CH 77

Enter the monthly evaluation field!

There was a forest on both sides of the wide plain, and a rugged cliff fortress behind it.

“Princess, don’t do anything! We’ll make sure you don’t spill a drop of blood!”

“Ah, Jem! Stop teasing me!”

I just hit the giggling Jem on the shoulder.

“Yap!’ 

“Yaaap!” 

I could hear the energetic shouts of children with white name tags nearby.

The children were catching F-Class monsters running around in the form of small animals such as squirrels and rabbits. 

“L, let’s c, catch it too!” 

Rom grabbed a rabbit with a small stick he picked up from somewhere.

The magical rabbit soon melted away, leaving a dark purple core the size of a bead.

“Here! L, Lilith! I, I will give it to you!” 

“Ah, really? thank you.”

I held the core in my hand and absorbed it before entering the field.

Then, the score rose like a hologram above the magic tool bracelet.

Lilith Rubinstein (1)

Cheshire (0) 

Jem (0) 

Rom (0)

“Oh… it gives only 1 point.”

The required score for graduation is 1,000 points.

In order to graduate with one round of the monthly evaluation this month, it was meaningless to try to catch a Grade F beast for 100 days.

“L, let’s catch it again!”

“Rom.”

Cheshire grabbed Rom by the back as he tried to catch the rabbit again.

“E, eung?”

Then he pointed at the forest with the sword he was holding.

“We’re going over there.”

“E, eung? F, for us to go t, there is a little b, bit…”

Rom glanced at Cheshire’s white name tag with blurred eyes.

There are Grade D and E monsters in the forest, and Grade C monsters in the cliff fortress beyond the forest.

‘Because even Grade E monsters are too much for the white nametags.’

Rom’s concern was understandable.

“No, Rom. Don’t worry, let’s trust Cheshire and Jem and go. “

I encouraged the frightened Rom.

“S, still… w, what if w, we get hurt?”

“It’s all an illusion anyway?”

“W, we feel the pain as it is…”

“That’s true.”

From Grade E, monsters have offensive power, and while hunting, they could get hurt.

When I leave the field, it disappears, but I had to feel the pain inside the field.

‘They’re all still in elementary school, but they set it up too dirty.’

But it couldn’t be helped.

After graduating from the training center, we all have the status of child soldiers.

It means that you have to go to subjugate real monsters, not the illusions one.

So, it’s an arrangement to adapt to the actual situation in advance.

“That’s why I’m here with you, Rom!”

“E, eung?”

“We’ll do the hunting. Instead, if we get hurt, you can heal it. Right?”

Rom is a healer.

Although the amount of mana is low and it won’t be helpful for big wounds—.

‘The main character is giving me a ride on the bus. It’s such a waste of time to think about it!’

I encouraged Rom to trust Cheshire once again, and Rom nodded his head with a determined expression.

We entered the forest.

In the forest, there were Grade E toothless monster flowers and Grade D baby wolf magic.

“Lilith, you and Rom are waiting here! Me and Cheshire  will catch them all!”

“Yeah. You stay here, don’t do anything.”

The two said so and ran away.

Jem shook the stem wildly and tore the monster flower, which was about to attack, with her hand, and Cheshire carried mana on his sword and knocked down two or three baby wolves.

“W, whoa.”

“They’re really strong, right?”

“E, eung.” 

Rom and I looked like we were on a comfortable bus as we watched.

‘But I didn’t mean to play like this.’

I’m a little sorry.

‘How much life force will it take to catch a D-class monster?’

While thinking, I looked at Oscar’s bracelet.

5min

In 5 minutes, I will age by 2 minutes and 30 seconds. 

If I catch ten, I will age by 25 minutes. 

‘Heol. Only Grade D?’

I knew that attack magic requires the most life force, but it was too much to do.

‘It’s completely inefficient.’

I understood at once why the Emperor didn’t fight himself and didn’t go to war and wanted to take care of Dad. 

“Hmm.” 

I slowly gave up my mind to sneak out.

Let’s sit on the bus as much as I can and get up when I really need it. 

“Lilith!”

Soon, Cheshire and Jem poured the cores of the monsters they had caught in front of me.

“Hurry up and absorb it! I’ll get some more!”

“Rom, let Lilith first. I’ll catch it for you after I finish.” 

“E, eung.” 

“No, guys! Wait!” 

Cheshire and Jem didn’t listen and went hunting further.

I gulped down my saliva as I looked at the cores piled up in front of me.

‘This is the Emperor’s bus.’

I felt guilty, but I brushed it off and absorbed two cores of different sizes.

“Let’s see.”

Lilith Rubinstein (6)

3 points for Grade D, 2 points for Grade E.

‘Are you kidding me?’

26 points for absorbing everything.

I let out a sigh.

Four people need a total of 4,000 points, so even if we catch it all day, it won’t be enough. 

“Ah, Cheshire!”

I showed the scoreboard to Cheshire, who brought a few more cores.

Cheshire, who was looking at my score, made eye contact.

