Chapter 18 - 17 - Motivational Speech

Chapter 18: Chapter 17 - Motivational SpeechThe Witch used her magic control to play flashbacks of my memories during the Test Dungeon. In the flashback shown to all the students of this Special High School, I felt an incredible sense of shame. It was like my shame was being exposed by the students who would later become my classmates at this Special High School. The flashback showed me making a negotiation agreement with a weak Queen Ant but had an army of ants that were very loyal to her. What I did was a form of self-defense from a weak person who did not want to create a dispute that ended in a bloody war. As a Test Dungeon used to measure the basic ability level for prospective Special High School students, I showed a diplomatic ability that could occur between humans and the Queen Ant. In general, this diplomatic technique cannot be done in ordinary Dungeons. However, because the Test Dungeon I went through had a realistic level of difficulty. So diplomacy that utilized the Queen Ant and its ant army could occur. In that flashback, I showed a tactical skill where diplomacy was in progress, and the journey to conquer each floor of the Dungeon was carried out by killing weak enemies like goblins or kobolds that are humanoid in form. Killing them directly feels very easy, but it is much easier by relying on ant soldiers who are able to work under pressure like office workers who are being chased by deadlines. The diplomacy that I did was to bring the Queen Ant to kill the ruler of the tenth floor which is inhabited by a strong Dungeon floor Boss. With the freedom in the simulation provided by the Test Dungeon, I can do leveling in the Test Dungeon with the Queen Ant. In addition to the diplomacy techniques that I have shown, I provide other tactics by providing buffs in the form of long-range support attacks that make the Queen Ant and her ant troops successfully defeat the tenth-floor Boss. After the tenth floor Boss being unalive, I proposed another diplomacy to make the Queen Ant evolve to be even stronger by defeating the other floor Bosses. The final result of the negotiation was the form of the Queen Ant who had evolved into a humanoid and changed her ant soldiers into terrifying ant monsters. At the end of the flashback, I showed a satisfied smile after the hundredth-floor Boss was defeated and hunted the Dungeon Master because I was influenced by her little provocation that would give me an S-class seat if I could defeat her. As a normal person, of course, I was eaten by the provocation and hunted the Dungeon Master until I broke through the limits of the Test Dungeon. Where it made the Dungeon Master's area as the next Dungeon Master's floor. "Aaarrhhh!! Get those ants away from me!" "I hate ants like this!!" "Save me from this nightmare!!" At the end of the flashback, I looked like a criminal who was colonizing the Dungeon Master's throne from an innocent person. The Queen Ant and her army of ants had developed to the point where they became humanoid insects that were able to think. After the flashback was over, the entire Special High School Hall was silent and gave me a cynical look about hunting the Dungeon Master to the point of traumatizing her with ants. "Well, the defense I can give is..." I said, stopping my words and taking a small breath. "I was too excited to get the S-class seat recommendation to hunt down the Dungeon Master with the Queen Ant," I said in a calm tone without looking nervous after the flashback from my memory was over. Snaappp... Along with a snap of the Witch's fingers, the flashback memories disappeared and her gaze gave me a wink. "Honestly, I laughed out loud after seeing a flashback like that. I didn't expect that a hundred floors of the Test Dungeon could be cleared in such a way. The ability you showed clearly shows that you can trick Queen Ant into doing all your requests without questioning your goals. The highest obedience that can be given by the Queen Ant who understands your intelligence in arranging attack tactics to successfully defeat the Boss of the hundredth floor." It seems like I got an unusual compliment from a Witch in front of me. It was like showing my worthiness who could sit in the S-class seat thanks to defeating the Dungeon Master to the point of giving her severe trauma about ants. "So, should I change your combat power to be on par with the Queen Ant and her army of ants?" "A combat power of five hundred is too small for someone who occupies an S-class seat and it will be a problem in the future when our rule plan is implemented." I seemed to get an offer to change my combat power based on the calculation of the Queen Ant's combat power and her ant army. "A rule plan that has not been implemented?" I muttered as if giving a reply that wanted to ask her further. "If I may ask, what rule is it?" I continued by asking about the rule that would be implemented by this Special High School. The Witch just smiled and gave her a look that was full of riddles. "It is an official duel that will determine the ranking of seats whose will be implemented after three months have passed. A competition that makes this Special High School apply real abilities and practices to assess what its students have," answered the Witch which made the fine hair on my neck stand up feeling a threat in the future when there are many student who challenge me. It was a pretty cunning