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I Became a Genius Mechanic at the Academy – Chapter 20

.。.:✧ He Can't Join Us Anymore... ✧:.。.

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: Chaos
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A short while later, an instructor stepped onto the podium and began explaining the rules of the Class Placement Competition.

I didn’t need to pay close attention; I already knew them from countless playthroughs.

‘Same as always.’

The rules were practically non-existent.

Incapacitate your opponent or force a surrender, and that was it.

You can sever limbs, use mental attacks, or do whatever as long as you don’t kill them.

The supervisors would heal any injuries.

“Then let’s begin team selection!”

Lost in thought, he barely registered the start of team selection.

Teams were formed randomly.

But those who excelled would stand out regardless.

“Hmm… no one worth cooperating with.”

His teammates were all weak: children of insignificant viscounts and counts.

This meant more opportunities for him to shine, but also a higher risk of defeat.

Even if he lost, how well he fought mattered.

“Now, move to your assigned teams.”

He went to his assigned team, “D12.”

Four teammates waited.

One extra stood out: Charlotte Verdian, who had sat next to him during the entrance ceremony.

“S-Sir Fix!”

“Charlotte.”

She smiled brightly, adjusting her glasses and green curly hair.

Her flushed, freckled face reminded him of a strawberry.

“I-I was so happy when I h-heard your name.”

“I was also glad to see a familiar face. Let’s do our best.”

He shook Charlotte’s hand.

The other teammates introduced themselves, offering handshakes.

“Ha. Only a few will advance, what’s the point of shaking hands?”

Not everyone was friendly.

Charlotte and Extra 1 were amicable, but the other two were wary.

“You awakened to mana on your own? How long ago?”

The one with slicked-back red hair interrogated him.

He answered truthfully.

“About 16 days ago.”

“What? 16 days?”

“Yes.”

“Puha! Kkuk! Typical commoner. You probably don’t know many formulas.”

“Well, that’s true.”

“Then you be the meat shield. I’ll handle the rest.”

“We’ll see.”

He gave a perfunctory reply, not bothering to engage.

Red Hair scowled.

“Hey, that’s a disrespectful answer. Do you want to fail?”

“…”

This was getting annoying.

He didn’t want to waste energy here.

“E-excuse me!”

Charlotte stepped forward, trembling. “I-isn’t that… too rude… to a teammate…?”

Charlotte had found her courage, but Red Hair sneered.

“Kkuk. You’re a Verdian, right? That bankrupt family?”

“Uh… th-that’s…”

“A girl from a family with nothing but weeds, acting all high and mighty. Maybe if you were pretty…”

This was getting irritating.

These teammates were useless.

“Haha. Let’s stop this. I apologize.”

He approached Red Hair with a service smile.

Red Hair was still fuming.

“Stop what? Just because they call you ‘Sir Fix,’ you think a commoner like you is my equal? Someone who just awakened to mana…”

“Hahahaha. Yes, I was wrong.”

I hugged the guy.

Red Hair scowled, trying to push him away.

“W-what the hell?”

“Haha, just being friendly. Please accept my apology.”

He channeled mana into his thumb and pressed it against Red Hair’s ribs.

*Crack—*

Red Hair groaned.

“Ugh…!”

“Oh? Are you alright? What’s wrong?”

He pressed on the other side of his ribs.

*Crack—*

Red Hair stumbled.

“You bas—!”

“Are you unwell?”

Catching Red Hair as he fell, he pressed on another rib.

Red Hair’s eyes rolled back, and he started foaming at the mouth.

“H-hey! What’s happening?!”

Pretending to help him breathe, he pressed gently on his throat.

Red Hair lost consciousness.

“Ah…”

He sighed, looking at the unconscious Red Hair.

He quickly reported to a nearby instructor.

“Instructor! I think he needs to go to the infirmary! He suddenly collapsed…”

“…”

The instructor examined Red Hair, then glanced at Ed and smirked.

“Taking care of yourself is also part of the test. He’s disqualified. We’ll take him to the infirmary.”

The instructor gestured to the attendants.

Two attendants brought a stretcher and carried Red Hair away.

He returned to his team and announced, “Unfortunately… he can’t join us anymore…”

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They couldn’t replace the lost teammate; everyone was already assigned.

Still, being down a member was better than having him as a hindrance.

A treacherous teammate was worse than a hundred enemies.

“Team A5 and Team B12, enter the arena.”

As the commotion subsided, the Class Placement Competition began.

The called teams touched the teleportation orbs and vanished.

