Everyone held their breath.
But before they could even react
another student stepped forward.
A handsome young man with calm, sharp eyes downed his Awakening Potion in one gulp.
He stepped beside the stone, unbothered by Rowel's still-flaring red aura.
Then BOOM another Mana explosions.
A violent clash of mana filled the stage.
Thick, radiant blue and gold energy erupted, colliding against Rowel's crimson storm.
The pressure was suffocating. Glass cracked.
The very air trembled.
A second screen lit up above the stage:
Name: Anthony Keith
Age: 18
Class: Frostblade Saint – ★★★★★ (5-Star)
Mana Quality: S-Rank
Mana Count: 1,200
"Another S-rank?"
said a stunned recruiter. "No way…"
"Who is that?"
"Isn't that… the young master of the Blue Dragon Guild? Mr. Anthony Keith?"
"No way! How can this be? Two S-ranks in just one school? After eight years?"said by Phoenix guild representative.
"The last one was the Empress... and now we have another two?!" In just a day?.
Is there something special with this school having 2 a ranks in one awakening is already considered lucky but this school actually produce 4 A ranks and two S ranks.
Anthony's brown hair began to glow slowly turning pure white,
his eyes shifting into a glacial blue as frost trailed from his fingertips.
The crowd gasped.
Even the teachers stepped back.
One instructor whispered, "That's an advanced elemental transformation…
The dean of this school! Couldn't believe it as well! the one and last person we know who had elemental Transformation is Baek Siwoo from Korea.
A criple who got healed from sickness.
And from height of 158 cm he grow taller into 190 cm in just matter of seconds.
Another one clutched his chest.
"That's… real talent. The kind that reshapes guild power balances."
Philippines now will become a power house in the future because of this two.
Outside the school-
Multiple scouts were already on their phones, their voices tense.
"quick let's go to Valencia university as soon as we can, even if we don't manage to get the A rank or S ranks let's recruit B ranks from that school, offer as much as we can, Said by Heroes Guild master.
"Cancel my other appointments. I wanna take a look at this seedlings" said by The Guild leader of silver Fang one of the Major Guild in Philippines."
"hello Guild master? "You fool , what you're doing even if we can't get the A and S ranks recruit B and C ranks from that school, make a generous offer that they can't refuse.
Get HQ on the line. We can't let the White Tiger Guild monopolize both S-Ranks!" Furiously said by Phoenix representatives to the phone.
Across the country...
BREAKING NEWS flashed across every television channel.
> 📺 BREAKING: 2 S-RANK AWAKENINGS IN THE PHILIPPINES — FIRST TIME IN 8 YEARS
"Just a few minutes ago we receive a confirmation from the office of the President. Two 18-year-old students from Valencia profession was awakened as S rank hunter after 8 years of waiting, the last S rank was mayumi the empress.
Rowel Agustin: 5 star berseker S rank( white tiger heir)
Anthony Keith:Frostblade Saint(Blue Dragon Guild)
BREAKING: TWO S-RANK AWAKENINGS IN THE PHILIPPINES — FIRST TIME IN 8 YEARS
"Just a few minutes ago, we received official confirmation from the Office of the President. Two 18-year-old students from Valencia Hunter Academy have awakened as S-Rank hunters — the first S-Rank awakenings in eight years. The last recorded S-Rank was Mayumi, also known as 'The Empress.'
Rowel Agustin: S-Rank, ★★★★★ Berserker (Heir of the White Tiger Clan)
Anthony Keith: S-Rank, ★★★★★ Frostblade Saint (Blue Dragon Guild's successor)
Additional Good News:
Valencia Hunter Academy has not only produced two S-Ranks, but also successfully awakened four A-Rank hunters. Two of these are rare professions:
Jasmin: A-Rank, ★★★★ Healer(Rare
Marcus: A-Rank, ★★★★★ Beast Tamer (Legendary-class profession last one was 20 years ago)
Rodney Santiago – ★★★★ Earth Magician, A-Rank
Mark Salvador – ★★★★ Guardian, A-Rank
We're currently live
It shows the stadium right now, the two S rank seems in bad relationship,
Rowel smug"Not bad Anthony"
Anthony remanining silent look at the other direction.
