The Fiancee Who Betrayed Me Is Obsessed With Me

13 – Joining (2)

“Hey bro. “Are you also a commoner?”

“… “Yes, but.”

The entrance exam is divided into several stages, and the first and last exams are tests that must be taken as an individual.

The remaining exams are conducted in groups.

It seemed like a test designed to test personal competency and how one would behave in group life as a member of the Order.

The first test is a 1-on-1 sparring.

Although simple, it was a good test to quickly determine the participant’s skills.

From what I heard, it was my first exam, so it didn’t seem like I would be eliminated simply because I lost in sparring.

The emphasis seemed to be on looking at skills.

“Looking at it, it seems like this is my first time. This is already my 4th time. “Last year, I made it all the way to the final exam.”

“… ”

As there were so many participants, it took a while to wait for our turn.

As I had no choice but to wait, a middle-aged man who looked like he had a lot to talk to me started talking to me.

The fact that I had not yet become a knight even though I had tried 4 times made me lose all desire to deal with him.

I tried to give him an appropriate answer, but instead I kept my mouth shut and crossed my arms, but he continued to talk to me without giving in.

“It is important to fight with all your might during the first test, even if you are prepared to lose. It’s not a test of whether you win or lose, but rather a test of your skills. So even if you meet a strong enemy… … “

Without even asking, he started reciting information about the exam.

I already knew all of this anyway, and there was no need to listen to someone who wasn’t successful, so I closed my ears.

I wanted to leave the place, but it was difficult because it would soon be my turn.

“… Rather, for what purpose do you want to become a knight?”

“… ”

But that was my mistake.

The test time for the previous contestants took longer than I expected, and I had to listen to them until my ears bled.

Of course, he didn’t seem to have any intention of stopping until it was his turn.

“They say that a lot of young people these days are aiming to become royal bodyguards. Looking at you, it looks like you have potential as long as you have the skills. Is that something like that?”

“… ”

“Joochi, the royal bodyguard, if you look good to the royal family, your wealth is guaranteed. However, if you are unlucky enough to become the fourth princess’s bodyguard… Ugh~ I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you~”

“… Fourth princess?”

Being a royal escort driver is by no means a comfortable position.

Rather, because he has to protect the safety of the royal family day and night, it is a position with much less privacy and greater fatigue than other knights.

Since he was a man who really knew nothing about the article’s true situation, I wanted to block the conversation, but the last words that came out of his mouth made that impossible.

Yuna is the fourth princess of the Kingdom of Helia.

Because he spoke as if he knew about Yuna.

“Draw! Let’s get infamous. “If not only the guards, but also the maids and servants last long enough, maybe a month?”

“If you hold out long enough, it’ll be a month. “What does that mean?”

“How can you possibly have such a bad personality? “The Fourth Princess and I, the Princess of Ceramide and the Princess of Ceramide are not two-headed carriages in the kingdom.”

“what… ?”

Plus, a story about Syria.

I couldn’t help but react to his story describing them as if they were rare evil women.

I kept asking him questions as if I couldn’t believe it because the story was completely opposite to what I knew about the girls.

Then, he continued to tell stories related to the women, and as the story continued, people around him nodded as if they were right and added the stories they knew one by one.

If they weren’t truly evil, it wouldn’t have gotten to this point.

Maybe the images I remember of them were all wrong, and this current notoriety is their true appearance.

Well, it’s probably right to think that way. Because they are the ones who so cleverly deceived me.

Perhaps the explanation that she was actually an evil woman seemed more appropriate.

These were stories I would never have believed in the past.

Because I had harbored anger toward those women for eight years, it was not difficult for me to accept these truths.

On the contrary, there was a part of me that felt at ease upon learning that they were evil women.

But at the same time, an incomprehensible pain came over me.

-… Number 341! Number 342!

I wanted to hear more about their stories, but unfortunately my turn came at the right time.

I had no choice but to get up from my seat and enter the exam room.

Rather than losing focus now, it would be better to pass the exam safely and obtain more accurate information.

“The first test is a one-on-one sparring! The only way to not use a true sword is in the first exam. If one side becomes incapable of combat, the test will automatically end. In other cases, it may end at the discretion of the supervisor. Participants just need to focus on sparring without hesitation. more.”

Not using a true sword may be unpleasant to some, but it is not something people will like at all.

As you don’t use the real sword, there is no risk of losing your life, so you can fight more boldly.

If you don’t do your best to prove your worth by showing basic skills, you will definitely be eliminated.

In other words, the reason for not using the real sword is, paradoxically, to prove one’s skills at the risk of death after the first test.

Of course, that doesn’t mean I have any intention of fighting to the death.

I plan to complete the test by showing only moderately above average skills.

“… “Uh, huh?”

But my thoughts were shattered as soon as I saw the other person.

A female knight comes in with striking blonde hair.

This is because she was the only one among the contestants who was considered to have skills that were well above average, and she was my opponent.

If that woman were my opponent, I would never be able to complete the test comfortably.

Moreover, as soon as she found me, she smiled and started to warm up, as if everything was going well.

