How to Survive at the Academy Chapter 77

Freshman Class Placement Test (1)

“Don’t come any closer.”

“what?”

“Don’t come close to this radius.”

A day to supervise freshman exams.

Gradually, the winter vacation was over halfway through. She had gotten used to her life of not using magic to some extent, and the preparation of materials for the extension of the cabin was nearing its end.

In fact, all the big things that need to be dealt with before the start of the next semester have been taken care of, so there will be no more problems as long as this exam is supervised well.

It was the point at which I went to work at Assistant Professor Claire’s lab, with the mindset to deal with it quickly.

Among the undergraduate scholarship students, only Anis, who was checking the magical engineering supplies alone in the corner of the lab, came into view to see if I was the first to arrive.

When I greeted her with a pat on the shoulder, Anise jumped like a grasshopper and spread the distance to the window behind the professor’s seat beyond the main table in the lab.

Then he breathes and stares at me.

“Why all of a sudden?”

“Um… I smell. I don’t like the smell of sweat. Please don’t come near me.”

It is a school that puts importance on the appearance to the extent that the provision of maintaining dignity is written in the school rules. The cleanliness management is thorough. At least I’ve never been pointed out for how I dress or look.

I sniffed my cuffs to see if they had loosened up a bit because it was vacation, but there was nothing wrong with them.

“It doesn’t smell.”

“And something like eyes? energy? Something like that doesn’t suit me. Anyway, please don’t come near me.”

I was rather dumbfounded by the sudden, visibly wary appearance.

I shake my head roughly, thinking that there must be a reason as he is a sharp guy.

Then he swept the papers from above to clear the messy lab table.

It was because it seemed that if the basic arrangements were not made before assistant professor Claire arrived, there would be an uproar in the lab again.

The fact that Anis, who was thorough in everything, hadn’t done this basic tidying up, was so busy that she couldn’t even pay attention to that, so she thought she would help out.

Most of them were documents to be discarded after the processing period had passed. After collecting this and that document, and finally picking up the file folder scattered around the corner, the amount is quite heavy.

– Bang!

Before I could properly wrap up the paperwork, the lab door opened and assistant professor Claire proudly entered.

“Hello-!”

Assistant Professor Claire, who finished a lively morning greeting with a more lively appearance than the students, set the snack box down on the table from morning time.

“Do you want some scones?”

Assistant Professor Claire laid out the snacks on the table and asked Anis for a cup of tea.

It was Anis who had been checking the magic engineering supplies for a while. When I sneakily held out my hand, Anise gave me the documents she was checking in a flurry. It is as if he is trying to deliver documents with the distance as far as possible, one hand pressed tightly to the chest, and the other arm stretched out. Anyone who sees it will know that even a beast is placed in front of them.

I roughly accepted the papers. The work process itself is already familiar, so there is no need to explain it. It’s just a simple inspection job.

“Clevius and Onyx students are also here! All the test management staff have gathered, so I’ll clean up and go!”

With one of the snacks lined up in her mouth, Assistant Professor Claire hurriedly sat down on the professor’s seat and laid out the finalized test plan neatly on the table.

“As we announced in advance, the test location is Mt. Orn. ​​Since we have 4 people managing the academic affairs, each of us can go around the north, south, east, west, and west directions that we have divided in advance. You can report it to me by electronic mail. As for the test administration rules, you can determine whether or not you cheated according to the documents you distributed… Well, how great and organized cheating can freshmen be… Never look at them because they are cute juniors. I can’t give it to you!”

After saying that, Assistant Professor Claire started messing around with the scones again.

I am full of energy today. It must be because he took a vacation for a few days after finishing dozens of hours of hard work.

Originally, he is a person with such high tension, but after staying up all night for a few days, he becomes a corpse, so it seems that his personality is periodically reset.

“Also, freshmen who need to be careful! Saint Clarisse! It’s not easy to meet, so I’ll brief you on how to dress. Long silver hair down to the waist, red eyes, and a red bow hairpin on the side of your head. I’ll take the example as much as possible, you know?”

Basically, Sylvania is a place where the value of learning is more important than the noble status.

A certain degree of difference in status tends to diminish under the name of classmates.

Of course, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t crazy commoners who outnumber nobles, but at least you can’t expect them to be treated as politely as in the mainland.

However, there is a clear limit to such unwritten rules.

Anyone who has a status that exceeds that line must be treated with respect, even if he is a lower class student.

Of course, since a person with such a noble status wouldn’t be able to enter the school that easily, the line of this unwritten rule was also very ambiguous… but with Princess Fenia’s admission last year, it felt a bit clearer.

If it was a person of the level of a princess or a saint, even within the school, unless they were at the level of an elder professor, they would have to follow the example of a subject.

So, we warn you in advance so that you don’t make any mistakes.

In fact, it’s even more difficult to tell the difference. Standing in front of the public, Saint Clarice looked more like a Saint than anyone else. …Unfortunately, she’s fake.

