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Ten times the sum.
Certainly.
Bonita Fortis' swordsmanship was still a cut above.
Even though Davian's swordsmanship had grown at an astonishing rate through sword path drawing training and the skill to see sword paths.
The depth of Bonita's swordsmanship, built up over a lifetime, was bound to be different.
"Yeah, as expected. I can't beat Bonita in swordsmanship."
However.
Speed. Strength. Eyes.
Davian Naone was far superior in all of them.
"Bullshit. Hah, hah. Making me look like this."
Bonita, who had been cut deeply in several places, barely stood, leaning on her sword in the training ground.
"You bastard. You even adjusted the depth of the cuts. That means you thought I was that easy."
From the outside, it looked like her uniform was torn and she had suffered major injuries with blood flowing.
But most of them were just cuts on the skin.
The reason Bonita was barely standing with her sword on the ground was because of the last blow.
An attack that accurately split the muscles of her front thigh.
It was an attack that Davian intentionally inflicted in order to prevent her from standing properly, as he felt that continuing would only cause her more injuries.
"Can you go on?"
"Of course."
Davian shook his head.
'That tenacious woman.'
He had cut her thinking she would stop.
Where should he cut this time to make her stop?
"...I can go on, but."
Bonita raised her sword and stood straight on one leg.
"It seems like I'll only look more ridiculous if I continue. I lost. Davian Naone."
"Good thinking, Bonita."
Bonita pointed to the wound on her thigh with her finger.
"And this. If you don't treat it quickly, it'll leave a scar. Why did you cut a place that's all visible when I wear a skirt? You inconsiderate bastard."
A scar?
Was she the kind of person who cared about that?
But there's no need to worry.
Because there's Medium Frill Teacher in the temporary infirmary tent.
She will treat this kind of wound without leaving any traces.
While he was thinking that.
"Davian Naone wins."
Professor Stella declared Davian's victory.
[Ding!]
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[Quest 'Win a swordsmanship match against Bonita Fortis' completed]
Reward: 12K Mana Points (x2)
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Finally.
He beat Bonita Fortis.
Bonita headed to the infirmary tent.
Davian tried to support her, but Bonita flatly refused.
Davian came down alone below the training ground.
Nubes grabbed Davian's shoulder with his big hand.
"Davian! You finally beat Bonita?"
"Bonita is far superior in swordsmanship. I was just a little faster."
"Anyway! Amazing! My roommate."
The rivalry match in the Swordsmanship Department continued all day.
Nubes, who didn't have a proper rival, fought with his strongest friend.
The duel ended when he used his forearm to deflect a sword swung down from above, breaking the sword.
"That crazy bastard."
"He's really amazing."
"Doesn't the sword even penetrate anymore?"
All the written and practical evaluations for each subject for the week were over.
Now, what's left is.
The final evaluation of the first-year course.
And what can be started because the first-year course has been completed.
Quest completion.
It's a long tradition of Elton Academy.
From minor tasks that the city's constabulary cannot handle.
To tasks that the Royal Guard refused to help with.
All citizens of Alkancia can entrust various tasks to Elton Academy.
Of course, it is up to Elton Academy to decide whether to carry out these tasks or not.
In other words, they entrust the tasks with the attitude that it would be good if accepted, and there's nothing they can do if not.
From the second year on, quest completion is often used as a means to improve store or evaluation scores.
But quest completion is not allowed for first-year students.
Because they are still too inexperienced.
The first quest completion for those first-year students is from the common evaluation for the second semester final exam.
The first quest completion, which is also included in the evaluation items.
All first-year students gathered in the Grand Hall.
Professor Matteo stood on the platform.
"Now, only the last evaluation of the first-year course remains. You've all worked hard."
Already the last evaluation of the first-year course.
The students' hearts were warmed.
If they do well on this evaluation and avoid failing.
They can advance to the second year.
Some students with low second-semester evaluation scores put their hands together and prayed.
'Please let me get an easy but impactful quest…….'
Matteo continued.
"As announced in advance. The quests will be decided by drawing lots. We have thoroughly reviewed and selected quests that you can handle at your level, so you don't have to worry too much. Now, come out one by one and draw a quest from the box."
The students stood in a line and began to draw quests from the box.
The quests were neatly folded.
"When you unfold the quest, you will see the number of people needed to carry it out. Quests that can be done alone will have a '1' written on them, and there will only be one sheet. Quests that require two or more people will have the number of people needed written on them, and there will be that many copies of the same quest."
People who draw the same quest automatically become the same team.
The Gray Bear Exploration Team decided to open and view all the quests together after everyone had drawn them.
Luna looked sad.
"I'm alone……."
What kind of quest can a healer go and perform alone?
But Elton Academy prioritizes competition over fairness.
Bellum asked.
"What's the quest?"
"They say that fights between young people in two villages are endless, and they want me to come and stop them."
"What? How do you stop something like that?"
Luna's expression became even sadder.
"That's what I mean. What is this……."
Davian also opened his quest.
The number of people required was 2.
Liber asked.
"What quest did you get, Davian?"
