Chapter 273: Chapter 273: Purpose
There were also people who were wondering just what the Prophet was looking at. Many people, including the Guards, were looking in the direction where a group of people were standing in line. Amongst that group, Eren was also present.
The Guards knew that no action of the Prophet was without a reason. Still, they couldn\'t understand just why he looked in that direction but didn\'t say anything at all. Was it just a coincidence or did he see another prophecy?
No matter what, the Guard\'s attention was attracted to the group of people which brought quite a headache for Eren.
He had thought that he could enter the place without catching too much attention, but it was impossible now. He kept his head down as he moved forward.
With all the other people distracted and talking amongst themselves in groups, the line had lost all its meaning. People were standing in groups, even forgetting that they were here to enter the place.
Eren walked past the youngsters, reaching the forefront.
He handed over a pass to the guard, which contained a fake identification that he had bought when entering the Eastern Continent for the first time to help his movements.
Without an identification, it was much harder to even find a decent hotel to stay at, let alone doing so without catching any suspicions.
The Guard took Eren\'s identification which used his real name from Earth. After coming here, he had almost lost his real name as he was known as Ren Necroline.
Even though it was only in his fake identification, he could finally have his real name as Eren.
"What is your purpose in coming here?" the Guard asked, as Eren gave him an identification instead of a student pass, which meant he wasn\'t a part of the Academy.
"I am here to take part in the entrance exam," Eren gave an excuse which was impossible to prove false.
As long as a person awakened a superpower, they could come to the Mythical Hero Academy and take the entrance test.
Hearing Eren\'s words, the Guard looked at him with pity while returning the Identification Card back to him.
Every year, there were thousands of fools who came to the Hero Academy to take the entrance exams, not realizing that the exams at the academy were even harder.
That\'s why, most Nations held their own exams for selection at the Hero Academy using the limited seats they were all assigned.
He looked at Eren, thinking that this child must have failed the National Exam and thought he could succeed in the Academy Exam.
It was not a new phenomenon. He had seen a lot of such people with almost all of them returning with broken dreams and tears in their eyes.
"Take the Second Portal. It will lead you to the Exam Hall," the Guard moved aside, clearing the path for Eren while giving him an examination pass.
Eren had thought that there were going to be some troubles, thanks to the Prophet.
Fortunately, other than some unnecessary attention to his group, nothing strange happened. It was partially helped by the fact that no one knew who the Prophet was actually looking at.
Eren thanked the Guard before taking his first step through the Hero Academy\'s gate.
As he walked through the entrance, he couldn\'t help but keep an eye out for his surroundings, marveling at how amazing the Academy actually looked from the inside.
Times like this truly made him realize that he wasn\'t back on earth.
As he had already gone through the gate, he decided to abandon his identity and take a different path with a different look, especially since he could feel the rough direction where Mist\'s daughter was.
He walked past the portal that was going to lead to the entrance exam, keeping the examination pass in his pocket.
Instead of taking a shortcut through the portal that led him to a specific place in the Academy, he took the physical yet longer route as he couldn\'t judge what was at the end of each portal.
After walking for half an hour, observing various grand buildings, he soon reached a particular building that was spread for thousands of miles.
"She is inside?" he pondered, feeling her presence on the other side.
He wasn\'t sure if she could also feel his presence in the same way now that he was close to her. To prevent any accidents, he placed the token back in his inventory, cutting off any connection it had.
Without it, he couldn\'t precisely locate her. However, it was also better than her recognising him. In any case, he knew the building she was at.
He soon entered the building through the Main Entrance which was surprisingly the only building out of all that had no guards stationed outside.
He was able to walk inside with more ease than he expected which made him wonder just what this place was? What was Mist\'s daughter doing here?
Passing through the door, he found himself in a grand arena that spread out for as far as he could see.
The Arena was bustling with students, each one seemingly engrossed in their own world.
Some were practicing their abilities, appearing a little nervous. The others were engaged in intense discussions.
Eren\'s eyes scanned the crowd, looking for a familiar face of the person he was here for.
His attention was soon caught by a group of students gathered around a large statue in the center of the arena.
The statue depicted a man who looked like a heroic figure, his fist raised high.
Next to the statue of the man, there was another statue which belonged to a woman in a long robe. She had worn a unique looking gauntlet in her right hand. With her left hand, she was holding something that looked like a long branch of a tree.