I Became The Academy's Narrow-Eyes

13 – entry number 348

“I’m number two… ?”

Kasha murmured dumbfounded with unfocused eyes.

“That’s right! That too! You are not second in our group right now, but second in all the 2nd exams that have been taken so far!”

The man who squinted at him responded as if Kasha was talking to him, making a fuss.

“…”

Naturally ignoring the man’s words, Kasha’s head turned back and stared at Drin’s seat.

Drin wasn’t there.

I haven’t gotten out of the barrier yet.

It was strange.

As far as Kasha knew, if there was anyone who could beat her to take first place in the swordsmanship department of this entrance exam, the only one who could win was the Libringer.

ah.

Maybe that’s it?

Did Drin finish the exam much faster than he did and leave?

“Officer… ?”

“Yes, entry number 344. Please tell me.”

“Where did the Rebringer I gave you entry number 347 go?”

“hmm?”

Sinia tilted her head and looked at the place where Drin was standing.

“If you ask me where I went… Could it be a barrier? I’m still taking the test,”

“I’m still taking the test… ? The Rebringer I gave you… ?”

“Yes… Joe?”

“then… ”

“then… ?”

“What the heck is number one… ”

“ah! If that’s the case – don’t be surprised. The participant who finished the battle in the shortest time in the current 2nd test and ranked 1st! It is none other than participation number 348! Whiyu~~~”

Cynia clapped clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap.

The man scratched the back of his head and smiled innocently.

“Ahahahahaha, I’m glad that the officer in charge is posting it like that, but I’m a bit embarrassed.”

“Ah~ There’s nothing to be embarrassed about~ It’s something to be proud of! Do you know what? In fact, this officer also thought that participation number 348 would be the first to get out of the barrier!”

“Oh oh. is that really Did you think you would rate me so highly?”

“I thought I would be the first to get mortally wounded by the battle target and get out of the barrier, and be the first to fail the test~”

“Huh! It wasn’t anything else that I rated highly, but was it my chance of being eliminated… !”

“I’m sorry~ but it can’t be helped~ Participation number 348 looked like a kitten shivering after being hit by some kind of rain!”

At that time, Xinia recalled the man’s frightened and pitiful appearance and smiled like she was cute with a kind face.

“This officer was only thinking about how to encourage the participant number 348 if he won the honor of being eliminated in the shortest period. But what! I’m not calming down! Kongdak! Kongdak! No! Kungkung! Kungkung! Can you hear me?”

It’s not an exaggeration, but Sinia was really surprised.

Because of that, ‘I’m the test officer, so I have to hold the weight?!’ Wasn’t that talkativeness released because the promise of ‘I’ was broken?

However, Sina’s fierce reaction was on the gentle side compared to Kasha’s reaction.

Compared to Kasha, who is so confused that she can’t even panic.

‘Is this guy really number one?’

It was at that time when Kasha was trying to face the reality she was denying.

“Oh, yes! I wondered when it would come out!”

The third passer or the one who failed came out of the barrier and appeared.

It was a re-bringer.

So, he was a passer.

“Participation number 347, 1 minute 40 seconds! By reaching the 1st squad for the second time, we have achieved a whopping 3rd place among the current participants! Congratulations! Huiyu~ Applause~”

“Applause~”

Sinia and the man noisily welcomed Drin’s return.

Drin bowed politely to them while making a face like ‘what is this situation again’.

‘Dream Rebringer.’

Kasha turned her attention from the man directly to Drin.

‘3rd place in 1 minute and 40 seconds…’

Kasha recalled Drin’s record.

Line up your record next to it.

Drin’s record, 3rd place with 1 minute and 40 seconds.

Second place with her own record, 1 minute and 15 seconds.

‘I won. I.’

He outdid the Drin.

with an obvious gap.

Know.

This is only part of the test.

Just because I won here, it doesn’t mean I went beyond the line.

It can’t even be guaranteed that you will be ahead of Drin in the final grade and take the top spot.

however.

Anyway, winning is winning.

Victory over Drin.

The long-awaited dream that Kasha had been dreaming of for a long time, but had never been able to achieve, finally came true.

It was a monumental moment for Kasha.

“…”

But Kasha didn’t feel any inspiration.

‘why…’

Why am I not happy at all?

