Chapter 110: Promotion Exam 4
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“You…. Dimwit! What kind of fool would cast [Hellhole] in a place like this?!”
“Well….. I just want to try it out a little….”
The shaking finally stopped. I opened my eyes and I could hear Ljudmila-san’s angry and irritated voice.
“Ren! You okay?!”
“Ren-kun, are you hurt?”
Sig-san and Fer-san rushed over to me, snatching me away from Chris-san’s embrace. They then began to pat my body all over, searching for any sign of injury.
“Yes. Thanks to Chris-san for protecting me… That shaking just now… Was it an earthquake?”
“No… That elf used earth magic to create a hole on the ground.”
“Huh?”
“You will understand when you see it.Go on, look over your shoulder.”
Following Sig-san’s advice, I turned my head over my shoulder and there I saw a large hole about 30 metres in diameter.
Huh…? Klaudios-san did this?
“…. Klaudios-dono. Are you trying to destroy our guild?”
I could feel blue flames rising from behind Griffith-san’s back as he addressed Klaudios-san, who was still being scolded by Ljudmila-san.
Well that’s to be expected I guess. Of course even the person who’s usually so gentle would feel angry after having their workplace about to be destroyed.
“No… I only wanted to create a hole about 1/10 than this. My apologies. I will fix them properly. 【Repair】.”
After Klaudios-san said that, the ground shook again, albeit a lot less violently than before, and the ground that was dented with a big hole, began to return to normal.
“As you can see, the ground is back to normal now so please forgive me…”
“Haah… Well it’s good that you can return it back to normal but still…”
Griffith-san let out a tired sigh at Klaudios-san, who didn’t appear to be even slightly remorseful. They then went back to the representative’s table.
“Now then, I’m completely pleased with the buff magic I had received but what about you guys? How was it?”
Klaudios-san asked the two swordsmen who had been buffed by me earlier.
“It was very good.”
“….”
One of them only nodded their head while the other answered Kladios-san’s question briefly.
Huh? That’s it? No further explanation?!
“Umm…?”
“Hey, boy. Were you hurt? That thing just now, it was earth magic. Simply put, you make a hole on the ground so your enemy will be dropped into it. This kind of magic is used to seal your enemy’s movement. Well, it’s not something you’d want to be done here though.”
“Ah, Ljudmila-san. I see. The others also didn’t seem too confused either…”
Ljudmila-san, who suddenly appeared beside me, told me that.
Earth magic, huh… Klaudios-san he only wanted to make 1/10 of what the hole he ended up creating. If he were to go all out, I think the result would be terrifying. But still, the people in here didn’t look too flustered either when that hole appeared.
“Yeah… We’re testing buff magic after all. If it’s that guy, we already know he’s bound to pull something off. Not to mention, all of the representatives here used to be A-ranked adventurers or higher. It takes a lot of guts to reach their position, you know.”
“Ooh… I see…”
I think I had just learned one more thing about the guild. It was the fact that everyone here was very strong.
“Ren Himukya Cleva-kun. We’ve judged you’re very proficient in buff magic as well. Especially the wizard type buff magic you mentioned earlier. I’ve never heard of anything like that before. I’m very interested in that so please tell me more about it later, regardless if you passed or failed the promotion exam.”
“Huh? Ah,okay.”
Apparently both [Acumen] and [Empower] were very highly appreciated. I nodded my agreement at Klaudios-san’s invitation. I didn’t have any intention to keep the knowledge of that buff all to myself so I didn’t mind teaching it to other people but… If I were to fail the promotion exam, wouldn’t it be awkward to meet the examiner later on…?
“Next… I heard you’ve summoned some magical beast. Can you please summon them here?”
“Excuse me, can I add something first?”
“Errr… Ice Prince-kun. What is it?”
Seemed like they were going to test with my magical beast next. I’ve only let Spica and Altair out in my room while I was staying in the royal capital so it would be great if I could let them exercise a little in a big, open space like this. I was about to answer Kladios-san’s question but Fer-san quickly interjected before I could.
“It’s clear to see there are more exams prepared for Ren-kun compared to when it was our time… I just want to know how many exams are left? Ren-kun seems alright for now but if there are more exams left in the fray, can we take a break first before we continue on?”
Fer-san said as he walked closer toward Klaudios-san. If I wasn’t wrong, the three of them did say they only needed to do an interview and a mock battle, right? I hadn’t done anything too strenuous so I was still perfectly fine but if there were still more exams waiting for me, I’d like to take a break first, just like what Fer-san had told the examiner about.
