Allrounders!! - Chapter 30: Exam, Start! And Done! Another Request! - Part 1

Either way, it's time for the exam.

"Well then, let me explain the details of the exam that's going to take place from now on!" One of the examiners began to explain.

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――In short: Head to the dungeon, go to the boss room, defeat the boss, pick up the token placed further inside the dungeon beyond the boss room, and come back.

Further inside the boss room, eh...? At the place where you can find the Dungeon Core? Then I must be extra careful to not break it by accident!

I suppose that's all I need to pay attention to.

"Ryoku, follow me while evading everything. Got it?"

"Aye Sir!"

Yep, he's so cute.

I gently stroked him.

"Tsk! She was even given such a monster-like golem, eh!? Sure makes me jealous how everything goes for S-Rank's pet!"

...or something like that reached my ears, but...why would they describe a darling like Ryoku as a monster?

"Okay, start the exam."

Upon that announcement...

"I ain't gonna lose to some cheatin' bitch!"

"Let's go! We definitely won't lose to someone like her!"

I felt like I heard such voices, but they sounded faint and distant.

"Gyahaha, what a moron. How far ya think ya'll get while rushin' ahead like that?"

"No clue how to tackle dungeons as you got through everythin' by connections, eh!?"

I had a hunch that I heard some buzzing in the far distance, but I actually think that I'm probably going to finish this exam before the day is over at this rate.

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At the dungeon's entrance area a man, who seemed to be an examiner, yelped after getting startled, and inside the dungeon people cried out after getting surprised as well, but I ignored all of it.

I'm in the middle of my challenge with the restriction of not being allowed to stop.

After running through the fairly spacious dungeon, I arrived at the boss room. I opened the door, and killed the boss in the next instant. Leaving the boss room, I headed deeper inside...

Ah, I found a person.

"What is it!?"

"I'm an examinee, so please give me the token."

"Eh? Examinee, you say...? When did it start?"

"Quite a while ago, I think? ...I've challenged myself to clear it without stopping, but now I've ended up coming to a halt."

I had to stop since I'm talking with him. Oh well, no helping it. I simply hadn't expected that I'd receive the token from someone else.

"Eh? Ah, are you possibly the pupil of the S-Rank adventurer, Mr. Sword?"

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"I'm not his pupil, but his partner. I haven't learned anything from that guy. Everything is self-taught. Leaving that aside, I've been told to return the fastest, so I'd like to head back any time now. Please give me the token."

"Oh, sorry. ...No doubt, you're the fastest. You've arrived here first."

He passed me a token.

"I see. Thanks."

"Be careful on your way back!"

"Okay. Please give my regards to Mr. Dungeon Core!" I bid my farewell to the laughing, examiner-like man with a wave of my hand, and started to dash again.

On my way back I ran into one of the parties who didn't get involved with me, but I passed them by leaping above.

"Eh!?"

"Just now, was that possibly...?"

"Do your best~ You're on the right track~" I told them in passing.

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When I exited the dungeon...

"Huh!? Don't tell me, you already cleared it!?"

In response I waved the token at them.

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Goal!

Sword looked at me without a care whereas the examiner stared at me blankly.

"Which reminds me, I didn't hear what to do after bringing back the token, did I?"

The examiner opened his mouth, but no sound came out of it. Sword spoke up to me in his stead.

"A bit late, aren't you?"

"I stopped on the way to talk with the examiner person to give me the token. Sorry." I apologized.

So I've been slow after all.

"Just kiddin'. Or rather, a time like that despite chattin' with someone in the middle of it, eh? Didn't you ran throughout almost the whole course then?"

"That's the kind of challenge it was. It was a bit of fun, you know? I liked it since it felt like an adventure."

"I see, I see, that's great to hear."

Yep, how irresponsible of him.

When the examiner came back to his senses at long last, he held out his hand.

"...I'll hold onto...the token."

I passed it to him.

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"And now?"

Isn't there some more?

I profusely tilted my head to the side in confusion.

"...Please wait for the results of the exam."

"When are you going to announce them?"

The examiner has frozen up, but I wonder why?

"...... Once everyone finishes, all examiners will assemble, and then we'll go back to the guild. Afterwards I think you'll be told the result after around an hour."

I see. So it's a system where they choose from among everyone, instead of marking everyone individually.

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