The beast tamer exiled from the hero’s party and the cat eared girl from the strongest race meet

Chapter 230 Ability Test

(TL:By Rafael,valhallatls.blogspot.com)

The first exam, the marathon, ended after running for about two hours.

There were about 30 dropouts.

Judging by the examiners' expressions, it seemed unexpected.

Words like "overdid it" or "got carried away by that momentum" were heard, but I didn't really understand the details.

Well, since we were able to pass without any problems, let's not worry about the details.

Running for two hours straight was quite tiring, so I took a short break.

It seems the organizers thought they went too far as well, as they gave us some time before the next exam.

"Phew, I'm really tired."

"Good job."

"Hey... Rain, take this."

Nina took out a towel and some water from her dimensional storage and offered them to me.

"Thanks."

"Hehe."

As a gesture of gratitude, I stroked her, and Nina happily wagged her three tails.

"Haah, haah, haah... Well, I guess I won!"

"Kuh... Well, you can't expect to beat a Cat Spirit race in stamina... Or rather, since you managed to keep up with me that well, I'd say we're evenly matched."

It seemed that Kanade and Tania had finally gone all out and were both quite exhausted. Towards the end, they were just staggering along. Still, since they managed to lap the examiners about three times, it wasn't a problem.

"Ugh..."

"Guh..."

Sora and Luna were lying down with pale faces and not moving at all. They were completely down for the count. Running over rough terrain in a carriage for two hours straight must have been really tough on them.

"Sora, Luna. Are you okay?"

"Ugh... No..."

"My head's spinning... Ahaha, ahaha..."

"There, there."

"Come on, let me heal you."

Nina and Tina were taking care of the two of them. Kanade and Tania, who were the ones who overdid it, were left alone. Well, those two seemed to be energetic enough, so there shouldn't be any problems.

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After a 30-minute break, the second exam began.

As we moved to the plaza in the ruins, training wooden dummies were set up. These wooden dummies were simple human-shaped figures made of wood and were commonly used for training with weapons like swords.

The wooden dummies had magical patterns on their surfaces. They weren't just ordinary wooden dummies; they seemed to have some kind of mechanism.

"These have been enchanted with a special magic," Cell explained as she stood on the platform.

"A picture is worth a thousand words. Take a look at this."

Cell signaled to the nearby examiners, and one of them released magic towards the wooden dummy.

A fireball hit the wooden dummy directly, but it didn't break. Instead, it displayed the number '54'.

"As you can see, these wooden dummies can quantify the damage they receive. The next test involves using these wooden dummies to achieve a score of 500 or more. It doesn't matter if it's physical or magical damage. Those who fail to reach 500 are disqualified."

500, quite a challenging number.

The magic used just now was a basic Fireball. If it only scored 54, it might be tough. Using advanced magic might be necessary to succeed.

"Now then, let's start with you over there."

The parties were called up one by one, starting from the end, to attempt the test.

638.

340.

225.

Various numbers were displayed.

So far, the pass rate seemed to be around 30%. However, when considering the entire group of parties, it increased to about 50%.

If one person in a party failed, it didn't mean the whole party failed. The test could be overcome if the majority passed. For example, in a four-person party, if two passed, that was sufficient. Due to this system, there weren't many parties dropping out at this stage.

"Next is... your turn."

Cell pointed to our group.

"Alright, let's do this!"

Kanade, who had fully recovered her energy during the 30-minute break, smiled brightly and swung her arms around.

Seeing this, Cell became flustered.

"Um... please go easy on it?"

"Hahaha, what's the rush, Cell?"

Seeing Cell panicking, the other examiners chuckled.

"She's a Cat Spirit race, and she delivered an incredible result in the first test. But there's no need to be afraid. These wooden dummies are specially made. They won't break no matter what kind of attack they receive, so there's no need to hold back."

"You're saying that because you don't really know her..."

"Well, go ahead and give it your all."

Cell tried to explain further, but the examiner didn't listen and signaled Kanade to start the test.

"Alright, here I go!"

Kanade stood in front of the wooden dummy and energetically swung her arms.

Kanade, who specialized in physical attacks, didn't have any special techniques. She simply hit with all her strength.

"Nyan!!!"

*BOOM!*

A thunderous sound echoed. The wooden dummy endured Kanade's strike, but its base couldn't handle it. The stone base shattered, and the wooden dummy was sent flying into the distance.

The examiners were left speechless as they watched, and a score of '8980' appeared over the wooden dummy lying on the ground.

"I did it! I passed! Nyan♪"

Kanade celebrated innocently, leaving the examiners at a loss for words. Seeing this, Cell sighed as if she couldn't do anything about it.

"Alright, it's your turn."

The examiner regained their composure and set up the wooden dummy again, calling out to Luna.

"Hmm? Me?"

"That's right. It doesn't seem like you'll be able to do anything extraordinary... Yeah, it's your turn."

"Fine."

Luna seemed slightly offended at being considered less capable than Kanade. She showed an irritated expression.

"Oh, not this again..."

Cell sighed once more and stepped back, prompting us to do the same.

"Huh? What's going on? Why are you all stepping back?"

"We don't want to get caught up in it..."

"What are you talking about?"

The examiner, looking puzzled, tried to grab Luna's hand and forcibly pull her away from the wooden dummy.

"Kukuku... I will show you my ultimate technique! Witness the power of the true star performer! Behold the strongest and most cute and most adorable mascot idol! Witness my power!"

"most cute and most adorable, you're saying the same thing."

"Is that really the point here?"

We retreated to the back, squatted down, and covered our heads.

And then...

"Ultimate End!"

Luna's super-class magic exploded.

Light overflowed, the earth shook, the destructive force raged, and the wooden dummy was engulfed...

And just like that, the wooden dummy disappeared.

"What...!?"

"No matter what kind of attack it receives, it won't break," they said. But the wooden dummy that had been saying that it had broke, left the examiners stunned.

"Hmm? The number isn't displayed; did it break? What happens in this case?"

"..."

"Hey, what's going on? Can you tell us what happens?"

"Uh... um, you passed."

"Hahaha, how about that? You've witnessed my power!"

Luna proudly puffed out her chest.

Beside her, the examiner remained bewildered for a while.

TL Note- A funny thing that happened while tling this Chapter, the site got banned when it i was translating this but soon got unbanned like after 2 min, it was good i had saved the translation elsewhere or the Chapter would have been delayed. 

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