5. exam

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5. exam

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"Ayyyyy."

Elijah brushed off the dust from his clothes.

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Just a moment ago, I had been clamoring to be friends with Daud, but I was eventually caught and thrown into the hallway by the dormitory superintendent.

"Please accept Are you a narrow-minded person?"

Although she was grumbling so much, Elia's head was still filled with thoughts of Dowd Campbell.

It's been a while since I've had such an interesting person.

Even now, there are rumors that Dalian itself is fraudulent and fabrication. Elijah felt it intuitively.

The talent of this man who subdued himself in one shot is real.

I'm not really sure what method you used.

'There's definitely something there, that human.'

At least I could tell that he was a suspicious person beyond what was revealed.

And she was the kind of person who couldn't stand anything if she was curious.

Reasonable conclusions drawn from it.

What would be the best position to learn a little bit of that skill, watch from the side and find out what kind of person you are.

friend, friend.

There's nothing wrong with being friendly.

'…I don't really know how to be friends with a guy.'

Because she grew up with people of the same sex in a monastery from a young age, a man was an unknown creature to her. There were few opportunities to even talk to each other, let alone make friends.

Of course, I have no intention of giving up.

'But the attitude is like that…'

No matter where and how he tried to get in, the attitude of thoroughly pushing her away was an iron wall itself.

Even her tendons were thick enough to hurt her.

I'd rather give up on a relationship right now…

"Aww."

Maybe it was because I was too preoccupied with such thoughts, but I was turning the corner at the end of the hallway and bumped into someone coming from the other side.

"this. Shouldn't you have been careful?"

"No, I am…"

Elijah's voice, which was trying to reflexively respond to the sentence that came from the other person, stopped.

Because I checked who the target was hit.

"Are there any injuries?"

While the student council president, Elnor, said that expressionlessly, Elijah convulsively grabbed his sword.

And even though I immediately despaired.

'…can't win. never.'

In an instant, she gauged the difference between her level and the other person's level, and she groaned inwardly.

She also has skills that are comparable to being appointed as a regular knight right now, but the other person is of a different rank.

No matter where or how you stab him, you can only see the end of yourself dying.

'This is the Duke of Tristan…'

She is worthy of being the daughter of a famous swordsman who is regarded as the pinnacle of the continent.

To achieve this level of achievement when he was only a few years older than her.

She let go of her sword and let out an answer.

"…it's okay."

Biting her lip, she came out with a sentence as if she was so resentful, and the other person only nodded slightly.

For Elijah, it was a reaction worthy of tears once again.

He must have seen himself holding the sword, but he didn't even move.

It's like asking if that's enough.

As if it wasn't even worth caring about.

"…"

To this person, Elijah must mean just that much.

A person who can be ignored.

A member of a family that turned his whole life upside down.

A white-hot rage surged up in an instant, but instead of pouring it out, Elijah suppressed it inside.

There would be no point in revealing that right now. You can't win even if you attack with a sword.

"Take this."

Elijah managed to fake a smile as he picked up what Elnor had dropped as he bumped into him.

An envelope containing a simple teapot. Looking at the outside, the words 'Dear Dowd Campbell' are written in cute letters.

'Who is that person who pops out here too?'

Even with such sentiments, Elijah kindly continued to speak.

"Are you going to where this person is?"

"That's right."

"If you turn right here, you will find the place you are looking for."

With those words, he passed the envelope to Elnor and hurriedly left.

Anyway, I don't feel very good when I run into this person.

"for a moment."

But Elnor called her back.

"How do you know where Doud Campbell's room is?"

"…?"

Why do you ask that, I want to, but I have to answer first.

"Did you stay with me until just now?"

As soon as he heard those words, hostility rose momentarily from Elnor.

It wouldn't be strange even if I mistook it for living.

'…enemy? live?'

why?

no, really why?

He didn't change his expression even in front of someone who was openly trying to draw a sword at him, so why are you so angry just for being with that guy?

As Elijah was in a state of panic, another question came to him.

"For what purpose?"

It feels like the temperature of his voice has gone down a lot compared to before.

I even feel like I'm really going to be attacked if I do anything with my friends here.

"Uh, just to make friends with the freshmen…?"

Elnor's eyes narrowed.

It was evident that she did not like what she had just said.

"Dating between new students is prohibited."

"…Yes?"

What the hell are you talking about all of a sudden?

"Anyway, it's forbidden."

"Is there such a school rule…?"

"I just made it."

"…"

okay. In principle, the student council president has that right.

It wasn't meant to be abused in this way.

"So, from now on, you must not visit Dowd Campbell's room."

"Hey, what relationship does the student president have with that person?"

Elnor fell silent at her words.

Rather, it was a long silence to the point of embarrassment to Elijah, who asked the question.

"…no relationship."

It was a very difficult answer.

I also felt like there was a huge mix of complaints. It's like I hate being in a relationship like that.

"Then stop. Please keep in mind what I just asked you to do."

Elijah's face grew blank when he saw Elnor leave without saying that.

