65 – Hitting the target
Grumbling
Tea water flowed down Aiden’s mouth.
Aiden was so surprised that he did not recognize this.
‘Damn, you tricked me with magic?’
Aiden was more surprised that Evan had deceived him than the rank A magical power that Evan had sent him.
When Aiden first saw Evan, he couldn’t read Evan’s true magic power.
It was impossible with normal magical power operation.
‘…… ‘I made a mistake.’
Aiden admitted.
I didn’t know anyone who was an excellent magic user.
Right now, Evan is a swordsman with a magical power rank of A.
Something you can know without checking with a device.
Once Aiden recognized the fact, his narrowed perspective broadened.
“Ah!”
Aiden discovered that he had spilled tea. He poured the tea out of his mouth in a foul manner.
“That’s it. “I will call someone to clean it up later, so leave it alone.”
“hahahaha… Sorry.”
Aiden scratched the back of his head shyly.
Although Aiden is usually shy, this was embarrassing.
Mayer introduced Aiden to Evan without even looking at Aiden.
“Evan, Aiden may look like a bastard, but he is a member of the Royal Guard Knights. Aiden.”
“Ah, hahahaha. Late introduction, hello! “My name is Aiden, and I am from the personnel department of the Knights of the Guard.”
Aden corrects his complexion and speaks calmly.
The gold uniform is dirty with tea stains.
Evan nodded his head without paying attention.
“Student Evan, are you interested in the Knights of the Guard?”
“Evan, the Eastern Front where Aiden belongs has the highest death rate, so let’s take this into consideration.”
“Ahh! Lord Mayer, what if you hit the candle!?”
Aiden looks angry.
From Mayer’s perspective, he hoped Evan would not make a wrong decision.
As he spent several years as a professor, he became more affectionate toward his students.
Limited to capable students.
Evan didn’t care about this either.
“I am interested in the Knights of the Guard and the Eastern Front, but I have no intention of joining the Knights of the Guard. “Can you briefly experience the Eastern Front in the future?”
The Eastern Front is where the dragons live.
In this life, Evan wanted to experience all the disasters and even go to the Eastern Front.
Of course, he has no intention of being tied to a wire.
Aiden looked at Evan with a strange expression.
Although he did not want to join the Knights Guards, he had never seen a student who wanted to go to the Eastern Front.
‘Well, it doesn’t matter as long as manpower is added to the Eastern Front…….’
Dragons are so dangerous that even new guards will die.
There is always a shortage of manpower, so if you want to come to the Eastern Front even for a short period of time, I welcome you with both hands and feet.
‘Young talent cannot be used as expendables.’
Aiden was a person with at least a conscience.
“Then Evan, how about hitting the target?”
“You mean hitting the target?”
“Sending Evan’s army to the Eastern Front, even if only briefly, is something I can do. However, it would be a good idea to test whether Evan can take on the dragon.”
If you are qualified, you will be sent to the Eastern Front.
Aiden suggested a test.
“Good.”
Evan readily agreed.
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The group went to the backyard of a tile-roofed house.
There were no people or other buildings around Meyer’s tiled house, so it was perfect for hitting the target.
“Umm… “You’re asking this Mayer to hit a target.”
“hahahaha, sorry. Mr. Mayer. “I don’t have anyone else to ask for except Mayer.”
Aiden smiled slyly and put his hands together.
Mayer let out her sigh.
I feel out of shape as an elder, but there is nothing I can do because there is no one to do it.
Aiden barely got over his regret and explained it to Evan.
“Evan! All you have to do is hit the target with a model sword.”
Aiden handed Evan five short model knives.
Hit the target.
It always appears when training to fight against a dragon.
The battle between a dragon and a knight mainly involves the dragon in the air and the knight on the ground.
You have to hit the target flying in the air with your sword.
Like slaying a dragon.
“Can we hit the target like the Knights of the Guard?”
“Yes. Please.”
Mayer received 10 targets from Aiden and found an appropriate distance.
Evan looked at this with interest.
In his previous life, he had little to do with dragons, so he was unable to do this type of training.
It won’t be a simple target shooting. If you look at the fact that Mayer has to hit the target.
“As long as I hit the model sword at the target, can I do anything?”
Evan asked for confirmation.
“Of course.”
Aiden gives a refreshing answer.
He looked at Evan and told him the conditions for passing.
“hehehe, I’m going to hit the target too. “If you get the same score as me, you pass the test.”
He said that if he draws with Aiden or beats Aiden, he will be sent to the Eastern Front.
It may be a bit harsh for the aspirant, but the Eastern Front is no joke. You can’t do a test in vain.
‘It’s not like I can guess a lot.’
Aiden thought.
Will I be able to guess 2 to 3 correctly?
It was a difficult test to hit the target for the Knights of the Guard.
Soon, Aiden and Evan stood in a place away from Meyer.