"The number of people required is 2. It says to catch a thief. All the houses in the territory have been robbed. They only stole things made of metal."
"What is that? What kind of thief does that?"
At that time.
Latia held out her quest.
"I have the same one. With Davian."
Liber, who was surprised, took Latia's quest and checked it.
"Really? Davian and Latia have the same quest. What a coincidence?"
Davian subtly shook his head.
'It's not a coincidence.'
This is the third time that Davian and Latia are leaving together to carry out this quest.
He knows the identity of the thief who only steals things made of metal.
It's not a coincidence, but the last quest of the first year that is already decided.
In the 2nd playthrough, he almost died when he did this quest for the first time.
In the 3rd playthrough, he was able to clear the quest smoothly by joining forces with Latia.
After that, when he became a 3rd year, he learned one new fact about this metal thief.
If he had known that fact in advance, he wouldn't have dealt with the metal thief in that way.
'Now, it's time to test what I newly learned.'
Luna, who was surprised and came over, checked both Davian's and Latia's quests.
"What……? Really?"
Luna's expression became even sadder.
Bellum grabbed Luna's shoulders and slipped back slightly.
"Only I'm going alone…… and Davian and Latia are going together……."
"There's nothing we can do. Luna. You can't cry in this situation."
"I'm not crying! Who's crying?"
"Your eyes are teary?"
"No, I'm not!"
Nubes shouted.
"I'm also alone!"
Bonita unfolded the quest she had read and showed it forward.
"I'm three people. Does anyone here overlap with us?"
The friends who looked into Bonita's quest all shook their heads.
"I'll have to go find team members."
The auditorium quickly became noisy.
They began to shout the serial numbers written on the quests and gather together to find their team members.
There were the most quests for 1 person.
There were also quests that required 2, 3, and up to 6 people.
Karin went to Professor Matteo to complain that she had to carry out the same quest as Davian, but she was scolded and returned.
She knew well why the royal family had transferred her here.
But the rules of Elton Academy were not that light.
Karin drew a 3-person quest and became the same team with unknown students.
Southern continent.
Territory of a local baronial family.
There was no connecting magic circle, so they went to a nearby city and rented a stagecoach, and arrived after a full day of driving.
On the way, Davian taught them how to float the stagecoach in the air to eliminate shocks.
Latia, who initially hesitated a bit, was able to lift the carriage familiar with it later.
'As expected, a magical genius girl.'
She has great learning ability.
"The territory is quite large."
"Yeah."
[Ding!]
The quest opened as soon as they entered the territory.
The last quest of the 1st year.
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[Quest: Find the Metal Thief]
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'In the 2nd playthrough, I only looked at this notification window and thought it was an easy quest. Damn it.'
As they walked a little towards the castle that could be seen in the distance, a carriage could be seen running out from the castle.
Someone got off the carriage that came right in front of Davian and Latia.
"Looking at the uniforms, you must be the ones. Hello. I am the chief butler of the Flint baronial family. I heard the news that you would come today, but I apologize for being late to pick you up."
Latia replied politely yet elegantly.
"It's okay. It's not like we told you what time we would arrive."
If you show that kind of face and attitude.
No one can help but be kind to Latia.
"Well, then, please get on the carriage. I will tell you the details of the quest after entering the castle. What a bizarre thief."
On the way to the castle by carriage.
Territorial residents working in the wheat fields were seen using makeshift farm tools.
Davian asked.
"Is that also because of the thief?"
He already knows everything.
But it's a bit odd not to ask anything.
The chief butler, who looked out the window, replied.
"Yes. That's right. They're going around from house to house and stealing all the metal they can find. The harvest season has already passed, but they haven't finished harvesting yet."
This time, Latia asked.
"Was the lord's castle also robbed?"
The chief butler briefly made a troubled expression before answering.
"……Yes. Even though we strengthened security because the houses of the territorial residents were robbed first. I don't know what they're using, but the lord's castle has also been robbed several times."
"What about jewelry or money?"
"They don't even touch that. They only steal metal. They even tore off the door handles, so it's driving us crazy."
A large castle gate opened.
The carriage entered the castle.
The entrance to the building had no doorknobs, so the servants opened the door by weaving rope.
"Did they steal that too?"
"That was just yesterday. They tore off 10 door handles."
The chief butler guided Davian and Latia to the reception room.
A reception room that was neither luxurious nor shabby.
Servants brought tea.
After a while, the chief butler and a man in simple clothes without anything special entered.
"Hello. I am Baron Corell Flint. Thank you for coming all the way here. Looking at your young age…… 2nd year? 3rd year?"
"We are 1st year."
Baron Corell tilted his head and asked.
"I know that 1st year students don't do quests?"
"This is the first time. Because the 1st year course is now over."
Baron Corell nodded as if he had just realized it.
"It's already December. So this is the final assignment?"
"That's right."
Corell was trying to hide his disappointed expression.
But that look didn't seem hateful or annoying.
"It's been quite a while since the incident started. At that time, houses on the outskirts of the territory were robbed one by one. Gradually, his range of activity widened. The amount of metal he took at one time also increased."
Davian asked.
"What about the traces that have been found so far?"
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