Chapter 10
Chapter 10 Strongest Sage, Recognizing the Value of the First Crest
Exam huh . . . .
Moreover, I have to not only pa.s.s it, but get the scholarship .
"Un . . . . "
This is bothersome . I"m bad with history especially . I can"t make use of my past life knowledge at all for it .
I should be able to somehow pa.s.s the test about magic and such . I wasn"t that good at magic circle mathematics, but there shouldn"t be anything difficult in a test for 10 year old . National language is safe too . I can"t read the writing right now but I should be able to in two years .
. . . . Thinking again, the only problem is history .
"Do we have a book to learn about history?"
"History . . . . ? We have some, but what do you need it for?"
"I mean, the exam will have history--"
"There"s nothing like that in the Second Royal School exam y"know . "
Oh! That"s most welcome!
"Then what kind of subjects they have?"
"There"s cla.s.sroom lectures for sure . . . . But it"s not really important . The important one is the practical skill . "
"Practical skill?"
Wonder if it"s with magic or something .
"Yea . Practical skill . Mathi can just concentrates on your sword skill . Can"t teach ya magic and school lectures, but you should be fine so long you"ve got your sword . "
That isn"t much of an exam is it .
I don"t think I could pa.s.s without getting a high mark on at least one subject in the curriculum .
"Can I really pa.s.s with that?"
"Yea . It"s kind like a trick, but I proved it myself . Want me to teach you?"
"Un . "
"The sword exam will be a practical battle with an examiner . Just beat up the guy who came out . That"s the first stage . "
"Un?"
It has taken a suspicious turn somehow . Won"t it be a problem if I beat up the examiner?
Rather, what"s up with my father Castor"s behaviors as a n.o.ble . I feel that many of them are weird .
"Now now, just wait . I haven"t finished yet y"know . Here comes the important one . Once you beat the examiner, someone"s stronger than them will come out . "
I see . You need to directly negotiate with that strong person and have them acknowledge your strength-- .
"Beat that guy up . "
I was wrong .
It was a direct negotiation (physically) .
"That"s all the strategy you need . The total score of the exam was 50, sword skill exam should worth 10 but I got 30 for mine . My score got to 35 with other subjects and I pa.s.sed just fine . "
『That"s all the strategy』 must be a mistake .
Or rather, you only got 5 in other subjects huh .
. . . . Well I can use magic .
I"m sure I can get some mark in the cla.s.sroom lecture subjects, added with that, getting scholarship should be possible somehow . . . . is it?
I don"t know if father"s tactics are viable or not nowadays, but I guess there"s a merit in trying if it looks like I"m failing in other subjects . This is gonna be fun .
"Father . Don"t you think that getting scholarship is too harsh for a term?"
My older brother Reich said that after hearing father .
"Really? I think Mathi would easily get it once he"s 12 . "
"I agree on that part, but there"s no need for him to get the scholarship is there . . . . "
"Ah . That"s not because of Mathi, it"s the problem with our house . "
"Our house problem?"
"We got no cash . "
Un . . . .
I"ve noticed it somewhat .
At the very least, there"s no mistake that we"re not rich .
"But wasn"t father quite a big earner in the past . . . . "
"Being a knight is unexpectedly unprofitable ya know . Unlike adventurers . I had got some saving myself, but it was all gone to manage the territory . "
"Father . . . . "
Hou .
Putting aside our house financial state, I see that adventurer system still exists in today"s world .
For the time being, I"ve decided on my future career .
"Well, in short you"re saying that I should get the scholarship, if that"s not possible I should earn my keep myself right?"
"That"s the story . As expected of Mathi, you"re really perceptive . . . . Huh? Was Mathi always this perceptive?"
"He"s always been smart for his age . I didn"t know that it was this far though . . . . "
Alright . I"ll start to earn my school expense from now on in preparation for the future .
. . . . The problem is how .
I don"t see any monster around this area, so I can"t save up magic stones .
It"s not like I can"t sell animal fur and meat, but shops that deal with that mostly don"t exist in this territory town (it"s more correct to call it a village than town . )
Even if I wanted to go to some big town to sell them, the current me can"t use teleport magic .
It"s not like I can"t use Storage magic, but that magic decreases my maximum mana point depending on the capacity used . It"s fine if I just use it to store lightweight things like magic stones, but it"s not suited for long term storing of fur and meat .
. . . . I should make a storage container and put them there .
As long as I use the wood well, I should be able to control it to some degree even without magic tools . I"m gonna ama.s.s anything I can find, and sell them when I"m taking the exam .
"That being the case . "
After talking with Reich, father opened his mouth once again .
"Time for the training to beat up the examiner no matter which strong guy comes out . "
Thus, our training restarted .
This training continued every single day in the morning until the day I left the territory .
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Afternoon of that day .
Just as I"ve decided in the morning, before going hunting, I cut down a tree to make a storeroom to put things I"ve gathered .
From what I heard during lunch, it seems there"s no problem in cutting down trees around this area .
"Well then . The quality of the wood is . . . . Un . It"s complicated . "
Since it"s not managed, it"s a natural forest for better or worse .
It"s not particularly good, or particularly bad .
Well, guess it"s good enough .
I burnt off the tree with converged flame magic and made several planks from it .
Then I combined them using magic, creating a largish box .
I made one, but .
" . . . . This is terrible . "
I realized the value of the First Crest I had in my past life for the first time here .
First Crest is the crest suited for production type magic .
Using magic while knowing that, the results is terrible .
The bonding planes are uneven, and the amount of mana loaded in it is very little .
This box has no problem if it"s only used for storing, but I"m likely going to need the help of First Crest if I want to seriously make equipment .
While thinking about that, I hunted some animals today and brought furs and preserved meat to the house .
During that time--
"I got some birds that accidentally hit some trees today too . "
"Did they got neatly skinned too in the process?"
"I"m sure that"s cause they hit the trees just right . "
"Don"t you think that excuse is too much yourself?"
" . . . . I do . "
"I know that you"re strong . I"m not gonna complain you"re hunting animals, bring them here all you want . If there"s excess meat, sell it to the villagers, earn your school expense . "
With such conversations, I was authorized by my family to hunt .
Thus, my training and strengthening proceeded smoothly .
It was several years after my past memories resurfaced that a slight turning point came up .
A monster appeared in the village"s forest .