One day after listening to the recommendation admission story.

Today and tomorrow the school is closed, so I decided to go to my mother who lives in Goza village.

The morning preparation and breakfast are already done.

After that, just leave with your luggage.

"Okay--I'll go."

Speaking at the entrance of the dormitory, Paula turned his face from the cafeteria.

"What are you left behind? Do you have the souvenirs you bought?"

"Yes, perfect."

The rice crackers and oysters purchased at the stall yesterday are carefully wrapped in furoshiki borrowed from Paula.

"Okay, so be careful!"

"Yes!"

I bowed down with Pecoli and left the dormitory.

By the way, at the entrance of the dormitory, there is a magnificent trophy of the sword and martial arts, which is a bit embarrassing.

After leaving the dormitory, follow the long and long animal trail to Goza Village.

After running for one, two and three hours, I finally saw Goza village in front of me.

Thatched-roofed houses are erected at regular intervals, with vast pastures and fields spread around them. It is a very, very small village with a population of perhaps less than a hundred.

"It's been a long time to return here ..."

Even after subtracting billions of years spent in that foreign world, returning to this village is the first time in three years.

If you are immersed in nostalgia,

"Anre!

I heard a wrinkled old man's voice with a southern accent from behind.

Looking back there, there was a figure of Takeji who once played with stilts and handmade menko.

"Takeya! It's been a long time!"

"Wow, it's bigger out of the box!"

Goza Village, located in the southern continent, has a very strong south accent.

"Ah, that's a growth period."

Then, when you're blossoming a little bit with him,

"Odd! Don't talk to him! Rather than go to Hadoh Rhodol! After you've seen me, you're still fine."

"I see. Takeya again."

"Oh, come back later!"

"of course!"

So I broke up with Takeya and walked for a while on the path that smelled livestock-finally found my house.

"Wow ... it's been a long time."

Three years ago-nothing has changed since I last saw it. It was really that time.

Open the old horizontal door with no keys locked.

"Mom, right now."

Speaking out a little loud, I heard a rattling noise from behind the house.

Then

"Ah, Allen?"

A mother with a pot lid in one hand appeared with sparkling eyes.

I guess you were just preparing rice.

"Yeah, right now. Mom"

"Oh ... it's already big!"

Speaking of that, my mother spread her hands widely and hugged me tightly.

"It's been a long time!

"Yeah, I'm doing fine this way."

"Sorry, I got it!"

"Yup"

Then I sat on the table chair and talked with my mother preparing dinner.

And when my mom put a lid on the pot and got a little hand free-I decided to cut out the main subject.

"... Hey, mother. There is a little important story, can I ask you to listen?"

"What's wrong? Suddenly, it's changed."

"Yeah, that's it-"

Then I talked to my mother about the most worried choice of career.

I'm a third year student and I'm worried about my future career.

There are three options: Holy Knight, Demon Swordsman, and Entering Chiba Gakuin.

Good and bad things when choosing each of the three.

When I finished explaining the current situation in a rough way, my mother shook her shoulders as if to beat her.

"Well, that's .... I'm going to say" important story "again, but I don't know how big it is ...

"No, no ... this is not such a simple problem-"

"-Did Chiba Gakuin go?"

"How did you know?"

I haven't talked at all about my hopes, thoughts, or thoughts.

"Let's lick your parents. Allen loves to shake swords because he's so small. I can't anticipate that you've gone to Chiba Gakuin."

When I was silent, my mother told me to gently advise.

"Thank you for worrying about me. Allen lives in Allen's life. I'm gonna cheer for me, hiding my way. But a second later than me Did you die? Is that the best filial piety? "

"... Okay, thank you mom."

Thank you, and she smiled.

"Okay, let's make the rice if the talk is over! I've made a lot of stew you like today!"

That's why she poured the freshly made stew into a wooden dish.

Stew containing golon and big potato.

Always comes out only on my birthday-a special menu in my home.

"It's delicious ... it's delicious ..."

My mother's stew, which I ate for the first time in over a billion years, was indeed delicious.

"Yes, that's right! Don't hesitate to eat a lot because there are alternatives!"

After enjoying my mother's special stew, I was in a nostalgic kettle bath.

Even so….

"Mom ... I was old ..."

My mom looked after a long time and looked very old.

(If you think you will be fifty years old this year, it may be normal aging ...)

The wrinkles and gray hair on the face have increased considerably, and I feel that my back has shrunk a little.

