Reborn as an Extra

Royal Garden, 9:30 a.m.

The Elven King went onto the stage with a microphone in his hand.

"Everyone, welcome to this humble banquet that I have arranged for you all. Today, as the head of the world alliance, I will represent the world alliance as a whole and will reward the candidates one by one..."

"Every candidate who has made it to this competition has talent in their own league, so we won't let you go home empty-handed. You all worked hard, so we will not let you guys down...."

Everyone sat down on their respective chairs and enjoyed drinks and snacks, while Ryul worked hard to hand out rewards to the candidates one by one.

The candidates were called according to the elimination order.

From the candidate who got eliminated first to the one who survived the tournament till the last, this is the order in which the candidates will be called to the stage.

Although it felt quite embarrassing that everyone was able to see who was eliminated first, when the reward given by the Elven King turned out to be good, everything turned out to be worth it.

All candidates got something that could help in making some meaningful improvements.

Don't underestimate the analytical capabilities of an SS-ranker; they were keeping a close eye on every single candidate, no matter whether the candidate was weak or strong.

They observed their fight and analyzed which reward would be more beneficial for them.

That's the horror of SS-rankers detection capabilities; it's as if they can see right through your soul and thought process.

Once their eyes are set on you, they will easily be able to analyze any shortcomings that you might have.

This is possible because they can literally see the 'Flow of Mana' and they can see the mana coursing inside your body, and they can analyze if you have any weaknesses in how you utilize your mana.

Although this ability to observe others' 'Flow of Mana' doesn't work on fellow SS-rankers, it's still usable against those in the lower ranks.

Thus, they rewarded the students according to their needs and the efforts they showed in this tournament.

Candidates were called to the stage one by one by calling their names, and then they were given their rewards and got a chance to have a photo clicked while getting rewarded by the Elf King himself.

They can print this photo later and use it to brag in front of their friends.

Some candidates acquired movement arts, as their slow movements were hindering their performance in the tournament; others acquired powerful combat arts and other similar skills.

Some even got rewarded with peak S-rank weapons! This clearly shows that the world alliance really isn't lacking when it comes to resources.

Although the number of candidates was quite high, Ryul is an SS ranker, and he won't tire of something like this even if you make him do it for years consecutively.

SS rankers have 'World Authorities'; they can literally replenish their mana in a matter of milliseconds.

Which means they theoretically have 'infinite mana' and, with their amazing natural regeneration capabilities, they won't tire out unless they run out of mana.

This simply means that unless you kill them with an extremely powerful attack, they can regenerate passively and won't die at all.

(They are like literal demi-gods walking on the face of earth; do you really think they are weak?)

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Time passed, and two hours flew by eventually.

Ryul's working speed was quite fast, but it still took him some time, as he had to do everything quite slowly so as to show proper appreciation to every candidate.

Next, Ryul glanced at Arner, who was sitting in the back.

"Next up is Arner Steelminer..."

Arner got up from his seat and walked over to the stage with a beaming smile on his face.

Although he lost to Rio, that didn't mean he was weak; at the very least, he is stronger than a certain useless protagonist who lost in less than five minutes and still qualified to get a better reward than Arner.

Arner was rewarded with a skill book; that skill will improve the lethality of his thunder attacks considerably.

After taking a photo with Ryul, Arner went back to his own seat.

A happy smile hung over his face, as he was already excited to go back and try this new skill.

Next, other candidates who were eliminated in the first round were called and received their rewards.

Fade and Kira have similar combat capabilities; as a result, they both received skill books that will significantly improve their spell damage and be helpful for their magic attacks.

Miki received an extremely rare skill book that will help her passively generate shockwave energy for herself.

Originally, she needed to absorb the shockwave energy from others' attacks, but now, with this new addition, she can become self-sufficient in this area and improve her strength considerably.

She even smiled at Lia before going back to her seat, as if she were trying to say that she would improve and would not lose to her again.

Lia could only shake her head and smile in response.

After a while, it was finally Lia's turn to receive her reward. She walked over to the stage immediately after her name was called.

