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5.
Just before the Magic War exam begins.
Looking at Parco, who was twenty steps away, Ulan recalled the warnings he had heard from Stella.
‘I told you to be as gentle as possible, right?’
Stella advised to use only the minimum amount of force and technique to avoid hurting the other person.
Because I already have a record.
An incident that caused over 100 victims by shouting during the entrance ceremony, and an incident that turned Himel into a blood clot after meeting him at the selection competition.
Therefore, if victims are caused by Ulan this time, they may receive a greater punishment than last time.
Immediately after hearing this fact.
Ulan also understood his situation.
So I accepted her request.
‘Let me see.’
After thinking, he looked around.
Like there’s something you’re looking for.
After a while, Ulan picked up a small pebble from the floor.
“I think this would be appropriate.”
If you do this, you won’t die even if you get hit.
Of course, all he’s after is Parco’s marble. In most cases, nothing that will hit your body will happen.
But no one knows what lies ahead.
So, just in case, I chose the smallest stone.
‘And when you throw… … .’
You have to throw with as much strength as possible.
No more, no less, just enough to break the beads. At the time I was trying to figure out how much force I should put into it.
“The test will start soon!”
Stella’s cry was heard from afar.
Ulan adjusted his posture.
As soon as the test started, I immediately thought of throwing a rock. And that moment.
Beep!
The whistle sounded.
A stone was immediately thrown.
“ah.”
At the same time, I realized my mistake.
It took a little more force than I originally intended. And when he realized this, the stone had already left his hand.
Kwasik! Clink!
First of all, the purpose itself was accomplished.
The stone went straight through the bead.
But the problem occurred next.
Whoa whoa! Quack!
The stone flew away, spinning furiously as if it still had some energy left after breaking through the marble. Eventually, the place where the stone arrived was Parco’s solar plexus.
“this.”
I didn’t mean to do this.
Since it wasn’t really intentional, Ulan looked embarrassed for a moment.
However, it is still too early to be upset.
It took more force than I thought, but it still wasn’t a lot.
‘therefore… … .’
I thought maybe it wouldn’t be that big of a blow.
But that was Ulanman’s idea.
After being hit by a rock, Parco stumbled and fell towards the floor.
dump!
Parco collapsed like a doll whose strings were loose.
At the same time, a feeling of silence fell over the exam room. However, for a moment, Stella’s scream, realizing the situation, broke the silence.
“Kyo, Professor!?”
Stella hurriedly stormed into the exam room.
She helped Parco, who had fallen.
“professor! Come to your senses, Professor!”
But even if I call, there is no answer.
So I urgently checked his breathing and pulse.
Fortunately, there were no major problems. It looked like he had probably fainted temporarily.
After sighing in relief at this fact.
She glanced straight at Ulan.
“Ulan! “I told you to be gentle!”
“I threw it as gently as I could.”
“Then why is the professor fainting?”
“Maybe it’s because it took a bit more force than I originally thought.”
“Then it’s not flesh!?”
Stella shouted in an absurd tone.
Then he asked back with a questioning look.
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“Seo, you sure it wasn’t loaded with mana?”
“Absolutely not.”
Ulan strongly denied this.
“If I had loaded the stone with mana, there would have been a hole in my chest by now.”
“… … .”
I immediately closed my mouth in response to the creepy answer.
Other people might not have noticed, but when Ulan said this, it didn’t sound like a joke.
There was an awkward silence for a moment.
“Cough!”
Suddenly, a violent coughing sound was heard.
The sound that came out of Parco’s mouth. As his body flinched, he continued to cough violently.
“Cluck, cluck!”
“professor! “Gwae, are you okay?!”
“… … Ah, yes. “It’s okay.”
After barely nodding.
He looked around blankly.
“More than that, why are you here at the exam hall? And why am I on the floor… … .”
Was it because I suddenly fainted?
Parco didn’t seem to remember what happened right before he fainted. Stella explained the whole story, and his eyes widened.
“I fainted?”
“exactly. “I’m sorry.”
At that time, Ulan lowered his head.
As if there is no shame.
“I originally planned to just break the marble, but it seems like I unintentionally used a little more force.”
“… … .”
Parco had an absurd expression.
It was worth it.
Not only did he break a marble by throwing a rock 20 steps away, he knocked himself out.
‘If such a thing is really possible… … .’
There is no need to listen to the magic war lecture in the first place. Skills and all, just throw a rock and shoot the wizard.
An expression still filled with disbelief.
After a while, he opened his mouth.
“Check the video recording device.”
Fortunately, there is a working video recording device at this test site. If you check this, you will be able to find out whether Ulan’s words are true or false.
Some time after that.
Ulan’s words turned out to be true.
“… … !?”
A whistle sounds to signal the start of the test.
