37 Natural Selection V (2/2)

”Yes, I'm also afraid I have to restrain from rejoicing with my mother, or any family member for that matter...” Nova added.

This was to assure that a blood test wouldn't be taken secretly, Nova didn't exactly trust people randomly and Princess Diane was no exception.

”Do not worry my child, I understand completely...” the King face very slightly contorted, as an impulsive memory had jumped at him filled with emotions.

He smiled through the memory.

”AHEM” a loud cough came from Killian.

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”Ah yes, we do need to get on with the selection... please express my honour to your master for me.”

”I shall.” Nova bowed once again, going to the stand with the other candidates who will take part in the next part of the selection.

The formal meeting between the child and the King had internally shaken the experienced audience, it was something simply never seen before!

At the stand, all the previously chosen candidates had made way whenever Nova neared them, an unspoken hierarchy established in a matter of minutes.

In the end, out of the total of 220 candidates, only 48 had the required aptitude to get chosen for the second round.

Nero, who was the only one with the potential for becoming a Demon, did not get an upper hand of any sort in the selection process.

This was due to the King.

Normally, a Demon level potential would actually, in the end, get a pass on killing the convict, but the King, knowing the nature of the so-called 'recluses', chose to put Nero through everything.

It was a test after all.

An hour and a half had passed since the opening of the palace gates when the second round commenced.

All of the chosen candidates had been given a weapon and a weapon manual, each different from the other.

both Long-ranged weapons and melee weapons were mixed together and the participant got to choose whether they preferred a long-ranged or melee weapon.

In this aspect, the candidates had an advantage compared to Nero, they had been training with many different types of weapons, increasing their starting proficiency with a new weapon would be higher.

That was, if Nero didn't have Nova.

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Nero, based on his choice to use a melee weapon, received a pair of weapons eerily similar to Katars used in India in the 1800s.

For his nimble figure, the daggers were quite a match. For an ordinary child of his age, the daggers' weight might have hindered their performance, but for Nero, this was not a problem.

the manual had drawings and detailed descriptions explaining how to hold and handle the weapon.

To get a basic grasp, Nero skimmed through, mostly memorising the stances and motions of the weapon.

The manual lacked explanation about defence, however.

For that, Nero simply had to ask Nova.

As a result, he received 3 modules. One that showed how to efficiently parry, one to counter and one that surprised Nero.

That is, to throw the daggers.