Episode 37 – I have no choice but to draw my sword.
37. I guess I have no choice but to draw my sword.
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Is it the calm before the storm?
The month leading up to the exam date went by quickly at El Prime Academy without any major incidents.
After Leon finished recuperating at the Hellbridge family.
1St week of return.
Reon, who returned to the academy, whips and trains Class A cadets whenever he has time.
He himself trained by refining the skills he acquired at Mahon Dan.
Cheren could not hide her embarrassment as she watched the rapidly growing Class A cadets.
2Nd week.
Slowly, the martial arts club cadets began to rekindle their own training.
The number of cadets approaching Leon and asking for sparring increased, and all of them returned with broken limbs.
Class A achieved the feat of scoring 2000 points in Obulius.
The cadets who had risen to the top of their level appeared in droves, perhaps having gained enlightenment while experiencing actual combat in the Demonic World.
Week 3.
The once quiet rankings began to experience turbulence.
Ranking is also one of the important factors in evaluation.
Blood was splattered throughout the 250 cadets.
The competition among the top 10 rankings was also fierce.
First, Esabel’s handkerchief flew back to Leon.
It was a duel that attracted quite a lot of attention.
“You, you! When will it be like this again…!”
“Giggles.”
Esabel was unable to withstand the 30th round and fell out.
She was still far from catching Leon.
Besides that.
Jeniel Sovereign (ranked 6th), a female martial artist from Class J, challenged Celia (ranked 5th) and lost.
Carotene defeated Class C’s female swordsman, Freesia Laifen, and rose to 7th place in the rankings.
Goren Waldvin, a male swordsman from class F and ranked 4th, challenged for 3rd place.
Esabel, who was very angry after losing to Leon, happily beat her with her Emperor Sword.
Class I’s male archer, Lucen, ranked 10th and was praised by Class I as the hope of archers.
Week 4.
Leon focused on the training of cadets and individual training rather than checking strategy.
Also, it was thought that the original content could be distorted and the test content could become strange.
In any case, overwhelming force makes strategy meaningless.
I could have challenged Billy and tried to take first place in the rankings.
Leon never did that.
Even at a rough estimate, her odds of winning did not exceed half.
In such a case, Billy, who is more talented, will definitely win.
It was better to stay still than to rush in and lose money.
Class A maintained the top grades in Obulius until the end.
And finally.
Week 5.
The long-awaited achievement evaluation has begun.
* · * *
Late at night.
Whoosh! Shhh!
The elegant swordsman cut through the silence of the empty training hall.
The smooth surface of the sword scatters moonlight to create brilliance.
Hwiik! Swish!
A boy drenched in sweat, swinging a sword.
Dazzling blonde hair fluttering softly.
Beads of sweat started from the forehead, ran down the sharp bridge of the nose, and fell on the tip of the nose.
Sigh – Stand tall!
“Hmm.”
Billy took a deep breath and straightened his sword.
“······.”
He seems to be thinking about something.
The sight of him staring at the sword play under the moonlight was like a painting.
In fact, his eyes were depressed and sunken.
‘I can’t reach it.’
Five weeks ago, when there was a battle with demons in the demon world.
He had reached the threshold of enlightenment to leap to the next level.
However, the opportunity was lost due to the intrusion of an uninvited guest.
No matter how much I swung the sword, it didn’t work like that time.
‘We’re almost there.’
Crash.
Billy’s hand gesture as he held the lead sword contained a bit of regret.
It would have been nice if he had achieved something before the exam.
The evaluation starts tomorrow, so it was as if I had already missed the time.
It was deplorable for him, who had a reason to get good grades on the exam.
‘Very little. I think all it takes is a little motivation…’
As Billy was returning to the dormitory, Leon’s face suddenly came to mind.
He had enough skills to compete with himself.
If you cross swords with him, he will definitely gain something.
······The problem was that for some unknown reason, I did not apply for ranked matches.
That was a bit strange.
‘I don’t think I have a combative personality.’
But Billy, who has a higher ranking, cannot challenge him to a duel.
‘I guess I should aim for this group evaluation.’
Billy, who remembered the event for this group practical test, nodded his head slightly.
When that time comes, it will definitely happen.
‘······Leon will have no choice but to draw his sword.’
Let your thoughts reach there.
Unconsciously.
Billy began to picture the duel with Leon in his head.
Until right before falling asleep.
* · * *
Day 1 of the exam.
For Leon, the exam started in the afternoon.
“Oh, it’s refreshing.”
······This is because I took the written exam and slept.
Leon had no connection with books since his previous life.
“All a prosecutor needs to do is swing the sword well, right?”
In fact, the written test did not account for much of the overall evaluation.
“That is so true.”
Carotene, who still had spit marks around her mouth, also strongly agreed with Leon’s remarks.
The two idiots flirted and moved to the restaurant.
Now, after eating a hearty lunch, all I have to do is take the practical test.
Road to the restaurant.
“Leon!”
Celia suddenly appeared from somewhere.
“Oh, Celia. “Did you do well on the test?”
Celia responded by sneaking up on Leon.
“Okay?”
