The life of Aaron's family changed that day, especially the lifes of Thomas and Maya Skyhart, his parents. Until today they were just some who awakened Life Class professions and are not noteworthy but that changed on this day.
The reason behind that was Aaron.
Normally it should have been on Aaron's awakening that their lives should have changed but they didn't as Aaron awakened Death Mage, which many consider weak and not a viable profession.
It is not a weak profession but there are not many avenues that are open to Death Mage or any death related professions. So, even though it is classified as S-Rank profession, it is not seen better than a A-Rank profession.
The problem lies not with people's vision but with the world they are in.
No matter what level Aaron can reach, without sufficient skills he would remain at lower levels when considering the prowess of a person.
Yeah, level is not everything because if you have only one or two skills then the enemies would easily understand your skill weakness and would always be prepared for your attacks.
With multiple skills, even if they know the weaknesses unless they are clairvoyant, they wouldn't know what skill you would use at that instant and can't be truly prepared to counter that.
So, no one gave a shit when Aaron awakened the S-Rank profession. Moreover, with an SS-Rank awakener's presence, the importance of his S-Rank profession fell even below what it should be.
Today that all changed as Aaron became the top scorer in the entire alliance. Of course, Mary, the one who awakened SS-Rank didn't participate in this exam as she already reached level 20 days before the exam and had no reason to participate in this as that would be a waste of precious time which could be used to complete the Rank-1 promotion.
So, technically Aaron should only be considered as 2nd among the newbie awakeners. Even if that is so, reaching that rank is already a big achievement.
Thomas and Maya worked as chefs for the Aurora Restaurant. It is one of the top restaurants in the entirety of the alliance but that doesn't mean that they were top chefs.
There were others who were the main characters, while these two were mere assistants. Even so, the amount that they were paid is very high when compared to being the main chefs in some restaurants.
This is why, even though they knew that they would never get any recognition for their skills, they worked here. Everyone needs money and they are saving for Aaron's awakening.
Luck was not on their side as Aaron awakened a profession that is considered a support class profession. Even if that is so, he would need a lot of money for armor and such. So, it was not a waste of their life here.
They felt fulfilled with their lives, but that changed on this day for much better than it was.
"Thomas, Maya, the manager is calling for you. He wants you in his office, ASAP", Sara, the manager's assistant came to the kitchen to call the couple.
Thomas and Maya are surprised by the sudden call. The manager is not someone who meddles in the kitchen needlessly. He had a good image among the staff.
The only reason he would call is either a good thing or a bad thing or else it would broadcast for everyone.
"Do you know why he is calling us all of a sudden?" Maya asked Sara.
"Sorry, I don't know. All I know is that he was checking the news on his tablet when he suddenly gasped in surprise and a few minutes later he told me to fetch you both", replied Sara.
The answer made the couple worry a little. If even the manager's assistant doesn't know, they have no idea what to make of it.
A few minutes later they walked into the manager's voice.
"Ah, come in", the manager spoke with a smile on his face.
The couple breathed in relief. There is a smile on his face and that means they did nothing wrong.
"Don't worry. I didn't call you because you did something wrong", the manager said, "Did you check the news?"
The couple didn't understand what was happening, "No, sir", they both said.
"Ah, now I understand why you are not over the clouds", he said, "You should really check the news", he said cryptically.
Thomas and Maya didn't understand why the manager was speaking like that but still, they checked the news and gasped in surprise seeing the top story of the day.
The news was broadcasting to everyone the news about the academy exam. They already knew that part as their son was one of the candidates this year.
What surprised them was the name of the top scorer of the alliance.
When they saw the name first, they thought that there was another Aaron Skyhart but when the picture appeared and the news showed their names as well, they understood that it was their son who became the top ranker in the entire alliance.
It was a big surprise for them.
They never thought that their son was so good.
"Haha, it looks like he is truly your son. I was not sure at first but I knew that I had seen him in the restaurant a few times and when it was reported that he was from Rock City, I was sure that he was the same one that I remembered", the manager spoke.
The couple seeing the news forgot where they were but his words brought them back.
"We never thought that he was so good", the couple said surprisingly.
Aaron though worked hard, he always returned home at night and that means he missed on a loty of oppurtunities and time by moving from home to dungeon everyday.
Even if that was the case, he still ranked first and the reason behind their surprise but they didn't say the words as they know what kind of a world this is.
Though they are just chefs in a restaurant, they know that the world accepts geniuses and monsters as long as they have sufficient background. Talents who have no such background are bound to die sooner than later.
So, it is always best to keep low-key and show strength when necessary.