Episode 21
The Demon Realm has been defeated by humans and will continue to be defeated.
If so, how were humans able to achieve victory against the Demon Realm, which was lined with strong men?
To explain this, some common sense about the human world was needed.
The lineage of the six families blooms their abilities only in the unique talents of each family.
If so.
‘Because Adele has abilities related to assassination.’
Asen’s ancestors must have had a talent for assassination.
On the other hand, the ‘Ninae’ family, which was called the strongest among the six families, had talents that were not particularly distinctive.
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Those simple words represent the Ninae family’s talent.
It wasn’t magic, supernatural power, or, at least, spirit magic, but simply a ‘sword’. that one.
Because of his humble talent, before the Great War of Man and Horse, he was considered the weakest among the six families.
However, after the war, the evaluation completely changed.
A dance performed by the head of the Ninae family during the Inma War.
‘… … It was amazing.’
Every time the sword of the head of state flashed, the heads of the demons were knocked down.
Watching that swordsmanship gave an impression like a picture, so even among the demons, there were even people who burst into admiration.
The father of the main character was called the ‘Sword Saint’ just because of the talent of the sword.
‘The skill of the swordsman was counted among the top five figures of the Great War.’
In the work, I set Swordsman as the next most powerful person next to the Demon King.
To help readers understand the strength of the main character and instill a sense of anticipation.
In a word, the main character’s father, ‘Ninae Sel’, is one of the strongest humans on the human side, and it was a story that we had to deal with such a person from now on.
“That human is a swordsman.”
“Aren’t you determined to drop us?”
It seems that I wasn’t the only one who knew Cell’s face.
The complexion of some of the cadets hardened.
The cadets who recognized Cell showed fear.
Some clenched their fists in indignation and trembled.
‘Are they the children of the demonic family that was killed by Cell… … .’
It was a war that took place ten years ago when the cadets were nothing but blood, but it would not be easy to forget Cell.
The cruelty limited to Cell’s martial arts and demons was to the point where even humans would stick out their tongues.
Of course, in the mental strength test, all those with weak minds were filtered out, so there were no cadets who showed severe resistance.
However, the weight of the single word ‘sword star’ was very great.
‘I’d rather take another mental test.’
If he took over the mental strength test now, he might die, but he would have a better chance of living than facing the Sword Saint in front of him.
Ares opened his mouth, keeping the cadets’ reactions in mind.
“Of course, I don’t think that you guys will be able to receive the full power of the sword castle. The swordsman will only exert his ‘10%’ power.”
Ares paused and murmured softly.
“If we could reproduce the swordsman’s skills, we wouldn’t have lost.”
However, Ares returned to his original expression for a while.
After hearing all of that explanation, Rene tilted her head and asked.
“Wouldn’t it be too easy with 10%?”
“It can’t be.”
“why.”
“Well, a monster must become weak to become a monster.”
I shrugged and replied.
10%.
You might think that it might be easy since it’s only a tenth of the number.
However, it was a story that only worked for the general strong.
It was only given by a human capable of destroying a country with enough power to destroy a city.
Did all the jockey cadets pass the test of such an ignorant difficulty?
‘That’s impossible.’
As Hass said earlier.
It was likely true that the majority of them passed the second exam.
There would be no reason for the instructors to fool the cadets.
However, they would never have beaten Nina Esel.
That means that there are conditions to pass this test.
I need to focus on figuring out the condition.
‘I want to use the information paper, but… … .’
The number of remaining gold coins is extremely small.
I needed to save up for questions I really needed in the future.
In addition, there may be a limit on the number of questions.
The identity of the information paper seemed to be Adele herself, so it wasn’t an unreliable hypothesis at all.
‘I have to consider all the cases and act carefully.’
So, as much as possible, I have to fight with my own strength without borrowing the strength of others.
He stared at the cell, which was standing there, dull and lifeless like a doll, and repeated his thoughts.
After a while, Ares opened his mouth.
“Then, I’ll make a group now. With your current skills, you won’t be able to deal with even the Sword Saints who are less than 10%.”
Ares’ answer made the cadets frown, but no refutation came out.
Maybe it’s because the words are so natural.
“We will form a group of 4 people. For the sake of fairness, the 8 people with the best scores on the first test will be assigned to different positions, and the rest will be placed randomly.”
After those words, the pupils’ eyes twinkled and turned to the disciples of the Seven Deadly Sins.
It’s like looking at them through a lottery.
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Naturally, rare glances were cast on me as well.
However, the meaning of those eyes was quite different from seeing the children of the Seven Deadly Sins.
I smiled bitterly at the feeling of becoming a joke I wanted to avoid.
‘I can’t expect to board the bus once.’
1st to 8th are assigned to different groups… … .
In the end, you have no choice but to bet on luck.
That’s how the group arrangement started with half excitement and half anticipation.
“I will call you by name. First, from Article 1… … .”
Renee, who was listening to it, pricked my shoulder with her finger.
When I turned around, Lene whispered in a small voice.
