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3rd day of exam.

Since the opponent was a sword fighting warrior using a round shield and arming sword, Lich stood on the test table holding a long halberd.

“Start!”

After the signal was given, I immediately pointed the tip of the halberd at the opponent, put my right hand on my waist and my left hand in front of him, grabbed the pole so hard that it made a clicking sound, and ran forward and lance charged.

Of course, the opponent tried to dodge to the side, but I immediately stepped on the edge, spun around on the spot and hit the opponent with the ax part.

I felt like I didn’t have enough reach, so I let go of my left hand and swung the halberd with just my right hand, and wow! With a sound, the arm of the opponent holding the shield rose upward.

He grasped the spear with his left hand again, placed the tip of the spear against the opponent’s neck, and smiled.

“… … I lost.”

This is the end of the third day of exams. From then on, the story that I was a master of various weapons began to circulate among test takers.

Hehehe. It’s fun.

Oh, by the way, I was quite sick after taking the test that day due to the side effects of applying the curse of subordinates to my body in order to use the halberd.

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Day 4.

“It’s been a long time since a lady used a cold weapon like me.”

While I was wondering what weapon to choose from below, I suddenly heard a voice coming from above and looked up to see what it was.

The daughter of the North Viscount who was on the exam table first was looking down at me, smiling fiercely.

“There must have been quite a few ladies besides me who used cold weapons, right?”

“This is because rapiers that are made to look noble and elegant are not treated as cold weapons. For example, things like ‘rapier’.”

I chuckled as I watched the other person openly pointing at me with his rapier. I’m really worried that it’s a character borrowed from Vikings.

I smiled brightly and held two rapiers in my hands. The lady’s face was distorted by the act of openly giving her food.

“Good. Bergjot of the North will not avoid a fight.”

“It’s not a fight, it’s a test.”

As I smiled once more and climbed onto the test table, the other person’s weapon, which had been hidden from view due to the step, came into view. It was the Dane Ax of the pole arm series that I used yesterday.

“Start!”

Contrary to my rough personality, my opponent did not rush at me first or yell at me, but was watching to see how I would react.

If the standoff continues, my side, which has not trained, will lose stamina first, so I should go in first as they wish. After jumping up and down, he bent down and lunged forward.

The opponent calmly pulled back and swung the ax horizontally, and I quickly braked and fell back, but it was not easy to withstand the recoil of the sudden braking with an untrained body. The hem of his clothes on his side was slightly torn by the tip of the ax blade.

It was only for a moment, but the deathly energy that chilled the back of my neck instantly made me feel dirty.

“It’s a shame. If I had come in a little further, the ax blade would have been stuck in my side.”

“… … It seems that you are not afraid of the punishment that will follow. I never thought you would wield a weapon with sincerity. Even turn off the safety device.”

“If a warrior is insulted, he will repay even if it means losing his head. This is a proverb from the north.”

“Is that so?”

He grinned and placed the subordinate’s curse on his entire body. I never thought I’d write this again, but… Tomorrow’s opponent is a magician, so it’ll be okay to have a few goals.

No, that’s probably fine. Even if it means falling off your head, you will be rewarded… … . okay. Well then, as the saying goes.

“I will go with all my heart.”

‘I’ll really drop your head.’

I ran towards the boat at a faster speed than before, and my opponent swung the ax horizontally once again. I pressed myself to the ground, almost lying down, and when I felt the ax pass over my back, I grinned and accelerated once more.

“Inhale!”

The opponent calmly tried to push me against the spear, but I stepped on the spear, planted the ax on the ground, and swung the rapier at the opponent’s neck.

Sigh! The illusion of the other person’s head falling along with the sound filled my eyes, but the other person’s head did not actually fall.

This is because the sword could not advance further due to being blocked by the safety device on top of the sword.

“Bar, just now. The real neck… … .”

The other person swallowed dry saliva and trembled, and I smiled, holding my face that was about to distort.

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“Winner! Charlotte La Rochelle!”

This was the end of the fourth day, which was unpleasant in many ways.

Oh, Sarah says she failed this time. Well, admission has been confirmed, so it’s okay.

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Day 5.

Since there were 16 people remaining, the location of the testing center was changed. It is a large exam hall where up to 10,000 people can sit and watch the exam.

Where did the people who participated in the loser revival match go? They take the test separately. If you combine the people who participated in the repechage match and the people in the finals, there will be three people left at the end.

“As expected, things look gorgeous at this point.”

There were 16 people watched by a large audience, and among them, a young lady with jet black straight hair and golden eyes like Mel said that and looked around. Now I see that he was my next test partner.

