Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

Guided by the students, Cardin entered the waiting room for qualified candidates and found that there were many candidates inside, about twenty people.

"The exam is almost over. How long have I been unconscious?" Cardin remained unconscious until about twenty people passed.

He smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Huh? Mr. Cardin!" At this time, a familiar voice came, and Cardin turned around and saw his former teammate Alves running towards him.

"You really have passed the test."

"Yes! I was wondering where you were, and the students told me that you passed out and went to the infirmary."

Cardin smiled slightly and held out his hand, and Alves smiled cheerfully and shook that hand.

"What about Miss Kalia?" Cardin asked with his head tilted when he saw that his former teammate Kalia was gone.

Did Kalia lose the election? Just as he was thinking this.

"She's sleeping in that corner over there." Alves pointed to a chair in the corner of the waiting room.

There sat a woman with her red hair tied into a ponytail, and she fell asleep while sitting.

"Everyone looks tired." It wasn't just Kalia. Most of the candidates in the waiting room for qualified candidates were resting with tired faces.

Even the joy of passing the exam was temporary. The fatigue accumulated from preparing for the exam suddenly came back after the tension was relieved.

"Isn't Mr. Alves tired?"

"I just took a nap. When I woke up, I saw Mr. Cardin." Alves said in a low voice, as if he was afraid of disturbing others' rest.

"By the way, how was your exam, Mr. Cardin? I was actually surprised to hear that you passed out."

"Well, it was a bit tricky. It's not easy to fight a strong opponent with a different style." Cardin briefly recounted what happened in the examination room.

"Battle Mage? Ah, yes, the Necromancer's weakness is close combat..."

"How's Mr. Alves?"

"I have to fight against an opponent who is also a magician. It's so scary." Is the magician's weakness also close combat?

Cardin tilted his head, and then remembered the battle mage who informed him of his passing in the infirmary. "Ah, the battle mage is in the infirmary, so did he let the other opponents go out?"

Cardin nodded to show his understanding, and then waited for Alvis' next words. "He can freely manipulate magic of multiple attributes. There are indeed many powerful people in the world."

Alves fought against bad circumstances. He overcame that test and showed the Guardians that something was possible, so here he is now.

"Thank you for your hard work." "Isn't it more difficult to fight Mr. Cardin than me?"

"Well, everyone is about the same. By the way, do you know what kind of exam Miss Kalia took?" He was also curious about the content of other people's exams.

Under what circumstances and what possibilities did I demonstrate to gain the Guardian's approval? "Miss Kalia fell asleep as soon as she arrived, so I was unable to have a long conversation with her."

Alves scratched the back of his head and said, while Cardin chuckled and nodded. "Hmm? That woman is qualified too." After talking for a while, Cardin saw a blonde woman behind Alves.

She seemed unable to resist the fatigue and fell asleep in the chair.

"Do nobles have to sleep like that even for a nap?" She sat upright with her eyes closed, looking like she was meditating.

"No matter what, there will be a lot of conflict." Cardin chuckled and looked around at the qualified candidates.

"That guy isn't here." The blond man who suggested Cardin to be a teammate, "Leiden", was not among them.

He hadn't taken the exam yet, or he had failed. It had to be one of the two. Cardin thought, smiling.

"Isn't it time for Cardin to take a break? Although you weren't seriously injured, you did faint after all, didn't you?"

Alves pointed to an empty chair and began to move, with Cardin naturally following him. Just then. Snap!

The door to the waiting room opened, and a blond man leisurely walked in. "Did that guy pass, too?" Cardin looked at Leiden expressionlessly.

He seemed to have not noticed Cardin and Alves yet, and the corners of his mouth were almost torn to his ears. I could understand his joy of passing, but seeing his smug look, I didn't know why my mood turned sour.

Leiden's shoulders were full of strength, and he began to examine the qualified candidates one by one with his unique arrogant eyes.

Then. "Huh? Huh?" Leiden and Cardan looked at each other. Cardan didn't say anything, just smiled.

Leiden's face, which had been smug, began to stiffen rapidly, and soon his face was no longer filled with qualified joy, but with despair and anger.

After a period of waiting, 32 qualified candidates finally entered the waiting room. After all qualified candidates arrived, Instructor Belid appeared again, congratulated the qualified candidates, and conveyed some precautions.

In short, it was about the entrance ceremony, the school rules, and dormitory allocation. Since all of these contents were included in another admission guide, few qualified students listened attentively to Instructor Belid's words.

"All of you who have passed the exam are now students of the Hero Academy. Therefore, I will not tolerate any behavior that damages the reputation of the academy." Instructor Belid reminded everyone not to get into trouble before the entrance ceremony, and then left the waiting room for qualified candidates.

"Before you go back, please come to me to get the acceptance letter and admission guide." After the instructor left, the senior students immediately assisted the qualified candidates to leave.

Just like that, the entrance exam for the Hero Academy was over. "Mr. Cardin, Ms. Kalia. Which direction are you all going? I'm going to 'Repera'!"