The answer came quickly.

From noble mtl dot com

The gift given to Kasha was a symbol.

symbol of excellence.

The reason Kasha wanted to surpass Drin was because she was the best.

The way to become the best is to surpass her who is the best.

At the same time, he considered it a way to be recognized by those he recognized.

By the way, it’s only for a moment, but what about now, beyond Drin?

Someone was still standing on top of Kasha.

“Oh, by the way. Officer in charge. The record of participant 347 is 1 minute and 40 seconds? Hasn’t it been less than 2 minutes since I came out of the barrier?”

“Because the flow of time is distorted inside the barrier. This record is based on the time within the barrier~”

“Aha~ That’s right! I was so happy to talk with our officer, so I wondered if time was passing slowly. What is it?”

“Isn’t it the other way around? Don’t they usually say that time flies when you’re having fun? Well, what do you think? Anyway, how do we talk so beautifully about number 348? Since we’re already number one, we don’t even need to get points from me, right?”

“hahahaha, other than times like this, when else would you like to talk to a wonderful person like the officer in charge?”

“hahahahaha, that’s ridiculous.”

A stupid man like that was standing on top of him.

“hmm?”

Sensing Kasha’s sharp gaze, he looked at her.

“Do you have any business with me? Participation number 300- uh, I can’t remember…”

After contemplating with his unique smiley expression, he decided on the title of Kasha.

“2nd place?”

“Second place…?”

Kasha’s mind was confused at the title that seemed to remind her of the position between the two.

Seriously, this guy who was so light surpassed himself and the re-bringer given to him and took first place?

I just couldn’t accept it.

Something is obviously wrong.

“uh?”

At that time, Drin looked at the man in surprise, as if he had remembered something.

“Ceylon!”

“Hey, participant number 347. What’s going on? Why are you suddenly so surprised? Did you leave something lost in the barrier?”

“Oh- this isn’t the right time to talk nonsense! Come to think of it, why are you here right now!”

“Yes? I shouldn’t be here… am I?”

Kasha was concerned about the two of them having a conversation.

‘Ceylon? is that his name? Rather, the two knew each other?’

Judging by the conversation, the man seemed to be friendly with the Rebringer.

Knowing that, though, I saw that stupid man again.

Even so, he did not seem to be a competent person to stand on top of himself and Drin.

“ha…”

Drin, who vomited a bout of energy, rubbed his forehead and let out a deep sigh.

“That’s right. You’re the one who’s more complicated than anyone else. I’m sorry.”

“It’s complicated. What the hell-“

Drin looked at him with a very careful attitude.

“Ceylon. I hope you don’t feel too bad about failing the experiment. You have a lot of time left and a lot of opportunities left.”

Apparently, Drin seemed to think that that man, Ceylon, had failed the exam.

He judged that the reason he came out of the barrier before himself and was in the exam hall was because he was mortally wounded and kicked out of the barrier before anyone else.

It was a fair decision.

Kasha wouldn’t have even thought of the possibility that he would have won first place if Ceylon hadn’t declared himself number one.

“…”

For a while, Ceylon hopes to look at Drin, who sincerely comforts him, in a meaningful way.

“Heuk-“

He shook his clenched fists with a face of resentment.

“There’s a lot of time left and a lot of opportunities… That’s what I can say because it’s a gift I gave you. I don’t have time, I don’t have a chance! I, this is my last chance to participate in the exam…! “

“Ah…”

Ceylon’s reaction made Drin nervous.

And it wasn’t just Din who was taken aback by Ceylon’s reaction.

‘what…?’

Kasha was taken aback by the man’s sudden change of attitude.

Didn’t you say that you won first place?

But why is he telling Drin that he was eliminated?

‘Did I just play a joke?’

Kasha nodded.

That man was mortally wounded and was the first to fail the test.

And he used that to play a joke.

The officer in charge adapted it for his prank.

‘What’s this-‘

I was so angry that I was angry, but my heart was rather light.

‘Yes, this guy is number one. It’s also nonsense.’

It was far better to be fooled by this guy than to lose the top spot to him.

‘Then who’s number one?’

Throughout history, there were not many people who reached 4 stars at the age of Drin.

Even Drin, the incarnation of such a talent, couldn’t overcome the gap in his understanding of mana golems, so his record was lower than himself-

Naturally, curiosity was piqued.

