129. Borderlands (1)
Even though they were cut by grades, the number of people to participate in the special selection was staggering.
In other words, everyone who gets a grade has taken this special selection.
So many students gathered for a special selection, which is the only one in Grasco’s educational process, where life or death cannot be guaranteed.
“But isn’t everyone going to drop it anyway?”
“… … .”
Envy, this demon squirming next to him, is right.
Naturally, I’m dropping most of these today.
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Maybe drop them all.
It is a person whom I did not intend to select from the beginning.
He offered the next best thing to do to save Ronald’s face, but he made it clear.
that no one can be selected.
Of course, there are always exceptions, so someone may be selected.
At least, I will select those who can keep their own safety, which is the standard I thought, and those who have great growth potential.
“I hope you don’t.”
After a brief reply, he faced the first test taker.
* * *
‘Hey… … so many… … .’
This person who was embarrassed in front of a huge crowd.
‘It’s only because the competition is so high… … Can I be elected?’
I barely managed to match my grades with pull-ups, but the competition is far away.
In addition, there is no TO for each faculty, and in a situation where you do not know how many people to choose, it was dizzying to think that this number of people were all competitors.
All I can do now is put my hands together and pray.
If you look around from time to time, there are about three types.
A prayer type to pray to someone like yourself,
A practice type to practice swordsmanship or magic,
The SiXS type that is comfortable just like my own home
He wants to practice something himself, but his opponent is Lucas.
Some form of testing may await.
It may require physical strength, or it may require mental strength.
It might be the right way to practice like that.
However, if he had only practiced for a while and met Lucas’ standards, he would have been in the position of the ＜All About Combat> students, not here in the first place.
So, it can be said that this is not the correct answer.
I don’t know what’s going on inside ＜Kylon Coffin>. When you enter that place, you enter through this place, but when you leave, you exit through a separately prepared exit, so you can’t ask what you’re doing inside or guess what you’re doing. just have to pray
This special selection is desperately needed.
It is true that you can receive Lucas’ teaching indirectly, but above all else, you need an A grade, which is the privilege of this practice.
Shortly thereafter, a call was heard indicating that his turn had come.
“Applicant number 174, Lione Emily.”
“yes!”
* * *
Lione Emily.
It is a name I will never forget.
It is also a name that should not be forgotten.
However, it is also a name that I never expected to come out of here.
There was a feeling that I had a bit of a good grade in ‘Excellent Grades’, but it wasn’t enough for Lione to reach me.
It’s not because she’s lacking.
This is because of the unique way of reflecting the grades of the Faculty of Combat.
The Faculty of Combat is a place where you can learn combat science to the last.
Of course, it is natural for the practical evaluation to receive a higher score.
But she couldn’t handle her body so well that it was a miracle that she was admitted to Grasco. So, in the Faculty of Combat, he was the last in the last ten years.
It’s like she’s been talking about the excellence of her grades for the first time in half a year.
A new surprise crept in.
From the beginning, Emily was not a character sculpted for battle.
To be used as a material, that is the only character.
The fact that she is standing here is close to a miracle—no, it is a miracle itself.
It remains to be seen how far that miracle will last.
“Let’s start the test.”
* * *
The test is simple.
“If you play rock paper scissors with me, you can win at least once.”
Rock Paper Scissors.
It is a very simple thing that only needs to be won once among many challenges.
But no one has ever passed this absurdly simple test.
And it was the same with Lione.
‘Why?’
It is a pure probability battle with no shortcuts.
But she never beat Lucas once.
It was just a simple rock-paper-scissors, but Lione felt a clear wall.
The reason why Lucas is able to win consecutive wins in this simple battle of odds.
Simple.
‘Because I can see it.’
I didn’t use ‘future time’.
There are only a few selected people, but precious gold cannot be used.
Even if they didn’t have to use ‘future poem’, Lucas could see clearly what they were going to put out.
Small facial expression changes, fine muscle movements.
All of that became information, making it clear what the other party was going to do.
“Are you going to continue?”
Despair crept across Lyone’s face.
It was just rock-paper-scissors, but there was no chance of winning.
“… … Yes, I will continue.”
It’s not like the time was set in the first place.
If you wish, you can continue with this test for any amount of time you want.
It’s your choice not to give up.
Lione chose to carry on.
So many hours passed.
It was around the time I realized that simply doing rock-paper-scissors consumes a lot of stamina.
It was only a very minor coincidence.
It was good to say that it was a miracle created by Lyone’s diligence.
She originally thought of cutting the scissors.
However, as a side effect of the rock-paper-scissors continued for too long, his strength was released, and he unwittingly spread his palms.
“… … .”
Lucas made a fist.
What he made was a furoshiki.
“… … He won.”
“It’s pass. Congratulations.”
