159 – Elimination.
Everyone gathered at Lacheln Hill when the sun was getting dark, so it was decided that the group selection would begin the next morning.
About 5 shelters were built during this process, so there shouldn’t be any problems with lodging.
And now it’s just 12 o’clock and announcing midnight. I’m checking the personal information Maiev has captured.
Trixie, Becky, Janet, Ivan, Yusia. The number of successful candidates in the first round is only five, so it is not many. However, the depth of the material is deep. In other words, each person has at least 50 pages of data.
“… Not at all useless.”
For reference, Maiev was in charge of this investigation. I checked it several times by locking it in a frame, so there must be no false information mixed in.
Looking through the data on the five people didn’t take a lot of time, but one variable arose.
Scarlett Judith, Knight of Remnants of Fire.
I muttered calmly.
“Well, it doesn’t matter.”
I plan to be fair in selecting members. Also, I had the confidence to do so.
Quaang—!
Suddenly, I heard a magical explosion outside. My gaze naturally goes there.
Wizards, including Becky, were trying various spells without sleeping. Certainly, compared to the first encounter, the power is much refined.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Ivan and Janet were swinging their swords.
Since they were the leaders of the 1st-year Supernova and the 2nd-year Tenchuk, respectively, there was a taste of learning the sword in its own way. It was felt that they also made progress in their own way.
But there were also people who didn’t do anything.
Scarlet Judith.
She doesn’t currently wield a sword. She does not even observe the actions of other waiting personnel. I just stand still and look out the window of my living quarters.
Because it is one-way transparent glass, I cannot see myself from the other side. Nonetheless, she turned her gaze this way, her red eyes twinkling.
I have captured the screening criteria.
Does the first one have potential for development, and the second one fits my plan? First of all, this is it.
I quietly looked at Scarlett.
Our gaze is reaching, but not reaching.
If you meet these conditions….
“There is nothing that cannot be selected.”
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The next day, around dawn, Scarlett opened her eyes.
“….”
It’s just waking up from meditation, not sleep. Looking around, I saw people who had woken up early and were warming up.
“Did you have a good rest, Knight of the Ember?”
A 2nd year knight student, leader of the Tenchuk. Janet came over and spoke warmly. Scarlett gave her a rough nod.
“I was really surprised. I didn’t expect to see you in a place like this. As expected, she participated because she thought of Judith’s honor….”
“No.”
Scarlett cut off Janet’s words with a firm voice. It was a congratulatory order.
“… Sorry. I have been talking for a long time.”
Understanding the meaning, Janet gave several additional compliments and left. Scarlett, who was left alone, began to revisit her worries that she had been having all morning.
‘Suspicious.’
Joe of Elpis, the daughter of the Cloud family, won the award.
Now, the recruitment criteria have been relaxed so that anyone can apply, but Joe of Elpis has not applied since he was only targeting ‘current students’.
And those ‘enrolled students’ were never the people in the academy in Scarlett’s eyes.
‘It must be a grudge.’
It was not difficult to establish a causal relationship after obtaining the information that the son of the Cloud family had died in the subjugation. He must be trying to get revenge on Flan.
Scarlett dared to protect Flan.
I wish Flan would ask why.
He didn’t even ask Scarlett why. Just treat them fairly, like you would treat any other participant.
Then. A flan appeared.
“The first task is simple.”
He spoke calmly and unfolded the record. The contained spell was released, and the topography of Lecheln was spread out in the air.
“I have marked the destination that suits each individual.”
Six red dots appear on the three-dimensional terrain. It will be a destination that suits each individual.
“There will be one cube at each destination, so make sure you leave your mark and return in some way.”
Everyone nodded.
“If you have any questions, ask them now.”
However, no one had any doubts, and soon everyone started to scatter.
Scarlett also headed for her destination.
It was okay with the innate immunity to the hot and humid climate, but the bizarre terrain was a bit of a problem.
“Hmm.”
It would have been easier if I had made a straight path with flames, but I didn’t bother adopting that method.
