2nd Round Villain

117 – Placement Test – 3

The 2nd Hero, Frey de Siegfried, could not understand the current situation at all.

past life. Because it was none other than himself who won the match between students in the Eden Academy’s placement test.

Frey was weak. Each one was like a monster, weaker than the warriors who fought against the demon king in the past. But that didn’t mean they were being pushed back by the ‘only’ academy freshmen.

warrior. The sword chosen by the main god to cut down the demon lord. The growth rate and potential of a warrior is unmatched by any other warrior, and the word “unmatched” best suits the seed of a warrior.

So, I couldn’t understand.

That she couldn’t fully capture the movements of a ‘new student’ in ‘Hero’ and ‘2nd round’.

Winning can be difficult. No, judging by that clean blow that just unfolded right in front of my eyes, it was almost certain that I would lose.

Frey quietly approached the back of Mr. Nunnun, who was in charge of the practice training. The narrow-eyed teacher was using a wet towel to stop the bleeding of the student who had scars on the tendon of his arm.

“Student Evans… Did student Aru mean something like this…? ! Who the hell is tending to sparring… .”

He was sweating profusely and muttering incomprehensible words. Frey was lost in thought as he looked at the victim’s half-severed sinew.

‘The rule of anti-assignment sparring is to subdue the opponent without killing or causing permanent damage… If the tendon was completely cut, it would have been a permanent damage, but if it was cut in half, it means that it was not intentionally cut.’

Slightly turning her gaze, she stared at the girl standing like a ghost holding a dagger in the middle of the arena. There were beast ears on the girl’s head.

‘How many dogs? Or a werewolf? I don’t know the appearance of King Gyeon and King Lang, so I won… . But in normal sparring, it doesn’t do that much damage. That prisoner, his sociability is quite low.’

“bruise? Are you done? Did I win?”

“… Suin, what is your race?”

“My race? that is… ugh… dog! It’s a dog beast!”

‘How many dogs? Then, is the true identity of that beastman, the dog king, Banho?’

“What is your name?”

“Aru! Woof woof!”

“… ?”

‘Langwang’s name was Lua, and the dog’s name was Banho. But why did Arura, an unheard-of dog, appear? An existence that can change history… Just me, Maria, the Joker, and the Demon King. However, since Maria and I were born recently, it must have been the Joker or the Demon King’s arrangement, or an individual born through the butterfly effect… .’

“now! Aru students! Frey student! Now we have to fight again, so please go outside! And students Aru, don’t be too aggressive in sparring! Because I fully understand Aru’s skills!”

“bruise? Did you lose all your strength?”

“This is sparring, not fighting!”

“Muh… difficult.”

The narrow-eyed teacher interrupted the conversation between Frey and Aru and sent the two to the outskirts of the arena. The student who injured the tendon was transferred to the health room, and the sparring, which had been stopped for a while due to bloodshed, started again.

However, the aspect of the tournament has not changed since then.

“Kyaaa Everything, legs!”

“Student Aru! Just one more and that’s a warning!”

“bruise! I cut a little more this time!”

“Even if you cut, cut your flesh! live! Why do you keep touching tendons!”

“fat? Meongmeong, can I cut the flesh?”

Breakthrough, winning streak.

“Sah, I cut out the skin! You don’t even cut your clothes!”

“Student Aru! Warning! One more warning is a punishment!”

“You’ve lost weight! Saying live! Whoops! growl… !”

“I didn’t see an attack this time either… No matter how weak it is… That’s just a freshman… ?”

It was literally like a tiger jumping into a puppy play area. Fighters, wizards, alchemists, etc., who were said to fly and were long, lined up as opponents of Aru, but all of them suffered damage to some part of their bodies and were defeated without being able to touch Aru.

The son of a duke, the daughter of a renowned swordsman, and the next up-and-comer in the Mage Tower. The higher up the tournament, the stronger students blocked Aru, but all the matches were not beyond the unanimity. It was an insurmountable wall.

If Aru hadn’t listened to Mr. Shrink’s words, there would have been a terrible bloodshed unimaginable.

In fact, this was a natural result. Aru, who was born with the destiny of the King of Rang, had already surpassed the level of absolute power through Oscar’s education.

A sword strike cuts a mountain, and a stampede splits the sea. He was an existence that could not easily be dealt with even if the imperial knights or the military came, not the freshmen. Even now, I’m trying to control my powers as much as I can.

To the freshmen who didn’t know that fact, Aru was a beast like a catastrophe that fell from the dry sky.

“indeed… Are you saying that the Sangvis teacher didn’t write a letter of recommendation for nothing… .”

“Hey, did you get a letter of recommendation from a Sangvis teacher? Who is that prisoner?”

“To think that I was a new student recommended by that blade-like teacher… The Hero, the Saint, and the Princess weren’t the only great ones… .”

