Yomigaeri no Maou

"Fine. Lots of people."

When we arrived in front of the Lugung military ministry building, there were quite a few people gathered.

Yesterday's story about the man at the reception was that there would be fewer students than usual because Major Siu would be in charge of the examiner......

That's what Illis said, thinking.

"Doesn't everyone challenge that one like we do? It means that only foreigners can take a ride with active soldiers."

"Speaking of which, you did. Does that mean that most of them are Luguns?"

If you think so and look around again, what they are wearing is a Lugunic ethnic costume different from the Lulu's.

At a glance, there seemed to be no foreigners but the Lulu, and after all, there were few foreign exams, which seemed right.

Then a while later, people came out of the military ministry building,

"Now we're going to start accepting exams! Take your exams and line up here!

and shouted out loud.

The gathered people start making rows yesterday with metal plates like the ones distributed by the Lulu's.

But the color of the exam slip you have is different from the Lulu's.

The Lulu's have it. It's silver, but the other student's have red copper.

I wonder what that means,

"... Lulu! Lulu!

and I can talk to him from behind.

When I thought of someone and turned around, there was Aldo I met in the carriage smiling and there he was.

As self-declared, I would have liked to have come to take a good exam.

And the color of the exam slip he has is still red copper.

Even as he tilts his neck, Lulu tells Aldo.

"You haven't done that yesterday. I didn't expect to see you so soon."

"That's the dialogue over here. Because it is unusual for exams for general soldiers and exams for foreigners to take place on the same day. I thought it was after I joined the army, even if I could see him."

"Really? Well, as far as I'm concerned, I'm unlikely to get an early exam... by the way, I'd like to ask you something."

"What the fuck?

"That exam sheet, how come the colors are different?

When Lulu asks what he was concerned about earlier, Aldo answers with a face like he was convinced.

"Oh, because this is a test form for general soldiers. Lulu's are for foreigners. And I hear there's a guy for the elite, and that sounds golden, but he can't do it without all the connections."

I think Lulu is going to have to explain it a little bit.

This means that, after all, as I first felt, the majority of those here are Lugunese nationals who take tests for the general military, with almost none of the foreigners like the Lulu.

Is it still affecting that Major Siu, the person who does the exam?

That also bothers me, Lulu asks Aldo.

"Does Aldo know a man named Major Sioux?

Then Aldo opens his eyes and says:

"Of course! Major Sioux is our common hero. I hear it came from the ghetto, but you joined the army as a general soldier, gradually gained strength, and finally gained the strength of the colonel class. The rank is Major... but that doesn't indicate that that guy is incompetent. Problems that have arisen in the city are often packed up by the military, because Major Siu always takes the side of the common people when that happens...... It's just, you know, there's a lot going on, and it seems to be a long way from home."

And it even teaches me a pretty fine inside feeling.

According to Aldo's story, Major Siu seemed like a misfitting humanist.

You mean hard-working people in addition to that?

"It seems that Major Siu is the examiner this time, what do you think?

If you ask that honestly, Aldo,

"What..."

And, out of the question, then,

"As, well... you know, Lulu. It's not like you can only take one exam, and good luck again..."

And I've encouraged it.

Apparently, Lulu has already fallen, Aldo decided.

That's why they're so opponents.

Then Aldo lined up in the reception line with the sleaze, finished the reception, and went inside the military ministry building.

Lulu understood that he couldn't wait to be with himself.

"... apparently our chances of winning are low. You're unlucky."

Just kidding. When Lulu tells Illis and Zoe, and then Faitha, the two Illis and Zoe laugh bitterly.

And then Iris,

"I don't think it was bad luck over there..."

and Zoe said,

"Don't forget to play tricks."

and stabbed the goose.

Faitha listened to such interaction.

"... I can't have that confidence..."

and was filled with things about his exams.

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Exam venues are different from those for general soldiers and foreigners.

The people taking the general soldier's exam were first led by a military man and headed towards the courtyard.

Lulu and the others tried to get there, and yesterday, a man came to the reception,

"You guys are this way. Come on."

I said and started walking in another direction.

"And you didn't get away much, did you?

While walking, that's what the receptionist said, Lulu says.

"Do you need to run away?

"Be brave again...... I didn't see it yesterday, but do you feel the same about your lady?

And the man asks Zoe.

Zoe wasn't there yesterday when she applied for the exam because she was staying at the inn.

However, I was well informed about the number of people on the exam slip, so I was well given Zoe's share.

"It's generally true... because in the first place, we don't know how strong a person is, Major Sioux. It's honest that you can't run away from being scared."

Zoe makes a slightly more common sense statement than the Lulu's.

to Zoe's words. The man did seem to think,

"Well, if you ask me... it feels odd because it's something anyone in Hatham knows. All right, here we are."