Although it is a fact that is not revealed now, the real Saint Clarice has been replaced with another student. The girl who goes to school as Clarisse is a stand-in with all sorts of physical disguises and counterfeit magic.

The real saint is a student named Kylie Ekne who is assigned to Class 1 C. She, of course, is a pseudonym.

She is an innocent-looking girl with brown hair who changes her appearance to enter Sylvania and lives disguised as a normal student.

He even wears a false identity that he is from an aristocrat in an unknown small country on an island in the eastern part of the continent.

It’s a fact that only comes out right before the final scene of Act 3, but this is another shocking twist, so I was quite surprised when I first saw it. In fact, I’m not so great, but I should have been suspicious from the time I entered the Ophelis Hall with a free pass.

The only people who knew about this were Principal Obel, the 3rd Dean, the Head Maid of Ophelis Hall, and the best members of the Church of Telos.

It’s such a perfect trick that even the guards escorting the double don’t notice the camouflage. You don’t know how long it took to prepare.

Even so, I applaud the saintess’ desire to enter Sylvania and gain an opportunity to learn, but it would be difficult to graduate peacefully as desired.

Clarisse, the distrustful saint, is in charge of the finale of the final scene of Act 3, ‘Subjugation of Lucy’, in which all kinds of giants work together to attack.

Without her, Taylor can’t learn the ‘Divine Killing Sword’, the sword ceremony to use when cutting down the evil god Mebula, the final boss of Act 4.

As he is a very important person, I just hope that he gets along without any problems.

“Anyway, everything other than these is written in the manual, so apply it and respond accordingly, and if you want to ask for details, send me a copy! I’ll always be on standby at the top of Mount Oreun! Then, is it okay?”

Assistant Professor Claire glanced at the time and nodded.

“Then, go up the right side of the mountain, install all the magic engineering items for the welcome, finish the inspection of the altar, and wait for the students to come leading you!

*

The result is known.

The class placement test for freshmen is all elimination.

In fact, there is no such thing as being eliminated, it is a relative evaluation anyway. It’s just that not one of them made it to Class A, but to some extent they are distributed in order of grades.

It is not a story that the protagonist’s generation directly experiences, so it is only briefly mentioned in this scenario of <Sylvania’s Fallen Swordsman>.

Because assistant professor Claire failed to adjust the difficulty level of the class assignment test, not a single one of the first year students came out of class A…

In the end, the number of class B students who want to be promoted to class A by receiving good grades during the semester increases.

The ‘joint combat practice’ episode is where the first-year students’ sense of competition to win the title of class A for the first time explodes.

This time, the main character’s generation will have a joint combat practice with the first-year generation from the senior position… Despite the class emphasizing the aspect of a friendly match, the first-year students will be serious and combative.

This is because the grades that are differentiated in the joint combat practice class have a large weight in the reassignment of classes later.

So, the first year students assigned to the battle class with the second year try to win regardless of means and methods, regardless of seniority or anything. Not only that, but he also applies for a duel outside of class for extra points… But he is stopped by the taily line.

In fact, it is just an event to confirm the growth of Taylor, who has become strong enough over the past year.

It is also an episode where the feeling of looking at a junior from a senior position is very emotional.

Nevertheless, it’s an episode that can’t be taken lightly… It’s because in this episode, the saintess Clarice, who was hiding among the crowds, takes notice of Taylor.

“Ugh, Hu-wook.”

halfway up the mountain.

Assistant Professor Claire, who was leading, was at the front, followed by Anise. And after that, Onyx-senpai followed, followed by Clevius and me.

Assistant Professor Claire was climbing up with a bunch of papers for grading, and the rest of the students followed suit, hugging a bunch of welcome magic supplies.

As a rule, it is forbidden to move magical engineering items that are sensitive to magical power with psychokinesis magic. In fact, unless it is a completely precise product, there is no big problem, but it is common to move it by hand just in case.

No matter how gentle a mountain is, carrying a load this large is beyond your strength.

The male members, all undergraduate scholarship students, were still carrying a lot of luggage without much difficulty, but Anis was gasping for breath as if she had reached her limit.

“Hey, give me some if you’re having a hard time. You keep pushing back.”

Each of the large, semi-disc-shaped magic engineering supplies was quite heavy. If you carry a lot of these things up, even men will be out of breath. Even though it was a much smaller amount, I wondered if it was unreasonable for Anise, who was small in size, to climb the mountain carrying such a load.

Anise, who keeps climbing ahead, is gradually slowing down, and everyone behind her is slowing down.

I passed by Onyx, who was sweating profusely, caught up next to Anis, and quickly picked up some magic engineering supplies Anise was holding and put them on my side.

“Uh.. Ugh, thank you. Onyx-senpai. It’s too heavy, so… hehe!”

Anise turned her head and tried to thank me, but when she saw my face, she jumped back in surprise. He almost tripped, but managed to balance, and dropped several of his magical school supplies.

– That’s right, bang!

Clevius snatched the magical engineering supplies from below as they rolled on the floor. In any case, he is the head of the combat department.

