It’s getting harder and harder to be a villain these days

Cindy squinted at Yula, openly expressing doubt.

"No."

Yura shook her head, her facial muscles trembling unnaturally.

"Captain, you make it hard for me to trust you."

"What do you mean?"

"The tactic of forcing yourself to remain expressionless is useless. Captain, your mood swings are too obvious and you can't control it."

Yura puffed up her cheeks.

"You are making excuses."

"……yes?"

Cindy reached for another card.

"You will regret it, this one is the wrong card."

Yura said anxiously.

"Well... now that you say that, I'm really worried."

Cindy pretended to hesitate.

For a moment, Yura couldn't tell whether what the other party said was true or false, but this was also part of the game, and she enjoyed the process very much.

"But I'm willing to take the risk."

"..."

Cindy pulled out the cards, paired them with her spade king, and threw them on the table.

The remaining cards of Yula's were undoubtedly ghost cards.

"See, Captain, you can't lie at all."

"...This game is so difficult." Yura sighed.

Cindy asked with a smile.

"But it's fun, isn't it?"

Originally, Yula would never participate in such games due to her personality, but this time the group members forced her to play together.

Yura, who knew the deep meaning behind it, smiled lightly.

"Ah."

"That's right~ Sometimes you have to take a break like this. Leader, you've been too busy recently."

"..."

"Captain, your strategy is good, but your psychological warfare is terrible."

"Bad luck too."

Other members of the group commented one after another.

"...If we come back again, the next game will be different."

Yola neatly folded up the playing cards on the table and shuffled them like a performance.

The game itself wasn't that fun, but it aroused her desire to win.

Hope to have another round.

but……

"It's already eight o'clock, it's time to patrol soon."

"Ah, is that so?"

"Then captain, we'll leave first~"

The knights quickly left their seats, and the initially bustling lounge became empty.

"..."

Yura was left alone and looked at the table blankly.

Then he reluctantly threw away the thick pile of cards in his hand, leaned back on the chair and let out a long sigh.

"Crench."

Suddenly, the door sounded, and the knights came back again.

Yula immediately rearranged the playing cards excitedly.

Really, do you want to pretend to run away to arouse her interest? I really hate a bunch of guys...

The knights stood on both sides of Yura.

Then the royal family came in.

"Yora Claire!"

The frightened Yura stood up suddenly and saluted.

"Yes!"

"The emperor's decree comes quickly."

"Yes!"

After seeing Youla kneel down, the royal family read out the decree.

"Yora Claire, you are honored to be selected as one of the candidates to teach His Majesty the skills of knights. Please go to the 'Winter Secret Realm' immediately to accept the test."

The long-stalled review of the Cavaliers has officially started.

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There are many 'magical secret places' on the continent. In some places, the weather is fixed to summer, or the time is fixed to night, or there are barren lands with no grass growing.

The characteristics of each magical secret realm are different, but what is unique is that they are rich in resources.

The secret winter realm owned by the empire is characterized by snow all year round, and the season is always fixed in winter.

"Is there..."

Yura set off immediately after that and walked for a long time in the blizzard in the secret realm.

The flickering lights in the distance were leading her to the destination of this test.

Youra stood in front of the villa door and knocked on the door.

"Dong dong."

"anyone there?"

There was no response for a while, and it took a long time for someone to reply.

"—Please come in."

Yura opened the door, and the warmth that hit her face dispelled the chill caused by the snowstorm.

The fire was burning gently.

There were very familiar faces to her in the comfortable living room.

Spencer, Ralph, Eugene.

All of them were her classmates in college.

"Yura, long time no see."

Spencer, the deputy captain of the Pearl Knights, said with a smile. He gave the impression that he was as cheerful as ever.

"Well, long time no see."

"I didn't expect that the last person would be you. Sit down and warm yourself up."

There were a total of five chairs in the living room, two of which were empty, and Yura sat on them. The remaining upper-class seats must be the seats of the prosecutors.

"I don't know what form this test will take. We are asked to get together. Is it like a collective task when we were students? Yura, Eugene, what do you think?"

Spencer asked confused.

"I don't know, but it must not be that simple. Be prepared to compete. The same goes for you, Yura. I will not show mercy."

The short-haired female knight Eugene looked at them with sharp eyes.

"……Yes."

Yura nodded firmly.

Ralph remained silent, and Spencer continued.

"I heard that Deputy Captain Isaac was injured. I wonder who the prosecutor who replaced him is. Could it be the Guardian Knight Ahiburn?"

Yura was a little nervous when she heard the name of the guardian knight, Ashborn.

"Hmph, how is it possible."

Eugene rolled his eyes at him.

"Axiburn has retired. I heard that he has gone to live in seclusion in the south. How could he appear here when the imperial capital is so far away?"

"Really."

That's when Spencer shrugged.

"Dong dong."

There was a distinct knock on the door.

The four people's eyes were focused on it, and the person outside the door opened the door without waiting for their response.

"Whirring whirring."

A blizzard blew outside.

The man was wearing a top hat and a black coat. His face could not be seen temporarily, but he was tall and had a strong build.

For some reason, Youla always felt that this man looked very familiar.

Chapter 112: Will the test begin now?

The moment the man took off his hat.

"!"

Yura's eyes widened, and the others blinked in confusion.

Men naturally hang their hats and coats on hangers.

"Crench, crunch."

The floor creaked with every step he took, and the marks on his shoes were very clean, not like they had just come out of the snow.

After a while, the man sat on the seat and spoke slowly.

"Nice to meet you all, I am the acting censor for this time, Vickrey."

……

The place was silent.

The knights stared at Vickery blankly, but no one spoke.

"...Weikeli?"

Ralph, who had been silent all this time, asked in a low voice.

Vickery nodded.

"Any questions?"

"Are you the prosecutor?"

"Yes."

Spencer, Ralph, Eugene and Vickery were classmates who entered the knight department and magic department respectively in the same year.

The difference is that Weekley became a titular professor within a few days of entering the college.