At the same time, Ulan threw a rock, which struck Parco, causing him to fall to the ground. No other actions or interference were recorded.
A very simple and clear result.
Parco’s eyes trembled as if fluctuating.
“What is this… … .”
You really knocked me out with just one rock?
This is ridiculous.
I wanted to deny it, but I couldn’t. Because there was no possibility of the video recording device being tampered with.
Then.
Stella suddenly spoke up.
“This must definitely be S-rank.”
“W-what?”
“Because I defeated the opposing wizard right from the start of the test. Also, since no magic was activated, there is no point deduction factor.”
“But this…” … !”
It’s not a skill he taught.
Ulan just threw stones.
So I didn’t want to admit it.
‘Above all, to those barbarians… … .’
I didn’t want to give an S grade, which can only be given to one person in each lecture. So, just as we were trying to deny Ulan’s results.
“Didn’t the professor tell you before we started?”
Stella opened her mouth one step ahead.
With a bright smiling face.
“They say the shorter the time it takes to subdue, the higher the score. Oh, by the way, I recorded every conversation we had from the moment we got here.”
“… … .”
A voice recording device in Stella’s hand.
Parco saw this and closed his mouth.
‘There’s no reason why you claimed to be an inductee… … .’
Was this the intention from the beginning?
He bit his lip tightly.
A question arose at the same time. What I didn’t understand was why Stella would do this for a mere barbarian.
“Will you give me the S rank?”
“… … “I’ll use it as a reference when reflecting on my grades.”
“Please tell me you will definitely give it to me.”
Stella clings to it so persistently.
After a while, she smiled with satisfaction after receiving Parco’s confirmation.
“Hehe, thank you.”
“… … .”
“Then we will excuse ourselves.”
“I will go back. “Take care of yourself.”
Finally, a short farewell.
Ulan and Stella quickly disappeared.
Meanwhile, Parco stared blankly at the backs of the two with a bewildered look on their faces as they grew further and further apart.
It was then.
“I completely understand how you feel.”
A low-pitched voice was suddenly heard.
It’s a voice I’m familiar with.
Parco reflexively turned his head.
The person who soon came into view was a middle-aged man with a bushy beard. He muttered, letting out an empty laugh.
“I felt the same way.”
“… … Professor Harvan?”
Harban Kapitus.
An assassin who was once famous in the border kingdom.
In addition to all types of hiding techniques, he is especially skilled in tracking techniques. So, he was currently teaching tracking techniques using his specialty.
At the same time, he was Parco’s long-time drinking friend.
“You know what my test is, right?”
Parco nodded wordlessly.
The practical test of tracking skills is a kind of hide and seek.
This is a test that involves tracking and finding Harvan, who has disappeared from the testing site, within a limited time.
The average time for this test is approximately 30 minutes.
If you exceed 1 hour, you will be disqualified.
However, Ulan’s speed was beyond imagination.
“We were discovered in 10 seconds.”
“… … what?”
“I thought I had even erased the sound of my breathing, but they found it right away. So I took the test one more time and the results were the same.”
In addition, in the second test, they added the condition of ‘pursuing and subduing’ for no reason, and like Parco, I suffered the humiliation of being hit with a rock and passing out.
Harvan continues to let out a hollow laugh.
At this, Parco thought of Ulan.
‘What on earth is it?’
He found Harvan, who was called a master of stealth, in 10 seconds, and knocked out the advanced wizard himself by throwing a rock.
Do you really think you can become an expert?
But then there is no reason to enter the academy. If you are an expert, you have enough skills to be a knight commander.
“Maybe the rumors are true.”
“Yes? “Rumors?”
“It’s a rumor going around from the Kingdom Alliance, but in fact, those barbarians are said to be the empire’s secret weapon.”
A fairly random story.
But there was some basis.
“Just looking at this incident right now, isn’t it true?”
“This incident?”
“So, is it common for Dean Erkazan to personally request a re-examination? And that’s just for one student.”
That’s what I heard and saw.
It seemed a bit excessive for a person as dean of a military studies department to directly take care of students.
‘Come to think of it… … .’
There is something else that worries me.
It was equally strange that Professor Stella personally claimed to be an inductee and that he tried to somehow get an S grade after the exam was over.
‘It’s definitely suspicious.’
Parco’s eyes narrowed.
Because it had a foul smell. After a moment, his fierce eyes flashed.
‘Shall we at least do a background check?’
If Ulan is indeed the Empire’s secret weapon as rumored, this is an issue worth reporting to Parco’s homeland, the Kingdom of Arbal.
In particular, the Ruben Empire has been famous for its aggressive pursuit of Arbal Kingdom’s land since ancient times.
After a while, Parco turned around.
Unwavering eyes.
It was the look in the eyes of someone who had decided on something.
6.
And that evening.