"... I must work hard at Chiba Gakuin and become a good swordsman quickly."

You have to make a lot of money and make your mom a comfortable life.

With such a new decision, I was exhausted in the bathroom.

Immediately after Allen headed for the bathroom, the voice of an old man (Roya) squatting at the table, where only his mother Daria Rhodele should have been, was heard.

"Ho-ho-ho! This stew is so delicious!"

There was an elder man with a crooked waist-the hermit of time.

Her hand is holding a plate and a spoon of stew in his hand.

"... I thought it would be because the seal was loose, but after all it was your work ... Sennin of time"

It is the mother of Allen's mother, Dalia-Lordor, who is fluent in fluent language, with the southern accent disappearing.

"Well, anyway, it's something I hid well .... Thanks for finding it."

"That's right--if I had to break another one?"

In a moment, Dahlia, behind the hermit of the time, shook his fist over his head.

However, the hermit of time can avoid the blow without difficulty by making himself transparent.

Dahlia's fist emptied the sky, but just smashed the wooden chair into pieces.

"Hoho! Oh, scary scary!"

The hermit in the relaxed atmosphere embraced a large potato in his mouth.

"Ho-ho-ho! It was a delicious meal for the first time in a long time. Let's meet again somewhere."

When he said, he suddenly disappeared like a fog.

"... a little bit, did you run away?"

Dahlia makes a frustrated appearance and makes a big tongue.

"Hey, isn't he just the guy who is now?"

The entrance to the Lordle family opened, and Takeya appeared.

He also uses fluent standard languages.

"It was too late. The time hermit fled long ago."

"Well ... is that ...?"

"Oh ... It looks like a button has been used for 100 million years ..."

"Damn ... what a ..."

Painful air flows between the two.

"Well, Dahlia ... Why could the hermit of the time catch Allen? The seal would have been perfect?"

"... I guess maybe there was something that shaken Allen's feelings a lot. I was relieved because I heard in a letter that I was doing fun at the institute ..."

Allen has never told Dahlia that he was being bullied at the school. It is not because he does not trust his mother, but because he simply does not want to worry.

"Well, anyway, the hermit of time seems to be in the way of us (...)."

Dahlia clenched his teeth, clenching his fist.

"But this time I won't do what you want ..."

After that, Takeya immediately returned to his house, and Daria took the broken chair to an outside garbage dump.

After returning to my home town of Goza, I consulted with my mother. I decided to get a recommendation from Chiba Academy.

But there was one unexpected thing here.

I thought that recommendation admission would automatically be accepted when you accepted it, but it doesn't seem to be the case.

Writing and practical exams at the time of admission are exempted, but it seems that only interviews must be taken as eligibility tests.

I was quite anxious for a moment, but I was a little relieved because the principal and the head of the teacher all told me, "I have never heard of a story being dropped in an interview."

And today is the day of the Chiba Gakuin interview.

Since there was no designation for the outfit, I decided to work in the uniform of Gran Swords Academy.

"But ... it's a ridiculous amount of people ..."

For the first time in my life today, I have set foot on the land of the country-Orest.

I was able to get to the front gate of Chiba Gakuin, despite being confused by surprisingly active traffic and advanced buildings.

"Hmm ... finally arrived."

Fifteen minutes before the scheduled start time of the interview. It's just a good time.

A security guard at the main gate showed his exam voucher and asked him to enter the school.

The interview venue is the third floor of the third school building-the reception room at the back of it.

(The third school building is ... this is it.)

The moment you enter the target building, climb the stairs and arrive on the third floor-I'm going a step back.

(Well, really ...)

There were a lot of test takers there.

Probably they are not the recommended admissions group, but the general entrance examination group.

I was a little surprised because I didn't think I was on the same day.

After that, if you wait vaguely until your name is called,

"Please enter Admission No. 1723-Allen-Roddle immediately. I will repeat it.

The in-hospital broadcast resounded.

I got up quickly, moved to the reception room at the end of the corridor, knocked with Konkonkon, and opened the door.

"--Excuse me"

There were three interviewers sitting in the room, and a round chair was placed in front of them.

The interview started as soon as I sat down.

"The interview will begin now. First, please provide your exam number and name."

"Examinement number 1723, Allen-Roadle."

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

"Now, tell me your strengths."

"The good thing is ... it's patience."

This is what came to my mind as an advantage.

"Patience, how much is it?"

"Yes ... it's a level where you can keep swinging your sword for billions of years."