“Are you trying to evaluate your presence?”
The Dawning Butterfly is a guy who runs away at the slightest sign, so she made a lot of sense. Scarlett acted like an incompetent person as she focused only on hiding all signs.
“Huh….”
It was a tough job. As she worked without any of her unique abilities, her entire body was soon covered with sweat.
And the destination we finally arrived at.
Her own nameplate and cube hung on the edge of her sharp cliff. Scarlett, after her troubles, began her comeback with only a very faint effect on her cube.
Knocked out—.
Opened the door to the residence.
Plan’s residence had become more luxurious. Sitting in an antique chair in front of the fireplace, he was reading.
Scarlett parted her lips.
“Completed.”
After confirming Scarlett’s hindrance through the recording paper connected to the cube, Plan nodded her head.
“The second task is simple.”
Plan’s three-dimensional painting pointed to a specific area this time as well.
“Kill a blood demon. Scarlett.”
“That’s fine.”
“Yes. It doesn’t matter what kind.”
Scarlett obediently left her residence. The low-level blood demons did not hide their presence, but rather flaunted it, so it was so easy to find them.
The part to pay attention to is the same this time around.
Scarlett silently approached the ghost from behind and cut off the ghost with a skillful movement.
“After.”
That should have been enough. He came back again
Plan was still devoted to reading. He didn’t seem to have made any mistakes, so he was quite confident.
“This is the third task.”
It seemed that it was still not over.
Scarlett narrowed her eyebrows slightly.
“Was there a third?”
There was a reason to narrow the eyebrows. In the process of returning, I looked around and saw that everyone was resting. In other words, Plan is giving more tasks to himself.
But Plan, still keeping his eyes on the book, just asked.
“Are you going to give up? Scarlett.”
“… No.”
Scarlett quietly stepped outside.
The third task has begun. The content is to find the dawning butterfly. All you have to do is observe with your own eyes.
She had to hide her presence even more. She had to be careful when using her strength, let alone her inherent ability, and Scarlett overcame all of them with only mental strength.
“After….”
Even if you completely hid your presence, it was not easy to witness the dawning butterfly. She blames him for being ridiculously sensitive.
And finally, I finally found one.
A noble and rare existence that captures the dawn in its wings. It soon disappeared without any hint.
More than the sense of accomplishment, the relief that it was finally over was greater. Since this was the last time, there would be no more assignments.
“….”
Scarlett has returned to her abode.
Her sweaty bangs were already clinging to her face as she was exhausted.
Also, the other waiting staff seemed to have returned to their quarters, and there were only themselves and Flan in this space.
“Completed.”
Slow down, slow down.
Even after hearing Scarlett’s words, Plan only turns over her bookshelf. Scarlett’s throat burned with each length of her silence.
And at some point.
Said Plan.
“Scarlett, did you see the dawning butterfly?”
“Yes.”
“Okay. Good job.”
That was the end of Plan’s answer.
“….”
Scarlett doesn’t even bother to verify that she witnessed the dawning butterfly, and she doesn’t ask anything further about her. She just calmly admits that she has suffered.
Pass or fail? She couldn’t figure out her intentions.
“Pl…. No, hey.”
Plan.
The name was not easily spit out, so she changed her words.
“I want to know the results.”
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“The result…. I just made a decision.”
Plan finally closed the book. Red eyes meet each other in the air.
“It is a dropout. Scarlett.”
“….”
At first she didn’t know what she was hearing.
“… ?”
And three beats late, a question came.
Scarlett’s eyes went blank. In her own mind, she had no setbacks in carrying out her mission.
Scarlett kept repeating the opening and closing of her lips until she managed to squeeze out a sound.
“There would have been no failures….”
“Yes.”
A tone that sternly cuts through the words that follow.
Plan’s expressionless eyes turn to him.
“So, I don’t need you in my plans.”
And the words, like daggers, were lodged in her chest.
he intends to train them all along huh?
well Scarlett doesn’t need training so she’s out