Chapter 6.2 - Failed Swordsman and Swordsmanship Academy [4] – part 2 (1/2)

. Failed Swordsman and Swordsmanship Academy [4] – part 2

After returning to my hometown of Goza village and consulting with my mother, I decided to receive the recommended admission from Thousand Blade Academy.

But there was something unexpected here.

I thought that by accepting the recommended admission, I would be automatically treated the same as a passing candidate, but it seems that this is not the case.

Written and practical tests at the time of admission are exempted, but it seems that I definitely must attend an interview for eligibility examination.

I was very anxious, but I was a little relieved because the principal and vice-principal were saying「I have never heard the story of someone being dropped in an interview.」

And today is the day of the Thousand Blade Academy interview.

Because there was no specific dress code, I decided to attend in the uniform of Gran Swordsmanship Academy.

「Even so… there is a ridiculous amount of people…」

For the first time in my life, I stepped on the capital of this country – Orest.

Despite being astounded by the surprisingly heavy traffic of people and high-rise buildings, I managed to get to the main gate of Thousand Blade Academy.

「Fuu… I finally made it.」

Fifteen minutes before the scheduled interview time. Just about time.

I showed the person guarding the main gate my admission ticket, and he let me enter.

The interview venue is on the third floor of the third academy building – the reception room at the back.

(The third academy building… should be this building.)

The moment I entered the building, climbed the stairs and arrived on the third floor – I took a step back.

(Se-Seriously…?)

There were many students preparing for the exam there.

Perhaps they are not the recommended admission group, but the general entrance examination group.

I didn’t expect it to be on the same day, so I was a little surprised.

After that, I waited quietly for my name to be called.

「Examinee Number 1723, Allen-Rodore, please enter as soon as possible. I repeat. Examinee Number 1723, Allen-Rodore-」

The in-house broadcast rang out.

I immediately stood up, moved to the reception room at the end of the hallway, knocked and opened the door.

「Excuse me」

There were three interviewers sitting in the room, and a stool was placed opposite them.

The interview started as soon as I sat there.

「The interview will commence now. First, tell us your examinee number and name.」

「Examinee number 1723, Allen Rodore.」

As soon as I answered, another interviewer asked a question.

「Next, please tell us your strengths」

「My strength… is surely my perseverance」

That was the first thing that came to my mind as one of my strengths.

「Perseverance, is it? To what level would you say it is?」

「Let’s see… it’s at the level where I can continue swinging the sword for more than a billion years.」

「Well, a billion years, is it…? That’s… tremendously long…」

「Yes, It truly was a tremendous experience」

That was an earth-shattering experience. If I was asked「Would you do it again?」, that would certainly be distressful.

「So, what are your weaknesses?」

「My weak point…, My weak point is… being rash. At that time, if I had acted a little more calmly … No, this is nothing more than a what if. And I don’t regret my actions at that time.」

Yes, at that time-I pressed the 100 million years button without any thoughts. This is both an advantage and a disadvantage.

「Ha, haa… at that time, you say…?」

「Yes」

「…」

「…」

The interviewer was silent, perhaps he was thinking about the next question.

「E-Err…, well then, let’s continue. Please tell us the school you belong to. and, if possible, please demonstrate one of your special techniques on the dummy installed behind you.」

「As for my school… although it is embarrassing to admit, I am self-taught. But I do have a number of techniques, so I can demonstrate one of them.」

I stood up, and drew my sword.

And then,

「Eighth Sword – Yatagarasu!」

I successfully divided the dummy into eight equal parts.

This is not a special technique, but I chose it simply because it looks good.

「WHA!?」

「The slash, split into eight parts…!?」