493 - - 491. Forgotten Homework

Interviews for the psychic training course have been completed. I am not sure if I can call it a job interview, but I think it was a success since the number of interviewers was reduced to about half of the three hundred or so who were there. Now I have to make sure that I sealed up my kitchen mind, which was not sealed up properly.

......　I told him that I passed the test, but he didn't express his joy. Maybe he was taken back by my earlier comment that I had a little bit of a kitchen in me?

No, no. The examinees are a group of adventurers, so there are some very strong-looking and burly men, but they seem to be really scared, and some of them are slightly trembling.

That must be how scared they were. I asked Sylphy and the others to be the interviewers with a simple idea, but I feel sorry for them.

Oh, one of the most conspicuous beauties among the examinees has fainted. She failed too. I've given up on my desires, but I still wanted to be called a teacher by that beautiful girl. It's a terrible pity.

But, well, the fact that she fell probably means that Sylphy and her friends had their own reasons for not being able to make it. The thorny beauties are also attractive, but I can't handle them, so let's just give up and continue the story.

"Oh, ...... sorry. I'd like to make a list of those who have passed the exam.

"Oh, yes. Yes, sir. ...... Um, are the downed adventurers all right?"

The face of the competent secretary-like lady who answered my request was also drawn. Well, I guess that's what happens when you see that hell up close.

She's good enough to take care of the fallen adventurers by taking care of the roster right away. If I were in your shoes, I would run away immediately.

"Yes, I'm fine. The fallen are unharmed.

Physically. I can't speak for the emotional scars, but I'm sure they're there.

The competent secretary seemed relieved, bowed and started to work. He called the guild officials and gave them instructions, so he must be a very senior person in the guild.

The guild official who was summoned screams, but I don't mind it.

And let's not worry about the big spirits who are laughing and bragging to each other about how much fun they had in creating the hell.

The spirits gathered here seem to be a little upset, but they seem to be OK since Belle and the others seem to be comforting them.

The Belles are very supportive. Cute and dependable, they may be the best.

Since there is nothing to do until the list of names is done, let's relax a little while watching over the belles.

"Mr. Yuta. The list of names is finished.

While I was killing time watching over Bell and the others, a competent secretary came to talk to me. But she looked somewhat uneasy. Is something wrong?

"Thank you. So, you look a little glum, is something wrong?"

"...... Yes. A few of the successful adventurers have asked to withdraw from the training course. ...... And the people who have fainted have not regained consciousness, are you sure they will be okay?"

Eh?　Why would you waste your time to withdraw after you passed the interview? ...... No, if you thought the next interview would be hell, you wouldn't normally withdraw. I'm rather surprised that only a few people withdrew.

Well, since I've interviewed them and it would be better to have a lot of decent psychics in this situation, I'll keep them in mind.

The problem is the fainted adventurers. It's a little scary that not a single one of them has woken up even though a fair amount of time has passed since they fainted.

When I looked at Sylphy, our eyes met perfectly. As expected of the Great Spirit of the Wind, he seems to have understood our situation even though we were having a lively conversation. Hmm?　If Vita is coming here with us, is she the cause of the fainting?

"Yuta. It's Vita's fault I can't wake up."

As expected, Vita was the cause.

"Ha-ha-ha. That's a terrible thing to say. I just let her sleep deeply while I healed her wounds, and it was Nomos who said it would be troublesome if she woke up halfway.

I didn't know the Spirit of Life could do that. Is it because they sometimes need sleep to heal illness or injury?

"If we don't do anything, he'll still be asleep for a while, but should we wake him up?"

The competent secretary also seems to be concerned, and I am sure it would be better to wake her up. I nodded my head in silence, and Vita waved her right hand lightly.

"This will wake them up in a little while."

With that, Vita and Sylfie return to Dine and the others.

......The potential of the Great Spirit is immeasurable. But it doesn't matter, because they are our allies and are more reassuring than scary. A quick explanation to the competent secretary will do the rest.

"It's your choice if you want to decline, but just to be sure, can you tell them that the training is not as scary as the interview?　And don't worry, the people who are passed out are fine. They should wake up in a little while."

"...... awe."

Swallowing the atmosphere that seemed to be about to ask him some questions, the competent secretary returned to the adventurers. He probably had a lot of questions he wanted to ask.

