101 – Alert (1)
Finished!”
In the middle of the classroom, where silence fell, a man’s voice, close to screaming, rang out.
The male professor, who took the exam papers that were rolled out in turn, did not even pay attention to such a cadet, but rather smiled as if he understood his feelings.
Yes. It’s finally over.
This was the class relocation written test that I hated.
The turmoil that started with Namsaengdo’s voice quickly engulfed the surroundings.
Although there are still practical exams left, this man wasn’t the only one who was paralyzed by the momentary sense of liberation.
“Rone, did you pass the exam well?”
Enya approached and talked to Lorne, who was looking around her desk for a while after organizing her writing utensils.
I know well that the friend in front of me was nervous a few days before the exam, so I was worried in many ways.
“Yeah, I think it was fine. A lot of what Enya told me came out.”
“Yeah, there was also a question I got from asking seniors I know. Even though the scope of the test changes every year, it seems that the important content is never forgotten.”
Enya shows off her V by saying, ‘Well done?’
Realizing that she was trying to imitate her usual mannerisms, Lorne drew her V together.
I’m not talking empty words, there were a lot of questions in this exam that I thought I was able to overcome a dangerous hurdle thanks to Enya.
To the extent that I think that if good results come out, 70% of it is thanks to Enya.
“What is it? Did you share good information with only you? I will do it scornfully.”
At this time, a red-haired man who had been eavesdropping on their conversation from a distance approached and opened his mouth with a heartbroken expression.
During the Wizard’s Forest incident, it was Aldrick Villemeyer who, like Enya, helped Belle and Lorne.
He approached, expressing disapproval as if the test was difficult, and scratched his head nervously.
Watching him, Enya started teasing him with a laugh that sounded like a smirk.
The unnecessarily old-fashioned way of speaking was a bonus.
“Oh, Cadet Aldric doesn’t seem to have any friends to ask for help? You should have been good at that.”
“Everyone was so blinded by the test that they didn’t even show a hint of help. Damn, what’s his competition.”
Of course, in the academy, the competitive spirit can be seen as the same as the spirit of improvement, so it cannot be said that it is bad.
It was quite a sad experience from Aldrick’s point of view that even his friends who were quite close to him from the outside didn’t help and focused on their own exams.
At least, I would understand if everyone was like that.
Whenever I see people around me who are more interested in helping each other than competing, like Lone and Enya, the bitterness only gets worse.
I also felt skeptical because I wondered if my personal relationship had reached this level.
In any case, this is a test in which I gained a lot of enlightenment in many ways.
“Enya, couldn’t you help Aldrick too?”
Lone smiled bitterly at Aldrick, who was sullenly complaining, and weakly bruised Enya.
Thank you for helping me, but it was unfortunate that I didn’t know a friend I often get tangled with.
But Enya had something to say about this.
“I hate it. That guy is different from Lone so he’s an idiot. I might turn my insides if I tell you.”
“Hey, don’t you think there are things you can’t say in front of people?”
Aldric’s brow bulged with tendons at the merciless scolding unfolding in front of her eyes, but Enya didn’t mind the slightest bit and stuck out his tongue.
“Yes, don’t you? Bee.”
“This is really… !”
In the end, Aldrick, whose patience was severed there, immediately approached to grab Enya.
Still, Enya was also quite agile, so she slipped away like a mouse and hid behind Lone’s back.
From the point of view of Lorne, a spectator, it seemed that he was watching a rakugo.
“Kyaa… ! Lorne! The brainy monster is after you!”
While hesitating on how to do this.
Lorne suddenly had the idea that he wanted to meet Bell, who had taken the test today as well.
Let’s talk about the test results, and discuss in preparation for the practical test that will start soon.
In order to do that, you will have to get out of this situation where it is being used as a shield.
“I’m sorry, Enya, but I’ll meet Belle. Let’s have lunch together.”
When Rone suddenly got up from his chair and disappeared without leaving a message, the breakwater that blocked the waves called Aldrick disappeared.
Enya stretched out her hand in vain, looking alternately at the red-haired man approaching her eyes and at Lone’s back.
“Rho, Rone? If you leave now….”
Wooddeuk.
At that moment, an uneasy sound echoed from Aldrick’s lightly released hand.
At the end of Enya’s gaze, which creaked like a broken marionette, a yakha had descended.
* * * *
At the same time as the written test was over, first-year students were notified of the scoring criteria and brief content of the practical test.
This happened as soon as Lone ran into Bell.
After confirming this, Team A-7 immediately made time to gather together.
It happened right after the written exam was over, so I had plenty of time.
