The Only Asian in the Academy

8 – Exam #008 (3)

“It is your victory.”

Jumping up on top of the arena, she declared my victory, leaving the downcast senior behind.

Seeing that he was called a professor, he must have been related to the academy, but he just failed to draw the sword, so even saying it was your victory was just embarrassing.

She glanced at her supervisor to signify that she was really okay with this, but he nodded in agreement and did not dispute her decision.

‘Then this is it….’

I didn’t want to engage in serious sparring in the first place, and if I passed the test, there was no reason to protest.

“I don’t know what it is, but thank you.”

“You won, so what do you need to be thankful for?”

That’s right, I mistook the fact that I couldn’t pull out the sword for some kind of bizarre swordsmanship, but of course I’m grateful.

Of course, I couldn’t say that to my face, so I just smiled.

“Then Jerry, I’m going to leave. And tomorrow was an interview, right? See you again then.”

After saying that, I wondered if the professor would disappear as suddenly as when he first came, but….

“Oh, I forgot to clap. You did a great job~!”

He came back abruptly and gave a big round of applause.

After she passed, her examination hall was as calm as a storm. It seemed that her brain was overloaded with tasks far beyond the scope of her understanding.

‘I’ll see all the strange people.’

But thanks to her, she also passed the test and she was able to finish her test well without being put to shame.

There was no need to stay here any longer, so I nodded lightly to Rose, who was sitting far away, and followed her exit to her examination room.

The only thing left now was the interview, but to be honest, the interview would be much more difficult than the crappy test that wasn’t even like the one I’ve seen so far.

Unlike the two tests, the interview is not something I can do on my own.

No matter how strong you are, there’s no way you can prove your family or identity.

As there are many aristocratic students at the academy, they will pay great attention to security, so even if you get good grades, if your identity is unclear, there is a possibility that you will be rejected.

‘Let’s see… I have no parents, guardians, or friends to prove my identity… hmm… No matter how much I think about this, I think it’s f*cked up?’

It was a time when I was having the stupid idea of running to the orphanage and looking for my parents.

I heard the sound of her footsteps coming from behind, and when I looked behind me, Rose was approaching me with an angry expression.

“Rose-sama, are you leaving without looking further?”

“Because there is nothing more to see if I stay there. A little before that, what was that?!”

If it was just a while ago, I wonder if they were asking about a foot sword or something.

“… Well. He seems to have misunderstood something, so I don’t know what that swordsmanship is….”

“What? No, not that!! I just couldn’t see it all of a sudden!! How did you do that!!”

“Ah…. It’s nothing special. It’s a trick. It’s not a great technique, but it’s not a story to talk about standing up, so I’ll talk about it later when I’m free.”

Just talking to Rose for a short time, the sharp gaze of the examinee who recognized Rose is fixed on me.

She didn’t particularly hate Rose, but when she turned her back to get out of here as quickly as possible, Rose stopped her by grabbing her shoulder.

“Do you have any plans after this?”

“Yes? No, there’s nothing like that, but….”

I don’t even have a friend to make an appointment with, let alone a plan. To put it bluntly, is it about going to an orphanage to find new parents?

“Then I’ll buy you some food.”

“Yes?”

“I’ll buy you food, so please teach me how to do it!! Then you can!!”

“… ….”

Um… I can’t stand free food.

*****

I had two long-cherished wishes in my life. One was to beat up my father, which became an unfulfilled dream because my father fled to hell.

And another long-cherished wish that had not yet been fulfilled was about to come true.

“Hey, what are you doing? Aren’t you coming soon?”

“Yes, I will be there soon.”

Just looking at the exterior of the building, this is a high-end restaurant frequented by aristocrats and wealthy people.

Originally, it was a place where water would come flying even if I just stood around, let alone stepping in. Even now, employees and customers are glaring at me.

‘What are you going to do if you stare at me? While doing nothing.’

I wouldn’t know if I was alone, but now the daughter of the great lord who rules the western region of the kingdom is with me.

In other words, it was as if an invincible shield that could reflect any attack would always be by my side.

“Tsk….”

