Chapter 8 – Entrance Ceremony

Episode 8 – Entrance Ceremony

[Then may the Goddess’ blessing be with you, new students! If you get hurt, come to the church right away! Hello!]

The entrance ceremony finally came to an end with a cute greeting from the pink-haired busty saint.

As I was yawning loudly, a woman in a suit who looked to be in her mid-20s approached the row where I was sitting.

“Everyone pay attention! My name is Sara Kaiman, and I am the temporary professor in charge of Class 3. Follow her in line!”

Sara Kaiman shouted as she led the way out of the main auditorium. Her burgundy ponytail flutters near her hips with each step she takes. She let us know that her strong physique means she does not neglect her training.

‘It’s still the same.’

Her confident face and loud voice she were no different from those in the game.

Sarah Kaiman is a former mercenary and is in charge of classes related to close combat at the academy. As the protagonist’s professor, she played an active role in various incidents.

‘What level is Sarah Kaiman?’

I remembered Sarah Kaiman’s status based on her memories from the beginning of the game.

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Sarah Kaiman

Level – 263

Strength: 248

Stamina: 227

Durability: 196

Senses: 172

Magic attribute: 203

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I think it was probably like this.

Considering the difference in level and realm, it is predicted that she will be more than 100 times stronger than Alyssa, let alone me.

Even Sarah has a long way to go, considering that she struggles with her relationship towards the end.

At that time, a familiar voice was heard from behind.

“Abel. Come here. “The tie is crooked.”

“Uh, really? Thank you Uni.”

Abel and Yuni, words I couldn’t ignore, I turned my head and stared at them.

‘It was there as expected.’

A handsome man with black hair and eyes and refreshing features, and a beautiful girl with soft eyes and straw-colored hair and orange eyes.

The two are Abel, the main character of Abel Chronicles, and his childhood friend, heroine Yuni.

I clearly remember that he was assigned to the same temporary class as Ruan Friuli, but no matter how hard I looked, I couldn’t find him and he must have arrived quite late.

Still, I’m relieved that right now it doesn’t seem to have changed from how it unfolded in the game.

Soon after, they arrived at the classroom.

“Please sit appropriately. The kids sitting in front were passing out handouts. “I’ll explain when the bell rings.”

I took a seat in the back.

I was the type of person who didn’t prefer the front to begin with, and above all, this was the best place to look at Abel and Uni.

Soon, the classroom became crowded.

Sarah sat cross-legged on a chair, concentrating on her work, as if she had no intention of stopping the commotion until the bell rang.

I skimmed through the handout while listening to the conversation between Abel and Yuni.

‘The placement test is in three days as scheduled.’

The placement test is a survival format.

With the cooperation of the Gray Magic Tower, each person must survive on an island measuring 50km by 50km created by illusion magic in the Great Hall.

If you survive long enough or catch monsters to accumulate points, your ranking is calculated based on that.

Of course, it is also possible to defeat the same student and steal points.

If it is strong, it will be more efficient.

However, since the classes are appropriately drawn from the top, middle, and bottom ranks, the rankings are actually meaningless.

There is just a reason for me to be in the same class as Abel.

‘Abel was in the middle rank, right?’

Although his skills are good enough to place him in the top tier, unfortunately, he meets Alyssa on the island and is eliminated a little early.

From what I remember, the class Abel was assigned to had relatively few middle-level students, so he could be in the same class as long as he reached the middle-ranking level.

It would normally be impossible to rank in the middle with a level that is less than half that of other students…

‘It’s not like there’s no way.’

Even if you just survive until the end without having to actively catch monsters, it’s easy to get to mid-level rank.

It was a time of diligent planning.

“What are you two talking about?”

A cat beast intervened between Abel and Yuni, who were having a friendly conversation.

She, with short cream-colored hair and amber eyes, spoke in an arcane way and approached me, wagging her tail.

Of course, Abel and Yuni are just embarrassed.

“Uh, huh? “Us?”

“You two are right! I think it’s so fun to talk about! “Please join me too!”

“UNI. “How are you?”

“I’m okay! Let’s talk together!”

Even though the cat was annoying and disturbed her time with her crush’s childhood friend, Yuni gladly accepted her.

“Wow, thank you! My name is Pernia! “I came from Beast Road, the kingdom of beastmen!”

“It’s Abel. Please take care of me.”

“I’m Uni! Pernia. Nice to meet you.”

After each introduction, they got together and started chatting amicably.

I stared at the prisoner named Pernia.

‘It’s suspicious.’

There was no event like this in the game.

