"Good morning, everyone, my name is Vali. I believe we should start with our presentation, to inform everyone what our abilities are in order to decide who will be the team leader, as you can see, I am a wind element wizard and I specialize in short and medium range combat."
"I believe my level is the highest since I just reached the final stage of the gray core, I learned a little about runes and I have great experience in combat in narrow terrain is open, I always emphasized improving my combat skills. Who will be next?"
I'm surprised by Vali's introduction, I thought he would be an arrogant nobleman as the moment he saw that he was the strongest of the group he gave a smile that made him have a proud snobbish face, but even a snobby smile. in the face that makes me want to punch, he didn't play around or seemed to brag during his performance.
I think he will be a good teammate; he seems to know how to behave efficiently and to avoid antagonizing others even if the group has black core warriors who have just joined the institute.
"I want to be next; my name is Isabela and I'm a gray core warrior with the water element. I intend to be a duelist and have been training for that purpose, although I am not good enough to earn the duelist title, I have already mastered the basic aura and elemental skills of a duelist."
"I have good combat experience in duels, but I can't say that I excel in combat in the jungle or in very difficult terrain. I've done over a hundred tasks of hunting nature at the institute, so I won't be a burden."
I didn't notice anything special about her, but if she's really mastered the basics of skills a duelist should have, she's probably already mastered the aura and water blades to a pretty good standard. Her offensive power will come in very handy in the illusory matrix, the black core warrior in the final stage manifested when I fell silent.
"My name is Jon I'm in the final stage of the black core, I haven't specialized yet so I've been training both my offensive and defensive skills, I'm a warrior with solid foundations, but as I don't even have an elementary seed, I believe that I will have the least offensive power on the team. If there isn't an earth element warrior, I can try to be the shield or distraction warrior for the team, I just ask you not to force me to face a very strong enemy directly."
"I don't intend to kill myself within the illusory matrix, if you have to use me as a disposable piece, I will back down and give up the test. I doubt teacher Balder will consider me a traitor for not killing me during the test."
I liked him, he may not be very strong anymore and sincere and can be a good distraction or assistance to be able to distract weaker enemies, as the team seems to be quite offensive and with high mobility, a shield warrior may not be much needed anymore. that their main motive is to defend the mages is a team's archers. Even facing a powerful enemy, I believe that a triangular formation formed by min, Isabela and Vali will be able to trap and defeat any enemy that appears, as far as I know enemies will not have the power of a strong level three magic beast.
"My name is Mark and this is my cousin Leo, we both just joined the institute as Jon, but our black core is only in the intermediate stage, in both of us we have an elementary seed containing the fire element. We are both offensive fighters and have little experience fighting in forest or other difficult terrain."
With that just missing my introduction, Vali's irritating smile only grows because of his happiness, he believes he will be the team leader and that seems to bring a strange joy and satisfaction to him. It's a shame I don't intend to let him be the team leader.
"Good morning, everyone, my name is Ulric. I am a gray core warrior and I have the elements of fire and wind; I have a great deal of knowledge of runes, flora and minerals."
"I'm a tracker type warrior with a lot of experience in combat in forests and caves. I have guided more than one team in dungeons and missions in the southern region, I believe I am the most capable person to lead the team as I have experience in creating and disarming traps that use runic arrangements and I have no lack of experience in leading teams."
My performance wasn't the longest or the shortest, but it was the one that shocked the team the most, that's not a surprise as a warrior with sensory abilities like mine is something very useful in our situation. Apart from Vali who looks annoyed because I aimed directly at the team's lead and I have a good chance of getting it, while the other temporary teammates are very happy with my presence.
"I think Ulric is our best candidate for leadership as he is a tracker. During tests his ability should help us a lot." I already have Isabela's support."
"Only if he's really a tracker, I've never heard of him before. At the institute as far as I know there are only four students who are trackers and not one of them has the name Ulric, he may be lying or overestimating his abilities, he even said that he has already disarmed rune arrangements this is very difficult even for a tracker I believe he may be lying to us."
Vali's distrust was to be expected, but I didn't think he would call me a liar directly, I just thought he would say I'm not competent. But I didn't know that there were four trackers at the institute, I should take some time and find out more information from them so I can stay away from them.
"Why would he lie about this Vali?"
"Isabela raised a good point, why would I lie? Lying about my abilities would be considered sabotaging the team and we all know what punishment would await me after we left the illusory matrix."
"Other than our colleague Jon who's not sure if he left the team because he was smart enough not to kill himself by bait or hold back a very strong enemy, I'm sure if someone were to lie about their skills or qualifications to become the team leader, only to later cause the failure and perhaps death of the entire team would be considered an act of treason and sabotage, I'm sure teacher Balder would kill me, he wouldn't spare me even if the principal shows up to save me, which is already impossible, because if she were here she would only prevent teacher Balder from killing me so that she can have the pleasure of killing me with her own hands."
"I believe what Ulric said is right. Lying now would be considered an act of sabotage and he would be killed; Ulric has my vote to be the team leader."
"Thank you, Isabela. Thank you so much for trusting me today.
"Leo and I believe that Ulric has no reason to lie to us, it would be suicidal for him to do this today, which is a day that we will be monitored and judged by the teachers, they would know whether or not he is a tracker. He also has our vote to become the team leader." I already have half the votes, and as I'm going back on myself, I've already conquered the position of leader in our team.
"I also support Ulric being our leader, he stopped having all the skills I would like our leader to have. I believe that our chances of passing the test will be greater with him as our leader and I hope that in the next test runs he will be my leader again." I didn't expect Jon's flattery, he seemed like a very serious person, but unfortunately for you I hope that if I have to be part of another team during the audition that his members are stronger than you but of course I'm not rude or an idiot to say it to his face.
With that I have five votes out of six, it looks like I will be voted to be the leader in a unanimous way. I doubt Vali has you creating conflicts within the group because of jealousy or because he won't be the leader, he seems strangely intelligent and doesn't seem to let his superiority complex get in the way of his chances of passing the illusory matrix tests.
It only took him a few seconds to shake off his anger and frustration and give me a sympathetic smile, these types of people are pretty dangerous to be friend and foe. As he is able to control his emotions, he deserves my respect and caution, but hopefully at the end of the test I can be considered more a friend and colleague than an enemy of Vali, and it's always nice to make friends with smart people, even if I feel that he would stab me in the back without hesitation if I were a real threat to him.
"I agree with Ulric's argument that if he had been lying, he would have been killed by teacher Balder after we left the illusory matrix. So, I vote for him too, what will our strategy be in the illusory matrix, leader?"
I ignore the acidity in Vali's question for two reasons, the first is that he's not worth fighting and the second is because it snowed in our direction.
"You have to keep silent and together, it feels like the matrix is being activated. Only after entering the test will, we be able to create a strategy to win it."
The colorful snow swallows our entire team.