Do it. The faces standing here are gorgeous. A crown prince, a princess, a duke’s daughter… … . Even the female protagonist of this work. All the celebrities in the game have gathered here.

[The next test is starting soon!]

“Lady Charlotte, I will guide you.”

” Crown Prince, I will serve you.”

16 examiners approached me and guided me to their respective exam tables. My opponent was the young lady I saw earlier with straight black hair and golden eyes.

The other person, who was wearing a black dress the same color as her hair, lifted the hem of the skirt and bent down.

“My name is Sicella del Etfro of the wizard family. It’s an honor to deal with you. Lady Charlotte.”

I accepted the greeting by pulling up the hem of the bright red dress I was wearing because my school uniform was torn not long ago thanks to someone.

“My name is Charlotte La Rochelle of the Duke of Rochelle. Please take care of me. Lady Sicella.”

When I said that and smiled, the other person also smiled.

It will be difficult to make strong movements today because of the dress, so I’ll go with the tower shield and flail to apply pressure.

I took the tower shield and flail, which were quite heavy, and climbed onto the test table.

“Start――!!”

First, to guide the attack first, I slowly walked around holding the tower shield, and the opponent, who took out a staff from his pocket, frowned.

“With so much magical power, why do you use cold weapons?”

“Yes?”

Ah, now that I think about it. Did they say that wizard families can see the magic power of their opponents for generations? I forgot.

I grinned and quietly started twirling my flail, and as soon as the other person confirmed that I had no intention of answering, he sighed and swung his staff.

However, after seeing that no fireball was flying or fire coming out like a flamethrower, I glanced down at the floor. Sure enough, the floor I was standing on was gradually turning red.

this.

Kwaaaa――!!

I sighed as I looked at the pillar of fire rising with the force to tear the sky. I never thought they would use such a big technique from the beginning to make me let go of the shield.

I tapped the fire on the hem of my dress to put it out and got up.

Eventually, the pillar of fire subsided, and only the charred tower shield was left where I was standing.

“It’s bold of you to throw away your shield without hesitation.”

“Because the shield is heavy.”

He grinned, filled the flail with magic power, and began to turn it slowly. Since I don’t have a shield, I’ll try to hit it with my flail if I can.

“Are you still not using magic?”

The opponent said that and threw a fireball, and I swung my flail and knocked the fireball away. phut! The sound of a balloon popping was heard and the fireball disappeared.

If I had known this would happen, I would have picked up a pole arm type weapon rather than a one-handed flail. I sighed inwardly and started running forward.

The speed of the dress wasn’t very fast because the skirt of the dress was bothersome, but I was able to close the distance somehow.

However, because of the wall of fire blocking my path, I was unable to narrow the distance to where I could swing the flail.

“Mmm. It’s difficult.”

If I had been wearing a school uniform, I would have increased my speed and closed the distance before the wall of fire rose through the floor, but I couldn’t do that because I was wearing a dress.

I sighed and lowered my flail.

“I can’t help it.”

I took out the fan from my pocket and unfolded it.

“This was a trump move I was planning to use when dealing with the Crown Prince and the Princess.”

As I swung the fan, a wind so strong that I couldn’t open my eyes blew out, blowing out the wall of fire and the fireball in front of me.

“Such a wish without chanting… … !”

The other person said that and laughed.

“I will abstain. I don’t think he’s someone I can deal with at my level.”

At those words, I slammed the fan and folded it. He gave up the fight as soon as I used magic, to the point where he encouraged me to continue using magic.

From the beginning, I wondered what they were aiming for since they wanted to land a big blow, but victory wasn’t the goal from the beginning.

“I never thought you would use another test taker to find out my secret. That crown prince.”

“Watch your mouth. No matter how much of a duke it is, the opponent is the crown prince.”

“Excuse me. I was a little offended that my husband-to-be didn’t even try to ask my wife directly, but tried to use someone else to find out the secret.”

As I chewed the crown prince with a grin, the other person caught a glimpse of me and quietly got off the exam table.

After looking at that for a moment, I turned my head and looked at the crown prince. The Crown Prince was also gathering up his Flamberge, as if he had just finished his exams.

“Hmm?”

Then, perhaps sensing my gaze, the crown prince turned towards me and smiled refreshingly at me.

Do you think you’ve won now? You’ve discovered my secret trick? Okay, let’s see how long that smile lasts.

I looked at the crown prince and smiled. The crown prince’s face hardened.

And so the 5th day of exams ended.