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Chapter 72 : S-Class
🕑 Added 2022-08-28 04:55:33 +0000 UTCTL:SummerPeanut
Clairvoyance belonging to Mars will be translated as Sky Eye(天眼). Since there’s actual clairvoyance(literally translates to a thousand-li eye, or thousand half-kilometer so eyes that can see 500km away) type of magic eye that’s inferior to what Mars has. No, I refuse to have it as Heavenly Eyes.
Magic-infused eyes -> Mana Eyes. Basically, eyes that are able to see magic flow.
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January 1, 2030.
After Ike's visit, we each decided to go back to our dorms, drop off our stuff, and get together.
They were going to celebrate mine and Clarice's birthday.
The birthday party consisted of me, Clarice, Ellie, Misha, and Ike.
The general students are not allowed to leave the school without permission but S class students are free to come and go as they please.
The girls' and boys' dormitories are in separate locations so Ike and I went to the boys' dormitory together and unpacked my stuff.
The S class dormitory is a single room, which is said to be larger than the two-person rooms for general students.
I certainly felt a bit lonely using this room by myself.
It is a one bedroom of about 15 square meters with a living and dining room of over 20 square meters.
By the way, even for general students, A class students have around 15 square meter room shared with two people.
B class students have a 12 square meter room for two, C class students have a 10 square meter room, D students have an 8 square meter room, and E class students have a 6 square meter room.
After packing up our belongings, Ike and I headed to the place where the birthday party is to be held.
The girls would take a while to get there so we decided to go to the store first and talk while wandering around the city.
I had something I really wanted to ask him. Ike must have sensed that.
"What's up? Is there something wrong?"
Ike, sensing this, asked me first. No, it's not about what's going on.......
"Brother Ike, is it true that what you were saying to Karen earlier, you said you had already found a wife?”
"Oh, I guess you had heard that. Is it true but not true...?"
"Does that mean you have someone in mind?”
"I think so. Maybe so...”
Ike's reply was unclear. Is he embarrassed?
"I understand. Then please let me know when you can say it, brother Ike.”
When I said so, Ike looked troubled.
"...alright. It's not such a big deal.......No, it is. Maybe next time.”
"And why doesn't the Magic Eyes work on brother Ike?”
"Because I’m equipped with an anti-Magic Eyes.”
"Are there that many Magic Eyes in this school?”
"Yeah. There are some who can't use it because they don't have enough MP but there is definitely a number who can. The actuality is that there are various kinds of magic eyes. Mana Eyes, Charm Eyes, Clairvoyance Eyes, Petrification Eyes, Binding Eyes...... and some of them even have ridiculous magic eyes such as Foresight Eye.”
Oh, I have a Mana Eye and Foresight Eye....... As expected, the Sky Eye is a cheat skill like Demi-God said...
"I think the Charm Eyes is the most troublesome...... but is that not particularly true?"
"The Charm Eyes is not as effective unless you are close to the target apparently. When you are 10 meters away from the target, the user’s level is almost meaningless and it is not as effective against other magicians. Well, it is very effective against me so I have countermeasures setup.”
After Ike and I had been talking for an hour, three women finally walked toward us.
The three of them somehow have a gaggle of people following behind them.......
"We apologize. We have made you wait. Let's go inside quickly."
Clarice entered the store in a great hurry.
Ellie and Misha followed, then me and Ike.
"Sigh... We got into trouble thanks to Clarice……"
Misha said and Ellie followed suit.
"Yeah...... Clarice...... acting frivolous.”
What happened?
"It’s not like that! They were just persistent......."
Apparently, she was being picked on all the time. I guess there are a lot more people now because today is the day when the 2nd to 5th year received the approval for their application to go outside during the vacation.
But the pick-up artists also gave up and left like a wave receding when they realized Ike is here.
It seems that Ike can function as more than a good luck charm in this town.
I can't get my head around my overly-reliable brother.
We ordered some food and drinks and made a toast.
