Chapter 84: I'm Fighting Berserker Arjuna?! Seriously?!
[The ones in charge of proctoring this time are Murasaki Shikibu and Zenobia.]
[And the one standing in the middle is the central supervisor——the Lostbelt King from India, the God of Destruction and Reincarnation!]
"Berserker——Arjuna..."
He spoke in a voice so low it was almost a whisper, introducing himself to all the examinees.
Dark, solid skin, long white hair flowing down to his waist, a divine physique like a statue sculpted from the will of the gods——
Arjuna Alter.
Those pale gray, emotionless eyes coldly swept across every examinee present in the room.
"I exist to destroy evil. All evil——must be punished."
"..."
The entire exam room fell silent.
The moment they saw this Lostbelt King, the faces of every examinee turned pale.
They could clearly feel the terrifying pressure emanating from the God of Destruction — a kind of majesty so overwhelming it made it hard to breathe.
And that pressure didn't come from anger or hatred, but from something beyond humanity — divine authority.
In his mind, Eikou slammed his fist against an imaginary wall.
This is bad!
Of all possible rooms, they just had to end up with the most troublesome Lostbelt King — what a hellish start!
Forget about cheating; just having to take the exam in the same room as Arjuna Alter was enough to make his heart pound wildly and his mind stretch tight like a string — he couldn't even begin to focus!
"It's over, Sir Eikou…"
Even Gawain — the radiant Knight of the Sun — took a sharp breath when facing this supervisor.
"We've encountered the Lostbelt King for whom cheating is absolutely impossible, the one who cannot be deceived!"
"...What do you mean?"
Eikou asked, trembling.
"This Arjuna Alter, especially in his current spirit origin state, is one who has completely abandoned all humanity, striving toward the perfect form of the god of creation and destruction. For any form of evil in this world — such as cheating during an exam — he can perceive it with terrifying precision and punish it with absolute accuracy. We practically have no chance of succeeding in any cheating attempt!"
Gawain explained.
"Damn it, so we're totally screwed then…"
Eikou said, a bit dejected.
However, he wasn't actually too disappointed.
"...Alright then, let's just forget it this time. I wasn't really planning to get involved anyway, so I'll just give up the idea of cheating completely."
"No,"
Gawain slowly spoke,
"But I still hope you can get a good score, even if it means taking a risk."
"What?"
"A rare five-day break — if you're absent, it just won't be fun." Gawain smiled casually, "Whether we go out and hang out together during the break, or end up taking make-up exams together in Shadow Land… either is fine. What matters is that we want to spend the time together — that's the only thing that truly matters."
"…"
So that's it — Gawain and the others weren't planning to leave him behind.
That Gawain guy, really annoying — handsome, considerate, righteous — aside from his cooking, he's basically a perfect man.
Even though he never asked for anything in return, it really wasn't a waste that Eikou had risked his life protecting him during the hot spring crisis and in "Love Sleeping".
"Alright then, let's just play it by ear!"
Eikou said seriously.
Even though he truly couldn't see any chance of success, since his comrades were determined, he had the duty to stand with them to the end.
"Umu."
Gawain gave a slight nod.
The two young men immediately reached an unspoken agreement.
At that very moment, Eikou suddenly felt two scorching gazes directed straight at him.
Startled, he instinctively turned around to look toward the source of those gazes.
It was Murasaki Shikibu — and the other supervisor beside her, Zenobia.
The tall, tan-skinned queen was shyly glancing at him, her deep blue eyes filled with emotions so intense they seemed almost to melt.
"Please… please take care of me…?"
Eikou looked a little puzzled and asked hesitantly.
In contrast, Zenobia's expression grew even more flustered than his, as she stammered back, "Y-yes… o-okay…!"
"..."
What's going on here now? Murasaki Shikibu, sure, that's understandable — but what's with that dark-skinned, voluptuous, fiery beauty?
Could it be that I unconsciously did something again? But clearly, I haven't activated Disaster With Women at all today!
This isn't good, seriously not good,
If it were at any other time, it would still be fine, but this time it's during the exam he plans to cheat in — and now he's being specifically watched by both supervisors, making the difficulty of cheating skyrocket several levels.
But still…
'If I act a little spoiled, or maybe use Disaster With Women, would they turn a blind eye for me?'
"Jeez…"
Eikou shuddered, quickly shaking his head to drive away that terrifying thought.
"I can't keep using Disaster With Women to solve problems forever — that's no different from drinking poison to quench thirst!"
Absolutely forbidden to use Disaster With Women, starting today!
[The bell rings, the exam officially begins.]
[You activate Fairy Eyes E]
[There exists a magical interference in the exam room — unless your Fairy Eyes skill has reached the perfect rank EX, you will be unable to see through other people's papers.]
[Because your Fairy Eyes level is too low, you cannot freely see through others' test sheets like Morgan, but you can clearly perceive the skills being used by proctor Arjuna.]
"..."
Arjuna Alter — the supervisor — slowly raised one hand.
[Arjuna Alter uses Mad Enhancement EX]
[For the sake of cutting off all evil and completely preventing cheating in the exam, he has sacrificed all of his humanity as the price.]
[He activates Anti-Evil (Unique) EX]
[Arjuna bears the mission to annihilate all evil. Against examinees who cheat or use unjust means, he gains an advantage in judgment; once you attempt to cheat, you will be subjected to a very-hard check.]
[He activates Clairvoyance (Transcendence) EX]
[Eyes that transcend human limits can perfectly capture every act of cheating; once you attempt to cheat, you will face an additional very-hard check.]
[Arjuna Alter releases the True Name of his Noble Phantasm — Mahāpralaya: Revolving Sword that Adjudicates Reoccurring Destruction EX!]
[His Reoccurring Destruction Sword will eliminate all cheating behaviors in the exam room. Whenever you perform actions such as "cheating," "attacking others," etc., each time you will be subjected to his judgment check.]
"???"
Are you stacking buffs or what?!
Eikou thought to himself — this skill set of his is way too overpowered, way too broken, obviously created just to catch me! He's not leaving even the tiniest chance for cheating!
What should we do, Gawain? Maybe we should abandon the plan — this is completely impossible to pull off!
You're seriously telling me to go up against Arjuna Alter?!