Chapter 2: EX 2. My Attacks Make Me Stronger
Talents.
The stuff that made the difference between just surviving in the Trial World—or thriving.
Less than one percent of Trial Takers ever awakened a Talent, and those who did instantly boosted their odds of completing trials by a significant margin.
Enough that the Federation kept very close tabs on every single one of them.
Talents were ranked, too. From weakest to strongest: Ordinary, Extraordinary, and Supreme.
Even an Ordinary Talent was enough to catapult a no-name household into minor nobility if used well enough.
Extraordinary? That usually came with land, titles, and an invitation to those snobby gatherings Leon hated.
As for Supreme...
There was only one known family in the entire federation that boasted a Supreme Talent—the Yakomoto Family.
But nowhere, in all the teachings, records, or even drunken old man tales, had there ever been a whisper of something called... EX Rank.
Leon stared at the glowing letters floating in front of him.