a young man looks at the huge stadium, he is feeling emotions of excitement and a little anxiety as he stands in the line to fill out the form to join the four shields of the nation, Looking around him he sees many candidates with the same face as him but some others were super exited, confident and even unfazed.
it becomes clear to Luke that even if he had been to military service before, it is going to be hard for him because Arcancia is a kingdom of strong people, they have been successfully backing up demon king forces. alone in the southern part of the continent and shares a border with the demon territory.
: Hey you, why are you so nervous dude, Chill down a little, no one is biting you in there; a young man with brown hair and light blue eyes spoke to Luke.
I am not though but thank you for worrying about me; says Luke in a sweet manner.
oh don't worry, you can learn something from me, I am not worried at all, You have to be strong if you really wanna become a soldier of the Arcancia; his eyes start to shine bright as he says this line.
However, his happiness was for not that long because a fairy behind him gave that young man a look of annoyance and spoke: Arcus how many times I have told you to brag in front of others, Just keep standing in line like a good kid, or do you want me to let out your secret about the number of attempts you have tried for being this stress-free in the entrance exam.<..>;
: Hey no fair I told you not to spill the beans, I even treated you with famous food in Mr Stifard's restaurant, you girls never keep promises to innocent boys like me and then you say boys are not trustworthy;
I know, I know sorry but you are so annoying sometimes, look I did not kindly let your secret out yet you see, so forgive me; a girl in a white dress and white hair speaks in a phlogistic manner.
Luke was watching all of that which kind of distracted him from all the nervousness, realising that they might become his future partners, he thought that talking with them would be best for him because he knew only a few people until now.
Nice to meet both of you I am Luke, you both seem powerful, and I hope all of us pass this entrance exam;
Oh hello Mr. Luke I am Sasha and his name is Hu...his name I guess you heard already and even if you don't then it is OK He is no important figure, and of course, we are strong I am one of the talented fairies in my clan and this guy I have trained him since we were small so yeah he is kind of ok listening to this arcus got angry: hey when did you become my master, I admit that you have taught me about the magic manipulation, but my talent with the sword is taught to me by my father;
; Yeah that is why you are losing with everyone because you want to master high-level control of aura, which is not an easy task you know, Only a prince and a few other people are capable of this feet, you need to focus on one thing strengthen your body with magic and use your sword to cut, flowing manna is a super hard task even for a fairy-like us, who are specialized in magic manipulation;
Arcus turns lifeless as if he has learned a bitter lesson from his friend Sasha, he looks away because he knows his friend Sasha is hard to win in a discussion against her.
looking at both of them and listening to their convo, he thought that magic manipulation was hard but did not realise that it was such a great feat to achieve because he had been doing this since he was small, but Luke decided not to talk about that.
due to his energetic group of two, he did not realize when his turn came up; OK who is next, Tell me about yourself, and from where are you; he gave every last detail to the soldier that was sitting on a chair with a lot of documents.
soldier gave the same look of pity as he heard the name of his hometown, but he did not ask about it further.
hu, clearing his throat guy in charge of the entrance changed the topic, ok young: Man, you are good with sword and body strengthening I see, then go to gate 2, Luke did not get a chance to say that he could use both, it seems it was rare for people to both of the techniques at a same time, even his previous squad his friend called him talented looser because of his weak magic power.
suddenly he remembered that his uncle had given a letter to his daughter, he remained standing: What are you doing The Move on there are others too; other guarding soldiers asked Luke.
; Oh sorry I just recalled that one of the officers works here and her father has given me a letter to give to her, here; Both they gave doubtful looks to Luke and said: And who might that be? but as soon as they saw a name they were shocked.
Wait are you a relative of Ms. Rosaine; But Sir did not he told us that he is from that empire, Look at his clothes, that straight rough armour and a double age sword of double size than the soldier used in a battle no way he has been living here, even for a short while; standing guard spoke as he scanned the luke with his eyes.
: No sir, I just know them because I got to meet them by chance; he responded to the question.
