Common Sense Is Made to Be Broken!

"Can't Lungmen get these things?"

After sitting down, Kal'tsit was a little confused about Suika's mental state, which was sometimes normal and sometimes chaotic. She was seriously considering whether to give her a Lena account.

"Of course you can eat it... But back when I was in school, the cafeteria lady would scramble two-thirds of a spoonful of food, leaving mostly vegetables and only one or two slices of meat... I can't even talk about it, it's all tears..."

Suika's exclamation drew a puzzled look from ACE, who was sitting next to her.

"Oh, half a spoonful of food leaked out, and you didn't pay?"

"Full price"

"Not enough food?"

"They're fighting in front, and the chef is stir-frying in the back."

"Then why did she do that? Is she mentally ill, or is her hand not working properly?"

"No, maybe they just think little kids don't need to eat so much..."

"Then why don't you kick her out?"

"... Do you think schools would listen to little kids' voices?"

"Well, you're really unlucky then..." ACE shrugged.

He simply couldn't understand why the cook would be so stingy when he had already paid for enough food.

"ACE, it's perfect that you're here. You'll be the examiner for Ibuki Suika's comprehensive physical fitness test this afternoon."

Seeing that the two were chatting enthusiastically, Kal'tsit spoke up.

"Huh? Me?"

ACE pointed to himself and spoke only after Kal'tsit nodded.

"Alright, but I'm very strict, so you'd better watch out, little girl!"

Suika nodded. "Of course, Brother ACE, feel free to suggest any testing methods, as long as there's no written exam..."

"I hate doing math problems the most."

Upon hearing her words, ACE and many others around her smiled knowingly.

After all, who enjoys taking exams and doing tests when they were a child?

After dinner Kal'tsit left early due to surgery, and Suika was entrusted to Ace.

"We just ate, it's not good for our health to exercise right away. How about we rest for an hour first?" ACE said after checking the time.

"Of course, it's all up to you, brother!"

Suika didn't care at all; she followed ACE to an operator lounge.

A commotion erupted after the door was opened.

There were already quite a few people inside, each doing their own thing.

"This is Rhodes Island's rest area, which includes sports fields, a library, and many other public facilities."

When not on duty, most operators either linger in the training area on the other side or in this rest area.

Of course, this is the general lounge. If you can be promoted to an experienced operator, you can also go to the lounge exclusively for Elite Operator!

ACE introduced Suika.

Suika scanned the people in the rest area. Suika didn't recognize most of them. They might be people on the death list in the Battle of Chernobog, or generic NPCs who flashed by in the game, or they might have left Rhodes Island or died somewhere before this.

But at this moment, those standing here are all living, breathing people in Suika's eyes, with their own relationships, joys, sorrows, and everything in between.

Many people stopped to greet ACE upon seeing him.

Those who are close to him will ask about Suika after seeing Suika behind him.

"You're quite popular here!" Suika said as they walked to the library entrance.

"That's right, ask anyone on Rhodes Island who doesn't know my name, ACE..." ACE said smugly, flashing a set of white teeth in response to Suika's words.

"This is the library. It's quiet and suitable for resting. Let's sit here for a while, and then we'll go to the training room for our final physical testing."

But come to think of it, you're probably one of the fastest people I've seen join us after coming to Rhodes Island."

The two opened the door and entered the library, which was much quieter than outside.

Although there were quite a few people here, everyone was sitting quietly reading, as if they had entered another world compared to the hustle and bustle outside.

After the two found a place to sit down, Suika casually picked up a book and started reading.

After reading two pages, she felt dizzy. When she looked at the title, wow, it was <Advanced Spell Models and Casting> and it Leithanien language.

No wonder I recognize every single letter in the text, but can't recognize any of them when they're put together.

She rummaged through the cabinet again, found a storybook called "Tales of the Rainforest," and started reading it again.

"Let's go!" Only after ACE patted her on the shoulder did she realize that an hour had already passed.

"Let's go!" After standing up, Suika followed ACE out of the rest area and came directly to the training area.

Upon arrival, ACE led her to an empty training ground, where she found several other people standing not far away.

Seeing Suika's gaze, ACE said

"They are all my teammates, and also your opponents in this assessment."

We will start with a basic strength test, which will test strength, speed, endurance, reaction speed, Originium Arts, and the Big Picture... The Big Picture is a turn-based strategy game made by Rhodes Island's Engineering Department.

Finally, you just need to pass the practical test.

Since Kal'tsit entrusted me with this assessment, she probably thinks that the normal test difficulty should be a piece of cake for you, so I will be stricter. Be careful!

"You met this person this morning, Operator Pith. After hearing about your test, she volunteered to be the examiner for the Originium Arts. She's Rhodes Island's top magic master; almost all of Rhodes Island's new generation of casters can be considered her apprentices. Be careful..."

ACE spoke to Suika after he had stopped.

After giving ACE an OK sign, Suika walked to the front of the first tester.

Looking at the weightlifting bar in front of her Suika waved her hand, indicating that the weight plates should be filled to the brim, and then two burly men should sit on it. Missing any part would be disrespectful to her own strength.

"Ahem, I have to remind you, using Originium Arts to assist with the basic physical fitness test is not allowed! If you use Originium Arts, the equipment will warn you, and you'll have to start the test again."

After Suika finished speaking, ACE reminded her.

"Of course, something as simple as lifting weights wouldn't require Originium Arts. Are you underestimating me?"

Suika wasn't worried at all. After all, as one of the Four Great Ghost King Ibuki Suika, while not as strong as Yuugi Hoshiguma, was still one of the strongest in Gensokyo. This amount of weight was nothing to her.

