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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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“…Does this make sense?”
Whose voice was that?
The proctor, who would normally point out the noise, was also blankly staring at the building that had appeared in the exam site, his mouth wide open from the shock of being struck on the back of the head.
The building that had been created simultaneously with the start of the exam.
It looked like an ordinary 3-pyeong house on the outside, but the time it took to create that house was less than a minute.
“It hasn’t even been 3 minutes since the exam started… and he says he finished?”
A dumbfounded voice from someone unknown.
But it was a voice that represented everyone’s feelings.
The person who had created the building that everyone was staring at with their mouths agape was casually checking the building’s strength by tapping it with the back of his hand.
‘A skill? No matter how much of a skill it is, is something like that possible?’
The executives of the Builders Guild who were watching the scene blankly stared at the building erected in a corner of the exam site.
‘This is absurd.’
A shocking experience that completely negated the experiences they had accumulated over decades while constructing buildings in this city.
The executives were speechless as they looked at the building that seemed to mock the numerous theories and experiences they had built up.
“…Hah.”
It wasn’t that there weren’t people with useful skills for construction.
Those who already held a position in the Builders Guild were mostly people who had honed such skills.
Water creation skill, telekinesis skill, earth magic…
They were veterans who had polished their own strengths for a long time.
Those who had piled up such efforts and risen to executive positions in the guild.
They had pride in their abilities.
That was why the executives, who had been leisurely watching the exam until just a moment ago, all stood up from their seats and shouted in unison.
“He’s mine!”
Hearing the shouts from behind, the proctor pressed his fingers firmly on his brow.
The dumbfounded examinees and the executives were making a scene.
He couldn’t help but get a headache.
“Hey, Henry! You owe me a debt, don’t you? I’ll write it off, so give up on him!”
“Ha! I can’t give up on such a talent even if it doubles!”
“What are you saying? You already have disciples, don’t you? I, who don’t have a disciple yet, should take him!”
“You don’t have a disciple because of that shitty personality of yours! If you treat such a talent shittily, he’ll leave! A gentle man like me should embrace him!”
“Stop talking nonsense! I can see right through your filthy ulterior motives, you bastard!”
“What? You dwarf bastard…”
‘It’s a mess.’
The proctor tried hard to regain his composure.
Even though the executives were fighting and grabbing each other’s collars behind him, and the examinees were unable to come to their senses due to the suddenly appearing building, the exam had to proceed.
He professionally cleared his throat and shouted with all his might.
“Everyone! Do you want to fail? Continue the exam!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the examinees were startled and began solving the exam problem again.
But what could a mere human do in front of an unexpected monster?
The examinees’ faces were already covered with indelible dark clouds.
Resentment, fear, awe, envy, anger.
Numerous emotions engulfed the exam site.
Some examinees even turned in their examinee tags to the proctor and left the exam without even taking it.
As the proctor, he couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat.
He tried to stop the students who were leaving, but he had no choice but to give up.
How could he stop those who had lost even a glimmer of hope?
‘They were going to fail anyway. No need to pay attention.’
The proctor rationalized hard and shouted again.
“Are you going to kneel just from this? Think about the time you’ve spent working hard! Don’t be intimidated by a result that is only fast!”
‘This is troublesome.’
Johann, the exam terrorist who was watching the situation, could only feel troubled as he scratched his head.
‘I want to leave quickly.’
Feeling awkward, Johann leaned against the house he had already built and closed his eyes.
‘I should spend some time appropriately and then leave.’
Whether he passed or not, he would go to take the next exam.
That was the only thought he had.
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“You want to take our exam? Hmm…”
A bald man with impressive bumpy muscles glared at me and said,
“We don’t even accept half-assed people for our guild exam. But a bastard who brought a woman is trying to take our exam?”
“You sure talk a lot. Just hand over the examinee tag.”
I wanted to take at least 3 exams before lunch.
Phew, if only I hadn’t been held up at the Builders Guild.
The old men clung to me creepily, I didn’t know what they liked so much.
It took a long time to get out because someone even appeared and clung to my ankle.
I placed the recommendation letter on the reception desk, as if to say take it if you want, refuse if you don’t.
The bald man rubbed his shiny head and read the recommendation letter, then snorted.
“Kiddo. Let’s see how well you do. Hey! I’m going to take this kiddo for an exam, so watch my spot for me!”
“Kiddo…”
“That mister really seems to like the word ‘kiddo’.”
Yeah, yeah, I’m really envious of that innocence.
