episode_0051

Today, after the tournament, was a day no different from usual.

Because it’s the middle ages, there’s nowhere to go, and the only place where you can have a good conversation is a cafe.

Carrying five women around attracted a lot of attention, even if he was polygamous.

No, there are now 6 people.

The saint we met at the cafe today also came over to us.

“Koh.. Koh..”

“New liquid… New liquid..”

“Sleep well..”

Everyone seemed to have played so enthusiastically that they fell asleep a little early.

Midterm exams start tomorrow.

I guess I can do it well…

I can’t be with you because I’m in a different grade, but I’m not worried.

Still, I plan to support you.

I looked around.

Bea, Agnes, Sola, Anne, Fritas, Gloriana.

These are 6 women who like me.

Even when there were just Bea and Agnes, I thought it was too much love, but since then there have been four more.

How do I repay this?

As I looked at the women lying around me, I remembered once again what I had to do.

We must prepare to fight the unknown enemies that will come in the future.

For future life.

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Long lines for each grade.

The order for first-year students is determined by tournament rankings, and the other grades are ranked according to their previous performance rankings.

So, I wasn’t that tired of waiting.

Bea is right in front of me, and Agnes and Solar are right behind me.

“Midterm exam.. I’m a little excited..”

“Really? I just wish it would start sooner…”

“You said you could form a team, right? So where shall we all gather?”

“How about the middle? Other directions may vary depending on location.”

“Yeah, that’s a good idea.”

Fritas and Gloriana will be okay, right?

I looked at the row of second graders for a moment, then turned my attention to the podium in front.

A teacher with slightly tired-looking eyes stood in front of the podium.

“Ah.. Can everyone hear well?”

“.. Is it sound amplification magic..”

The teacher’s voice rang out loudly, and the whispering around disappeared.

“Now. The theme of the midterm exam starting today is survival.”

“The period is one week. The longer you survive, the higher your score.”

“If the magic stone necklace you received absorbs a certain amount of damage, you will be eliminated and will return here.”

“I’ve already gotten tired of hearing about the tower in the middle, so I decided to skip it.”

“Finally.”

“Survive.”

“Professor Jan.”

Professor Zan, who was standing next to the teacher, engraved a teleportation spell on the huge magic stone in the center.

At the same time, our bodies were moved somewhere.

“Wow..! Damn motion sickness..”

I grabbed my dizzy head and looked around.

A huge tower in the middle visible between several trees.

That is where we need to break through.

This midterm exam is survival.

and.

It’s a top climb.

“Phew..”

Feeling that my motion sickness had subsided to some extent, I ran towards the tower.

“Just for a moment. To pass us by!”

“Ventus.”

Whiiing!!

“Aaaaa!!”

I met some cadets on the way, but I ran lightly using wind magic.

Fortunately, no one skilled enough to block intermediate magic appeared.

Of course, no one was kicked out after being hit by intermediate magic.

“Phew… Phew…”

I adjusted my pace so as not to get tired, so I was able to arrive at the tower an hour after the midterm exam started.

I didn’t really do any physical training, but I knew how to run, so I didn’t feel like I was going to die even after running for an hour.

I won’t die anyway.

“Welcome Vera!”

“You came first, Bea.”

Bea, who naturally thought she would arrive before me, was squatting next to the tower and playing with drawings on the ground with tree branches.

“What are you drawing?”

When I tried to get closer, it was quickly obliterated with my foot.

“.. What did you draw..”

“Keuhum.. Ah! Why don’t other kids come?”

“We arrived quickly.”

Since I was trying to change the topic, I didn’t bother to say more.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t know anything.

“But I think I can live here well even without climbing the tower.”

“Honestly, I’m thinking about that too.”

Climbing the tower is risky.

I don’t even know what monsters are inside.

Although Bea and I are strong, we are not strong enough to defeat all monsters yet.

It would be easy to cut down a succubus who was caught off guard.

If your opponent is a troll, you may be pushed back.

No matter how immortal you are, your stamina wears out.

And you may lose consciousness for a long time like last time.

Going through that again?

Ugh… no way.

Quang! Quang!

“But it looks like one person is coming.”

“Like Agnes?”

“Uh. If not Agnes, no one would be able to achieve such eccentricity.”

“Well..”

Agnes was thinking as she looked at the place where the tree fell down.

Instead, Solar came out.

“Huh..? Solar?”

“Ah! The owner has already arrived.”

“.. Why did you come knocking down all the trees?”

Considering Solar’s usual self, I thought she would move quietly…

“Oh, that’s…”

Solar blushed slightly and lowered her head as if she was embarrassed.

