ギルドの奥にある訓練場。そこでランクアップ試験を受けるメンバーとしてレ

ギルドの奥にある訓練場。そこでランクアップ試験を受けるメンバーとしてレイは同じく試験参加者のスペルビアと向かい合っていた。
レイの手にはいつものデスサイズが。そしてスペルビアの手にはロングソードが握られている。

「言っておくがこれはあくまでも模擬戦だぞ。ランクアップ試験の本番である盗賊団の殲滅に向けてお互いの実力、あるいは仲間の実力を知る為のものだ。決して熱くなりすぎたりしないようにな」

グランの言葉にレイとスペルビア、そしてその場にいる全員が頷く。

「何か質問はあるか？」

そう問うグランにレイが声を上げる。

「一応聞いておくが俺の戦闘スタイルは基本的にセトとコンビを組んでのものなんだが……それは無しか？」
「当然だ。ランクDなりランクEなりにグリフォンなんて持ち込んだら普通は勝負にもならないだろうが。禁止だ禁止。言っておくが、盗賊団の殲滅でもグリフォンを使役するのは禁止だからな。いくらテイムがお前のスキルだからと言っても、いつでもお前の側にグリフォンがいる訳じゃないだろう？ 今回の試験はあくまでもお前自身の力で参加して貰う」
「あー、テイムも俺の力だ……というのは聞いて貰えないんだろうな」

当然、とばかりに頷くグランを見て小さく溜息を吐いてからデスサイズを構えてスペルビアと向き合う。
レイにしても、聞いて貰えればラッキー程度の気持ちでの進言だったので特に気にせずに相手を観察する。

（……へぇ）

そして改めて武器を構えたスペルビアと向かい合って思わず内心で感嘆の声を上げる。
剣を構えるその仕草が堂に入っていたからだ。もちろんオークの討伐隊で一緒になったミレイヌに比べれば色々と隙は見いだせるが、それでも魔剣の攻撃力に頼り切ったアロガンよりは余程腕の立つ使い手に見えた。
また、同様にスペルビアもデスサイズを構えたレイの様子を確認して警戒度を上げる。

（魔法戦士と名乗ってはいたが……どちらかと言えば戦士の比重が大きいタイプだな。それも相当の凄腕だ。こうして向かい合っていても打ち込む隙が見当たらない。だが、奴の武器はあの巨大な鎌。あんな長物である以上は懐に飛び込めば対処は難しい筈。ならば！）

「はああぁぁぁっ！」

気合いの声を上げつつ、自分に出せる最大の速度で地を蹴りレイの懐に潜りこむべく接近していく。

（最初の一撃さえ凌げれば懐に入れる。そうすれば勝ち目はある！）

内心で一瞬だけ考え、レイが動かすデスサイズの初動を見極めんとその巨大な鎌へと意識を集中する。

「ここだ！」

スペルビアがレイの間合いに入ったその瞬間、横薙ぎに振られたその一撃をロングソードで受け流そうとするが……
デスサイズの刃の部分を受け止め、受け流そうとして……振るわれた一撃の圧倒的な重さに受け流しきれずにそのままデスサイズとぶつかり合ったロングソードごとスペルビア自身が吹き飛ばされる。

「がぁっ！」

10m近くも真横へと一直線に宙を飛び、そのまま地面へと数度バウンドしながら土を削るようにしてようやくその動きを止める。
その余りと言えば余りの身も蓋もない一撃に、訓練所の中がシン、と静まりかえる。

「ぐっ、くそっ……何だ今の一撃は……」

それでもさすがにランクアップ試験を受けるだけはあるのだろう。スペルビアは今の一撃で足をふらつかせながらも剣を支えにして立ち上がり、レイの方へと向けて歩み寄る。
その様子をレイは多少の驚きを持って眺めていた。

