I Possessed The Villain’s Childhood Friend

51 – Final Exams – 2

A lot of people were sitting in the large meeting room.

It was the faculty of Arcana.

“I don’t know if this is right.”

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Professor Catlett, who is in charge of knight history in the swordsmanship major, opened his mouth.

“The exam is replaced by sparring in the form of real combat. I think the intention is definitely good. But will all students be able to accept the results that have been shown?”

At that point, other professors also started to speak up.

“It will definitely be a good opportunity for students who dream of becoming knights or wizards fighting alongside them. It will be an opportunity to know your skills and develop them. However, Arcana is not an educational institution for nurturing knights and wizards.”

“There are many students who are working hard to develop the estate by carrying on the family normally. Wouldn’t that be too unreasonable for such students?”

“The students are particularly dissatisfied. They are asking for an understandable explanation of why they have to engage in sparring with students who aspire to be knights.”

The worries of the professors and the complaints of the students were all true.

Arcanas are swordsmanship and magic. It is divided into two majors.

But she said that not all students dream of becoming knights and wizards.

The problem is that Arcana is close to public education.

Knights and wizards are different from ordinary jobs, but there are definitely students who aspire to them.

It is against the principles of Arcana to completely ignore such students and teach only students who dream of becoming ordinary nobles.

That’s why swordsmanship and magic were made into ‘majors’ that allowed you to choose one of them.

How about making all subjects into majors?

Shouldn’t it be better if swordsmanship and magic were taught as additional classes?

There were objections like this, but after a lot of trial and error, the decision was made in the current format.

Anyway, swordsmanship and magic are classified as majors, but not all students want this class.

So, even though it is a major, the percentage of the total grade is only 20%, the same as liberal arts.

It was a consideration for students who hoped for the path of an ordinary aristocrat.

“Especially, this part is difficult for us to understand. Opponents in sparring are completely random without considering things like grades and career paths.”

There was even talk of giving up the exam as soon as it started because of that rule.

The professors of Arcana, who had seen countless students, were inevitably thrown into confusion as to whether this situation was the correct answer.

“Dean Ender.”

Every professor looked at Ender.

He was the one who first said that we should decide on Dalian for the practice of our major, and pushed this argument to the end, so it was a natural order.

“Hmm.”

Of course, Ender had no intention of canceling the method of sparring.

“… Certainly, it would be difficult for ordinary students who dream of becoming lords to beat those who aspire to be knights.”

“Yes, I am.”

“But canceling an already scheduled test isn’t a good idea either.”

It was a dilemma, most professors thought so.

In that situation, Dean Ender talked about the countermeasures he had in mind.

“For now, the Dalian exam will proceed as it is. And when the exam is over, retake it only when students who are not aspiring knights and wizards wish to do so.”

“How will grades be counted when taking the retest?”

“The chosen subject for the exam is basically sparring. For students who have taken the retest, 10% of the grade obtained on the practical exam will be deducted.”

“Okay.”

Not all professors were convinced of the solution.

But there was nothing that came to mind better than this, so the meeting was over.

“I can’t stay still even though I know the students are in danger.”

Back in the office, Ender started paperwork for the exam that was due next week.

Despite the fact that he expected the backlash from many people, Ender insisted on the sparring-style test for one reason.

I’ve been tracking it down until now, but I couldn’t even find out its name.

Because I believed Leon’s words that he would reappear someday.

“Fortunately, this time it ended without any sacrifices.”

There was no guarantee that the next time he appeared, it would be the same.

There was no guarantee that other students would not be involved.

So this test was a procedure to lay the minimum foundation.

‘Right now, we’re all going to die.’

‘It was impossible for me alone. There must have been a reason why Ike was able to hold out against the assailant.’

Ender had no intention of taking lightly the evaluation of Dande and Leon, who had directly encountered the assailant.

Needless to say, Leon is the greatest genius in the history of the Empire.

But he was also active on the forefront of the empire as a mage, and he was also a person who held a high position in the mage tower.

“At least you need the strength to protect yourself.”

That was Ender’s conclusion.

So, I decided to take Dalian as a test, and I thought that I should increase the real-life type of classes in the future.

No matter how beneficial education is, it will be meaningless if the student dies.

★

“Am I out of luck after all?”

Helen Oberon.

Reina Rogelia.

Leon Aegis Astraia.

My test subjects wanted to ask why this happened.

Of course I didn’t intend to lose, but how did these three become opponents?

I checked and found that all three of them were different classmates except for me.

“Ha ha.”

In particular, the fact that Reina was the opponent felt unpleasant.

The reason why she chose swordsmanship as her major in the first place was because of the crown prince, but is it okay for her to engage in real-life sparring?

