The final exam was completed and we moved to the ground.

'Huh?'

　Kanade gave him a strange look.

'One thing, you're missing a party.'
Speaking of which...

　There were eight parties, 30 in total, who took the final test.
　But there are only 7 parties here, 27 of them.

　Not all parties will pass.
　Did one group get eliminated?
　Even if that was the case, it was unnatural for me not to be here, since all the exams have been completed.

''I was going to announce the results of the exams but.......give me a minute.

　Cell talked about that and went off somewhere with the other examiners.
　Axe, who was accompanying him, also had a grim look on his face.

　Was there some kind of trouble?

Speaking of which...

　Tania looked like she remembered something and added.

'The party that isn't here is the one that got involved with Rain, isn't it?
Speaking of which...
What's going on?　Well, I wouldn't feel sorry for them if they were rejected because of those guys.
'Yes, there's no end to the amount of time we could spend worrying about that!

　People don't seem to care much about it but....
　I can't help but wonder about it.

　I feel like something big is happening out of sight....
　I had such a bad feeling about this.



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　After finishing their work, Arios returned to the large tent that had been prepared for them.
　Once inside, Aggus glanced at Arios.

'I haven't seen you for a while... but where have you been?'
I've got a lot of work to do to help with the exams.
I see.

　As if he'd lost interest after that, Aggus turned to the day after tomorrow.

　Arios clicked his tongue in a small way so that no one could hear him.
　Lately, Aggus's attitude has been depressing.
　Every time something happens, he asks about this and that.

　What have you been doing?
　Where have you been?
　You're not doing it, are you?

　It's all that kind of stuff.
　Who do they think they are?
　



　I'm a very good warrior.
　But I don't need someone to challenge me.

　Would you rather be banished like Rain?
　It doesn't matter why.
　If it's not there, just make it up.

'Well, we'll deal with Aggus later.

　More importantly, there was something else that needed to be done now.

　Arios changed his mind and moved to the table where Leanne and Mina... and Monica were.

'Ah, Arios. Welcome back.
'You've been helping me with my exams, haven't you? Good job.
What took you so long? What are you doing here?
'Well, a lot of things. When you're a brave man, there's a lot of things you have to do.
Hmm, that's tough.
Is there anything we can do to help you?
No, I'm fine. But first, can I borrow Monica for a minute?　There's something I need to tell you.
"?　If we're going to talk, why don't we do it here and now?
It's important to me.
'A private conversation between us?　Ayashi.
Leanne, you mustn't be so lowly in your gut.
Okay.

　Arios took Monica out of the tent.
　Just to be sure, they moved further out and headed for an unpopulated area.

'So ... did it work?'

　Monica asked in a small voice.
　To that........Arios responds with a smile.

'Yeah, no problem. How could I fail?

　Arios handed Monica a piece of jewelry about the size of his thumb.

'This should contain it all.
'All right. Now, I'll process it to make sure it's not a problem, and I'll check it out just in case.
Please.
'Yes, leave it to me. Everything is for the sake of the brave........



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　It was about an hour or so after the final exam was completed that things moved in a big way.

　One party did not show up at the finish line.
　At first it was thought that they had flunked out, but they didn't show up even after the test was over.
　Could it be that they were stuck inside the ruins because there were traps everywhere?
　Apparently such speculation led to the formation of a search party.

　Cell and Axe.
　It was formed by that and a few other examiners.

　Arios?
　He relaxed in his tent, as if that wasn't his job.

　Then the cells searched the ruins...
　I found three people who had been transformed.

　The three died because they couldn't get past the test........
　Although such a view was expressed at first, a cloud was cast in the middle of the case.
　The three bodies had cuts on them.

　Whether they had been attacked by a demon or caught in a trap in the ruins, there was no way that they could have been cut.
　Here, the possibility that someone had attacked him had emerged.
　And the culprit was........

I'm sorry, Rain. I can't believe you would do this.

　Arios began to partition the case, and after a few moments of investigation, he told the examiners to arrest me.