Yoruichi first took the written exam for the [Diplomacy] and [Exploration] and received a failing grade, "12 and 11 respectively... You're just a bit better than an average person living his or her day-to-day life with nothing to worry about."
"Is that good?"
"Of course not!" The red-haired receptionist snapped at her, "You're applying as a member of the Hartagertle Mercenary Union and we don't need average people! The passing rating is 30 points and you didn't even reach half of that!" The receptionist felt her blood pressure rising and took a deep breath, 'Pamatypians are known for their dense skull where brain cells could hardly grow... But this is the first time I've encountered someone brave enough to take the tests with these kinds of scores...'
She looked at her again and thought, 'No... I can't attribute ignorance with bravery.'
Naturally, Yoruichi isn't stupid. It's just that no matter how much studying she has done in her free time, there's no way for her to truly grasp their culture, their ways, and how they judge everything without experiencing it herself. Even then, she's actually surprised that she got a score that was considered a bit above average, 'It seems like I won't be needing that much time to adjust.'
"Do you still want to take the [Combat] exam? Thanks to your atrocious scores, you'd need a really high score for it to join the Union. I can still refund you."
"I'll take it."
The receptionist sighed, "Listen here. When I say a really high score, I mean it. You'd need a score that's equivalent to a high-tier [Combat] oriented member. And not to boast, But high-tier members of this Union keep receiving invitations from various prestigious organizations, including high-ranking Etoulde clans.
"If you're that confident with your ability to fight, go to one of these organizations or clans and apply as their muscle. You'll receive more benefits there than here because frankly speaking, if you were to pass, though I doubt that, only a few missions will be available to you due to your lack of rating for both [Diplomacy] and [Exploration]. Not to mention, you won't be able to leave the Union for 10 years once you've signed the contract unless there's a very special situation."
"I'll take it."
The receptionist sighed once again. But even after her initial impression of her, she's liking her a bit more now. Only a bit though, "Fine. I'll arrange a good examiner for you. Do your best."
If Yoruichi exceeded the examiner's ability, they won't be able to judge her properly so they'll need to send out a stronger one. However, the examinee will be too tired to perform his or her best and would usually receive a lower score than they are capable of. By arranging a good examiner from the start, Yoruichi would have the best shot to get the highest rating she could get.
Yoruichi, however, didn't really know any of this as she's not really thinking deeply about her 'good examiner' claim.
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"...You're the highest one available?" Asked Yoru's receptionist, "Where are the rest?"
In front of her is a very good-looking tall man with long and straight golden hair, green glistening eyes, and long ears pointing slightly downwards, "I'm not too sure but I heard most of them went to the frontier. I also heard that there's a commission there to look for someone and it pays well." The man then flashed a smile at her and with a proud look, he declared, "Nonetheless, you don't need any of them to do this exam for you. Someone like me who's on the verge of reaching the high tier is more than enough." And he ended it with a wink.
His sickeningly sweet voice almost made the receptionist puke and when he winked at her, she almost gouged his eyes out but stopped when she thought about her lazy days working here. However, the man she was about to attack didn't even notice her movements as it was too fast for him, 'Of all days, it had to be this idiot. This shithead definitely got a clue regarding my identity. If not, he wouldn't suddenly change his attitude around me.'
'But the frontier, huh? I heard that there was an incident where a young master of an insignificant clan tried to assassinate Stralit and was saved by an unknown individual who seems to be the successor of Stralit. There's a commission to find him? I heard that Alicia was also present, so if she can't find him, there's no way these idiots who went there would be able to find him.'
She then glanced at the man with a proud look and sighed, "Fine... Get ready. I'll wait for you in the 3rd Simulation Room."
"I'll prepare immediately!" The man left like the wind and the receptionist could see his excited face, 'This idiot thinks this is the chance to prove himself... How stupid.'
However, she's slightly worried. She promised Yoru that she'd give her a good examiner but ended up falling a bit short. Although it was a mistake not to check who's currently available before promising anything, it's still her mistake regardless. But if she can't fulfill it, she can just do something with the same value, 'If she can prove it, I can use my influence as a Yarwood to give her a high-tier rating.'
She initially wanted to look for someone else to judge the fight to continue lazing around, but it looks like she would have to do it herself, 'I'm such an idiot.'
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Yoruichi was led into a white room 50 feet on all sides and nothing within it. Before she entered, she saw the label on the sturdy automatic door, '3rd Simulation Room... There's no way for us to fight properly within this unless...'
Within the room with her is the receptionist and a guy that gives off an 'annoying prick' demeanor in Yoruichi's eyes, 'So this guy is my opponent.'
The receptionist took out a tablet and tapped at it a few times before the lights turned off for a few seconds and a wave of Magic Power filled the room. A few more seconds later, light returned and they are standing in a jungle where trees grew as high as 500 feet and as wide as 300 feet with branches thrice as thick as a Human dotting all over its trunk, making the whole place dense with plant life that it would be tricky to navigate for an inexperienced fighter.
"The Great Forest of Sector 6? Aren't you giving me too much advantage here, miss Gwenn?"
"Enough talking. You can start any time."