Chapter 76
Chapter 76
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 76
Chapter Title: Combat Exam Mayhem
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As expected, the combat ability test was fighting a monster.
Predictable. I’d been waiting for it.
The challenge that rose from the ground was a stone golem that looked just like a giant.
A bulky body and limbs made of dirt and rock. Obviously slow. Easy prey like this was a cinch.
I could shatter it to pieces with my strongest firepower skill, 「Overcharge Fireball」.
Whoosh!
“Fireball!”
I chanted the incantation and generated a blazing orb of flame in my palm.
“Wait, Decal!”
Stia held me back.
“Why?”
“Using fire magic risks hitting our allies.”
Now I saw them—several male applicants, eager to show off their bravery, drawing weapons and facing the golem.
Damn it! If they’d just stayed back, I could’ve ended it in one shot. Grabbing at my ankles!
No choice. I drastically lowered the Fireball’s power.
“Fire Arrow!”
Like when I fought with Karen, I finely tuned the firepower and slammed the stone golem.
The Fire Arrow formed in the blink of an eye and made the golem stagger.
“This work?”
“Reliable.”
Stia flashed a grin.
“I’ll create an opening for a stronger spell. Decal, can you time it with me?”
“Yeah. I’ll back you up!”
I charged out alongside Stia.
“Attack the legs first!”
Stia encouraged the struggling applicants while thrusting her rapier in rapid stabs at the golem’s thick legs.
I worried for a moment if that needle-thin blade would do anything.
But her thrusts boomed like cannon fire, shoving the golem back.
“Whoa!”
The other applicants gathered around Stia in admiration.
“Now! Attack!”
Naturally taking the lead, Stia kept piling damage on the golem’s leg.
“Fire Arrow!”
I read the golem’s arm movement and fired a Fire Arrow to harass it.
But it only delayed the golem’s attack slightly—it didn’t fully stop it. Watching from behind, I shouted.
“Fall back!”
“Stop!”
Stia personally blocked the applicants from entering the golem’s attack range and retreated with them.
The golem’s swinging arm was slow and easy to dodge, but its power was nothing to scoff at.
While everyone cowered from the golem’s immense force, Stia resumed her assault.
“The side this time!”
The golem’s leg, where Stia had accumulated damage, had its thick stone shell nearly shattered, soft earth leaking out like a leak.
Everyone followed Stia’s orders and attacked the golem together.
“Sh-should we join too?”
“Yeah!”
Even the students who’d hung back due to lack of confidence grabbed their weapons to score points.
That’s when the accident happened.
The golem countered a beat faster, and one unsteady girl tripped and fell.
“Eek!”
“!”
The only one in position to help… Damn it, just me!
“Danger!”
“Run!”
I used Space Leap to appear in front of the girl with the twisted ankle, blocking the golem’s fist with a spirit shield.
Boom…!!
“Ugh…!”
No joke?
My spirit had grown tremendously, yet this matched a thin wolf’s forepaw swipe in power.
“Th-thank you.”
“Get up!”
“Did you see that just now?”
“Where’d he come from all of a sudden?”
“Ah…!”
The girl tried to stand but couldn’t move from her spot, her ankle ligament injured.
My shield was nearly depleted too—blocking twice was impossible. What now?
“Decal!”
Then Stia surged forward.
Her fierce rapier thrust shattered the golem’s leg, tilting its body sideways.
“Isn’t this our chance?”
“Let’s all pile on!”
“Fall back! The mage’s spell is coming!”
Stia yelled at the awkwardly positioned applicants.
They scrambled backward in a panic.
Perfect. Just what I’d been waiting for.
“Fireball.”
“Ugh!”
“Hot!”
I cast Fireball with a chant, forming an orb of flame above my palm.
Amplified by the 〈Focusing Bracelet〉, the Fireball overcharged, devouring my MP like mad and swelling to engulf my upper body.
“I-is that a Fireball?”
“Argh, the heat’s blinding me.”
I confirmed everyone was at a safe distance.
Worried the girl behind might get roasted, I spread a thin membrane of wind—like when Esty blocked Tilia’s flames—to block the heat from leaking backward.
For an improvisation, it perfectly shielded the girl from the heat.
“…….”
I’d already chanted during the cast, so I silently pointed at the golem.
Fwoosh!
The fireball, gorging on my MP and the surrounding air, slammed straight into the stone golem.
Boom!
Dust billowed up, obscuring everything.
The intense blast from the Fireball’s explosion drummed against my body like a pounding.
The stone golem was pulverized beyond recognition, melting red-hot from the intense heat.
Nothing left but dust.
Yeah, that’s what magic’s about.
Smashing it so cleanly felt great.
“Amazing…!”
“You need this level to handle emergency missions?”
The applicants buzzed excitedly about me, unable to hide it.
Feels good.
Stia approached.
“Decal!”
“Stia. Nice play.”
We shook hands amicably again.
She’d set the perfect stage for me to shine.
“Impressive magic work, Decal.”
Stia gripped my hand firmly with a smile.
“Your swordplay was no joke either.”
“You’ve got an eye for it. Harpe family swordsmanship. Very effective for subduing foes.”
“Family…….”
So she was from some noble house too.
“Decal, you’re an adventurer, right? Don’t sweat it. I don’t judge people by background.”
