Veronica wasn’t the only one who stiffened at Noah’s words.
“What is your habit of talking to the princess… … !”
“I don’t know anything, so I guess I’m not afraid. what is he Defeat Veronica-sama?”
The students did not hide their laughter at Noah’s words.
The Night Ray Knight Academy did not have a separate grade.
The thing that distinguishes students is ‘ranking’ that is thoroughly organized only in relative competition.
Before becoming an official knight and graduating from school, all students had to live with a ranking determined by their Dalian grades.
“Ranking 11th in the Night Ray ranking means ranking 11th among the best people in the Empire.”
“Even a descendant of a famous family is in a position that is difficult to rise to, but a guy with no roots like that… … .”
Caang!
The first clash that happened while everyone was talking.
Noah deflected Veronica’s stab and distanced himself.
“You blocked it?”
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Surprisingly, Noah blocked Veronica’s attack without much difficulty.
In terms of physical ability, there is no significant difference.
It was said that Noah also had rigid body techniques that rivaled that of Veronica.
“It’s a fairly high level of rigid body. Are you saying it wasn’t just a mouthful?”
“On the other hand, it’s not as big as I thought. Is rigid body art for cosmetic purposes?”
“… … Correct me. I will correct that habit.”
At the same time, Veronica’s blade began to turn white.
“It’s black!”
If strengthening the body with an aura is rigid body art, strengthening the sword with an aura is sword skill.
Even black steel coated with sword blades could be split like tofu.
Noah smiled at him.
“It can’t end like that, can it?”
Ugh!
When Veronica manifests the sword skill, Noah also raises the sword skill to not be outdone.
Contrary to Veronica’s sword, which dyed the sword body white, Noah’s sword body was dyed black.
Jet black, not reflecting a single point of light.
Noah’s sword was pitch black, as if there was a hole in it.
“What an ominous… … !”
“Is it ominous? Color is just color.”
Noah was admiring her aura while talking leisurely.
‘What kind of aura is that pretty?’
Aura reflects a person’s mind.
The reason why Noah’s aura is black is because he has a personality like black, a mixture of all colors, learning anything that is useful for swordsmanship.
Meanwhile, Veronica’s aura was elegant and splendid.
Such a well-refined aura, like the work of an artisan, could only be created with blood and sweat.
A flower in a greenhouse?
Opponents are far from that.
That is a sword that has been forged to the utmost sharpness.
It was nothing compared to a flower.
‘strong. To be honest, he’s not an opponent I can beat in 10 moves.’
I don’t know how great it is to be ranked 11th.
However, when swords crossed, I could see how strong Veronica was.
How much effort did you have to make to acquire this skill?
It was something that Noah himself had done, so he knew for sure.
I was sure because
‘can win.’
Noah brought his hand in front of his chest, aiming forward as if pulling a sword.
Then, the moment the blade reached parallel to the ground, it sprang out at a tremendous speed.
Afterimages of the aura stretch along the trail of the sword.
A line across the exam hall as if drawn with a brush.
It was a stab with a speed that was hard to follow with the eyes, but Veronica blocked it.
Number 2.
“It’s a straight attack.”
The tip of Noah’s sword, which opened the thrust, was touching the tip of Veronica’s sword.
After blocking the stab with a stab, Veronica deflected Noah’s sword to the side and burrowed inside in an instant.
“Simple yet effective movement. Are you the one who dealt with the Witchbeast?”
“… … !”
“You don’t need skill to deal with the Witchbeast. But humans are different.”
Noah hurriedly tried to get away from Veronica’s movement aiming at his hand.
But it was a fake.
Teeing!
Veronica slammed the side of Noah’s sword with the hilt.
It is unreasonable to resist the force from the side while falling backwards.
Naturally, the arm holding the sword spread out to the side and Noah’s guard opened.
“When fighting humans, you can benefit from simple psychological warfare.”
Number 3.
Veronica smiled and counted with her mouth.
Then she quickly drove Noah away.
Noah barely held on in a state of defensiveness, but his posture gradually collapsed and gaps increased.
“eight. Do you have two left over with this?”
“Ugh… … !”
There are only two battles left.
Whether Noah would survive Veronica’s attack was uncertain, but at least his chances of winning seemed over.
Number 9.
Veronica, who blocked Noah’s retreat and counterattack using the preceding attacks, advanced for checkmate.
‘At this point, I would have to declare surrender. You have strong pride.’
Such a character never surrenders to the end.
What is needed is a complete defeat that cannot be disputed.
Therefore, the target is the neck.
It’s a definite vital point.
After driving them into an unavoidable situation, they definitely aim for the vitals.
“I thought so.”
“… … ?”
“Why do you think I’m weak in psychological warfare?”
“no way… … !”
sparring with grandpa.
It meant fighting against someone stronger than oneself.
How do you beat someone who is better than you in every way?
In order to win, he concocts an extraordinary method, and trains himself enough to implement it without any error.
It was Noah who had a knack for overturning the defensive situation.
“Oops!”
Everyone’s eyes widened at the word Ohui.
And at the words that followed, everyone became dazed.
“Turn over the table!”
Noah, lying on his back as if collapsing to the floor, thrust his knife through the tiles on the exam hall floor.
The tile bounced up and aimed at Veronica’s head.
Attacks using terrain features.
The technical name was close to a joke, but the basic principle was clearly sharp.
“It’s slow though.”
Veronica avoided the flying tiles by turning her head slightly.
The thrust aimed at the neck was not disturbed.
