Chapter 79

New Student Placement Test (3)

Saint Clarice had two dreams.

One is when your eyes are open and the other is when your eyes are closed.

One is a dream planted by Archbishop Verdio, and the other is a dream planted by the romanticist Adele.

– ‘You must become a person who is like a pure white sheet of paper.’

– ‘Imagine a sea that is unwavering beyond the horizon. Clarice. ‘Pursue silence that is as wide as the river and sea but without the sound of water.’

– ‘Under the Lord Telos, all are equal and no one can be taken lightly. We live to realize that will.’

– ‘I believe that sublimity comes from beliefs that have been maintained unwaveringly throughout one’s life. I have no doubt that that sublimity will be given a priceless value that cannot be replaced by anything else.’

During the day, I always received instruction from Verdio.

Verdio, the most powerful person in the religious order next to the Holy Emperor who rules over Saint Carpea, is a man who has devoted his entire life to God and is a role model for believers.

Even Saint Clarice, the Lamb of Telos, who had never done anything wrong, felt ashamed of her own faults when she saw his devout beliefs.

He was truly a person worthy of respect and a person who deserved to be rewarded by God more than anyone else.

Although he has a strong heart, he is not conceited. He is a person who always tries to listen equally to the voices of those who are weak.

That’s why Clarice had a dream. It is a life lived for the will of Telos by remaining a pure white girl without any flaws, like Verdio, who is always dazzling.

Her life as a clean, spotless saint and saving believers clearly contains a sublimity that ordinary people cannot possess.

– ‘It’s better to die in the trash than to live on a blank sheet of paper.’

– ‘If you live looking only at pure white walls and ceilings, your eyesight will deteriorate. ‘The romance of a world full of natural colors can never be known unless you experience it.’

At night, I sat by the window and listened to Adele play the mandolin. Adele always came by on starry nights.

Prophet Adele. Adele calls herself a romanticist.

The dead-eyed girl who managed the church’s sacred fire left the church one day, although the reason is unknown.

The girl who wandered around the world with only a musical instrument, with her hair braided and full of pretty flowers, suddenly became a bard singing romantic songs.

He goes to Olte, the land of historians, and learns archeology. He travels across the continent with just a musical instrument. He eventually enrolls in Sylvania and learns magic, but it is said that he wanders the world again during vacation.

She is truly a girl like the free sea breeze.

– ‘Even this holy temple, which is said to be the most magnificent structure created by humans, is nothing more than a sand castle in front of the strangely shaped rocks of the Rameln Mountain Range. ♪ Would you rather live satisfied with the sky seen from inside the well, or go to the wall to see the vast sea of stars? I’ll climb up the mountain♬’

– ‘Do you know that there can be sublimity in a life where you take ordinary classes, hang out with ordinary friends, and fall in love? Did you know that a hug from one person who loves you can be more valuable than the prayers of millions of believers who look up to you?’

I don’t know how she got around between the buildings, but at night, when the world was asleep, the girl sang at Clarice’s window. It was the top floor of Seonghwangdo, boasting its magnificent scale.

It is said that angels who obey the will of Telos fly freely around the world wrapped in colorful wings.

I’ve never actually seen the Apostle of Telos, but just imagining his magnificently spread wings, he looks sacred and sublime.

However, it was also steadily hanging on Adele’s back, which Clarice had seen from the window before going to bed.

It was probably only visible to Clarisse. It was a beautiful pair set against the background of a night sky full of stars.

After that, Clarisse closed her eyes and fell asleep, dreaming.

Rameln Mountains, Denkin Wetlands, Imperial Capital, Cloeron, Land of Pastures, Pulan, Land of Alchemy, Crete, Commercial City, Oldek, Land of Academics, Sylvania, Great Desert, Drestea, Cohelton, Lawless Zone...

Traveling through the lands of a world that I have only seen in books, there is someone at the end. meet .

The face is unknown. I don’t know my body type or personality. This is because it is completely unknown territory for Clarice.

At the end, Clarice hugs someone deeply and together they go on a journey they had been alone on.

It was a journey full of natural colors, in clear contrast to the pure white life of life.

