Twin Reincarnation: Epics Of The Worldline



[Nes's POV: ]

"Hmmmmmmm…?"

What just happened…?

"Ugh… where is this place?"

It was dark all around me, as if I was in some kind of deep cave.

"El? Brother Lucy…? Where are you…?"

There was no one around, it was dark, we were just in that pretty garden a moment ago, but now?

"Where-"

[The written test of the entrance exam will begin soon.]

[Please select what kind of environment you would like for the test.]

A magical window opened before me with that familiar voice in my head, and from what it was saying, it seemed like this was part of our test.

"A-are we supposed to give the tests alone? Is it something like that?"

[Instructions about the written tests will be announced after you select the test environment.]

[You can choose any of the places from below or write a detailed description if you want to take the test in a particular place of your choice.]

For some reason, this magic screen before me was green, not the usual blue one that I usually see.

"Is this what El was referring to yesterday? The unique system interface of the academy…?"

It was confusing, this dark place seemed strangely empty, and from what these system windows were showing, I was supposed to select a particular kind of environment for our written tests.

"Can I have any place I want…?"

[Would you like a unique environment?]

[Please describe as vividly and clearly as you can while writing the description of the designated location.]

A new window popped up before me with a [Yes/No] written on it.

'It wants me to describe the place. Hmmm, alright.'

El told me to not get too surprised if something unexpected happened, to keep my calm, and to do as they instructed us.

And since there were only these magic screens instructing me, it was better to follow them and see what happens.

'Yes.'

[Response recorded.]

[Please start the description of the place of your choice.]

I didn't know what was happening here but from what I understood until now, we were all supposed to give the written exams individually so everyone was sent to dark places like this one. And from there, they asked us whatever kind of environment we wanted to give our tests in, giving us the opportunity to have the most suitable environment as our test areas.

'Isn't this good then? They are giving us such a good opportunity. They must be very nice people.'

The headmaster we saw outside felt a little strange to me so I wasn't sure about him yet, but that peacock instructor was pretty~.

'His feathers were so pretty when he turned back to his original state that he looked even printer than Aunt Mini. But he was still no match for Mama, hehehe.'

He was still pretty though. And I could feel he was a very nice person too~. I want to meet him again~.

'His feathers must also be fluffy like Uncle Kiki. Would he get angry if I asked him to let me sleep on it just once?'

I had slept on their feathers and furs all my life so the beds were a totally new thing for me now, even though that very bed had been my eternal partner in my last life.

I hadn't been strong enough to move around as I wanted back then, let alone attend a school and learn with other children.

My mom and dad also cursed themselves for making me like that.

'But it wasn't their fault. Nothing was.'

Perhaps, it was all my fate that I had to suffer like that last time. And, perhaps, it was also my fate that led me to that gorgeous place I will always call my first home, that beautiful house that we all prepared for all of us.

It was the most special place for me, and so were all of them.

'I miss you, everyone…'

But as Mom said, I would have to find my way back home myself if I wanted to be with them again.

And as Dad told me, if I wanted to be strong enough to go back to them, I would have to finish this school first.

"And to finish the school, I will first have to do my best in these exams."

I couldn't attend school last time even after wishing with my entire heart, but, this time was different.

I had the chance to study in a school even more beautiful than the one I used to see from the window of my hospital room. And with amazing friends like El and brother Lucy as well~. What more could I even ask for~?

[Please confirm the unique description.]

I knew they would do their best as well and do better than anyone else. So I also at least had to be right behind them.

"Alright~!"

[Confirmation accepted.]

[The descriptive quality: Excellent.]

[The Vividness: Excellent.]

[Overall unique environmental assessment: Excellent.]

"…?!"

Wait, no, wait! What did you…?!

"W-w-wait! This was getting assessed? Will this count in the exam scores?!"

[Recreating the unique place according to given descriptions.]

"Wait…!"

How can you do this without even telling me?! I could have written even better if you had even mentioned it would be part of the exam…!

