Within the Guild building, some groups of people were waiting for their turn to be able to do the assessment test by adventurers; some were alone, others were in groups and some, probably noble, even had servants at their side who entertained and served them.

In one corner of the guild a group of three people stood watching, more precisely the boy; it was Ichiro who was studying the participants to see if there was anyone worthy of note, but thanks to his skill he had already verified that they were beginners who probably would not have gone beyond the rank E.

No one possessed skills worthy of note or that could interfere with him, also because thanks to the last group of adventurers he had plundered he was sure to secure at least D rank; he had little interest in hurrying to reach a high rank ... he didn't need further attention, since Cattleya and Akeno already attracted by themselves for 'other reasons'.

While he waited for his turn, Ichiro noticed a particular group: it was made up of four women all wearing the same equipment, a typical knighted woman armor with a short skirt she had seen in many manga and anime decorated with a crest in the shape of blue rose on the chest and on some of their shields.

In the middle of that group a woman stood out: long pink hair with curls, green eyes and an arrogant look; the short skirt let glimpse her juicy thighs; she wore a sword by her side, very decorated and thin almost like a rapier and probably as expensive as the rest of the equipment.

She was chatting with her group, from time to time glancing at the other participants and acid comments with disgust: "ahh ... what a mass of plebeians ... why do I have to stay here, to breathe their own air? remind those incompetent guild hostesses who I am and immediately get me the rank ... "; to answer was another girl in the group who had the typical tomboy look: short red hair with a bob, high compared to the rest of the group with a height of 178 cm, a body clearly toned despite being concealed by armor and a look full of respect: "Lady Lefay I agree perfectly with her .. however her father was very clear on this point: we cannot abuse the noble name of your family, it would cause discontent and damage your reputation; yes preouccupi I have convinced the instructor to emphasize your qualities during the exam you will not have any problem "

"just what I expected from you Jessica, my faithful bodyguard ... ohohohoh ... this exam will be the starting point for my fame and for spreading the light and grace of Lady Fumina's faith ..." the noblewoman answered with satisfaction.

Not far away, Ichiro had listened to the conversation and, as soon as he heard Fumina's name, his gaze had turned cold and inside him he thought: 'so this arrogant girl is a follower of that bitch, and it seems all that small group of feminist ante litteram it is; well ... I would say that I have found who will be the next victim but first I must become stronger and plan everything'

Shortly after the noblewoman was called to the examination and she went with a step and an arrogant look, unfortunately for Ichiro it was not possible to observe the trials of the other participants and therefore waited but not before giving Akeno and Cattleya his orders: "listen to me ... it is necessary for you to hold on during your exam, you don't need to give your best as long as you ensure at least rank D; in the last few days we have attracted unwanted attention, although I had planned it, but this time is different so make sure to do as I said ". Both nodded and as soon as it was their turn they headed for the exam.

It took almost twenty minutes each before they returned and with a satisfied smile on their faces from Ichiro; as soon as Akeno arrived, he took his word: "Master is done ... we have obeyed and assigned us rank D, and if you are interested to know, each challenger must face the same kind of challenge: three matches against some types of monsters, some were goblin while others looked like some kind of big wolf and a kind of reptile creature

Ichiro nodded with satisfaction and as soon as his name was called he went to the test area; as soon as he passed the door he found himself in what appeared to be an arena where at the top of the battlements there were three people: an apparently elderly dwarf, a human in his thirties and a woman elf. The latter took words and turned to him: "participant number 26, Ichiro, please communicate when you are ready and we will begin the test; I remind you that the Guild will not be responsible for any injuries but you will be given first aid in case of failure or passing the test "

Ichiro simply nodded, drew his sword and got into position; the dwarf seeing this emitted a pleased laugh: "hahaha .. I see that we are impatient .. I like it! good boy .. a man must be ready to act! let me explain one last thing: you will face three encounters with different types of monsters and you will only have five minutes to rest between one meeting and the next and you can withdraw at any time, having said that I wish you good luck "

As soon as he finished speaking, a cage was brought in which a group of seven goblins were inside: three were holding rusty blades, three of rudimentary arches and the last a sort of wizard's staff.

As soon as it opened, they threw themselves at Ichiro: as soon as the first tried to strike a blow, Ichiro simply charged forward and cut it in half with a horizontal blow and without giving the others time to react he pointed his hand towards two of the archers and shouted: "Dardo di Fuoco" and three fiery bullets erupted towards the archers and the magician killing them at once; the two remaining goblins, now scared, tried to escape but Ichiro intercepted them and killed them easily.

Once finished, he turned to the examiners and said, "Is that all?"

The examiners were impressed: although he was only a boy he had a good sword technique and was even able to use 2nd Tier magic; although the adversaries were only goblins, monsters who individually were of F rank, the fact that they were in a group made them rank E and the skill he had shown in eliminating them so quickly was proof that he was more than a newbie.

With a nod, the man ordered to take away the bodies and another cage was let in, inside which there was a Direwolf alpha of at least two and a half meters: completely white and wild red eyes, sharp claws and fangs like razors; it was a specimen captured by one of the best guild tamer, and could be classified in rank C.

The dwarf, as soon as he saw the beast, turned to the man with a worried look: " Mark, are you sure you want to use that beast? has not yet been fully trained, perhaps it is better to take another monster. "

"you worry too much Dars, and then you said that the boy has the right attitude; in case the situation falls, I will intervene before something bad happens" the man answered with a resolute look

As soon as the cage opened, the Direwolf began to turn around Ichiro emitting a low and ferocious growl; Ichiro remained impassive and both continued to observe and study each other waiting for an opening.

After a couple of seconds that seemed endless, the Direwolf jumped on Ichiro with its jaws open; Ichirò dodged to the side and led a blow but the monster, despite the size, dodged easily and with this began a battle between prey and hunter: the wolf kept on trying to bite Ichiro and the latter was constantly dodging to the last to counter-strike; the beast believed he was winning by tiring his opponent, but Ichiro had a strategy that was going to bring him to victory.

He started throwing bolts of fire apparently without a direction, under the confused gaze of the examiners, and the Direwolf continued to dodge them until he found himself with his back to the wall; with a satisfied grin Ichiro dashed forward towards the monster with an impressive speed and planted his sword in the Direwolf's neck, which gave a howl of pain before falling to the ground.

Ichiro, after the fight, turned for a last time towards the examiners and said: "so what would my rank be?"

The three looked at each other for a few moments and nodded; the elf woman turned to Ichiro: "we are struck: your sword technique is good and you seem to know magic, an unusual combination, and you seem to have a sharp mind, yet you seem to tend to be reckless in attacking. Taking these elements into account we give you rank C ... congratulations you are the fourth person who today managed to register with such a high rank "

All satisfied Ichiro left the test room, and headed for Akeno and Cattleya: "well I would say that we can go back to the inn for some well-deserved rest and eat something".

Both nodded and headed for the exit; as a furious voice came out he shouted: "it is inadmissible! how is it possible that I, Lefay Vanes, not only reached the paltry rank C, but must share this regrettable situation with plebeians! I demand to know their names and be demoted from rank, no one is worthy of staying on my level"

The noblewoman seemed furious, but Ichiro had neither the time nor the desire to listen to that woman's idiocies, and without paying attention to what she was saying and before he could be identified, he rushed to the inn.