After a while, the adventurers who had been knocked out began to wake up. This should be a relief to the secretary.　

Huh?　The waking adventurers are crowding the competent secretary. I can hear some of them saying, "I didn't hear anything about this.

I run up to the group, and the adventurers who had been crowding the competent secretary suddenly move away from me.

I can understand their feelings, but it's pretty sad when they are so obviously distanced from me.

"Well, what's the trouble?"

I ask a question, but everyone lowers their eyes and refuses to look at me. I feel like a life guidance teacher.

While I was wondering what to do, a beautiful woman who had been paying attention to me raised her head and glared at me. Her angry face is very powerful.

"I have my doubts about the test, but it's not right that I didn't pass!　Please explain to me why I have been rejected!"

I've been asked the hard way. I have no idea what Sylphy and the others are judging me for.

"...... I fainted because I wasn't good enough. So you don't agree that you didn't pass the test?"

"I don't agree. There are many people who have passed the exam who are clearly more qualified than I am. I'm a spiritualist who was recruited by the A-rank party Valkyrie. My level is one of the highest among them!

This beautiful woman was a Valkyrie?　Seriously?　I thought they had thorns, but it seems they have not only thorns but also poison. The Great Spirit's character evaluation is wonderful.

But Valkyrie is not so easy to give up...sending her own people to a place like this when I thought she'd given up on them already since she'd avoided contact with them perfectly by asking Sylphy to help her.

But doesn't this beautiful woman know that Valkyrie and I don't get along?　Is it the guild's decision that it's OK to take a ...... course, which seems to be against the rules for contact within the guild in the first place?

...... hmmm, Valkyrie is probably aware of the avoidance, but she seems to think it's because of the former Guilmouth.

It's not like they have a direct conflict with Valkyrie, and their leader seems to think that it's nothing to worry about as long as they can deepen their relationship with her.

In reality, they know the other side of the story, so they can't do anything about it.

"Yeah, I'm higher ranked than those guys over there!"

"So am I. And I have letters of recommendation. You should at least check those before you start interviewing."

"It's wrong to call that an interview in the first place. Do you think that as long as you heal your injuries, there will be no problem!"

Perhaps inspired by the beautiful woman, some of the others who had been looking away also joined in and complained. I agree with the last statement very much, but I can't admit it.

"Before you take the course, you have been promised that everything is at your own risk. And the level has nothing to do with it. If you have fainted, you should give up. If you have fainted, give up. Or, do you want to try the test again?　Well, the exact same content will take some getting used to, so the next one will be a little tougher, okay?"

Oh, I looked away. It seems that he doesn't want to go through that hell again.

"If you are satisfied with the results, please leave those who did not pass the test.

Reluctantly, the rejected adventurers left the training grounds. Normally, this would have provoked a furious outcry, but I think most of them were probably brokenhearted. It was a good thing that I interviewed them so forcefully.

Well, it took some time, but the problem is solved. The training starts tomorrow, but let's do what we can today.

The attributes of my contracted spirits are wind, water, earth, fire, forest, and life, so for now, I'd like to divide them into 6 teams and explain briefly the chants and movements for each of them. If they practice until tomorrow, it will save them a lot of trouble.

Yuta-sama.

"Yes?"

Oh, Mr. Competent Secretary, is there something wrong?

"The people who offered to withdraw from the meeting want to continue as long as they are not in danger. And what about those waiting in the reception room?"

...... I was relieved that the interview was over, but I see that the problem still remains. I'll let the former applicants do their best, but I'll have to take care of the old people who are waiting for me.

I feel like I've found some homework I forgot to do on the last day of summer vacation. I'm not sure if I'll be able to remember the chanting.

I'm sorry. I'm going to the farmers' group. Could you please divide the successful applicants into groups according to their desired attributes?　This time, I would like six teams: wind, water, earth, fire, forest, and life."

Mr. Competent Secretary. I'm sorry to ask you to do so much. But you're so capable that I have to ask a lot of you.

I make a selfish excuse and go to the reception room with the guide whom the competent secretary has called for me.

When I knocked and entered the reception room, the young man stood up, the two old ladies looked at me, but the grandfather was sleeping.

I wondered if I could really teach these people the art of the genie.