Chapter 16 Name

　　The three first-year students were rushed to the infirmary, but after examination, it was discovered that their injuries were not as serious as imagined.

　　Ieiri Shoko used the reversal technique to treat their injuries. Nanami Kento and Haibara Yu woke up after a while, leaving only Kojima Kei still in a deep coma.

　　Kei Kojima simply overdrew his cursed energy and exhausted his physical strength. Once his fatigue is relieved and his strength is restored, he will naturally wake up.

　　"What's going on?"

　　Amidst the bustling scene, Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru walked into the treatment room and asked about the awakened Nanami Kento.

　　Kento Nanami was touching his smooth abdomen. This was the first time he had witnessed the power of the reversal technique, and he couldn't help but sigh silently in his heart.

　　Before losing consciousness, Nanami Kento almost thought that he would never see the sun the next day.

　　There was a big hole in his abdomen, and he was hit by the mucus spit out by the cursed spirit, which almost corroded his entire body.

　　For the first-year students, who lacked experience battling cursed spirits, the speed of a Level 2 cursed spirit was too terrifying. Furthermore, this cursed spirit possessed the ability to fly. Even if they wanted to dodge, they had nowhere to go in the narrow corridor. The three, already exhausted from the previous battle, were quickly struck by the attack. They lay dying against the wall, unable even to escape.

　　Such a serious injury was healed in just half an hour, without any visible scars.

　　This shocked Nanami Kento.

　　I originally thought that the second-year seniors Gojo and Geto were scary enough, but I didn't expect that the senior from the house school who looked cheerful all day long was not an ordinary person either.

　　"Nanami?"

　　After waiting for a long time without getting an answer, Gojo Satoru asked again.

　　"Ah... Gojo-senpai,"

　　Nanami Kento suddenly came back to his senses, then looked up and replied:

　　"Sorry, I was just thinking."

　　"That cursed spirit is so cunning! It actually hid in its companion's abdomen and only dared to show its head after we had removed the larger cursed spirit."

　　Huiyuan Xiong said regretfully:

　　"It happened so quickly that we had no time to react."

　　Kei Kojima was the slowest among the three, and was instantly caught by the second-level cursed spirit that came out. It flapped its wings and flew straight up to a high place, hanging on the chandelier. Kei Kojima endured the severe pain in his body and inserted the long knife into its body, but its shell was extremely hard and only made a small hole. The cursed spirit threw Kei Kojima down from the height in pain. He fell to the ground with injuries on his body and sprained his foot.

　　Witnessing the terrifying speed of this cursed spirit, Nanami Kento made a quick decision:

　　"run!"

　　Haibara Yu grabbed Kei Kojima from the ground, carried him on his back and ran away.

　　Neither of them could quite recall what happened afterwards.

　　They were just running and hiding desperately. The screams of the cursed spirits kept echoing in their ears, making them feel like their ears were about to bleed. They could only use all the skills they had learned, but they had no idea whether they would be of any use.

　　When the supervisors rushed in to rescue, only the cursed spirit was left, on the verge of dissipating.

　　"It's Kojima, right?"

　　Huiyuan Xiong suddenly said:

　　"No wonder Kojima asked me to put him down back then! What kind of technique is that?! It's so powerful! It can even remove a second-level cursed spirit!"

　　Gojo Satoru turned his head to glance at Kojima Kei, who was fast asleep with his eyes closed on the stretcher beside him.

　　"We can only know what it is like when he wakes up."

　　Geto Suguru stood beside Kei Kojima's bed, staring at his sleeping face.

　　It is not common for the cursed spirit's level to suddenly increase during a mission, but it is not uncommon either.

　　A change in mission level usually means that the previously dispatched mission executors are not compatible with the mission, and the targets of the mission are far beyond their capabilities. There are usually only two outcomes: one is to escape in a panic, and the other is to sadly become food for the cursed spirit.