“The exam process is quite difficult. The grading criteria are also strict.”
After checking the inflows distributed to each group, Elisha spat out a brief evaluation of her practical test with serious eyes.
First of all, the contents of the test were like this.
From noble mtl dot com
An ancient site within Delos Gakuen Island, commonly known as the “Temple.”
The main goal is to find and return to the mark randomly spread by the academy.
However, a considerable amount of knowledge is required as the hints for finding this mark are based on ancient letters written throughout the temple.
In addition, there are many beings to be wary of, such as various traps that originally exist in the temple, as well as vengeful spirits and magical creatures that have been sleeping since ancient times, and they are accompanied by danger.
It’s like a test to find out both wisdom and courage.
And as a separate bonus item, you can also get points for interpreting ancient characters that have not yet been deciphered.
Even though ancient characters aren’t even the name of a dog, it wouldn’t be easy for a mediocre cadet to reach that realm.
However, if there is even one possibility, it is also a good reason to expect an unexpected extra point if you perform well.
“Certainly it is as you said. Above all, since ancient letters are knowledge only known to those who know….”
Pareon, who received Elisha’s words, also frowned at her and stared coldly at the sentence written in the inflow.
Last year’s 1st year, so now 2nd year, the test item was to eradicate the Kennain Dragon, the lowest species among the Balaur.
However, compared to that, Pareon felt that this side was rather cumbersome.
No matter how strong an enemy is, there is a big difference between fighting together against an enemy with a clear size of power.
The four people gathered here will have no choice but to speculate about the unknown place called the temple and prepare by imagining the enemies they will encounter.
At the same time, it is quite difficult to learn even ancient characters to some extent.
To the point where I don’t know why they gave this year’s freshman such a difficult task.
“Elisha, are you familiar with ancient texts?”
I already knew it through my knowledge of the original work, but Bell, who was checking the inflow with her eyes again, asked Elisha a question just in case.
Of course, he has very little knowledge of ancient letters, and as you can see, Pareon is a case where even the head seems to be made of muscles, so it should be left out of the question.
Then there are only two people you can rely on, and of course Elisha has the highest chance.
“Unfortunately, there is no kite. There was not enough time just to learn swordsmanship and magic.”
“Well, is that so?”
Since Elisha has such an all-around image, I’ve been looking forward to her, but she seems to be having a hard time this time around.
In the first place, just having both swordsmanship and magic skills at that age means that he has polished himself tremendously.
What more do you want from Elisha here, it would be like putting an iron plate on her face.
That’s why the moment Bell tried to roll his head to find a breakthrough while soothing his disappointment.
“I…. If it’s okay, should I study?”
Raising his hand cautiously, Lorne asked for permission to speak and handed over his offer.
Of course, Lorne thought he was the most inferior in terms of ability among the four.
He thought that if there was something he could use, it would be a breakthrough.
“Studying is not something that can be said by cramming for a few days in ancient letters.”
“Above all, there will be very few people who can teach you. Even in books, things related to ancient letters are very limited, so it is almost impossible to learn them alone.”
Elisha and Bell were skeptical about this.
Of course, they know that someone has no choice but to learn the ancient characters, but they thought that they had a hairy conscience to push Lorne to study alone.
I even wondered if it would be better for the four of us to put our heads together somehow.
“I still want to try. Can’t you just leave it for once?”
“There is nothing impossible. I just feel like I’m putting too much pressure on Lorne.”
“It’s okay. I do it because I want to do it. If nothing else can help, I want to be of help with this.”
Lorne was half-assured.
Now that it’s slowly getting harder to control the power that’s dormant inside, maybe even manifesting magic won’t be easy at the time of the practical exam.
If you mistakenly try to manifest magic, the condensed power inside may flow out and bring about the worst results.
That’s why I wanted to do at least this.
I didn’t want to be dragged on the backs of three people in the same group.
Elisha, who caught a glimpse of her determination, exchanged her eyes with the other two, and she nodded her head.
I was certain that the current Rorone would not listen to me even if I told them to stop, but anyway, someone had to step in.
“… All right. If it’s Rone, I’ll trust you and leave it to you. Instead, if you need help, be sure to tell us first. I will also look for people around me who have knowledge of ancient characters.”
“Thank you. Then, starting today, I will study hard.”
It wasn’t because Lorne wasn’t very trustworthy, so she responded with a smile and shook her head at her.
It felt like the anxiety she had stored in her heart was fading, albeit just a little bit.
I want to be by Bell’s side somehow.
Only that small wish of hers was moving her today as well.