132. Best Candidate of the Year
Nea has an early graduation system.
It is a system that allows talented people to graduate in advance, and selects talented people from the first year and transfers them to the third year course.
Those who are expected to graduate are second-year students in terms of grade, but, like third-year students, they focus on practical training.
All of them are called ‘those who are expected to graduate early in the second year’, and most of them, including Arthur, are put into actual operation missions from the second year on this system.
Among students, it is simply called ‘2.5 grade’.
Looking at the halfway grade, not the 2nd or 3rd year, I even feel quite ashamed.
When I first read ‘The Strongest Dragon’, I had a question about why they made a cumbersome system called ‘2.5th grade’ instead of just raising them to the 3rd grade.
Personally, there were times when I asked this question as a comment, but the writer said it was to put ‘differentiation’ on this.
What I realized later is that such a system itself is a trick to introduce Arianne when Arthur is in 2.5th grade.
The author himself set the 3rd year to be practice-oriented, and it seemed strange that a transfer student came in as a 2nd year.
It was all to tie 2.5th year Arthur and 2nd year Ariane in one classroom.
I guess that’s what adults do.
And maybe it was to prevent the main characters from being torn apart because the halves were different among the 3rd year warrior candidates.
That’s why it seemed like a 2.5 year system was created.
In the first place, while taking classes in a university style, the concept of middle and high school was divided into classes in itself… .
It was to tie ‘Anya, Reus, Sony, Sepia, Tia, Tesha’ in class 1.
anyway.
Like other main actors, I put documents in the 2.5 year student screening.
And just as winter is coming, the academy is also having a winter break.
The slightly cooler temperature, the gray, low-hanging winter sky, the shortened days, and the extremely deserted campus all told us that winter had arrived.
―Ethan, are you going to the ‘year-end awards ceremony’ today?
I stared blankly at the text message from Sepia.
year-end awards ceremony.
Nadia Academy has a system that collects and awards the best students in each field every year.
It is to select the best students in items such as magic, martial arts, archery, grades, and so on.
Of course, if it was Sepia, there would be nothing strange about being chosen as the best first-year student in the field of magic.
Like universities, the academy goes on winter break as soon as the final exams are over, but many students participate in the awards ceremony for various reasons.
Which students excelled in each field this year?
Some went out of curiosity or to take a picture of the professors’ eyes.
And sometimes, large guilds make scouting offers.
Didn’t Arthur get a scout offer from maybe five big guilds at the original year-end ceremony?
Putting that aside, I should be part of the place where my friend gets the award.
Sepia is a wizard who can be called a genius.
Not only Sepia, but the main characters are all figures who are at the edge of each field.
Arthur and Tesha are hard-working geniuses.
Tia is thorough in self-management and s*xual management.
Anya doesn’t know how to freely release magic, so there is no one who can follow her in terms of power.
Reus?
In the first place, Reus is a demigod. It might be rude to compare demigods with humans.
It was a natural result that such outstanding class 1 friends swept the awards at the awards ceremony.
me?
i won’t be Since the other day, I messed up my usual writing grades.
“Ethan, I have an appointment again today… ?”
Hessia inflated her cheeks. It is Hessia’s habit to puff out her cheeks whenever she doesn’t like something.
“I’ll play with you when vacation starts.”
“Pi, you’re already on vacation.”
“But I have work to do at the academy today.”
I stroked Hesia’s hair and prepared to leave. Hessia was now seven or eight years old.
I think it was a good thing to move the residence to the outskirts of Istvan where people are rare.
It’s a place with no neighbors, but it has the advantage of being able to hide the fact that Hessia is growing so fast.
“okay. You have to come early today.”
“Yeah, I will.”
I left Hessia behind and left the house. I shivered once in the extremely cold weather.
As the year passes, now strange phenomena occur all over the continent.
A strange phenomenon where it is foggy even though it is not usually foggy, or the days get shorter in summer.
It is not long before the demon king arrives.
Mine’s invasion of Lognesban’s territory, the Demonic Order revealed on the surface of the water, Princess Tesha’s ascension to the throne, etc… .
I feel breathless when I think about what’s to come.
Things only I can know in this world.
In a situation where the original work has already been twisted, it is unknown how it will be transformed and happen.
It was already too late to step out.
But I wonder if it will work out somehow, as I have done well so far. Because there must be something I can do while I’m possessed.
With that thought in mind, I moved on.
The venue for the awards ceremony is the stadium.
A wooden podium was placed in the center of the stadium. I sat down and waited for my friends to come.
Then someone tapped me on the shoulder. When I turned my head, Vivian was standing there.
* * *
“long time no see. Ethan… .”
“Wow, it’s been a while. Vivian.”
it’s been a month
It was the first time Ethan and Vivian met alone since Ariane suddenly transferred.
It was because after Ethan moved, the number of times he met Vivian drastically decreased.
Vivian stayed at the servants’ quarters, and Ethan repeatedly returned home as soon as work at the academy was over because of Hessia.
“Ethan, you know what?”
Vivian smiled lightly.
“Now Ethan has become my senior.”
“senior? ah… .”
Even belatedly, Ethan was able to understand the words.
“Are you enrolled? To Nadia Academy.”
“Right. Ethan… , senior.”
It was new to hear Vivian say her senior. Looking at it now, Vivian has become quite an adult.
Although I was originally an adult.
