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To live.

There are few creatures that can handle this extrasensory energy.

Basically, a demon with the desire to kill engraved into his instincts.

And, a person who has dabbled in murder several times.

This is not something Vivian, who has lived a gentle life all her life, can handle.

However, Vivian, who is now glaring at Felix, seems to have a sense of life.

Even though I know it’s an illusion, it’s scary.

This is especially true because it contrasts with his usual appearance.

“Rain, Vivian?”

Vivian ignored me and passed by.

She stood in front of the fallen Felix, beyond the ice window.

“You, how dare you… !”

Felix fights his way to the end even after falling.

That’s amazing, that one too.

-Kwakwak!

The ice sphere fell from the sky and trapped Felix in a circle.

Felix looked at the ice spear surrounding him, then rushed over and grabbed Vivian by the collar.

“You… ! Ah!”

Vivian grabbed his wrist and twisted it.

Although he didn’t have the skills like Carty, he just defeated him with his strength.

Vivian, who has now gained weight and strength, is a completely ordinary superhuman.

An ordinary person like Felix was not someone you could mess with without being properly armed.

“Hey.”

I thought I heard wrong, but that was what Vivian said.

His voice is low and cold.

“Hey, hey… ?”

“Phew… . Do it in moderation. I’m holding back as long as I don’t kill myself because of Ian.”

“This, this… !”

As soon as Felix was about to say something, a large chunk of ice fell on his body.

It was an ice spear summoned by Vivian.

There was no way for him to escape as he was trapped in the ice window and his wrists were grabbed.

“Ugh, wow-!”

Felix screamed in fear.

The ice that fell so hard hit him and shattered loudly.

It was hollow ice from the beginning.

Vivian adjusted the density to scare Felix.

“I won’t warn you twice.”

Vivian let go of her wrist.

Felix sat down and took a deep breath.

“You, you, your thing… !”

“Oh, fuck. You don’t listen to me so much.”

Fortunately, it wasn’t Vivian.

Marie, who had been watching from afar, approached.

“I can’t even thank you for helping me when I almost died, what the hell is this?”

“Mari, you… ! How dare I, a senior in the guild… !”

“Senior is damn good. Have you ever thought of yourself as a senior there? If you lag behind here, I will acknowledge you as a senior who died before me. How do you want to search?”

“Well, what… .”

When I first saw him, I had a bit of a fierce impression, but I never thought his personality would be like this… .

He was the type of person who even swore so loudly that Felix could hear it while he was waiting.

hmm. Sounds exciting?

“Anyway, other managers usually steal the kids they are raising well and pass the exam, insisting that it is a result of their achievements. The bottom line has all been exposed? Last time, I took a kid who wasn’t even a superhuman and gave up after giving up on him, but now he’s doing really well?”

“Do not frame me! I can only use my skills… .”

“Sounds like skill. They say they took away the positions of those with a high chance of passing the exam through their power. Plus, his tone and facial expressions are just like Penny’s. I’m not embarrassed, really?”

I guess there was a lot accumulated.

Considering Felix’s personality, it makes sense.

“Yes, how did you…? .”

“What should I do? This isn’t the first time I’ve cursed at you to your face, and I’ve criticized you behind your back as well. Aren’t I famous for that? Why do you pretend not to know even though you know? Are you saying I’m a fool who only believes what I want to believe?”

“Do you think you will be safe in the guild even after this?”

“What if I’m not safe? What are you going to do? Why, ah, stab me like you did to Ian earlier? Try it, stab it, okay? Do you want to stab me here?”

Then Marie picked up the fallen dagger and gave it to Felix.

He even put his own neck on the tip of his sword.

“Here, stab it. Just stab me and kill me. huh? Why don’t you do it?”

“Mi, you crazy bitch… !”

Felix was scared and dropped his sword.

Honestly, I was surprised too.

What is that girl… Are you a former warrior?

Or at least superhuman?

Judging by the surprise of the aspirants she brought in, I guess it was something like that.

