episode_0047

XLIII.

In fact, the reason I continued practicing all night long to the point of overdoing it was not only because I didn’t want to miss the clue I had just picked up, but also because there was a way to make up for the lack of sleep time.

Just now, I was looking at the wall of the training room with geometric patterns, but as my vision changed, the training room forming the wall and ceiling of the droplets of light that I had seen yesterday came into view.

And since you have already completed the exam and passed it, there is no need to pay attention to other people’s evaluations.

“Witch, what I prepared… … ?”

“Grayeee!”

Do-do-do-do-do-. Tup!

The hand that ran towards me while making urgent footsteps and grabbed my waist was filled with as much urgency and concern as the footsteps.

“Are you okay? are you okay? Are you all better? Shouldn’t you rest more? Are you really okay? It’s not okay, but it came out, right? huh? Is that so?”

“Please tell me something too… let’s do it. This guy.”

I calmed her down by gently pressing her head as she was pouring out words of worry to the point where I was worried whether she was the same Lina who usually spoke in short answers and whether she was breathing.

And then I saw Lina’s eyes looking up at me with tears streaming down her face.

“… … what. Is that why you cry?”

Then, when I wipe away the tears that are about to fall with his thumb, he laughs and hugs my waist tightly with both arms, saying he likes it.

As I looked down at the top of Lina’s head, without realizing it, after becoming a master, the third seal was broken and the powers I had acquired were revealed.

The first seal was broken and the Card Master’s authority was clearly expanded,

If the second seal is broken and the ability to manipulate divine power increases,

When the third seal was released,

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〈 Information (Status) 〉

1. Name: Lina Inverse

2. Awakening:

⓵ Sorceress of Destruction.

3. Race: Human

[152cm] [B 81 (C)] [W 56] [H 68]

4. Body

[Strength 19] [Agility 21] [Stamina 40] [Thinking Ability 89]

5. Divine power

Mana [132]

6. Talent

〈Mana Friendliness〉

〈Double Casting〉

7. Intimacy

[trust]

8. Power

(Cannot be confirmed.)

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These things began to appear before my eyes.

This is the power of meta-level confession. He made easy money from this. That’s a lot of money too.

The irony is that it shows more detailed and detailed information than when Go Gon-seong, the original owner of this power, used it.

There may be many reasons, but personally, I think it is most likely due to the union of souls and the use of divine power.

Because there was no divine power in the place called Earth where Go Gon-seong lived.

Anyway, let’s talk about it.

The reason why I open my mouth in surprise while looking at Lina’s information window is,

‘Intimacy is trust… .’

This is because of the intimacy item.

As soon as the power was awakened, information about each item automatically appeared, and the intimacy system was,

「Enemy」―「Hostility」―「Warning」―「Normal」―「Friendly」―「Likes」―「Trust」

It rises like this.

In general, most candidates’ intimacy with me is at a hostile or borderline level.

And it wasn’t “liking,” but only two people had the highest level of intimacy, the clown and the witch, who were Arcana.

“Well, now there are three people.”

“Woong?”

While stroking the head of Lina, who was still muttering with her face buried near the solar plexus,

“No. Just keep doing what you’re doing.”

I stopped thinking about Lina’s level of intimacy, which I couldn’t understand. I wondered how I could guess the inside of a person who is harder to understand than under water.

However, if this is clearly revealed,

“Did everyone cry?”

There is no reason to throw away this ‘Master of Destruction’ who is clearly on my side.

Lina, who was enjoying the hand stroking her head with her eyes closed like a cat, nodded vigorously in response to my question.

“Yes! From now on, just trust me!”

Then, pretending to be small, I put my right arm, or rather my wrist, between my large chest and pushed out my chest to encourage people to believe in me.

While the cute clown and the witch laugh at Lina’s actions,

“Candidate preparation.”

After the courtesy, the dean’s cold, emotionless, inorganic voice is heard.

And as a candidate whom I had never met entered the stadium, coincidentally, he cut the witch’s knee again and closed his eyes.

As soon as I closed my eyes, I fell into a deep sleep as I felt the Mana flowing from the witch’s body gnawing away the noise.

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When I opened my eyes to the feeling of someone shaking me, what I found was a scream stained with pain and the fishy, foul scent of blood mixed with vomit.

