The first to discover the bracket with the name Conrad Perdalos on it was Lulu’s achievement, not me.

Unlike me, who had gone through the list of brackets for the Ministry of Magic over and over again, she had read all the brackets for the other departments, from top to bottom.

Because of that, I found my name first on the brackets of other departments.

Gathering information was Lulu’s specialty and instinct.

Thanks to her instinct, I was able to save myself a lot of time trying to find my name.

When I was distracted and couldn’t leave the Ministry of Magic table.

Lulu came back with an expression as if she was worried about something and opened her mouth.

“Hey, Conrad.”

“Ah, yes. Have you looked through them already?”

“… Just in case, did you find your name on the Ministry of Magic bracket?”

“No, not yet. I’m looking through it for the third time now and I can’t see it at all.”

“I found your name on the swordsmanship list… Are you the same person?”

“The swordsmanship club?”

At first I thought what nonsense you were talking about.

First of all, I follow Lulu who grabbed my sleeve, and I checked where her finger was pointing.

Certainly, the place I found at Lulu’s fingertips was where the absurd thing that I initially dismissed as nonsense had taken place.

「Mid-term pre-evaluation schedule for 1st semester

Swordsman Dike Osman/Magical Conrad Perdalos」

“The swordsmanship department… Dyke Osman?”

It even had the Ministry of Magic kindly written next to my name.

There was probably no room for denying that Dyke Osman of the swordsmanship club was my opponent.

“What, is something wrong? If it’s Dyke from the swordsmanship club, he’s definitely that famous guy.”

Putting aside the fact that the Swordsmanship Department and the Magic Department were decided as opponents.

The fact that the opponent was Dyke Osman made me feel someone’s obvious malice towards me.

“Yes.”

Dyke Osman.

As Lulu said, he was famous in many ways.

Even though I didn’t think deeply about unimportant characters after returning to the past, I vaguely remembered the name Dyke Osman.

There are many reasons why I remembered it.

First of all, the important thing is that this man is Professor Oliver’s disciple.

Already with that alone, I could figure out that Professor Oliver was intervening in the process of me and Dyke facing each other in the evaluation match.

Was it so unfair that my disciples were beaten by me?

“Let’s go to the faculty office as soon as possible and ask. There’s no way that a mock battle between a swordsman and a wizard can work… .”

“Are you Conrad Perdalos?”

“Hiya?!”

While urgently presenting a solution, Lulu’s words were cut off in the middle by someone who suddenly appeared.

Sensing a sense of danger, she immediately rolled up her tail and hid behind my back.

Inwardly praising her animalistic sense of crisis, I answered the person who spoke to me.

“That’s right.”

“Nice to meet you. I am Dyke Osman, a senior in the swordsmanship club.”

“I already know.”

“I am also your opponent in the evaluation match.”

“I know that too.”

Dyke Osman held out his right hand toward me with a wry smile.

I took one look at his outstretched hand, then silently offered him my arcane-enhanced right hand.

Kwak. As soon as I confirmed the strong pressure I felt as soon as I held my hand, I also pressed my right hand with a strong grip.

“uh… ?”

Dyke was the first to let go of my grip, which felt stronger than I thought.

“You’re taller than you think? They said it was the Ministry of Magic.”

“You are weaker than I thought. Aren’t you from the swordsmanship club?”

“Hey, hey! What crazy things are you talking about… .”

The first to react to the provocation I gave him was Lulu, who was watching the situation while hiding behind my back.

“… Weak, am I?”

A beat later, Dyke tilted his head and asked me in a firm voice.

“For a famous person, I don’t think he was as strong as I thought. After all, it’s a rumor, so it’s information that can’t be trusted.”

The atmosphere flowing between me and me became bloody at once to the point that anyone who ran into them could grasp the atmosphere.

There was an air current that wouldn’t be strange even if lightning struck right away.

As it was in front of the swordsmanship division match, there were quite a few people until just now, but most of the students had already sensed the unsettling air current and distanced themselves from me and Dyke.

“Hey, hey… . why are you suddenly… .”

Except for Lulu, who was trembling like a sewing machine attached to my back, he and I were actually confronting each other.

“You’re a funny kid.”