“I will definitely make you regret it… .”

“You are responsible for your regrets. Don’t you feel sorry for them?”

Marie pointed to the party Felix had brought.

Those four people just stared at Felix’s obscene behavior without knowing anything.

“Me and my kids, let’s say I was late and ended up in the same exam room as that monster wizard. But what about them? They didn’t want to see a wannabe they missed in the past doing well, so they brought him here forcibly to suppress him. If you don’t listen, they will charge you a penalty and kick you out of the training center. Their manager also threatened them. No?”

“… … .”

“You should really feel sorry for them, that one. If they had gone to any other testing center, they would have passed.”

“… … .”

Felix couldn’t refute anything and just grinded his teeth.

Just when he was about to spout some nonsense again.

said one of the aspirants Felix had brought.

“Felix. now stop… Let’s go.”

“What? you… .”

Other aspirants had similar reactions.

It’s like the wannabe is trying to appease and lead the manager.

The only thing that isn’t normal is Felix.

It’s really fun.

Felix looked around at the people with an angry face, then got up and stomped out.

To be exact, I was trying to leave.

Vivian’s ice spear was blocking the surroundings.

He slipped through the ice spear very dirty and earnestly, and then ran away into the distance.

Four of his would-be students quickly approached him and apologized.

“Sorry… .”

“Mmm. I don’t think you did anything wrong.”

“That… . It’s true that when I heard about a person named Vivian, I thought it was worth a try.”

When I glanced at Vivian, that creepy expression was gone.

There was no sign of being offended or intimidated by the words of these aspirants.

People have grown a lot in the meantime.

“Isn’t it true that there was coercion?”

“Yes, but… .”

“You apologize for everything. It’s okay so let’s go. It must be noisy. Please apologize to Vivian rather than me”

“Yes, I’m really sorry… .”

Vivian just smiled slightly and nodded.

“That, and. It was really amazing and nice to meet Ian!”

“Huh? Do you know me?”

“Yes! If you are a fan of the first party, you must know!”

Vivian, standing next to him, smiled and nodded in satisfaction.

why do you like me more

“I don’t know why you’re here, but I’m sorry anyway! Vivian, congratulations on passing the test!”

“Thank you.”

After busily apologizing, the four wannabes hurried out.

“Ian?”

Next it was Marie’s turn.

“But is it really Ian?”

“Unless there’s another one named Ian.”

“Well, that’s right. It’s Marie.”

Marie held out her hand.

I shook hands and said hello again.

“This is Ian.”

“There are a lot of idiots in the guild. Please understand.”

“Well, I knew. But it looks like we belong to the same guild. Aren’t we colleagues?”

“Colleague?”

Marie frowned.

He looks like he chewed a bug.

“A colleague like that vomit-like idiot?”

What is this way of talking?

It feels familiar somehow.

Should I say it’s not the tone of speech but the choice of words… .

“Rather than be treated like a colleague, it would be better to marry a slime.”

I remembered.

It’s just like Mercy using her own metaphors.

It’s much more straightforward than Mercy, but the texture is somewhat similar.

“I never thought you would hate it that much. It was rude to say ‘colleague’.”

“Well, it could be because you probably didn’t know what kind of person that person was. Be careful not to run into that guy in the future. That guy looks like very rotten cow dung.”

It is certainly.

Excessive, similar to Mercy.

“By the way, are you a former warrior? Or are you a superhuman?”

“Yes? no. Why?”

“… What about the knife from earlier?”

“Ah, that? He doesn’t have the guts to stab that guy.”

I know Felix is gutless.

I also know that this woman, Marie, has abnormal guts.

No matter how confident you are, what can ordinary people do? .

“I briefly heard a rumor that it was dangerous.”

“Felix? Well, it’s not like that bastard has never taken something by force. But I always do nothing when I think I have the advantage. That too, he exaggerated the fact that Ji took it from him after scaring him a few times and spread the rumor. I’m trying to look dangerous on purpose.”

Was that what Taylor meant by the rumor?