“thank you. thank you!”
With her hands outstretched, she smiled and moved to the exit following the guidance of Victor, an assistant professor.
If someone saw her expression right now, they would definitely mistake her for a crazy person.
“Can you lose it?”
Envy asked Lucas lightly.
Envy doesn’t know why he wins every time, but one thing is for sure, this monster has never lost even rock, paper, scissors.
“Even if you explain it, you won’t understand.”
“Are you ignoring me now?”
“then.”
“It was too. I was just wondering.”
This was always the subject of a lecture in ＜All About Combat>.
All movements are realized through the ‘head’.
And there will be a lot of delay.
By reading this delay, it is possible to predict all movements.
It’s easy to say, and Lucas with a ‘new eye’ can easily do it.
But if it’s the one who moves, not the one who reads.
By reducing the delay, the clutter is eliminated and the movement is sublimated to perfection.
＜All About Combat> It was something that the students would take a long time to master.
Although it was a coincidence, Lione, who was the least talented in combat in the Faculty of Combat, actually showed it.
In fact, it wasn’t the movement she intended, but it was the closest thing to the essence of the test.
It was a miracle created by Lione’s diligence.
* * *
“Uh… ”
Receiving the screening results, Ronald swallowed a sigh.
As far as I know, a lot of students have taken the screening test.
All the students who entered the grade cut line took the exam.
But the result… … .
[Selection result]
Selected number of people: 1 (Combat Faculty, Lione Emiley)
This is a name Ronald knows well.
Grasco’s only paid student.
It is surprising that such a student entered the cut-off mark of excellent grades, but the only thing that passed that test.
The selection process is likely to raise doubts, but that selection is Professor Lucas.
‘However… … .’
When I heard the stories of the children who fell, the content of the test was shockingly outrageous.
‘A test with rock-paper-scissors… … .’
Even in his own common sense, isn’t that too much of a joke?
It is understandable that the children who have fallen away feel resentful.
But Lucas gave him a chance over and over again.
As a rough estimate, there were hundreds of thousands or millions of opportunities, and if only one of those many opportunities was accepted, it meant that there was more to it than luck.
However, as the vice-president, I have to respond to these complaints one by one.
“therefore… … I hope you can give me a sufficient explanation… … .”
Ronald said cautiously.
“… … Okay. If the Vice-Chancellor permits, I would like to give feedback on this screening test in the form of a special lecture.”
“uh? A special lecture?”
It was a proposal that sparked his ears.
There were already a lot of petitions to increase the number of classes for Professor Lucas’ ＜All About Combat>, but he said he would open a special lecture on his own.
It was such a welcome sound.
And the joy wasn’t the only thing he felt.
* * *
[Special Lecture Notice]
Instructor: Professor Lucas
Special Lecture Contents: Understanding of seamless movement
How to proceed and how to apply: Free attendance
Date: XXXX.XX.XX
Venue: Main Building ＜Deus Hall>
* * *
Ronald assigned the largest hall in Grasco as the place for the special lecture.
The problem was the special lecture date.
There was no right time to leave for practice to the border area soon.
So, I had no choice but to assign it to a time slot that overlapped with general lectures.
At first, the ＜All About Combat> students could be viewed as an extension of the lecture, but not for others.
If you wanted to attend a special lecture, you had to attend even the lecture you were taking.
And he made it clear that he was responsible for all of this.
It meant that only those who would come would come.
And on the day of the lecture.
A crowd filled the huge ＜Deus Hall>.
It was like an open announcement that only those who would come were invited to come, but everyone from the Faculty of Combat attended, and some students from the Faculty of Magic were also present.
Occasionally, I saw students from the general faculty who were curious about Lucas’ lecture itself.
This special lecture became a lecture covering the whole of Grasco.
in front of many people.
Professor Lucas appeared at the exact time announced.
“Let’s go straight to the point. The theme of this special lecture is ‘Understanding movement without frills’. It also serves as feedback from a special selection test that was conducted a few days ago.”
In line with the theme of ‘Understanding movement without frills’, the lecture started immediately without any fuss.
The people who participated in the special selection test could not understand why they could never win the rock, paper, scissors, which they thought was just a battle of odds.
Those who could not participate in the special selection test listened to Lucas’ voice, paying attention to what was going on with only one rock, paper, scissors.
What I thought was just a story of rock, paper, scissors contained the aesthetics of combat science, and it was a theory that could not be found anywhere else in the world.
It is just theorizing and unraveling the realm of instinctive enlightenment.
The quality of the lectures was high, but not incomprehensible.
However, acquiring it was another area.
It is understandable, but the level was too high to actually operate it.
But what is certain is
The point was that a famous lecture that will remain in the history of combat science was unfolding right in front of my eyes.