CH 30

Jira’s hidden work

Firstly, I apply the Wisdom art <Presence Isolation> on myself

It’s the wisdom art with the effect of reducing one’s presence close to zero, so my presence should not be noticed during the work

Ingame, it’s an art to avoid any encounter on the field, but in this world it’s also an effective way to escape from demon beasts

The first trial of the selection meeting

If the criteria is to survive until the number is reduced to a certain extent, this skill is the same as a free pass

You can just wait silently somewhere while the demon beasts crush other rivals without noticing you

But I won’t do that

For example, an unknown man is being chased by a Manglutton

「Hiiiii!?　Help!……Help me……!?」

He’s running with all his strength while his mind and spirit seemed to be exhausted already

I said “running”, but it was slower than walking

From behind, a Manglutton is approaching, its large lamprey-like is opening wide

Countless teeth can be seen clearly inside

Certainly, that exhausted man would be gulped down without any way to fight back, he would become smoothie thanks to those teeth and would settle in the demon beast’s stomach

Before that could happen, I rushed over and saved the man from the beast’s fang by pushing him away

The demon beast was perplexed 『?』 as it missed the prey it thought to surely be caught, but then it was slaughtered by Forte who jumped from the side thanks to that gap

As for me, I ran while holding the exhausted man and headed toward the corner of the plaza……。

「Hoi」

I tossed the exhausted man out of the gate

According to the only rule 『anyone who left the plaza will be disqualified』, he would be retired, but in exchange, he wouldn’t be chased by the demon beasts anymore

His life was saved

At the other side of the gate, there were countless men and women rolling around similarly

「Lots of people have escaped. But it’s not done yet……」

The remaining number is still huge

The emperor said 『Continue until the number is reduced to about a hundred』, huh?

How much until then? If you look from the inside, it’s not easy to quickly distinguish whether it’s 100 or 300 people

「No, there is no other way but to continue」

I once again returned to the center of the plaza to look for anyone requiring rescue

In the selection meeting, there are people who seriously fight to enter the Twelve Apostles, so I moved while paying attention not to disturb those……。

「Oh？」

This time I came across a terrible case

He vomited lots of blood from his mouth

His abdomen was squashed into an unnatural shape, it’s likely that after he collapsed, he was trampled by the hoof of the Manglutton

「Gue……! Ogo……！」

His breathing is strange

From my diagnose, it seems like his internal organs have been ruptured

I immediately lifted my hand and chanted recovery magic

「<Mehorazan>」

The green light flowed from my hand to the dying person and penetrated his body……。

「……n? nn!? Eh!?」

His wounds are completely healed

「Is this a lie!? I can move my body! It’s not hurt at all! I thought it was already over for me!」

As expected of the all heal magic <Mehorazan>。

In the system, there is higher magic like the whole area all heal magic, but even in this world, an all heal magic for single ally is still very strong

As long as the target is not dead, it can heal everything

「Did you save me!? You can use recovery magic!? I don’t know what your purpose is but you have saved me! Thank you!」

「No need to thank me for saving your life. Then please hurry up and leave the plaza」

「What are you saying!? I can fight after being healed! This time I will not make a blunder and will enter the Twelve Apostle!」

「Don’t kid with me」

I eagle grab the face of the man

When I put a little strength into my hand, a creaking sound can be heard

「The moment you received a fatal wound, you was failed. Do you think the emperor wants a thickhead who was trampled by a demon beast in this fierce battle?」

「Ogogogogo……!?」

The man, who feels hurt just because his skull is crushed, groans

「What you have received is your life. Give up and find another chance」

If you didn’t appreciate and wasted the life I saved with great trouble……。

「This time, I will kill you with my own hands」

「……！　……！」

As if my sincerity was understood, he made a gesture of consent

I am glad that you understand

I release him

「Then, go straight outside of the plaza. Be careful not to run over someone else」

「Gyaaaaaa!? The capital is scaryyyyyyyyyyy!?」

Like this, I continued to interfere and rescue the challengers whose life is in danger

Well, the guy who said I was a hypocrite should die

「Onii-chan! Do your best at rescuing!」

I wave back to my sister, who just defeated another Manglutton

It seems like <Presence Isolation> has no effect on targets I considered as allies, so people like Selen, Forte or the Gashi bunch noticed my action

Some of them smiled wryly, some silently thumbed up, and the time passed while everyone was busy

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「……Out of 300, 235 have dropped out. It is a suitable time to end」

「Umu」

Finally the first trial is over

Selen, Forte, Gashi, Rei, Seki, and also Saraka

All my acquaintances have passed safely

Just to be sure, I passed too

Thanks to the loose rule 『You survive, you pass』, my passing was guaranteed the moment I used <Presence Isolation>

Well, I did my best at the rescue operation too

「Isn’t it strange? The number of deaths is zero」

「Yes, initially the expected number of casualties is more than 100, but it was miraculous」

Don’t just expect it

If you have expected it then prepare some countermeasure

The plaza is bloodstained just like the picture of hell, but the scattered blood is not from human

They all belong to the demon beasts

After all, even if one was killed the second helping would appear and didn’t run out, but their dead bodies were scattered all over the place

「All of them were killed, huh」

The top killers should be those three, Selen, Forte and Saraka

After all, the elite guards and elite cadet are different from the rest

There were other challengers who defeated the beasts, but their number was nowhere near those three’s

It seems like Gashi, Rei and Seki have defeated 2 or 3 beasts with their cooperation

「Well, it’s better. Other than that, the remaining……there are a little more than 50 people, huh? At first I intended to reduce the number to 100, but it decreased more than expectation, it’s still too much compared to the quota of 10 though」

「Let’s carry out the next selection. The Twelve Apostles would be the indispensable cornerstones of the empire from now on. We will not compromise and will select the genuine elites」

Said a glittering young man

It’s the Twelve Apostles’ first place, Grey Ryuuga

The strongest man of the Twelve Apostles, also the Empire’s strongest. From the setting, he’s stronger than the second place Wartaiga

Even though the selection is ongoing, he already received 『Beast Piece』 and was confirmed to enter the Twelve Apostles

He received that much trust from the emperor

His handsomeness and overwhelming presence was appropriate for that title

Same as the second place Wartaiga, he wore full body armor. A jet black one

「Fine, then everyone」

The emperor says to over 60 people who passed the first trial

「I will announce the second trial. Fight against each other here. Until the final 10 are decided」

Again, a rough subject has come