181. 1St Semester Final Exam (1)
“The essence of the internal circuit is not different from the external circuit, and all configuration requirements are the same…”
“To the tree.”
“Ah, Master.”
Tree, who was walking while reading the notes, looked back and was delighted at the welcome voice.
Schlus······
“Hello, Assistant Professor.”
“Ugh. Goodbye.”
And it was Assistant Professor Erwin.
‘These days, they often go together.’
Did you become close with the teaching assistant?
Since they were commoners like knights, the two of them could have become friends at Imperial University, which was full of aristocrats.
“What is that?”
“Written notes! I suddenly heard that it was a written test, so I hastily summarized it into one or two pages.”
“The preparation is thorough…”
The habit of taking notes and sincerity alone are great.
Schlus couldn’t understand why Trie’s paper-and-pencil test scores were so bad.
The three of them walked side by side and soon arrived at the test site.
“Hey! Did you both prepare hard for the test? I didn’t study at all for reference!”
“Are you insane…?”
“Still, you’ll do better than you, Trier. I usually follow the class well.”
“You…!”
Even with Einz’s provocation, Tree gnashed his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.
It was true that his grades were lower than Einz.
She wondered how he was able to get good grades when he was just playing around.
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No, I didn’t even know that I studied hard while just saying that I was playing.
‘If Einz played, then she must have really played.’
On the other hand, Schluss did not doubt Einz’s words at all.
Einz was a genius in the true sense of the word, thinking that if his skills were outstanding, he didn’t need to study.
Students began to fill the exam hall as the exam time approached.
And finally, three minutes after it was on time, Sergei appeared with a briefcase.
“Now. Today is the final exam for the semester. Everyone, do your best. TA, please distribute the test papers.”
“Okay.”
After receiving the briefcase, Erwin immediately opened it and took out dozens of papers inside.
Erwin, who fluttered and turned over the paper, tilted his head.
Something was strange.
Nothing was written on the front and back of the paper.
Is the problem written in a special way?
Erwin approached Sergei with a puzzled expression and asked.
“Professor. Isn’t this a blank page?”
“Ah! Oops! I brought a blank sheet instead of the test paper I worked hard on for a month!”
“Professor…?”
Sergei shouted exaggeratedly while banging his forehead.
Erwin could see a smile on his face.
“I never thought I would make such a mistake! I can’t help it! Today’s final exam will be a practical exam instead of a written one!”
“Yes?!”
“Guys! Push the desk!”
“·······.”
The students’ mouths were wide open.
In the midst of this, Schluss laughed at his absurdity.
‘In the end, it will go as the original book······.’
I never thought they would fake a written test and turn it into an actual performance.
Anyway, thinking that Sergei must have become more playful than in the original, Schluss pushed the desk.
In an instant, a large space was created in the center of the training hall.
“School, professor. What kind of test do you mean by practical training?”
“Hmm… Would you like to fight with me one by one?”
“Are you kidding?”
“Huh? Just in time, the perfect barrier has been prepared!”
As soon as Sergei snapped his fingers, a barrier was deployed in the training ground in an instant.
The barrier that separates the arena and the bleachers, which can never be penetrated with moderate firepower.
Students who felt the tremendous output realized it.
In the first place, Professor Sergei had no intention of taking the written exam.
“Now! Who wants to attack first?”
“·······.”
Sergey shouted excitedly, pounding his fists.
Retired 5-star general.
A man who can take on a single division.
A man who survived all 32 assassination attempts.
The students’ faces turned pale just by imagining fighting the empire’s strongest human weapon.
***
‘I was scolded.’
It wasn’t much of a fuss, with the students panicking.
In the original work, I was able to prepare my mind even beforehand.
However, when they learned that they were taking a paper-and-pencil test with a pencil, they suddenly found themselves dealing with a monster, so everyone got scared.
This was a development I hadn’t expected at all.
I even made a grand plan to cheat using Erwin’s eyes, but it all ended in nothing.
Feeling unfair, I glanced at Erwin, and her eyes met.
Erwin stuck her tongue out at me as she rolled her blank paper back into the briefcase.
That’s a little scandalous.
It seemed like it would be necessary to punish him once the test was over.
“Oops! Here’s the damage meter I accidentally borrowed. You’ll get a lot of points in order of the highest damage dealt by these artifacts! But I’ll do my best to avoid taking damage, and occasionally try to counterattack. If I decide that you are incapable of fighting, then the test will end. As long as you don’t break out of the barrier, there will be no restrictions on the means of attack you can use!”
Sergey explained the rules step by step.
But there was no word to break the barrier.
I was just thinking that if I had to turn off the barrier for a while and manipulate the value by touching the artifact, Sergei’s eyes turned this way and he was startled.
“Ah! Ah! That’s right! It is of course not allowed to touch the magic of the barrier!”
“Sheesh…”
The last resort has been blocked.
Now I really had no choice but to do my best to deal with Sergei.
The problem is that Sergei will set strict standards when dealing with me.
It was like a looming vision of the worst possible future, where Sergei’s uppercut instantly knocked him out and caused zero damage.
“Any other questions?”
“What if I make the professor incapacitated?”
“Then, of course, it’s a perfect score. Why, are you confident, Schulzenburg-kun? Enter the barrier! The first match has been decided for you!”
“Ah… Ah…”
Trie’s face turned white.
Usually, I was the first to be called out at times like this, but Trier couldn’t hold back his curiosity, so I was able to postpone the order a bit.