Burying her face in the blanket and twisting her body for no reason... It was the most provocative fantasy she could have imagined.

*

“Ugh... I’m starting to feel out of breath... I need to adjust my speed...”

The test progressed smoothly. It wasn’t that difficult to begin with.

Find various types of magic stones scattered all over the mountain and offer them to the altar at the top.

The magic stone offered to the ‘Altar of Replacement’ changes into the form of magic power and permeates the owner’s body. Then, that permeated magic becomes evidence of successful applicants.

Magical power extracted from natural substances, rather than magic power naturally formed within the body, has a unique energy. Since it’s not your own magical power, it’s harder to handle it as well as you might think... but that’s not important. All you have to do is absorb that magic power and show it in front of a test tube.

Tanya caught her breath as she crossed the grass. If you focus your attention between your eyebrows, you can instantly feel the aftereffects of magical power seeping into your surroundings.

It has been well over 30 minutes since the test started.

The students who rushed out in fear that it might be first-come-first-served would have already reached the halfway point of the mountain.

They quickly found the magic stones one by one and were sprinting towards the top, not wanting to fall behind even a little bit.

The people leading the way were Eig and Josef, two of the most famous new students at the Ministry of Magic. The two seemed to have a strange sense of competition with each other.

‘There are too many.’

Tanya, who was slowly crossing the trees, was already holding a magic stone in her hands.

‘It can’t be all about simply offering the magic stone to the altar. There must be something prepared that can further differentiate between students.’

Do not try to lose stamina. Tanya slowly climbed the mountain at her own pace and looked around carefully.

Winter mountains are slippery. If you get anxious and run around too hard and fall and get hurt, you will only lose yourself.

There is a high possibility that something is prepared on the way to the top of the mountain. In that case, there is no reason to go up to the test stand as the first batter.

All you have to do is maintain an appropriate mid-level position, move up, and move forward while carefully observing what is in store.

‘The school uniform is a bit tight... Ugh...’

Tanya sighed, putting her hands on her knees instead of climbing up.

It’s been more than a few months since I looked forward to entering Sylvania. As the daughter of a duke, she always does her best to look good, but her greed knows no bounds.

Although Tanya is always busy taking care of her body, it was a clever decision to order a school uniform that was one size smaller. My body doesn’t have any more weight to lose, but it feels like I’m just being greedy for no reason.

In the end, Tanya sat down on a nearby rock and took a breather. I had no confidence in my physical strength.

Orunsan Mountain is not a very high mountain, but it is full of all kinds of forks, making it perfect for getting lost.

However, due to the nature of the mountain space, there is no way to be confused about the direction to the top. All you have to do is move towards the top of the slope.

Everyone seems to be finding their way through the spiderweb-like paths in their own way, but sometimes screams are heard from halfway up the mountain.

As expected, it was clear that something was prepared after the halfway point.

‘If possible, let’s go in the direction where the sound came from... If you heard a scream, it means you were hit by something, so we can check in advance what it was...’

It was when Tanya was organizing her complicated thoughts.

Suddenly, I looked up and saw a girl with a stature as small as me sitting at the edge of an old tree in the distance.

Before I knew it, I straightened my back and said, If you look at the way she is listening to Tanya’s sermon, she is not a bad person.

However, there is no sense of danger that she might meet people of higher status than her. If she lives her life as a bachelor like this, she may end up making a big mistake one day.

“Keep in mind . sun. Even in Sylvania, where the virtue of learning always comes first, there is a person whose status is noble enough to break even that unwritten rule... Don’t relax! “You’re the one who gets hurt for no reason.”

“I see... I’ll keep that in mind. “You’re worried about me.”

“I’m worried... but...”

Tanya was very frustrated seeing Kylie maintaining a strangely bleak mood even when she spoke so bluntly.

“Miss Tanya, you’re a good person. You were so worried about me, even though it was my first time meeting you... and you gave me sincere advice...”

“When you talk like that, I feel embarrassed again... Anyway, I shouldn’t be like this here, I should get up quickly! “It’s a test!”

“That’s right... The test is in progress right now...”

Cheers, chisels, bullshit!