Seeing Suika's insistence, ACE gestured to his men to fill the iron plate according to Suika's instructions, and then the two strongest men sat on either side.

"Just a heads up, each side of this weightlifting machine now weighs a ton..."

Chapter 149 Common sense is meant to be broken!

Before ACE could finish speaking, Suika exclaimed in surprise as she lifted the weightlifting bar with one hand and held it above her head.

"It's only one ton, what preparations are needed?"

How about another one? I'll show you how to hold your arms out straight.

With a nonchalant expression, Suika her wrists, and said...

ACE looked at PITH beside him.

PITH shook her head, indicating that in her observation and equipment testing, Suika did not use Originium Arts to any extent.

"You don't actually think I'd use Originium Arts just to hold this thing up, do you?"

Seeing their actions, Suika shook her head speechlessly.

"Rhodes Island's existing equipment is probably unable to detect your strength. Have you ever tested your own strength?"

Seeing Suika say this, ACE understood that the current equipment on Rhodes Island probably couldn't detect the extent of Suika's strength, so he could only ask her directly.

"Hmm... if I had to say, I could probably overturn a mountain? Or stop Rhodes Island from its operations." Suika stroked her chin; her strength was actually about the same regardless of her size.

The reason why people appear stronger when they are larger is that they have a larger surface area to interact with various things.

For example, in its current state, a punch to the top of a mountain would only create a hole.

However, once it becomes large enough, a single punch can cover a large area of contact, thus causing damage to the entire mountain. With the addition of techniques (such as the Three-Step Ruin), it can easily destroy a mountain.

Of course, this sounded a bit crazy to the other operators, but since Suika's strength was so great that it was impossible to detect, ACE wrote +∞ in the [Physical Strength] column, indicating that it was currently impossible to observe accurately.

"Then the second test is speed. The test will consist of three parts: a 100-meter sprint, a 10x100-meter shuttle run, and battlefield movement under the aim of a sniper..."

ACE, holding a small notebook, explained the upcoming exam items to Suika.

Actually, the first item, [physical strength], is not simply about weightlifting, but for someone who can lift two tons with one hand without batting an eye, there seems to be little need to continue testing them.

"Ready, go!" With ACE's command, Suika pushed off the ground and covered the 100-meter distance in the blink of an eye, reaching the finish line on the other side.

Looking at the footprint left on the ground at the starting point, a vein throbbed on ACE's forehead.

If that kick landed on someone...

But that makes sense. With such strength, her speed wouldn't be a major weakness. After all, Suika's physique doesn't look like those muscle-bound guys who go on shows like "Boys and Girls, Charge!" and can't even pass the first round.

On the contrary, she doesn't give the impression of being the kind of person who is too slow.

"Three seconds and twenty-one seconds, is the speed brought by pure power really that terrifying?" ACE exclaimed after looking at the time on the stopwatch.

"It's alright, my speed is just average, I'm still far from being a fast player!"

After walking back, Suika answered ACE's sigh.

"You don't need to underestimate yourself. Even with Originium Arts, many people still can't achieve this speed," PITH said, adjusting his glasses.

"But I know a pervert who can take pictures of me while running away. The thing is, she's too fast for me to catch."

"When it comes to speed, I'm still not good enough!"

When talking about the fastest in Gensokyo, we have to mention our wind goddess girl—Shameimaru Aya.

Tengu are all quite fast, but Aya is the best among them.

At Suika's speed, catching up with her is impossible unless Aya goes all out.

"Uh, why are you taking pictures so fast?" someone next to me asked, puzzled.

"Because that person is a reporter, but most of her news stories start with a picture, and the rest is all made up. Aside from the real photo, you can't believe a single word of the text..."

Thinking about how someone, unable to get any big news in Gensokyo, could only resort to making up all sorts of fabricated stories like the UC Shock Department, and then being chased and pursued by the parties involved, it's true that if they hadn't run fast enough, they would have been crippled by those powerful demons long ago.

Someone who even Suika, with her speed, says she can't reach, is single-mindedly focused on becoming a reporter, and the worst part is, judging from Suika's words, she's a trashy, third-rate tabloid reporter.

This left the group speechless.

"And don't let my strength fool you, I'm not the strongest."

At least compared to Hoshiguma, I can only rank second.

While everyone was still in shock, Suika said something even more shocking.

This incident was honestly recorded by ACE. Later, when Rhodes Island established relations with Lungmen, Hoshiguma was assigned to Rhodes Island and caused quite a stir.

At this point, ACE had her do the remaining two tests. Although the shuttle run didn't go very well, the sniper couldn't catch the fast-moving Suika at all in the last test.

Ultimately, ACE wrote the word "Excellent" in the "[Battlefield Mobility]" section of the report.

"The physiological tolerance test..."

"I've faced Catastrophe head-on..." Suika interrupted before ACE could finish speaking.

"Huh?" Everyone looked over when they heard her words.

Suika took out a stack of photos she had taken during the Catastrophe from her backpack.

"This is from a natural Catastrophe I experienced on the way to Karaton."

These are scenes from Catastrophe that I captured with my camera!

As she spoke, Suika handed the photos to the group.

After looking through the photos, PITH was surprised to find that the photos did indeed depict the changes in the photographer's surroundings during Catastrophe.

Judging from this scene, the photographer must have been caught in Catastrophe to obtain such a close and clear image.

"How did you do that?" PITH was somewhat shocked, because Suika did not appear to be Infected.