NOVEL NEXT Chapter 55
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—“Ah, good morning.. Reina.”
Kenya wakes up as usual this morning.
“…good morning!”
With a raised voice, Reina replies good morning to Kenya.
The usual routine, but completely dragged on from yesterday’s events.
The two awkwardly have breakfast.
Reina, however, was clearly freaking out.
“Reina.. today.”
“What, yes! Na, na, what is it!”
Reina’s voice gets louder at the slightest thing.
She is completely conscious and awkward, and her cheeks are slightly red.
“Well, no. I thought let’s do our best today..”
“Yes, that’s right!”
(Wow, why am I so.. palpitated.. and my face..)
Reina desperately tries to keep her usual cool face.
However, just by talking to Kenya, the corners of her mouth are getting higher and higher.
“Haaah..”
(I’m still trailing off about yesterday.. kii, so embarrassing.)
However, Kenya didn’t notice such a thing and was hurt by being turned away.
Besides, the conversation becomes somewhat awkward.
This is so.
Time like the after-school hours, junior high school students change together when they first get together.
Such fluffy time passes.
It also feels a little comfortable.
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“Good morning, Ken. I heard you’re taking the Holy Knight exam this afternoon. I don’t think you’ll have any problems..”
“I heard that the content of the exam changes every year, so I can’t prepare for it.. Good luck, Ken.”
“Hmm, I hate to admit it, but you two are stronger than me, I’m sure you’ll pass.”
Jin, Reelbert and Zoids.
They all have no doubt that Ken will pass.
Then, in the afternoon, the examinations begin.
More than 1,000 candidates have gathered at the examination center.
However, the blocks seem to be divided with about 100 people in each hall.
“It looks like Reina.. is in a different block..”
“Yes seems so, let’s do our best!”
Reina makes a gut-pose with both hands.
What’s that, that’s so cute.
Kenya then heads to the venue alone.
“Hey, is that..”
“Seriously? Same block..?”
“Oh, I can’t pass again this year.. this is my ninth attempt..”
“Why would a knight of the royal family take the holy knight exam..?”
Everyone observes Kenya coming to the hall.
Ken Sylphid’s name has already spread throughout Asgard Empire.
He had also been informally confirmed as a knight of the Rhodes completely due to the promotional activities of the Rhodes.
Also, Reina Sylphide, the White Silver Ice Princess, who is good friends with Kenya, is likewise spread as a camp of the Rhodes.
From that perspective, it can be said to be completely in line with Rhodes’ intentions.
“Er, Testing 1,2. It’s time to begin this year’s Holy Knight examinations!”
Then it is Colonel Starr who stands on the platform in the hall.
It seems that Colonel Starr is the examiner for this block, and to be honest, it even feels like some kind of speculation.
“In view of the changes in the international situation, we have decided to drastically change the content of the examinations this year, based on feedback that the Holy Knight examinations are becoming easier and easier every year!”
(It looks like a war is about to start with the Asian Union..)
Kenya recalls Odin’ speech declaring war with the Asian Union.
The war is already on the countdown and the Emperor’s health is getting worse day by day, so surely there is no more time to lose.
“That’s why I need to become a Holy Knight today..”
That’s why I need to become a holy knight today, to become a chief holy knight and a knight of the Rhode.
Then, he will defeat Odin at the Imperial Sword Festival and make Rhode emperor.
That is Kenya’s and Rhode’s purpose.
“Well then, as for the content of the examinations, conventional written work and strategy are honestly useless on the battlefield. Or should I say that it is not effective if it is not learned on the spot? What you are aiming for is the sword of the empire. If you are Holy Knights, then there is only one thing you need!”
There is no point in a short-term strategy.
If it is not something that has been learned by cutting down your life, like Rhode’s, it will not be effective on the battlefield.
Even Kenya understands that a bad strategy will cost you your life.
That is why I am sure that what we will see today is.
“Strength only!”
Under Colonel Starr’s declaration, the content of today’s test is announced.
The test appears to use a simulation.
“There are 100 people gathered in this hall right now. So all 100 of you will be asked to go to the same area on the simulator at the same time.”
(Wow, Isn’t this event..)
Kenya recalls a popular mode in the previous world.
Battle Royale with 100 players.
It was a very popular basic mode in KOG, and Kenya sometimes played it as a distraction.
Although it is not a team game, you can also join in and have fun with your friends.
I’ve also heard that girl players and high-rate guys engage in so-called boosting behavior, for example.
It’s really enviable, no, it’s inexcusable.
What do you think of the sacred KOG ranked matches?
Me? Of course I was alone? If you want, I used to beat those players to a pulp, didn’t I?
If my communication skills had been better, I could have at least had one girlfriend, because I’m a good player, too.
I heard on the street that if you’re good at the game, you can get a girlfriend, but I didn’t get one even though I was number one in Japan.
After I won the Japan championship, I was diving in the wild and I was invited once to a party and we did it together.
The woman I played with at the time told me I was weird and I never played with her again.
She said it was difficult to control the game, so I taught her every technique I could, but I don’t know what went wrong.
Even now, I don’t know, I taught her for about three hours.
I taught her politely and politely not to be reserved, even though she was saying, “Oh, it’s not that bad!
But what happened..?
“What you’re going to be doing there is pseudo-war! The teams will be black and white and it will be a 50 vs. 50 team war!”
(I see, so you’re going to fight in two camps to simulate a war, but how are you going to choose your holy knights there?)
“The one who destroys the most enemies and is the most active there will be the Holy Knight! Depending on their success, two or more may be passed, but the basic rule is one!”
(Hmm, I see.)
“We’ll see if you can also achieve military success on the actual battlefield, and whether or not you can work as an organisation, that kind of thing!”
To summarize Colonel Starr’s story, there are two requirements to become a Holy Knight.
One is to be victorious.
No matter how many enemies you defeat, it doesn’t matter if you don’t win.
And the second is to be the most active.
On the actual battlefield, there will be competition for military merit, and it is important to be active and victorious in the battle.
But this does not mean that you can’t cooperate.
In order to work as a team, military merit is nothing more than a fetter.
In real life, you can only cooperate if you are defeated because of the penalty of death..
That would not be the case here.
But that was a groundless fear.
“And for the team that loses, there is a penalty.”
Colonel Starr finally laughs and says.
“You will never be allowed to take the Holy Knight examination again!”