138 CHAPTER III EXAMINATION 2 (1/2)

We lost.

Bernhardt, who had his sword against his neck, said that and put it on the ground.

''Yeah . I don't think there's anything wrong with you being Knight Commander. From now on, I asked you to train some new recruits. And I'll give you this as well.

With strength like this, I wouldn't worry.

With that in mind, I gave Vernolt the loyalty band.

”Thank you, sir. From now on, I'll do my best to live up to Leonce's expectations.

Bernold said and kneeled on the ground and received the bracelet with his head bowed .

He's been an adventurer for many years and knows how to handle nobles and such?

Most of the nobles will feel better about themselves if you lift them up.

Well, never mind that.

Yeah, nice to meet you. So who else wants to try?

With Bernold's challenge over, he asked for the next challenger.

......

Well, of course no one is going to offer it.

The guy who got blown up at the beginning, Alma and Hermann's fight, me and Bernold's fight.

It's a scary thing for the average person.

Well, that's the plan.

Well, that's the plan. ....... So, we all failed, then. Okay, that's it. We're done for today. We'll see what we can do next month.

Oh, no!　Wait!

Yes!　Let me do it!

At my comment, the previously quiet contestants opened their mouths and pleaded with me impatiently.

It's too late. Class dismissed!

It would be troublesome if they started a riot, so I used Serena's power to summon a large number of golems .

Come to think of it, I hadn't introduced it yet, but I can summon golems with Serena's level 4 power.

Isn't it the same as Elena's demon summoning?

But it seems that artificially made golems aren't treated as monsters.

They're magical tools or magical items.

Serena's detailed level 4 power is to summon magical tools or magical items.

Which is pretty handy.

In fact, when I summon Serena, I can summon Elena too.

So I don't have to worry about not having a weapon on me.

But I'm not talking about how great Serena is.

The summoned golems formed a wall and drove all those who wanted to join out of the castle.

The ones who didn't even try to challenge me or Hermann didn't even try to fight the golems, they just got scared and left.

”Is that right?

As I watched the people being pushed out by the golems, Bernolt asked me.

'Yeah . 'No problem . I'll give it another shot next month, if he's up to it.

But there are only two of us in the Order, right?

'Well, that's okay. We've got golems in our house, and there's nothing good about rushing to get more of them. We'll have to increase our numbers little by little, carefully selecting them carefully and carefully considering them.

There's no hurry. The enemy knows we're taking our time to prepare.

I see. ......

Besides, I'll bring Hermann with me after school now, so you don't have to worry about him.

Still, it's three people: ......

Bernold looked at Alma and Hermann, then chuckled .

''There are plenty of golem soldiers in the area, so we'll be fine. Besides, the golems here are definitely stronger than those soldiers.''

I mean, wouldn't it be more reliable to mass-produce golems to fight the next war?

But I came to the idea that it's impossible to get enough of them to fight a war ......, so I decided to start recruiting knights slowly.

'I see, then maybe we can choose our knights slowly.

Right?　We've got to take a serious look at it so we don't let the traitors out.

Yes, sir.

''Well then, you two, good luck tomorrow. But there won't be anything to do, so for now, make sure Alma can use non-attribute magic by next month. Maybe you can learn it right away, since you can manipulate magic.

Yes, sir.

'Oh, speaking of which, Alma. Should I go see Bell?　He's right there.

It's a gift.

Belle will be happy to see her junior colleague, too.

What?　Oh, yes!

Alma tilted her head for a moment, as if my question hadn't entered her mind, and then nodded vigorously.

So I took Alma and the others and came back to Frank and the others.

I'm done with my work.

Totally ...... I don't know what you want to do at all.

When I came back, Frank looked at the challengers who were still being pushed out of the room with a dumbfounded look on his face.

'Really?　Finding the best people is what we're here for, you know. Besides, there were a lot of spies in the mix this time, so we couldn't have hired that many anyway.

It's too cumbersome to identify them one by one, so we went with this method.

I'm sure the spies will wait and see how the test goes before attempting it to keep a low profile.

That's what I thought, so I decided to show him the hardest part of the test and then ask him to come forward.

This way, only the most passionate or the best will come forward.

Spies can't come forward if they want to, 'cause they'll stand out and I'll remember their faces.

Well, I asked Mr. Flare for an interview, just in case someone comes along who doesn't mind.

With that thought in mind, I turned to the two guys next to me who were having a great time.

'Belle!　How have you been?

Alma was holding Belle's hand and talking to her happily.

'Yeah, Alma looks good too.

Belle, on the other hand, was happily replying to Alma.

But still, it's very unusual for Belle not to use honorifics.

Well, since Alma is like family, it's strange that she uses honorifics.

”Yes. Belle really did get to be a maid. And she must have been quite fond of having Master Leonce walk around with her.

Of course!　I love Belle so much.

Well, I'm her personal maid.

Wow. You've come a long way.

Alma, you'll be the knight tomorrow.

Heh.

Ahaha.

They were praising each other and laughing happily.