Episode 82. 1st semester midterm exam (1)
News of the civil war slowly began to circulate in the media.
At first, everyone was using restrained expressions such as a riot among the prisoners or a rebellion of a small warlord, but the situation changed rapidly.
All four castles in the southern colonies were quickly taken over by the rebels.
In addition, Duke Lorraine Phillips came to declare an independent state, the Republic of the South.
-civil war! Where does the blade of the Duke of Lorraine with his 30,000 army go?
-Why did the Duke of Lorraine choose to revolt?
-The imperial family will subdue the rebellion in the colony…
All the newspapers were talking about the civil war.
In the end, the Imperial Knights received the emperor’s orders and formed a suppression force and dispatched them.
It is said that about 2,000 people were hired by volunteers, wizards, mercenaries, and mercenaries in the Knights corps of about 1,200 people.
On the other hand, the size of the rebel army was 50,000.
It may be seen as sending out an insignificant number of troops, but in reality it was not.
The Imperial Knights Templar is evaluated as possessing a fighting power that is not inferior to that of a single division of the Imperial Army.
Since the Imperial Knights were sent out to deal with the rebels, which are mostly male slaves, the emperor might be thinking that he has over-invested by now.
In fact, it must have been more important to make it look like a rebellion organized at the level of a single Templar rather than creating a civil war by moving the army loudly.
That one knightly guild is a little too big, though.
“Lord, are you ready, Mr. Heinkel?”
“Yes. It’s done. But why is Emilia-san so upset?”
“hehehe… I’m nervous.”
Today is the day of the elemental magic midterm exam.
Tomorrow is battle magic…
I knew the exam format and questions roughly, so I prepared a little bit, but I couldn’t help but feel nervous.
Because there is such a thing as the butterfly effect, I don’t know how it will change.
Emilia straightened my clothes with trembling hands.
It’s over, what
“Okay, Emilia-san. I’ll just leave.”
“Oh, yes. But…”
“Yes?”
“Doesn’t it look too far away? Emilia-san? Can’t you call me a little more friendly now…?”
“For example?”
“Emilia- or something.”
“Then will you call me Schlus-oppa too?”
“······································································!
When I said that as a joke, Emilia appeared to be agitated.
Even though he is a spy who watches over me, it is also true that we felt close after being together for quite a long time.
Don’t forget it though.
Emilia knows that she can stick a knife in my neck at any time while she sleeps.
I turned around and grabbed the doorknob.
“Shu, Schlus oppa.”
“···········?”
What did I just hear wrong?
“Oh no! Please pretend you didn’t hear it!”
“············”.
With a loud bang, Emilia disappeared in the distance.
Are you planning to add a dangling concept now?
Or maybe it was a mistake I made because I didn’t remember the concept.
As soon as I left the house feeling a little confused-
“Uh. Hi? It’s a coincidence.”
“············”.
I had to feel dizzy again.
It was Erica standing in front of the mansion.
For a concept I met while walking down the street, I showed them all leaning against a wall and then standing up.
“Are you going to take the exam?”
“right.”
“Ki, do the roads overlap? We didn’t intend to go together. We just ran into each other. Coincidentally.”
Erica kept on chasing next to me, talking softly.
Even though the stride length doesn’t match anyone who sees it, I forcefully increase the speed.
No matter where you look, this happened by chance.
I was going to ask what the dragon is.
Anyway, anyway-
-her! huh? didn’t you come? Is it because we just ran into each other and walked next to you?
’cause it’s obvious to say
Five. This is probably correct even in Korean.
I tried to ask a question to try to guess the answer sheet, but I just couldn’t resist.
If there’s a business, I’ll tell you without even asking.
“············”.
But even after a while, Erica did not speak to me.
That said, it didn’t seem like it was really happening because the roads overlapped.
Seeing that he followed the path without a word even though he had deliberately chosen a short way back to the test center.
Still, it wasn’t strange to keep looking around.
What kind of situation is this?
I started reasoning about Erica’s character, the location of the Imperial University campus, and the time of the elemental magic midterm exam.
