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Trials (3/5)

"In a moment, we will begin the first test,' Akino announced from her position across the field. "The first test will be a simple sprint. Its designed to test your acceleration and your top speed. Make sure you give it your all."

Having been taken aback by the fire within Jak's eyes, the Elven woman had retreated to the end of the field, itching to get on with the test. As someone who still had to grow mentally, Akino had all but expected the youth with the fluffy red hair to be sulking, wallowing in self pity and shaken nerves as he struggled to complete the next stage of the Exam. To find that he wasn't in a downtrodden state, but rather one of unwavering spirits, the elf was thoroughly confused as she shifted her focus onto the current test. A desire to know more about him began to manifest along with a weird need to touch his crimson colored hair.

"Um, but where exactly are we running to?" One of the examinees asked. "Are we just gonna run towards you? And how are you gonna keep track of how fast we go?"

As if on cue, the area in front of them shifted, white lines appearing before the five of them, long straight lines that lead to the end of the lengthy field. Akino stood to the right side of the newly made track, glasses pushed up as she raised her hand. She didnt bother answering the newbies question as it wasn't required of her to do so, only needing to tell him what to do and when to do it.

"When I bring my hand down, you run." Akino said simply, barking the orders loud enough for the others to hear. "I'll give you a countdown and when I say 'GO', sprint nonstop to the end like your tails on fire."

"10"

"9"

The area fell even quieter as the onlookers held their breaths, the only noise coming from the current runners and the Elven woman.

"8"

"7"

"6"

The examinees all took their stances at the starting line, of which was just a big white rectangular box that showed them where to keep their feet.

"5"

"4"

"3"

Akino almost couldnt hear herself over the pounding of her own heart as she watched everyone prepare to sprint forward. She had done it over a dozen times that day but she had yet to feel the same intensity as she had now as she readied herself to bring her hand down.

"2"

"1"

"GO!!"

Before any of the examinees could even get fully past the starting line, there was a loud BOOM as the redhead launched himself forward, becoming a literal blue of crimson as he raced down the line. Akino barely had time to register his speed as he barreled past mere seconds after she had thrown down her hand, a soft wind ruffling her hair as he skid to a stop.

The room remained silent as the other examinees finished up their end of the test, running past the finish line almost a full ten seconds after Jak. None of them even came close to the speed the youth had demonstrated, the youngling having completed the run in record time. Even more so, the boy didn't even appear to be out of breath as he waited for his results to appear, meanwhile the other contestants seemed to be slightly winded from the full 90 meter run.

(("What...the hell was that?")) Akino shouted internally as she shifted her green eyes onto the space above Jaks head. (("That speed was on the level of at least a D-rank adventurer which isnt very impressive until you remember THATS HE'S FREAKIN TEN!!"))

One by one, numbers appeared over everyone's head, informing them of how long it took them to go from one end to the other as well as giving them an overall score below it. However, Akino had no interest in the score of others as she stared at Jaks numbers, quickly writing down each one.