Published at 22nd of November 2020 07:47:11 PM
Chapter 3.2
There were quite a few Elves gathered in the village square .
Since the Fire Foxes couldn’t join this Elite Force they did not attend .
「Everyone thank you for gathering . This duty is a dangerous one, and I had not thought that so many would apply . Thank you . 」
I greeted everyone from a raised platform .
Of the ones here, 40 were applicants and there were around 3 times their number in onlookers .
Because they didn’t need to work much during the winter they had the time to come observe . Among the applicants I saw Lucy as well . The others that stood out were the members of the vigilante corps led by Roleau .
Since the vigilante corps were used to fighting, they trained their bodies fairly often . They were some of the strongest candidates… . even so, if there were those among them without enough talent, then I would mercilessly drop them from consideration .
「Chief, I heard that we’re gonna choose a few from among us but…how are we going to choose?」
「According to my judgment and personal view . For this elite troop the thing that is required most is talent for magic . We will be choosing those with the greatest aptitude . 」
More specifically we would choose those who had the greatest ability to utilize 『Perception Expansion』 . Without the ability to use that, they would not be much different than a normal person . The point of this training was to allow them to perform super-human feats that will allow us to fight from the shadows and show incredible results .
「Chief how will you figure that out?」
「I’ll be able to distinguish quite easily . We should hurry and begin the selection . Everyone line up single file . 」
At my words a silent tension spread through the air .
Those who came here to apply were divided in three by their motivations .
The first group purely wanted to defend their home with their own hands .
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The second group were people who wanted to become strong like me . They believed that if they entered the elite squad and learned my techniques, they could be as strong as I was . This group was made mostly of young men… . the promise of strength was that strong of a motivation .
The third group were those who sought to get closer to me with impure motives . They sought me . They thought that if they entered the elite unit then their interactions with me would increase . If circumstances permitted, I suppose they planned on becoming my wife . It was something that was caused by some people’s thoughts about my relationship with Kuu .
As I was thinking they all finished lining up .
「Good . Let’s get started . Let the first test begin . 」
I stepped in front of the first person and clapped my hand onto his shoulder . This guy was the typical type in the second motive group, the ones who wanted to get stronger . He had a brazen and slightly conceited expression on his face .
I began making the wind mana around his body move and shift . I moved it violently and fretfully causing it to flicker in front of his eyes .
However…he didn’t react at all .
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「You failed . 」
「Eh? Wait…why??」
「You didn’t hear the voice of the wind did you?」
「What did you say? I don’t get it… . 」
I didn’t have time to waste so I simply stepped to the side to the next applicant . The next one was one of Roleau’s corps members . A muscular man in his early thirties with short hair .
Just like before I clapped my hand on his shoulder and moved the mana . Unlike the first man, this one showed the proper reactions when he felt the wind mana move .
「You pass . 」
I led him to a different line for those who passed . He certainly had heard the voice of the wind .
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For those who could not hear the wind properly it would be unbelievably difficult to teach them 『Perception Expansion』 . For that reason, being able to hear it was the prerequisite .
Among the 40 applicants I found 23 members who could hear the voice of the wind . The ratio was better than I thought, but even so there were almost half who failed at the first hurdle .
However, it was a bit troublesome that there were 7 women among the ones who got through . With this my reason not to pick Lucy because she was “the only girl” disappeared .
If I only chose men, we still wouldn’t have the right number .
「Wait a second! I can’t accept this . Why did we drop out but those girls passed!?」
「Because you couldn’t hear the voice of the wind . 」
「I’m saying, I don’t know what the hell you’re talking about!」
Looking more closely it wasn’t only the man who was yelling that couldn’t accept things, the others who failed were nodding in agreement .
I see, they can’t understand just by words…