"Ju, it's a billion years ...? That's ... ridiculous ..."

"Yes. It was a really incredible experience."

That was a great experience. When asked, "Do you want to do it again?"

"On the contrary, what are the disadvantages?"

"Is it a weakness? A weakness is ... a gunless place. At that time (...) If I acted a little more calmly ... No, this is Tarareba. And I was that time. I do not regret. "

Yes, at that time-I pressed the button for 100 million years without any thought, and I was able to press it (...), so I am now. This is both an advantage and a disadvantage.

"Huh, then ... is that ...?"

"Yes"

"..."

"..."

The interviewer was silenced for a moment, thinking about the next question.

"Well, um ... well, then, tell me which school you belong to, or if possible, demonstrate one of your best skills towards Scarecrow, which is located behind you Please give me"

"The school ... is shameful and selfish, but there are many tricks, so I'd like to demonstrate one of them."

I stand up and pull out my sword.

And

"Eight swords-Yatakarasu!"

Succeeded in dividing the Scarecrow into eight equal parts.

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

"Nan !?"

"The slash is divided into eight ...?"

"But ... what a vivid edge ...?!"

The examiner responded in three ways.

Generally speaking, it was good.

(Yoshiyoshi, Yatagarasu was the correct answer)

Then I put the sword in the sheath and sat down again in the chair,

"Thank you, this is the end of the interview. A few days later, we'll send you a pass / fail result in an envelope. Please check back."

The interview was finished safely.

"Excuse me"

I left the reception room after giving thanks once and left Chiba Gakuin.

"Foo ..."

As expected, I was a little nervous.

However, I was able to concentrate on the safe answer from beginning to end.

No major mistakes have been made.

And the last demonstration was also good feeling.

(For the time being, you will definitely pass this)

With a certain response, I returned to the dormitory where Paula waited.

After Allen had left the room, there was subtle air drifting in the interview room.

"... I was a weird student anyway. I didn't know what I was saying at all. Even though it's a recommendation ... Is it really safe to pass?"

"Certainly, I didn't know what he was saying ... …… ”

"Umm, is that the way you are ...? If you have a decent teacher, that girl will surely turn into a ghost. Honestly, I didn't know what you were saying at all."

The interviewers agreed perfectly on Allen saying, "I don't know what I'm saying."

A few days after the interview, a single envelope arrived from Chiba Gakuin.

Probably because it arrived at this time, it was definitely a pass / fail notification.

Did you pass it safely?-Honestly, my heart was pounding to tear.

"Huh ..."

After taking a deep breath several times, opened slowly so as not to break the contents.

There was a piece of big paper inside, and it was written in two letters (…).

"... passed"

Yes, it passed.

"--Good!"

It's natural to accept it because it's a recommendation admission, but I was still happy.

(I can't really go to that prestigious Chiba Academy ... it's like a dream!)

Until just a month ago, I was stupid with a failed swordsman-I don't know what will happen in my life.

And a few days later-the time has come for goodbye.

I put all my luggage together and bowed deeply to Paula, who came to see me off the door.

"Ms. Paula, I really took care of you for three years."

Yes.

With Paula-I'm farewell here today from this dormitory, where I lived for three years.

It's hard to go back and forth every day from this dormitory to Chiba Gakuin.

In the first place, Chiba Gakuin is a boarding house system, and you cannot live in a general house without a special reason.

"It's absolutely ... exaggerated, you're exaggerated. You don't have to be a parting of this student, and it's more smooth."

Paula says that, but I wanted to convey my thanks.

"I'm really grateful to Paula for helping me. I was almost penniless, staying with me, coming up every morning, making delicious rice, and consulting when I was in trouble. Thanks for all the great times, and for all the fun stories …… Thanks! ”

Then, something like a drop appeared slightly on her eyes.

"No, no, if I do ...! The lacrimal glands are getting loose because of my age ...!"

Speaking, Paula rubbed her eyes with both hands.

"-Ushi. Come whenever you are hungry! I'll give you as much food as you like!"

"Yes! I'll definitely come back to eat!"

Her rice is exquisite.

I'll never forget that exciting and exciting food.

"Now, we're about to go."

"I don't know if it's Chiba Gakuin or Manhaka Gakuin-I'm going to get the top to go!"

"Yes!"

In this way, the swordsman Allen-Roadle of the Grand Swordsman Academy graduated safely, and from tomorrow became one of the five schools-Allen-Roddle, the swordsman of Chiba Gakuin.