I don’t know if Pernia actually existed, but at least I haven’t seen anyone who matches up with her among the people associated with Abel.

In other words, Pernia is a variable that did not exist in the game.

If it is a variable at this moment, there is only one case that can come to mind.

However, being too sure can lead to fatal mistakes, so let’s take our time and decide for now.

Suddenly, I heard something that I couldn’t ignore.

“But Abel. “What did you talk about with the saint yesterday?”

“Huh? “Seo, saint?”

“Okay! Sometime yesterday afternoon, he suddenly came to the inn where we were staying. What did you say then? You said what about an intruder from another world? Didn’t something happen between you two?”

When she said Uni, I forgot that I was supposed to be observing secretly and ended up staring at her.

Abel hurriedly covers her mouth.

“Oh! U, Uni. That story is a secret. Let’s talk later. Huh?”

“Joy! You don’t want to talk to me? Abel’s reaction is so strange. “It’s not like you’re dating a saint or anything like that, right?”

“No! It’s not like that, so let’s talk about it later. “Understand, right?”

“Then do you really have to tell me? Otherwise, I won’t talk for a while!”

While Yuni was making her appeal, subtly revealing her jealousy of her saint her, I looked at Pernia’s her complexion her.

‘As expected.’

As expected, her expression was as stiff as mine.

He quickly regains his composure and pretends to be calm, but he can’t escape my keen gaze.

There is a high probability that Pernia is a possessed person.

After coming to that conclusion, I couldn’t help but laugh.

‘It’s funny when I think about it.’

Isn’t this a woman who must have lived on Earth her whole life her, but she is possessed by a cat beast and is adding nyana characters to her way of speaking her?

She may have thought that no one would know her and was just absorbed in her role her, but from my perspective, all I could see was her laughing her.

Look. She’s still messing around right now, right?

I, who was laughing out loud, quickly regained my composure and settled the situation.

‘First of all, Pernia is a possessor. She smelled it and she smelled it even in the church.’

Yesterday afternoon, it was only a few hours after I became possessed. No matter how excellent the denomination’s information capabilities are, it can be considered too early.

Of course, it could be that I was possessed especially late, but there is no end to that assumption.

In any case, if they were all possessed at the same time, it would be more correct to say that they noticed the possessor’s existence through something unusual, such as an oracle, rather than a general route.

With this, the probability that it was Lepentia, the goddess of light, who dragged me to this world has increased.

If it’s true, I definitely plan to rape Repentia someday. I am apologizing with my pussy. There can be nothing else than that.

‘But I still don’t understand.’

Why did a goddess who is revered by mankind bring me in by giving me strange skills like rape declaration? I don’t know for sure, but there must have been some kind of problem in the middle.

So, they are trying to track down the possessed people by issuing oracles.

Somehow the situation has become more complicated.

Grand cherry─ Grand cherry─

As I was clutching my heated forehead, I shook my thoughts away when I heard the bell ringing from the clock tower.

Sarah Kaiman stands up.

“Good. Now, I will explain the placement test.”

The explanation was not complicated.

In the first place, all the students have to do is go to the main auditorium after three days, catch monsters on the island, fight each other, and endure until the end.

Since the test ends on the same day, there is no need to prepare in particular.

“For your information, the results will be announced on the same day, and the six highest ranked students will serve as temporary class presidents. Class assignments will be announced on the bulletin board the next day. Dormitories are also assigned based on rank, so it’s good to keep that in mind. Those in the lower ranks will be sharing one room with three people.”

As soon as the last words were said, sighs spread around. This is because the number of nobles is so large that it is difficult to accept cohabitation with other people.

In contrast, the mainstream response from commoners was that they did not like it, but that there was nothing they could do.

If you are dissatisfied, you can become stronger.

‘What kind of roommate do you want to be?’

I don’t ask for much, so it would be nice if he wasn’t a named character or a villain.

In the beginning, you should avoid getting involved in the main story as much as possible. It was wise to focus only on growth until at least one serving was possible.

“The explanation ends here. Anyone have any questions?”

Extra 1 raising his hand as if he was waiting.

“You said that dormitories change depending on grades. What is the cycle?”

“Every semester. Midterm and final exams. And we will add up the practice scores to get the result. Don’t worry, you will be notified in advance. Then what next?”

After that, several questions passed, and when the sun began to rise in the sky, Sara Kaiman announced the dissolution.

“Anyone have any more questions? Don’t forget to gather at the main auditorium by 9 o’clock three days later. All artifacts can be detected, so be careful not to get disqualified for bringing them in. Whether you are a noble or a commoner, there is no consideration. Then disperse!”