"During the fight with Rio Flash, we noticed that you have awakened a talent related to the soul and now have a very strong soul, so we have decided to reward you accordingly..."

Ryul handed over a skill book to Lia. That skill book only had two words written on it,

[Soul Trace]

"It's a skill that will help you utilize your immense soul power to improve your combat capabilities in many ways, and it's also very beneficial for your ability to summon a divine spirit…"

Lia nodded her head and took the skill book without hesitation.

She came to this tournament mainly to improve her combat experience and make some advancements in her realm.

Now that she has already achieved so much by just coming to this place, she was already very happy to receive this extra reward before going back.

With this skill, she can now not only manipulate her soul to enhance her physical capabilities, but she can also do many other auxiliary things with it.

She can use this skill to track objects by placing a soul mark on them, or she can even enhance the effects of Kai's blessings.

In other words, this skill is just tailor-made for her.

After Lia went back to her seat with a satisfied smile, Renna was called up to the stage.

She's currently the strongest archer in the younger generation, and she only lost to someone as ridiculously overpowered as Liam, so she also got rewarded accordingly.

She already has unique art, so she got rewarded with a peak S-rank bow, which will improve her combat ability by more than ten times.

After Renna and the other few candidates, it was Liam's turn.

Rio defeated him in the semi-finals, so it goes without saying that his reward was also excellent.

"We noticed that you have an amazing talent for commanding your summoned beasts and have amazing control over them, so we have decided to give you this skill book…"

The skill book had an exquisite cover design, and Liam was surprised to see the name of the skill book.

[Summoner's Blessing]

"This skill will let you use mana to heal your summoned beast, and it will also help you use the skills of your own summoned beast. There are also many other hidden mysteries in it that are waiting for you to uncover them…"

The skill 'Summoner's Blessing' was first created by an SS-

rank summoner during the thousand-year demon extinction war, but after that, not a single summoner was able to master this skill.

They simply lacked the talent to comprehend the true potential of this skill, but Ryul and others have full confidence that Liam can achieve what others couldn't, as his talent is worthy of praise.

Liam himself didn't expect that he would be able to receive this secret skill so easily. Thus, when he went back to his seat, he was smiling from ear to ear in excitement.

After Liam, it was Vanya's turn, and she got herself an extremely strong movement art as she was unable to keep up with Link's attacks during their battle.

With this movement art, she will be able to overcome her weaknesses more easily.

"And next up is Link Rex!"

Ryul called Link's name, and a slight smile spread across his face as he walked up the stage.

"Your excellent performance has enchanted us all, so we have decided to reward you with the 'Leaf of Enlightenment'!"

After hearing those words, the entire audience was shocked beyond belief, and even Link was taken aback.

'Leaf of Enlightenment', as the name suggests, is an extremely rare item that can be used to attain instant enlightenment. You can use it to either improve your realm or your skills.

The only disadvantage that Link had against Rio was that his mastery over 'Dao Rhythm' is low, but if he used this item to enhance his mastery, he could certainly achieve feats similar to those of Rio in terms of mastery over his own legendary skill.

This reward is the most beneficial to Link, as he won't have to waste a lot of time training his skill now.

This 'Leaf of Enlightenment' is an extremely rare treasure that the world tree produces once every five hundred years; even the elven race itself has only this one leaf right now.

But the elf king still didn't hesitate to give this leaf as a reward to Link because he knew Link's insane talent and he wanted to make Link own a favor to the Elven race.

The future will likely be dominated by the human race, so it will be beneficial to use this leaf to earn the goodwill of those who will be at the top of the world soon.

This leaf will not only improve Link's combat capabilities; it will also enhance his 'Comprehension' talent immensely.

In other words, this reward was truly tailor-made for Link.

With the box containing the 'Leaf of Enlightenment' in his hand, Link went back to his seat with a satisfied smile on his face.

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Author's Notes.

Yo! It's your beloved author here!

Don't accuse me of blatant favoritism when it comes to Link; everyone received rewards based on their abilities.

Question of the day:

Which reward do you think you would like to receive if it were tailor-made for you?

(Tell me in the comments.)

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