After Dyke forcibly released his hardened expression.

With even more hostile eyes, he glared at me with the intent to kill me.

“I heard that our juniors have taken care of themselves.”

“There is even something to be said for being indebted. It wasn’t a big deal, so don’t worry about it.”

“Don’t be flattered by winning by surprise, you cheeky bastard.”

“Wouldn’t that be better than being flattered by a one-to-one victory?”

“As I’ve heard, you’re a crazy bastard.”

“Isn’t mad dog the nickname of senior Dyke?”

“… … .”

The mad dog of the swordsmanship club.

Among the many nicknames that refer to him in the academy, there is no modifier that describes Dyke Osman as well as that.

As soon as he mentioned the most famous special issue, his expression hardened.

Most of the humans nicknamed Mad Dog would have seizures if they called themselves Mad Dog.

Of course, Dyke was also one of the people who continued the genealogy.

“This bastard really wants to die… .”

“Are you going to be disqualified before the evaluation match starts?”

“… … .”

Dyke’s bloodied fist stopped in the air.

He must have instinctively tried to use violence first, but he probably thought of what he would lose right away as soon as he heard my words.

It seemed hesitating, unable to extend his fist to me.

The fact that the academy reveals the opponent in advance for the evaluation match only means that we are given time to prepare for that opponent.

Influencing the evaluation by intimidation or violence in advance was, of course, a reason for disqualification.

Not only the grades before the evaluation itself, but also the academic discipline that followed was never light.

Even if he was a mad dog with only muscles in his head, he wouldn’t want to be suspended with less than a year left before graduation.

Even the academy, which normally rarely intervenes in conflicts between students, used to firmly handle disputes related to academic achievement.

“Hey, what is he? Aren’t you crazy?”

“Are you saying that against Dyke?”

“It looks like the Ministry of Magic, not the Ministry of Swords?”

Besides, there were already quite a lot of eyes to see.

If it attracted this much attention, even Professor Oliver would not be able to control the violence he wielded.

“Whoa, ha.”

Even the tall man in front of me had the intelligence to think that much.

Dyke’s fist, regaining his composure, fell downward.

“yes. As you said, you can’t be disqualified right now.”

“Good idea.”

“And if you hit now, you can’t hit ‘til you die’, can you?”

“… … .”

“Wash your neck clean and wait. If you run away, then you really know how to search.”

Dyke left a threat that didn’t even work, then turned the 2-meter giant back and walked away.

I’m glad there weren’t any unnecessary fights.

I almost got disqualified even before the evaluation match started.

“Hey, you, you, you… .”

“Oh sorry. I made you wait.”

“Are you really out of your mind?! Are you risking your life?!”

Lulu, who had been hiding from Dyke’s intimidation, raised her tail and screamed as soon as he walked away.

“Why are you making such a fuss?”

“This is not a fuss, it’s a concern, you idiot! What are you going to do now?!”

“Is there anything special? We have to stick together in the evaluation match.”

It was a decision I made as soon as I confirmed the name of Dyke Osman, who was the enemy of the evaluation match.

If it was the same as in his previous life, he would probably be graduating from the academy next year.

As soon as that image comes to mind. Before I left, I had a thought in my head that I should correct my habit.

Even if I can’t make him pay the full price for the ruthlessness he’s done while attending the academy for four years.

At the very least, he was going to trample his pride in front of everyone.

Originally, I was busy, so I didn’t want to devote time to a place like this.

In this way, if the stage where he could be beaten legitimately was created, there would be no reason to avoid it.

Rather, I felt grateful for the first time to Professor Oliver, who created this kind of place even using his authority.

“Are you crazy?! What’s stuck! I have to go to the bachelor’s office right now!”

“Why the bachelor’s office?”

“Of course, you shouldn’t have to ask for the match to be canceled because the opponent was wrongly selected!”

“Quit. All in vain.”

It was undoubtedly a confrontation created by Professor Oliver’s intervention.

Besides, since all other matchups have already been released, it would be impossible to revise just the two of them now.

Even if one or two students protested, the answer would come back saying that they could not do it on their own.

As soon as he explained that, Lulu’s expression became closer to that of a dirt-chewed face.

