Became the Idiot Young Master Who Tormented the Main Character - Chapter 66



66. The Forest of Enchantment (2)

For a while I couldn’t leave the dorm.

The female students from the Spirit Club who had been chasing me were openly holding a sit-in near the boys’ dormitory and were just waiting for me to come out.

This went on until evening, when they had completely dispersed and I was finally able to come out.

“What the….”

I walked outside in the slightly darkened room, feeling exhausted, and thought.

‘Is it because of the results from the second test?’

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To traverse the Forest of Enchantment, you need to pair up one support character and one attack character to create desirable synergy.

Normally, the support group within the academy tends to be less populated, so the attack group tends to be more involved… .

‘The situation just now was a privilege of the upper class… well, something like that.’

At that moment, so many Spirit Department students gathered around that it was scary.

I don’t know if all the top rankers go through these highs during their third try, but I felt like my heart would drop if I went through it again.

‘Anyway, what do we do now?’

Ran away.

The third test will begin tomorrow, and if you still haven’t found a partner, you will be randomly assigned a partner and take the test.

Random assignment was an absolute no-no.

Because there’s a very high chance that your partner will be an incompetent piece of luggage that everyone has ignored.

There was a moment when I instinctively regretted running away.

“Haa. In the end, back to square one-”

“Hey, hey…!”

It was while I was walking that I sighed like that.

Someone approached.

“Are you… Xi’an…?”

A woman approached me cautiously, like a cautious rabbit.

He was a person of small stature, about 150cm tall, with pink pigtails and a kind expression behind round black glasses.

I asked her, who suddenly approached me.

“Who are you?”

“Ah… My name is Tia from the Spirit Ministry! It’s nothing else… That’s…”

Spirit Ministry!

By the way, there is a spirit symbol drawn on the left chest of the school uniform shirt.

Are you saying that there were still female students who had not yet disbanded?

“Can you pair me up with someone?”

Her next words were exactly as I expected.

‘There’s no reason why it wouldn’t work out if my skills were proven. It’s not a burdensome situation like before.’

It was slowly becoming late at night. If I didn’t find a partner now, I would really be in a situation where I would be randomly assigned a partner.

“Skills first….”

“Isn’t that the kid who’s called the first-year nerd?”

The moment I was about to speak to Tia, my words were interrupted by a voice coming from somewhere.

It was the sound of two female students passing by behind me.

A familiar face. They were the female students who had been among the group of spirits chasing me earlier.

“Your name was Tia? I heard you got a D on both the first and second exams.”

“… How can that be? Shouldn’t there be at least one C?”

“So that’s the reason why the rumors are so ridiculous. … A girl like that dares to ask the number one performer out? Phew!”

“… … .”

Female students openly mocking and laughing.

Because of that, a woman named Tiara bows her head in front of me.

He seemed to be intimidated. I could see his body shaking slightly, as if he was angry.

I didn’t miss it.

“Sir, excuse me-”

“for a moment.”

I grabbed her arm as she tried to leave in a hurry.

“Are you in good shape?”

“…yes?”

“Stamina. The Forest of Enchantment has quite rough terrain, so it requires quite a lot of stamina. Are you confident?”

“… … ?”

As if she hadn’t expected me to say something like that, she opened her eyes wide and stared at me quietly.

He quickly comes to his senses and nods his head vigorously.

“Oh, of course! I’m confident in my stamina. It’s my daily routine to stay up all night training as if it were nothing…!”

“Okay then. Let’s go.”

“Where… do you mean…?”

“We should get together. Let’s go and talk.”

“… … !”

The two female students in the back are embarrassed.

The reaction was interesting.

There is a woman named Tiara in front of me, and two female students behind me.

I never dreamed I would make this choice.

In fact, even if you say it’s a test of skill, it doesn’t really matter as long as it’s above a certain level.

In the end, the only things that can harm the spirits are Aura and Holy Water.

If the spirit master could defend against the most annoying corrupted spirit’s mental attacks, passing the third test would be as easy as turning the palm of one’s hand.

From afar, the female students behind me seemed to be looking at us with blank expressions, but I turned around and walked with Tia without paying any attention to them.

“This is Tia Heightsbell! Please take good care of me….”

A cozy cafe with twinkling lights that resemble a city night view.

