Chapter 9: The Reincarnation Process

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First up was Inuoda Awa.

He wasn’t a very noticeable student, and I had never seen him assert himself. While he wasn’t at the very bottom of the class hierarchy like me, he was still near the bottom.

“Hold out your left hand and show me the back of it.”

Encouraged by the red-haired goddess, Awa extended his left hand. She touched the back of it for a few seconds.

“That’s good. Now, place your right hand on the back of your left hand and say, ‘Status Open.’”

“Y-yes! Status Open!”

In response to Awa Inuoda’s words, a hologram appeared.

I couldn’t see the details from the back of the line, but it must have displayed something.

“Your rank is ‘A,’ your attribute is ‘Darkness,’ and your blessing is ‘Dark Hero.’ Starting at rank ‘A’… quite promising. Heh heh.”

I couldn’t see Awa Inuoda’s face, but his back practically radiated joy.

“Let me explain the status system. I’ll only say it once, so listen carefully.”

According to the blonde goddess—

There were seven ranks: S, A, B, C, D, E, and F, with each rank further divided into three levels: ‘+’ and ‘-’. Altogether, there were 21 levels.

Rank influenced both one’s basic abilities and the growth rate when leveling up.

The attributes included Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Lightning, Light, Darkness, Space, Time, War, Magic, Technique, and some Special Attributes.

Blessings were similar to classes, with a wide variety. For reincarnators like us, there were blessings such as “Hero of ___,” “Sage of ___,” and “Saint of ___,” among others.

Each blessing came with specific skills. Awa Inuoda, as the Dark Hero, had the skills “Dark Bind (Restraint),” “Dark Slash (Dark Blade),” “Dark Lore (Weakening),” “Darkmare (Nightmare),” and “Dark Strength (Enhancement)” from the start.

The number of skills was random—some people started with over ten skills, while others had only one.

Lastly, there were three core stats: Life, Stamina, and Mana. Life represented vitality, Stamina represented endurance, and Mana represented magical power. Naturally, the more, the better.

“Oh, wonderful! Your rank is ‘S+,’ your attribute is ‘Light,’ and your blessing is ‘Hero of Holy Light!’”

Yuuta Sagami drew the best result of the day.

I couldn’t help but think, “Why him, of all people?” But some people are just born with everything, I guess.

“Another ‘S’! Your rank is also ‘S,’ attribute is ‘Light,’ and blessing is ‘Saint of Compassion.’”

This was Mirei Katsura, ranked in the top three of the school’s most beautiful girls.

She was the vice president of the student council, kind-hearted, and well-liked. She never called me an orphan or looked down on me.

The line moved quickly.

Ken Ishiba’s rank was “C-,” attribute “Fire,” and blessing “Warrior of Flame.”

I’m sure many of my classmates—myself included—felt his rank should have been even lower.

Only three of us remained, myself included.

Most of the class fell between ranks “B” and “D.”

There were a few “E” ranks, but no “F”s.