“Sorry for waking you up. Master.”

“Huh? no. But why?”

The witch answered my question by pointing to Dean Hu.

“What is it?”

“I think it would be better to watch this match.”

After saying that endlessly, not only my but also the candidates’ attention is focused on the dean’s remarks.

And the courtesy from his mouth,

“Preparing for the next candidate.”

When the words came out and a candidate appeared in the stadium.

“Oh? Benjamin?”

Surprised once,

“Huh? Academy student?”

I was surprised again when the candidate’s opponent appeared.

And it seemed I wasn’t the only one surprised.

As for the ‘former’ candidates who surrendered and suffered while vomiting blood,

“Why only Benjamin?!”

“Why?”

“What’s happening!”

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Not only was he surprised, but he reacted as if he thought something was up.

It was a scene that reminded me of the saying that the eye can only see what it sees, but even I, who was watching the situation, thought, ‘Is God favoring Benjamin because he was the first candidate?’ A strange thought occurred to me. Even if it was only for a moment.

In fact, Benjamin, who was on the field, did not hide the smile on his face.

“Quiet!”

After cutting off the commotion as resolutely as a sword, the dean’s cries were of no use. The eliminated candidates, who had already lost their lives, scolded Circle 9’s superhumans with red, bloodshot eyes.

Perhaps because the momentum was quite sharp, Dean Hu sighed and calmly continued to briefly elaborate on the current situation.

“Benjamin’s opponent is Gawin, a fourth-year student in the Academy’s Department of Knights.”

“??”

“The strongest student across all departments in the academy.”

“Gawin?”

“No way!”

“That’s right… … !”

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I can guess what that candidate is trying to say. If that’s the case, he’s just an expert. Benjamin is a master. A master who seems to have surpassed beginner level.

And looking at the surprise of the academy students in the stands, it seemed like they were surprised that that student, Garwin, was the ‘strongest’ student.

“The evaluation method is “suppression”.”

“J… Pressure?”

「Sparring」, 「Suppression」, 「Defense」, 「Annihilation」.

Among the four evaluation methods above, it is “suppression” that has never appeared. Was that why? The eliminated candidates who were spewing out acrimony and the candidates who would have to fight in the future all tilted their heads.

And as Dean Hu’s explanation continued, the candidates’ faces became more bizarre, as if they had eaten strange food.

“If you kill your opponent, you are eliminated. It is admitted that he caused injuries to the extent of amputating two of the four limbs.”

“Hmm?”

“Finally, the time limit is 300 seconds, and you pass if you hear the opponent surrender or knock him out.”

“Ha?”

Their faces, which had become grotesque, contort in unison and they let out an exclamation of absurdity.

The murmur disappeared, as if there was confusion about the evaluation method, which could be easy or difficult depending on one’s opinion.

“Start.”

And, perhaps because they didn’t like Benjamin’s smiling face, or because they had originally intended to do so, they started as soon as the audience and candidates quieted down with their own thoughts.

The audience watched the game begin with excitement, but

“Did you say his name was Gawin?”

Benjamin tried to talk to the student named Gawin without attacking him. Without even taking out the sword.

“Yes.”

“If you say surrender, I will give you what you want.”

“… … .”

“You must be a commoner, right? So, I would have trained quietly alone without revealing my skills. So, the students at the academy over there will be surprised, right? There’s no need for that anymore. If you wish, you can include him in the Royal Guard Knights of Alfonso’s Empire. Just say you surrender.”

Seeing Benjamin holding out one hand and inviting him to do so with a kind smile on his face, Princess Olivia nodded while muttering, ‘Of course.’ and Lina said, ‘Ah. ‘What is this?’ I said and stopped paying attention.

“You won’t have time for that, right?”

Without realizing it, I laughed at Benjamin’s behavior and muttered that.

“Huh? Why?”

“Lina. You were a commoner too, right?”

“Yes.”

“You know that not all commoners rub their palms together in front of nobles and try to eat crumbs that fall on the floor, right?”

“Yes.”

“To me, that guy seems like that type of guy, right? No, if he was a guy who wanted to get a job by fawning over nobles in the first place, he wouldn’t have hidden his skills. Don’t you think that I haven’t trained very well?”

“Because you’re stupid?”