In their batch their still have 2 that didn't awakened.
Back at the venue...
Rowel smirked, his arms crossed.
"Not bad, Anthony," he said, voice smug.
Anthony remained silent, his cold eyes drifting away from Rowel, not even acknowledging the remark.
The tension between the two S-Ranks was thick enough to cut.
The reporter's voice boomed again.
"Ohhh?! What's this?! There are still two more who haven't awakened! What a batch! Will history continue?"
The camera panned to a tall, elegant girl.
Selena Amarifo.
"That's the daughter of the chairman of the Amarifo Group, the richest family in the country!"
With grace and confidence, Selena lifted the potion to her lips and drank. She stepped toward the stone and laid her palm gently.
Light bloomed—soft yet radiant.
[AWAKENING DETECTED]
Name: Selena Amarifo
Class: Lumen Cleric – ★★★★
Rank: A
Profession Type: Healer (Rare)
"ANOTHER healer?! And it's a rare class too!"
"What kind of divine blessing does this school have?!"
The crowd was cheating once again.
"This batch will be recorded in history for sure!"
Now only one remained.
A young man fidgeting nervously.
"Kael… he already drank the potion earlier, but didn't approach the stone," said the host.
"According to school records, Kael was ranked number 1 in theoretical exams… Could this be another hidden gem?"
Kael took a deep breath and placed his hand on the Awakening Stone.
A faint green light flickered then vanished.
The crowd went still.
A long pause. The status screen appeared:
Name: Kael
Age: 18
Class: Farmer – ★☆☆☆☆
Mana Quality: F-Rank
Mana Count: 80
Silence.
Then------
"Pfft what kind of joke is this?"
A voice from the crowd cut through the quiet like a blade.
"Oiiiii! Who let this clown walk with all those talented people?"
Laughter followed. Ugly. Loud. Cruel.
"F-rank? Seriously? We got two S-ranks today and this guy shows up with a Farmer class?"
"Yo Kael, maybe grow some carrots strong enough to stab monsters!"
"Hahahaha! F-rank Farmer what will you do, let the plants kill the monsters?"
Even some of the teachers couldn't meet his eyes.
"Damn… Bad time to be E-rank. Imagine being the weakest in the same batch as Rowel and Anthony. That's rough."
"No, no he's F-rank, bro! That's worse than rough! That's forgotten."
Rowel didn't say anything but the smirk on his face deepened.
Kael stood frozen, his hand still hovering above the stone. He could feel every eye on him not in awe, not in envy, but in pity… or worse, disgust.
He clenched his fist slowly, pulling his hand back.
The screen above his head still flashed:
Farmer ★ , F-rank.
One girl laughed so hard she choked on her gum.
Someone else muttered, "Even the Chef class guy awakened with C-rank mana… and this is what Kael gets?"
Kael didn't reply.
He bowed slightly to the teachers, turned away from the stage, and walked toward the back of the gym each step heavy.
The sound of laughter followed him like a curse.
But Kael's face… stayed still.
Kael walked off the stage slowly, each footstep feeling heavier than the last.
The cheers, the laughter, the murmurs it all blended into a dull ringing in his ears.
F-rank.
Farmer.
One star.
Tskk! What a waste of government fund.
"Thats kael right? I honestly have a crush on this trash before"
"He might be handsome and smart but a farmer? I don't wanna live with poverty! Said by one of the woman who's chasing kaels favor for the past years.
" This is what I hate people who think they can change their fate, yeah you looser. " Said by Rowel who was known for being a rough and carefree he doesn't care about anyone's approval since on his eyes he was the best and no one was above him.
Reporters caught this on the video Livestream throughout the country.
Kael bit the inside of his cheek just to keep walking. Just to keep his eyes from tearing up in front of all those people, be greatly disappointed at his self, he dreamed to be a hero like his father.
"Fifty years ago, the Farmer class was a respected and vital role. Society depended heavily on agriculture for survival. But everything changed when humans discovered that some monster meat was edible. At the same time, technology advanced, making indoor farming possible.
With monsters invading the countryside and forcing humanity to cram into overcrowded cities and dimensional rifts, traditional farming lost its place.