< 60. Interim Evaluation (2) >
#60
At best I was assuming it was a nomination-based sparring but it seems that wasn’t the case. Suddenly Kratir who was standing next to Nabirose clapped his hands. match! Ronan’s eyes darkened.
“uh?”
It was the same feeling as when I was kidnapped by Kratir earlier. Fortunately it didn’t last long. My vision became bright again along with the feeling of my internal organs and six parts trembling. Ronan who had seen an unfamiliar scene frowned at her.
“What the hell.”
The sound of crashing waves was echoing everywhere. The humid sea breeze smelled of salt.
Ronan lifted her head and looked around her. The beach made up of only rocks and no sand was dark gray in color. Dark blue waves were crashing beneath the cliffs along the coastline.
‘Is it… an island?’
On the land side huge broad-leaved trees were lined up densely. It was a landscape close to pristine with no trace of human touch. His Ade Shan who was right next to him was turning his hands and feet around with his eyes wide open.
“Wow…this is Kratir’s space magic. “This is my first time experiencing it myself.”
Most students were showing similar reactions. Ronan tilted her head.
“Is this a place that even you don’t know about?”
“huh? Ugh. The location for the midterm evaluation changes every time. right! “Your armor!”
“Everyone pay attention.”
Adeshan was about to take off his light armor again. Butterfly Rose’s voice echoed in the sea breeze. She was looking around at the students holding a trunk bag in one hand. With butterflies in her head I followed her words.
“good. Since it seems like no one is missing I will explain the rules for the midterm evaluation.”
“yes!!”
“As everyone knows my classes are ‘practical’ oriented. “If I were of the same mind I would like to send you all on a field trip to the southern battlefield but realistically that’s impossible.”
The students’ faces turned white. Only Ronan curled her lips in admiration. It’s a battlefield. Now that I think about it there was a method like that.
“So this interim evaluation was designed as a substitute. You are randomly assigned to this small island and must fight until there is only one person left. “Everyone look at this.”
With butterflies I opened her trunk. Inside the bag were more than a hundred black thin bracelets. She continued her explanation.
“It is an awareness bracelet designed for testing. The moment you wear this you will be transported to a random location on the island. It is also a device that screens those who are eliminated and if it appears that the wearer will be peeled off die or suffer irreparable damage the wearer will be forcibly moved to Phileon.”
“her.”
Ronan laughed. It was my first time seeing such a large quantity of expensive space-type magic tools. It was only possible during the Phileon Academy to use such items for testing purposes.
Of course that wasn’t the only reason I was surprised. Butterfly Rose’s words meant that she should fight without worrying that her opponent would die.
“Don’t be afraid of getting hurt. Medical staff and the best recovery magicians in Phileon are waiting for you. Even if you are injured to the point of not dying and are transported you can receive treatment immediately.”
She also added that there are no separate foul rules. In short she was saying that she would conduct a surprise attack and form a team to attack one person without stopping them.
‘That’s why everyone came dressed up like that.’
It seemed like everyone knew why they had come so prepared. It was not uncommon to see students carrying ranged weapons or backpacks the size of their torsos that were not used in class.
“Phew…I’m nervous. “If we run into each other will we be on the same side?”
“It’s not bad. “To be honest I’m a little scared too.”
“Kikiki it’ll be a lot of fun catching the juniors this time too.”
Even though I knew it in advance it was shocking information. It was around this time that the students’ clamor grew louder. With butterflies I began calling her students one by one.
“Then let each person come out one by one and pick up an awareness bracelet. Schlieffen Sinivan de Grancia.”
Schlieffen walked out silently and put on a bracelet. For a moment his figure distorted and disappeared from nowhere. Exclamations erupted from everywhere. It wasn’t long before Adeshan’s name was called.
“Next Adeshan.”
“Hehe…even if you run into each other never ever look at me. “Okay?”
“I will try.”
“Ahaha what is that? See you later then!”
Adeshan wearing the bracelet disappeared. Soon students’ murmurs could be heard nearby.
“What are you assistant? “What was he thinking?”
“The person who ran into him was completely useless. “Because one person is going to eat and go in.”
Ronan narrowed his eyes. Those guys were bound to be everywhere. I was in the middle of looking around to find the student I was just talking to.
“Next Ronan.”
“yes.”