‘Are you begging me to copy the answer?’
It was the first answer that came to mind, but he quickly shook his head in denial.
Erica’s strong pride did not allow cheating.
Especially if the opponent is a commoner, Schlus.
If so, there’s only one reason I can think of.
“Erica.”
“uh?”
“Escort. Thank you.”
“What, what? What does that mean?”
“I don’t think I need to explain.”
“No, really!”
It was so awkward to pretend not to know.
In short, Erica is escorting me.
Although it has become a bit less recently, it is common for commoners who originally entered Imperial University to be subjected to collective lynching…
I once wrote that
In my case, it must have happened thanks to the fact that I showed a force that cannot be ignored in combat magic from the first class.
But when it comes to midterms, the story is different.
There may be a group of people who desperately want to interfere with me as much as I put the condition that I would drop out if I lose my senior year at the entrance ceremony.
No. 100% chance.
In the original work, Hurt Locker was also attacked all day long on the day of the midterm exam.
That me, Erica, is protecting me right now.
It’s not about protecting them physically or magically.
As the eldest daughter of the Liechtenburg family, one of the three great wizarding families, she is now protecting me as the official heir.
If you attack me here, you will be touching Liechtenburg.
No one would dare to fight Liechtenburg.
Even if I die, I wouldn’t want to fight a family with ridiculous financial resources that would throw away Jin’s ripped off request fee as a lump sum without blinking an eye.
“It’s not like that! I said no!”
“It’s not what it is.”
“Well, whatever you’re thinking right now. It’s all wrong!”
“okay.”
“Did you understand? No?”
“Yeah. I understand. But thanks anyway.”
“aah!”
Perhaps it was a shame that it was revealed, and when I saw Erica blushing, I burst into laughter.
After all, this guy is the Erica I know.
It’s not cheap, it’s rough, and it’s selfish, but in fact, it has a gentle and dishonest side.
I thought that maybe there was more to Erika’s help without my knowledge.
no that’s not it
“Huh? Isn’t that Professor Sergei’s assistant?”
“Looks right.”
“Who’s next to him?”
I turned my head to see that Sergei’s assistant was talking to someone.
I didn’t recognize it at first, but when I looked closely, it was Alexia’s assistant.
Surely his name was… Usek?
I couldn’t even remember the last name.
Maybe it wasn’t even mentioned in the original.
Seeing that Alexia had left her aide, it looked like she was going on a pretty rough trip.
Because you can’t run at supersonic speed with a human Yousek on your back…
It was a street where no voice could ever be heard.
But when I concentrated on mana, it was somewhat crushed, but it was audible.
“Now is the right time when Chairman Alexia is not here. Right now…”
“No. You have to wait until the order is issued…”
Aha······.
I know what you’re talking about.
“Would you like to greet me?”
“do whatever you want.”
“No… I don’t even study combat magic. You don’t say hello?”
“Okay. No need.”
“Cheap….”
“What did you say now?”
“You didn’t say anything?”
I didn’t want to interrupt their conversation.
Although the two of them are plotting a terrifying conspiracy…
Well, it’s going to happen later, so for now, I’ve decided to just stand by.
Rather, you have to pretend that you don’t know so that you can accurately predict the timing of what will happen according to the original.
By the way, although he knew that Yousek was the dark side of the matter, he did not know that Sergei’s teaching assistant was also involved.
It’s a secret that even the original author didn’t know.
It’s kinda funny.
Thinking back on it, it wasn’t an unreasonable setting, nor was it impairing the probability.
The details will be revealed when things happen…
“Do, have you arrived? I’ll go in first. You’ll come in later.”
“Why the hell…?”
“just.”
Erika, who arrived at the exam center, looked at me and said so.
No, you don’t want to see them go in together while advertising them sticking around all the way?
What the hell is this goldfish intelligence?
It was difficult to understand Erika’s flow of thought.
“Why are you following me?!”
“I didn’t even say a word that I would listen to you.”
“you really······!”