“Haaah… Your party members are such a worrywart. We only have one more exam after we do a test with your magical beast. So after two more exams, we’re done.”
“I see. Thank you for answering my question. Ren-kun, do you think you can keep on going?”
“Yes, I’m fine.”
Two more to go… I want to give it my best shot a little bit more.
After hearing my answer, Fer-san gently stroked my head.
Yeah, I feel like my energy is being revitalised with Fer-san’s pat!
“Altair, Spica, come out.”
『Here I am! It’s been a while since I can go outside. I’ve heard about it! It’s our turn now, isn’t it? What do we have to do now?』
『Altair, shut up. Master, please order me whatever you wish me to do!』
At any rate, they were going to test me along with my magical beasts so it’d be better if I summon them now. They emerged from the ring in their original size. Altair was hovering soundlessly above me on my right while Spica was sitting obediently on my left. Still, it was amazing how Altair could flap his wings soundlessly even though he was this big.
“Your magical beasts are so beautiful.”
“I know, right?! They’re so beautiful and adorable!”
Klaudios-san praised Altair and Spica, making me reply to him vigorously because of how excited I was. They were indeed very beautiful and when they were in their small size, you couldn’t help but want to squirm because of how cute they were!
“Fufu. I can see you adore these magical beasts so much. Now then, they will be fighting against the magical beasts belonging to one of the examiners over here.”
Ah, I got laughed at. I must’ve been acting a little bit too excited…
Before I knew it, there was already a woman with two magical beasts standing beside her.
So her magical beasts will be my opponent… They must be strong. If I don’t let Altair and Spica use their magic in this fight, they might die.
“Okay. Altair, Spica, do you still remember when I changed our contract a little so you could use magic? You can use your magic but remember, you must be careful to control your power, okay? Don’t do it excessively like what you guys did before.”
『Leave it to me!』
『Yeah, I’ll be careful.』
After my battle with Jude-san some time ago, I learned that you could revise the contract if both parties agreed to it. So I added another statement that as long as these two keep their power in check, they could use magic. And so we agreed that they could use half of their power but of course, if their lives were in danger, they could go all out. Just in case, I’ve tested their half-power when I arrived in the royal capital. Well… It was still deadly…. But not to the point of instant death.
“Nice to meet you. These are my beloved children. Usually, I’d fight alongside them since I’m a wizard but since we only want to test your magical beasts ability only… I will do nothing but give them my instructions.”
From my observation, this woman who stepped out to be my opponent should be around 50 years old. She said she was a wizard and true to her words, she was wearing a grey robe. One of the magical beasts standing beside her reminded me of a minotaur. That bipedal magical beast was covered with thick fur all over his body and there were magnificent looking horns growing out of his ox head. But… That minotaur-looking beast had four arms instead of two so I guess he might be a little different than the minotaur I knew? He was also very huge, I think he was over 3 metres tall. He was carrying some sort of bludgeon with him. He looked a little bit dim-witted but I shouldn’t let my guard down.
The other magical beast looked like a snake with small limbs growing out of his scaly body along with a pair of wings. He was floating beside her. Somehow I was reminded of a dragon when I saw his wings but… No, the dragon in here didn’t have wings… At any rate, the disparities between the minotaur (temporary name) and this snake beast were amazing.
“Yes. Nice to meet you. Umm.. Do I need to use buff magic in this exam?”
“On this occasion, we want to see your magical beast’s power as it is. So let’s just let them be. Let’s step back a little bit, shall we? It’d be dangerous if we were to start our battle here.”
“Yes.”
“There will be no loser nor winner in this battle, just a 20 minutes time limit. Of course, you can forfeit from battle before the time is up. The battle will be stopped if any of the parties are unable to continue fighting.”
“I understand.”
They needed to fight without buff magic under the time limit. It felt like a contest instead of a battle. The two of us then walked to the centre of the training ground, each of us were walking toward the opposite side of the training ground.
『Ha! I can take all of you down in a jiffy! 』
『Guhhhhoo!! Mooo?』
『Shut up. We all know I’m the strongest one here. 』
『Kissshhhaaaa!!』
Our magical beasts, who were following right behind us, were arguing about something.
Maybe all magical beasts in general don’t get along well?
“Now then… Feel free to come at us with all your might, okay? The two of you too! Go!”
“Altair! Spica! Go!”
When we were more or less in the centre and there was about 15 metres distance between us, we called for our magical beasts. And so, my third practical skill exam started.
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T/N: A snake with wings… I guess it’s kinda like a Chinese dragon with wings?
