Today is the entrance exam.
The Royal Academy in King's Landing is state-run, and there are academies in other areas that are fiefdoms. I heard that the academy in the capital is the highest level, and most of the students are aiming for the academy in the capital. It was said that the level of the academy in the Kingdom of Esfort is so high that students from other countries also come to the academy. This is the policy of the first king and has been going on for three hundred years.
Today, Silvia is more anxious than Cain since this morning.
''Cain-sama, have you forgotten anything?''
Sylvia, it's okay, I can get back to you if I forget something.
A frugal but cleanly dressed Cain replied.
'Well, I'll be off then!
Cain left the mansion and headed to the academy.
The academy has an entrance in the north and south, the north side is connected to the nobleman's district. The south side is a commoner's town, so most of the people coming in from that side are commoners.
Since Cain often went to the Adventurer's Guild, he flew to the Commoner's Street side by long warp and then entered the academy from the southern entrance.
At the entrance of the academy, there are guards standing on both sides of the gate.
I entered the academy and followed the directions to the exam room. Register your name at the reception desk and get an exam number to take the exam in the designated classroom.
For the test, there is a written test, a practical test, the practical test was required to take both magical ability measurement and sword skill measurement. This is because there are different orientations for different people. Basically, the written test will decide whether you pass or fail, but it seems that if you have outstanding ability in the practical test, you will be given points for the written test and pass.
When I entered the classroom to take the written test, I sat down at a seat with an exam number on it.
Looking around, everyone seemed to be nervous to make you feel the age of ten years old.
At the scheduled time, the examiner came into the classroom with a question.
'We're going to start the entrance exam now. If you look at other people's answers, you will be dismissed from the room, so be careful.
With that, he hands out the test questions and answer sheets.
'Then let's begin!
All at once, we got to work on the test.
I looked at the questions and they were reading and writing questions, math questions, and history questions. He could read and write when he was three years old, so there was no problem. When it came to arithmetic, addition and subtraction were the main problems, and multiplication and division were only a little. He was a high school student in a previous life, so there was no problem at all. As for history, it was a problem that any nobleman could understand.
Cain quickly finished all the questions and was in a daze.
It wasn't even halfway through the exam. Everyone around him was looking at the question paper as if they were biting into it.
''You, are you sure you want to be so laid back?''
The examiner approached me.
'It's all over now.'
Cain replied.
'Hmm, I see. You should at least review it.'
With that, the examiner began to look around at the other candidates again.
And then the time for the examinations came to an end.
'That's it! Everyone take your hands off your answer sheets and put them down.
Everyone looks relieved that the exam is over.
''Well then, we will now begin the practical test. The candidates in this classroom should head to the magical ability test first.
All the students in this classroom headed to the venue for the magical ability test. The venue was a training ground, and there was a row of doll-like things that served as targets. There were ten candidates lined up in a row each to cast their magic.
''Then line up in a row from number 281 to 290. Unleash the best magic you have towards that target.''
Cain was number 285, so he was the first pair.
'Can I give it my all?'
Without thinking, Cain asked the examiner.
'The training grounds here are warded, so you'll be fine. No problem, just do the best you can.
Then let's begin.
The other nine people who were first in line began to chant the spell.
''Fireball,'' ''Waterball,'' ''Wind Bullet (Air Pallet).''
The magic is released from the person who has finished chanting.
The targets were scorching and wet and shaking.
Cain watched it from the side.
Cain was initially going to release 'Hellfire Hell (Inferno)' because he was going to do his best.
If he released a super-grade version here, he was going to be in big trouble.
While everyone was watching the end of the game, the examiner called out.
''Number 285! Quickly cast a spell.
I was looking at everyone else and they were paying attention.
Cain shifted his gaze to the target.
He gathered magic power at his fingertips.
'Fire Bullet.
The moment I cast the magic, a red fire bullet would normally have come out, but Cain has the Magic God's Blessing Lv. 10.
The blue-white blazing fire bullets are spiraling and heading towards the target at high speed.
The moment it hit the target, the target disappeared as it was, as if it was nothing. And yet the momentum didn't stop, and it hit the outer wall.
Doggaaaaaaaaaaan!!!!
The outer walls protected by the wards crumbled away and were finally diffused when the large tree in the garden was destroyed.
All of the other students who had been chanting magic have stopped chanting and froze.
And, of course, the examiner.
「「「「「「「「「...」」」」」」」」」
In front of me, I saw a different landscape than before. The training grounds that should have been indoors had been destroyed by the outer walls and the sun was shining through. The area where the target was located had been burned to the ground, turning it into magma-like sludge and emitting hot air.
''There are ... wards, and I thought fire bullets (fire barrettes) would be fine ....''