I’ve met all kinds of good-natured people, but this was the first time I’ve ever seen someone so relaxed.

Tanya’s hair was like this. After tying it up for a moment, I sighed heavily.

“But I don’t have much greed for grades... If I get into Class A or something, I’ll just stand out...” “

What if I stand out... And I’m greedy for learning?” If you don’t have it, why did you come to Sylvania...”

“Of course... I have a desire for learning itself... but I think it would be more steady to slowly move up from the bottom, right?” “If

you think that way, I don’t have anything to say... ”

It feels like the ground will collapse if I sigh any longer.

Tanya slowly began to think that she should leave to do her own thing.

“I don’t think so... I’ll have to climb to the top.”

“I see... .”

Kylie nodded her head and suddenly grabbed one of Tanya’s hands.

“Then I’ll go with you.”

“...Huh? ” You said you weren’t that interested in tests.”

“That’s true, but...”

Kylie, who had been hesitantly speaking, swallowed her saliva and confessed as if she

was throwing up. “It’s because it’s my first time having a friend of the same age.”

“... ”

If you see what you’re doing, you probably don’t have any friends!

Tanya suppressed the urge to say something harsh like that.

“I’m not really interested in exams, but... I’ll help you with your exams!” ”

...”

“Then our relationship will become more special and closer...

right?” How on earth do you have to be so socially devoid to be so mean to just one friend?

Just thinking about it makes me shudder because it’s annoying. Tanya stayed like that for a while with her eyes wide open. He was just staring at Kylie. Even

though he knew that the person in front of him was the daughter of the Ross Taylor family, he was treating her so casually.

Even though I wondered if I should remind him of the difference in class... strangely, he was sobbing. Because of the atmosphere, I couldn’t make up my mind.

I felt like he was a pitiful person in many ways, but I couldn’t help but wonder if I could show him

some kindness. Anyway, he was a strange person.

*

As the content of this placement test is clear, the time limit is also clear. .

The bigger reason is that Assistant Professor Claire wanted to finish it quickly in the first place, but in any case, there is no way for the students to know.

Even though an hour has passed since the exam started, there is not a single student near the summit altar.

Clevious. I swallowed dry saliva.

I had a small hope that maybe I could just stand guard like this and go back... but...

“Oh my gosh! I thought you were going to die!”

“Aaaah! I’m here!”

A first-year student who made it through the mountainside filled with magic engineering supplies and was the first to reach the entrance to the altar. A

boy with a short build and small glasses on the end of his nose for a man with reddish, short hair.

Aig, the successor to the Rokin mercenaries. True to name and reality 1. He was a boy who could be said to be a talented person who could aim for the top rank in the magic department of his grade, but...

“Then just die...!!!!”

“Queeeeee!”

Clevius, who was scared, grabbed the scabbard and struck with a sudden strike. It made a strange sound like a pig slitting its throat and fell down.

It had just escaped from among the illusions

and was out of its senses. “Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.

It must have been a tough blow for a freshman who was exhausted from dealing with illusions.

With Aig lying unconscious in front of him... Clevious was out of breath and trembling.

“Oh... I’m so scared... Why? “Suddenly... it pops out and it’s so... really... whoa... whoo... whoo...”

It’s sad, but Aig, who fell after being hit so hard, was not guilty of anything.

He was just there. “It was a sin.

” is surprisingly worth doing...?

I wonder if it would be enough to surprise and subdue the students who come up like this.

From a student’s point of view, it couldn’t be more unreasonable... but I think it would work somehow if we just roughly put it in the name of testing improvisation in an urgent situation.

In fact, it is true that the business card of Sylvania’s Class A is not that shabby. If you just think about the members of Class A, a second-year student, it seems like anyone would be able to handle this level of effort with ease.

Clevius achieved a mental victory and clenched his fists.

This is a bit mean, but...! Although he is cowardly, unbecoming of a senior, and a scoundrel...! So what are we going to do...! Let’s just leave it like this...!

– Quaaaa!!

However, as if contradicting Clevius’s expectations, a loud roar was heard from the northern entrance of the altar.

...The northern entrance that Anis was guarding was opened.