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Demeia Academy’s competition was one of the most important academic events for the academy. While the comprehensive evaluation was a place to objectively evaluate the overall abilities of the cadets, the competitive match was a place to share the level of skill among the cadets.

The competition, held as a grade-level tournament, was a festival and competition held aboard a giant god soldier. A large number of famous people, including famous nobles, scholars, and knights, from all over the empire attended, and the royal family also made sure to attend.

There is only one reason they gather here.

It was to increase the power of the family or increase the power of the force by scouting unaffiliated commoner cadets or cadets from fallen nobles.

Even at Demeia Academy, where all the talents of the empire gathered, it was the competition that could determine the best of all. It made no sense for celebrities from the empire not to come to a competitive match where they could see such gems in advance.

Of course, there were nobles who came for the sake of their family’s prestige, but that was a secondary reason.

The current situation on the continent was a very confusing time. With the advent of the Giant God Soldier, the aspect of war changed 180 degrees from before. Better Knights The need for more troops has not changed, but the era has come when knights who can control giant soldiers especially well are in the spotlight.

In existing wars, if one excellent knight could match 100 soldiers, then one excellent knight of the Colossus could match 1,000 or 10,000 soldiers.

To that extent, the Giant God Soldier was an indispensable weapon in the wars of the modern continent, and it became an era in which giant warrior knights who could handle the weapon more skillfully were preferred.

In this situation, the competitive battle, in which prospective giant knights who would lead the future gather in one place and compete against each other, was one of the events that one must participate in if they were confident that they were the best on the continent. Complacency leads to weeding out, and weeding out meant downfall.

As the competition schedule came out, the cadets listened to lectures more enthusiastically than usual and focused on personal training. It was natural to want to show off at a time when the eyes of the empire were gathered in one place.

In particular, commoner cadets without a support base or cadets from fallen aristocrats were more passionate than others. This was because he judged it to be a golden opportunity to increase his value.

If you receive the support of a powerful noble family or a huge power, a future that cannot be compared to your life so far may await you.

But in order to do that, I had to stand up and step on the classmates I had become close with. There were enemies everywhere, and something that had to be guarded against.

No matter how good the score was in the comprehensive evaluation, there was no guarantee that one would achieve excellent results in the competitive match.

Because countless variables had to be taken into account, including competitive strategy, analysis of the opponent, actual combat ability, and even the day’s condition, the cadets’ tension only increased day by day.

Among them, the person who drew the most attention was, of course, Gilbert.

At the beginning of his admission, there were only rumors about him and many people said that his abilities were mediocre, but that wasn’t the case now.

It didn’t make sense to see him as just a lousy bastard who had already been awarded a knighthood. Regardless of his personality, his skills were recognized by the empire as the real thing.

As a result, it was natural that all kinds of checks were pouring in. Not only personal training but also private time was followed by surveillance. The cadets’ persistence in finding his weaknesses went beyond the limit, as if every single thing was subject to analysis.

Fortunately, Gilbert, who was indifferent to such attention, completely ignored the cadets and just quietly did what he had to do. This was because I felt that just getting decent results in competitive matches was enough.

Because he received an unexpected knighthood, that alone was sufficient proof of the opportunity the Count of Lithuania had spoken of.

Even though he was a new cadet, he was awarded the title of knight, the most honorable thing on the continent, so even if he was the Margrave of Iron Blood, he could not help but admit it.

Rather, he was thinking of giving up the main story, the competitive battle, to Ian. Considering the main story after the competition, it was a good decision to save myself at this point.

I didn’t know how effective it would be, but I had to do it, because it was so eye-catching just by being knighted.

“Gilbert. There are a lot of distracting thoughts. It seems to mean that training with me is boring.”

Gilbert suddenly came to his senses at Professor Brianna’s cold words. As I was thinking about the next main story, my posture seemed to be disturbed.

Professor Brianna in front of me seemed to have little change in her expression, but I could tell that she was upset by the slight raising of the corners of her eyes.

“Sorry. It seems like I’m distracted because it’s hard to concentrate these days.”

“Hmm. Be careful. I admit that your winter sword is superior to your training period, but there is still a long way to go.”

“Okay. Master.”

“Then, focus again.”

First, let’s do what we have to do.

Brianna smiled inwardly in satisfaction at the sight of Gilbert erasing all of his random thoughts.

On the outside, it seemed like there was no recognition, but in reality, it wasn’t like that. The reason she entered the academy, as she was doing well on the battlefield, was to train younger students.

As she traveled around the battlefield for a long time, she saw many people who had passed away at a young age. Among them, there were people whose growth stopped because they missed the right time, and there were people who did not even bloom because they did not receive proper education.

Brianna left the battlefield and came to Demeia Academy with the hope that there would be fewer such pitiful people.

Her life changed from the moment she came to Demeia Academy. Unlike when I was dealing with enemies on the battlefield, I felt like my life was fuller. It was great to see someone with great talent blossoming into his abilities, and it was also rewarding to see a cadet who was somewhat lacking in talent but overcame it all with effort and perseverance.

She, who was called the Blue Reaper by her enemies, is now Professor Brianna at the Academy.

The second exclusive student I had while working as a teacher.

As talented as his first student, Serafina, he became a new stimulus for Brianna as well.

Although the rumors about him were not good, the second student she had seen so far was completely different from the rumors. I always attended her classes with sincerity and never stopped training myself even when class was over.

Sometimes, when I went to the training room to watch the cadets train, Gilbert was always there until the end.

Even when he was awarded a knighthood, he did not stop training. Even though Brianna had amazing talent, Gilbert was not cocky, and she was proud of him.

Although she was not good at expressing her feelings and speaking, Gilbert was now her proud second student.

Their training ended around the time the morning sun rose.

Gilbert, who had been moving so vigorously that his clothes were drenched in sweat, collapsed into his seat as soon as he heard the end of class. As a noble, it is an unbecoming act, but if his sparring partner is Brianna, the story is different.

When discussing the best in terms of swords, the person who is always mentioned is Brianna in front of us. Even though he had monstrous physical abilities, it was impossible to beat her at the moment.

Even if you ride a giant god soldier, your odds of winning are 50/50. If it were a game, I wouldn’t know what to do with the characteristic skill buffs, but the current characteristic skill was a slightly flawed skill.

Stealing a giant soldier that someone else had officially contracted was an act that was implicitly taboo, regardless of whether it was possible or not. It’s like a kind of courtesy that should not be violated unless the situation becomes war.

However, if I had a platform where I could use my characteristic skills, the next main story might be easier to clear than before. The name of the characteristic skill he set, “Your Aircraft is Amazing,” is just funny, and the return was also great as the risk was great.

The exhilaration I felt when riding the Giant God Soldier, which was officially contracted to Ian at the time of the comprehensive evaluation, cannot be expressed in words. Perhaps, if I used that skill well, I could complete the next main quest, which was only theoretically possible, without any problems.

Can you do it?

Gilbert looked with sunken eyes at Brianna, who was stretching in front of her as the finishing touch to her training.

Her long red hair seemed to stand out, perhaps because the morning sunlight was shining through it.

Like blood.

Unexploitable character: Brianna Tefeo Malkirav.

She was the character who ultimately met her end while protecting the cadets in the academy attack part, the next scenario before the competition.