“Anyway, I… .”

Marie, who was about to say something, raised her tiptoes, looked behind me, and pointed with her chin.

When I look back, I see Vivian with her head down, looking at me hesitantly.

“Vivian? What are you doing?”

“Ah, that’s… . I’m afraid it might disturb me… .”

Hindrance?

Does this mean that you want to be next to her but stay far away because you’re afraid it will interfere with your conversation with Marie?

“Something like that… . Just come.”

Vivian returned to her usual timid appearance.

The spirit of confidently popping the king slime and threatening Felix was gone.

She cautiously came next to me as I spoke.

Marie finished speaking.

“Where did you find such talent? You’re the one who built the ice tower at the training center, right?”

Vivian nodded shyly.

It’s called the Ice Tower. Did it even have that nickname?

“Well, Vivian followed along well. It’s probably true that I taught you well.”

“I like how honest you are. What on earth doesn’t Felix like about people like this? .”

“I guess that’s the level of human insight.”

Marie giggled at that answer.

Felix can be seen to be genuinely happy whenever he curses.

Vivian, who was paying attention, immediately apologized to Marie.

“I’m sorry… .”

“Huh? To me? Why?”

“Well, I, um… .”

I think I know what you’re trying to say.

This may not be a very good thing to say, but should I stop it?

Marie crosses her arms and looks at Vivian.

“Vivian.”

“Yes?”

“That’s a deception.”

“Yes, yes?”

“Feeling sorry for someone who failed after doing well for you is no different from deception.”

Excessive humility is no different from arrogance.

Vivian’s face brightened as she understood what that meant.

“So don’t apologize. Unless you’re trying to embarrass me and my fellow students.”

“Yes, yes, sorry… .”

“Huh? I told you not to apologize?”

“Hmph!”

Vivian covered her mouth with both hands.

Marie crossed her arms and took a step closer to Vivian.

Because he is shorter than Vivian, he can look into Vivian’s face even when she lowers her head.

Marie, who was staring at Vivian, chuckled.

“Cute.”

“Heek?!”

She is obviously smaller than Vivian, but it feels like looking down from above.

“Anyway, I heard you worked hard for a long time, so congratulations. It was nice to be able to see that Felix bastard getting better.”

“Next time, Marie will have good results as well.”

I greeted Vivian on behalf of Vivian, who was frozen with her mouth shut.

“You have to try. Oh, by the way, when I leave, I’ll tell you about what happened today. That big slime, and even the one that scared Felix and made him fall asleep.”

A warrior’s reputation is not simply based on skill alone.

The more you spread the word and get people talking, the more help you can get, and the warrior himself can feel a greater sense of accomplishment.

“Anyway, it was nice to meet you, Vivian and Ian!”

Marie gave a quick hello and turned around.

As he walks away, he can be heard talking to his fellow aspirants.

“Hey, you bastards. What did you do wrong? Why are their expressions like this? Raise your eyebrows, you just have to do better next time.”

“Still, we… .”

“Still, what? It’s true that I was a little late and couldn’t see the test site properly, but that doesn’t mean I did poorly, so don’t blame yourself. Did you understand?”

What is that bastard… .

His tone and vocabulary may be rough, but his mentality is very correct.

This is the most normal human I’ve seen recently, so much so that it’s confusing.

Vivian, who was watching her walking away, looked up at me.

“Why?”

“Somehow, he resembles Ian.”

“… Have I ever sworn at Vivian?”

“No, not that one. Something, an expression, a look, um… .”

I quietly thought about Marie’s face.

Somewhere a little… .

He had that sharp expression on his face, tired and irritated by everything.

… I don’t want to understand it, but it seems right.

“Honestly, she resembles Mercy more than me.”

“Yes?! Oh, that doesn’t make sense.”

Vivian doesn’t seem to know Mercy’s speaking skills yet.

“Oh, Vivian. Even if you get stabbed with a knife that ordinary people use, you will still be fine.”

“Ah, I see… . Well, I even broke the sword with my bare hands… .”