As soon as they walked out of the academy, Alvis asked Cardin and Kalia. "North." Kalia answered in a stiff tone, and Alvis showed a disappointed expression.

"Yes. You said you lived in Casey City, right?" Kalia nodded in response to Alvis' question. "Where's Mr. Cardin?"

Although his expectant gaze made people feel a little burdened, Cardin smiled softly and pointed to the ground. "Where? You don't mean underground..."

"I live here." To be precise, Cardin did not have a fixed residence. When Charlotte Ingramar died, he also lost his home, and in the city of Telua, he once stayed overnight at...

"Since Mr. Jack Carter has moved to the capital, there is no need for me to go back to Tailua." It should be no problem to solve the sleeping problem in the hotel. "Everyone is going in a different direction.

If we were going in the same direction, I would have thought of riding in a carriage together." Alvis said with a regretful smile. "Then let's say goodbye here? I plan to go home directly." Hearing his words, Cardin and Kalia nodded.

"Then, see you in three months!" Alvis said with a cheerful smile. "Okay." Kalia also replied briefly and nodded. Cardin raised the corner of his mouth slightly and waved to the two. "Congratulations on your passing." The three of them ended with a goodbye in three months, and each went their own way.

"First, shall we go to the Thieves Guild?" Cardin, who was alone, stopped in the middle of the road and looked around. He had come to take the exam as soon as he arrived in the capital, and he hadn't even figured out the geographical location yet.

At this rate, he might spend the entire day wandering around looking for the Thieves Guild, and eventually ask for accommodation at a random place.

Meow - When Cardin looked around, a cat came over and rubbed his legs. Cardin stared at the cat rubbing his legs, feeling that the scene was familiar. "Where have I seen this cat before?" Cardin thought about it, seemed to realize something, and looked at the cat again.

"Is it Mr. Jack Carter's cat?" The cat seemed to understand what he said. It rubbed its face hard and raised its head to look at Cardin.

Meow. The cat looked at Cardin briefly, then began to walk towards somewhere, as if signaling Cardin to follow it.

Cardin followed the cat without hesitation and soon stopped in front of a dilapidated building. "Do you like this kind of dilapidated place?" There was no text on the doorplate, only a cat pattern.

This was obviously the sign of the pub run by Jack Carter. Thinking that he had chosen a dilapidated building in such a remote alley, Cardin smiled softly and slowly opened the door of the pub.

As soon as the door opened, the cat leisurely walked in. Cardin followed and looked inside, and found a familiar person. "Welcome! What's the cats' dinner...huh? Mr. Cardin! I've been waiting for you."

The small-eyed man "Jack Carter" who was carefully wiping the glass behind the bar greeted Cardin warmly with a smile.

"When did you come? Also, when did you buy this tavern..." Obviously, before leaving Tailua City, he was still waiting for the approval of the branch change application.

"As long as you have money and information, nothing is difficult. Don't look at me like this, I am also a legitimate branch owner." It seems that while Cardin was slowly coming to the capital, Jack Carter had already arrived in the capital.

"What a surprise."

Jack Carter chuckled, handing Cardin a glass of orange juice.

"You came so late, as expected..."

"Yes, I'm qualified." Cardin took out two neatly folded parchment papers from his arms and handed them to Jack Carter.

"The acceptance letter and admission guide from the Hero Academy. I didn't expect that I could see these so closely." Jack Carter squinted his eyes and examined the acceptance letter carefully, as if he had seen some precious artifact.

"You are indeed a remarkable man, Mr. Cardin."

"No, I'm just lucky." In fact, he passed the instructor's test because of luck, so he was not lying.

"He's really worthy of his bloodline. He was able to surpass those who had been preparing for a long time and passed immediately." Jack Carter looked at Cardin with a curious expression, as if he wanted to know what happened in the examination room.

Cardin immediately understood what he wanted and began to tell about his experience in the entrance exam. "Did you fight against a six-star battle mage?"

"Well, this isn't a must-win battle. Even though I want to win, I can't." Cardin smiled bitterly and drank his orange juice slowly.

"Just listening to the content, I feel that it must be difficult. Mr. Cardin is really amazing that he passed such an exam and finally got the acceptance letter."

Jack Carter seemed to understand Cardin's feelings, nodded, and continued, "I expect you to be qualified, so I have prepared a high-end hotel for you nearby. If you are not satisfied, I can help you find another one."

Cardin nodded gratefully and put down the glass of orange juice. "By the way, how are you going to spend your time before the entrance ceremony? If you have any special plans, please let me know."

Facing Jack Carter's question, Cardin pondered for a moment, then smiled and answered easily. "I plan to do some training. Before I enroll, I want to reach at least a three-star level."

"Three, three stars? In three months?" It was not as easy as talking to move up a level. However, Cardin said that he would enter the next stage in three months. Jack Carter could not understand.

"Well, it's not impossible." Anyway, the basics have been accumulated for ten years, and the knowledge is sufficient, so it should be easy to reach at least four stars. "So, I want to ask if there are some dungeons nearby?"