“Aren’t you supposed to be careful?! What if it breaks down…!”

Saying that, Clevius tossed the two items he had picked up onto the bundle he was holding. Anyway, I don’t think he’ll lose his strength anywhere.

“Mi-sorry… I didn’t expect you to catch up to me, Ed.”

It’s so hard that even my ears are completely red, and I’m gasping for breath. I looked up and down the anise and then frowned.

Anyone could see that Anis was overdoing it. After staying with him for a few days, I get a feeling, but Anise Heylan is bizarrely enthusiastic about everything.

It’s not that I don’t understand the psychology. When you live in a corner, you are afraid that you will be left behind if you are a little lazy.

I, too, have suffered from overwork after falling into that kind of psychology.

Thinking about it like that, Anise’s current appearance is not like anyone else’s story, and I feel like I want to break that stubbornness for no reason.

Rest is also part of work. If you don’t know that obvious fact, it’s hard to do a long run no matter what you do.

“You can rest for a bit and then come up. I’ll be doing the installation work first.”

“What, what?”

“Isn’t everyone dissatisfied?”

After talking, I glanced at the two who came up behind me. Both Onyx-senpai and Clevius nodded roughly.

Anise was holding about fifteen magical engineering supplies. I snatched one by one and threw one towards Clevius and the other towards Onyx-senpai. The two took it casually and put it in their arms. After checking it, I put one on my arm.

Repeatedly distributing them one by one, Anis’ hand was empty before she knew it.

“Now, wait…! Why didn’t you ask…!”

“I told you to rest.”

I spoke to Anis straight up like that. My stamina doesn’t support me anyway, so if I force myself to do it, it becomes a burden.

After fixing the magic engineering supplies, I slipped one hand out and dragged Anis by the shoulder and pressed it firmly against a nearby rock.

Anise looked up at me with a dumbfounded face and was gasping for breath.

“When you’re resting, take a break. You’re the only loser.”

Having said that, I shook my head once to signal to the others.

In fact, it is embarrassing to even call it a mountain. If you go up for a few more minutes, you will come to the top in no time.

*

“I’ll sprinkle some mana stones and come back, and the two of you proceed with installing the magic engineering supplies in a suitable location. They say they’ll arrive after lunch, so there’s quite a bit of time.”

Assistant Professor Claire said that and smiled.

“Everyone has worked hard~. After finishing the installation work and confirming the section in charge, I will go to the supervisory work. The operation itself is not difficult, so it will be finished in about 30 minutes to install it in the pre-planned location.”

Clevius took a deep breath and put down the engineering supplies. It was the same with Onyx.

The number of engineering supplies itself was considerably reduced. This is because some of the checkpoints on the way up were installed in advance and came up.

“Whoa… lower class welcome items weigh this much… If it’s a higher grade than this, it’ll feel like you’re carrying a chunk of rock.”

Senior Onyx let out a deep sigh and sat down on a nearby rock to wipe his sweat. As if it wasn’t as hard as he thought, Clevias drank some water and quenched his throat, then bent his body back and forth.

He has that level of stamina and high level of swordsmanship, but when he gets into a real fight, he gets scared.

If you think about the past history of living your whole life being treated as a failure by the Nortondale family, the best swordsman on the continent, you have to nod your head… but that’s what Taily will tell you.

We took a break for a while and saw the view from the top of Mt.

A magnificent altar stands right on the open plain. The huge tombstone is full of unknown characters. It is so huge that it should be called a pillar rather than a tombstone.

The tip of the tombstone extending straight up to the sky is cut off.

This is the ‘Altar of Change’, which is the stage for the final battle in Act 3.

Close your eyes and reminisce about that time.

A sky full of dark clouds. The great wizard, who is said to be a rare genius, is looking up at the clouds.

The apostles of Telos, the eagle-headed deity, cover the sky flapping their huge wings.

God announces the end of this island of Aken, and the wizard who wants to kill the apostle of the main god, and the party who wants to stop the wizard face each other in front of the altar.

Leaving behind the shining pillar, the girl who had remodeled the large witch’s hat spoke softly.

i don’t believe in god

“Hey! What are you doing there! What are you! You!”

Suddenly, Onyx-senpai screamed, so I swung back to my senses.

“What is it, Onyx-senpai?”

“Oh, no… I think there was someone at the top of the altar just now… Hmm… Am I mistaken…”

Who would be able to climb the huge pillar left unattended at the top of the right mountain?

I looked around just in case, but I couldn’t see the shadow of anyone.

“Ugh… It must have been too hard to come up here. You’re looking at all nonsense.”

Senior Onyx tilted his head and let out a sigh.

“Let’s install the magic engineering supplies and finish the exam. If we finish this, there won’t be anything else to do until the vacation is over.”

It takes a lot of effort for the last job.

Grinning like that, we got up from our seats.

I had to move quickly to greet the new students on time.

“…hey.”

Onyx-senpai, who had gathered a few magical engineering supplies to install them, suddenly straightened his head.

“I think a few of these are broken… isn’t it…?”