9 – Exam #009 (4)
This is an open secret, but in fact, the results of the third test, the interview, are decided at the professors’ meeting the day before the interview.
It’s not that we don’t look at students’ personalities, but what we want to see in interviews is whether the identity of the test taker is clear and whether it will be a problem at the time of admission.
First of all, there is a test in the form of a formal interview, but the results have already been decided the day before.
“I think we should reject him.”
“I agree with you. He is an unknown and eastern savage! What will happen if you run into students from the East….”
The opinions of the professors were unanimous as to whether or not John Doe was admitted. A savage whose identity is unknown and hated by everyone.
It was not hard to imagine how much he would be reprimanded by students and their parents if he entered the school and caused trouble.
“And as an educator, I hate to say this, but even if he doesn’t cause trouble and stays diligent, that’s a problem.”
All of the students at Sage Academy were nobles with bones or commoners who proved their excellence.
Either way, the pride pierces the sky, but what if the savage who appears after defeating them achieves excellent results?
Jealousy sometimes pushes people to do stupid things. In addition, he has the highest entrance grades at the moment, so that will happen with a high probability.
“Even if he goes on a rampage and doesn’t do anything, it will be a problem! I’m sorry for him, but here we have to remove the buds of the problem in advance–!”
It was a time when everyone’s hearts were gathering over John Doe’s disqualification. The door opened wide with a loud sound, as if interrupting speech, and everyone’s eyes were directed towards the door.
“I’m here!! Is everyone having a good meeting?!”
Vivian, who participated in the meeting with flowing blue hair reminiscent of a clear lake, was a beauty that could be called a fairy.
But her professors looked back at her the moment they saw her Vivian, their hands shaking as if they had seen some kind of monster in her.
“Ah, yes… Eh, it just happened that opinions came together as one.”
In terms of form, Vivian and the professors were on an equal footing, but there was a huge gap between Vivian and the other professors.
Vivian is considered the most outstanding swordsman in the kingdom’s history of more than 1,000 years and has been given the title of guardian of the kingdom.
And professors who are obviously excellent educators but will shake their heads if asked if they are irreplaceable.
Even if they are in the same position, if you ask which of the two is more valuable, everyone will choose Vivian without hesitation.
“So what was the result?”
“Yes, that… A student named John Doe was rejected….”
“Why?”
Clearly, there was no emotion like anger in their voices, but the professors reflexively shrank.
It was because they were able to guess her strength to some extent, as she excelled not only in her skills as an educator, but also in her skills as a warrior and mage.
“Why are you dropping the best child among the test students? I don’t understand, can you explain? Uh?”
Moreover, it was all the more difficult for her to refute because Vivian was not insisting, but rather she was speaking her own opinion.
It was when everyone kept her silence, thinking why Vivian was doing that because she was barely a savage.
“Because it might be dangerous.”
The one who broke the silence that seemed to last forever was a woman who, like Vivian, was treated specially among the professors.
She had a small body and a pretty appearance that others would consider an elaborate doll, but unlike him, she spoke like an old man who was a few hundred years old.
“The reason why there are interviews during the examination process is to exclude students who might harm the academy in advance. What’s wrong with excluding problematic students in advance?”
It’s not until the end, but the name of the woman who quietly opened her mouth in a corner of the conference hall was Marianne Edelstein.
She is the current head of the Edelstein family, a famous family of magic, and has risen to the level of a great wizard. Along with Vivian, she is a special professor.
The two were so close to each other that everyone at the academy didn’t know them, starting with their appearance, they were opposites in everything.
Swords and magic.
Commoners from the kingdom and nobles from the empire.
Even the genre of appearance was completely opposite.
If Vivian was a beauty full of health, showing off her small muscles, Marianne was a beauty that stimulated the desire for protection because she was small and delicate, reminding her of dolls or small animals.
The two people, whose hair color is complementary to blue and yellow respectively, approached each other as if they had made a promise.
The professors, who were well aware of the strength and relationship of the two, broke into a cold sweat just by the two approaching each other.
“You usually sit still like a doll, but what kind of wind blew today why are you blowing your nose?”