「へぇ、あの一撃を受けてもまだ立てるのか。ちょっと予想外だな。……まだやるか？」
「当然……だっ！」

よろめく足でバランスを崩しながらも、その勢いすらも利用して再び挑み掛かろうとした所で……

「そこまでだ！」

グランの声がスペルビアの動きを止める。

「試験官、俺はまだやれるぞ」
「そのフラフラの足でか？ 最初に言ったが、これはあくまでも模擬戦であって盗賊退治という依頼を共に行う仲間の実力を知る為のものだ」
「……分かった」

スペルビアが重い溜息を吐き、まだふらつく足を引きずりながらも元の場所へと移動する。
それを見たレイもまた、スペルビアから少し離れた場所へと向かうのだった。

「……おい、俺ってば夢でも見てたのか？ 何か人が真横に向かって吹っ飛ばされたように見えたんだが」
「いや、夢じゃない。現実だよ。ほら、あそこをみろ。地面を擦ったような跡がきっちりと残ってる」

Results (English) 1:

Training there in the depths of the Guild. So as a members rank exam Ray as Sperber of test participants face to face was. In the hands of Ray is always deathscythe. And held in the hands of superbia Longsword."I'll tell you that it's in the last battle. It's of each other's skills or abilities of fellow for extermination of rank test in a gang of thieves. I never get hot or not like. Ray and Sperber, and place in the Gran says everyone nods."Or have any questions? 」 Gran said Lei increase voice."But once you hear my fighting style are basically Combi with a set of... Is it no? 」"Rightly so. Once cent to rank D and rank E Griffon I usually win also would be. Ban ban. Tell you that even the annihilation of the gang of thieves they employ Griffon was banned from that. It's not no matter how tame skills you from say, anytime you have Griffon? This test is in receive participate under your own power."Oh, tame my power is. And I don't get any hearing would be called. Of course, just opposite Supervia the deathscythe from smaller vomited the sigh at the Gran nodded it. Was repaid with lucky about my "ask Ray even if you don't particularly care to observe your opponent.（…… To!) And I raise the voice of admiration in opposite Supervia raised his weapon again. It's the gesture to the sword in the temple. Looked rather arrogant compared to Milan was together in the punitive expedition of the oak of course I can find is, but still relied on the attack power of the sword very skilled users. Also to see Ray as well as set up the deathscythe Sperber also raise the alert level.(Claims soldier, though. That's rather a greater specific gravity of the soldier type. It's worth a real go-getter. I can't chance even though face to face thus driving. However, his weapon is that a giant Scythe. He pocketed over that white elephant deal is difficult. If! ）"The AH fuwaaaa!! 」 Raising the voice of the spirit, while approaches to tumble in the bosom of Ray, kicking the ground at speeds of up to his.(If 凌gereba even the first blow into a pocket. So you are losing! ） 見極menn of deathscythe think just for a moment on the inside, move the ray and concentrate into a giant Scythe."This is! 」 I tries fending with the Longsword was dumped by superbia enters Ray's timing at the moment, 薙gi the next blow. To take part of the blade of the deathscythe and fending. Couldn't Parry the overwhelming weight of the strike erupted in clashed and deathscythe as iron Longsword by superbia himself be blown away."I was! 」 cut the soil intact and bound to the ground several times while the air flew for nearly 10 m aligned to the right, finally stopping the movement. And speaking of too both of body and lid not blow the depot in Singh, and rushing."To avoid cum, damn!... What will blow right now... " Just take a rank test still indeed there would be. While Sperber, and staggering the step now blow my sword to support stand up and toward Ray, compromise. That Ray has some surprises, was looking at."To look, or even that blow stand still. That's a little unexpected. …… Do you still do it? 」"Of course. It's gone! 」 In revved again challenged, while balancing on wobbly legs, use its momentum even after..."So much! 」 Grand voice stopped movement of superbia."The examiner, I still do.""Or the whacked-out legs? One said in the beginning, but it is only in mock battles and Bandit extermination asked that fellow's ability to know.「…… Show " While Sperber heavy sigh, yet unsteady limp to move to their original locations. And go away a little from the Sperber Ray saw it, too, was.「…… Hey! I had a dream? What blown towards the next person so I looked."No, I'm not dreaming. It's a reality. Hey, look over there. And left traces, such as scraped the ground.