　　The staff in charge of this exam was a little upset:

　　"Who could have imagined a second-level cursed spirit would be hiding inside a third-level cursed spirit?! We've checked it several times. It was originally just a third-level cursed spirit that could fly. This is the most common exam standard for third-level sorcerers and below. We've never made a mistake before... but they actually caught it this time. Luckily, nothing serious happened!"

　　This was a major mistake made by the supervisory department. Even if the three people successfully removed the second-level curse, they still could not erase the mistakes in their work. All personnel responsible for this exam would have their bonuses deducted for half a month.

　　It is a blessing in disguise that I have not been held accountable.

　　Ye Mo Zheng Dao was called to a meeting. Although there were some unexpected events in this exam, what was more important was that the three first-year students actually worked together to eliminate the second-level curse spirit.

　　They had only been in school for a short time, and they were all sorcerers selected from the public. They didn't have extraordinary talents like Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru, but it was still a pleasant surprise.

　　As for Nanami Kento and Haibara Yu, their abilities were generally recognized by the evaluation committee, and they were directly awarded the certificates of third-level sorcerers. However, for Kojima Kei, the final decision has not yet been made, and he is temporarily designated as a fourth-level sorcerer.

　　The next morning, Kei Kojima slowly woke up, and after waking up, he was told this fact.

　　"What? I need to take another test?"

　　Kei Kojima was stunned.

　　Ye Moth Zhengdao pushed up his glasses and said:

　　"Well, the time is set for one week later. The exam subject is - to remove a third-level cursed spirit alone. If you succeed, you will be awarded a third-level sorcerer certificate. If you fail..."

　　Kojima Kei's past performance... made it difficult for the evaluation committee to assess his ability. Furthermore, during this exam, most of the cursed spirits were removed by the other two, and no one had witnessed the removal of the second-level cursed spirits.

　　Rashly assessing the sorcerer's level will only put the sorcerer in danger of being mismatched with his or her ability level.

　　Perhaps because Rina Kojima left such a deep impression on them, the people on the evaluation committee naturally did not have a good impression of this woman's son.

　　"I don't think it's anything."

　　Ye Moth Zhengdao said:

　　"If you're weak, people will doubt you, Kojima Kei, do you understand? Even though they know it was you who ultimately removed the cursed spirit, they still chose not to believe it. That's the image you gave them during the exam. You know what's going on, right?"

　　He smiled.

　　"However, your performance has completely exceeded my expectations. It's great."

　　Kojima Kei answered loudly:

　　"……yes!"

　　So the only thing he has to do now is to prove his strength in the overtime test a week later!

　　Among the first-year students, only Kei Kojima has not been promoted to a third-level sorcerer. Haibara Yu is even more active than Kei Kojima himself:

　　"It's okay, Kei! I'll be with you!"

　　"Well...thank you for your kindness, I can do it myself."

　　Haibara Yu was a little angry and glared at Kojima Kei:

　　"What are you saying? If you hadn't saved us, where would we be now?"

　　Kei Kojima said hesitantly:

　　"But before that, if you hadn't carried me on your back to dodge the attack, I wouldn't have had time to complete the technique. So, this test of theirs was just a precaution... You were the ones who saved me first."

　　Huiyuan Xiong didn't listen at all:

　　"What did my friend say before? We agreed to advance and retreat together. Even if you're not here this week, I'll still watch you train!"

　　Under Haibara Yu's scorching gaze, Kojima Kei could hardly find any room for rebuttal, and even acquiesced in his way of calling.

　　In the week that followed, Huiyuan Xiong knocked on his door every morning:

　　"Kyu! It's time to wake up! Don't sleep anymore! Get up and train!"

　　"Kyu! Let's go! Let's have dinner! We'll practice for another three hours tonight!"

　　Geto Suguru, who lives next door to Kei Kojima, is having the same dream again.

　　Only this time, the content of the dream was clearer.

　　He felt in a good mood and touched the man's cheek with an unusual joy.

　　In his dream, he heard himself calling the other person's name.

　　I'm back, did you miss me?

　　He heard himself say: