45 – Chapter 16. Fools and Temptations and Relics – 2
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Wednesday.
I went to the shooting range, the test site, with a light mind, as I only had one class on shooting in the afternoon.
I loaded the magic bullet with the humiliation and resentment I received from Curst yesterday, and carefully pulled the trigger.
Magic bullet that passed through the center.
“10” Was recorded on the scoreboard at the top of the target.
I quickly put down the short wand I was holding and picked up the long one.
The magical energy flowing through my body flowed into the magic wand.
The magic wand vibrates low.
He raised his arms and pointed them in the front.
Beep-
The target came up with a beep.
I shot a target installed in each lane with my classmates next to me.
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Paang-
The magic bullet flew at a high speed with the sound of a cracking sound.
This time, the score on the target is 10 points.
Completed a total of 10 shots while changing the stance and wand in a similar way.
“It’s in full bloom. Excellent.”
I felt a little better after receiving compliments from the shooting teacher.
“Thank you.”
I saluted the teacher and left the shooting range with a relaxed mind.
It seems I finished the earliest.
I walked around the campus in the fresh blue sky and the warm breeze of spring.
As I returned to the dormitory while smelling the flowers in the garden, a senior came walking from the opposite side.
“Hello?”
“Hello.”
It was a beautiful woman with long brown hair tied up and hanging from her back.
I think I saw it somewhere.
“Have you met your friends last time?”
Oh, that’s the senior I met when I returned from the first sortie.
“Yes. Thanks to you.”
“Yes?”
The senior walked slowly with a smile.
“My name is Yuri. I am an exchange student from Chromium.”
The senior clasped her outstretched hand.
“This is Erif Cruel.”
The moment I shook hands with the senior, I felt a tingling sensation as if electricity had gone up in her hand.
“It’s okay.”
As if the senior felt her tingling, she wrinkled her forehead slightly, then released her hand and muttered something about her.
“It’s not going well.”
“Yes?”
“Sorry. The static electricity must have risen because of the clothes.”
The old man gently grabbed the sweater he was wearing under his uniform jacket.
I didn’t feel static.
She stood still because she did something stupid, her senior said with a languid expression on her face.
“Do you have any questions? School life.”
I’m slowly getting used to school life, so I didn’t have any questions to ask.
Oops. Maybe I can get some hints about the practical exam.
“What class are you in?”
“Me? It’s a pilot class.”
You’re half a pilot.
I’m pretty accustomed to driving a tank, and the spirits help me, so tomorrow’s major class won’t be a problem, but the more information, the better.
I asked the question, imagining that I got a good score in the remaining exams and threw the report card in front of Curst.
“How is the pilot class practice?”
“Well. I don’t know because I didn’t do it when I was in first grade, but they say it was over after just riding the tram and shooting a few shots.”
“Ah.”
Looking at the nameplate, the senior was in 3rd grade.
If you were an exchange student, you might not have been here in your freshman year.
Then there seemed to be no specific information to be obtained.
By the way, did I say it came from Chromium?
Let’s go ask a few questions.
“Maybe Master Chromanium-“
“Ah!”
The senior didn’t listen to her, but suddenly screamed and grabbed my hand and shook it up and down.
“You know Master Chromanium! The strongest tank in the world!”
“Yes?”
“The number one contributor to the construction of our Chromium Empire and the god of battle. I don’t know?”
“Ummm. I know.”
Of course, I brought out the name first to talk a little bit about the topic, but I didn’t expect to get this much reaction.
Senior had dangerous eyes close to fanaticism.
Are all Chromium people like this?
If I go on like this, I think I will hear about Master Chromium for a long time, so I secretly withdrew her hand.
“I heard that there is a spirit that moves the chariot.”
“Are you talking about Master?”
Chromanium seemed to call it that way.
No, in the first place, they must have imitated what they called it in the lab.
“Master is awesome. Very strong, warrior-like, cold-hearted. The new punishment is certain.”
He looked at the senior who spoke as if he had seen it in person and nodded her head roughly.
Gradually, I was figuring out the timing to fall, and the senior clapped his hands and raised the corners of her lips slightly.
“Oh. There was a message.”
“A message?”
“Yes. From the Master, to you.”
Yuri four seniors suddenly bowed her waist, grabbed the hem of her skirt and greeted her aristocrats.
Wait. From Master to Me?
“The hunter will make contact with the Valkyrie”
“!!”
Is Yurine-senpai related to Master Chromium?
She took a couple of steps back and assumed her vigilant position, and the older man put her hand behind her head with a perplexed smile.
“There is no need to be so vigilant. First of all, I’ve helped you quite a bit, haven’t you?”
“What help?”
“Have you ever been to the spirit realm? Then I sent your friends.”
“… ….”
“You won the war thanks to you, didn’t you?
I don’t know if it’s thanks to Chermia and Shane, but it would have taken longer without them.
If that was the case, Sila might have been in danger, so it wasn’t entirely wrong.
That wasn’t the problem.
“How did you know about the spirit world?”
It was not known to the outside about the last Mongjungjeon.
The only people I know are those who participated at that time.
Even for Yuri, her exchange student, it must be something that should be kept secret.
Yuri smirked and took out her researcher ID from her arms.
“I will introduce you formally. I am Yurine von Claudia. Squire, a direct subordinate of Master Chromanium, and the Celeste Military Academy’s research center are advising on humanoid spirits.”
“Ah.”
I should have known all of my true identity.
Someone who gives me advice without knowing it.
“As I said before, there is no need to be too vigilant. The hunter was on the same side as the king, wasn’t he?”
“What are hunters, lords, and valkyries?”
Yuri grimaced slightly and put her hand to her chin.
“Hmm. It looks like the rumors were true.”
This time it was silent.
The more you talk, the more you get caught up in it, so it was best to wait until the information was released on your own.
Yurine pointed at me with her index finger.
“Hunter.”
The index finger turned back and pointed to Yurine’s ID card that was taken out.
Her fingertips were pointing to the word ‘chromanium’.
“The King.”
The index finger now points to the western sky.
“Valkyrie.”
I am a hunter, and Master Chromanium seems to be the king, so naturally Valkyrie is a word for Arumanan.
The Kingdom of Canael was on the western side of this continent, so it seemed to have pointed to it.
“Why with Valkyrie?”
“Well? Because I haven’t heard the details either. You will be contacted from there soon.”
Students appeared on the campus one by one as the test time was over.
We didn’t need to draw any attention, so we walked side by side, standing in confrontation.
“I don’t know what you’re thinking, but I’m busy.”
“I know. You must be busy taking supplementary classes.”
Yurine giggled badly.
Staring at her fat expression, Yuri stopped her laughter and shrugged her shoulders.
“Can you help me with the first year exam questions?”
Involuntarily, I pricked my ears at Yurine’s suggestion.
“Originally, I solve it little by little while being condescending to the juniors in my club, but if I only have this… ….”
“If yes?”
Yuri said while looking at me slightly.
“It doesn’t help with my studies.”
“…… Yes?”
“The exam questions cannot be the same every year. Study hard.”
Yuri poked out her tongue and started running away.
She was so absurd that she didn’t even think of going after her.
It was my fault for trusting such a strange person.
But not all of what Yurine said was made up to make fun of me.
Since she has a researcher’s certificate and already knows that I am a humanoid spirit, it must be true that she has something to do with Master Chromium.
In that case, there may be an opportunity to meet Arumanan sooner or later.
As Sila said, she and I were originally on the same side, so when she meets Aruma Nan, she should ask about this and that.
I might be able to get a hint about the original memory.
I have to study hard to prepare for that time.
Because I really don’t want to take supplementary classes.
“Now the target will come up. As explained earlier, the score varies depending on the aim-fire time. The target will go down after 15 seconds, so you have to move quickly.”
Hearing Armion’s words, the student swallowed dry saliva and brought his eyes to the sight.
The target appeared with a beeping sound.
Her target went down while she was hesitating, probably far away from where she was initially aiming.
Sighs flowed from among the students who were riding together.
“Don’t be too nervous.”
The shoulder of the student taking the exam shrugged at Armion’s words.
It seems counterproductive, this.
The faces of the other students were a little dark.
Until now, I’ve mainly been shooting freely at a target that has risen slowly, and aiming and shooting in a short time has only been done twice since 2 weeks ago.
Remember what you learned last time.
Once you find a target in a wide range, and if you don’t have enough time, it’s more advantageous to shoot with the target in the center rather than precision aiming.
