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Episode 52. The Results of the Test
The second practical test was taken by three people at the same time.
Mitran was quite nervous, but he was able to calm down somehow thanks to the elixir he took before the test.
“It’s okay. It’s okay. I am the pride of our family.”
Mitran was the eldest son of a promising family of counts.
I have been receiving private lessons from good teachers since I was young, and I have also mastered my family’s swordsmanship so that it is second nature to me.
With his talent combined with his hard work, he was called the future of the Counts.
Although she was not admitted to Ibeka Academy as a student, she graduated from another academy with excellent grades.
Now it was Ibeka’s turn to come in as a teacher.
This time, we absolutely cannot fail.
“group 1!”
People continued to go up to the second floor. Mitran unconsciously shook his legs and looked nervous.
How much time has passed?
“Group 7! Mitran, Ibara, Ethan. Come up to the second floor!”
At the employee’s words, three people stood up from their seats at the same time.
‘huh?’
Mitran identified two people who would be taking the test with him. One he knew and one he didn’t know.
‘Where are you from?’
Not just anyone can take the Ibeka Academy teacher recruitment exam.
‘Surely not, is this the guy who donated and came to take the test?’
Mitran smiled brightly.
The second practical exam was important for the competitors who entered together. If you did well on the exam but other competitors did not, you could receive extra points accordingly.
‘I already know a lot of reviews from people who passed the Ibeca exam.’
Of course, they were all obtained through the family’s money and connections.
The power of the family is the power of oneself.
If those two were my opponents, I would definitely get some extra points on this practical test.
Thinking like that helped me relax a little.
Mitran took a deep breath and went up to the second floor calmly.
“hello!”
Mitran, who entered first, greeted them loudly.
There are three interviewers there.
In the center was the principal, flanked by the vice principal and the dean of the knightly school, which included the swordsmanship department.
“Group 7, we will begin the practical exam. This practical exam will teach you the Rubinade sword technique that you saw in the first written exam.”
When the principal spoke, Mitran sighed inwardly.
I never thought the second practical exam would be given as a lecture.
The second practical exam had three main topics, the most difficult of which was the lecture.
I have to give a lecture in front of the principal, vice principal, and dean of the engineering department, and I heard that if I give them even the slightest opportunity, they will bombard me with questions.
When the three highest ranking people in the Academy put pressure on you, you start to forget what you know and it becomes even harder to improvise on what you don’t know.
It was a notorious practical test that made even good people do badly, and even bad people do even worse.
The academy was also well aware that lectures were notorious among the items in the second practical exam.
‘That’s why I heard it doesn’t come out well!’
Mitran started to get even more nervous before even starting.
“Applicant Mitran Ryobitsu, please begin.”
“yes!”
Mitran tried to calm his nerves.
Rather, the more difficult it was, the more likely it was that those two would not be able to do it perfectly.
Mitran calmly stepped forward and began to explain the Rubinade sword technique.
I had already read all about the Rubinade swordsmanship textbook during the first written exam.
Since there was no one among the people gathered here who could not memorize the swordsmanship textbook in a short period of time, the lecture itself was not difficult.
“Uh, so, Rubinade Sword Technique… … .”
Mitran explained the Rubinade swordsmanship to the best of his ability based on the textbook. The teaching method had been repeated countless times before.
I lectured diligently, thinking about how I could teach so that the students could understand well.
He even demonstrated by swinging a sword himself.
Here it is like this, there it is like that, we tried to make it easy for the viewer to understand.
But for some reason, the three examiners didn’t ask any particular questions. I’m sure they were supposed to ask harsh questions, but I heard they did.
‘Surely, am I doing too well?’
If that’s the case, then it makes sense.
There is nothing to ask, so I don’t ask.
After finishing the lecture, Mitran took a deep breath.
“That is all.”
“Hmm.”
As soon as it was over, the three examiners looked at each other and immediately wrote something on the parchment.
Mitran thought this was enough.
It wouldn’t be much different if the other two did it too.
You could also follow along by using his lectures as an example.
If that happened, it was effectively the end.
Mitran, now brimming with confidence, took his seat in the back.
“Then next, Ethan Wickes.”
“yes.”
Ethan, who had been waiting, smiled and came forward.
“This is Ethan Wickes.”
Ethan gave a brief introduction and then began his explanation.
“Uh, so, uh, how should I explain this?”
But the lecture did not continue smoothly.
For a moment Ethan was silent, stroking his chin as if thinking.
‘Okay! Okay! I beat it!’
That was a huge score-cutting move. Mitran was delighted. This is the end. The chances of passing have greatly increased!
Mitran, who was so excited that he couldn’t control his expression, smiled faintly without realizing it.
And then.
“Are you the Dean of the College of Engineering?”
Ethan nominated the Dean of the College of Knights, who had blue hair and deep wrinkles on his arms.
“Can you come out to me sometime soon?”
For a moment, Mitran looked at Ethan with eyes that seemed to suggest that he was crazy.
* * *
“This is Ethan Wickes.”
The principal watched Ethan closely as he came forward.
It was the first time we had met like this.
‘That answer sheet was shocking.’
The three of them checked the answer sheets, and the principal called in Cloudy, who had administered the test.
Then Ethan Wickes asked how he did on the test.
Cloudy looked like she was wondering why, but then she seemed to finally understand the situation.
– After thinking about it for a while, he continued writing without stopping. Perhaps he saw the difficulty of the test and decided to choose the honorary teacher position again.
The three examiners couldn’t help but be even more surprised at those words.