way to fight for seats under the guise of an official competition approved by the management of this Special High School. I took a deep breath to calm the fine hair that was standing up showing a clear sign of danger in front of my eyes. "Official competition to change class rankings and seats, huh?" I muttered clearly. "That sounds good to see the enthusiasm of students who are not satisfied with their current rankings. My combat power is only five hundred but I got an S-class seat. I can't imagine how lively this Special High School will be with such a healthy official competition. I will look forward to it," I replied with a smile that made the Witch in front of me open her eyes wide. "Huhu... an answer that makes me happy. I'm also curious about what you will do in the future with a combat power of five hundred, Weiss Guderian," with that last sentence, the welcoming ceremony resumed with greetings representing each class. In this Special High School, there is a tradition that has just been formed, like a welcoming motivational words for new students from the lowest-class to the highest-class. If based on that order, I should be giving motivational words as an S-class with the lowest ranking. Several representatives from each class had given their speeches until my turn came. Walking towards the center of the Special High School Hall, I gave a simple motivational speech. Without using magic shockwaves and magic activation, I only used a microphone that emitted a loud sound on the speakers spread around the Special High School Hall. "Ahem! I think introductions are unnecessary because you all already know me thanks to that bad flashback," I said to start the motivational speech that I was going to give. "As you know, I am one of the human races that comes from Earth with the greatest weakness in the form of a body that cannot withstand magic shockwaves. Just like you all who cannot withstand magic shockwaves, I almost fainted if the esteemed Witch had not calmed down her magic shockwaves." "With a weakness like that, at least I have shown a weakness that is possessed by someone who accidentally became part of the students who occupy the S-class." "As the esteemed Witch said before, the official competition will be held three months from now. For that..." I stopped my words for a while and took a deep breath before speaking into the microphone again. "Please use that opportunity to try to replace me as an S-class student. I look forward to your challenge because I am self-aware of my ability to adapt slowly to magic and easily accept this kind of reality." "However... I can give a fight back for fun like I did in the Test Dungeon, right?" at this part, I accidentally gave a smile that made some students whisper to each other. "Well, I don't want to give a boring motivation because the main star in this motivation falls on the first rank of S-class." "Then... see you at the official competition that will be held soon." With those last words, I started walking back to the S-class seats and received a sharp gaze from the Yggdrasil Advent Idol group. As I sat down on the chair, Elysia immediately pulled my cheek casually. "Weiss, what's the meaning of such provocation? Do you want to be demoted to A-class?" Elysia grumbled while casually pulling my cheek. Not only Elysia, it seems that the entire Yggdrasil Advent Idol group is expressing the same annoyance as Elysia. "H-Hey, I'm doing this just to motivate the people in A-class to work harder to improve their rankings. If I don't lose... my ranking will be safe," I replied while holding back Elysia's hand that was now pinching my cheek. "Hmm... make sure you don't lose in one attack!" continued Elysia who grumbled as she released her hand from pinching my cheek and started caress my cheek with her hand. I felt like Elysia's cheek pinch was done personally. It didn't hurt too much but it still left a red rash on my cheek. [ System Notice: Currently Elysia Ai is worried about her Master who will be demoted to A-class! ] Ah, so it was done because Elysia was worried about my ranking that would be at stake. I understand her feelings on this one. Elysia cares about me, huh? "Besides, it doesn't mean I lost without putting up a fight back," I continued while feeling Elysia's soft hand caress my cheek. "Giving up and losing without putting up a fight back are two different things, right?" I continued while looking at Rina, Hitomi, and Chizuru who looked worried about me. "Three months... that's enough time for me to prepare for all the challenges given by the students who want to take my rank as S-class position one hundred," along with this confident statement, I gave a firm gaze to all the members of the Yggdrasil Advent Idol group who were anxious like that. Along with the soft caress given by Elysia, I heard Rina's words and felt relieved. "I bet, you already made some terrible plans about that, I can't wait to see your terrible plans, Weiss," said Rina which made several prospective S-class friends who were sitting in front of me suddenly glance at me. With a glance like that, it seemed that Rina's words had caught their attention. I can't seem to escape from the destiny that is running before my eyes like this. Although this looks like a normal destiny that is just running, I feel like this destiny is running towards another destiny that is waiting for me. This chapter is updat????d by f(r)eew????bn(o)vel.com