Shikkaku Mon no Saikyou Kenja~ Sekai Saikyou no Kenja ga Sarani Tsuyoku Naru Tameni Tenseishimashita~

Chapter 10


Chapter 10

Chapter 10 Strongest Sage, Recognizing the Value of the First Crest


Exam huh . . . .
Moreover, I have to not only pass 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 pass 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 classroom 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 pass without getting a high mark on at least one subject in the curriculum .



"Can I really pass 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 noble . 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 passed 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 classroom 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 amass 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 .

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 .