I don’t know why, but it seemed like he was serious about taking this test.

“… I’m counting on you.”

“… ”

Before the exam started, she approached me first, greeted me in a dignified voice and offered me her hand.

I didn’t bother to answer, but instead just shook his hand.

“Then get ready!”

She positioned herself at either end of the exam room and waited for the proctor’s signal to start.

I tried to learn as much about her fighting style as I could during that short period of time.

‘Even though she is a woman, her strength will far surpass that of an adult man. And the movements are also light. It looks like she was trained as a knight in the traditional way, but at the same time, she will also take advantage of the physical advantages of being a woman. If you have good strength… ‘

Just by looking at her posture, she could tell that her muscles were well placed.

It meant that he had been training for a long time, and judging by his posture, he was thought to be a nobleman who had received standard knightly training.

And more than anything, judging by the strong thighs exposed through the leggings, her overall strength and balance seemed to be excellent.

Of course, he might not have the skills to completely defeat me, but it seemed like he could never do it half-heartedly.

Above all, the force of the sword pointed at me was something I could never ignore.

“-start!”

Paaat-

As soon as the supervisor gave the starting signal, she kicked the ground.

At the same time, her thigh muscles were seen to expand, and she quickly closed the distance.

“Haaa-!”

The moment she reached two steps in front of me, she quickly raised her sword.

But I was just following her sword with my eyes in the same position as I started, and didn’t move.

At first, I planned to break her momentum by looking for an opening, but there was no room for any slack in her movements.

This meant that this blow had to be blocked first.

Taaak-

I lightly strike aside her sword swinging from top to bottom.

And I tried to continue the attack right away, but she was already in a defensive posture.

Although it was standard, it was an excellent situational judgment and move.

It seemed clear that he had been trained by an outstanding knight.

“Are you ignoring me because I’m a woman?”

While several attacks went back and forth, I just kept blocking her attacks.

I could have finished it in an instant if I wanted to, but I couldn’t.

For now, I hoped that the test would be over after I had just exchanged words with her and showed a reasonable level of skill.

But she probably thought that I was ignoring her, so she started pushing me even harder.

‘It’s really amazing. This is much better than an ordinary article… ‘

Although I continued to block her attacks, it became increasingly difficult to withstand without counterattacking.

If I had been more defensive here, the examiners could have sensed my intention.

There was no choice but to break her momentum now.

“It means to approach as a knight-”

Taaak-

Catch her crosscut with the blade of the sword and turn it to the other side in a half-moon shape.

Taking advantage of the slight turning of her waist due to his own strength, he swung his sword at her neck.

“… !”

It was an unblockable structure, but instead of blocking, she chose to avoid the attack by lying down on the floor.

The situational judgment was also above par.

The avoidance was possible thanks to her agility.

“Haaap-!”

Then, she used the strength from the floor to make a large slash with her sword from bottom to top.

Since the attack came from an unexpected position, there was only one option given to me.

Kwasik!

I hit her wrist accurately and step on the wooden sword with my right foot.

Because I had lost my strength, the wooden sword fell to the floor with my kick and broke ugly.

“… Until there. “The exam is over.”

When she raised her head again, my sword was already aimed at her neck and the test was over.

As expected, the results were both passes.

I put the wooden sword back and left the exam room without saying a word.

“… for a moment! wait!”

But she didn’t let me go easily.

I tried to ignore her and walk away, but as soon as she got closer, she grabbed my wrist, so I had no choice but to turn around.

“Is there a problem.”

It was my first time seeing these eyes in a long time.

Her walls were transparent, but inside they were full of desire for life.

A strong will to fight. Positive emotions without darkness.

All of those things were so far away from the gray me reflected in her eyes.

“Where are you from?”

“… Tax.”

“Tax? It’s a family I’ve never heard of… ”

“It is the name of a rural village that was lost to a monster. “I am not a nobleman.”

“ah… ”

The town of Tax was, of course, a fictitious town for camouflage purposes.

It was common for rural villages that weren’t even on the map to disappear due to monsters, so I postponed this to avoid raising suspicion.

“Hmm, hmm. Since his sword skills were excellent, I naturally thought he was a nobleman. “Who is your teacher?”

“… “It’s just something I learned from looking over my shoulder while on an adventure.”

“That said, all the movements were familiar, like flowing water. This is a sword that would never have been completed without a lot of effort. “It’s clear that you worked hard during your adventure.”

She held out her hand with a cheerful smile as if she liked something.

Although she is an incredibly beautiful daughter based on her appearance, everything she shows is that of a knight who worships strength.

“I am Leah Hen Mernis. “Please take care of me in the future.”

Leah Hen Mernis. He seemed like an aristocrat from a fairly high family.

Nevertheless, applying to become a knight of the Kingdom of Helia definitely means that you are a noble of the Kingdom of Helia.

Among the nobles of the Kingdom of Regius in the past that I remember, there was no family called Mernis.

“… ”

“ah… ?”

I turned around without taking her hand.

She was sticking her hand out in the air and made a dumb noise behind her, but I silently moved on.

I had no intention of giving affection to the nobles of the Kingdom of Helia.