‘The Rubinade textbook distributed for testing is significantly different from the original textbook.’
It was an improved version, not the original, that had been modified for testing.
Therefore, even if you originally knew the Rubinade sword technique, it was not easy to solve the problem.
-Probably he just used the Rubinade sword technique or wrote it roughly.
That’s why Cloudy couldn’t help but think that way too.
‘The purpose of improving and publishing a swordsmanship textbook is to test the ability to distinguish between different types of swordsmanship.’
Therefore, it was common for applicants to write their answers by interpreting the improved textbook in addition to the Lubinade swordsmanship they were already familiar with.
However, Ethan answered by interpreting only the improved textbook.
Since the improvements were made by these three, it was immediately clear what was correct.
‘I understood it perfectly on the spot. The improved Rubinade sword technique.’
Only Ethan’s answer was different from the others’.
As expected, others mixed the original Rubinade swordsmanship with the improved version and wrote down the supplementary points, but only Ethan perfectly understood this improved Rubinade swordsmanship and wrote down his answers.
Moreover, it was even more shocking to hear Cloudy’s story.
‘If you never stopped, that means you read it once and understood it all. You didn’t even have to stop in the middle.’
That was even more surprising.
‘There’s only been one so far.’
And now he is called the Sword Master.
‘I’m sorry, Mr. Meatran, but your lecture didn’t even register in my head.’
Probably the same goes for the other two.
The attention of the three was already focused on Ethan Wickers, who had just appeared.
Having passed the written exam with flying colors, I was very curious to see how he would fare on the practical exam.
“Get started.”
Ethan, who was about to explain, suddenly stopped talking.
Then he immediately called the Dean of the College of Journalism to the front.
“me?”
The embarrassed Dean of the College of Engineering looked at the Principal. The Principal found the situation very amusing.
“Let me go out and see. But, Mr. Ethan Wickers, this is over the line. You know that, right?”
“You asked me to give a lecture. I’m sure that you are the students who are listening to my lecture. Isn’t it natural to ask the students to come forward?”
The principal couldn’t help but laugh in disbelief at Ethan’s words.
“Yeah, hahaha. You’re good at talking.”
The principal became even more excited.
Actually, such words were not allowed. However, everyone remembered the answer sheet that Ethan had submitted during the first written test.
That’s why the dean of the department also came forward first.
“Rubynade swordsmanship is a very basic swordsmanship taught in Ibeka. It is good as a base, and is also a pretty good swordsmanship in its own right.”
Ethan continued, taking his stance.
“The reason why it was chosen as Ibeka’s basic swordsmanship is probably because you can freely combine styles 1 through 5, and from style 5 onwards, to create your own swordsmanship.”
He nodded to the dean and he also took a stance. Ethan slowly moved behind the dean.
“From now on, I will use the student’s body to demonstrate Rubinade swordsmanship from the first to the fifth form.”
“What are you talking about… … .”
“Relax, student. If you force yourself, you’ll get hurt. You have to trust me completely.”
Ethan sneaked up behind the Dean and lifted his sword into its scabbard, using it as a baton.
“… … !”
“Lower your waist, step forward, thrust, 1st movement.”
Ethan pressed the dean’s shoulder with his sword sheath and simultaneously kicked the back of his thigh with his foot, forcing him into the Rubinade Swordsmanship 1 stance.
“The original 1st form has the feeling of knocking on the opponent like a knock, but this improved version has the will to finish them off with the first attack. It is more intense and fierce. However, if it fails, the risk is high.”
The sword shot forward like an eagle’s talon.
The dean looked momentarily surprised at Ethan’s touch.
I didn’t believe Ethan’s words, but I relaxed a bit for his lecture.
But he couldn’t take it all out because of the sudden situation. Even if Ethan tried to move himself the way he wanted, there were some parts that were stiff and he wouldn’t be able to get into a perfect posture.
‘It turned out perfect.’
It was such a perfect posture that even the dean himself was surprised.
‘You can also see in quite detail how I moved.’
This kind of lecture wasn’t originally possible from the first class.
To receive such teachings, you must fundamentally trust the other person. Only then can you let go of your strength. However, Ethan was able to do so without letting go of all his strength.
‘How did you do it?’
“Next is the 2nd form. As soon as the 1st form is finished, the 2nd form can complement the weaknesses of the 1st form. The 2nd form has also been improved. The original is to go from knocking to attacking, and in the improved version, it is as fierce as the previous attack. However, I prefer this form rather than being fierce.”
Ethan’s scabbard moved again.
And he hit the exact spot, making the dean take a stance.
“I like the format of doing both the workshop and the study at the same time.”
I could only figure it out after going into the second episode.
Ethan was skilled.
Rather than roughly using the scabbard to get into a position, if you press on the exact spot, no matter how much strength you put into it, your body cannot help but move.
I moved the Dean’s body as if it were my own, and the Dean had no choice but to assume the perfect posture.
Mitran opened his mouth wide as he looked at Ethan like that.
“Nonsense.”
The other two examiners, no, even the dean who was pretending to be a student, were all laughing.
So brightly that they don’t even realize they are laughing.
Mitran despaired at the sight.
This test is already tilted.
‘What the hell? What the hell is that guy!’
How can a guy from a family called Wickers, whose name I don’t even know, give a lecture like that?
“That is all.”
There was nothing more to see.
The test of Article 7 was practically over there.
And even though the results weren’t in yet, Ethan could tell.
-Your chances of survival increase!
fantasy,
