The first to go was Inuo Awa. He was a rather unremarkable student, never one to stand out or assert himself. He was low in the class hierarchy, though not quite as low as I was.
โHold out your left hand and show me the back,โ commanded the red-haired goddess.
At her prompting, Awa extended his left hand. The red-haired goddess touched the back of his hand for a couple of seconds.
โThat should do it. Now, touch the back of your left hand with your right hand and say, โStatus Open.'โ
โY-yes! Status Open!โ
As soon as Awa Inuo spoke the words, a hologram appeared. From the back row, I couldnโt make out the details, but there seemed to be some kind of information displayed.
โYour rank is โA,โ your attribute is โDark,โ and your blessing is โDark Hero.โ An โAโ right off the batโvery promising. Hehe.โ
I couldnโt see Awaโs face, but his back was practically radiating joy.
โIโll explain your status. Iโll only say this once, so listen carefully.โ
The blonde goddess began to explain:
โThere are seven ranks in total: S, A, B, C, D, E, and F, in descending order. Your rank affects your basic abilities and growth rate when leveling up.
โAttributes include Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Lightning, Light, Darkness, Space, Time, War, Magic, Technique, and a few special attributes.
โBlessings are similar to job classes and vary widely from person to person. For reincarnators like us, blessings can include titles like โHero of [something],โ โSage of [something],โ or โSaint of [something],โ among many others.
โAdditionally, each blessing comes with skills. Awa Inuoโs โDark Heroโ blessing grants him five initial skills: โDark Bindโ (binding), โDark Slashโ (dark blade), โDark Loreโ (weakening), โDark Nightmare,โ and โDark Strengthโ (enhancement).
โThe number of skills varies randomlyโsome people start with over ten, while others might have only one.โ
Finally, she explained our abilities: โLife,โ โStamina,โ and โMana.โ Life represents vitality, Stamina is endurance, and Mana indicates magical power. Of course, the more you have, the better.
โOh, wonderful! Your rank is โS,โ your attribute is โLight,โ and your blessing is โHero of Holy Light!'โ
Yuta Sagami hit the jackpot today. I canโt help but feel a bit resentful, but some people just have it all, I guess.
โAnother โSโ! Your rank is also โS,โ your attribute is โLight,โ and your blessing is โSaint of Compassion.'โ
It was Mirei Katsura, one of the top three beauties in the school. Sheโs the vice president of the student council, always caring and approachable. Sheโs never called me parentless or looked at me with disdain.
The process moved quickly.
Ken Ishiba was ranked โC,โ with the Fire attribute and the blessing of โWarrior of Flame.โ Plenty of classmates probably thought his rank shouldโve been lower, including me, of course.
By now, there were only three students left, including me.
Most ranks fell between โBโ and โD.โ A few were โE,โ but there hadnโt been any โFโ ranks.