The Rebirth of the Hero’s Party’s Archmage Chapter 31

Episode 31

On the way to the meeting place, I was able to meet a friendly face.

“Ooh, Logan! “Are you here already?”

Then, Logan, who was several times taller than the other cadets in front of him and was walking with his muscles twitching, looked back and waved his hand.

“Oh, Confucius, are you here?”

Then Gertrude Panton opened her eyes wide as if she were dumbfounded and whispered urgently.

“Is it right to greet each other like a close friend?! What kind of guy is that! “He is one of the best opponents to watch out for in this exam.”

“opponent? My master. “They also give you magic protein every day.”

“If I just give you food, am I a good person? “What kind of idea would a fountain pigeon have?!”

Lane, who briefly looked back on his memories from his time as an orphan, raised his eyebrows, wondering what kind of obvious statement he was making.

“You don’t give food to strangers unless they are good people, right?”

Gertrude felt dizzy and had to touch her temple as she watched Lane enter the main hall, giggling with Logan.

Main building, Yongryun Hall, 1st floor, main auditorium.

Finally, a whopping 233 new students gathered in this old-fashioned space, but none of them made any noise like at the entrance ceremony.

“It’s eerily quiet.”

The reactions of students waiting for the exam briefing session to begin were mostly similar.

Your face turns pale, your feet shake regularly, you put your hands together and pray… … It would be strange not to.

Christa responded to Lane’s self-talk.

“Because it is a midterm exam, an event to weed out students without talent, that is, worthless stones.”

The university department is famous for expelling as many as 20 or as many as 50 to 60 cadets during the midterm and final exams.

‘Don’t be nervous, Christa.’

Christa Warden took a deep breath and quietly calmed her trembling fingers.

Become the best.

Like yesterday, today too. And tomorrow too.

As I clenched my fists, I could sense the disturbing gazes being cast here and there from all over the congregation. Because it was something I had always experienced.

“You are here, children of the Sedo family.”

“I’ll give you the harpoon properly this time.”

“The retired Confucius is mine.”

Students of the Eight Great Schools and the sixteen mid-sized schools located immediately below them. They were the so-called 8 great 16 disciples. Christa raised the corners of her mouth as if it were ridiculous.

“Don’t let your guard down, Lane. The one who defeats you is me, Christa Warden. “If I let my guard down and lose to other guys, I won’t let it go.”

At that time, Caroline, the professor in charge of second-year students, came up to the stage, and even the small whispering voices died out in an instant.

“Hehe, nice to meet you. The atmosphere is completely different from the entrance ceremony. Yes? “From now on, I will explain about the midterm exam.”

“… … !”

“The exam will last until Friday, in short, this whole week. The exam is conducted by one person or a group of two people, and if the professor in charge decides to expel you, you can pack your bags and leave immediately.”

Is it different from what I thought?

I was thinking that we would sit down, be handed out test papers, and solve the problems… … Lane chuckled. It really doesn’t give you time to be bored.

“And traditionally, first-year professors are not involved in regular testing. There is a risk of being swayed by politics. “Let me introduce you to the head professor who will be administering this exam.”

The person who came up to the podium even before the words were finished left a deep impression, even by Rin’s evaluation standards.

She was a white-haired old woman who was bent at the waist, leaning on her back with her right hand and holding a cane with her left, and the waves of magical energy were unusual.

Like a ship moving on the water, with each step, ripples of magic spread in all directions, bringing a chilling sensation down the spine.

Logan and Gertrude, who were standing next to each other, sparkled their eyes as if they were moved. Lane was the only one to tilt his head.

“why? who?”

“You really don’t know who it is? really? This is Professor Marhena! He is the current head professor of and the former leader of the Magic Alliance!”

“Hmm, magic lord? “That curly old lady?”

“Confucius’ grandfather, he was the next leader of the Scalzi Ludwig!”

Gertrude added, as if she were dumbfounded.

The Magic Alliance was an organization that controlled all matters related to magic in the empire.

Both the Five Great Families and the Eight Great Families were affiliated with the Magic Alliance, and their members held important positions in the Magic Alliance.

Being the leader of such a magic guild was the greatest honor of being recognized by all wizards living in that era, not only for his skills but also for his reputation.

“It’s noisy, you guys!”

Marena suddenly let out a yell.

The voice contained such powerful magic that everyone who heard it was overwhelmed and fell into a state of despair.

“Are these guys having a picnic now, ugh? Are these first graders filled with idiots who don’t know anything? Ugh? “This is not a test to see how good the Ninums are.”

“… … ?”

“It’s a test to find out who among the Ninum are useless… … Hehe, is there anything more disgusting than a wizard with no skills? Such nooms are not needed in nor are they needed in the world. So I’m going to cut it right away.”

The world of wizards is, as always, based on merit… … A smile of satisfaction appeared on the lips of the late exponents of the Eight Great Schools.

“The idiots who will be evaluating Ninums this time are not the first-year professors who have accepted all Ninums’ foolishness until now.”

Lane shook his head.

Did Professor Owen accept our idiot?

“There are only Nooms who are so cold-hearted as to cut off a branch as soon as they decide they don’t have the aptitude. “These are professors in charge of second and third year students.”

At that moment, the professor ascended the podium and an unusual magical energy rippled through the hall. The cadets swallowed their dry saliva in a daze.

“If you are a 2nd or 3rd year professor… … ?”

“Elite faculty who only teach cadets who have successfully completed the first year of course… … ?”

Kyle, a handsome professor with eyes shining with gunfire, came out first, followed by those who were promising gods of the current magic world.

“You’re crazy, Kyle! A genius among geniuses who graduated at the top of the 1378th class!”

