NOVEL NEXT chapter 33
33 – Relocation Test (1)
To be honest, Kendra is not the type of person I like.
It’s so big.
I’ll tell you the answer whenever I get the chance.
If you see a student misbehaving, rather than waiting, you rush in to correct him.
A purely passionate high school teacher.
He may be excellent as a teacher, but for students who want to take initiative, he is nothing but poison.
Kendra gave Welton some harsh advice, ‘Don’t impersonate a teacher,’ and took out the attendance sheet and opened it.
“Shall we call attendance first?”
The Academia course I am currently in is a prequel story before the main character joins.
But even here, there are main and supporting actors.
It was a good opportunity to check who we need to pay attention to.
First of all, the person of most interest is….
“Zerna von Adelbein.”
It’s that guy.
Now I have won first place, but as she said, I think it was half a fluke. She doesn’t know when or how she will pursue and turn me inside out.
And next.
“James Hendilton.”
A sincere and quiet guy. When given an assignment, do more than one portion. The biggest victim of the group task.
“Mezlen Hüritia.”
Dark green kid. He was 149.4Cm tall and his growth plates were closed. I like biology textbooks and rounding to a suspicious degree.
“Martus Vitling.”
From a border planet. His actions are as violent as his hair color. I honestly don’t care about the unfortunate past, and I don’t know what the current situation is… No, it’s staring at me.
“Christine Herset.”
He looks like he could be a model, not a lawyer. I can’t stand injustice when I see it. Whenever I get a chance, the word ‘deep-rooted corruption’ comes out of my mouth. Of course, it is natural, but the compatibility with Zernia is not good. Staring at me
“Welton Eusford.”
The guy who eats sundae soup without sundae.
“Seti von Rhineland.”
“Yes.”
“And… Eidel von Rhineland.”
If we were to consider a person of interest, would this be the case?
When I came to my senses, Kendra was making eye contact with me.
No, it’s not just Kendra. Everyone in the class was staring at me, or at least glancing at me.
“He was quite impressive during the written exam. In the end, you took the top spot. Congratulations.”
“Oh, of course! There was a connection! A hotbed of corruption in college entrance exams….”
“Chris, wouldn’t it be better to stay still here?”
I sighed.
Everyone is so foolish.
No students yet truly understood what foreign media was, and there was no awareness that the world would soon be destroyed.
I thought it would be okay in Academia because everyone appeared mature in the main story.
“Okay, everyone be quiet.”
Fortunately, Kendra works well in times like this.
“As you all know, the Federation is at war. People are dying everywhere because of damn monsters, foreign gods, and their incarnations. You are no different. “The foreign media doesn’t pay attention to me because I’m young.”
A major accident occurred during a practical evaluation.
Many students almost lost their arms there. It was undoubtedly the work of foreign media. Those who passed the exam remember it clearly.
The devil is not a place that can be overcome by being prepared. The same goes for the hell that foreign media brings. Even if you prepare thoroughly, it can all be over with a simple snap of a finger.
That is this world.
Because the genre of this novel is ‘cosmic horror.’
“Really out of the blue, you or your friends could die tomorrow. Even though this is not an army, it is like an army. “You will have to focus on your studies and also be faithful to your training.”
Kendra said somewhat forcefully. If you are a teacher with 10 years of experience, you must be able to accurately point out the points that require strength.
“You must learn how to use a plasma sword.”
Also.
“You also need to know how to manipulate ether.”
Only in this way can one survive.
“Even people who want to work in research in the future must learn at least self-defense skills. Otherwise, you will die suddenly. How is it? Do you feel like you need to be a little more modest now?”
Some students nodded.
Kendra said while pointing at the lectern.
“I like these jockey friends because they are intelligent…… Step! “Don’t think that everyone will still be in this class after two weeks.”
This is where the important story begins.
It’s time for me to open my ears and listen properly.
“Yes, two weeks from now, all students will take the relocation exam.”
“Jae, what about relocation?”
“Okay. I felt like I was trying to make up for the practical evaluation that I wasn’t able to take during the entrance exam… “You know what I mean, right?”
To put it simply, it meant filtering out the chaff from the grains of rice.
Enrollment itself was inevitable, so it meant that students with excellent combat skills would also be given the opportunity to play in advanced classes through a reassignment test.
It was a complementary measure in its own way.
“Hey, teacher. What is the practical evaluation method?”
“You mean the evaluation method? Ah, that’s right.”
Kendra said, scratching her head.
“I don’t know.”
***
When people gather, they inevitably form factions.
Humans are inherently like that.
Divide into sides and find your own territory. In this way, he stays in the area he has drawn and feels a sense of belonging.
A sense of belonging is stability.