“…We should go, right?”

“Yeah.”

“W, where are you going?” 

Rom, who noticed something, asked with a pale face.

Cheshire pointed to a high cliff that looked over the forest.

“Cliff Fortress.”

“Y, y, you can’t!” 

“Rom, it’s okay. Don’t worry.”

“B, but…” 

“Lilith, look at this! I caught it again!” 

Jem approached, excitedly wiping the ooze from the monster flower on her cheek.

“Jem, let’s go towards the cliff.”

Cheshire said right away. 

Jem paused and soon smiled.

“Totally great!”

“G, g, guys…” 

Jem took the lead, and Cheshire dragged the frightened Rom along.

So, we moved deeper into the forest and closer to the cliff fortress.

* * *

Cheshire and Jem hunted the monsters they encountered on the way. 

When I reached the entrance of the cliff fortress, I absorbed the core that the two collected, and it was 46 points. 

“Wow, Lilith is the best! I was wondering what you packed.”

“I did say that we would need it, right?” 

Before entering the Cliff Field.

We sat down on one side of the forest and opened my bag.

There were four lunch boxes inside.

“My older brothers did that, they say they get hungry after taking an exam. They said lunch boxes are a must.”

There was no time limit for the test. 

You just need to catch enough monsters to collect points. 

However, once you come in, no matter how hungry you are, you can’t go outside until you shout out that the exam is over—.

Packing a packed lunch and holding out for as long as possible was a tip the twins gave.

“Ugh. It’s so good, so good.”

Jem emptied the lunch box crying.

The lunch boxes of the two, which used a lot of stamina and mana to hunt, quickly ran out.

“Eat mine, too!”

I wasn’t hungry after just taking a walk. When I handed over my lunch box, Cheshire shook his head.

“It’s okay. You eat.”

“Don’t do that and eat more. I’m not hungry.”

“T, that’s right. E, eat mine, too.” 

“Huh? I don’t refuse”

Eventually, Cheshire and Jem, who received our share, began to fill their hunger.

It makes me happy to see them eating well.

If I hadn’t brought my packed lunch, I would have been in big trouble.

“Guys, but if we go in here today, we can collect all 1,000 points, right?” 

I smiled and pointed at the hologram floating in the air. 

There was a separate magic tool installed in the cliff fortress, so I could check the score of the monsters and the number of remaining points. 

*Cliff Fortress*

Grade A (1000 points): 2

Grade C (50 points): 300

“If you get a Grade A, you will graduate right away. But it’s going to be hard to catch, right?”

Jem scratched her head.

“Even though Grade A is difficult, there are 300 Grade C. Even if we catch 80 of them, we can all graduate!” 

“Wow, is this a dream?”

When Jem heard me, she gave herself a slap on the cheek. 

“I’m graduating at once…” 

“I, I also have to do something, b, but I’m sorry…” 

“Don’t worry.” 

Cheshire soothed the sullen Rom.

“Unlike the forest, it will be difficult here. It will probably hurt quite a bit.”

“T, then I will heal you!” 

“Yeah.” 

Hehe, this heartwarming teamwork.

I was proud and blew my nose.

It was then.

The magic tools screen has changed.

!Enter Group A!

Gerard Schmidt: 1150 points

Bruce Chambers: 850 points

Jake Carter: 820 points

Butler: 265 points

“Oh, this place also shows the scores of the kids entering the field, doesn’t it?”

“Right?” 

“Gerard has already completed his graduation score. It must be nice.” 

Seeing Gerard’s score already surpassing 1000 points, Jem stuck her mouth out in envy.

“Ah, Jem. I’m envious. It’s our first time, and they’ve taken a few tests, so it’s a score they collected after taking several tests.”

“S, still. Look. That kid is incredible…” 

Jem opened her mouth as she looked at Group A at the bottom of the cliff.

I was curious about her reaction, so I rushed to see it.

‘Oho, it’s really first-class Dos.’

Group A’s bus driver must have been Gerard. 

The rest of the crew were watching, and Gerard was holding the adult wolf master in front.

Each time he swung his sword, four or five demon beasts were engulfed in blue flames and collapsed.

‘Wow, is he already using his sword?’

Gerard Schmidt: 1150 points

Bruce Chambers: 1000 points

Jake Carter: 1020 points

Butler: 1015 points

In less than 15 minutes, all the kids in Group A completed their graduation points.

It was then.

Cheshire hurried up with a sword while eating.

“Huh, Cheshire? Eat everything first then go.” 

Why is he in such a hurry? There are a lot of monsters left.

“Ah?” 

However, I soon realized why Cheshire was in a hurry while watching the rapidly changing magic tool screen. 

Grade C (50 points): 278, 273, 268, 264, 259…

The number of Grade C monsters continued to decrease rapidly. 

“No!” 

I looked down the cliff in surprise and met Gerard’s eyes.

He smiled proudly and continued hunting.

“W, why does that kid keep catching it?!” 

He already has all the points!