Results (English) 2:

Training field at the back of the guild. So Ray as a rank-up exam members had been facing the same test participants Supervia.
Always of Death size is in the hands of Ray. And in the hands of Supervia it has been gripped Long Sword. It says, "but this is gonna's last mock battle. Rank up test production in which bandits each other's ability towards the annihilation of, or something of the order to know the power of fellow,. So that you do not never too hot Do not " Gran Rey in words and Supervia, and everyone who is in the place nod. "What any question there?" Ray in Grand ask so raise your voice. "While you heard once my fighting style is either do it, but ...... it is no such thing teamed basically Seto and the combination?" "It's of course. Nari rank D Once brought Nante griffon in Nari rank E normally in game Although it will not be. but keep prohibited. said it is prohibited, also do not because it is prohibited to causative the Griffon in extermination of the bandits. How much Tame is to say that because you skills, there are at any time griffon to you on the side would not the reason? this time of the test get last to participate in you own power, " " Oh, Tame also do not get to hear because ...... would do "my strength Gran that nod of course, and just to facing the Supervia poised death size from vomiting small sigh look at. Even if the ray, to observe the opponent without particular care because it was advised at the Lucky about feelings if Moraere heard. (... Heh) and again weapons involuntarily mind face to face with the Supervia was poised to raise the voice of admiration. Because the gesture that set up the sword had entered the hall. Of course, many things gap compared to Mireinu taken together with punitive Corps of Oak of can be found, but still than Arogan, taken to rely on attack power of the magic sword seemed to consumer to a great extent stand of arms. Similarly, Supervia also raise the alert level to check the state of Ray that he set a death size. (Do I type specific gravity is greater warrior speaking either but had is claiming the magic warrior .... It also a considerable handedly. In this way do not see the chance to implant even face to face. But, fellow of the weapons that huge a sickle. than is Anna length thing is supposed difficult deal if Dive to the bosom. if!) "Ha Aaa'!" while raising the voice of the fighting spirit, of Ray kick the land at the maximum speed to put out their own We continue to close in order to Komu dive bosom. (If Shinogere even the first blow into the bosom. So if chance is!) Thought only for a moment in the mind, to concentrate does assess the initial motion of the death size Ray moves and to its huge sickle consciousness. "It's here!" The moment that Supervia has entered into a pause of Ray, the blow that was dumped next to calm you try to ward off a long sword but ...... receiving a portion of the blade of death size, ... in an attempt to ward off He wielded a long sword every Supervia itself was directly clash with the death size not completely parry to the overwhelming weight of the blow is blown away. "Gaa'!" 10m fly through the air in a straight line and near to be right beside, stop finally the movement so as to cut the soil while bound as it is to the ground several times. To blow no less of the body and the lid Speaking of the remainder, Singh is in the training camp, and dead calm. "Goodbye, damn ...... What now blow ......" still only truly rank up exam will is. Supervia rise to also support the sword while Furatsuka a foot in the now of the blow, compromise towards towards the Ray. This state is Ray was looking with some surprise. "Oh, what stand still be subject to that blow. Kinda unexpected Do not. ... You still do it?" "Was of course ...!" While out of balance in the tottering foot, again using even the momentum ...... where was trying to Kakaro challenge "it's up there!" the voice of Gran stops the movement of the Supervia. "Examiner, I still could do'll" "I said in one? In the first leg of the dizzy, this is something of the order to know the power of fellow to perform both a request that the thief extermination is merely mock battle" " ...... understood " Supervia is spitting a heavy sigh, while dragging a still unsteady legs to move to the original location. Ray saw it also, was to head to a little away from the Supervia. "Hey ..., what was also looked at in the dream if I me? But I'm something people seemed to have been blown away toward the right beside" "No, not a dream. Reality it by. You know, Milo over there. It remains tightly traces, such as rubbing the ground. "