Nabirose called Ronan. As Ronan took a step the group of students split to both sides.
It was thanks to Cardan who became bald and the idiots who made friends during the interview. Among students in the third year or higher Ronan’s nickname was becoming solidified as ‘Senior Destroyer’.
Ronan picked up his bracelet. Nabirose who had not said a word quietly opened her mouth.
“Do it in moderation.”
“I agree with the instructor that practical training is important.”
“you…”
“hi.”
Ronan wore a bracelet. Immediately my vision became blurry and a completely different landscape appeared. Tall trees were sprouting up everywhere. The sound of waves could be heard faintly and it appeared to be the middle of the forest seen from afar earlier.
“It’s like a ghost… pulling out your hair.”
I automatically burst into laughter. I really couldn’t get used to spatial magic no matter how many times I experienced it. As I stretched and started to take a step a question suddenly crossed my mind.
‘wait for a sec. ‘Is it okay for me to cut this?’
Ronan stopped in place. He was able to cut down the mana that came into contact with his weapon.
He told me to do it as if it were a real fight so there would be nothing more fun than cutting off the student’s head while having fun with a sword. It was the car he was thinking about while touching his chin.
Suddenly the space about five steps in front shook and a male student appeared.
“uh?”
The male student immediately went into alert mode and began to look around him. It seemed as if he was quite nervous because he was frozen so tightly.
That was the moment he turned his head to his left. Ronan’s eyes met his and he waved his hand in greeting.
“hi.”
The boy’s eyes grew so big that they almost seemed like they would pop out. he shouted clutching the polearm in his hand.
“You are!”
“Calm down calm down. “Do you think you’re lucky?”
“Die!”
Suddenly a male student came sprinting ahead with a polearm. The blade of the spear imbued with her mana was shining bluishly. Ronan sighed and lowered his posture. Whoa! As soon as he lowered his head a blue arc was drawn above his head.
“I told you to fucking calm down.”
Ronan tugged at the hilt of his sword. Two sword strikes were fired towards the spear. It was the moment when the male student was about to retrieve the polearm.
thud! As soon as the spear was broken into three pieces Polearm’s head fell to the floor. Ronan tripped the leg of a male student who was looking devastated.
“Ahh!”
“I have something to think about so just wait a moment.”
Ronan said pointing the tip of his sword at the boy’s neck. I was wondering if there was any way to find out. The male student who was gritting his teeth and shaking suddenly raised his upper body roughly.
“shit! “Don’t insult me!”
“uh?! “Yumma!”
It was the moment when the tip of the knife was about to touch the neck of the male student. Deep. The sensation of piercing something other than flesh passed through his fingertips.
Shoo! Suddenly the student’s figure distorted and disappeared from nowhere. Ronan who had been dumbfounded for a while scratched his head and muttered.
“…Thank goodness.”
Since it was not a shield type but rather a type that detects and transmits threats it seemed like no disaster occurred. Before long a faint smile appeared on his lips.
“Then we can just do it.”
Ronan suddenly aimed at the tree and threw La Mancha. La Mancha flew in a straight line and dug into the dense leaves. Crispy! As soon as the knife came out of the other side of the leaf a girl dressed in leather fell from the tree.
“Aaaah!”
In her hands was a long bow. The girl fell headfirst to the floor without even having a chance to use her fall technique.
She was at a height where her neck would have broken and she would have died. But just as the top of her head was about to touch the ground her shape distorted and disappeared. Twigs and arrows fell on the spot where the girl had disappeared.
“You should have hidden your presence a little more.”
Ronan walked away giggling and picked up La Mancha. The magic seemed to be activated in other types of death other than fighting. She had to have that level of stability to be able to take this crazy test.
Her competitors seemed to be a little over a hundred. Ronan took her steps in the direction where her wave castle could be heard. She had no particular reason she just wanted to see the sea.
“You you!”
Suddenly.
“Ugh! I am weak…! “The other guys…!”
Suddenly.
Before we left the forest we encountered two more students. One tried to attack and the other ran away but I cut them both down as soon as I saw them. Ronan muttered tasting her again.
“It doesn’t taste good because blood doesn’t splatter…”
Before long cliffs and a magnificent horizon appeared. The sea took on a deep dark blue color that I had never seen before. The cliff was sharp as if it had been cut with a sharp knife and the difference in elevation from the sea seemed to be about thirty meters.
