Free Web NovelChapter 190: The Three Members of the ‘Miracle Generation’
Class S classroom.
Two girls, Testarossa and Nessis, muttered to themselves.
"Rigel-kun, he’s late..."
"I’m worried..."
Rigel had taken Lizia, who had anemia, to the infirmary and hadn’t come back.
"Umm... What on earth happened to him...? Is he lost? Or did Lizia-san’s condition worsen?"
"Even if he hands her over to the teacher, he should have finished his part by now... But the entrance ceremony is about to start."
Testarossa and Nessis looked at each other uneasily.
Just then, a female student who overheard them approached and spoke.
"Hey, you two. Are you friends with that latecomer?"
"Eh? U-um... Who are you?"
Startled, Testarossa asked back while bewildered.
The girl replied in a bad mood.
"My name is Rebecca. I’m your classmate. I’m from the proud beast tribe."
"Eh? Really? Sorry, I didn’t know at all..."
Testarossa apologized awkwardly.
Then Rebecca’s face twisted even more unhappily.
"Hah! I’ve been looking into you two. You’re just a bunch of weaklings who barely scraped into S-Class!"
"Eh!? W-we’re weak!?!"
Testarossa was shocked.
But Rebecca didn’t care and continued.
"That’s right! S-Class is the super-strongest class in the kingdom where geniuses gather! It’s not just high-ranking nobles who are scouted, but beast tribes like me!!"
"U-um... But we didn’t enter by family connections either..."
Testarossa tried to refute.
She was from a noble family. Compared to common people or beast tribes, her status was good. However, she was not a high-ranking noble. She was more like on the lower end.
"Shut up! I hate weaklings like you who were raised in a hothouse like that! Being friends with that tardy bastard means you’re the same kind of trash as him!!"
"Th-that’s why! We—"
"Entering S-Class through the back door is your bad luck! This Rebecca, who won first place in the basic physical fitness test and dominated the swordsmanship exam, will rule over you two! Prepare yourselves, you weaklings!!"
Rebecca laughed.
"Ugh... What a disagreeable person..."
"...We’ll endure it. We can’t cause a scene before the entrance ceremony."
Testarossa and Nessis frowned.
In S-Class, the lower ranks who were close to them grimaced at Rebecca’s words, but the middle ranks were silently tolerating her arrogant attitude. Even the upper ranks nodded as if approving of her words.
"Hmph! Just as the beast said! Don’t get in our way!!"
The one who spoke up was a blue-haired girl.
She had a petite and slender body, but her expression oozed arrogance.
"You’re... ’Illusion Eye’ Ero-Ra!?"
Testarossa asked in surprise.
Then the blue-haired girl... Ero-Ra snorted.
"Hmph! You know me? Then you must know what kind of existence I am, right?"
"U-um... Th-that... One of the ’Miracle Generation’... right?"
"Yeah! As expected, even though I barely scraped into S-Class, you two knew about me, huh?"
Ero-Ra said proudly.
Facing her, Testarossa and Nessis forced smiles.
(What should we do...? We got dragged into trouble again...)
(You can’t show your faces. If you upset her, you’ll be turned into wrecks by the ’Illusion Eye’...)
The two conversed with only their eyes. Seeing the two girls who had become obedient, Ero-Ra nodded in satisfaction. However, Rebecca clicked her tongue unhappily.
"Tch! What ’Illusion Eye’? As a beast who can use ’Dog Tribe Awakening – Beast Form,’ that level of play magic won’t work on me. This Rebecca won’t be affected!!"
"Wh-what?! I’m happy that you were fooled by my magic just once! Do you want me to try again!?"
Ero-Ra got enraged at Rebecca’s words. Then the two began glaring at each other. A tense atmosphere.
Just then, another girl joined in.
"Um... Please stop. Both of you..."
""!!?""
The moment they heard that voice, both Ero-Ra and Rebecca’s expressions changed. A trace of cold sweat appeared on their faces.
"A-ah... You..."
"Hey now... ’Illustrious Alchemist’ Nino, right..."
The one standing between them was a girl who looked weak and timid. However, her eyes held an unshakeable will.
"Why are you here? You’re a weird alchemist who only focuses on one field. How did you break into the entrance exam?"
"Moreover, as a commoner, you couldn’t have entered through the back door... What the hell did you do?"
Rebecca and Ero-Ra spoke one after another. Their words were full of hostility.
The three of them were all members of the ’Miracle Generation’. But they were not friends. Rather, they were rivals.
While Testarossa and Nessis, the lower-entry group, were looked down upon, the upper-entry group of Rebecca, Ero-Ra, and Nino sparked sparks.
Thus, in S-Class with no teacher in sight, the tension rose.
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The classroom of Class S was slightly noisy just before the entrance ceremony.
Rigel hadn’t arrived yet, and Testarossa and Nessis were being looked down upon by the upper ranks of S-Class. Moreover, the upper ranks were provoking each other, so a fight was about to break out any moment.
" Nino! What the hell did you do to get in?!"