“I’ll finish quickly and come back.”
“Okay!”
“Stop chatting and follow me quickly!”
I followed the bald man and entered the exam site.
This time, it was 10 minutes.
I finished the exam 30 minutes earlier than the Builders Guild and came out, shaking off the bald man’s hand that was grabbing my shoulder and acting friendly.
“Hey! Friend! Your skills are really good! You’re the first man I’ve seen digging a drainage ditch this fast! Are you seriously not interested in learning this kind of work?”
“I have no intention of doing that.”
Do you think I learned these skills to do manual labor?
“Oh, don’t say that, and let’s seriously learn it together! With your talent, you can become the god of civil engineering!”
“Send the pass notification to Yeomyeong-gwan. Let’s go, Millia.”
“Okay!”
“If you change your mind, let me know! I’ll be waiting!”
I heard the sound of lip-smacking behind me.
It felt unpleasant to be glared at by the bald man.
I should just receive the certificate and never come back.
We quickly left the Civil Engineering Guild.
“Where do we go next?”
“The closest one is the Woodworking Guild, so let’s go there.”
“If it’s woodworking, you make things out of wood?”
“Yeah.”
“You know how to do woodworking too?”
“Millia, what did I make the boat out of?”
“Wood! Ah!”
Millia widened her eyes as if she had just realized it and looked up at me.
Her every action was like a puppy.
I unconsciously patted Millia’s head.
Millia accepted my touch like an affectionate puppy.
“That’s what we’re going to do now.”
And I was caught by the ankle by the guild master of the Woodworking Guild.
“Hey, young man! Where are you going? You have the talent to succeed me! You’ll become the best woodworking craftsman on the continent! What do you need? Money? Honor? I’ll give you everything!”
“I have to go take the next exa…m. Please let go of my an…kle.”
I couldn’t kick the old man in a country that values etiquette.
I politely removed the old man’s hand and left the Woodworking Guild.
It was a series of troublesome things from the start, I didn’t expect it to be this tiring.
I hope the next guild doesn’t do this too.
“Johann, what are we eating for lunch?”
“Choose whatever you want to eat.”
“Then let’s eat that!”
The place Millia pointed to was a rather fancy-looking restaurant.
It seemed to be a pasta place.
They had pasta here too.
Well, it was not strange since the school cafeteria has Korean food, which was a bizarre place.
We immediately entered the quiet atmosphere of the restaurant.
We sat at a seat with a nice view of the city through the window.
Such seats would usually be taken first, so we were lucky.
Fortunately, the food was quite satisfactory, just like the nice view.
When I glanced at Millia after emptying half of my plate, Millia was finishing her bright red pasta while getting sauce on the corners of her mouth.
Her behavior was exactly like a child.
I picked up a tissue and handed it to Millia.
“Wipe your mouth while eating.”
“You wipe it for me!”
“You’re not a little kid.”
“Wipe it for me~”
“Okay, just stay still.”
I carefully wiped the corners of Millia’s mouth with the tissue.
When I wiped her mouth, Millia smiled with satisfaction and started twirling the pasta noodles on her fork and putting them in her mouth again.
She eats well.
It was nice to see her eat well.
After all, it was prettier to see someone eating heartily rather than pretending to be shy and eating little by little.
I leisurely watched Millia eat, then turned my head at the gazes I felt from the surroundings.
…Why are those people here?
When our eyes met, the men cleared their throats and pretended to be distracted.
They were people I had seen at the Builders Guild and the Woodworking Guild.
Were we being followed?
I was sure I refused.
I said I only needed the certificates.
Maybe it was because I had been staring for too long, but Millia also tilted her head and looked at the suspicious old men.
“Did those misters come to eat too?”
“…I think they followed us.”
“Why?”
“Well…”
It must be about the scouting thing they mentioned earlier.
But I was aiming to be an escort knight.
Once I decided that, I had no intention of taking any other job.
If I can’t become an escort knight, this world will be destroyed!
So we need to get out of here before those old men catch us.
“Hey, waiter!”
“Did you call?”
“I don’t need the change.”
I quietly took out a gold coin from my money pouch and handed it to the waiter.
It was a bit excessive for the cost of the meal, but it was a kind of apology fee.
“Excuse me?”
“Millia!”
“Okay!”
Millia immediately got up from her seat and jumped into my arms.
I picked up Millia, opened the window right away, and jumped out.
“I hope the Warrior Guild doesn’t make such a fuss…”
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yeah i can see why he’d just jump out window given situation
Milia so cute