Episode 54 Final exam preparation period.(1)
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It’s a morning like no other.
After eating a light breakfast, pouring a heart pill into your mouth, you head to the classroom.
As I entered the classroom, a different atmosphere from usual overtook me.
It was not at the level of a rigid atmosphere, but there was a strange tension.
I quickly found out the cause.
This is because Vincent, who usually arrives later than the lecture time, for some reason arrived earlier than the other students.
I sit where I usually sit.
And, sitting next to me, Aina with a very natural face.
Now I’m used to this layout.
After my arrival, Beatrix, Olivia, James and Jade enter the classroom.
They, too, have an expression that is bubbly in a different atmosphere than usual.
Except for Olivia.
Olivia, as usual, was blowing bubble gum and staring at her phone.
“Yes, everyone is here.”
“Why did the professor come so early?”
“Yeah, that’s because your final exams are just around the corner.”
Screams are heard everywhere.
The final exam is already in front of you.
It’s a fact I didn’t know.
“What did you do for the final exam?”
“The midterm exam last time was tough, but the final exam is also difficult?”
“Ah, can’t we put some strange conditions on it, please?”
“Quiet, don’t tell me about this final exam.”
When the bustling atmosphere was cleared up, Vincent opened his mouth again.
“Don’t tell me the most important thing. This final exam is an absolute evaluation.”
“Oh, it looks like you’re trying to do something weird again.”
“Hey, it must be harder than the midterm.”
Usually, if it is an absolute evaluation, it is normal to like it, but this is different.
The reason that Trinity Academy’s absolute evaluation type exam is held is because there is a high possibility that it will be a mission-completion type exam.
Of course, the content of the mission is not that easy.
“The content of the exam is simple. You just have to endure the villain’s attack until all citizens have evacuated to a safe area. By the way, the model of the villain appearing in this test is Taylor Seth, who is more famous by the name of Raven to you.”
It’s not different from what I’ve known.
This does not mean that the exam is easy.
Because the opponent is Raven, an inmate at Griffon Prison.
“Taylor? Whoops, damn, I failed this test too.”
“No, you’re dealing with some U-level villain. U.S. Isn’t this too much?”
“In the first place, if the opponent is Taylor, then the classmates below us can’t even deal with it at all, don’t they? I don’t think it’s a very fair test.”
Hopefully it can be
Even though Trinity Academy likes to be irrational, it doesn’t run that far.
“Of course not. This is an exam only for S-class and U-class cadets. A minor copygo much weaker than the original Taylor Seth.”
“Ah, well, I guess I’ll have to do it anyway.”
“I don’t think it would be that easy even thinking about it.”
“By the way, who is Taylor Seth?”
Beatrix… You haven’t changed since you took the midterm exam.
The reactions of the other cadets were no different.
Am I getting used to Beatrix’s ignorance?
“There is a famous villain. He’s in the Griffon Prison now. He is widely known as an Awakener who mainly uses stealth-type thought power, and he even possesses artifacts, so he’s very strong.”
“Seongjin knows a lot.”
“Did you ever think you were stupid?”
At James’ bitterness, Beatrix puts a sullen expression on her face.
That said, I have no intention of defending Beatrix.
Because what James said is unmistakably true.
“Anyway, starting today, you will not be training amongst yourself, but will be training with a dummy that replicates Taylor Seth’s attack pattern and ideology.”
“But. What if I kill Taylor in this test?”
“What? Of course it’s the highest point. But would such a guy ever come out?”
“I think so. You’d be better off just focusing on saving the citizens.”
What Vincent said is correct.
Not only in the S-class, but in the U-class as well, not a single guy who defeated Taylor appeared.
At least Mo Yong-rin puts some pressure on Taylor, but even Mo Yong-rin can’t defeat him.
“Well, anyway, let’s go to the training ground. practice!”
No one responds properly to Vincent’s orders.
Everyone just got up from their seats grumbling and moved slowly to the training ground.
Of course, Vincent didn’t really care about that at all, so he didn’t show much of a reaction.
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Upon arriving at the training ground, you can see the U-class cadets already preparing for their exams.
Naturally, they all look lost in their minds.
Well, the opponent is the opponent.
“Come on, everyone, go into the training room. I will set the settings for you.”
[User recognized. You are synchronizing your thinking. please wait for a moment.]
[Synchronization of user, Park Seong-jin’s thinking has been completed.]
[The training settings have been completed.]
On the other side of the training room, a hologram in the shape of Taylor began to be created.
I’m conscientious though.
I saw that the artifacts were not copied.
[Countdown, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, training has started.]
As soon as the system’s guidance message ends, the hologram in the form of Taylor disappears.
He immediately activated his second ability and began to read the mana current.
Something was swiftly crossing between the mana floating in the air.
It’s probably Taylor’s hologram.
Not recognizing that I have stealth-sensing thought, he runs towards me without hesitation.
… The speed of movement is different.
If you don’t have the stealth sensing type of thought, there’s a good chance that your training has already ended here.
By the way, my second ability has a similar detection effect, so damn it.
Activate the Mana Glaive, cutting the location where it will dig.
And, as if ridiculing it, the hologram evaded my attack with a very smooth motion.
are you avoiding this?
Is it similar to when Katarina’s acceleration reached its peak?
Amazing things happened in a row.
It wasn’t enough to dodge my attack with the least amount of movement, he even put a counterattack on me in that short time.
He didn’t even know about it until blood started pouring out of the wound.
The professors at Trinity Academy seem to take the cadets lightly.
No matter how much the S-Class is flying and crawling in Trinity Academy, since I’ve run directly at the scene where these crazy people run rampant, a cadet would seem like a no-brainer.
