Nightray’s curriculum consisted of summer vacation after the 1st and 2nd semesters, and winter vacation after the 3rd and 4th semesters.
In the 1st and 2nd semesters and 3rd and 4th semesters, which do not have a separate vacation, they take a week off and start the next semester right away.
The event that marked the end of the third semester was over, and as usual, Noah was supposed to lock himself in the dormitory for this week and study the collapse of the world.
“I will take you to the president.”
“huh?”
Veronica’s exclusive maid, Mia, came to visit him.
“Chairman, what kind of chairman?”
“what? Did you not receive the delivery? Noah-sama has to supervise the entrance exams for freshmen in the fourth semester.”
“Eh? why me?”
Nightray accepts new students every semester.
Depending on the times, the operation was suspended, and there was a time when students were accepted on an annual basis because there were no applicants, but the current Night Ray accepts new students four times a year.
Among them, in the 1st and 2nd semesters and 3rd and 4th semesters, where the term of the semester was short, the entrance exam and course registration had to be taken within a week.
“I know there is an entrance exam, but why am I overseeing it?”
“Night Ray’s entrance exam requires at least one student representative to attend each exam hall. Usually, those are the unmoved 15 members.”
Even when Noah took the entrance exam, Veronica was in as a supervisor, so he knew that.
“But this time, 3 out of 15 people missed out.”
“Ah, come to think of it, did I mention that Aslan-senpai will stay in the Purple Sector until the graduation ceremony?”
“As a result of Regina-sama’s confirmation, Aslan-sama nominated Noah-sama as her proxy.”
So, it was a story about asking to be the test supervisor on behalf of Aslan.
“Originally, there are people who often appoint an agent when the conditions are not good. Can’t we?”
“I didn’t get a delivery in advance, but I think it’ll be fine for the purpose of cooling my head for a while.”
“thank you. Then, I will assist Noah-sama while I see the exam proctor.”
“Are you okay?”
“If I explain the circumstances to Veronica-sama, she will surely allow it.”
It was Mia who would have had to run frantically to find a replacement if Noah refused, saying she hadn’t received the delivery.
In exchange for an apology, she came along to help Noah.
As Noah entered the test center following Mia’s guidance, everyone’s eyes focused on him.
“sorry. Am I a little late?”
“no. It hasn’t even started yet.”
Being a supervisor didn’t mean that Noah had to go through the exam alone.
“Mia, are the scorers with you too?”
“yes. Ranking match scorers are basically knights.”
In order to manage the students’ ranking matches, of course, that level of competence was required.
For this reason, it was essential for the staff belonging to the scoreboard before rankings to have the ability to prepare for safety accidents and the eyes to recognize the swordsmanship of the participants.
It means that he is a definite specialist in observation and evaluation.
“… … If that’s the case, I don’t think I really need it.”
“Anyone can do it, as long as it’s an evaluation. The reason students participate in the entrance exam as supervisors is to motivate the students.”
In that sense, the top ranker’s manager was important.
“If it’s that important, aren’t you dissatisfied that I came out instead of 1st place?”
“no. That would not be it.”
“… … ?”
Mia smiled softly at Noah’s words.
The meaning of the smile was revealed shortly after the students entered.
“The director of test site 1 should usually be the first in the rankings… … .”
“But isn’t Aslan staying at Stellarium? Then who is supervising?”
“uh? That person… … .”
The test takers who entered the exam hall recognized Noah’s face as he sat in his seat.
“It’s Noah!”
“I’ve definitely heard of becoming a high ranker before, but being a supervisor… … .”
“It sounds like you’ve already reached the top 15!”
Mia looked back at Noah, who was taken aback by the sound he heard, and put on a look on his face.
“I knew that I sold my face because I kept getting involved in various incidents, but I didn’t expect it to be this popular.”
“Noah is more popular than you think.”
If it was natural, it was natural.
So far, Noah’s actions have been no different from romance for those who dream of becoming a knight and want to enter the Night Ray.
Rather, it was eaten by those who wanted to be from Jeongdo rather than those from Sado.
“Students with average grades feel deprived when they see students from better families than themselves. This is rather more severe than the disciples of the apostles.”
It was a part that could be known just by looking at the close twins.
In the Ribery family, even their direct descendants took a back seat in front of the twin geniuses.
Because he belongs to the main stream, he feels the difference with them even more.
“Noah is also popular with students from Jeong Do-ui’s family. I can’t reveal it openly, but the students from the 8th generation family must be quite concerned.”
“Is that so? They were all better guys than I thought… … ?”
After all, they were kids after all.
Those who are struggling together with the goal of becoming a knight.
After acknowledging your ability, you will see your opponent again in a pure sense from then on.
“Noah-sama, who served as the examiner today, is currently ranked 16th in the Night Ray rankings, and is a representative appointed by Aslan-sama.”
“Are you 16th?”
“I heard that this semester, I started the ranking match belatedly due to the aftereffects from the battle with the demon. My God.”
“Is that skill really real?”
Some were surprised by Mia’s introduction, while others were enthusiastic.
Seeing those who reacted like that, Noah, feeling good, went up to the stadium.
“good. I’ll look at your swordsmanship myself. If it satisfies me, I pass!”
“Then I’ll go first!”
Noah mixed his sword with the first student who jumped up and stabbed him in an appropriate gap and knocked him down.
“pass.”
“Huh, thank you!
Subsequently, Noah declared that the next student passed the exam immediately after several workshops.
Such pass baptism continued even after that.