“Wow, talk about bad luck.”

“Against Isabella’s team, of all teams…”

“I would have forfeited.”

The first match was already shaping up to be exciting.

Isabella was participating right from the start.

A split-screen appeared on the display.

The left screen showed Team B12 facing Isabella.

The right screen showed Team A5, which included Isabella.

Each team had a video transmission orb recording their actions.

[Isabella is the key. We need to overwhelm her with speed before she can launch her mental attacks.]

Team B12 huddled behind a large boulder, strategizing.

Their ability to cooperate and execute their plan was also part of the evaluation, so they were all actively brainstorming ways to counter Isabella.

[Hmm… You’re just in the way. Step aside.]

However, the situation was different for Isabella’s team.

A red haze emanated from her, and she used mind control on her teammates.

They screamed, drew their weapons, and began stabbing themselves in the abdomen.

[Ugh…! Gah! Urgh…!]

One member with stronger willpower resisted her magic.

Though trembling like a leaf, eyes rolled back, he didn’t stab himself.

[You’re putting up a fight?]

Isabella extended her hand and exerted more force.

The resisting teammate started laughing hysterically, stabbed himself, and collapsed.

-C-crazy.

-The Witch…

-W-we have to avoid Isabella at all costs.

The audience was horrified by Isabella’s gruesome magic.

A blue smoke appeared where Isabella stood.

The smoke coalesced into a human form, then solidified into a person: the supervisor for this test.

[Andre, Undia, Beatrice, Arthur. You are disqualified due to loss of consciousness.]

The supervisor healed the four collapsed members and teleported them away.

Isabella, left alone, smirked and stretched.

[Hmm… Shall we have some real fun?]

She floated into the air, the video transmission orb following her.

From the sky, she spotted Team B12 huddled behind the boulder, strategizing.

Isabella smirked and extended her hand.

[Gah!?]

One of Team B12’s members convulsed, their eyes changing.

They then attacked their own teammates.

[W-what are you doing?! Are you crazy?!]

Team B12 crumbled instantly.

As the man controlled by Isabella attacked his teammates with crazed laughter, they turned on each other.

The match ended decisively.

The female student who had been leading the strategy managed to fire an arrow at Isabella, but Isabella dodged effortlessly and redirected the arrow back at her.

As a result, only Isabella and the female student passed the test.

The supervisor, recognizing the female student’s valiant effort despite the overwhelming difference in skill, allowed her to pass.

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In the end everything went as expected.

The children of the four Grand Duke families advanced to the next round with outstanding performances.

Lucas, the “Divine,” and Enya, the “Quickdraw,” were a given.

Enya defeated all her opponents with a single draw.

Claire, the least talented among the Grand Dukes’ children, struggled but managed to advance using Bernhardt’s signature buffs and strategic thinking.

-Just as planned.

-No underdog upsets.

-Only those who are supposed to advance, advance.

The results were predictable.

In this closed-off aristocratic society, there was no such thing as a dark horse.

News of talented individuals spread quickly, and most nobles already knew who would advance and who would fail.

In the end, it all came down to bloodline.

Those who inherited the bloodline of a viscount couldn’t surpass most counts, and those with a count’s bloodline couldn’t surpass most marquises.

The four Grand Duke families possessed the strongest bloodlines in the empire, second only to the “Crimson-Eyed Imperial Family.”

The only exception was Grand Mage Elena, whose absurd talent remained a mystery.

“Team D12 and Team C4, enter the arena.”

This fatalistic atmosphere persisted even when Team D12, which included Ed, was called. While Ed was exceptional, he was still a commoner.

He was eloquent, but he had awakened to mana less than a month ago.

There was no room for him to shine.

-Sir Fix, tough luck. Your opponent is Max, of all people. He’s been waiting for this.

-Tsk, tsk. Indeed.

-Well, what can you do? Sir Fix is too naive. He even accepted that cursed doll from the Witch.

-Kkuk. I bet he’ll just politely take every hit.

The audience predicted Ed’s defeat.

With Max Sigmund, known for his viciousness and spite, harboring a grudge against him, they could only hope Ed would come out of this in one piece.

“Finally, my turn.”

But Ed himself stood up with a relaxed expression. He had thoroughly prepared for this competition.

“Let’s go.”

The crowd had no idea that this match would become the biggest surprise of the Class Placement Competition.

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I Became a Genius Mechanic at the Academy

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21 days ago

Hmm the result is obvious, but the question is how will he end it.

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