The next morning...I woke up like someone who had just lost a fight with their own bed.My body felt crushed.It was as if my bones had formed a conspiracy against me.
I prayed silently, hoping today's training would be something like… a group nap session or maybe a class on royal tea-making.
But the reality?The Annual Magic Test.To determine: Are you a mage… or just a soldier?
I was kinda excited, even though my chances were slim.I mean, imagine if I could use magic—I might be able to teleport back to bed.Or at the very least, cast a spell to get rid of these body aches.
So I made my way to the west hall.Turns out, the one teaching magic was…An elderly woman, long white hair, a shimmering purple robe, and eyes that looked like they could see your ATM balance.Her name: Master Ilvara.
Master Ilvara looked over all of us and said,"Today, you will be tested. Place your hand on the Mana Crystal. If you possess magical potential, the crystal will respond. If not... you will still serve as a valuable part of the forces—as a soldier."
One by one, people stepped up.One made the crystal glow blue. Water.Another turned it red. Fire.There was even green. Wind.
The tension grew.
Then it was my turn.My hand felt cold.I took a deep breath and placed my palm on the crystal…
...
Nothing.
...
I pressed harder.Maybe I wasn't touching it right?
...
Still nothing.Silence.Awkward.I could hear imaginary crickets in my head.
Ilvara looked at me.She said flatly,"No mana connection. It happens. You will be assigned to the soldier division."
Some people looked at me with sympathy.Magic meant everything in this world.And me?Just an ordinary human. Again.
I went back to my room.Still sore.And a little mentally shattered.
"So even in an isekai world… I'm still just another office worker. No skills. No cheats. No overpowered abilities."
But then I realized something…
If I didn't have magic… that meant I was free from boring theory lessons and memorizing complicated spells.
And who knows?Maybe there's a different kind of power in this world—One even the mages don't have.