Kingdom of Babylonia
After a long and arduous journey, traveling from a remote village, Kevin finally arrived at the most challenging place of his life "The Kingdom of Babylonia."
As just a country boy, Kevin was stunned by the prosperity of this kingdom. It was filled with people and many things that appeared novel to Kevin's eyes. However, he hadn't forgotten his goal. He closed his eyes and slapped both cheeks with his hands.
"Alright, let's begin!"
At the beginning of every year, there is an examination to select the eight most qualified individuals to become knights.
A tournament is then held for these eight individuals to showcase their true potential to the knight leaders and people around the world.
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At this moment, Kevin is verifying the identity of knight applicants at the verification center. While Kevin is waiting to receive the exam entry cards, a wowan speaks to him.
"Hey, you look so young. Are you here to take the knight exam?"
Kevin looks a bit confused and replies, "Uh... yes, I am."
The woman continues, "You don't look like you're from Babylonia. Where are you from?"
Kevin answers the woman, "I'm from Asdana village. But who are you?"
The woman responds to Kevin, "Oh, sorry, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Miyamoto Musashi, and I'm from a country called Japan."
Kevin asks the woman, "You came from such a distant place to become a knight?"
Miyamoto smiles slightly. "Of course, and I didn't expect to see someone as young as you applying for the knight exam."
"But I hope to see you in the Babylonia Tournament."
Kevin looks slightly puzzled. "Babylonia Tournament?"
Miyamoto answers Kevin, "Don't you know? The Babylonia Tournament is held to showcase the potential of the eight people who pass the exam to the knight leaders and people around the world."
"By the way, we've been talking for a while, and I still don't know your name."
Kevin says, "My name is Kevin... Kevin Ouranos. By the way, Ms. Miyamoto, you seem very confident that you'll pass the exam."
Miyamoto laughs and speaks with a slightly joking tone. "Haha, not that confident, actually. I'm a bit unsure myself because I've heard that the eight people in the Babylonia Tournament each year are all demons."
Kevin jokes, "Maybe you're one of those demons, Ms. Miyamoto. Haha."
An announcement is heard [Kevin Ouranos, please come to receive your exam card.]
Miyamoto frowns slightly, "Stop teasing me and go."
Kevin smiles, "I hope to see you in the tournament, Ms. Miyamoto."
Miyamoto smiles, "Me too, Kevin."
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As time passed until the day of the exam, Kevin was surprised by the large number of applicants, totaling 15,784 people, but only 8 would ultimately become knights. Kevin began to lose a bit of confidence after seeing the large number of applicants. However, he strongly reminded himself to stay focused and regain his confidence.
"Alright, let's begin!"
The exam has started.
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On the first day of exams, it was a test of physical fitness and general knowledge.
But on the following day, it was time for each examinee to face experts in various fields such as martial arts, swordsmanship, and so on.
Everyone probably thought it was just about demonstrating basic skills in each area. But the reality was different, and Kevin began to understand why the eight who passed were called "demons". It was because on this day's exam, they had to defeat all the experts without any breaks.
And on the third day of exams, it was certain that those who had passed up until now hadn't rested or eaten anything since the first day. And the number of people who passed to this round was only 43.
The content of this exam is to fight against one of the knight leaders in an area with the gravitational force of a mass equivalent to the Sun's mass of 1.989E30 kilograms.
Since many examinees were exhausted from the previous exams, they couldn't even stand in the area used for testing. But luckily, in this round, each examinee only had to fight against the knight leader with a maximum allowed power of 1.7%, and they will be entered into the consideration process.
Kevin could defeat the knight leader, but before he could, he nearly used everything he had learned from his grandpa to overcome the power limit of 1.7%.
However, there were a woman and a girl who could defeat the knight leader effortlessly. Kevin didn't realize anything anymore after his fight with the knight leader ended, and he immediately collapsed in the exam area.
Kevin was exhausted from the long days of testing. Now, he was walking back to his accommodation, awaiting the results in another two days. "Ugh, didn't think the exams would be this crazy," Kevin complained before promptly falling asleep.
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Finally, the day when the names of the eight individuals would be announced throughout the kingdom and across the world had arrived.
Kevin woke up with excitement and hurried to the announcement venue. There were many people gathered around the place, and all 43 who had made it to the third day of the exams were there, waiting to hear the results.
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Finally, the names of the eight knights were announced to the world.
[ I - Historia BB ]
[ II - Miyamoto Musashi ]
[ III - Arthur Pendragon ]
[ IV - Sa Pontus ]
[ V - Anastasia Chronos ]
[ VI - King Helios ]
[ VII - Artoria Themis ]
[ VIII - Kevin Ouranos ]
As the announcement ended, Kevin smiled slightly and greeted a woman,
"Congratulations, Ms. Demon."
The woman smiled and joked, "You too, young Demon."