A man said that in front of a big door.

Then when the door is opened, there is a large hall beyond it, with various pieces of martial arts placed alongside the walls.

Apparently, from the application, it's a training ground or something.

And at the heart of it, the man I met yesterday - Major Sioux - stood in his armor.

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"Nice to meet you, huh?

Following the man at the reception, approaching Major Siu, he said so and smiled.

I mean, the face is pretty tough to make, or it's awful, so laughing just seems ironic, but he's really welcoming.

He goes on to say.

"We're gathering strength now in Lugung... we don't have enough hands. Honestly, I don't want to be pushed to work any more than this, and I'd appreciate it if the guys who replace my shoulders would come."

Quite honestly, Lulu and the others lose a little shoulder strength.

"Well, don't take the exam. I'd appreciate it if you'd just let me in."

When Lulu says so, Major Siu shakes his head and says:

"Don't be silly. What we want is a guy who can use it. We can't afford to feed him."

"For that matter, we seem to be putting in a lot of general soldiers..."

That's how Iris penetrated it.

Neither does Iris know how many general soldiers they actually pass in exams, but a good number of them seem to be taking exams, and it's like even boys like Aldo who have hardly ever fought can dream of passing in the first place.

There's going to be a lot of guys in there who can't even fight, Major Siu says.

Major Sioux to this,

"Oh... those guys. I'm sorry to hear that, but it's like a moving wall. I don't know if I need to fight, but I'm thinking about it up there. You're kidding me."

And tell him to throw it away.

"What the hell is that...?

Lulu asked, but Major Siu did not answer this.

"You can't tell a guy who's not military any more. If you want to know, you're gonna beat me."

Say so.

But all of a sudden, the game, it doesn't seem.

said Major Siu.

"First, you guys watch there. I'll fight him."

and points to the man who led us this far.

What do you mean, and when Lulu and the others are tilting their necks,

"... think about it. You're the only ones who have an exam today, but if you're going to play the first game, that guy's gonna be at a disadvantage compared to the later guy. We have to fight without seeing how the examiner fights. The others can tour and figure out how to fight in the meantime."

"If that's the case, why don't you just keep him waiting outside, except for the exams in the first place? That way, the terms are the same."

Faitha immediately said so, but Major Siu shook his head and

"Still, it's not bad, because this is an exam for once. Look at the observation and the ability to assemble combat based on it... you know what I mean?

I mean, if you look at the exam officer's battle and find habits and stuff from it and poke it there well, it would be like, high score.

It just doesn't seem like an exam where you can simply fight and win.

Something that even if you lose, in some cases, makes you pass, maybe.

That's what I thought. Lulu asks.

"So you're saying that winning or losing a game isn't the only way to decide whether or not to accept it?

Major Sioux to this,

"Well, maybe you could say that. Of course, if you beat me, you pass without question. If you can."

and confidently said so.

He seems to believe in his strength quite a bit.

Well, advanced classes and so on, even adventurers are ranked intermediate.

Most things that are intermediate, dull, and stop without going up any further.

Advanced is an easy-to-understand indicator that separates top notch from the rest.

"That's why... you guys should often see how I fight there. It's a service, isn't it? Don't lose so easily."

With that said, Major Siu took a two-handed sword from the wall of the hall and stood in the center.

The man at the reception holds a spear and a shield and stands opposite Major Siu.

"I'm sorry, but someone give me a signal to start."

That's what the man said, so Faitha stepped forward and said.

"So, both of you, are you ready?... Here we go!

At the same time, the two move quickly.

Attention was paid to all Major Siu, but the man at the reception wasn't a bad arm either.

The man does not work well with his shield and tries to strike back with a spear at an attack thrust at such a speed that it does not appear to be a blow of a great sword.

The aim is precise and sober.

But Major Siu laughs at the blow and gently avoids it.

After all, the difference in strength seems to be quite something.

Still, without being frightened at all, men fight to build up their hands one by one.

The basics are simple: no more blows from Major Siu's sword, no more fighting back.

Looking very easy to give, the man's patience is out of the group, fighting plain without even getting on Major Sioux's provocations and feints inside.

But still, the difference in local power came at the end.

Major Sioux's attack was unsuccessful when a man tried.

It seems that the boulder man was also fatigued by the powerful blow repeatedly unleashed.

And it wasn't Major Siu who misses that gap.

I immediately packed the distance and stuck a great sword in the male's neck, I said.

"... you got your arm up, Walls"

the man at reception for that word - Walls laughed,

"I trained you to die... but it doesn't look like it yet. We're not gonna do this next time."

That's what I said.