It’s not that I don’t know Vivian’s feelings.

I had to tell you there was no need to worry too much.

“Well, actually, the magic went out without me knowing… . Should I say I couldn’t bear it… .”

“I know what you mean. Just be aware of this in the future.”

“Yes… .”

“But you must have been so worried about me that the magic would have gone out unconsciously.”

“… … .”

“I’m a little curious?”

“… … .”

My face is going to explode.

I need to stop teasing you.

*

When I left the dungeon, the waiting guide immediately noticed me and approached me.

“Congratulations. You can receive a temporary warrior certificate starting two days later.”

“Yes… !”

Vivian nodded furiously.

It’s a temporary warrior’s license that I’ve been longing for, so it’s worth looking forward to.

“Maseok will be delivered immediately… .”

Instead of talking, I look at the magic stone in Vivian’s hand.

Its size is completely different from the magic stones mined at a typical testing site.

It’s much bigger than the one that comes out after catching the Big Slime.

“Have you ever encountered anything larger than Big Slime?”

I gave the answer.

“Yes. It was about 3 to 4 times larger than a typical big slime. He even split his body to create green slimes, and the slimes he created moved as if they were being directed by the giant slime.”

Vivian nodded from next to me.

The receptionist rubs her chin and rolls her eyes as if this is the first time she has heard of this case.

Even though I wanted to question whether it was a lie, this watermelon-sized magic stone in front of me was definitely not unusual.

“The guild will investigate the results separately. Is the magic stone… .”

You’ll probably want to take the magic stone right away.

This will be your first time seeing such a large, lowest-grade magic stone, so you might want to analyze it.

But Vivian looked disappointed.

In principle, the magic stones obtained at the temporary testing site must be delivered, but a deadline is given.

It’s not a particularly meaningful deadline, but it’s something you’re given to show off here and there.

This is to publicize the hero’s feats and value.

In the past, the empire provided a separate ministry to receive supplies, but now it seems that the manager’s guild is taking over that task.

Instead of Vivian, I stepped forward.

“We will deliver it when we receive the certificate.”

“Yes, I understand.”

The guide immediately called someone and went inside the dungeon to search.

Only then did Mercy and Katy, who had been waiting from afar, come over.

“Congratulations! I knew it would be successful as expected!”

Mercy was all excited and shouted, but Kati didn’t say anything.

“Hehe, hehe… . Thank you.”

“But was the magic stone originally this big? Isn’t this almost the size of an ogre’s head?”

“A huge slime came out. So I guess the magic stone is also big.”

“Oh my… . Whatever happens, it’s sure to turn out well!”

Mercy nodded and smiled as if everything went well.

“So, that was the facial expression of the human being like a mole rolling in a field of harpy droppings?”

“Oh, Vivian’s former manager?”

“Yes, yes. While I was waiting, he passed by with a face like a stone hit by a pickaxe.”

“It’s a shame I couldn’t see that face.”

He must have been very angry.

He was broken in a good way by the aspirant he abandoned and treated as incompetent.

While going to the carriage I had called for, Vivian whispered next to me.

“I think Ian is right.”

“What is it?”

“Marie and Mercy… It’s similar.”

“Look. That’s right.”

I whispered so that Mercy, who was walking ahead, couldn’t hear.

Vivian, who was looking at Mercy’s back from the corner of her eye, nodded her head once as if she was sure.

*

As soon as she got into the carriage, Vivian collapsed as if she had fainted.

Although my skills have improved, it is true that I am still clumsy.

I also used more mana than necessary.

“You’re going straight to your accommodation, right?”

Mercy asked as if it were obvious, but the destination was not there.

“No.”

“Then?”

“Let’s go to Agnes Monastery.”

If you want to show off, you have to let the people you want to show it off to the most.

I also want to find out about my next destination.

Was it MacDerlin Abbey? I haven’t decided whether to go there though.

Mercy grinned as if she understood my intention.

The carriage ran straight towards Agnes Monastery.