As she caught up right behind Erica, her face was blushing in anger.
Slowly, I could see students coming to take the exam from far behind.
Now I really have no choice but to go in.
She stood right behind Erica as she entered with her mouth shut, and stood next to her at the last minute.
Continue to match your foot stride.
“Cee…!”
It was funny that he couldn’t speak at all and cursed with his face.
I thought this guy was so cute even when he was angry.
It was not for nothing that he did all the hateful acts in the original work, but he did not win the popularity of readers.
“uh······?”
However, the appearance of the exam hall was strange.
Isn’t it the same scene as a regular lecture room without a curtain?
I sensed it then.
The midterm exam follows the original.
I went to the empty seat in front and sat down.
“What. What?”
“I didn’t say anything.”
“············”.
Soon Erica came and sat down next to me.
I’ll escort you even to the exam hall.
Ludwig would have been able to figure it out.
He was an unnecessarily responsible guy.
“Can I sit right next to you?”
“···········?”
The awkward silence was about to suffocate because it was stuffy.
Iris in a nun’s suit was sitting next to me.
As usual, he was wearing a benevolent smile.
What was funny was Erica’s reaction.
I was so surprised that I didn’t know how to close my open mouth.
It’s probably right after Iris and I had a big fight, so why do we want to be here?
It wasn’t really a fight, that’s it.
I wasn’t even mad at Iris.
I just thought it was Iris’ original personality and passed it on.
“The gift I gave you. Did you remember it a little bit?”
“I don’t know at all.”
“It’s sad.”
“Is there any reason for you to be sad?”
“············”.
Iris pouted and pouted her lips.
But what if you really don’t know?
Why am I killing Julia?
It would be nice if that future could be avoided by Iris provoking me and handing me the cross.
I wasn’t really mad though.
Because Iris was also doing this to prevent future disasters in her own way.
There are really no feelings left for Iris.
I’m not that kind of a guy
Tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk-tuk
Soon the regular and moderate sound of shoes rang out.
No wonder it was Professor Ludwig.
Professor Ludwig, with a dry expression on his face, stood in front of the podium today, looking down at the students as if he were looking down on the garbage.
“Is everyone gathered? We will disqualify those who are not present at the test center at this time.”
It’s a little creepy.
If it hadn’t been for Erica’s escort, I might not have been able to take the test by now being attacked by masked men.
“Welcome to the elemental magic midterm exam.”
“···········?”
Ludwig said with a smirk.
It’s rare to see him smile.
Occasionally, when you smile…
It’s only when you bully students.
“The test runs for 48 hours.”
“Yeah?!”
“We will distribute a test paper consisting of a total of 10 questions.”
Irrespective of the commotion of the students, Ludwig continued on with what he had to say.
In the end, the students had no choice but to silence their voices to hear his explanation.
“The fingerprints of all questions require a specific magic technique. All you have to do is to engraved the magic into your mana and submit your answer in a form that you can see. Of course, there will be a disadvantage if the method does not maintain its shape when I score. can.”
I’m telling you to put enough magical power into the recipe so that it can be maintained for a long time…
If I didn’t use ‘selection and concentration’ for my magic, it was a pretty heavy test for me.
“Professor! Can I go out during the exam?”
“Of course.”
“Uh… Then, are you going to take the exam paper?”
“It is possible.
“Are you talking with other students during exam time…?”
“Are you going to live dumb for three days? Of course it is possible. I will not put more rules and restrictions than this. But it would be good to remember that the midterm exam is a relative evaluation.”
Ludwig said so with a devilish smile.
That’s right. the same as the original
Ludwig made it clear.
I’m not going to put any rules and restrictions other than what I’ve just explained.
And he never made any mention of cheating, such as cheating in sharing an answer.
In short, anything is allowed in this exam.
The testers don’t care whether they copy the answers or not.
“Then I will start the test at the present time. Answers will be submitted by 9:00 in two days.”
As Ludwig gestured, the papers spread out and placed in front of the students.
it started
The midterm exam is the opening itself.
That is going to be one hell of an exam