First, Evan hits the target, then Aiden hits the target, and so on.
Even if Evan fails the test, Aiden will show him a model answer.
Maya clasped her own hands and felt her tension.
She hopes that her master will win.
“Are you both ready?”
Maier held up two targets, and she asked the two men.
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“Yes.”
“It’s done~”
Evan and Aiden agree.
Mayer nodded her head slightly and began testing her.
Tsutsutsu… ….
Magic power injected into the target.
Although its scale is small, it contains an intimidating energy, as if imitating the magical power of a dragon.
“First target.”
Mayer declared.
Poof!
A target flew up into the sky.
Is the target about 100 meters in the air?
There is a magic barrier on the outside of the target.
‘If I just throw the model knife, it will get blocked by the barrier and fall.’
I was wondering what kind of method it was to hit a target, but it turned out to be imitating a dragon with magical power.
If there is a dragon in the sky, I will create a barrier with magical power.
‘That’s interesting.’
Evan strengthened his hand holding the model sword.
But at this level, I don’t think I need to use magical power.
Evan assessed the level and strengthened his upper body muscles.
Wriggling muscles.
Evan placed the weight of her entire body on the knife and fired it.
Paang!
A model sword fired with a sound.
Boom!
It tore through the thin barrier of the target and hit the target directly.
A target and a replica knife falling together on the floor.
The first round was a success.
‘You used all the body you lacked?’
Aiden had good feelings for Evan.
If this is the case, wouldn’t the second target be successful as well?
I have high hopes that Evan will pass the test.
“Aiden, first target.”
Mayer’s voice.
It was Aiden’s turn, and he carefully dropped the first target.
The long-awaited second target.
Mayer raised her magic power and threw a target.
Fish!
Up in the sky, the target moved as if it had a will.
Moved by mana.
‘The dragon moves freely in the sky. So, you have to predict the movements and throw the knife. Now Evan, you are a target that moves arbitrarily. How are you going to fit in?’
Aiden crossed his arms and looked at Evan with a smile.
Evan made quick eye contact with Aiden and confirmed.
“All you have to do is hit the target, right?”
“That’s right~”
“I understand.”
Evan infused magical power into a model sword.
Model knives gradually come to mind.
Aiden narrowed his eyes.
Breathing naturally slows down.
Originally, all you had to do was predict the target’s movement and throw the knife, but Evan went one step further.
Evan’s model sword approaches the target with determination.
A model sword is moved by magical power.
Like Mayer, who moves the target with magical power.
The sword hit the target in the same way.
Park!
A falling target and a knife.
Aiden felt satisfied.
“There’s nothing more to see, I’ve passed the test!”
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Afterwards, Aiden abstained.
Even if we don’t need to do more, we’ve seen enough of Evan’s skills.
Evan was superior to Aiden in manpower management.
Aiden, like Evan, could not move the model sword using only magical power.
Aiden seemed satisfied even though he lost to his junior.
“Hey~ Where did such a talented person come from? It’s really amazing. “It is the red robe of the empire.”
With a grin, Aiden took out a golden emblem from his arms.
The coat of arms of the Knights of the Guard, depicting two lions.
“My lord, this is a sentence given by a royal guard to a noble person. Bring this to the Eastern Front whenever you wish. Even if I am a student, I will do my best if you find me.”
“I understand.”
Evan received Aiden’s sentence with a slight sense of regret.
I wanted to hit the fifth target… The match ended because Aiden withdrew.
‘A man without ambition.’
It’s not fun. I’ll have to talk to Mayer later, Evan thought.
‘Still, did we achieve our intended goal?’
Evan saw the gold-glittering badge of the Knights of the Guard.
A ticket that allows you to easily go to the Eastern Front once.
If you go here, you will be able to know the strength of the empire and the dragons on the front lines.
Even if you are a student.
Evan felt better.
“You came here when you were a student, so you talk very rudely.”
“hahahaha, I usually take them after graduation, but… What can we do with the fact that Evan is so outstanding? “You can take a look at the campground.”
“Ugh.”
When Mayer scolded her as if he was disapproving, Aiden slyly brushed it off.
Although the Eastern Front lacks manpower, it is where a lot of support from the empire goes.
Enough to deploy almost all battle wizards to the Eastern Front.
We have the capacity to take students on field trips.
“Evan! See you then.”
“Yes.”
Aiden cheerfully waved his hand and disappeared.
To recruit the next talent.
-Sabunim, Sabunim.
Maya, who was nearby, tugged on Evan’s pants.
I don’t think there will be any Aiden, I guess I can ask now.
– Did you win?
Evan nodded his head.
Aiden gave up midway, but Evan won.
To Evan, Aiden looked like he couldn’t do what he did.
-Wow, Sabu is the best!
Maya seemed proud of the fact that Evan won, so she jumped up and down in her seat.
The hem of Evan’s pants went up and down.