Shikkaku Mon no Saikyou Kenja~ Sekai Saikyou no Kenja ga Sarani Tsuyoku Naru Tameni Tenseishimashita~ Chapter 33

Price huh....

"Hmm... The material cost me around 100 ermi, and the processing took around 20 seconds, since I made it myself, the labor cost is zero so.... 100 ermi. I've also made some arrows with it, you can have it for free since I made them from leftovers."

By the way, Ermi is the currency of this country.

According to the merchant who accompanied me to the royal capital, an average family usually spends around 2000 ermi a month, so I'm already way overcharging her here.

Ah. I forgot the time needed to gather the material. Adding that, then....

"6300 ermi."

I added 10 minutes.

It's certainly cheap if you go there.

....Well, mass producing this bow and then spreading them in the market might be fun on its own though.

"Like I said, no matter how you...."

"Then, I'll have you borrow that bow instead. And I'd like to ask for your cooperation in creating new swords for me. But first we should continue the practice in order to pass the test and get the permission to enter the dungeon. Also, Ruli, you still me owe me one for your sword right?"

"Yes I do.... Oh, helping Mathi-kun with the sword making doesn't mean that I've returned the favor okay?"

"Really?"

"I mean, Mathi-kun, you're going to teach me your techniques in the process right!? That means my debt to you increases instead!"

"That's true, I'll also be getting stronger from Mathi's teaching and entering the dungeon.... I'm unilaterally profiting here! I've got to pay the bow after all!"

"....Is that so. By the way, we'll make several swords as soon as we get the materials and continue until you can make my ideal sword, which means it'll take quite a long time.... Yet, are you still sure about this?"

"We are!"

Looks like they're being quite stubborn about this.

Well it's not like it'll trouble anyone, guess this is fine.

The test is the same as the enrollment exam and can be taken anytime after school.

Furthermore, in case you pass the test you'll be exempted of either swordsmanship or magic lessons depending on the test you picked.

Alma looked like she wanted to practice with her new bow a bit more, but maybe she didn't want to get left behind as she also followed after Ruli.

"We'd like to take the dungeon test."

"You really came Mathias-kun. You're later than expected."

A teacher came to us when I said that in the faculty room.

"Later?"

"You're the fifth group who's taken this test so far. Apparently, everyone practiced chantless magic in their free time after the chantless magic class. By the way, all four groups passed."

"....Um, I'm sorry."

Even if chant magic is useless, I still feel bad for the teachers in charge of teaching it.

"No no. Instead, we're glad about it. To tell you the truth, us teachers have come to feel that teaching chant magic is nonsensical, we're discussing among ourselves how we could begin to introduce chantless magic in the curriculum faster. ...Though well it's difficult to do without any achievement, so we intend to immediately add the lessons right after the interpersonal match."

Ooh. Apparently, the thing the principal said in the entrance ceremony about prioritizing ability is true.

We reached the testing ground (that is, the schoolyard) while we were talking about that.

"Now then. The test is the same as the entrance exams. But the standards will be higher, mind you. Who wants to go first?"

"Then, I'll do it."

I raised my hand first at the teacher who had finished setting up the targets on the schoolyard and establishing the shooting place.

for the Fourth Crest, though well I'll manage somehow. While reserving enough mana to fix the schoolyard afterward in case they disqualify me for breaking it, I construct a magic that could blow away the whole mithril alloy--

"Stop, stop! You pass! Mathias-kun you pass either the magic or the sword tests okay!"

The teacher stopped me when I was going to construct the magic. Wonder if he thought that I was going to destroy the schoolyard again.

Now there's no need for me to attend that chant magic classes. Since I'm also exempted of theoretical lectures, I only need to attend the swordsmanship class.

To be honest, I'm interested to learn just how far this world has changed so I'd like to see a bit of the theoretical lectures.... But I shouldn't force it. I'd learn about it sooner or later anyway, I'm sure I'd see for myself just what happened to the world by getting stronger. Yup.

Putting that aside, I feel this test is too hard on the Fourth Crest.

"I think this test still has room for improvement. Fourth Crest is a crest specialized in close-quarter combat, it's still quite useful even if its magic cannot reach those targets. Though unlike other Crests, it's hard to handle unless you're proficient in swordsmanship...."

"Actually, the staff is currently discussing about that matter. Looking at all the lessons so far, we couldn't find anything wrong with the characteristics of the crests that you Mathias-kun told us, however.... Radically changing evaluation of the Crests aren't something that can be done overnight. We'd have to wait for the result of the lessons from here on."

Well, I guess they'd be confused if they were suddenly told that the characteristics of crests they had believed up until now were wrong.

There's no need to hurry, I was able to pass after all.

"As for the matter of a special test for the Disqualified Crest.... Apparently, the top brass, even higher than the academy's top, are strongly against it."

I didn't really feel discrimination against Disqualified Crest when I came to this school.... Yet it's still problematic huh.

If that's real, revising this would mean allowing a disqualified crest to become a noble.

"Now then. Let's continue with the test. Who's next?"

"Let me do it!"

Ruli raised her hand.

All the targets are destroyed by the fifth shot.

"You passed without a doubt. The next one is Alma then."

"I'm afraid I can't catch up to Ruli and Mathias after watching them, but.... Ei."

Alma attacked the targets while saying that. She needed two shots to break each target, but her magic's power and accuracy was relatively stable, she managed to break all the targets no problem.

"Your magic is quite strong Alma, the other two are just unusual. The whole last year students would have to repeat the grade if this were considered a failure.... You pass!"

"Yay!"

Looks like we all passed.

The most worrisome part was the schoolyard's durability.

"With this you are allowed to go into the dungeon, however for the first few times..... You three have to be accompanied by a teacher until they deemed you fine to go without one. When are you planning to go?"

"Could we go today?"

"Today!?"

"Will we be alright going so suddenly?"

"It should be fine. Judging from the mana reaction, there's no monster worth mentioning within the visible range. The problem is the accompanying teacher...."

"Of course, I have no problem going with you now. I don't think you three would hit a roadblock either. I wouldn't have given you the permission if I didn't think so. Follow me."

Looks like the teacher can go too.

After passing a metal gate, we arrived at the mouth of a cave.

"Now then. We'll be entering the dungeon from here on. Even if there's no strong monster in the upper layer, unlike at school, your safety isn't guaranteed here, you might even lose your life in some cases. In fact, 80% of the casualty in this school are due to this dungeon. You have to make sure to always be careful. And return to ground as soon as you think it's gotten dangerous."

"""YES!"""

After replying teacher, we took our first step into the dungeon.

Chapter end