Chapter 197: Four-Man Team
The last day of the entrance examination, morning.
120 candidates stood in the examination room where they had been twice. They timidly took the Philosopher's Stone distributed by the academy teacher, then hid it tightly in their arms. They looked around and everyone looked like a bad person.
Most of the candidates who were eliminated yesterday left the city yesterday and were lying in ambush on the road, so there were fewer onlookers in the examination room today. The spectators also knew that today's exam was not something they could watch.
"Friend, do you want to join forces with us?"
"Okay, okay!"
"Brother, I think you are awesome, join us!"
"Sorry, I've already formed a team!"
Conversations like these were everywhere in the examination room. Some accepted, some refused. As the target, most of the candidates tacitly huddled together for warmth.
"It seems that everyone is not stupid. They know how to unite to fight against yesterday's losing group," Ika said with emotion as he looked at the situation around him, "but in this situation, the more people there are, the better."
"That's right!" Kuwamaru nodded and said seriously, "It's not a good idea to team up with strangers. If you don't have enough tacit understanding, you won't be able to form effective cooperation in battle, and you might even become enemies for a spot in the end."
"More importantly, no one can guarantee that they have companions in the losing group." Akas came over and stood side by side with the two of them, and then analyzed: "If they want to get a place for their friend, they can launch a sneak attack at any time."
"Akas, which is your Philosopher's Stone?"
Akasi replied: "White 22, what about you?"
Ika: “Black 35.”
Kuwan: "Black 54."
"I am White 41."
? ?
Why is there one more person?
The three turned around and saw a familiar figure speaking, with blond hair, a red hat and a black eye patch, a young master with a wandering life, Rufus.
Seeing him, Ika was immediately unhappy: "Why are you here?"
To his surprise, Kuwan and Akasi seemed to have known he would be coming and greeted him.
"Rufus, you're here?"
"You are the only one missing!"
Ika: ? ?
Rufus put one hand behind his back and held his hat with the other. He laughed and said, "Why am I here? Of course I'm here to take the registration exam! I saw you three on the first day!"
Kuwan smiled and nodded: "We saw you on the first day as well. It was Ika who found you."
Ika was stunned for a moment and said, "No... even if... I mean, even if you take the exam, why..."
Rufus said as a matter of course: "It was Kuwan and Akas who invited me yesterday. Thank you so much, otherwise I might have to team up with people I don't know."
"What?!" Ika felt betrayed and turned to look at his two friends in shock, "You guys?!"
Kuwan touched his slightly bald head and explained to Ika: "I saw that there was only one Rufus, so..."
Akas took the opportunity to say, "I saw Rufus' magic yesterday. It was amazing! He will definitely be a reliable teammate!"
Rufus smiled politely and replied, "Just leave your back to me!"
Ika's voice suddenly rose: "What did you say?!"
"I say!" Akasi said, putting her hands on her hips, "Rufus' magic is very powerful. Even teacher Kira praised him!"
Hearing Akas' words, Rufus suddenly became a little excited, and the barely detectable haze in his eyes was instantly swept away: "Really...really? Mr. Kira praised my magic?"
Akasi: “…”
This look looks so familiar!
Could it be that this person is as much of an idiot as Ika?
Seeing Ika's eyebrows raised and about to retort, Kuwan simply pulled his arm and said, "Let's go! If you keep talking, everyone else will have to leave the city."
"Don't pull me... I can walk by myself!"
"Let's go too!"
"Um!"
Rufus responded, put on his hat and trotted after him.
Kira stood quietly on the high platform. The wind blew up the short cloak on his back. The seven-colored crystal gems hanging on it shone brightly and dazzlingly, rubbing against the black and gold magic robe on his body , making a slight "rustling" sound.
He took off his magic hat today, revealing his short red hair, bright sky-blue eyes, and handsome face, revealing a unique charm.
Kira looked at the four people running out of the examination room and muttered to himself: "These three brats actually found Rufus? It seems that they get along well..."
At this moment, Conas came walking over, with Gulan and Haiberion following behind her.
Conas asked Kira, who was looking at the examinees below, "Little Kira, can I ask you to follow the examinees and supervise the examination room from now on?"
Kira readily agreed: "Of course, but Dean Conas won't come with us?"
"There are still some things to deal with in the academy, so I have to leave first."
"Where are the two seniors?"
"I will follow Dean Conas to the academy first!" Gulan was an old man after all, and he was leaning on a cane. It seemed that his back was not in good condition. He was the first to answer.
Haiberian took a sip of milk and gave another answer: "I will stay and observe the performance of the candidates. Also, if anything happens during the exam, I can take care of them."
This skillful movement made Kira even wonder if he had accepted an advertisement for milk. He remembered what Saint Ten said in a magic newspaper: "Drinking milk regularly helps to strengthen the body and prevent osteoporosis."
Well... at least the educational significance is still fine.
Conas nodded: "In that case, the examination room will be handed over to you two! Although this exam is very dangerous, please protect the students' lives and safety!"
" Of course!"
After the two agreed, Conas teased Kira again, "Little Kira, you can't help the examinees!"
Kira nodded seriously: "Don't worry, Dean Conas, I won't do such a thing!"
I only promised not to help, but to make trouble...
"It's not okay to hinder the candidates!"
“Hahaha…” Having his mind guessed , Kira could only respond with an awkward smile that was not impolite, and said with some regret, “Okay then!”
Twenty minutes later, watching Conas and Gulan leave on a magical vehicle, Kira's face changed, and he whispered to Haiberian: "Senior, do you feel that Dean Conas is strange today?"
Although they only talked for more than half an hour today, for some reason, Conas gave him a feeling of being... nervous and anxious?
Could it be that he had to pee urgently... No, could there be an accident in the academy?
Haiberion shook the goblet gently, turned his head, and looked at Kira with red pupils strangely: "No! I think you are overthinking it?"
"Is that so?" Kira nodded noncommittally. Now he felt that Haiberion was also strange.
Thinking back carefully, it seemed that even Speaker Gulan's expression today was not quite right.
"What's going on? Are the three of them hiding something from me? Also, my right eye has been twitching since this morning. Is something serious going to happen?"
What could it be? Where did this vague feeling of uneasiness come from?
Kira pondered for a long time but still couldn't figure it out, but he knew that if the academy was really in crisis, it would not hold the exam in such a high-profile manner.
Crisis...Crisis...Urrutia?!
Kira suddenly thought of the beautiful figure he met on the street a few days ago, and thought to himself: Could it be that the Devil's Heart is attacking the Demisol Magic Academy?
It's unlikely, right? Why would you do this when you have nothing better to do?
In Kira's impression, Hades is now obsessed with Zeref and should be looking for him all over the magical world in an attempt to "wake him up".
etc!
Hades was once the president of Fairy Tail, so he may have been to Demetrius Academy and knew the history and legends of the academy. If he had found any clues about Zeref here, it is not impossible for him to come here...