“Well, what should I do… .”

“What should I do? You said you would compete in the evaluation match.”

“Well, don’t do that, let’s just abstain. You can make up for it in the final evaluation. I’ll help you then, okay?”

I’m grateful that she thought of me and said this, but of course, I didn’t have the intention of ending the confrontation with Dyke from the beginning.

I just calmly told her what I was going to do.

“Final evaluation is final evaluation. This is it.”

“Okay, listen to me. I am truly speaking for you.”

“why me.”

“Why, why, because I already know what that bastard does every time before the evaluation! Of course you don’t know!”

As she said, Dyke Osman’s crazy behavior in the evaluation match has been famous since ancient times.

Since he is a student who has been doing all sorts of depravity under Professor Oliver since his first year.

Because there was no way that malicious personality could be hidden just because it was an evaluation match.

Rather, the twice a year evaluation match was just an excuse for him to use violence to his heart’s content.

In the evaluation match, Dyke Osman always beats his opponent to death.

Not figuratively, but literally.

The arena where the evaluation match is held is under ‘death prevention magic’, and students who are fatally injured are sent to the treatment facility as soon as they are judged defeated.

It was one of the measures made by the academy to minimize the number of students dying during exams.

And Dike Osman from the evaluation match of the first semester of the first year until now.

In a total of six evaluation battles, six anti-death spells were activated.

It didn’t matter whether the opponent surrendered or not, whether or not the referee declared them unable to fight.

There is no reason for the mad dog’s violence. If I had to add a reason, it would probably be that I want to get drunk with pleasure.

Of course, in the midterm match, where people of similar skill were matched, it was impossible for Dyke to unilaterally beat the opponent.

A huge body over 2 meters tall and a huge long sword. A rugged body full of muscles up to the head.

I’ll admit to some extent that humans themselves are strong.

It was because there were already several people in the swordsmanship club other than Dyke who were strong enough to deal with him.

Right now, even Prince Antonio, who was in the 2nd year, had enough skills to sleep with Dyke on the palm of his hand.

Unfortunately, Dyke’s opponents for the evaluation matches were always selected only with students he could easily sleep with.

Even last year, in the first semester evaluation match, a freshman who had been enrolled for less than two months was matched against Dike, who was in the third year.

Although I had suspected that Professor Oliver might be intervening from before. This incident made the circumstances behind it clear.

I wondered why a strong person like Dyke had to spend 4 years under Professor Oliver.

The word “playing with each other” would be really appropriate.

“He’s the guy who turns opponents into bloody ribs every game, but he’s not really going to kill you properly after you’ve been arguing with him like that!”

“Of course it will come out that way.”

“Anyway, the difference between losing and giving up isn’t that great! Is it wrong to try to finish the body intact?!”

“Lulu, what the hell are you talking about?”

Still, it’s a relationship that I’ve been together for close to a year, but I didn’t think I would have this much trust in my friend.

No, it’s because you know me too well.

At this point, Lulu probably didn’t know that I was still a 3rd circle mage.

He probably didn’t even realize that he could handle a sidearm in preparation for close combat.

Certainly, if it was me in my previous life, it would be natural for me to lose against him.

In this lifetime, it’s hard to even think of the sight of me losing to Dyke.

“What do you lose? I will win.”

“… What?”

“I will win.”

Her drooping black ears slightly lifted at my confident attitude.

“Can you win?”

“You did.”

“Are you confident you won’t be beaten and knocked down like a dog and sent to church?”

“I’m sorry, but I’m not sexually attracted to men as long as I like them.”

“… … .”

It wasn’t that I couldn’t understand the worried look she gave me.

When I looked at Dyke’s capabilities from an objective point of view.

It was just a showdown between a 1st class mage and a nerd from the swordsmanship department.

I thought I would use it as a trump weapon if possible, so I haven’t revealed to anyone that I released up to Circle 3 during winter vacation.

Perhaps this evaluation match would be the moment when I used the 3-circle magic in front of everyone.

“Just keep an eye out for the evaluation match. Because I can take it down without taking a single wound.”

Lulu still showed disbelief, but she reluctantly nodded at my answer.

It was the point of ten days before the evaluation match.