore her.

He could technically have her get punished if he wanted but that didn't even cross his mind. She seemed like she wasn't ready for anything at that moment and trouble was one thing he wanted to avoid.

" The art of the inazuman sword has long since existed since the beginning of time. Crafted in the finest ways possible, they can be fitted into the martial arts in the most crafting ways." He said, slowly moving his hand across the wall.

" Well, of course, they wouldn't let children this age use swords anyway. Their muscle composition isn't built to handle things like so."

He had gone on ranting like mad man with no one in particular being spoken to but his actions had done well in drawing her attention.

" Hey... what the heck is your problem?" She asked, her gaze intently fixed on him.

" Oh..." He said slowly in an act of surprise as he turned to face, " I almost didn't see you there. Forgive my digression. I was simply so engrossed in our dear nation's history, so much that I forgot what was meant to be done here."

She simply heaved a sigh and turned away from him.

" Fine then, I'll go see what history I can learn from the master... You seem quite refined in the arts yourself, perhaps I can learn a few things from you."

She turned towards him with a slight blink of her eyes at the offer he just made; no one could turn a blind to how he had entered the room. Only royalty would be as luxurious as he was.

But her only blunder remained the fact that she didn't know who he was so she bent all her actions around ignoring him as much as she could while trying to not get on his bad side.

Before she could go any further in thought, he slowly held out his hand before her.

" Well then, I suppose it's about time we both properly introduce ourselves. I know it's quite sudden but please forgive my shortcomings."

The way he spoke and every last detail of his actions. Those shining eyes and his presentation; everything about him was simply mesmerizing and she couldn't help but wonder what could have prompted his interest in her as she reached out her own hand.

Ding!

[Target identified]

[Would Host like to bind with the target]