"That’s right! Come clean!!"
Rebecca and Ero-Ra were interrogating her.
Nino had a troubled expression.
"Um... I didn’t do anything special. The numbers on the written exam were just lucky. That’s all."
Nino said hesitantly.
Then Rebecca’s expression became even harsher.
"Cut the crap! You think you can fool me with that— Ugh!?"
"Shh... Please stop talking and listen quietly. I brewed a calming agent that works well on beast races. You’ll calm down quickly if you stay silent."
Rebecca was about to explode.
However, Nino took out a small bottle like perfume and lightly sprayed the contents toward Rebecca’s face. At that moment, Rebecca froze.
"Keho keho!? W-what the hell are you doing?!"
Rebecca coughed while shouting.
But Nino remained calm.
"It’s a calming agent I mixed up as a countermeasure against beasts. It works well because beast races have good noses. Just stay quiet and you’ll calm down."
"Ugh... Damn... ’Illustrious Alchemist’..."
Rebecca muttered regretfully.
The other students were surprised by Rebecca’s reaction. But only Ero-Ra was different.
"Hmph! So even alchemy-based weird medicine affects beasts! But this ’Illusion Eye’ Ero-Ra won’t be affected by such cheap tricks!!"
Ero-Ra declared confidently.
Then Nino shook her head.
"Indeed... Your ’Illusion Eye’ is terrifying."
"Hmph! How perceptive!"
Ero-Ra said happily.
But Nino continued.
"But I’ve prepared some countermeasures just in case. If you want to fight, I’ll allow it... But I don’t recommend it."
"...Tch! You insolent brat!!"
Ero-Ra clicked her tongue.
In S-Class, the three members of the ’Miracle Generation’ — Rebecca, Ero-Ra, and Nino — had a strange power balance.
’Awakening’ Rebecca had exceptionally strong senses, so she was weak against Nino’s countermeasures.
She could force a breakthrough, but the worst case was that her sense of smell would leave behind a lasting trauma.
Nino’s combat ability was average, so she would lose if she fought Ero-Ra head-on. She had some countermeasures, but they weren’t perfect.
Ero-Ra’s unique magic with the Illusion Eye was powerful, but she was at a disadvantage against Rebecca, who had strong magic resistance. If she used her specialty water magic, she might have a chance, but she would be forced into an unfavorable fight against the beast’s physical abilities.
"""..."""
The three of them glared at each other.
Testarossa and Nessis watched silently with uneasy expressions.
The other students’ reactions varied.
Some watched with interest.
Others looked uneasy like Testarossa and Nessis.
Some sat quietly, as if it didn’t concern them.
Even in S-Class, there were students who weren’t particularly outstanding. They were probably also members of the ’Miracle Generation’.
Thus, the tension in the classroom rose.
And then—
CRASH!!
The classroom door opened, and someone entered.
"Quiet down! What’s the noise? The entrance ceremony hasn’t even started yet!"
The voice echoed in the classroom.
It was the voice of the S-Class homeroom teacher.
"Tch! It’s that teacher again..."
"Can’t turn the teacher into a wreck. At least I won’t cause a scene now..."
Rebecca and Ero-Ra muttered.
Both of them sat down quietly, though they looked unhappy.
Nino followed them.
Then the teacher looked around the classroom and spoke.
"I am the S-Class homeroom teacher, Oriana! Though I only handle homeroom, my subject will be swordsmanship practice. ...I see some students from my group in the swordsmanship exam too."
Oriana looked around the classroom.
There were many applicants for the Royal Academy entrance exam. Therefore, the tests were divided into several groups.
Even though Oriana was the swordsmanship examiner, she didn’t know every student.
"However, even if you managed to enter the prestigious Royal Academy, you shouldn’t get too carried away. You have already been given the name ’Royal Academy’. Behave with that in mind."
"Tch! The teacher is acting high and mighty..."
Rebecca clicked her tongue.
But Oriana didn’t seem to care.
"Well then, let’s start the homeroom. Since we’re about to have the entrance ceremony, we’ll do a roll call. Stand up one by one starting from the front left."
Oriana called out the names of the students.
Ero-Ra, Rebecca, Nino, Testarossa, Nessis...
Although there was some skill difference within S-Class, everyone who entered through the back door was outstanding compared to other classes. Each one stood up and introduced themselves with dignity.
"...Hmm!? The number is short... Someone seems to be late."
Oriana looked around the classroom.
The number was one less than what she had been told beforehand.
"Great... Late on the day of the entrance ceremony. Are you looking down on the prestigious Royal Academy?"
"That’s right. A true idiot."
"Students who arrive late on the day of the entrance ceremony should be punished appropriately, don’t you think?"
"Hmph. Nino speaks up. I’ll discipline you with my ’Illusion Eye’!"
Oriana, Rebecca, Nino, and Ero-Ra spoke one after another. The contempt for the latecomer was rising. Just then—
"Yeah! Sorry for being late!!"
The voice of the latecomer echoed in the classroom.
And he entered the classroom with perfect timing.