The class that Sethi and I belong to is the ‘elite class’. This is a special class made up of bright students who are in the top 30 of the admissions rankings.
They would compete when necessary, but now they were tied up in a cartel called the Special Team and were conspiring together.
“So, what do you think the test questions will be?”
The first to bring up the topic was Welton Eusford. He, who was highly sociable, brought students together and united them.
Except for one person.
“What does it matter what comes out?”
Zernya shrugged her shoulders and left. Now, all that was left was about 20 people other than her.
“I’m sorry, but I’m busy. “I’m falling too.”
Here is Matus, a boy from the frontier. It seems like he feels uncomfortable being among the children of a high-ranking person.
You don’t have to go.
Anyway, we don’t stop people from going. Because everyone here is in the special class.
They put their heads together and entered into a joint struggle to not lose their rights.
“You said it was a practical evaluation, so it’s clearly something that uses your physical strength.”
“Seeing as they gave us a two-week grace period, the classes we will take until then may be a hint.”
“But it’s a placement test. “It will definitely test your brain skills as well.”
Everyone has a good head. The answer is coming quickly.
The final blow was struck by Seti.
“Ether, plasma sword, foreign body, monster.”
“Huh?”
“This is all the story the teacher talked about today at OT.”
Seti grinned as she showed her tablet.
That’s right. When studying for the entrance exam, this girl followed her habit and wrote down what her teacher said without making a single mistake.
“I think there is a high possibility that the exam subject will be decided on deploying the plasma sword and engaging in actual combat. Of course, this doesn’t mean bringing in a real monster.”
If the answer is correct, it will be infinitely close to the correct answer.
This is not a story based on knowledge of novels. In the first place, this anomalous pattern did not exist in the original work. Above all, it’s a prequel. It’s not even the prologue yet.
In the end, you have to rely on your senses and reasoning….
Coincidentally, Seti had similar thoughts as me.
“Hey, anyway, that’s probably not true.”
Her green-haired kid, Mezzlen, clapped her hands and laughed.
“We’re not college students and we’re still young, right? “Something like that happened a while ago, so why would they tell me to fight a replica monster?”
***
And two weeks later.
“I will reveal the topic of the relocation exam. “You will gain practical skills by fighting counterfeit monsters.”
Yes.
That’s it.
“It doesn’t make sense.”
An ordinary student in the class opened his mouth wide.
The students in Ace class were also excited. The kids in my class were equally afraid. Whether you’re afraid of monsters or afraid of demotion. Just because you’re good at studying doesn’t mean you’re good at swinging a sword.
Christine’s eyes turned to me and Seti.
“… Deep-rooted corruption!”
What are you saying?
“How on earth did you know? I never thought that the reassignment test evaluation items would include a battle with an imitation monster… !”
“I think it was because of the fairness of the students who were not properly evaluated in the practical evaluation.”
“If it was an issue of equity, the story ended with me taking the entrance exam and passing. Rather, it is unfair to take this evaluation after everyone has passed!”
Christine stuck her index finger in my face.
“Ramped-up corruption! Entrance exam corruption! “You knew it!”
“If we had known, we would have kept it between us.”
“It must have been a plan to drag us in and make us accomplices!”
Christine let out a sigh that made her heart flutter. Sethi and I glanced at each other and shrugged our shoulders.
That was when Kendra slammed the corkboard on Christine’s head. Christine made a cute noise and turned around.
“Seo, teacher?”
“Herset, you shouldn’t criticize others carelessly.”
“But….”
“Isn’t it the same as scheming to catch someone without evidence?”
“… ….”
“In the first place, today’s evaluation topic was decided by drawing lots from among those that were already in place. So there is no need for information to leak in advance. Got it?”
“… Yes.”
My thoughts have changed a little. In times like these, Kendra is the true teacher.
It seems that Kendra was in charge of Christine’s homeroom whether I was there or not. So, Christine is so mature in her college part.
Last two weeks. Time passed like lightning.
In the meantime, we simply learned how to use the plasma sword and how to move the ether.
– The ether is like a pulsating star. The aspect is similar to the strong nuclear force, and the essence can be thought of as a light element.
I opened and closed my hands, trying to feel the flow of etheric energy.
[— Notice: Due to the influence of foreign bodies, you cannot accumulate and emit ether.]
I practiced so much, but it didn’t work out well.
You’re screwed.
No matter how artificial it is, safety measures may have been put in place, but in fact, there is no guarantee that something serious will not happen like during the practical evaluation.
Still, if you encounter one, it would be best to jump out.
“Oh, come to think of it, you. “Last time I saw you, monsters were breaking their heads.”
“…… ?”
“Aren’t you actually talented?”