So far, I have felt that I have grown quite a bit, but seeing the difference in such a marked gap with my own eyes, I feel a little hopeless.
However, he couldn’t help being frustrated by being dominated by those emotions.
You should focus on what you are doing now.
I fixed my posture.
Ryujin’s basic posture.
Then, he pulled out the thread and started grappling.
How is it that the guy who got it back runs faster than my grappling?
I can’t understand.
Anyway, I started to make the most of Ryujin’s skills that I could show off.
The speed may be faster on Taylor’s side, but Taylor’s weapon is a dagger.
The edge on the reach is mine.
I made the most of it and tried various attacks.
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There were six S-class cadets outside the training room.
Baek Sung-yeon, Beatrix, Jade, James, Olivia, Katarina.
They were all cadets who couldn’t stand Taylor’s hologram for even a minute.
Yet none of them were discouraged.
Since the opponent was Raven, it was the impression that everyone deserved it.
“The two of us go together every day, but it has grown a bit.”
“It’s because Aina has such a f*cking temperament, because there was no kid who could tackle with her skills.”
“Are you going to be Park Seong-jin, who threw away his miscellaneous skills?”
“You seem to have more guts than it looks.”
Park Seong-jin’s swordsmanship had advanced considerably, even with the pretense of it.
Compared to those who professionally handle swords, it was a bit lacking, but that was enough to be considered the development of a general.
“But, aren’t they feeling a little strange these days?”
“It is. When I talk to Park Seong-jin, I don’t even show my temper.”
“Ah, no matter what, it’s Aina. Wouldn’t you say that a kid like Park Seong-jin doesn’t fit his class?”
“Are you and Seongjin dating Aina?”
He didn’t say anything, but most of the S-Class noticed the strange air current flowing between them.
Except for Beatrix, of course.
However, no one thought that cold-blooded Aina and Park Seong-jin, who had a clown temperament, would suit each other, so they were just skeptical.
Crucially, the two did not have much interest in other people, and they had in common that the relationship of the opposite s*x was destructive.
“After the story came out, let’s take a look at Aina. Alfred has already seen it.”
“You are doing well. He’s not something we should be concerned about.”
“Ahh, other academies would be sucking honey with absolute evaluation, what is this?”
So, their interest quickly returned to the final exam.
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I don’t know if it’s just stealth, but that damn space distortion looks like that downwards.
It’s really too absurd
Is this the difference between the gaps?
Needless to say, it was miserable for me.
He lost his right hand, and his abdomen had a hole in his stomach.
The left leg was practically at a level where only the skeleton remained.
So, most of the movement relied on grappling.
There’s not much time left anyway, so I’m going to have to try my last courage.
I’ll have to try Ryujin’s intermediate skill that I learned a while ago.
The skill to wind up the opponent’s sword, the scattering dragon oreum.
To be honest, the success rate is extremely low.
Scattering Dragon Oreum is a counter technique mainly used when the opponent’s weapon is long.
It is not an easy countermeasure against the dagger.
But, you should try this.
what to do
Carefully, calmly, look at the opponent’s sword.
You should think that it is okay to spill a few sums.
After all, the longer this fight is, the more my defeat grows, so it is more important to aim for a definite final blow.
The wounds are getting bigger.
However, you must not lose your concentration.
Not yet, not yet.
I’m looking for only one chance.
And, an opportunity that seemed like it would never come has finally come to me.
It’s because he chose the option of taking it deep rather than hitting it shallowly.
just now.
Digging in the diagonal direction of the hologram, he ran forward.
With the feeling of being wrapped around my opponent’s dagger, I put power on my mana glaive.
With the rotational power gained from that action, it passes to the back of the opponent.
Now, if you just hit this guy’s neck… !
[Winner, Taylor Seth. Training ends.]
In the end it failed.
It seems that the strategy itself of using the scattering dragon oreum was not wrong.
It must have taken too long to use.
By the way, how long did the other kids last?
When I came out of the training room, everyone except Alfred, Aina, and Priscilla was out of the training room.
However, the atmosphere is not very good.
Everyone was gathering in front of Vincent and protesting something.
“Is this what was weakened?”
“If I only get a C for this, I would be in first place.”
“Don’t play around. really.”
I really wanted to be a U-level villain.
The third ability, Reaper of Souls, was like this, even though it had nothing to do with imaginative power in the first place.
It is questionable whether it is true that it has been weakened.
“Are you going to come out stronger than this in the exam? or not.”
“driving me crazy.”
James’ one word was enough to represent the hearts of all S-Class cadets.
So when everyone was desperate for the difficulty of this test, two people were added to the group.
“Ah, this exam must be tough, isn’t it?”
“what a waste. If I had a little more patience, I would have won.”
It was Alfred and Priscilla.
These two are still good at dealing with stealth, so there’s nothing strange about holding out for a long time.
Aina seems to be struggling.
As she approached her training room, the door to the training room swung open.
“it’s over?”
“Am I the last one?”
“It was.”
“How old were you?”
“Fourth from the back? Alfred and Priscilla came after me, and you were the last.”
Suddenly, Aina started stroking my hair.
“Still, the hard work has paid off. good job.”
This is quite embarrassing.
“Are you two really dating?”
“Both of them are excellent students, but there is no denying that Aina is far more valuable.”
“I don’t know, and I think it’s right for Park Seong-jin, who has a girlfriend, to shoot chicken.”
“Wow, I feel so betrayed. Solo Fam is escaping alone. I wish I could find Park Seong-jin tomorrow.”
I tried to say that we are not dating yet.
Then it was because it was an atmosphere where you could really see a bloodshed.
At that moment, a cracking sound was heard.
I don’t know who made it, but it’s so vivid that it’s bloody.
You could have some love.
I hope you don’t hate me too much.
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