Who is the number 1 person?

And a thought suddenly came to my mind.

Had he ever heard of himself?

There’s no way you haven’t heard of Drin, and if you’ve heard of Drinn, you’ve probably heard of yourself.

then-

What does that person think about Drin?

And what do you think about yourself?

‘What are you doing… ‘

Kasha, who was continuing the accident, frowned at the sense of shame she suddenly felt.

I couldn’t even figure out why I was thinking this.

As such, Kasha herself did not know it, but it was because of the vague expectation that had risen from the depths of her unconscious.

The hope that you will get another chance.

My family didn’t approve of me.

Drin did not acknowledge himself.

But maybe he won’t acknowledge himself?

Maybe even more than Drin?

It is an ignorant and shameless expectation.

But it’s not entirely unfounded.

That would be the case, because in this test, he was ahead of that one.

So, is it worth looking forward to?

“… ”

Kasha made up her mind to put her thoughts aside and focus on going beyond what she gave in this test.

But even so, thoughts about the unidentified existence that occupied the first place in the subconscious mind were constantly going on.

‘What kind of person is that?’

Just like the moment when I was filled with anticipation right before I first met Drin.

“Okay, 5 minutes is up!”

In the meantime, the end of the second exam was approaching.

Ceylon and Drin, who were having a conversation in a gloomy yet playful atmosphere, returned to their places.

Ceylon, Drin, and Kasha rushed out of the barrier before the test began.

Unlike them, the other seven participants succeeded in escaping from the barrier just before the end of the test.

“Participants, everyone worked hard! The test has ended safely!”

Sinia started talking to finish the exam.

“-By the way, this officer was impressed! All of the groups in charge of me passed the 2nd test! I heard that the level of the participants this time is particularly high, but it seems to be true!”

There is no big deal about the pretty talkative officer, ‘Huh? All participants tilted their heads at the same time.

To be precise, there were nine of them, excluding the blind man.

And among the nine, there were two who were particularly overreacting.

It was Drin and Kasha.

They raised their hands at the same time with an expression as if they had chewed on foreign objects in their food.

“what? What’s up, you two. Like that, amicably, at the same time?”

“Director in charge, you just said ‘all passed’. Did I hear you wrong?”

“hmm? no? I think I heard you right?”

In response to Drin’s question, Sina also joined the tilting movement.

“But, Officer in charge. Apparently participation number 348 was eliminated-“

Kasha’s head, which had already tilted to the side once at Drin’s question, tilted in the opposite direction this time.

“What? Did I say that? Participation number 348 was eliminated. Is this a first-timer?”

The moment he heard that, Drin glared at him who was standing next to her with tremendous momentum.

It was as if he wanted to explain what was going on.

The narrow-eyed man had a confident yet sly smile.

“Wouldn’t it be a timid and cute revenge that contains regret for participation number 347, who has no doubt that I was eliminated?”

”… ”

Drin’s eyes, which seemed to pierce him at any moment, lost their momentum.

When he said that, she had nothing to say.

“So what, that guy also passed?”

“I thought he came out before me?”

The participants showed a look of confusion.

Participation number 348 actively appealed to his absent-mindedness before the exam even started, instilling in everyone a strong belief that he would be eliminated from the second exam.

Therefore, when he escaped from the barrier, he saw him who had escaped from the barrier before himself, and concluded that he had been mortally wounded and was kicked out of the barrier.

But it’s not a dropout?

Then how many times did that guy pass through?

The participants looked at those who came out of the barrier before them.

That gaze, like a collapsing domino, went to the next person in turn, and then to Drin in the end.

Drin looked at Kasha.

Kasha looked at Officer Sina.

Sinia, who suddenly took on the duty to end the question, blinked several times and then spat out as if it was unfair.

“Haven’t I told you over and over again? Participation number 348 is currently in first place in the second test. He passed the test first in 54 seconds?”

All the participants stared at him with gaping jaws.

The narrow-eyed man responded to their interest by scratching the back of his head.

“Hey~ Can I say that I was lucky?”

At first glance, he smiled bitterly, but he looked very embarrassed.

Actually, I was genuinely amused by people’s reactions.

Especially the reactions of the two women, Kasha and Drin.