"I wish Van and the others could have stayed.”
Ike mentioned Azure Fang's party. As soon as Azure Fang found out that we had passed and that we were safe, they went back to Almeria.
Well, he was busy organizing the matters of knights’ order and such.
"Well, it can't be helped. The only people who can go to the second floor in Almeria right now are Azure Fang, Red Wings, Black Tri-Stars, and father and mother. And since Father and mother are training Leena, they often go to the Irgusia Labyrinth...”
"I see...... Well, let's all have a good drink together today. Cheers once again to our long overdue reunion!"
The girls continued to ask Ike a lot of questions as they toasted him again with juice.
Well, it's mainly about Ike's wife.
She might be a sister-in-law to Clarice and Ellie, you know.
I guess they are interested in her. But for some reason, Misha is also very interested.
She’s even listening more intently than the two of us.
Ike was looking troubled so I changed the subject.
"Brother Ike, why are you being called ‘Sir Glenn’?”
"No, I don't really know either but I think it's because I’m the leader of a party named Red Lotus."
Then Misha started to blabber the reason why Ike is called Glenn.
Apparently, the party called Red Lotus is famous here in Regan.
They seem to be doing various quests and are already a C-rank party despite being enrolled in the Regan Imperial School.
Some of the quests were quite difficult, and Ike was called "Glenn" after he continued to help people in need by accepting quests that no one else would accept because the difficulty of the quests and the reward money were not aligned with each other.
"How many people are in your Red Lotus party?"
I asked and Ike replied in a hushed voice.
“There are five of us in the Red Lotus. Mars, Clarice, listen up. You absolutely must limit your party members to five."
"Why is that so?"
"You should announce that you are looking for Holy Magic user for the sixth member as a camouflage reason. Holy Magic users are more valuable than you think. If it is found out that you can use them even a just little bit, A-rank parties will forcefully come to recruit you from even the fringes of the country. There might be a few kidnapping-like incidents this year as well. Without a doubt, the S class people are the most likely targets."*1
Then Misha said in a drinking voice.
"Don't worry. We can't use Holy Magic either.”
Ike frowned and looked at me and I nodded silently.
The conversation from my and Ike's point of view goes like this.
(Does this girl not know that you and Clarice can use Holy Magic?)
(Yes.)
"Well, the rest is up to you guys. When you make the party, don't forget what I just said."
"Thank you. Also, what are the advantages of making a party? I'm thinking three solos would be fine for me......."
"In my case, I didn't know anyone at Regan Imperial School. I figured the quickest way to make friends was to make a party. It may not have much meaning to make a party for you all but I'm sure Mars would be happier in one. Mars would be happier if he got credit for the party's accomplishments rather than yourself, right?"
I nodded. Indeed, I would be happier that way.
We could share the joy of accomplishing a goal together.
We spent many hours in the store after that, returning to the dorm before 8:00 p.m.
January 2, 2030.
Today we introduced ourselves once again to the S class.
The rest other than us were Karen, Baron, Dominic, and another S class from the Kingdom of Zarkham, a small boy named Joseph. He looks pretty cute for a guy. He got a shaved head though......
The homeroom teacher for S class is a young man named Lorenz.
Lorenz is a magic swordsman and a strong C-rank adventurer.
Apparently, only the S class has two assistant homeroom teachers so Cyrus and Sasha became assistant homeroom teachers respectively.
I don't see Cyrus anywhere but Sasha is in this class. The school had paid quite a lot of money to hire Cyrus and Sasha temporarily.
Karen is quiet, a change from yesterday.
Baron and Dominic still can't give up on Clarice.
They have been staring at Clarice for a long time.
"Now that you've introduced yourselves, we need to decide on your pecking order, since the S class is the most important class representing the Regan Imperial School. When it comes to S class number 1, the person will need to be able to fight with the school’s current strongest and famous Glenn...I meant Ike."
When Lorenz said so, I raised my hand and he allowed me to speak.