“… … Pass and come.”
At that, I replied with a smile.
“I wish you luck.”
* * *
『 Article 33
‘Captain’ Adele.
‘Team members’ Kina, Chris, Shanze. 』
After the group assignment, I recalled what Ares had said in my head.
The names of the cadets assigned to my team.
‘First of all, these are names I don’t remember.’
They must have been like a device that made the human heroes stand out.
I felt sorry for some reason, but I quickly brushed it off.
Because how to use them was more important than personal feelings.
“My name is Adele. Nice to meet you.”
I approached them already gathered and greeted them with respect.
The original plan was to do it casually like a friend.
My body made me respect it as if it were giving me an order, saying that now is the time to bend.
A signal of the senses similar to when I first met Lene.
It wasn’t my original tone, so it was a little awkward, but it wasn’t to the extent that I couldn’t stand it.
There’s nothing wrong with being seen as polite in the first place.
You won’t need to fix it.
“hi. The side is tall and Shanche, I am Chris.”
When a boy named Chris greeted him, the girl introduced as Kina next to him nodded as well.
Chris had a gentle-looking impression with sky-blue hair.
The girl, Kina, has ruby eyes in contrast to her blonde hair.
Shantze, on the other hand… … .
“Chit.”
As soon as our eyes met, he turned his head away as if he was in a bad mood.
Then, isn’t it to say in a disgruntled tone?
“Having a half-demon tribe as the leader is a disgrace to the family.”
To use the word shame of the family, it was said that it was a family of seven deadly sins.
But it didn’t seem like that, so I ignored it lightly.
So I turned my head and talked to Chris and Kina.
“Let’s do it well.”
“OK.”
“Yes, let’s try hard.”
I don’t know if he doesn’t like me on the inside, but he seemed to care about me.
Is Shanche the only one who openly shows hostility?
Still, it doesn’t look like you’re thinking of attacking me right away, so you won’t have to worry about it.
“First, let’s decide on a position. Please tell us about the weapons and talents you use.”
Since we are a team from now on, we needed to share our own information.
Saitan’s cadets are literally a community of destiny, so there was no need to hide anything about the way they fought.
Can it be said that they are together in death beyond battle?
After thinking for a while, Chris used mana to pull out a triangular pyramid-shaped figure on his palm.
“My ability is this, mana conversion.”
Then he started transforming the triangular pyramid into various shapes.
It was attached to the whole body to make it in the form of armor, or it looked like it was made in the form of a sword.
Finally, it was spread thinly to form a protective barrier.
“The killing power is low, but it has versatility that can be used for many purposes.”
“It is as you say.”
It didn’t seem like a particularly bad ability.
Rather, it belongs to a fairly useful ability.
It’s because the human side characters I set up and Crete are too strong, but this is enough.
A story that deserves a passing grade.
“Is it my turn now?”
After Chris’ introduction, naturally, Kina was next.
“My ability is not a combat ability, it is an auxiliary ability.”
“A secondary ability?”
“Yeah, I can ask the demon to bestow blessings on my allies.”
Kina closed her eyes and started chanting.
Then, I felt a small flow of mana enveloping me.
A small amount of Kina’s mana was absorbed into my body, and only then Kina stopped casting spells.
“Heh heh… … how is it… … Has your body become lighter?”
“Um, I see.”
He took a deep breath and nodded at Kina, who asked.
In fact, it’s hard to really feel what’s changed… … .
I also felt that my body was subtly lighter.
“My spell can increase the speed of allies, of course it’s hard to expect a big change… … .”
“Looks like it.”
“You are too much!”
“It’s a joke.”
He smiled slightly at Kina, who was crying out loud.
However, on the contrary, my insides were burning.
‘It’s better than nothing.’
On the battlefield, the slightest physical superiority can mean the difference between life and death.
That’s why the buff ability that increases physical ability is definitely a good ability… … .
However, Kina’s spell was so insignificant that it was difficult to feel it unless it was a daily part.
In fact, it’s to the point where I’m wondering how I got past the first test.
“Did you say Shanche? Now it’s your turn.”
While feeling discouraged inside, Chris said to Shanze.
Shanche tried to ignore it, but only opened his mouth after receiving our stinging gaze.
“… … This is my ability.”
At that moment, Shanche’s body began to be covered with black rocks.
Shanche’s ability was hardening.
Looking at its appearance and hardness, it seemed like it could be useful as a tanker.
“Now, it is your turn.”
As Shanze reaped his powers, his eyes turned to me this time.
Pretty curious eyes.
It must be to see how strong I am after passing as the last 8.
It wouldn’t matter if he lived up to that expectation a little bit.
“appointed-.”
After I designated Shanche’s earring as a target.
“movement.”
exchanged locations.
Shanze’s earrings fell to the floor, and his shaking pupils came into view.
He seemed very perplexed when the distance suddenly closed.
I whispered softly while holding close to Shanche’s ear.
“Teleportation, that is my ability.”
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