I Alone Am The SSS-Rank Regressor-Chapter 33: Oscar’s Surprise

Mikhail walked out of the Norvalis Area after hearing his score.

A mind-blowing number of 81, allowing him to top everyone else in the test.

’1 category confirmed. Spellcasting and One-On-One Spars left.’

Out of the three he had chosen, he had 2 left now.

In the other 2 where it was normal for him to top at 1st, he was quite sure that he had clutched Mental Examinations again.

Despite it going a little unusual, Mikhail had a hunch that it went better than usual.

Physical Tests wouldn’t be a problem. It was the category he was most sure about.

Currently, he was heading over to his Spellcasting Tests.

It would be his last test for the day and he would do the last 2 categories tomorrow.

Spellcasting Tests were simple.

They were basically the same as Elemental Tests, but they focused more on the backend rather than the frontend of the spell.

The backend of the spell was the part where you formed and adjusted the spell and how you would release it.

The backend was known to be a more important and complex study than the frontend.

If one could master the factors involved in the backend, the overall strength of the spell could even advance a rank.

These minor factors could largely contribute to the result of a battle.

Since Spellcasting Tests weren’t all that different from Elemental Tests, they were held in the same ground.

Both of them required the use of mana so that was another factor.

As he was walking through the grounds, he heard a familiar call from behind.

"Mika."

Followed by a tap on his shoulder to indicate their presence.

Turning over, he saw Oscar arrive right beside him, done with his tests.

There was a bright smile of pride on his face, already indicating his results.

Not like he expected anything less from him.

He was a beast in Cindralis Magic.

"Oh hey, finally done with your tests?" He fell into step alongside him, allowing him to join him.

The brown-haired boy gave him a cheerful nod, his attitude as fiery as his element.

"Yup, it was a total breeze."

Mikhail smiled lightly before complimenting him.

"Good job."

He saw his expression freeze from surprise but then morph into a satisfied smile a second later.

It was apparent that a compliment from Mikhail was all he needed.

As they walked together, it was Oscar who spoke now.

"What about you Mika? How did your tests go?"

It showed on his face that he had been dying to ask this question.

Oscar or Icarus weren’t good at hiding their thoughts or intentions.

The twin brothers, Yvan and Modric were much better in these aspects.

Mikhail could understand why he hesitated to ask about it.

His whole squadron knew that he never performed to his full power in the tests.

Mikhail never had any intention or interest in doing so which was why he never topped these tests.

Oscar wanted to ask about his score, but didn’t want it to come across as a rude gesture that he was flexing his position.

Mikhail didn’t really care about it if he had to be honest, but he understood where she was coming from.

He would tell them even if he didn’t perform well, because he never tried clearing on top in the first place.

However, this time, it was an entirely different case.

"I got a score of 81," he told him.

An inquisitive look came on Oscar’s face as he tried to think on what to say.

’He doesn’t understand how good 81 is in Non-Mat elements.’

As Mikhail said before, Non-Mat elements were hard to control and weak at first.

So as compared to Mat-elements, their high score ranges were usually less.

Which was why it was a problem for Oscar.

He lightly tapped him on the back of his head.

"It’s the top score in my element. I won."

The words caused Oscar to freeze for a moment, as if he was trying to make sure he heard right.

His shocked crimson eyes locked with his blue ones, the thought causing him to freeze in his place.

"Wait wait, you won? Like like, you got first place in your category?"

His expression seemed to wonder if he was standing before the wrong Mika.

However, the nod of confirmation from Mikhail sent a punch of air through Oscar.

A second later, his expression was replaced by an otherworldly happiness for him.

"That’s great Mika!"

Mikhail felt some weird stares from the people beside him and he tried to calm Oscar down.

Unfortunately, it would take him a good 20 minutes to do so.

The cheerful guy was just more happier for his scores than his own ones at this point.

***

A stressful 25 minutes later, the duo arrived at the Spellcasting grounds.

Oscar didn’t pick this category up but he still followed Mikhail to see him perform.

With his talent in Cindralis, one would think that Oscar could perform exceptionally good here as well.

But surprisingly, that wasn’t the case.

And the reason for it was the furthest thing from what one would expect.

It was because Oscar didn’t think about spell factors or their values.

His body or his mind just calculated and set them on instinct.

The surprising part was that his instinct was so terrifyingly good that the spell would never break.

It would remain in perfect harmony.

Of course not everyone could do it. His Dragma also played a significant role in this.

"You can spectate from here, I’ll go ahead now," Mikhail informed him.

Oscar nodded.

"Okay. I’ll be watching you from here. Good luck." He apped him on the back.

Giving him a thumbs up, the young squadron commander went on ahead.

He saw that the tests had started for this category already as well.

There were already some candidates giving their tests up ahead.

Even though the use of Dragmas wasn’t allowed, Mikhail could get past the restriction with an Oath.

However, he didn’t see the need to use both.

Instead, he planned to just breeze through the category with his natural ability.

"Alright."

’Let’s do this.’

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A/N: I’ll be skipping the spellcasting tests because they are more or less the same as shown in the elemental tests.

I don’t want to dump too much information about the spells right now.