At a time when the sky was gradually turning red.
Noah, who was returning from the practical exam, stretched with a frown on his face.
“Ugh, it’s finally over.”
A much more relieved expression.
It was worth it. Because the craftsmanship test, which I had been paying close attention to since this morning, has finally come to an end.
Moreover, this test was quite physically demanding for Noah.
So I almost got disqualified, but thanks to gritting my teeth and running, I was able to avoid the disqualification.
‘Now there is only one test left.’
It is the long-awaited ‘magic power detection’ test.
One of two major incidents that occur during midterm exams at Arsene Academy. Noah recalled D-Day with a very serious expression.
‘… … Friday, April 30th.’
The last day of the midterm exam period.
She organized step by step what would happen at the Fountain of Magic. Everything from Professor Direk leaving his seat to turning into a monster.
‘I have to say it sooner rather than later… … .’
We must reveal the full story of this incident to Ulan and ask for his cooperation. He had already figured out how to explain it.
First of all, I was planning to throw in a bit of nonsense and say that I saw the future in a dream about the day before the exam.
‘You should be in the restaurant by now, right?’
Because it’s also dinner time.
Unless it is a very special occasion, Ulan never skips a meal. Also, I would have finished my business with Stella by now.
So I headed straight to the restaurant.
To throw rice cakes at Ulan.
However, as he arrived near his destination, Noah encountered an unexpected person.
“Now it’s here.”
“… … !”
A girl with silver hair suddenly blocked my way.
Noah’s eyes widened at this.
“D-Delia?!”
Star Witch, Delia Arpen.
At her sudden appearance, Noah recalled what she said earlier and asked back.
“Have you been waiting for me?”
“I have something to say.”
Delia nodded affirmatively.
Then the distance suddenly narrowed.
When Noah flinched at the sudden approach, Delia lowered her head.
“… … thank you.”
“Uh, huh?”
“Your prophecy, it helped.”
Abyss worshiper attack incident.
The fact that he was caught up in this incident and was able to return alive is entirely thanks to Ulan.
However, there was also Noah’s virtue.
Because I heard the prophecy from her in advance, I was able to not panic so much when I was actually attacked.
“So, I’m going to say thank you.”
And one more thing.
There was something I wanted to say.
“With this, let’s forget about what happened last time.”
“Well, if it happened last time… … ?”
“What happened at the selection event?”
When we were locked in a one-on-one match in the selection match.
There was a time when the two fought while holding each other’s heads when their magical power was depleted.
It was around this time that Noah belatedly remembered this.
“Then, let me introduce myself again.”
Delia took a step back.
Then, with his hand on his chest, he introduced himself in a calm tone.
“I am Delia Arpen. “I’m a wizard who uses star cluster magic, and I’m very, very special from Ulan.”
special relationship.
That word had a lot of power.
But Noah did not realize this.
No, I didn’t even hear Delia’s self-introduction properly in the first place. Rather, this situation itself was even more surprising.
‘I never thought it would be resolved so easily.’
A completely unexpected situation.
Still, it felt good.
Reconciling with Delia was what Noah also wanted. Therefore, like Delia, she also introduced herself.
Finally, a refreshing statement.
The two ended up reconciling properly.
“Then, now, it’s okay if I ask you, right?”
“Yes? If you ask me, why suddenly… … .”
“Your prophecy.”
Cue a short answer.
Delia suddenly made a face.
With eyes shining with curiosity.
“I’m curious about how it is implemented.”
The moment I encountered this.
Something suddenly occurred to me.
This is a characteristic possessed by Delia Arpen and one of the penalties given to her.
‘Obsession.’
People, food, things, knowledge, etc.
Delia doesn’t care about the field or type, if there is something she is passionate about, she becomes obsessed with it until she is satisfied.
‘In the original work, I was obsessed with new magic, the mission to close the door to the abyss, and Ibella.’
In particular, his obsession with Ibella was great.
Even when he was away from her on individual missions, he would stay up all night and make a fuss about joining Ibella.
‘On the other hand, this time… … .’
It looks like he’s obsessed with something called ‘foreign power’.
Noah laughed awkwardly at this fact.
I wanted to answer, but it was a topic I couldn’t answer.
‘Because there is no such thing as foresight.’
The foresight that Noah talks about is just information obtained from the development of the original story.
In other words, it could not answer Delia’s question because it was talking about something that had already happened in the original game.
So, I was wondering what to say about it.
“what? Noah?”
A familiar voice was heard from behind.
The object of Delia’s obsession in the original work.
It was Ibella Eleaad.
“Why are you here instead of going in?” … .”
The moment I tilted my head.
Ibella suddenly became speechless.
There is only one reason. This is because he discovered Delia, a silver-haired girl next to Noah.
And that moment.
The turquoise eyes turned cold.
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