“congratulation. Vivian. Sooner or later, I will engrave the warrior candidate pattern. What about sepia?”
“The lady told me to reserve a seat for being a little late.”
It was the reason that he would even wear makeup to look good on Edan. Ethan, not knowing that, was lost in his thoughts.
‘As planned, Vivian became a candidate for the hero. Then, maybe there will be a way for Arthur to pull out Excalibur?’
Looking down at Ethan, Vivian sighed inwardly.
‘As expected, Ethan is thinking of the young lady… .’
At that time, Tesha, Arthur, and Arianne came to Ethan’s side. Ariane’s eyes met Ethan’s, and she avoided her gaze.
I could have gotten used to the sharp eyes, but I didn’t get used to it.
Either that or not, Ethan, who saw Arthur, acted out of the way.
“uh! Arthur! here it is This is Vivian! Do you remember?”
“uh? uhh… .”
“I heard you entered Nadia Academy this time!”
“uh? okay? Congratulations. Vivian.”
Vivian sighed inwardly again.
‘Edan-senpai really doesn’t care.’
There was only a summer’s happening between Arthur and Vivian, and nothing else.
It became an uncomfortable relationship again.
However, Ethan, who was trying to get Arthur to get Excalibur, couldn’t consider such a thing.
“Wow, congratulations! Vivian. A sepia maid, right?”
At just the right time, Tesha intervened. Otherwise, the atmosphere would have flowed awkwardly.
“you’re right. Tesya, right?”
“Feel free to call me Tesya. Is your name Vivian?”
“Yes, this is Vivian.”
Arianne looked at Ethan and turned her gaze to Vivian. She is the queen of jealousy. Instinctively, the woman’s touch was activated.
“Arthur, who is this woman?”
“uh… . A brother he knows.”
“hello. Ariane Teria. I heard a lot of stories from the sepia lady.”
Then Tia appeared in a red dress. Even at a glance, it was an awards ceremony.
“Wow, Tia. the dress suits you well Isn’t that the dress you wore at the social scene before?”
At Edan’s words, Tia only smiled strangely. It was not worn in social circles. It was a new suit this time as a new arrival.
“It’s a new suit this time.”
“ah… . okay?”
Ethan smiled to defuse the awkward situation. Then Sepia arrived. Like Tia, she was wearing a dress.
The only difference was that it was a blue dress. It was a dress adorned with a corset that barely exposed the breastbone.
In addition, Sepia naturally applied makeup and curled her hair. She smiled slightly at Tia and Tesha.
‘I am the star of this awards ceremony today.’
As Sepia, I didn’t want to match the color of the dress with Tia, so I asked her what kind of dress she was going to wear.
Tia replied, of course, that it was a red dress.
‘The red dress I always wear. I’m sick of it. Tia. And Tesha seems to have changed something?’
Sepia looked Tesha up and down. soon realized Because Tesha’s breasts were strangely enlarged.
“Sepia, what’s wrong?”
“Tesya, you seem to have changed something today.”
“I do not know. I don’t know. Is it because you’re dressed up?”
Tesha laughed and shrugged.
‘this person… , Seeing how you stay away from it, Tesha is also a fox. Why, there are only fox-like bitches by Ethan’s side.’
Whether or not Tesha and Sepia had a strange war of nerves, Ethan was lost in thought.
‘Sepia is blue, Tia is red. The harmony of yin and yang reminds me of the Taegeuk pattern.’
Soon, Vivian and Sepia exchanged glances.
The reason Sepia sent Vivian early was to preoccupy the seat next to Edan.
“Madam, then I will step back.”
When Vivian bowed her head and stepped back, Sepia hurriedly sat down next to Ethan.
‘I even mobilized Vivian to sit next to Ethan.’
There was no way Tia, who was quick to notice, didn’t know that. There is only one seat left. Tia and Tesha were fighting each other.
Then, Anya interrupted.
“Ethan, can I sit next to you?”
“Uh, sure.”
oh
Anya seemed naive, as if she knew nothing. The remaining seat next to him was taken by Anya.
As the awards ceremony began, Reus appeared with Sonny with a puzzled look on his face.
“Ah, Reus is here. Come and sit over here!”
Arthur even waved his hand at Reus. However, Reus still sat one space away from Arthur with his eyes wide open.
“Arthur! The game yesterday was great.”
Saying that, it was Sony who sat down in the empty seat.
Soon after, the awards ceremony began. The moderator came up under the colorful lights. When the moderator appeared, the audience roared.
That would be the case, because it was Sylvia who appeared as the moderator.
Among the students, Sylvia was famous as a mystic professor who did not show up at school events like this.
“Nice to meet you. candidates. My name is Sylvia von Lynchester. It’s already the end of this year. Now we will begin the awards ceremony.”
In turn, the best students in each field were called.
Most of the awards ceremony went as Ethan predicted.
Sepia was awarded in the magic category, Tia in the spirit category, Tesha in the exemplary category, Reus in the martial arts category, and Arthur in the weaponry category.
As if she had predicted the award, Sepia memorized a long acceptance speech that began with “Beautiful Night.”
“And I will announce the best warrior candidate this year.”
Edan was puzzled by Arthur’s award in the field of weaponry. Originally, Anya should have received the weapon skill.
‘Arthur in the field of weapons technology? Why is Arthur in the field of weapons technology?’
Before the announcement, Sylvia smiled. It was a smile that seemed to predict everything.