“pass! It’s still weak, but it’s an interesting swordsmanship. I wonder what will happen when it is finished.”
“pass! It’s the first time I’ve seen anything like the Samtoryu! awesome!”
“Wow, Mia. look at him! He’s a palthoryu! pass!”
“pass!”
From noble mtl dot com.
“You pass too!”
Unless there is a particular problem, the final authority to pass or fail rests with Noah, the supervisor.
It is true that the successful applicants had potential, but Mia was embarrassed unlike her when she saw Noah calling for acceptance without a single thought.
“Uh, um, is that Noah over there?”
“why?”
“Are you sure you’re evaluating it correctly?”
“of course. Look, he’s from a Mayer family, but his style is completely different from Felix’s. Aren’t you curious what will happen to him when he grows up?”
After the sparring, a girl from a family under her family, who was politely putting her hands together and waiting for the results, her eyes lit up at the name Felix.
The appearance of her hair tied with a ribbon before the sparring waving gently like the tail of an excited puppy had the effect of making it difficult to say that it was unqualified.
“I passed because I was looking forward to the future. Diversity is recognition.”
“He’s a good enough person to stick with, but… … .”
Ultimately, Noah had the final authority.
Mia decided to respect Noah’s opinion.
And as a result, the two were called by Regina as soon as the exam was over.
* * *
“All of the test staff at Test Site 1 passed. Veronica dropped all the test takers at the first supervisor participation, so are you putting them all on?”
“I have a lot of friends who find it interesting. ha ha ha… … .”
“It would be great if the two of you mixed half and half, hehehe.”
Regina sighed and grumbled, but she didn’t specifically say to cancel the pass or retake the test.
“Anyway, I left it up to you, and if you judged it like this, that’s it. Even if all of them pass, they are within the acceptable range.”
There was always enough room for the number of students enrolled, such as taking a leave of absence due to injury, students who didn’t graduate until graduation because they didn’t want to be engineers, and dropping out during Hell Week.
“Anyway, Noah?”
“yes?”
“You exceeded the goal you set with me, but what are you planning on doing in the 4th semester?”
“Well, first of all, let’s try to make Collapse of the World something usable, and analyze the rankers above me.”
“Hoo?”
“There are some things I felt while fighting Felix this time.”
If Noah had dealt with Felix without knowing his swordsmanship, would he have been able to win?
‘It’s not impossible, but even if I did, I would have won very hard.’
In Felix’s case, they knew each other’s swordsmanship well.
However, this consolation was a new area that he had never experienced before.
‘It’s not a level where I can fight and win without knowing anything from here on out.’
In the process of studying the opponent’s swordsmanship, his understanding of his own swordsmanship also increased.
It was essential to learn the skills of the skilled swordsmen in order to elevate the masters, who had barely reached the level of mastery, to the realm of full mastery.
‘Was it a useless concern?’
It was common to be complacent after achieving something, or to be arrogant.
Because of this, Regina was worried that Noah, who had achieved greater success than expected, would somehow go down the wrong path, but it seemed that there was no such thing.
“You must not have forgotten that there is a year-end festival at the end of this semester, right?”
Nightray year-end festival.
This was a huge event that was different from the usual year-end festivals.
“Are you talking about the graduation ceremony and the knight’s exam?”
In order to receive the official title of knight in the Empire, you must pass the knight test conducted at the end of the year.
Not only the prospective graduates of Night Ray, but also those from all over the country participated.
“Not all aspiring knights are in the Nightray. At the year-end festival, various people, including the Black Forest guys, will gather. There must be many among them who are interested in you.”
“I guess so.”
“You are now the body that represents the Night Ray. He is also officially adopted into the Lichtenauer family. Try to avoid getting caught in any way.”
If it had been before, I would have thought it was a pointless worry, but now that I have seen the reactions of the test takers, I can definitely understand it.
“There will probably be several tricks, especially with regard to you. Unlike the children of famous families who have a place to return to after graduating, you are a promising person who can be recruited if necessary.”
“I still get letters from time to time. Like asking them to join their knights after they graduate. I heard that a lot of apostle rankers come.”
“It’s okay to send a hundred or a thousand letters, but there are guys who sometimes cross the line.”
If you compete with a large knights team on condition, you won’t be able to win, so there were some guys who approached to make a dent in the prospect.
It’s a nasty thing, but it was a jackpot even if it took only one person, so no matter how much you block it, it won’t stop.
“It would have been fine if Theodore was there, but it seems the work is getting longer on the Sanctum Keep side.”
“Certainly, he would not forgive anyone who intervened in his spitting. I put my spitting position aside.”
“I heard that even dog poop can’t be used for medicine… … .”
Needless to say, it was a confrontation between a single knight and the commander of a corps that belonged to dozens of such knights.
While Master Night was treated like dog sh*t, Regina gave Noah a firm warning.
“Anyway, I just said it just in case. The number of people who come in contact will increase before the end of the year, so just ignore it. You can think about your career path when you graduate.”
“Yes, I understand.”
and the next day.
Veronica’s office located in the main building.
When Noah, who took over the paperwork for the successful applicants on behalf of Aslan, was having trouble with the paperwork he was doing for the first time, Veronica and Mia told Noah to come with the documents.
So it’s been 10 minutes since we started working together in Veronica’s office.
Veronica spoke to Noah without stopping.
“By the way, what do you plan to do after graduation?”
“well? Haven’t you ever thought about that?”
“Then how about the Imperial Knights?”
Without having to go far, a selfless scout was right next to him.