The Young Master in the Shadows

Chapter 113: Choice

After Arranging the participants in their places. The elders, followed by Victor, entered the Ritual hall in order, to form a circle around the glowing Orb.

Victor nodded as he saw it,” just as expected.” He thought as he quickly found his place next to his father.

The system menu appears in front of Victor, and he was about to press yes when he thought of something, can there be other roles? 

He tried to change it from the system menu but failed.

It would have been cool if he could manipulate the ritual. Like a system admin…

Wait, what if he changed his name? His disguise skill would work on the system since he has a higher Authority.

He quickly changed his name to./SYSTEM 11c54h/. This was the name that appeared in the log message during his ceremony. But nothing happened.

Victor stepped out of the circle and then back in, gaining himself a few harsh stares from the elders.

He could only shrug and look at the notice again.

Success. 

He quickly looked at the role options. SUPPORTER, OBSERVER, and ADMIN. 

Choosing ADMIN, He pressed YES, to feel himself get connected to the Orb just as everyone was seated and the elder began to activate it.

When the participants began to growl in pain, it was as if the time stopped for him, he could see all the participants' test results updating in real-time until they stopped. And the world turned black.

Everything was suspended naked and still in the dark void, Victor could observe the 10 Participants. Everyone was suspended in mid-air, but they were inanimate as if time had stopped. This is the end test phase. When it happened to him he never felt it.

Victor felt as if he could control how time flowed here for a limit of 3 days. So he slowly floated from one participant to the other observing their results.

Iris collected 1919 Points, Missing the Player mark by a small margin. Her Martial arts and Mystic Arts Potential was abysmal as she had no formal training in the family.

Can Victor manipulate the results? Affirmative, he can. He can raise the points to the limit of 4999.  

He quickly gave Iris the score of 2990, he can’t make her stand out too much. 

Zoe had a good body, despite the short stature, did she wrap her chest with something to make it smaller? He wondered. She didn’t need his help. She had 3400 points by herself. Thanks to her multiple bloodlines and SS Fate. Victor decided to help her a little and added another 400 points to her score. She is his cousin after all.

As for the rest of the servants, he didn't touch them. Too much manipulation would make the family suspicious. 

He only helped one girl though. She had a score of 999. He felt that she was too pitiful and gave her 100 extra points. She made him remember when he failed an exam missing one mark in the past.  But after another thought her returned and pushed all the servants points to 1000 at least. This would make Rita's and Carlos's death more dramatic.

Rita had 3471 points, while Carlos had 3213 points. 

Victor slowly inspected Rita's body for a while. She was very pretty. Had a slender body that was shaped by years of sward training, and a long flowing hair. She was about 30% on the Lily scale. She must have used makeup to hide her true beauty. What a pity, she was destined to die.

He made both their scores 1 Point. Just for their Virginity. Serve them right. How dare they call him a pervert. With this, he would get rid of another trouble. 

He has now concluded that the black faction was agents of the Von Zwei. Just how many powers have infiltrated his family? 

Victor watched as the ceremony resumed, and as the Participants' faces changed to joy and despair. Especially Rita and Carlos. Their faces went white.

“Why!!!” Yelled Carlos. While Rita began to sob, Making Victor strike his head as he thought of something evil. “Why didn’t I think of that before?” He wondered as he began to move.

…

A mechanical voice rang in Carlos’s ear. Making him look around but see nothing, just the endless void.

The sound said.

Carlos Hesitated a little, At first, he chose to remain silent. but as he watched the timer on the screen go down, he chose to speak and began to talk. He lied first, but the system ignored him until he began to tell the truth about how he was an agent from the Von Zwei main family. He was chosen to be the stepson of Cassius who agreed to work with his family after losing the battle for the patriarch position to Ann. 

Hearing that Victor nodded, All the trouble in the family was the result of the family’s power struggle for the Patriarch position 30 years ago. Too many people were unhappy after Ann grabbed power.

Carlos was sent here to be a spy and try to control a part of the Von Weise family. In addition to that, to try to attend the Ceremony here. As he was not compatible with his family's awakening artifacts and had a bigger chance here. They clearly knew what the test here required.

Carlos watched the points go up one by one as he spoke, making him have hope again. Many secrets were revealed to the ‘SYSTEM’ for the next 10 hours as the timer slowed down. 

Victor learned of many Secrets, many he had never known before, some of them were secrets about the black faction. 

Soon, Carlos felt despair as the points stopped at 998. He had nothing more to tell. The system now knows everything about him, from the fact that he likes Rita who was engaged to his older brother to the color of his underwear and Rita’s underwear too!!!

“Wait! Levi was his older brother? “Victor noticed. This means that Carlos was also the son of the new patriarch of the Von Zwei family. A big fish fell on his chopping block. What should be Cassius's reaction when this idiot dies? Victor wondered as he left Carlos who was shouting in anger and headed towards Rita and did the same. 

This girl was raised by her father and grandfather to be a bride for Levi Von Zwei. whom she adored since childhood.

Rita watched the timer with fear and nodded. Her grandfather has explained that if she didn’t get enough points when the timer reaches 0 she would be erased.

Victor said in a system voice. He wants to use this one, a double agent is never bad.

Rita pondered, is this really her last chance? Who can she choose? Her grandfather?

The Voice added.

After thinking for a while, Victor’s dazzling smile appeared in her mind. Does she really want to be that pervert’s maid? No, never. She heard tales about his perverted games.

“I choose Timmy.” She said He was one of the assistant boys who tried to approach her earlier.

“No.” She yelled quickly. She needs at least 1000 points.

After thinking for another five minutes she chose one idiot after another, how many guys jumped on this girl's face. In the ceremony chamber alone more than 30. And she remembered all their names. Victor didn’t know if he should be afraid or Impressive. 

Unfortunately, the most she got was 900 extra points. Not enough.

At last, while biting her fingernail she chose Victor.

Rita was surprised. YES, She answered as she watched the timer go down. Those are a lot of points.

She bit her lip then said yes and began to adjust her class and skills when the screen proceeded.

Victor smiled and looked around at the others. Time passed differently for everyone. So they have already finished choosing.

Zoe chose, as expected, an overpowered protagonist rate class. Hero. This class has its perks, but it made Victor adjust his intended relationship with her. He must make sure to be the ally that appears when she needs him rather than the one who follows her. As that would make him get swept away by her destiny.

 Iris was a Thief. What? Was she doing some shoplifting lately? The Class and skills usually reflect real-life skills. It seems that this sister of his has a dark side to her. She was not as innocent as she seems after all. He should investigate her more thoroughly when he returns to Vein City.

The servants now had enough points to survive. They were semi-players thought, so they had no class. But their lives will turn for the better from now on, as they would be granted a better position in the family.

As for Rita, the system gave her only two choices for the class. 

Sword Maid or Bed Warming Maid. She chose the former after some thought.

And with that, the ceremony ended. And Victor's consciousness returned to his body in the ritual hall, to feel a wave of exhaustion assault him. His stamina was drained, but the gains were worth it.

Name : Victor Von Weise

LEVEL: 12

CLASS: Fate Weaver (2)

AUTHORITY: ∞

Strength: 60

Agility: 67

Intelligence: 80

Luck: 37

Charm: 32

Order: 32

SKILLS :

Admin Appraisal, SSS (+2)

Admin Merchant, SSS (+2)

Master seal, SS (+2) 3/4

Contractor of Doom, S

Unlimited Disguise, SS (+2)

Dagger throw, C