Cain's shoulders slumped discouragingly.
The examiner, who had been frozen in place, finally started to move.
'... This, did you do this? What did you chant?
Yeah, I said fire-bullet.
Cain answered the examiner's question.
''That's such a ... beginner's level of power. It's impossible ...
The examiner was still in a state of abandonment.
''But more importantly, we need to make sure there were no people on the outside of the outer wall!
With that, the few examiners who were around ran outside, and another examiner ran off to ask for his supervisor's decision.
The examiner's supervisor soon came in to check on the situation.
All the examiners and teachers who had come to see what was going on after hearing the explosion were stunned at the sight of the devastation.
''Well, we can't continue with the test in this case. We're moving to the second training area now. Everyone follow me. You're going to go to the swordsmanship testing ground now.
The first set of magic ability tests made this venue unusable, so everyone else was taken by the examiner to the second training hall.
Cain was taken by one of the examiners to the swordsmanship testing hall.
The swordsmanship examination hall was full of students who were taking the exam from the sword technique first.
''Then we'll begin the swordsmanship test. The swordsmanship examiners are from the Adventurer's Guild and will be assisting you. The examiners are adventurers of B rank and above, so don't worry and hang on to them as best you can.
One of the adventurers in line looked familiar. He had red hair and a different vibe from the other examiners.
'Ah, that's Claude,'
I couldn't help but mutter to myself when I saw a familiar face. Claude also seemed to notice his voice and looked at me and had a look at me. He raised his hand and greeted me, so I bowed my head.
I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to get it right. I'll take care of you.
Isn't that the famous Claude of Iceflame in King's Landing? A-ranked in the Adventurer's Guild.
Murmurs like that come up from around me.
''No, I'll refrain from it.''
Cain said no.
'You know Mr. Claude, the highest ranking examiner today? I'm naming names, so you can go.
The examiner said something unnecessary, so it was decided that Cain's opponent would be Claude.
The other examiners were assigned to another group of adventurers, and the swordfighting test began.
''Have you gotten used to the Adventurer's Guild a bit? Come on in today and give it your all.
Claude turns a smile on his face. As expected, Claude didn't know that Cain was already A-ranked.
''Well then, Claude, I'll take care of you.
He held the wooden sword and positioned it towards Claude.
He used about 20% of his body enhancement and went towards it at once. Even so, Claude is surprised at how fast it is.
'You can even use physical enhancements?'
I accept the sword that Cain wields.
'This should be fun, I'm glad it was a request Lina forced me to accept.
While saying that, Claude uses his body enhancement to shake off Cain's sword.
Then the two of them continued their swordplay. They beat their swords together while raising a dust cloud of dust at a speed so fast that the examiners around them couldn't follow them with their eyes.
'Cain, you're so strong! You're stronger than any of the examiner adventurers here.
'Mr. Claude, this is an exam, so please don't do it with such vigour.
Claude smiles and uses his body enhancements and swings his sword like a battle fanatic. Cain was handling it with no problem due to the blessing of the god of war, but there was no sign of it ending anytime soon.
As it was, the two of them were engaged in a mock battle, when they were suddenly called out.
''That's enough!
He was the examiner leading the charge.
'No one else can do a mock battle with two people like that.
Claude and Cain both stopped their mock battle and looked around.
It's a very good idea to have a good idea of what you're going to do with it.
It's a good thing we've overdone it, Cain, we should get a request together next time.
Claude smiles and shakes my hand.
'I'd like to refrain, if possible, but no? It's nice to meet you.
We shook hands and then returned to our seats.
'You must be number 285, Mr. Cain, and your exam is over. You can go now. Now all you have to do is show up on the day of your acceptance test.
Cain finished all the exams successfully and left the school. He didn't know that the magic and sword skills exams had become an amazing rumor among the students who were watching the exams.
Cain returned to the mansion.
''Welcome back Cain-sama, how did the exams go?''
I'm home. I'm back.
Sylvia greeted me.
'I think you passed your written and practical exams because you were able to do them,'
'That's good to hear, then. Next time we'll have to congratulate him on his acceptance.
With that, Sylvia smiled and went inside.
Later, the vizier, who was in his office, looked at one of the papers and jumped out of his office again and headed to the king's office.
'What's up, Magna, you're busy again,'
Look at this.
When the king saw the paper shown to him, he held his head in his hands.
The paper shown to him was an estimate of ten white gold coins from the academy for the repair of the training ground and a statement of events.
The explanation of events was written in the explanation of events.
I'm going to ask you to pay for the repair of the training ground because a student named Cain used elementary magic in the entrance examination and wrecked the training ground.
Bastard! He's done it again!
The king and the vizier gave their stamp of approval as they both held their heads in their hands.