Kang…!
Kang…!
At that time a metallic sound was heard on the wind. The sound was sharp and sounded like the sound of blades clashing together.
“hmm?”
Ronan turned her head in the direction of the sound. Students could be seen fighting fiercely not far away. Ronan’s eyes widened when he saw the face of one of them.
“Adeshan?”
Her straight black hair was flowing every time she swung her sword. Perhaps it was because she had studied so hard in her classes that her swordsmanship was so good that it was close to her standard. Ronan clicked her tongue.
‘…the sword is too slow.’
However despite the appearance the battle itself was completely inferior. Adeshan was pushed out despite being more than a head taller in height. Her female student crossing swords with her giggled.
“Ahaha! “Resist a little more!”
“Ugh…!”
In fact it was closer to one side playing with it. Adeshan swung his longsword vertically. The girl lightly twisted her shoulder to avoid her attack and then kicked her Ade Shan in the stomach.
“Gagging!”
“I didn’t know I would be the lucky one.”
Ronan’s eyes widened. It was the same voice I heard in the waiting area. After thinking for a moment Ronan kicked off the ground and ran away. She shouted as Ade Shan swung her sword in succession.
“Kacha! “Don’t play around do it right…!”
“I don’t like it I’m going to play with it more. What do you do if you’re tall and pretty? “It’s so weak.”
Adeshan chewed his lips. A female student named Katja was deliberately avoiding her critical blows and throwing her sword strikes. Fit! Her Ade Shan had a light cut on her shoulder.
It was a moment when a devious smile appeared on Katja’s lips again. For a moment she felt her despair and turned her head. Ronan’s face was right before her eyes.
“uh?”
She didn’t even notice him coming. Ronan tugged at the hilt of her sword. Her two thrusts were fired towards her female student.
Sigh! As soon as the blade dug into her shoulder came out her blood spurted out. The knife fell from her hand.
“Aaaahhh!”
“Is it fun to play with Jongbob? “It’s fun for me too.”
bang! Ronan kicked her in the chest knocking her onto her back. Although her injuries were not fatal or disabling no transmission was made. Ade Shan was embarrassed and she cried out in a young voice.
“Ro Ronan?!”
“Oh yeah. “The senior does the finishing touches.”
Ronan pointed at Katja with the tip of her chin. She lost the use of both her arms and was rolling around on the floor screaming. Her face was marred by tears and snot and the composure she had earlier could not be seen. As Katya looked at Ade Shan she appealed.
“Ah Adeshan! Save me…! “We are classmates!”
Adeshan did not answer. Taking a couple of deep breaths she swung her sword. Kacha’s appearance disappeared with a clean sound. Her Ade Shan planted the tip of her sword in the ground and sighed.
“Whoa….”
“good job. “I usually hesitate even if I know I won’t die.”
“…First of all thank you. “What are you doing here?”
“I just came because it was noisy. “Right now I’m thinking about what to do with my senior.”
Ronan said calmly. For a moment a shiver ran down her Ade Shan’s spine. She forgot for a moment. Although it was temporary she and the boy in front of her had a relationship where they had to point swords at each other.
And it was no exaggeration for her to say that Ronan was the most dangerous enemy of any of her opponents on this island. Ade Shan clutching the hilt of her sword spoke in a trembling voice.
“…don’t look at me.”
“That’s my opinion. Shall we take a walk?”
Ronan left those words behind and she started walking away at her own pace. After hesitating for a moment she saw Adeshan and she followed behind him. Soon the two people standing side by side walked along the coastal cliff.
“The scenery is nice. “If you look at the color of the sea it looks like the Southern Sea but I don’t know where it is.”
“Why aren’t you cutting it? “Do you think I’ll be happy about this?”
“I keep worrying about that. “Senior gives me a really hard time.”
“…what does that mean?”
Ronan twitched her lip. He had been worrying the most about Adeshan’s treatment of all these days. Much more so than he was around the time of the Dolan incident.
‘It’s too dangerous.’
The fight against Nebula Clazier would become increasingly intense. There will be monsters like Brigia lurking in every corner of the continent.
As Sarante said the war against the venerable bastards who existed before the empire was founded was going to be very long and arduous.
