Ability Test 2

I continued the examination as the priests told me.

First, I was told to touch a crystal to measure the quantity of "magic power", which is the source of magic. Magic was something I had only seen in RPG games I played at a friend's house when I was a child, or in the image of a magical girl who transforms with her wand. I was a little nervous as I touched the transparent crystal.

I didn't know how the measurement was made, and I didn't know how long I should touch it, but I couldn't let go of it because the priest was staring at me so intently, so I kept touching it. After a while, the crystal began to glow faintly. Oh ... Could it be.

“Hmm. That's good. It seems that some of the magic power has taken root. It seems that you will be able to use at least daily life magic."

"Really? Are there people who can't use ... magic?"

“There are no inhabitants of this world who do not have magic power, but there are those who come from a world without magic. Some of them, such as the elderly, may not be able to settle in with magic even if they receive God's light."

"I see... well then, it was good...?"

“Yes. However. The amount of magic you have access to is too small to use in battle, so I think it would be better to learn the necessary life magic to improve your day-to-day life."

"Haa..."

I honestly didn't know what they meant when they said "life magic". All I could do was to just strike a suitable affinity.

Then, I was told to touch different crystals this time. There were several crystals, and according to what I heard, they were to see the attribute tendency of my magic power. For example, if I touch a red crystal and it glows in the same way as the crystal that measures magic power, then it seems to indicate that I have a tendency toward fire.

This time, I touched the various crystals more and more, but there was no change. The crystals that were glowing were much different than the ones that were glowing earlier, but the crystals that were glowing with the wind attribute were only a little brighter.

"...Attributes tend to be non-attributed. There may be some wind attribute, but that's probably an error."

"Haa..."

I had no idea what they were saying. But from the reaction and complexion of the priests, it does not seem to be a very significant result. Thus, they are examining with various tools and writing something down.

Eventually, they came up with tools to measure even physical abilities. I guess these tools were also magic tools. However, the results of all the tools did not produce a reaction like "Ohh!" The results of the tests were not met with any kind of reaction, and the process went on without much ado.

I heard that they look at the light condition of the inspection tools and then assign some kind of rank based on the priest's experience. There was no bright light, just a faint light .... I don't have any hope.

…

"Yes, thank you."

A series of inspections must have been completed. The priests, who had finished writing up the documents, told me. Speaking of which, I heard something about Domoto's ranking... I asked, a little curious.

"Well, what about my ranking?"

"Rank? Oh. Not yet. It comes out by registering as a divine citizen of this world... Would you like to get it done today?"

"Huh? Divine registration??? What is that?"

“It is a kind of identification card for those who live in this world. Most people in this world, regardless of national boundaries, are registered, but some people are wary of... those who come from other worlds, so there is no need to hurry to register."

"Haa..."

"... But we still recommend that you register before you go down there, as it is a guarantee of your identity."

Ummm. I did have a bad feeling about having my number, or a chip implanted in my body, or some other kind of personal information in the Japanese sense. But it sounded like the students knew their rankings, so they probably have registered. Since they have registered, I may have needed to do so as well.

After that, when I heard the explanation of the registration, it was not something that would hold my personal information, and if I committed a crime, I would be found out when I was checked in and out of a town, etc. It seemed that the system was rather indispensable for maintaining public safety. God was managing to keep them from doing bad things. It seemed like that.

For those who have transferred from other worlds, some people considered the system as a tool to see how they rank on the strongest ranking list.

... I was also a goner when I got here. It was unbearable for the Japanese who were susceptible to peer pressure.

"I would appreciate it if you could help me, please. It's hard to cross that suspension bridge over and over again..."

When I said that, the priests looked relieved. I guess there were some people who were insistent.

Then I was led to a different room. As I walked in, I was slowly shocked to hear such a priest say, "Well, the older people are, the more they refuse, so it helps." Again, 30-somethings are not that old, ... but I am slowly shocked.

Still, as I walked around and looked inside the building, I didn't feel like this building was a temple. Rather, it looks more like an office of some kind. The room I was eventually brought to was also like a government office. When the priest who showed me around called out, a priestess immediately responded.

"Hmm? What's the matter? Shall we register next time?"

I was puzzled in a room that didn't look very temple-like. Maybe they thought I was lost?

"Oh, no. I'm not sure what to say. I was just thinking how ... different it is from the image we have of a shrine."

"Ah~. Sometimes there are people who come from other worlds and say that. However, the temple in your image is probably the type of temple that exists in the lower world. This is not a place for ordinary worshippers, so it is a very business-like facility."

"I see..."

It was true that if ... separates the lower world from this place, it is not so easy to come to such a temple in the sky. The image of a temple like a chapel is indeed an institution for a group of people. Incidentally, there was another temple like this in the world, and those were located in the lower world, so they were treated as the Head Temple of this religion, a place where people gather to worship.

When I confirmed that I was willing to register, the Priestess took my left hand and rolled up her sleeve, saying, "Is this okay here?" I looked at her and wondered what she was going to do...

"Please bear for a moment."

"Eh?"

At that moment, I was pricked with something. It didn't hurt that much, but I reflexively pulled my arm back. Unfortunately, my left hand, which was restrained by the woman, didn't even twitch.

The pain was instantaneous and I quickly calmed down and looked at my arm. Then I saw some kind of glowing letters floating and swirling around on it.

As I stared at the strange phenomenon, the movement of the letters became slower and slower, and they began to change into a geometric pattern. When the letters stopped moving, they settled on my arm like a tattoo.

On it was written my name and a number, probably a personal number, with quite a few digits.

……

"Th-This is?"

"Yes. This is the end of the process of creating a divine citizen's card."

"Card?"

Somehow, I felt like I often asked a lot of parrot questions when I came to this world. I wonder if this inability to keep up is the way older people feel...

The woman rolled up the arms of her priest uniform and showed me a tattoo that looked like the one I just got.

"Do this like this..."

She showed her fingers pushing and picking at the tattoo's corners where it became a shape. What is it? I looked at her, and the tattoo peeled off like a card.

"What!!!"

The Priestess looked at me with amusement as my eyes widened in surprise and showed me the card that she had peeled off.

"It's strange when you see it for the first time, isn't it? But I'm sure you'll get used to it soon. Please give it a try."

I peeled the card from my arm as she showed me how to do it. It was very easy to do, and I soon learned how to do it. I could do it quickly and easily, and the card would return to its original tattoo-like appearance when I put it back in place.

“I see that everything is fine. Now may I ask you to take the card and hand it to me again?"

"Oh, yes."

I gave the card to a machine ... no. I was told that it was called a magical device, and that when I put it through that machine, I could see the data.

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