Solias Academy is strictly based on merit.

Even if you are a commoner, if you are strong, you can hope to be on equal footing with the nobles. I can’t say it’s completely meaningless, but at least it doesn’t openly discriminate based on social status.

That is why, even though 1,000 years have passed since its establishment, it is still able to maintain its reputation.

I left the classroom, leaving behind the students who were starting to wake up in earnest.

I walked around campus and looked at temporary student ID cards.

‘There’s nothing particularly special.’

It was an ordinary card except for the recognition magic enchantment, which may be because it was only used until the class and dormitory were assigned.

If you have this, you can use both the public and private training rooms provided at the academy.

‘Shall we go right away?’

Julie and the coachman will be waiting anxiously, but I have no time to waste. Even if training is difficult, it is right to understand it in advance.

I turned around and headed to the training room.

After a while…

“As expected, it’s magnificent.”

Although it is a training room used only by first year students, its size is comparable to a large library.

Aside from that, it was very unfortunate that no one was using it because it was the entrance ceremony, but it was actually good for me.

Because you don’t have to pay attention.

After entering, I quickly arrived in front of the private sparring room.

Tiririk!

When I swiped the temporary pass, the light on the door turned green and the lock was unlocked.

“Oh, it’s pretty spacious?”

It didn’t really feel like it when I saw it in the game, but it seems to be about 50 pyeong in size. At this level, I don’t think there will be any need to use public facilities.

While looking around at the wooden weapons that decorated an entire wall, I picked up a wooden sword and swung it.

Hooong─ Hooong!

I can’t help but shake my head.

“As expected, I have no talent for swordsmanship.”

I thought maybe it was because my soul had changed, but this body was not suited to swordsmanship at all.

If you were to ask an uneducated subject who has never swung a sword in his life how he knows that, he would be at a loss for words, but it would not be wrong as even Ruan Friuli admitted a long time ago that he had no swordsmanship talent.

This time, I held my stance and raised my fist.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

His fists make a sharp attack, making quite a strong attack.

It’s quite amazing for being able to swing it spontaneously without any learning. I clenched and unclenched my fists and shook my head in the deep, lingering feeling.

“As expected, Ruan Friuli was the recommended horse.”

Kwonma (拳魔).

A being that is human but not human.

In the Chronicles of Abel, he was one of the apostles who played a part in the Dark Church and showed world-shattering power with destructive martial arts.

In the game, he was a character whose identity was not revealed until the moment of his death.

However, I discovered the connection between Gwonma and Ruan Friuli quite by chance.

It is a scar carved in the same area.

To be exact, it is a remnant of a blessing I received at a holy place when I was young, and it later remained like a scar.

The blessing later turned into a scar because of the uniqueness of Ruan Friuli.

Extreme Demon Body.

It refers to a body that transcends humans by implanting a demonic spirit containing infinite demonic energy.

Luan Friuli must have been kidnapped by the Dark Church as a test subject for the Demon God after being expelled from the Academy for attempted rape.

And he must have survived against astronomical odds and become an apostle of the Dark Church.

At the time of his appearance as an apostle, his face his his his was disfigured by demonic energy, possibly as a side effect, so no one could recall Ruan Friuli from the demon.

“Isn’t it? Maybe Isis knew.”

The reason why Isis Friuli’s appearance frequency decreased significantly after the horse riding episode may have been because her identity was noticed.

If she’s the type of person she is, she probably feels quite guilty about her brother’s corruption of her.

After contemplating speculation for a moment, I shook my head, thinking that this was not the time.

“Anyway, I’m glad my prediction was right.”

If his talent for martial arts had been the effect of the Ultimate Demon God, he would have been confused for a while as he could not find a direction for his growth.

Smiling with satisfaction, I left the training room behind and moved to the front door.

Julie, who had been waiting, comes running in a huff.

“Young master! Where have you been? I was worried!”

“I just looked around. Let’s go faster than that. “I’m hungry.”

“Really… All right. Let’s go quickly.”

Julie seemed to have a lot to say, but she said one word in vain, and then quietly got into the carriage, perhaps because she was afraid that she would disobey her even if she meant it.

And when I ran and ran and arrived at the mansion, I faced an unexpected situation.

“Young master! You’ve come to the right place! “Currently, a customer has arrived.”

“Guest?”

“Yes. This is Lady Scadia Maryland. This is your fiancee. “You are waiting in the reception room now.”

I frowned at the butler’s words.