Ronan lifted his head slightly and looked at the profile of Ade Shan’s face. Gray eyes and pure white skin were the first thing that caught my eye. His high sharp nose stood proudly.
I didn’t know him much in his past life but he was a very pretty person. His long black hair was waving in the sea breeze. Ronan smiled bitterly and stopped in place.
“Well okay. “I have decided.”
“decision?”
“Pull out the knife. Adeshan.”
Ronan stood with his back to the cliff and faced Adeshan. Her face hardened. Ronan continued calmly.
“I won’t use a knife. And if one of your attacks passes me by I will assume you have lost.”
“Are you kidding me…? Are you playing with me like Katja?”
“It’s not a prank or a toy. Instead if the senior loses…”
Ronan trailed off at her. His sticky lips wouldn’t come off.
I quit this nonsense and go back to my hometown and cut some cloth. She couldn’t possibly say that one word. Ronan who had barely managed to get her mind together tried to get her to talk.
“surface?”
“So…bullshit…Nimi!”
Suddenly Ronan lunged at Adeshan. He wrapped his arms around Ade Shan’s waist and pulled him behind him.
“Aaaah!”
She blushed and was about to yell something. A shadow fell over the heads of the two people.
Soon something heavy fell on the spot where Adeshan was. Kwaaaaang! A huge plume of dust rose up with a loud noise. Adeshan lost in thought took a step back.
“What is this all of a sudden…!”
“Huh this saves me.”
A voice came from the dust. It was a somewhat greasy mid-bass sound. Soon a bald figure wearing heavy armor walked out from the dust. An absurdly large battle hammer was slanted across his shoulder.
“Nice to meet you. Ronan. “I heard a lot of rumors.”
“What are you?”
“It’s Eiun Dalan. “Can we talk for a moment?”
Adeshan’s eyes widened. She said in a whisper attached to Ronan.
“I’m the valedictorian of my third year…!”
Eiun was a master of the battle hammer who stood out in Nabirose’s classes. As if to disprove him the spot where the hammer had just fallen was hollowed out as if a meteorite had fallen. Ronan said spitting on the floor.
“I don’t know if it’s Eun or what but just tell me about your business. “We were in the middle of an important conversation but this bastard…”
“As expected it’s as rough as the rumors say. Well there’s nothing special about it… the public opinion of our grade is not good for various reasons. “As a senior I came here to act as a referee.”
Aun lowered his hammer head to the floor. thud! I simply put it down but a dull sound rang out.
“When I reach third grade do you at least teach me how to poop with my mouth?”
“Well along with that I also want to educate promising juniors. When you get drunk on ability you tend to become arrogant. Like you. “If you fail the test early on your arrogance will be broken a little.”
“Aun. “I grabbed everything.”
bang! bang! At that time two other large figures landed on either side of Eiun. Both of them were bald similar to Eiun. Ronan snorted after seeing the tight threesome.
“They just move around together. “Aren’t you embarrassed?”
“You can’t save face in real life.”
“What bullshit. I was asking if you would feel embarrassed if the three of you walked around. “Humanly just pull up the grass and plant it on your head.”
“…You really can’t do that.”
Suddenly Eiun leaped into the air. Whoa! The battle hammer was falling in a dull arc. Ronan lightly stepped back and avoided the attack. Kwaaaaang! The hammer came down on Ronan’s spot. Damn it. As the crack spread the entire corner of the cliff where Ronan was standing was separated. Ronan chuckled.
“You’re doing the same thing.”
It was a car that Ronan was trying to climb up with a light leap. The two large men behind Eiun lunged at Ronan. It was a movement that could not be made unless one was planning to fall down the cliff together.
‘Was it bait from the beginning?’
Ronan tugged at the hilt of his sword. Suddenly! The sword shot that bounced ripped the two men’s heads and sides. A student with a torn head disappeared in a wave.
Blood spurted from the other’s side. But he hugged Ronan’s body ignoring his injuries. The two began to fall down the cliff. Ronan looked up at the cliff and muttered.
“Damn Adeshan.”
Quaaaang! Dust exploded from above again. It seemed like Eiun’s hammer had struck once more.
Ronan holding La Mancha back plunged his sword into the bald man’s back. The weight disappeared and my body regained its freedom. The ground was moving away at a rapid pace.