Feeling frustrated and pathetic, she talked as she pleased, but Lina seemed to think that the question was directed at her, so she answered with a rare pause. I’m stroking his head because he looks so cute,

“Do you really think that will happen?”

As I hear a woman’s voice next to me, a strong, hot and stuffy smell of perfume washes over me.

“Okay.”

And I knew who was talking to me without even turning my head.

“Really? To me… Did you say that?”

“Don’t bother me and get out. Because I don’t want to waste our quality time with you. There is nothing special about being a princess. If your head is cut off, it’s the same whether you’re a commoner, a noble, or a princess.”

A voice that is both absurd and angry. It was Olivia, the princess of the Alfonso Empire who passed the competency evaluation. In her short career at the academy, she is one of the top three candidates she doesn’t like.

“You!”

It wasn’t me, Arcana, or Lina who stopped Princess Olivia, who was about to scream something.

“I don’t like it.”

Words of refusal came out of Garwin’s mouth. At that, Princess Olivia turned her gaze from me to the stadium.

“How… … ?”

And as if I couldn’t believe it – in fact, I wondered if this was all that surprising – I asked Princess Frey, who was asking me, a question full of annoyance.

“If you answer, will it turn off?”

“Inoo… Ugh!”

He grabbed the neck of Princess Frey, who was about to scream, and pulled her right in front of his nose. By not holding in my life and letting it out, I relieved myself of the urge to kill this bitch because of this irritation.

“What is the reason why I pretend not to see it until now? ok? Even if you can’t kill me, can you cut off at least one of my limbs? Do you want that?”

In fact, the reason I disliked this princess named Frey was not simply because she was the princess of the Alfonso Empire. Of course, it was as if I had already lost points at birth.

And of course, walking around the academy with all kinds of followers was an unsightly move, but that’s not why I hate him so much that he’s in the top three.

“… Pfft! Ugh!”

“I don’t care what you do with so many followers. I even tried to bully Lina by having Benjamin, who was hurriedly pulling out a sword, but I wasn’t interested because I was the one taking care of it now. But why are you giggling next to me while giving off a dirty female scent? Huh?”

The reason Lina received less candidate support, the reason Lina was mistreated by the housemaster, and the reason she was knowingly or unknowingly discriminated against within the academy is because of this bitch, Princess Frey.

Just because he turned down his scouting offer.

“Get out. Before I kill you.”

“Ugh! Keck! Cluck, cluck!”

I noticed that my eyes were rolling back, almost out of breath, and I threw Frey away. I held out my hand to Lina as I heard her coughing, her lungs desperately craving oxygen. The hand that was holding Frey’s neck just a moment ago.

“It’s dirty. Cast a cleanliness spell.”

“Yes. Clean.”

Lina answered vigorously in a voice full of moisture and carefully cast a cleansing spell. Then, while stroking Lina’s head, he turned his attention to the stadium where Benjamin was running wild like a madman. on purpose.

Why?

“Hohohoho. Hohohoho.”

The clown was smiling conspicuously while looking at me with eyes that seemed to say, ‘I know everything.’

“Mmmmm. Um.”

This is because the witch was looking at me with proud eyes and nodding her head.

Also, Lina was gripping my collar even stronger, as if she was worried that it would disappear if she let go.

“Hohohoho.”

“Mmmm.”

“Grey. Good.”

“… Ehyo.”

Contrary to our warm atmosphere, a tense battle was taking place inside the stadium.

“Oh, but it’s strange.”

“What?”

“They say that your talent has blossomed as a Master or Lina candidate, but isn’t that actually an unconventional offer?”

The witch asked that as she looked at the arena where the battle between Garwin and Benjamin was taking place.

“Of course I refuse.”

“Of course?”

“Yes. Every one of the guys I’ve faced so far is Old Man… No, I asked the dean. Are you really giving ‘compensation’?”

“Ah!”

“Okay. It is said that Circle 7 (Circle 7), lichs who were originally Circle 8, mercenaries who are semi-superhumans, and demons all have coveted rewards. Then you don’t think they would have said that because I was a student at the academy?”

“I see.”

“Yes. There’s probably a reward at stake that I definitely want to get even if two of my limbs are amputated. But the flimsy compensation offered by Benjamin? I have to refuse unconditionally.”