"What the hell?"

Did you do this without any relationship?

I couldn't understand why someone the size of a duchess's daughter would write a man's name in large letters on the outside of an envelope containing food and take it away with a little jingle.

I heard that a man named Doud Campbell came from an unremarkable baron family, but what was there to do with a man like that-

-I like him quite a bit.

– Pretense. I know that too. I know roughly what you've been doing.

As Elijah thought so, certain sentences suddenly passed by.

A sentence she heard directly from Daud the other day.

You talked about it as if you already knew about the student council president.

"Hmm."

It feels like a flash of light.

Something seems to fit the puzzle.

The student council president, who expresses that he has nothing to do with the man whose identity is very suspicious, but has something to do with it…

'There is something…!'

It's a bummer that doesn't belong to anyone.

These two are clearly hiding something.

If you dig this way, there will be some complicated back story.

Maybe there is a great secret about the Duke of Tristan.

Elijah's intuition was screaming like that.

"great. For now, let's force ourselves to become friends, even for the sake of information gathering."

Perhaps, if Daud himself heard it, it was a promise to scream in his voice.

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Elfante Academy's admissions and class assignments are done in two steps.

The first is a group assignment that was culled by roughly paired 1:1 sparring.

After that, the 'class placement' test that evaluates the student's overall ability in detail.

Depending on the performance shown in the 1:1 Dalian, the group will be grouped and take the test.

And I was assigned to the top group thanks to the fans who beat the candidate for the next warrior with a good reputation.

Even if you look around, there are only guys with faces full of confidence and pride who are proud to belong to this group.

"…"

I am the only one who is building a statue.

There are many reasons, but this guy is the biggest one.

When I glanced at Elijah, who was tied up with me, he made eye contact with me and waved.

He has a smile without a wrinkle. to the extent of being appalling.

"…"

I really beat him to death yesterday.

If you think about it, there is nothing really good about me and the main character.

The more contact points with important people, the more life-threatening things happen, and in that respect, even Elnor alone is already too much for this side.

So I can swear I did my best to push this guy out.

＜ Notification of gift-related person ＞

▼ Elijah Krisanax

[ Curiosity level 4 ] ＞＞＞ [ Curiosity level 5 ]

[ Receipt is not possible yet! ]

[I'm close to the likability status change! ]

[This is an important person. When the status change is successful, something special happens! ]

But why is the sensitivity soaring?

What is it really?

Why are there so many mysterious things?

Come to think of it, an envelope with my name written on it was delivered to the front of my room out of the blue yesterday.

Was it filled with a piece of paper and food that said, 'Do your best for tomorrow's exam'.

Obviously no one would send me something like this, but it gave me goosebumps because I wondered if I was a stalker.

'…I do not know.'

Thinking so, I let out a sigh.

First of all, seeing that it is impossible to receive rewards 'yet', it seems that this guy is also giving something, so I should try to think of it as positively as possible.

But really, why aren't they rewarded? Is it because you're not a villain?

"group 1! It's your turn!"

Hearing the teaching assistant command like that, he gets up.

Well, that's it for now.

Right now, you should focus on what's in front of you.

The entrance exam is an event used as the first stem of the main scenario in Sera.

It was about evaluating students' abilities through tests in various sports held inside the stadium.

The main character reveals his abilities, is recognized around him, and gets good rewards. something like that

Like the beginning of the original, it's a good development. No matter how you look at it, there's no way something is going to roll badly.

yes.

If it's original, that's the story.

＜ Notification of gift-related person ＞

▼ Elnor Elinalize La Tristan

[ Trust Level 2 ]

[ Related events coming soon! ]

Except for this, it would have been

I looked in front of my eyes, skimming through the phrases that popped up in the window.

"Nice to meet you. It's Elnor who is in charge of conducting and leading the exam."

okay. It seems that this one is also not good enough.

Should I say the top 1 group? The student president personally comes out and guides us.

"…"

It's too cunning for a coincidence.

An event related to this person is also happening today. He is also the one who leads my group in the entrance exam.

It would be even more strange that an accident didn't happen during this test right now.

"Then let's move into the exam hall first. I will take questions from inside."

Saying that, he follows Elnor, who walks ahead, into the stadium, but looks around nervously as he enters the stadium.

Because you don't know what will happen.

In fact, in the end, it was all futile.

The case started in a very easy-to-understand way.

As soon as I entered the inside of the stadium, the entrance was sealed with a clicking sound.

At the same time, all the lights inside the building went out. As if there was a power outage.

"…"

"…"

There was silence in the dark room for a while, and then a guy opened his mouth in a slightly bewildered voice.

"Hey, you said you were taking questions, right? Is this also part of the test?"

Well. I guess I can answer that for you.

[ 'Elnor' related event occurs! ]

[Event: Subsequent assassination attempt]

– Assassins still alive are targeting him!

– Protect that person from getting hurt!

this is not a test

It's a trap.

"…"

Dowd Campbell. Day 3 of entering the academy.

Lives are already in danger.

fuck.

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