The moment Ethan entered the Great Hall, countless gazes snapped toward him as if they were on automatic tracking.
Within seconds, the enormous hall fell completely silent!
Pair after pair of eyes stared straight at Ethan, necks craned almost to the breaking point. No one spoke. No one moved.
The scene was downright bizarre.
Before, people had looked at him as if he were just another person.
Now they stared at him as if he were some newly discovered species.
What kind of Magical Creature is this? Why is it wearing a human skin to attend school?
Ethan swept his gaze around and immediately spotted the reason.
At the front of the Great Hall, a line of enormous words surrounded by colorful fireworks floated in midair:
[Congratulations to the following students for passing the selection! They are now official members of the triennial Secret Realm Tracking Challenge!]
And right at the top was his name—
[Ethan Vincent]!
Ah, so they'd found out he'd made the cut.
Until now, it had only been a rumor, and some people hadn't believed it.
They'd said, "If a first-year like Ethan can pass the selection, I'll eat shit upside down right here!"
But now that the school had posted the results for everyone to see, refusing to believe it would just be deluding themselves.
Shock, confusion, fear, envy, admiration...
All kinds of emotions converged on Ethan. Bathed in the gazes coming from every direction, he lifted the corners of his mouth in delight.
His reputation was growing.
In the Great Hall, quiet enough to hear a pin drop, Ethan spread his arms and spoke slowly:
"Nothing is impossible."
"I am a miracle!"
As his voice fell,
as if in response to his words, a majestic eagle suddenly shot up from behind the podium.
It