We could be good friends… or something.
“Yeah, looking forward to it.”
The glasses girl handling the venue guidance reappeared.
“Good work. I’ll guide you to the next area.”
The black barrier on the wall vanished, revealing a new door.
The glasses girl opened it and led the way.
We were shown to a lounge with plenty of chairs.
“Please rest here for ten to twenty minutes before the next test. Remain seated.”
With that, the glasses girl headed back the way we came.
The next group was up for the combat test.
Karen, you got this, right?
The moment I sat, I missed Jjipjip’s tits. Hands feeling idle.
What’s Stia up to?
“Great swordplay.”
“Stia, we saw your performance. Incredible.”
Stia was surrounded by applicants, chatting away.
Plenty of guys regretting not doing this or that earlier.
Then a cute girl in Melbritt uniform approached cautiously.
“Um, thank you. If you hadn’t saved me earlier…….”
“Don’t mention it.”
In the end, this would boost my reputation.
This foolish girl was probably disqualified anyway.
I didn’t even glance her way.
“…….”
But she lingered hesitantly, so I looked up.
“What?”
“Tell me your name.”
“Decal.”
“You’re Decal. I’m….”
Annoying.
I snapped my fingers.
“…….”
“When you wake, secretly suck my dick.”
Clap.
I clapped, and she sat beside me.
“Excuse me.”
She took off my blazer coat, draped it over my thighs, slipped underneath, and started sucking my dick.
Awkward fellatio, but decent enough.
“Slurp. Smack. Kiss.”
Receiving head from a girl whose name I didn’t know.
Made waiting for the next test less boring.
Getting the hang of it, she grew bolder, using tongue and lips to suck harder.
“Glurk. Hnng…. Mmph.”
After five minutes of diligent work, her jaw tired, the stimulation weakening.
I gripped her head firmly through the coat and forced it deep into her throat.
“Gulp! Glrk! Grk!”
Ignoring her arms pushing me away in distress, I shot my load down her throat pussy.
Ahh…. This hits the spot.
“Decal? What’re you doing?”
Stia approached.
She spotted the girl with her face buried in my lap and asked curiously.
“Who’s this?”
The girl lifted her head to breathe, keeping the coat over my dick so it wouldn’t show, flinched at Stia, then gulped down the mouthful of cum.
“Th-there was something on the floor…….”
“……?”
The girl covered her mouth with her hand and fled.
Uh. Her leg okay?
“Mind if I sit? Decal.”
“Sure.”
I left my dick out—just covered by the blazer—for nothing.
Wriggling would look suspicious.
Act natural, like nothing happened.
“Ah…! That was the girl you saved, right? Was I oblivious?”
“Nah, we were done talking.”
I’d already cum in her mouth. No regrets.
“Stia, you’ve got real trust from the applicants.”
“Not that much. I just stood out a bit.”
Humble.
At first I thought she was rude, but the more I knew Stia, the better she seemed.
Similar to Karen in her pure passion for something.
“The next test is written, but honestly, theory’s not my strong suit…….”
What? A theory exam?
“……Funny coincidence. Me neither.”
Damn.
Hoping I aced the combat test for big points.
Thanks to the Goddess’s Proxy skill, I wasn’t illiterate, but no way I could handle this world’s theory questions.
“Hehe. We’re the same. But you’ll pass for sure, Decal. Would be great if we both make candidate status.”
Tickles.
Her sweet voice alone showed Stia was openly showing affection toward me.
How highly does she think of me?
My performance in the combat test must’ve impressed her.
Honestly, I was a bit flustered.
Making connections like this right after enrollment? Haven’t used hypnosis since Aselin, and things going this smooth was new.
Too perfect.
Nah, just coincidence.
Without hypnosis, it’d end here. No way more coincidences pile up today.
And who knows if Stia’s fondness is romantic or platonic.
Argh.
Why’s a hypnotist like me fretting over this?
I could just walk up and—
“Ah.”
Stia noticed the blazer on my thighs and reached out.
“I’ll return this to that girl.”
“……!”
Stia grabbed the bulging part of the blazer.
My dick, freshly cummed.
The unexpected touch made me jolt, thighs trembling.
“Hm? What’s th……?”
Stia kneaded the unknown texture, then realized something and gasped.
“S-sorry…!”
Like she’d touched a hot iron and burned herself, she yanked her hand back, flustered.
“I-I didn’t mean to, it wasn’t on purpose…!”
Trying to recover but short-circuiting, Stia grabbed the blazer the girl left and shot up.
“I’ll deliver it!”
Ears red, Stia opted for a tactical retreat and bolted.
Did she catch me with my dick out?
……Nah, she probably thought she grabbed my crotch over my pants.
Before anyone noticed, I fixed my pants properly and chuckled in disbelief.
Weird shit happens.
Soon, the glasses girl returned.
Our break was over.
“I’ll guide you to the next test venue. Everyone, gather up.”
I peeked across the hall where the glasses girl came from.
Wanted to see if Karen was in the next group, but it wasn’t over yet.
We followed the glasses girl to somewhere else.
“…….”
Stia met my eyes, awkwardly looked away, and hurried off.
She needed more time to act nonchalant.
Her shyness was adorable.
Fortunately, the written exam was indoors, proceeding plainly as I expected.