That’s it.
“Isn’t it?”
The moment I thought it was the end, Veronica’s posture was disturbed.
“… … !”
Noah’s sword dug into Veronica’s feet.
The unstable footing did not support the movement Veronica wanted.
Noah avoided Veronica’s stab by only slightly turning his head.
missed attack.
broken posture.
Opportunity returned to Noah, who was on the defensive.
10 numbers.
Noah’s sword shoots upward.
Veronica hurriedly tried to return the sword, but it was too late.
Each other’s rigid body skills are at the same level.
If the physical ability is the same, Noah’s attack, which was preparing for a follow-up from the beginning, is faster.
But next moment.
“What?”
Sword energy erupted over Veronica’s sword.
The stage where sword energy does not stay in the sword itself but protrudes outward.
The 2nd stage sword skill, called the Sword Merchant, was activated and Veronica’s sword grew.
The speed at which the sword is swung is added to the speed at which the sword itself grows.
The two swords clashed head-on.
Kwajik!
“What?”
At the moment of the collision, Noah’s sword could not overcome the impact and was broken.
“under! Then it is!”
“It doesn’t make sense for him to win!”
When Noah’s sassy sword broke, the students watching cheered.
However, the expression of Veronica, the person who broke the sword, was not bright.
Stepping away from her distance and straightening her posture, she retracted her sword.
“This is 10 moves. I couldn’t finish it in it. It’s my defeat. You pass.”
“what?”
“Well, come to think of it, the passing conditions are… … .”
If you get through 10 moves, you pass.
Although Noah failed to defeat Veronica as he had promised, he passed the entrance exam with excellent grades.
However, Noah, who passed the exam, had a more depressed expression than anyone else here.
“What, what are you! You got a passing grade from me! Put on a more happy expression!”
“But the sword… … My sword, which I bought by selling firewood when I was 7 years old… … !”
“Now, firewood? Are you saying that that cheap sword being broken is more important than passing? Really?”
“Old though! The price was only for 5 hours of work! Still, it was my first real sword!”
To be honest, it was a cheap sword, about the size between a child’s and an adult’s.
Still, it was a sword that I had an attachment to because I had been using it for a long time.
Even Veronica, who was dumbfounded, couldn’t help but be embarrassed when she saw Noah’s sincere expression.
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“Chew, if it was the first sword, it might be. I’m sorry. It’s my fault, so I’ll buy you a new practice sword.”
“huh? wrong? It’s depressing, but it happened during sparring, so it’s not anyone’s fault?”
“Originally, I decided not to use even the sword dealer in the exam because I didn’t put one on last year and dropped all of them. I used it reflexively, so it’s my fault.”
That’s why the other candidates made a fuss when it was revealed that Veronica was the examiner here.
However, Noah showed interest in a completely different part.
“Then if I had followed the rules of the test, would I have won?”
Veronica paused at Noah’s words.
“Because this is my entrance exam, so I did it with a penalty… … !”
“Yes, yes. I did it for the penalty. Who would dare to live or die in the entrance exam?”
“Something like that way of talking!”
Sparks about Noah’s lingering attitude flew to other students.
“Veronica-sama is accepting everything that guy says… … .”
“Why do you like a guy like that… … ?”
“Oh, I like it! You! You are the next test subject! Come upstairs!”
“Hee! If I don’t prepare my heart, I won’t be able to get my sword skills out!”
“Ahh! With all the power from the first move!”
Veronica started dropping all the students after Noah in one blow.
Noah watched Veronica’s swordsmanship with the students falling away like harvest.
“It’s amazing to see you again.”
It was a swordsmanship of a completely different direction from his own, but Veronica’s swordsmanship was strong.
The new swordsmanship was fun just to look at.
Tiu said while watching the scene with Noah.
“If the princess continues to take the exam like that, it seems like I’m the only one left who can pass the test.”
“Oh, are you confident?”
“I have prepared the swordsmanship and countermeasures of all students who can come out as examiners. I will never leave.”
“next! Thiu Wen!”
When Thiu’s name was called, she proudly climbed onto the stage.
It was Veronica who had blown everyone except Noah away in one blow.
When she came to Thieu, she had to take out the next move for the first time.
A continuous battle.
Tiu stably endured all 10 moves.
‘Is this because I lost because of the penalty for not using the 2nd stage sword skill?’
Noah looked at the broken sword, recalling Veronica’s words.
When the aura was injected into the broken sword, the sword protruded from the blackened sword body.
It was the same with this side that had a penalty.
“Night Ray Knight Academy. This will be fun.”
* * *
“Oh wow, that guy is really fast. How many guys are as fast as me in school?”
Meanwhile, the security guard who showed Noah the test site found the letter of recommendation he had dropped and picked it up.
“what? Were you a recommended student? If you’re a recommended student, you don’t have to take the entrance exam. But this isn’t even stamped, is it? Who recommended you to come here?”
It was a security guard who had not even heard Noah’s name.
In order to return the letter of recommendation, I had to check the contents to find Noah.
A letter that wasn’t even sealed anyway. The security guard said he was sorry for a moment and then opened the letter.
“Letter of recommendation. Swordsmanship has been taught moderately, so please study other things. huh? is this the end? What’s this. What is the content like?”
Content close to a prank letter.
The guard looked for the sender of the letter.
“Let’s see, the seal… … omg!”
It was a sentence that hadn’t been used for over ten years, but I couldn’t help but recognize it.
The security guard who confirmed the author ran to the principal’s office with wide eyes.