Perhaps the gazes of the customers toward me were stifling. When Rose clicked her tongue briefly, the gazes of the employees and customers all turned to the floor.

Wow… This is why even if you live as a slave, you are told to become a slave of a great nobleman. It seemed that I now understood the meaning of what my father said.

I never thought it would feel so good to take a picture of someone if you lend someone else’s authority.

With this, my long-cherished dream of entering a shop frequented by aristocrats and dazzling customers has been achieved.

“Here.”

Unlike regular guests, we went up to the second floor prepared for VIP customers and took our seats by the window.

“What, do you want something to eat?”

“This is my first time at a store like this… Please do it in moderation. Any meat is fine.”

“I like it. Then this and this….”

After ordering food from the waiter, she asked Rose, who had bitten a person, to come over to my seat.

“So how did you do that? It went back in an instant.”

“As I said, it’s an ordinary gimmick. You said you suddenly disappeared from the street earlier, but I was still there.”

I just ducked to the point where my body almost touched the ground the moment the blade pointed at me, and after avoiding the sword, I turned to the side and stood.

“No, how can I not see it no matter how fast it is! Even if we were looking up from below, why didn’t that senpai know?!”

“I couldn’t see it anymore because it was in front of me. For example, you’re looking at my face right now, but you can’t see my legs unless you look down or lower your head, right?”

The human field of vision is narrower than one is aware of. If it went all the way down to the bridge and disappeared from sight in an instant, it wouldn’t be strange to think that it disappeared in an instant.

“So what, did you just really duck down and go back really fast?”

“There is one more trick. Didn’t you approach it very leisurely when the sparring started?”

If you remember that slow speed and speed up in line with the enemy’s attack the moment the fight begins, it will make you feel much faster.

It’s simple to say, but it’s a skill that requires you to have the courage, flexibility, and quickness to not slow down even while the enemy is attacking.

It was the first time I actually used it because it was a technique that did not have the slightest practicality that would not work if the enemy was a master on such a subject.

“…… Did you use such an unstable technique for an important test?”

“I don’t mean to insult that senior, but I thought that senior would work… Because I wanted to try it once.”

“Huh….”

Rose sighed exasperatedly and leaned back in her chair.

“By the way, you used a sword, not a spear, in the exam? You were holding a window on the train. Are you using a sword?”

“Okay. But would it be all right if I ask you something?”

“Huh? What?”

“… Wasn’t there someone who intruded during the sparring? What is he doing? Seeing as he was called a professor, he seems to be in charge of the academy.”

Not just to make a fuss, I was seriously curious. I wondered what kind of person he was, that he could ignore the supervisor and produce the results of the exam.

“What you don’t know is, in a way, natural. It’s hard to see it unless it’s the subject academy that has received such a grandiose title as the guardian of that human kingdom.”

“Then is he Vivian?”

Guardian of the kingdom is one of the most honorable titles given only to warriors who have made great contributions in war or whose strength has been recognized by the royal family.

In fact, it was something like an honorary title, and it was a title bestowed only on prestigious generals who died during the war, but Vivian was the youngest person to receive it while alive.

“Somehow I thought he looked strong, but he was bigger than I thought.”

“Really? I don’t know, but does that lady look that strong?”

“Yes, I felt unusually strong. If that’s the case, the degree of physical damage won’t be much of a problem.”

“Defects? What are you talking about?”

“Oh, didn’t you know? The left eye and the right leg, those are probably fake.”

Unlike other parts, the flow of mana in the left eye and right leg was unnatural.

Should I say that I am forcibly using something that is broken and cannot be used by tying it with a rope?

I had once fought someone who replaced a damaged body with a magic tool, and it was quite similar to the unnatural feeling I felt at that time.

“But I’m not sure, so don’t ask me. Maybe I’m wrong.”

“Are you asking me if I’m crazy? What do you think of me?”

Then you keep talking to me in crowded places, so you don’t seem to worry about that….

She thinks Rose thinks she’s not a bad person, but she doesn’t think she’s a good person.

‘… But which one?’

Did he lose his body during battle and use a magic tool to replace it, or did he remove the intact part and replace it with a magic tool for the battle?

If it’s the latter, I don’t want to fight with such a person.