We sat outside the cafe and chatted.

“It’s Cyan. I’m wielding a sword. You don’t have to be so polite.”

I felt uneasy seeing her sitting quietly and hesitating.

I asked her, who nodded.

“I’m asking now, why do you want to pair up with me?”

“… … .”

She pauses for a moment as she picks up her coffee cup.

“…because no one wanted to pair up with me.”

“No one tried to pair up?”

I was curious.

She is a spirit master.

Even if he is a low-level spirit user, he will be a great force in this third test.

Even if you don’t have an effective means of attack, if you just support the spirits of the inspector or magician, they will do the job for one person.

But no one wanted to pair up with her.

“Can I ask why?”

“ah….”

She nodded, understanding what I meant.

“…because I can’t.”

“yes?”

“…because I can’t.”

“I’m sorry, but could you say that again?”

Her voice was too quiet.

Although it was frustrating, I tried my best to listen to her voice, which seemed to be crawling in out of consideration.

Then this time I heard it clearly again.

“Because I couldn’t make a contract with the spirits… .”

“… … .”

At that moment, I felt like I had been hit in the head.

“You couldn’t make a contract with the spirit?”

“yes….”

“… … .”

“S, I had no choice… First of all, everyone in the swordsmanship club expressed their intention to refuse…”

Now I understand.

Her seemingly low self-esteem. Her reputation as a slob.

All of them.

A spirit master who can’t make a contract with a spirit can’t be called a spirit master.

Dealing with spirits is the job of a spirit master, but what if there are no spirits?

Just an ordinary person… .

“Shi… I’ll do whatever you tell me to do! I can carry that stuff really well. I’m stronger than I look!!”

She read my mood and showed me her slender arms with great effort.

I wasn’t convinced at all.

“ha.”

“… … .”

What can I do?

After I already told you to pair up.

It was not right to be bitten now.

Still, since I’m a spirit master by name, I guess it would be helpful. This was the third test that I originally planned to take alone.

I spoke to her as she stood up from her seat with a look of despair and resignation on her face.

“Please sit down.”

“to…?”

“We need to meet. Aren’t you going to be a couple?”

“… ! Thank you! Thank you… !”

She repeated her greetings to me endlessly, to the point where my spine was about to snap.

***

‘We’ll meet again soon in the Forest of Enchantment. Until then, you’d better think it over carefully.’

The voice of the strange man he had met a few days ago lingered in Cain’s ears.

He introduced himself as a revolutionary campaigning for equal rights, and he made Cain a proposition.

“That was a ridiculous suggestion… that’s what it was. There are a lot of crazy people in the world.”

Cain thought that if he ever saw him again, he would definitely report him.

“Ugh!”

-Whew!

Finally, in preparation for the third test tomorrow, Cain swung his wooden sword in the training hall tonight as well.

His partner is one of the few people who have been granted divine powers by God.

This is Ellis from the Ministry of Magic’s Saint Special Unit.

The fallen spirits are demons. To them, divine power is a deadly poison, and they are stronger allies than even the highest level spirits.

‘This time, I will surpass Si-an for sure.’

No matter how high his military prowess was, Cain was confident that he was superior in terms of strategy.

People don’t change easily. No matter how enlightened he was, he was still a debaucherous, arrogant, and stupid rascal. So I thought his mind would never change.

Cain planned and discussed with Ellis the most efficient route possible.

I had also finished researching information about the Forest of Enchantment at the Magic Library.

To prove himself, Cain ground his teeth this time.

Only those who have the right will and make the effort will ultimately win.

It is clear that you will not lose your light in the end.

Cain was sure that day.

“Ugh!”

***

The day of the final exam has finally arrived.

“Hwa, hwa, hwa, hwa… Fighting… We can do it… .”

“Tia, I feel like my confidence is waning. Stop it.”

“I, I’m sorry… .”

The night before, Tia and I decided to talk.

It was a means to ease her anxiety a little and make her feel more comfortable with me.

A large number of students lined up at the entrance of the Forest of Enchantment under the direction of the professors. All the first-year students of the Academy had gathered here.

The progress was led by Instructor Bahamut, who we saw during the second test.

Bahamut confirmed that all the children had gathered. He shouted loudly.

“The final grade exam will begin in 10 minutes!”

The heat began to rise.