However, if you take her powers in moderation, it is natural that she will never tolerate it due to Reina’s personality.

In many ways, he was my worst opponent.

But Reina, the person in charge….

“How about this time?”

“Oh, delicious.”

“For me, I think I like the last one a little more. I like the flavor of butter.”

“I prefer this time.”

“I like this one better too.”

She was handing out sweets she made.

It was an atmosphere where I didn’t feel any worries at all.

“Ike. What do you think?”

“… I’m better this time too.”

No matter how much the ratio of grades reflected in majors and liberal arts was the same, if it was Reina, who was second in class, she would have reason to be dissatisfied with this test.

“By the way, Reina-sama, are you also interested in confectionery?”

“Yes, Miss Helen. Since Miss Sophia taught her the other day, she has found it amusing.”

It doesn’t seem like it at all.

According to rumors, she says that she gives students who are not aspiring knights or wizards a chance to retake the exam, maybe because of that.

“Ha ha. Originally, I should have eaten these delicious snacks without any worries.”

“It’s a test method I’ve never tried before, so it must take a lot of time.”

Helen sighed and complained, and Atal replied with a wry smile.

Originally, the arcana practice test ends on Friday, the 5th day after the final exam begins.

But this time, as an exception, it is said that it will be held for five days, starting on Monday, which is tomorrow’s sand.

In my case, it was written that the exams were held on Monday, Thursday, and Friday.

“By the way, did you hear the rumor?”

“Rumors?”

“Yes, it is a rumor related to this exam.”

At Sophia’s sudden words, the prince looked away in interest.

“Students who have free exam schedules can watch other people’s performances and magic battles, right? It seems that there is a bet on the outcome there.”

“That kind of useless thing.”

When Rayna heard that, she frowned at her in genuine disgust.

… The fact that I bet on that bet must be kept secret.

“Fun. Shall I take a walk?”

“Your Highness. Gambling is a shortcut to ruin, so you shouldn’t be concerned about that.”

“If you say gambling, isn’t it just a small bet between students? I wonder if such a prank would be okay.”

Reina vehemently opposed the prince’s words, but his expression remained interested.

Maybe she’s thinking of taking part in that bet, even if she avoids her eyes.

Even Reina knew that, she didn’t stop doubting her until the end.

The sun is starting to set, and it is time for us to go back to the dormitory for tomorrow.

“Young master Ike. Good luck tomorrow.”

Helen, before she left, she came up to me and said hello.

“I almost lost in my usual practice sparring, but tomorrow will be different.”

I’m sure it is.

For some reason, when Helen sparred with me, I couldn’t help but feel that she was conserving her strength.

“Please take good care of me too.”

… If there’s one thing I’ve noticed, it seems that I have a stronger fighting spirit than I thought.

Even in sparring with Helen, her friend, or Arbane, who is obviously stronger than me.

There was a me who never wanted to lose.

So, of course, I had no intention of losing tomorrow.

Like that, time passed, and the final week of final exams began.

★

“Salute each other.”

“Thank you very much.”

“Thank you very much.”

After greeting, I looked up and saw Helen standing in front of me, with other students around us looking at us.

It’s been a while since this kind of atmosphere has happened since Heros of old.

With that in mind, I slowly got into my stance.

“The exam will proceed according to the rules outlined previously. Make sure to keep that part in mind.”

The dance performed in Arcana’s practice test was slightly different from what we know.

If there was one item that caught my eye the most, there were no restrictions on the magic that could be used in the sparring of swordsmanship majors.

Originally, as an unspoken rule, the use of magic was restricted in the dance of aspiring knights.

But that’s an unspoken rule.

In this test, by mentioning that part openly, rather, it created an atmosphere in which all magic could be used.

Of course, most aspiring knights don’t use magic while strengthening their bodies, it’s more like they can’t use it.

“God bless Eos!”

And with the professor’s declaration, the haze began.

If it was the usual sparring, it was Helen who moved first.

But today she was silently looking at me.

If you’re going to come out like that, should I make the move first this time?

Lower your posture and step forward with your right foot.

And at the same time as concentrating my magical energy on my legs, I rushed forward at once.

“Huh!”

I swung Neia horizontally at a distance that Helen’s reach couldn’t reach.

The most important thing for her was not to give her distance when sparring with her.

Knowing that, Helen always moved first to try to close the distance with her.

I don’t know what the ulterior motive is, but let’s go over this one time.

I thought so with a light heart.

“Keah!”

Then I felt a tremendous shock in my stomach and flew backwards.

“Didn’t I tell you? It will be different.”

I barely managed to catch my breath and when I got up, there was Helen running towards me smiling.

… sh*t.