“Then, what kind of wind blew you, and you participated in a meeting that you normally wouldn’t even bother to poke your nose into? He is exceptionally wrapped around the test student. I heard that she went to the Orient when she was young, so did she develop a habit of feeling special s*xual arousal from Asians there?”
“Compared to what it still looks like, it’s a snout with vulgar words coming out of it. Aren’t you actually an illegitimate bastard who borrowed a boat from a prostitute?”
“Even if it is, it is much better than the humble commoner. An illegitimate child has a problem with either the seed or the field, but don’t you have a problem with both the seed and the field?”
Everyone held their breath in the atmosphere as if one of the swords or magic would be fired at any moment.
Even if they tried to stop them, neither of them were great people to understand, and in this situation, they couldn’t back down because of their pride.
They just held their breath and waited for a savior to come to save them, but they couldn’t do anything else.
“This b*tch….”
“A vulgar commoner b*tch….”
The mana flowing from the bodies of the two reached the point where they could feel it through their skin.
As everyone was holding their breath and bending down to prepare for the upcoming storm, the only one who could stop the two appeared in this academy, as if heaven had granted the professors’ wishes.
“What kind of commotion is this?”
The two people who seemed to explode at any moment at the bold and dignified voices stopped their movements and spoke in an awkward voice.
“… Uh, it’s been a while, Grandpa.”
“… You must be late today, Vice-Dean.”
Pride was the second most powerful person in this academy and the only one who could subdue those two by force.
He was a dubious figure whose surname, birthplace, and age were all unknown, and rumors even circulated that he might not be human.
“So why did you both want to go on a rampage?”
“… These guys were trying to cheat.”
“… This man has been forced to.”
Pride let out a sigh when he saw them pointing at each other like children and trying to blame each other.
“Summarize briefly what caused the commotion.”
“Yes, Yes!!”
After hearing the explanation from the professors, who could be said to be the cause of the commotion, Pride rested his chin on his chin as if contemplating something, and quickly came to a conclusion.
“The decision on whether or not he passed will be made at the interview, not at this meeting.”
“Yes? But then it will be very different from before….”
Even if a conclusion is drawn from the interview, it is one of the professors here to evaluate John Doe on the spot.
There was no difference whether it was decided now or on the spot, as everyone except for one person had already gathered together as one.
“Of course, if I did it as usual, the same evaluation would come out. So his interview is specifically for me, Vivian, and Marianne.”
One for, one against, and one neutral. At the most obvious solution, professors couldn’t keep their mouths shut in many ways.
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“Am I the last?”
“…… Yes, in the case of the John Do exam student, it was unprecedented in the academy, so it was inevitably like this. It’s not really discrimination, so don’t worry about it.”
I came as soon as possible to end the interview, but the number I received was the last.
It doesn’t really matter if you take the test at the end. It gave me time to anticipate and respond to questions that might come up during the interview.
But the supervisor’s expression kept bothering me. When people usually see me, in addition to contempt, they also harbor feelings of fear.
He has a similar expression now, but the fear was directed at someone other than me.
Is there something the supervisor is afraid of somewhere in those rooms where the test takers enter from a while ago?
Even if I sit down and think about it for a while, I can’t come up with a clear answer.
“John Doe, the test student, is this way.”
“Yes?”
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The room I entered was not one of the rooms that students had been entering without a break, but a specially prepared room upstairs.
Beyond the door, I could feel the intense mana that surpassed me, but I shrank before even seeing the mana that seemed to weigh me down.
“Is this really the right place?”
“Okay, go in.”
“… ….”
As I gathered my heart and went inside, the first thing that caught my eye was Vivian, whom I had met for the first time during the second exam.
Sitting next to her was a tall man and a small blonde haired woman who had unusual appearances.
“Welcome, John Do test taker. Come on, sit down.”
The blonde-haired woman turned her head away in disinterest and Vivian waved her hand while the man pointed to the prepared seat and invited her to sit down.
Following those words, I sat down and took a deep breath. Then, a quest window appeared with a familiar sound.
[Sudden quest occurs!]
[Interview]
[Finally, the interview, which can be called the final gateway to the academy, has begun. I’m sorry, but other than Vivian, who has a crush on you, they seem suspicious of you!]
[Success reward: Quick slot system opening.]
[Failure Penalty: Unable to proceed with the main quest.]