chapter 31
31 – Transfer Ceremony (7)
It was a natural result that Noah received numerous recruitment offers.
Of course, it wasn’t that the scouts highly rated his skills or anything like that.
Just because the president took an interest in him.
From the moment the president gave advice to Noah, the scouts had their eyes on him.
Of course, as long as you don’t know the skill of the aspirant.
Most of the academies were just observing, but there were also some academies that did not.
In particular, in the case of several G3 teams that are putting their life and death on recruiting talent, they have taken unconventional steps to the extent that they decide to recruit him as their top priority.
Not only that, but also those who are considered veteran scouts all watched him and showed great concern.
If you don’t know anything about it, you might ask why you’re making a fuss about it when you’ve only received the president’s attention.
However, for the scouts, that alone was more than enough motivation.
In this respect, in a way, it can be said that the chairman’s status was higher than he thought.
The venue that symbolizes Academy City’s apex has been decided by force.
To say that you have held that position for years is equivalent to saying that you have never been defeated.
This was a step in contrast to previous presidents who passed on their seats naturally after suffering defeat, and on the contrary, it was also said that no current students had been able to surpass him.
The person who is literally at the apex of Academy City.
That is the student body president.
And Noah was the first talent the chairman showed interest in at such a position.
That title alone was mouth-watering food for scouts.
Of course, even they didn’t know that Noah would be eliminated.
However, I was embarrassed for a while.
The scouts soon realized that the situation was in their favor.
Since he fell out of the transfer ceremony, it means that the initiative in selection is on this side.
According to the rules of Academy City, you must be contacted by a specific academy before the entrance ceremony to enter the city, so Noah has no choice but to accept a recruiting offer.
If only the transfer ceremony had been held, he would have taken the initiative in admission, but now that it has happened, he will not be able to strongly reject scouts’ invitations to recruit.
Now the situation is going in their favor.
All that was left was to offer better terms than the competition.
“We are systematically teaching students with the state-of-the-art medical system provided by Beheight and veterans in each field! If you join us, you will not regret it!”
“Hey! We have Behite’s medical system! Not only that, but we also receive various training weapons from Hidden Steel! We support everything you need for training, so if you want to improve your skills, please go to us!”
“Uh…Hey, that’s why…!”
“Student Noah! You don’t have to listen to the low-level G3! Come to our Solomon School of Magic! Even though it’s a school specialized in magic, we, as G2, promise you no shortage of support!”
“Go! It’s not even worth discussing! What are you doing with G2! At least you have to choose a school according to the characteristics of Noah students! Noah students, our Maehwa is different. A suitable systematic education system and professional teachers are always on standby. Not only dormitories, rental of weapons for training and provision of basic martial arts books, etc. We promise to provide unprecedented support to Noah students.”
Noah was taken aback by the scouts’ aggressive appeal.
I didn’t even think that I would be able to get a recruiting offer when I failed the exam.
Not just one person, but so many people looking for you!
However, Noah did not genuinely welcome their recruitment.
“Hey everyone? You said you would recruit me. What did you see?”
The scouts keep their mouths shut as if they made a promise at the same time as asking a question.
It was a natural result.
Because he couldn’t show anything at the transfer ceremony.
“I’m ashamed to say this, but I’m not as talented as you think. I’m a failing student who was rejected at the transfer ceremony.”
“That’s not true. Student Noah. Although your skills are a bit lacking right now, if you improve your skills at our academy, you will definitely be able to become an outstanding warrior.”
“Is the school that the scouter mentioned a school where even failing students can easily enter?”
“That, that’s…”
“Sorry for the rude words. But I’ll just say this. I don’t intend to shamelessly enter the school by borrowing someone else’s halo.”
Noah also knew what they saw and recruited him.
No, I can’t help but not know.
With such a sparkling person by his side, who wouldn’t look away and cut him?
“Student Noah. I understand what you mean, but if you don’t accept our offer right now, will you be eliminated?”
“I know. But…But not this.”
I want to enter the academy only on my own, not on someone else’s power.
The scouts surrounding Noah showed various reactions to the voice of firm determination.
There are people who are willing to say that they have the spirit of a warrior.
There were also people who frowned, saying that he was acting like a guy with no skills.
After that, the scouts who couldn’t let go of their lingering urges him several more times, but Noah kicked them out and solidified his will to refuse.
“…I can’t help it. If you have an idea, please visit us. Agora’s plum blossoms are always in bloom.”
“Yes, I will remember.”
“Hehe, see you next time as a full-fledged student.”
As the last remaining scouter finally left, Noah sighed softly.
“Whoa…”
“Good work, Noah.”
“Oh, Carmella!”
Noah turned her gaze to her at the sound of her voice as if she had been waiting.
Sweeping the red hair that came down to her back with one hand, she looked at her noah and smiled her gentle smile.
“Everybody was watching from behind. It was a disaster.”
“I see. I was surprised that more people came than I expected.”
“But please don’t hate them because they are the people who came to see Noah in person.”
