"... Are you stupid about becoming a Novice adventurer?"

The instructor, who receives the guild entry exam voucher from the receptionist, gazes sharply at this.

The guild instructor was a swordsman about 30 years old.

Although not a big man, his body seems to be very hardened.

Apparently, this man seems to be an instructor.

……does not feel like we can win.

In this world, status cannot be displayed like "BBO", but if there was a system to display status, it would be ten times different.

"That's right. If possible, it would be helpful to take care of it."

"BBO" had a battlefield where you could fight with damage disabled, but that is not expected in the current world.

Hmm. I want to decline the exam.

"Unfortunately, that's not the case. Becoming an adventurer with Novice will waste you life. My job is to prevent it."

Apparently, they don't seem to be able to help.

Even if you put the sword at least once, it seems that you will be able to screw down with power without even resistance.

Well, once I've said I'm going to take the exam, why not just try it?

"Okay, so ask me not to be injured."

"Relieve me, I'm a professional instructor. I'll just get hurt enough to heal."

The instructor walked to the weapon depot in the corner of the training center and picked up a wooden sword.

Apparently, that seems to be the weapon used by the instructor.

Well, why not use a real sword in the test? Dangerous.

With that in mind, I walk towards the same weapon storage.

"Should I use that sword?"

"No, if you have a familiar sword, that's fine."

The instructor points to the sword I have.

...... No, it's dangerous.

"This is a sword with a blade."

"No problem, I won't hit you anyway"

Indeed, she seems to be licked a lot.

Well, this physique can't help.

"No, I will use a wooden sword too.

"Use whatever you like"

I choose wooden swords because they are purely light.

If you don't need to defeat your opponent, a wooden sword is better.

"... this is it."

After experimenting with several wooden swords, I finally chose a relatively short sword.

For my current physique, this length is just right.

"Is the weapon decided?"

"Ah"

"Then, let's get started."

The instructor tells me that.

The distance between me and the instructor is about 5 meters.

Seeing the situation, the receptionist opened her mouth.

"I will serve as the referee"

Apparently, he seems to take over the referee.

...... I don't think it will be a fight that requires a referee.

"Are you both ready?"

"no problem"

"Oh, you can go anytime."

Listening to our words, the reception lady inhales.

And he declared with a sharp voice.

"Adventurer Guild Enrollment Exam-Beginning!"

The instructor slowly reduces the distance with the voice of the receptionist.

On the other hand, I stop there and look for the instructor.

If you have a chance, it's the moment your opponent uses your skill.

The swordsman's skill is incomparable to normal slashing, but it is not possible to "change the way" except for a few special skills.

For example, “power slash” is more than 10 times more powerful than a normal slash, but other actions cannot be performed until the sword is swung.

One slash-it's defenseless for about 0.5-0.7 seconds.

If I have that much space, I can hit my sword even if I'm weak.

We called this time "rigor time."

But the instructor must understand that well.

The only way to do this is to get the skills to strike at the timing of dodging.

I'm good at such bargaining.

… If you can attack with pure physical ability and swordsmanship without using any skills, there is nothing you can do about it.

With that in mind, I look for the instructor.

Then-as the distance was reduced to about 3 meters, the instructor stepped with his sword in the upper row.

It is ready to swing down.

――I can't take this for granted.

Once accepted, the final battle is a close game. There is no victory with my power.

So I stepped halfway to the left and shifted my center of gravity a little to the left.

Swinging down from top to bottom is powerful, but easy to avoid instead.

But if you avoid it too much, the center of gravity will shift, creating a gap.

Therefore, shift the center of gravity so that the sword can be moved with minimal movement.

Against me, the instructor-probably, activated the skill "Guard Crash".

"Guard Crash" is a skill that breaks down the opponent's guard-defense with a sword or shield by overwhelming force.

If I accepted such a sword, it would have been crushed without a bunch.

However, using Guard Crash at this time is stupid.

After all, I am trying to dodge my sword.

It's no longer saying that you're going to take advantage of the rigid time to attack.

――Maybe there is something to aim for.

In this world, unlike "BBO", there is no denying that skills may not have rigid time.

With that in mind, I dare to miss this opportunity and look at the opponent.

But my body was already moving to counterattack.

It's no longer unconscious.

The experience he had gained in BBO did not allow him to overlook this gap.

Already my body is moving the center of gravity forward to counterattack.

Going backwards from now on would be the opposite.

I gave up on the retreat and waved my sword while praying that the instructor would stay the same.

――The instructor's movements were still subject to skill restrictions.

The movement of swinging the sword from top to bottom does not stop, and now that I have evaded the sword, the instructor can say that it is just a target.

I understand this.

The instructor probably made a gap on purpose.

Show me where I can fight so I can pass the exam.

If you don't seem to be able to get critical so easily, you can't complain even if you pass the test.

With that in mind, I swung the sword straight.

--critical.

The wooden sword won't kill you, but the instructor was blown away greatly behind.

Almost at the same time, the voice of the receptionist echoed.

"That's it!"

Apparently, it passed.

The instructor helped me out.

"Oh, I was blown away ... ?? To Novice who doesn't use any skills ...?"

The instructor mumbles stunnedly while falling to the ground.

What will continue to act so far. Instructor, good person.

Thanking in my heart, I reached out to the instructor.

"Ah ... oh. Sorry."

The instructor stands up stunned.

I really have a high acting ability.

"Is it okay to pass the exam?"

"After losing, I have to admit .... Where did you learn the current swordsmanship?"

"I'm self-taught"

I immediately answered.

There is no way to say "I learned it in the game of the previous life".

But now, when I think about it, BBO was a good environment for sword training.

No matter how much the sword swings, he did not get tired and did not get hurt.

Therefore, in the current world, it was possible to carry out combat training that would take only a few tens of days in just one day.

There was even a function to check data such as how to swing the sword.

In his previous life, he often studied how to swing his sword with his friends until late at night.

"I see, it's self-taught .... The world is wide. No way I'm blown away by Novice's sword."

"No, thanks to the simplicity I won. If I was serious, I couldn't help."

There are some bonus stages that can make such an easy-to-understand space.

Perhaps it was a strategy of sifting only the aspiring adventurer's aspiration by threatening just before the test.

"... Is it easy?"

"Oh, that's just" Guard Crash ", right?"

"... what is it?"

The instructor looked as if he had no idea what it was.

Apparently, until the end, we're going to hide the tricks.

...... Anyway, I'm approved for guild registration.