No matter what she said, she wasn’t the type of person who didn’t study.
“It sounds like you enjoyed it. Um, but why is it so close…”
“Stay still.”
Pasing!
This time, Aria used blink magic and jumped out next to Leon.
“Oh my!”
Because of this, Carotene, who was walking on Leon’s right, fell out.
“Master, did you do well on the test?”
Aria didn’t care at all and asked Leon with a smile.
“······No, everyone slept. How about you?”
“It’s me, whatever.”
It’s as if you’re asking something like that.
Leon burst out laughing at her calm, natural words and expression.
Because it was obvious that Aria would come in first place anyway.
There was no genius who could surpass her, at least among first-year students.
“Aria, aren’t you falling a bit?”
Celia opened her eyes sharply and shot back.
“Oh my, who cares?”
Aria did not back down even an inch.
“······Why do you guys always fight every time we meet?”
Leon looked at the two growling people in bewilderment and tried to pull them away.
Wow.
The pressure of pushing with all my might blocked it.
“······.”
Resigned, Leon hung them on both sides and entered the restaurant.
The sound of the cadets whispering was particularly loud.
Jeobug, jerk.
“Leon-.”
Essabel, who was approaching with a determined expression, stopped talking when she saw his tail.
“······.”
I looked at him like I was looking at trash.
Leon tried to remain calm and opened his mouth.
“Princess, have the areas where you were hit healed?”
Essa Bell immediately had a twinkle in her eye.
“Ha, ranked matches are only part of the evaluation anyway.”
“That’s a typical loser’s line.”
“It’s noisy. “Do you know the group evaluation event this time?”
“Group evaluation?”
Is this what you came to say?
Leon smiled as if it was fun to see her burning eyes.
I guess I can’t control my overflowing competitive spirit.
She was the type of person who would make a fuss right before a fight, causing embarrassment later.
Well, it didn’t matter because I always won repeatedly until I met Leon.
“Okay. “Look forward to seeing our class on the field.”
“Oh my, yes yes.”
Leon answered harshly without erasing his smile.
I listened carefully to what was being said, and it seemed like Class B, led by Esabel, had sharpened their swords and prepared.
‘Tsk tsk. I must have made a big mistake again.’
Leon expressed his condolences to the Class B cadets who must have been oppressed and mistreated by the princess’s power.
······Without realizing that he is the worst bastard who commits even worse acts through violence and fear.
* · * *
After lunch, afternoon.
Grand training camp.
It started with a personal evaluation.
Of course, battles between individuals are evaluated by ranking.
There were other things left to measure.
It was mana management, sword skills, and physical ability.
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First, Leon approached her instructor to take the mana operation test.
“Sit here as you please. “Are you Leon Crusif?”
Hereal S-Fund instructor, who was in charge of the mana management test, wrote down his name and class without even asking.
There were certainly few people within the academy who did not know his name.
While Herel took out something, Leon sat cross-legged on the table.
Mana operation, more precisely, the internal mana operation test measures a total of three things.
Speed, accuracy, efficiency.
It is a measure of how effectively the cadet can handle mana as desired.
Various physical movements using mana are the basics of martial arts.
The better the martial artist’s skill, the more capable he should be of handling the mana in his body as if it were one of his limbs.
Hereal said as he took out a magic tool that looked like it had a dashboard on top of a long stick.
“Try to focus your mana as quickly as possible on the area I’m pointing at.”
“Yes.”
Leon closed his eyes and focused on the inside of his body.
First, wake up the sleeping Danjeon.
Wooow!
As pure mana flowed through the circuit, a refreshing feeling enveloped my entire body.
When it seemed like everything was ready, Heriel spoke softly.
“Let’s begin.”
Here Real pressed the button on her handle and placed the bar on Leon’s right shoulder.
Leon immediately poured mana into her shoulder area.
—Beep.
Numbers appeared on the instrument panel that sensed mana.
“······Huh?”
Is there an error in the measuring instrument?
He Real tilted her head and placed the stick on different parts one by one.
Back, arms, hands, calves, feet, etc.
—Beep.
“······Huh.”
Hereal let out a sigh without realizing it.
This was no longer at the cadet level.
At first, I couldn’t believe the numbers that appeared on the dashboard.
‘There are other things, but… The speed is truly unbelievable.’
The process of transferring mana was as skillful and fast as moving her hands.
It was like reacting as soon as I thought about it.
‘This would only be possible if you have a lot of practical experience.’
Hereal, lost in doubt, narrowed her eyebrows.
Now 18 years old, where did the boy, who would have grown up safely in a duke’s home, gain practical experience?
‘Is the education of the Cruciv family more harsh than is known to the public…?’
“Instructor?”
Hereal’s thoughts were scattered by Leon’s piercing voice.
“······Ah, the test is over. “All A’s, no, A+.”
“Oh my, thank you.”
“What. “I’m not evaluating it, it’s just the numbers, so there’s nothing to be thankful for.”
Hereal looked at Leon’s back as he was leaving and wrote down three A+’s on the document.
– The reaction speed is already knight-level.
Of course, I didn’t forget to add a one-line comment.