“No way! Rather, I’m grateful. It’s because you favored her against Banpun, who couldn’t even show her skills.”
“So, do you have a way?”
Have you heard all the stories?
She seemed aware that her Noah had already been dropped from the incorporation ceremony.
“…Did Carmella pass?”
“Yes, fortunately I passed safely.”
“Congratulations! I, on the other hand, have fallen.”
“I heard about the circumstances. I heard it was the door of wailing?”
“Yes…”
“Don’t be discouraged. The Gate of Wailing is notorious for being one of the hardest warrior class exams. Perhaps even those who fail are not that bad.”
It was an obvious consolation, but Noah was grateful for even that.
“Thank you. That’s what Carmella says, so that’s a relief.”
“Well, it seems that there are monsters that open the door of wailing wide open, but it’s usually good to open only one, so don’t be so discouraged.”
I couldn’t even open one of them and it fell off…
Noah murmured inwardly, sighed, and looked at the exam hall.
Since the number of people is the number of people, the test was still going on at the test site.
I can hear loud noises and the voices of busy instructors everywhere.
“…Now what?”
Noah muttered blankly while looking at the hard-working people.
She just got kicked out of her scouts in her anger, but honestly, it was very difficult for her to catch the eye of her scouts on her own.
She’s a person with her level of skill, and there’s probably a lot of people among her aspirants.
She said that she would show her ability even in a situation where the transfer ceremony was off, and she couldn’t even go on a rampage.
It was then.
What Carmella brought out her words.
“Noah, have you ever heard of the Supplemental Test?”
To Noah, who was looking for a chance to show off her skills, it was news like a welcome rain for her.
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Supplemental test
Or as it is called the additional exam, this is one remedy to rescue the aspirants who have fallen out of the transfer ceremony.
It was not an official test administered by the city itself, but it was more stringent than the transfer test in that it was supervised by scouts and numerous academies evaluated them.
Of course, the supplementary test was basically not of high quality because it was conducted for aspirants without a back, but sometimes unexpected gemstones were discovered there, so it was also an annual event that scouts did not miss. Did
“Supplemental exams are really the last resort for aspirants who fail the transfer exam.”
“There was such a thing… I didn’t know.”
“If you pass the transfer ceremony, this is information that you don’t need to know. However, there are some students who are eliminated from the transfer ceremony and stand out here, so the instructors will be interested in it.”
Not only the scouts, but also the official teachers of the academy are showing interest.
“How do I participate in the supplemental exam? Do I need to submit a separate application…”
“Hehe, no. There is no need for that. There is a place for supplemental exams, so if you go there on time, you can participate naturally.”
There is a way!
Noah let out a sigh of relief at the ray of hope that shone in the midst of despair.
“Thank you very much, Carmella. To be honest, I was really at a loss.”
It was a really dizzying feeling, as I was almost going to change what I said to the scouts who had just arrived.
“Be careful, though. The make-up test is really used as a last resort, so the aspirants who participate will cling to it really desperately.”
“Okay. I’ll do my best.”
It was the same with himself that he was driven to the edge of the cliff anyway.
As long as there is no back, a more desperate person will step up.
A weak smile lingered on Noah’s lips at that thought.
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On the other hand, the men’s bathroom at the transfer ceremony hall.
There, an aspirant was sitting on the toilet, exhaling anxious eyes.
“This, it’s really over. If even this falls, I’ll be in a pile of debt.”
The beginning of the transfer ceremony.
Having gone berserk due to the chairman’s energy, he was constantly muttering something with uneasy eyes.
“Ah, no way. How did you collect the money? The money that my father and mother worked hard to earn is so absurd…”
He started to shed tears as he slumped in his seat after expressing his anger through tears.
“Now that it has come to this. Uh, there is nothing we can do about it. I have no choice but to raise my abilities even at the risk of side effects!”
Staring at the pill in his hand, he closed his eyes and swallowed the pill in one bite.
It was an item given to her by a ‘teacher’ who came to visit her, but there was no turning back.
As if in preparation for his pain, he closed his eyes tightly and tensed his whole body, but when the expected pain did not come, he carefully opened his eyes.
“Huh, huh? Doesn’t it hurt? Doesn’t it have no medicinal effect?”
Just after thinking that.
“……!”
He felt the power gushing out of him and shuddered.
“God, that’s great!”
It is an overwhelming magical power that I have never experienced in my life.
‘At this level, I can pass the exam and maybe even go to a higher place!’
Drunk with a sense of omnipotence, he turns on the happy circuit, and eventually, when he thinks of a single person, his expression frowns.
‘Yes, with this power, even the chairman…… !’
He could even get his revenge on the guy who fucked him.
“Hahahahahaha!”
Before long, intoxicated with the feeling of omnipotence that filled his chest, he began to burst into madness.
Boom—!
“Let’s be quiet! You use the bathroom alone!”
“Sorry, sorry!”
Although I was immediately taken aback by the sound of a door knocking right after.