: ok I will make sure to give that to her, You go to gate 2, ok next one;
After his nerve-wracking interview with the gate officer, he entered the arena, where all of the candidates skilled in swordsmanship gathered to see their skills with swords.
while entering the arena Luke noticed that all of the gates were connected in the arena with each other, so what was the point of sending everyone individually? thinking in his mind Luke sat with his fellow candidates.
after a while, when everyone gathered, a young woman came to the ground from inside the arena, She was gorgeous and her shining armour was an indication that she was someone important there.
standing in front of newcomers, she gave imitating looks to every single person standing there one by one, however, Luke had experienced this kind of trial so he did not even move a muscle when she was walking by him.
: Good now you guys wanna join the respected military, don't you even know, the importance of it, hey You brown hair guy tell me, why are you here; lady asked Arcus.
arcus was surprised by his bad luck, he had a facial air, asking Why me? Out of this many, losing his confidence from earlier he sawed to Luke, he nervously started speaking, I am a proud citizen of this country, I want to end all of the devils and their country they live;
Hu, not a bad answer, but listen to me never underestimate devils, They are pretty tough too, To defeat even one of the devil generals, you need a high-level squad with magicians supporters and swordsmen, and even then your victory is not granted.
listening to her answer Arcus felt weak he was just in front of General, Defeating a devil king is in no way a possible task, for weak people.
OK, now you all will be divided into a team of three, and those teams that make it to the end will be considered eligible to enter one of the four squads of the kingdom, The other will go home like a good kid, the knight said with a threatening tone.
weather was good it started to get cloudy, and the gathered crowd was ready to fight a battle against the unknown, which they had to fight.
: OK start; suddenly earth started to move, It seemed it was earth magic used by some hidden person, but one thing is sure that person was strong because soon all of the terrain of the arena changed.
that plain land from earlier that has nothing but soil with no moisture at all turns into a forest.
suddenly branches started to move and grab Luke, and the other people one by one, When he opened his eyes, he was surprised by the group he had been put into.
he saw familiar faces he had to meet a few, moments ago, Wait how home you both guys in my team out of many crowds, Well I don't mind you Mr. Luke but that other one is going to be a problem.
hey listen you little fairy, I know I am not as talented as you sorry about that, but how do you know I am going to be the reason for something like that, It could be you who dies because you are not that great in offensive; arcus says with faith in his words.
dam, you don't know, who is your master little runt; Sasha tries to punch Arcus but Lukes stops her and says: Listen to me guys, it is no time to fight, Let us be serious for this trial, we all can win this easily, Sasha you can give us boost with your support magic, and both arus and I will defeat the strong monsters.
understanding that Luke is the most experienced one here Sasha said: look at him arcus he is so calm learn something from him, you were giving him a lecture about calmness;
: ok I get it, just won't talk to me and I will listen to everything Luke says but not you little fairy;
Listening to Arcus calling her little she felt anger boiling but she did not speak as she thought the debate with him was pointless.
they entered the gate that has written level 1, the entrance was pitch black, with the cold coming out of it, after entering it, all of them were amazed by the amount of air.
coldness started to seep through their clothes, Hey no one told me it was going to be cold, arcus did they also have the same exam last year; Sasha asked as she felt cold because of her summer light summer dress.
I don't know to think so, last year They had level 1 completely dark, where you have to fight with another soldier without seeing them, just my feeling their magic power;
hu? I take back my word, cold is better than fighting without eyes; fairy utters as she takes a deep breath.
after walking a while, Luke noticed that this place was much bigger than the arena he entered, It seemed someone was using space magic along with other advanced class magic, he understood that Arcancia was not a weak country if they were using such advanced magic just for choosing soldiers.
'''boom''' With a sudden sound something was coming closer to them, a few seconds after, a monster was running towards them, it was a big wild bull with muscles popping out from every part of his body and shining horns, shooting a light beam time to time.
: You ready guys, arcus Shield your sword and take a position and Sasha prepares to give us a boost; Luke gave the order as he prepared his sword.
both of them stand in front of Sasha because she is ace at their magic.