Manga - Chapter 11

The Graduation Exam (Part 3) is the fifth chapter in volume 2 of the Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! manga, and the 11th chapter overall.

Plot
Adele introduces Veil to Gren as their strongest swordsman. While Veil is clearly disconcerted, Gren asks him if he's in cahoots with Adele's group, to which, he answers with a definitive no. The match commences and Veil overpowers Gren making him think Veil's cheating but he claims he isn't. Seeing an opportunity Veil uses an "Air Bullet" spell on Gren staggering him and then he casts "Magic Blade" and breaks Gren's sword in half. With one final upper slash, Veil KOs Gren and wins the match. Gren concedes defeat but claims to not get the wrong impression, as it wasn't all his doing, to which, Veil understands. However, Gren still congratulates Veil on his impressive victory and confesses while his party is B-Rank he himself is A-Rank. Exuberant, Veil thanks Gren as the crowd cheers for him. Adele watches the scene play out with a smile thinking all went according to her plan and as she gloats in her victory, Gren summons her.

Although Adele is reluctant to do so, Gren makes an audacious proposal to have her join his team. The crowd goes wild over the proposal as it's quite the honor. Adele, however, declines the offer shocking everyone and confesses that she has a prior commitment. Reina, Pauline, and Mavis all gather on the stage and announce their immortal bonds of friendship as the newly established Hunting group the Crimson Vow. The crowd goes wild over this proclamation and some even want to get their autographs. Taking advantage of the crowd's enthusiasm, Pauline has Adele use her Storage Magic to retrieve some merchandise of theirs.

A week after their Graduation Exam, the Crimson Vow establish an unnamed inn as their base of operations. Reina compliments the place as it will be the start of their legends. Pauline chimes in claiming their remaining income won't last long with the cost of food and new equipment. Therefore they need to start to take on jobs to create a stable income. Mavis figures they won't need more than 10 gold a month to survive. On the other hand, Reina claims if they earn enough money they can move to an inn with a bath. Adele then claims that she can take care of cleaning themselves and their clothes with her magic, so they can rely on her for that. Pauline and Mavis also voice their disdain over Adele not revealing she had such an ability, while Reina goes on another tirade. The trio gets physical on Adele, who tries to reason with the group and the girls lay off her.

Characters

 * Adele von Ascham
 * Mavis von Austien
 * Reina
 * Pauline
 * Veil
 * Gren