Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 46

(EP-46.2) Method #3

046 – Correct Way #3

“Sparring?”

I glanced around.

On the stage that was prepared, I could see people holding various weapons and clashing against each other with a clattering noise.

━Kkeuaak!

━Keuhok!

While I was drenching in cold sweat at the scene of wounds and bleeding, the Proctor explained.

“There is no other way to prove your skills as effectively as sparring.”

I thought so too.

But, if I got in between these warriors and Champion candidates, I would surely be out within 5 seconds.

If I was confident and capable of this kind of confrontation, I wouldn’t have wasted my time with such a cumbersome physical exam.

“Is there any other way other than sparring? I really want to attend the academy! For me and my Queen!”

Seeing my desperate and heartfel plea, the Proctor sighed and said, “This is a secret, but....,” before whispering something in my ear.

“If it doesn’t work out, you’ll be able to get a job as a faculty member here at Ark.”

“A faculty member?”

“Mr. Gospel has a lot of practical experience, so I don’t think you’ll have a hard time.”

So staying not as a student, but a faculty member...

If nothing worked out, I had no choice but to use that method to remain with Aira.

However, if I became a faculty member, I wouldn’t be able to attend lectures with Aira, and it would be impossible to see whether she was receiving a good character education or not.

What if Aira went on a rampage in the classroom during my absence?

Even now, I was worried at what the lone Aira might be doing....

Flip.

“This is a faculty interview paper. Would you like to take a look, Mr. Theo?”

The kind blonde lady Proctor handed me a piece of paper.

“It seems that we have misunderstood Mr. Theo before. I never thought that you would be such a scholarly and administrative man.”

While listening to her compliments, I looked at the paper and found that there were a lot of things that looked like test questions.

... Was this some kind of job interview?

The contents were as follows.

━Who was the first Archmage to achieve Rank 5?

━Who killed Deerbound, the Deer King of Ancient Ungalt?

How would I know this? There was no way I could know such detailed things that did not even appear in the original novel!

It was then...

“I’m asking why my answer is wrong...!”

A loud shout made me turn my head.

I saw an orange-haired girl wearing a nun’s robe, with an arrow-like tail that swung from side to side.

“This Marmar has already said the answer...!”

It was the Imp Marmar.

“Marmar, what are you doing there?”

“Oh...! Comrade...! It’s nice to see you...!”

Marmar’s eyes widened, as if she was very fortunate to have found me in this unfamiliar situation.

As I approached Marmar, a middle-aged man sighed while holding his wrinkled forehead.

“Ms. Marmar, This is not the correct answer. Do you really not know who killed the Deer King?”

“I, Marmar, did not kill the Deer King! I have never even seen a deer, let alone the Deer King! Marmar claims innocence!”

... What was going on here? Who killed what and who was innocent?

I looked at something like an answer sheet that Marmar had, just in case. It was a test paper for employment as ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ a faculty member, the same one I received earlier.

━Who killed Deerbound, the Deer King of Ancient Ungalt?

Answer: I did not. I’ve never even seen him.

━Who was the first Archmage to achieve Rank 5?

Answer: The first Archmage.

━Who built the pyramids of Angkar 2,000 years ago?

Answer: He died a long time ago.

“I, Marmar, answered all the questions honestly...! It wasn’t Marmar who killed the Deer King...!”

... This was quite problematic.

I took the heated Marmar to a quiet place, away from the eyes of the crowd.

“Marmar, what happened?”

“Comrade, like what you said, I’m entering Ark. But I can’t be a student so I planned to enter as a faculty member....”

“Well...”

Obviously, I was scheming to sneak Marmar into Ark. _{fɾēewebnσveℓ.com}