Chapter 110: Promotion Exam 4
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“You…. Dimwit! What kind of fool would cast [Hellhole] in a place like this?!”
“Well….. I just want to try it out a little….”
The shaking finally stopped. I opened my eyes and I could hear Ljudmila-san’s angry and irritated voice.
“Ren! You okay?!”
“Ren-kun, are you hurt?”
Sig-san and Fer-san rushed over to me, snatching me away from Chris-san’s embrace. They then began to pat my body all over, searching for any sign of injury.
“Yes. Thanks to Chris-san for protecting me… That shaking just now… Was it an earthquake?”
“No… That elf used earth magic to create a hole on the ground.”
“Huh?”
“You will understand when you see it.Go on, look over your shoulder.”
Following Sig-san’s advice, I turned my head over my shoulder and there I saw a large hole about 30 metres in diameter.
Huh…? Klaudios-san did this?
“…. Klaudios-dono. Are you trying to destroy our guild?”
I could feel blue flames rising from behind Griffith-san’s back as he addressed Klaudios-san, who was still being scolded by Ljudmila-san.
Well that’s to be expected I guess. Of course even the person who’s usually so gentle would feel angry after having their workplace about to be destroyed.
“No… I only wanted to create a hole about 1/10 than this. My apologies. I will fix them properly. 【Repair】.”
After Klaudios-san said that, the ground shook again, albeit a lot less violently than before, and the ground that was dented with a big hole, began to return to normal.
“As you can see, the ground is back to normal now so please forgive me…”
“Haah… Well it’s good that you can return it back to normal but still…”
Griffith-san let out a tired sigh at Klaudios-san, who didn’t appear to be even slightly remorseful. They then went back to the representative’s table.
“Now then, I’m completely pleased with the buff magic I had received but what about you guys? How was it?”
Klaudios-san asked the two swordsmen who had been buffed by me earlier.
“It was very good.”
“….”
One of them only nodded their head while the other answered Kladios-san’s question briefly.
Huh? That’s it? No further explanation?!
“Umm…?”
“Hey, boy. Were you hurt? That thing just now, it was earth magic. Simply put, you make a hole on the ground so your enemy will be dropped into it. This kind of magic is used to seal your enemy’s movement. Well, it’s not something you’d want to be done here though.”
“Ah, Ljudmila-san. I see. The others also didn’t seem too confused either…”
Ljudmila-san, who suddenly appeared beside me, told me that.
Earth magic, huh… Klaudios-san he only wanted to make 1/10 of what the hole he ended up creating. If he were to go all out, I think the result would be terrifying. But still, the people in here didn’t look too flustered either when that hole appeared.
“Yeah… We’re testing buff magic after all. If it’s that guy, we already know he’s bound to pull something off. Not to mention, all of the representatives here used to be A-ranked adventurers or higher. It takes a lot of guts to reach their position, you know.”
“Ooh… I see…”
I think I had just learned one more thing about the guild. It was the fact that everyone here was very strong.
“Ren Himukya Cleva-kun. We’ve judged you’re very proficient in buff magic as well. Especially the wizard type buff magic you mentioned earlier. I’ve never heard of anything like that before. I’m very interested in that so please tell me more about it later, regardless if you passed or failed the promotion exam.”
“Huh? Ah,okay.”
Apparently both [Acumen] and [Empower] were very highly appreciated. I nodded my agreement at Klaudios-san’s invitation. I didn’t have any intention to keep the knowledge of that buff all to myself so I didn’t mind teaching it to other people but… If I were to fail the promotion exam, wouldn’t it be awkward to meet the examiner later on…?
“Next… I heard you’ve summoned some magical beast. Can you please summon them here?”
“Excuse me, can I add something first?”
“Errr… Ice Prince-kun. What is it?”
Seemed like they were going to test with my magical beast next. I’ve only let Spica and Altair out in my room while I was staying in the royal capital so it would be great if I could let them exercise a little in a big, open space like this. I was about to answer Kladios-san’s question but Fer-san quickly interjected before I could.
“It’s clear to see there are more exams prepared for Ren-kun compared to when it was our time… I just want to know how many exams are left? Ren-kun seems alright for now but if there are more exams left in the fray, can we take a break first before we continue on?”
Fer-san said as he walked closer toward Klaudios-san. If I wasn’t wrong, the three of them did say they only needed to do an interview and a mock battle, right? I hadn’t done anything too strenuous so I was still perfectly fine but if there were still more exams waiting for me, I’d like to take a break first, just like what Fer-san had told the examiner about.