How Sergei comes out Once you watch the game, he will be a huge help in scoring.
“Can I use a weapon?”
“You may use any weapon brought into the test site!”
At those words, music burst out from here and there.
From people saying that they should bring a handful of magic stones from home to at least bringing a kitchen knife.
It was similar to the midterm exam.
Except for the fact that the opponent is Sergei.
“Professor, can I leave my seat for a moment?”
“Uhh. It doesn’t matter.”
“Thank you.”
At that time, Erwin put on a troubled expression and left the exam room.
Are you in a hurry to go to the bathroom?
Or maybe it was called by the Asylum guys.
It didn’t matter either way.
If it’s an emergency, I’ll borrow Erwin’s sight to check the situation and run.
“Will you deal with me without getting hurt…?”
“·······.”
Trie stumbled into the barrier holding a longsword that emitted light.
Even though she looked nervous, Trier’s body didn’t tremble at all when she straightened up.
As expected, he seemed infinitely accustomed to fighting the strong.
“When you step off, it will be considered the start of the match.”
“Whoa…”
Trie took a deep breath.
And the moment she opened her eyes-
Quang!
Trie’s model shot out like a flash.
At the same time, several yellow flashes shot out in all directions like her whip and rushed at Sergei.
I could tell just by looking at Sergei’s eyes.
Those were very perplexed eyes.
Wedge liquid······!
Sergei tried to dodge the first two flashes, but soon realized that there were too many follow-up hits and began to block them with his body.
At the same time, the number on the meter went up.
Next, Trier’s blade flew in, but Sergei didn’t seem to want to hit it.
Rather, as I approached while avoiding the sword wielding foot, Trier came to retreat in reverse.
“Haaa…”
Trie’s breathing was rough.
It must have been her intention to end everything with her first charge.
Even though it was a conversion attack that forced the internal and external circuits to be mobilized at the same time, Sergei was intact without a single wound.
“Are you feeling down? Are you just feeling like you can’t win, Schulzenburg?”
“No!”
Trie screamed and charged again.
However, compared to the first charge, the speed was reduced and the firepower of the flash was also reduced.
I could tell just by looking at Sergei’s reaction.
It was a move to end this.
“Kheuheugh?!”
Kooung!
It was an instant.
Sergei slashed the flying blade with his hand, dug into it, and punched Trier in the face.
However, the fist stopped right before it hit Trier’s nose.
“You just died, Schulzenburg.”
“I admit it…”
Trie lowered her sword.
In less than a minute, it was settled.
Since there were a lot of people, it seemed like they were trying to deal with them quickly and hand them over.
The damage shown on the meter is 250.
I couldn’t tell if it was high or low, perhaps because I had no one to compare it to.
Still, the only thing that struck Sergei was the low-output flash, similar to Trier’s whip.
Even though I got hit three or four times, it probably wasn’t too much damage.
‘I knew the strategy.’
The way to get a high score in this test is to inflict low damage multiple times.
Because if you rush at it with all your might like Trier, Sergei will soon be overpowered with all his heart.
Sergei will dodge it if you try to hit it hard.
The key to this test was how much you could inflate the cumulative damage by launching small, unavoidable attacks several times.
“Do you have another applicant? Then, Schluss Heinkel, come in here!”
“Yes.”
As expected.
If there are no applicants, I always go first.
“Master, no matter what happens, don’t be afraid.”
Trier tapped him on the shoulder briefly and said as she passed by.
It’s not even a life-and-death battle, so what’s there to be afraid of?
“hahahaha! I’m looking forward to it! Move when you’re ready!”
“·······.”
My arrogance melted away as soon as I entered the barrier.
Wherever you look, that’s a professor dealing with students.
All I could see was a huge brown bear trying to tear apart its prey in front of me.
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My body shuddered on its own, knowing that Sergei would never kill me.
This was already the realm of instinct.
It was a fear that could never be overcome unless it was trained repeatedly like Triae.
‘It will turn…’
Is there a spirit-like setting in my novel?
I was definitely scared when I almost died fighting the Hurtlocker, but it wasn’t to this extent.
I gritted my teeth and suppressed the shaking as much as possible.
Shouldn’t we take the test first?
I don’t think Schluss has any memories of facing such an overwhelming enemy.
It would be nice if the ‘memories of the body’ were activated now to suppress this fear.
Unfortunately, no matter how long I waited, that didn’t happen.
‘Hmm?’
At that time, a strange wave of magical energy flowed in.
A wave so faint that you can’t even notice it unless your mana sensitivity is high enough.
This was the wavelength emitted by the spell implanted in Erwin’s heart.
It was supposed to be emitted automatically when Erwin felt emotions such as fear or anxiety.
I immediately took a peek, sharing Erwin’s sight and hearing.
-Because I’m really not a spy! You even passed the test of killing people last time!
-What’s the point of killing a slave…? Information keeps leaking out, but the opinion of the executives is that you are suspicious. If you die quietly, I will make sure that your family lives safely. Decide. Will you fight loudly and kill your younger siblings, or will you die alone?
‘Damn it.’
It was an emergency.
How did I secure a spy, but you want to kill it?
I had to run to Erwin right away.
Well, I didn’t have time to shoot several small magics to accumulate damage and go to sleep.
I use all my strength at full speed to knock Sergei down.
I warmed up the internal circuits with that single thought in my stance.
‘Selection and concentration.’
Whether I win or Sergei wins, this test will be over in 5 seconds.
At some point, the fear that filled me had completely disappeared.