It was a valid method because the tank stopped and the target did not move anyway.
The beep sounded again.
The student, with his right hand on the lever and his left on the scope, carefully aimed and finally started firing.
Thump
A low echo was heard, and the teacher who was watching while holding a telescope from the commander’s seat exclaimed.
“5 Points!”
There was a teacher who recorded the score next to the train we were riding on.
The students who were nervous about the real-time scoring were a series of mistakes.
After the turn of the three people in the same tank was over, it was finally my turn.
Armion didn’t say anything on purpose.
Even on paperwork, there may be suspicions of preferential treatment because it is a family.
Charging is complete when you lightly touch the Mana Stone.
After waiting for a while, the target came up with a beep.
Zoom in the scope and move the lever at the same time.
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Press and hold the button to fire as soon as the target enters the center.
“10 Points!”
With a smile that couldn’t be hidden at the sound from above, I turned the sight back to its original state.
The second target came from a place somewhat distant from the place where the first target was raised.
But she was able to fire quickly thanks to her aiming point being centered beforehand.
“10 Points!”
The last target just jumped out of the center and fired as soon as it came up.
“10 Points!”
“Whoa.”
After shooting, when I took my eyes off the scope, various eyes were drawn to me.
Armion looking with bold eyes and the children who can’t keep their mouths shut.
It’s not all familiar faces, so there’s nothing to show off, so you just have to be quiet.
“Everyone worked hard. There is also a video of each shooting, so anyone who has an objection to the score or who will refer to it should apply later.”
“Yes.”
With the exception of me, everyone’s voice wasn’t good because their scores weren’t good.
Following the teacher’s guidance, I got out of the train and headed to a corner of the playground.
“Erif is amazing. Is it because she is also a pilot special student?”
The male student who was in the same train said with a sigh.
It was an awkward situation, but I didn’t express it.
“Everyone will get better. If your aim doesn’t seem to be smoothing out, it’s one way to get to know the spirits.”
“Spirit?”
It was a story that came up in the pilot theory class, but what else is the guy asking as if it’s just the beginning?
“You learned it in class. So… ….”
Fortunately, a friend who likes to explain fluttered and caught my attention, and was able to get to the waiting area without any trouble.
“Erif. Good work.”
Cermia and Shane, who finished shooting first, welcomed them.
“How many points do you have?”
“27 Points.”
“It’s 28 points.”
Both had high scores.
Shane 1 gradually clenched her fists as if resentful at losing to Cermia.
As their eyes turned to me, he placed his hands on her waist and spoke with her chest straight.
“30 Points.”
Cermia and Shane’s expressions were otherwise dull.
Why? I wanted to see a little bit of jealousy between the two of them.
“I thought it would be Erif.”
“Even now, relics…… Oops.”
Chermia covered her own mouth slightly, and I noticed why the main characters weren’t surprised.
Because you went with me during the last Mongjungjeon, you know that I’m used to driving a sergeant.
I feel like I’ve been deprived of a compliment for nothing.
“Are you going to run the warrior major class tomorrow?”
“That’s right. Actually, I don’t do anything other than running.”
Shane let out a deep sigh.
The male protagonist patted his back instead of talking.
“Let’s do our best together.”
“Yes.”
She sighed once more as Shane answered reluctantly.
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“What?”
Shocked by the sudden blow to her leg, Shane turned to look behind her.
She poked her at Shane as Chermia gave her a low kick at Shane, sharpening her eyes.
“Are you going to keep sighing like that? Erif is worried.”
When Chermia, who had been admonishing Shane by dragging me in, crossed her arms and stared at her, Shane bowed her head.
She then raised her head as her own cheeks became flaming eyes in her fighting spirit, stroking her a couple of times.
“Tomorrow, will you run with me?”
Are you talking about getting a running mate?
A smile was drawn on his lips.
“Okay. Instead, if you fall behind, you throw it away.”
“Don’t worry. I will follow you to the end.”
We raised our hands and gave a high-five without anyone talking first.
Chermia looked at us with a strange expression, but what do you think?
Isn’t there supposed to be a friendship-building event like this from time to time?
And the actual result of Friday’s warrior class is…….
Both have entered the middle rank.
I was the only one at a loss.