“Haaah… Your party members are such a worrywart. We only have one more exam after we do a test with your magical beast. So after two more exams, we’re done.”
“I see. Thank you for answering my question. Ren-kun, do you think you can keep on going?”
“Yes, I’m fine.”
Two more to go… I want to give it my best shot a little bit more.
After hearing my answer, Fer-san gently stroked my head.
Yeah, I feel like my energy is being revitalised with Fer-san’s pat!
“Altair, Spica, come out.”
『Here I am! It’s been a while since I can go outside. I’ve heard about it! It’s our turn now, isn’t it? What do we have to do now?』
『Altair, shut up. Master, please order me whatever you wish me to do!』
At any rate, they were going to test me along with my magical beasts so it’d be better if I summon them now. They emerged from the ring in their original size. Altair was hovering soundlessly above me on my right while Spica was sitting obediently on my left. Still, it was amazing how Altair could flap his wings soundlessly even though he was this big.
“Your magical beasts are so beautiful.”
“I know, right?! They’re so beautiful and adorable!”
Klaudios-san praised Altair and Spica, making me reply to him vigorously because of how excited I was. They were indeed very beautiful and when they were in their small size, you couldn’t help but want to squirm because of how cute they were!
“Fufu. I can see you adore these magical beasts so much. Now then, they will be fighting against the magical beasts belonging to one of the examiners over here.”
Ah, I got laughed at. I must’ve been acting a little bit too excited…
Before I knew it, there was already a woman with two magical beasts standing beside her.
So her magical beasts will be my opponent… They must be strong. If I don’t let Altair and Spica use their magic in this fight, they might die.
“Okay. Altair, Spica, do you still remember when I changed our contract a little so you could use magic? You can use your magic but remember, you must be careful to control your power, okay? Don’t do it excessively like what you guys did before.”
『Leave it to me!』
『Yeah, I’ll be careful.』
After my battle with Jude-san some time ago, I learned that you could revise the contract if both parties agreed to it. So I added another statement that as long as these two keep their power in check, they could use magic. And so we agreed that they could use half of their power but of course, if their lives were in danger, they could go all out. Just in case, I’ve tested their half-power when I arrived in the royal capital. Well… It was still deadly…. But not to the point of instant death.
“Nice to meet you. These are my beloved children. Usually, I’d fight alongside them since I’m a wizard but since we only want to test your magical beasts ability only… I will do nothing but give them my instructions.”
From my observation, this woman who stepped out to be my opponent should be around 50 years old. She said she was a wizard and true to her words, she was wearing a grey robe. One of the magical beasts standing beside her reminded me of a minotaur. That bipedal magical beast was covered with thick fur all over his body and there were magnificent looking horns growing out of his ox head. But… That minotaur-looking beast had four arms instead of two so I guess he might be a little different than the minotaur I knew? He was also very huge, I think he was over 3 metres tall. He was carrying some sort of bludgeon with him. He looked a little bit dim-witted but I shouldn’t let my guard down.
The other magical beast looked like a snake with small limbs growing out of his scaly body along with a pair of wings. He was floating beside her. Somehow I was reminded of a dragon when I saw his wings but… No, the dragon in here didn’t have wings… At any rate, the disparities between the minotaur (temporary name) and this snake beast were amazing.
“Yes. Nice to meet you. Umm.. Do I need to use buff magic in this exam?”
“On this occasion, we want to see your magical beast’s power as it is. So let’s just let them be. Let’s step back a little bit, shall we? It’d be dangerous if we were to start our battle here.”
“Yes.”
“There will be no loser nor winner in this battle, just a 20 minutes time limit. Of course, you can forfeit from battle before the time is up. The battle will be stopped if any of the parties are unable to continue fighting.”
“I understand.”
They needed to fight without buff magic under the time limit. It felt like a contest instead of a battle. The two of us then walked to the centre of the training ground, each of us were walking toward the opposite side of the training ground.
『Ha! I can take all of you down in a jiffy! 』
『Guhhhhoo!! Mooo?』
『Shut up. We all know I’m the strongest one here. 』
『Kissshhhaaaa!!』
Our magical beasts, who were following right behind us, were arguing about something.
Maybe all magical beasts in general don’t get along well?
“Now then… Feel free to come at us with all your might, okay? The two of you too! Go!”
“Altair! Spica! Go!”
When we were more or less in the centre and there was about 15 metres distance between us, we called for our magical beasts. And so, my third practical skill exam started.
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T/N: A snake with wings… I guess it’s kinda like a Chinese dragon with wings?