'I take back my words. These people are bad! Hump!'

-Ooooooooooooong…

The dark area started changing, brighter lights started covering the surrounding areas, they were bright, too bright that I couldn't see anything.

"Hmmm…?"

But, when the bright light was gone and my eyes adjusted to the new brightness of this place… I was back.

"Oh mama…"

A carpet of fresh, earthly green grass with some gorgeous wildflowers below my bare feet, an open area deep inside the woods, a scent of fresh lake water traveling here from nearby, a giant tree before me, a foliage of smaller trees under its shade, and I stood below them all, before stairs leading up this tall tree, leading up to the home I missed dearly, leading up the place we all lived as a family.

"Still…"

This wasn't real. Even though they had followed every word of my description, this was not the same home I carried the memories of in my heart.

This was different, but, at the very least, this was the most comforting place I could ask for this important exam.

[Ding!]

A notification sound rang and I looked at the new green screen that appeared before me.

[The written test would contain (25 questions) from different worldly fields.]

[You can either answer the question or skip it, however, once you skip a question, you can not go back to it again.]

[The time limit is three hours and during this time, you could ask for anything you require by saying the trigger words: Help. Summon ___.]

[You can use the same command if you require any additional help.]

[The questions would appear on the screen. You can answer verbally or write it down yourself if you like.]

[The test would start only after you are ready but once you start, the timer will not stop.]

"So… this is ultimately an individual test, right? We are separated so that we don't influence each other's answers in any way and we are deliberately forced to choose a suitable environment for us so that you can test how we would answer the questions in this tense situation even after having the surroundings of our choice, right?"

[Would you like to start the test?]

"Hehe, is this your way of agreeing with my amazing analysis~? At least praise me~."

…

There was no response this time, so perhaps the last one was a coincidence. But anyway~. I had figured out what was happening here fully now!

This was a unique space from what I can tell and it wasn't like we were teleported to some other place. We were still inside the academy, just that all of this was a unique pocket space of someone else.

'And if this is a pocket space, it meant at least the owner was watching us~.'

I figured all of it out on my own this time~. El will definitely be surprised when I tell her about this~.

'I know she will be happy to know all her training and teaching worked this time~.'

"Oh, right. I wonder what the two of them are doing right now. And, everyone else should be fine as well, right? I hope no one got hurt during the transportation process."

Everyone was here to get into the academy so they would try their best, so even though I knew all that was going on now, it still meant I would have to do the same as well and try my hardest.

"Ok."

I prepared myself, walked up to our house, sat down at my study desk, asked for a bunch of things, and prepared some food to eat during the exam.

'I love the things brother Lucy makes and though not as good as him, I have also learned a few new things~.'

But for this exam, I was going with the old stuff.

[Ding!]

[You have initiated the written test.]

[2:59:56]

Old was gold, or something was a saying famous back in my previous world but I never got to know why the big uncles said it while looking at our nurses.

It was strange, but I do certainly agree with the saying itself. Experience mattered, be it in some certain field, or in some certain situations.

It was difficult when you had to face situations you had no experience of or answer questions that you had never come across.

Those were difficult situations… I didn't think I would face that kind of difficulty from the very first question in this exam.

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[Q1: You stand on a certain point with two paths before you. One is a white path while the other is a black path.

On one path, you would be assigned a duty that you would have to follow unconditionally while on the other path, you would be free to choose all your actions, where you are free to think of the consequences of your actions and decide what you want to do.

Elaborate what path you would choose and why. Also, state your thoughts on the meaning of this question.]

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"Oh, mommy…"

I wasn't expecting this kind of question, not even in my wildest dreams!

Thinking about this deeply enough, this question's just asking what would I do if I had to kill someone because that was my duty or ignore the wrong actions of someone who I consider my friend…

How was I supposed to answer this?!

I don't want to kill or harm or hurt anyone, to begin with!

"I…"

This question was bad too!! The worst of them all!!!