“It was dangerous once because someone set up an ambush. So we cut down all the trees so that there could be no ambush.”

“… Ah..”

Solar was more staged than expected.

To be more precise, should I say that I act before thinking?

I looked at the fallen tree and patted Solar’s head once.

“Good job.”

“Thank you.”

“What is it, Vera.. pet me too.”

“.. here.”

Bea seems to be jealous of Solar stroking her head, so she puts her own head in as well.

It’s so cute, how can you not pet it?

“Shall we sit down first?”

“Okay, I don’t know when it will come, so let’s sit and wait.”

Hearing what Bea and I said, Sola picked up some human-sized leaves and laid them down next to the tower.

“Please sit on this.”

“Thank you, Solar.”

“Good job.”

“Not much to say.”

Even though there were only leaves on the floor, it was quite soft.

Bea also looked quite surprised, wondering if it was just me.

We sat and talked and waited for Agnes to arrive.

“What.. It’s already arrived.”

Unlike her image, Agnes appeared quietly.

Contrary to Solar, he found the cadets hiding and quietly passed by.

“Then everyone is gathered. Shall we start right away?”

“Well.. let’s think again about the plan we made yesterday.”

Even if it’s a plan, there’s nothing special about it.

There are a total of 4 floors we have to climb.

The theme of the tower is the four seasons.

Probably spring, summer, autumn and winter.

There are four of us in total, three warriors and one wizard.

Bea, who can go long distances, was last, followed by me.

Sola was to stand at the front, and Agnes was to stand in the middle.

“Everyone remembered, right? In times of emergency, you must come to my side.”

“Okay. Then let’s go.”

Only Agnes said that, but everyone seemed to want to go in quickly.

Well.. it must be something special..

“Okay, let’s go!”

We excitedly crossed the main gate of the tower.

“… I failed..?”

All four people split up.

The only thing visible in the black room is the blue window.

[Welcome to the tower!]

[Unlike survival, tower climbing is an individual competition.]

[No matter who rises first, the score is the same, but if you are eliminated, you will not receive any points.]

[Would you like to climb the tower?]

[Currently, the number of people climbing the tower is 3.]

“.. We’ve already left.. let’s go too.”

Rather than suffering through survival for a week.

It’s better to climb the tower once and then go out and rest.

[You have chosen to climb the tower.]

[Move to the Spring Garden on the first floor of the tower.]

The field of view changed once again and the place I was in became a forest path.

The smell of grass and a gentle breeze blow.

Birds chirping and flowers showing off their beauty.

and.

“.. Root..”

Huge wriggling roots.

I don’t know who created this floor, but one thing is certain.

“Plama”

RURRR!!!

Since ancient times, when dealing with grass, it has been said to use fire.

Just be careful of the fire spreading.

” Kur-! ◦ ◦ ◦

The roots, which seemed to have felt the heat, were engulfed in fire.

“Currr!!!”

The roots that had been twisting around went back into the ground.

“I got rid of it…”

“Quite!!”

When I was about to say the forbidden words, Tesdo appeared and covered my mouth.

I nodded to Tesdo and told him not to worry, so he put down his front paw covering his mouth.

“Did you get rid of it?”

“Quew!!!”

I caught my guard down and said what I wanted.

“Rurrr!!”

The roots also grew back.

“Kyu! Wow! Wow!”

Tess also hits me in the cheek with her words.

However, it was only as cute as the size of the palm of your hand.

“Uuuu..!”

Guuung..!

The attitude is getting bigger and bigger.

The roots that were sticking out saw that and crawled back in.

“Hey, Tess too..?”

“Geuuu?”

“I didn’t do well..”

Couuu!!

But Tesdo stubbornly lifted his front paw.

It pointed its tree-sized feet at me.

“Sorut second meal! Desidero!”

In the end, I pulled out my sword to avoid it.

As soon as technology is used.

I quickly stepped back.

The stems came out to check if the situation was over.

I lost my will to fight when I saw Tesdo’s front foot falling.

“Crunch.. Cluck..”

Kwaaa!!!!!

[The Spring Garden on the first floor of the tower has been cleared.]

[Time spent is 5 minutes and 12 seconds.]

[Currently, there are two people remaining on the first floor.]

[There is only one person on the second floor.]

[The second floor of the tower is the summer sea.]

[Would you like to go up to the second floor immediately?]

“Hmm… I guess the one that went up is the cut..?”

As I was reading The Blue Window, the surroundings became slightly dark and I looked up at the sky.

“Geuuu..?”

“Let’s go now!!!!”

Fortunately, I was able to move to the second floor before being crushed by Tesdo’s front feet.