“There’s even Professor Jeron who already built his own magic tower at the age of 20!”

“There’s Elin Ludwig too. Contributing a weekly commentary to the Magic Daily… … !”

As soon as the sound of the second- and third-year faculty members’ footsteps as they lined up on the podium died out, silence fell in the main auditorium.

There was silence with a sense of urgency to the point where you could hear your heart pounding, the heat of tension swirling inside your body, and the cadets’ eyes were shaking.

Marhena raised the corner of her mouth as if she really liked that reaction.

“Now it’s the look on the faces of young people taking a test. Tsk tsk tsk, that’s good. “Now, I will explain to you which exam room each person should go to.”

* * *

Even before the establishment of the empire, the Page family had exercised extensive sovereignty over the area north of the Red Mountains, including the Golden Rose.

There, the Red Mountains, a treasure trove of natural blessings, provided numerous environments to . Valleys, caves, mountainous areas… … .

This diverse and wide terrain was perfect for testing the cadets according to the professors’ personalities.

“The midterm exam started off as fun, so the test method should be fun too, right?”

Test Center G.

Near Juyeongbong (朱玲峰) in the Red Mountains.

Deputy Professor Kyle greeted 40 cadets in front of a cave filled with creepy darkness. At first glance, it didn’t look like it was just a simple cave.

“Now, you can conquer this labyrinth from now on. “Use all your magical knowledge and experience.”

Then the cadets looked at each other in fear.

“It’s a labyrinth… … .”

“Aren’t you going to get hurt?”

Of course, it is not a real labyrinth.

A labyrinth is unreasonable in the Red Mountains, which were once the sanctuary of the Red Dragon Legion.

This is a virtually created labyrinth, and magical engineering in the field of summoning was fully utilized.

“You might get hurt, but it won’t be life-threatening, probably.”

maybe?

As the cadets blinked, Kyle narrowed his handsome eyes as if it was a joke.

“I have the whole situation under control, so you don’t have to worry. “What you should worry about is expulsion or acceptance, right?”

“!!!”

“My exams are graded. I prefer objective evaluation over subjective evaluation. 1st place gets an S grade, 2nd and 3rd place get an A grade.”

4th to 10th place receives a B grade, 11th to 20th place receives a C grade… … Kyle added that by this standard, up to 38th place is an E grade that is safe from expulsion.

“From 39th place onwards, an F grade is given that gives the opportunity to retake the exam or even results in expulsion. However, since this exam is for two people, it can be said that two people will receive an S grade.”

It’s an objective evaluation… … .

It seemed fair, but in reality, I thought it was an extremely cruel evaluation method. Lane became curious about something and raised his hand.

“What is the evaluation method?”

“Of course, it is based on the time it takes to complete the strategy. By the way, the time limit is 40 minutes. Please note that any student who exceeds 40 minutes will be immediately expelled without the opportunity to retake the test.”

“!!!”

When the instructor standing next to Kyle injected magic power into the mirror-shaped magic tool, light poured out of the mirror and projected a string into the air.

“For this test, we are in teams of two. I would appreciate it if you could gather together as a team. “Teams were assigned based on average scores in the entrance exam.”

I was about to crane my head to see who I was teaming up with, but suddenly something was thrust in front of my eyes and blocked my view.

“… … “Jijito?”

The piece of clay was thrown to the ground in an instant and was crushed flat by the shoe’s foot.

When I raise my gaze for some reason, I see a beautiful woman with hair the same color as Jijito.

“Hehe, don’t you think the sky is so indifferent? “From the first day, I got to meet Christa Warden, the provisional top ranking of the 1388th class of freshmen.”

that… … It was Christa Warden.

Why do I sigh now just thinking about that name?

“Be prepared, Raine Ludwig. Today is the last time I show off. “I will smash your nose like this here.”

He is a guy with a very strong will to win… … .

I let out a short sigh, and a large, now familiar figure came striding towards me. This time, I smiled out of joy.

This is Chaihak’s later index, Logan.

“This is the same team.”

“okay? Well, there are all these good coincidences. “Please take care of me, Master.”

“Umhahahaha!”

It wasn’t particularly surprising.

While Logan was in the top 10 for admission, Lane was in last place in the entrance exam results because he passed an additional exam.

“Look at that.”

“Gongja and Logan have the same personality.”

“Didn’t you two fight last time?”

As all the attention was focused on those two and she was in the background, Christa, whose cheeks were slightly swollen as if she was pouting, pressed Jjijito down with her toes.

“You were talking to me first. Where are you looking now? “Don’t you feel anything when you look at this branch?”

Is it necessary to feel something when looking at Jijito? … Lane scratched his chin awkwardly and then looked up at Logan next to him.

“Is this exam important when I graduate at the top of my class?”

“Are you aiming to graduate at the top of your class?”

“It just so happened.”

“Then the regular exams are very important since there are only four exams a year.”

To graduate at the top of your class, you had to get top grades on all exams.

If you miss the top grade even once, there will be consequences that cannot be undone unless your competitor stumbles.

In this quarter, where the golden generation gathered, it was expected that the competition would be even fiercer.

Hmm, Lane looked up into space for a moment as if thinking about something, and finally looked straight at Christa while scratching the back of his head.

“okay? If so, I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can do it gently this time.”

Suddenly, Christa was startled by the chill that passed through her back and instinctively took a step back. Two emotions crossed in the girl’s mind.

It’s nice to see that a guy who has always had a complacent attitude about competing against himself is coming out with sincerity… … And is it wariness, or rather fear, about the suddenly changed atmosphere?

“I have to somehow graduate at the top of my class.”

Then, for some reason, Lane ended his speech with a sad smile.

“Your friend is waiting.”

fantasy,