The students who overheard the teacher’s chanting mixed with admiration and worry began to be agitated.

Iron-blooded teacher Beatrice. Ever since she beat up the rude first prince’s escort leader like a dog five years ago at the academy, Beatrice’s prestige was known to anyone who had ever held a sword in the empire. It wasn’t a good direction.

Poo-!

“bruise! I won again! I didn’t even cut it this time!”

“To clean up a guru from Tuguk with just one punch… !”

“Whoa, good job. Aru student. Fortunately, there was no bloodshed this time… Beh, a base student? Breathe! breath!”

Eventually, Aru advanced to the finals as one student received CPR. However, on the other side of Aru, there was someone who, although not as overwhelming as her, easily overpowered the other students and made it to the finals.

The brave, Frey de Siegfried.

She was a girl whose head was spinning more tightly than anyone else in the hall.

‘sh*t… Originally there was no teacher who would tell me what Beatrice was, but… How come those variables… No, that’s not important right now.’

After going through the regression, all the ki and the level that Frey had built up in his previous life were reset, but the experience and skill remained in Frey. This is why Frey was able to easily subdue the other students.

‘I shouldn’t let the Joker know that I also regressed… What do we do? A well-informed Joker would surely know that I won first place in the placement test in my previous life, right?’

However, there were limitations on the returned Frey. For the ultimate goal, it was that the Joker should not be allowed to know his secret.

‘If that beast sign was sent by the Joker, or if the Joker is involved in that beast mark, it’s right to lose. Because in my previous life, I could never defeat that beastman with my own strength. But if he doesn’t know the prisoner… You will question my defeat and take an interest in me. If I become his ‘subject of investigation’ because of that, they’ll even find out that I’ve regressed!’

It was a restriction that anyone who didn’t know Frey’s circumstances would never know. The warrior’s mind was busy.

“Student Prey, please come forward. We will start the final against Aru.”

However, it is a situation that does not understand her heartbreaking heart. Cold sweat ran down Frey’s back as he was in a situation where he didn’t know what to do.

‘What do we do? Should I win? should I lose Who the hell are you related to?’

“Come on out. There was a bit of an accident, but Aru got only one warning, and he has a fair shot at the finals.”

However, the narrow-eyed teacher did not even give Frey time to think. With her eyes tightly closed, Frey moved as slowly as possible, pondering over her thoughts. It was to buy time.

‘sh*t… What should I really do? It’s dangerous to win or lose. Or rather, if you want to win, can you win? I couldn’t even follow the movement with my eyes?’

Frey and Aru faced each other. The warrior’s thoughts were still piled high like the sky filled with gloomy dark clouds. It was obvious that if I didn’t make a decision quickly, I would find myself in a situation that was neither one nor the other.

‘sh*t… think, think I mean, think about why these dog beastmen and ferried blood teachers appeared, and who they were related to… !’

Sweat flowed like rain, and my thoughts ran wild. My heart was beating wildly. The difficulty encountered in an unexpected place, and the fact that the identity of the difficulty was unknown caught Frey off guard, who made everything go as planned.

‘This, should I take the first attack? But what if I get the wrong shot and win? The Joker must be suspicious of me? According to Maria, he must be at this academy by now… .’

“Well then… Dalian begins!”

“Puppy, wait a minute. I have something to ask you.”

“… ? Aru student?”

At that moment, unlike Frey, whose whole body stiffened with tension, Aru, who had a carefree face, opened his mouth.

“How old am I now? Did you finish fourth?”

“Ranking? Now that student Aru has made it to the finals… If you lose here, you’re second, and if you win, you’re first, right?”

“Kong!? kkong kkong kkong kkong! growl! You should have told me earlier! You fought one more time! Leave Evans alone!”

Aru gets angry for unknown reasons. At that, both Mr. Nintune and Frey fell into embarrassment.

Like that or not, Aru continued to say what he had to say.

“I won’t! I will abstain! Kung!”

After shouting so loudly, Aru left the gym on his own accord. Everyone in the hall was dumbfounded, but no one could catch her due to the ferocious wild aura emanating from Aru’s angry gait.

The reason for Aru’s actions was simple. This is because, in the first place, she only intended to fulfill the command of her owner, Evans, to ‘become in fourth place’.

Most students aim to be placed in a higher class in the placement test, but Aru had no such greed. I just followed Evans for a long time, and I only entered because I was told to enroll.

thud-!

“… !”

By the time the door is closed and the words spoken by the mysterious werewolf are slowly being understood in the minds of the students. The narrow-eyed teacher raised Frey’s hand and acknowledged her victory. However, Frey couldn’t even smile a bit, even though he stood at the center of victory that everyone had been waiting for.

Because unresolved questions filled her mind.

‘Leave Evans alone? Who is Evans? Is this someone related to the Joker?’