Swordmaster: The Origin

Election Exam

The next 2 days, Nix, Frederica and Elvia, went to the front of the main building field to take part in the next OSIS election session.

Originally Elvia refused Nix's invitation to follow him, it was because she was worried that he would just be a burden to Nix's group.

But after Nix convinced him, Elvia finally wanted to participate in the next OSIS election.

Today, after the registration day opened the previous day, all parties who had registered were required to gather in front of the main building square.

Currently, Nix, Elvia, and Frederica have been there and are waiting for the next direction from the committee.

"A lot of people are coming." Elvia said nervously.

"Of course, right? because this is the OSIS election." Reply Frederica.

"I'm really not used to the crowd." Nix thought to himself.

Nix looked around, around the field there were many parties gathered with their members, they chatted and occasionally made small jokes.

Among them, Nix saw a very familiar disciple in the entire academy right now.

Yes, it was Teorine Petra, the figure who made the noble's reputation fall, and the figure that made the commoners in the Academy excommunicate the nobles.

Petra was the number 1 student that the Academy hated the most right now, no wonder her party members were all commoners.

After looking around, a loud voice sounded from the front of the field.

"Please pay attention to all participants, again please pay attention to all participants."

A female voice that had been heard before attracted the attention of all the students present in the field.

"Thank you in advance for registering and participating in the Academy's OSIS election. I hope that all those who contest this election can participate honestly and fairly without violating the rules of the academy."

That voice was the female voice that had once rewarded the best disciple in the last ranking Examination.

Yeah, that's Liana Lebrouch's voice.

"This time, I as the committee that will observe the course of this election, will tell you about how this election system will work. Therefore, please listen carefully to the words I am about to say." Liana.

All the parties that were still chatting immediately stopped their chatter and focused on Liana who was in front.

Liana immediately continued her speech after seeing that all the participants had noticed her.

"Well, for this OSIS member election, you have been asked in advance to create a 3-member party."

"This establishment is not without purpose at all, the members in your party will play an important role in the subjugation of the dungeon that the Academy has prepared for your exams."

"Huh? dungeon conquest?" Nix said in his heart.

"This "dungeon was a dungeon that had been adjusted to the average strength possessed by the students of the academy.

"Therefore, don't worry if the monsters that are in it will be too strong to be your enemies later."

Nix thought for a moment about this dungeon that OSIS was talking about.

Dungeon is a small-to-large-scale maze commonly found in various remote places in the forest/land/sea.

Like when he got Black Rose, Nix had once conquered a dungeon under the labyrinth that was then an important asset for the Dragonfold country.

And while conquering it, Nix finds a wide variety of powerful and ferocious monsters that sometimes will not stop attacking unless we kill him until he is completely dead.

Thus, Nix had literally had the experience of conquering various dungeons from his previous life.

"Your goal in this dungeon is to get a key inside."

"If you manage to get it and bring it out of the labyrinth, you will be declared the winning party for the test this time."

"Need to remember, that this labyrinth is vast and has many passageways in it, if you feel that you have gone too deep and cannot get out, you can ask OSIS to get you out of the labyrinth right then and there."

"How is it? it's with a small cylindrical device that each party will give you just before you enter the Labyrinth."

After explaining the test system, Liana continued by telling about the rules in the test.

"Now, I will tell you about the rules that you must abide by in this election test. I'll only read it once, so listen carefully."

"1. It is forbidden to kill fellow students who take the exam."

"2. It is forbidden to exit the labyrinth after the exam begins.

"3. It is forbidden to use biological weapons or other forms of weapons that can damage the labyrinth.

"4. It is forbidden to bring out artifacts belonging to the labyrinth.

"5. Rule number 2 only applies until you get the key."

"That's the five rules you have to abide by in this OSIS election exam."

"If anyone is caught breaking, you won't just get a light sentence, so prepare yourself."

All the disciples gulped hearing the explanation from the committee.

Since most of them had never entered the labyrinth before, they were worried about the monsters they would encounter.

But Nix was relaxed when listening to the committee's explanation earlier, while looking at his party friends who looked frightened and panicked.

"U-um, do we really not get out of there unless we get that key and resign?" Ask Elvia worriedly.

"It seems so..." Frederica put on a restless face.

Nix who saw his party friend was agitated, tried to calm them down a bit.

"Don't think too much about it, they already said that his monster strength has been adjusted to the standard of the students right? that means they're not that dangerous."

"L-yes, it should be like that anyway.but still..."

Nix knew what Elvia would think.

Yes, it was his combat experience that was 0.

A noble in the Capital, naturally spent much of their time training inside rather than outside. This results in their lack of knowledge of the outside world.

But for Nix this was a good opportunity for them especially the nobles to gain their first experience in fighting in the outside world.

Because if they were going to fight with Nix to defeat the Demon King, at least they had trained and gained experience from now on.

After all the monsters in the labyrinth have been adjusted, so this should not be too difficult.

"Nix, it seems like you look very relaxed, have you ever fought in the labyrinth before?" Ask Frederica

Nix was surprised to hear Frederica's question all of a sudden.

"E-uh? ah, i-iya, I've been once." Nix said nervously.

"Hoooh, really?" Frederica put on a suspicious face.

"Th-that's right.." Nix's face was sweating.

Nix tries to take his eyes off Frederica who is growing suspicious of him.

The reason Nix didn't want Frederica and Elvia to know he had been to the labyrinth before was because he didn't want them to depend on him.

Because they have to feel for themselves what is the difficulty of teamwork and fighting with monsters.

Because if they depend on it, then their efforts and teamwork may not be maximal.

"I really have to hide it!" Nix is determined in his heart.

During the day with the scorching sun, Nix tried his best to avoid Frederica's growing suspicions.