"I don't want to fight with my brother Ike, so please place me anywhere but first in the order. Of course, all the students here are very capable so I might not be the number 1 even if I wanted to.”
I declined to compete in the pecking order so as not to cause too much of a stir. Then, Clarice too.
"I cannot fight with my brother-in-law either so I shall withdraw. Because there is nothing sadder than the very idea of fighting with your own family."
Ellie also said, "...naturally I decline......."
This seemed to surprise Lorenz.
"Brother Ike? Brother-in-law? What are you talking about? Who are you guys?"
Lorenz was surprised when Sasha explained once again Ike's relationship with us.
I wonder what’s going on with the school's information dissemination policy here? Don't they do background checks on their students?*2
Well, it must be very hard to check the identity of tens of thousands of students taking the exam......
By the way, Lister Imperial School has not yet announced all the successful applicants.
We will only know all the successful student candidates by January 10.
So it seems that the January 1 entrance ceremony was actually for those who passed up to class D.
''Mars. There is no one who can compete with a Sword Saint like you who can take on a B-class adventurer's full power swordsmanship with a cool face. You are number one in the pecking order okay.”
Sasha said as if admonishing me.
However, there was someone who objected to this. It was Baron. This time, Karen did not get involved.
"Everyone, I'm sure you're all forgetting me, the hero of the north. There’s no way I'm going to lose to a random bumpkin, would I? Also, I believe there was another Sword Saint in this class?"
Come to think of it, Karen and Barron's passed their exams by default so they don't know about the second day. ......Dominic honestly said the truth.
"I'm no longer a Sword Saint. I don't know exactly how strong the ‘Sir Sword Saint’ is, but I do know that I can't catch up to him in just two or three years. So I'm declining the position. Eighth in the order is fine with me. In fact, I'm probably 8th. But I'm not giving up. I will show you all that I will obtain what I want!”
Dominic proclaimed so as he looked at Clarice.
Yeah. They're all ten years old and in the throes of puberty so it's no wonder.
"Then it's Mars versus Barron for first place! Any objections, everyone?"
Lorenz said and ushered us outside.
No, I do have some objections...but Sasha was staring at me so it was kinda hard on me to say so...... We reached a very large sports ground(?) area.
When Baron and I were facing each other, Lorenz told us the rules.
"Weapons are wooden swords only, and you may use any magic you wish. Is that clear?"
Yes.
"Begin!"
Right after Lorenz gave the sign, Baron began chanting magic at once.
"Fire! Ice! Wind! Stone Bullet!"
Baron unleashed all of his elemental magic as if to show it off.
I cut all the magic like a Sword Saint.
"Oh, you cut the magic...? I can understand Water magic and Earth magic but even Fire magic and Wind magic? That's just absurd...”
Baron might have great self-confidence but he is not stupid.
There was no way he was going to have a proper sword fight with me, who could cut magic, and he easily admitted defeat.
"I’ll take the second place.......”
When Baron muttered such, someone else followed up.
To his surprise, Clarice challenged Baron to a fight.
Clarice said that if I take the first place, Clarice will try to take the second place.
In the end, the match was easily won by Clarice, and Baron said..
"I'm in third place.......”
Baron muttered that again. Well, the flag has to be retrieved, and this time Ellie challenged Baron to a fight.
This fight showed even more of a difference in ability than the previous fights compared to his fight with me and Clarice.
Baron could not keep up with Ellie's movements at all.
Ellie kept avoiding Baron's attacks as if she was making fun of him, and made Baron admit defeat without landing even one attack.
Well, it can't be helped that the beastman's...... or rather the gold lion status is just that high.
By the way, Baron did not say, "I'm in fourth place......" again.
He is not stupid after all.
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TL’s note:
- Yes, the sentence doesn’t connect. Ike basically ignored the question of why must they limit the party members to 5.
- Information dissemination policy or ‘報連相’ is a Japanese abbreviation for reporting, contacting, and consulting information within organization.
