Episode 35
“Didn’t you hear me clearly?”
Logan, who was teaching the exercise, blinked and muttered in embarrassment. He placed the weight on his clasp and Lane sat up.
“You have red hair, what is your name? Was it Lillian? Does he know?”
“There’s no way you wouldn’t know… … But why are you suddenly asking that?”
Logan swallowed dry saliva.
Lillian is a peerless beauty. If a handsome boy like Lane catches her eye and starts working… … She said that a good man and a good woman would end up together, no, that’s not possible, but she would… … .
“You came back after finishing your practical exam yesterday and took a written test.”
“you’re right.”
“I thought I solved it faster than expected, even though I did it a little half-heartedly. About a minute after I came out, maybe? “After that, everything was resolved and they came out.”
What I care about is not the talent, but something underlying that talent… … Is it hate? resentment? It’s hard to know.
Logan glanced around the gym and cautiously opened his mouth.
These two were the only first-year perverts who bothered to visit the fitness room in the wee hours of the morning during exam period when they were already so tired. The second year was rarely seen.
“Lillian Karain. Rivendell’s secret weapon… … “It has been creating a lot of rumors since the moment I joined the school.”
“which?”
“It is said that he has been using 2-star fire magic since he was five years old, and that he made a contract with one of the Four Gods of Death when he was seven… … .”
The Rivendell School, representing the South, was a school that took root in the Salt Peak of the Red Mountains.
This school, which feels more like a devotee of the Red Dragon Legion than a scholar who studies magic, has explored the essence of fire magic under stricter discipline than the military.
The highest level of the school is to contract and summon fire-attribute spirit creatures, and has been renowned as the Death God Beast long before Rin’s time.
“As you know, red hair is said to have received the baptism of fire, so its sensitivity to fire properties is naturally several times higher than that of ordinary people.”
Although no correlation has been revealed… … It was true. Even when the red dragons took on human bodies, their hair was all red. For example, the hair color of Friede, the shaman of the Fire Dragon, was also red.
“Among the Eight Schools, if Christa Warden was called a ‘genius’, Lillian Karain was called a ‘monster.’”
Logan had even heard the elders of the school say this before.
– If you have that level of talent… … The Order of Rivendell may produce a second Archmage.
Lane, who was listening to Logan’s story with interest, his eyes lit up the next moment.
“Do you know in great detail? “Aren’t you actually interested in Lillian?”
“Well, how did you… … ?!”
Then Logan started to panic, and his face instantly turned red. The wizards of the Chaihak school are simple.
“You two would get along well, right? “I will support you, Master.”
“Well, does it look like that? really?”
“That’s right.”
I nodded to Logan, who was smiling brightly, and thought about it for a moment. Rivendell’s secret weapon… … It really seems like a collection of all sorts of materials.
‘And this is just a hunch… … .’
I had a feeling that I would soon come into conflict with Lillian in some form. And that prediction was exactly right.
* * *
Day 4 of midterm exams.
Even before I heard the explanation for the exam on the fourth day, I knew for sure that it would be significantly different in scale and difficulty than before.
First of all, it was a place.
At the foot of the Red Mountains, where the heat was boiling, a vast barrier stretched from the mouth to the peak.
“The number of magic squares is 4… … .”
“That means it’s a 4-star magic… … ?!”
“Wow, that’s crazy…” … !”
Among the faculty, there was only one person, excluding President Madelia, who could freely use 4-star magic.
“Everyone pay attention, Inums.”
This is the head professor, Marhena, the old woman who is now walking out with a cane.
“Today’s practical test will be divided into groups A, B, and C, with about 60 students each, and will be taken by entering a visible fantasy world.”
It’s a fantasy world… … .
It must be referring to wide-area hallucination magic. If my thoughts are correct, once you go inside that barrier, everything will happen in a hallucination.
“The magic the Ninums use there simply acts as a hallucination.”
“… … ?!”
“To put it simply, no matter what attack you make to the other person, no one will actually get hurt. But the pain remains the same.”
As the cadets blinked, the magic tool projected a map into the air. It was a maze-like maze of red mountains. The teaching assistant stepped forward.
“The practical exam will be conducted in a battle royale format.”
“Battle Royale… … ?!”
“Treasures are placed in each area. Each time you obtain this treasure, you will acquire 1 point. Ah, the same goes for hunting monsters embodied in illusions.”
A smart-looking female student from far away, Christa Warden, raised her hand. The teaching assistant nodded her head and took the question.
“Then, is it a fight to see who can catch the most monsters or acquire the treasure as quickly as possible? “Then it doesn’t really feel like a battle royale.”
“Of course it will look that way.”
“?”
“If only there hadn’t been a rule to steal points by attacking the opponent.”
At the moment when the cadets were confused, a sinister smile seemed to flash in Marhena’s eyes, albeit for a brief moment.
“It means that killing or injuring others and taking their treasure is also acceptable, Inums.”
“No, you can do that… … ?!”
“As I said, this year’s practical exam format is Battle Royale. “The structure is such that only the two students who accumulated the highest scores in each group during the exam period ultimately receive an S grade.”
Look at this… … Did you adopt a competitive format for all exams from start to finish? Lane raised his eyebrows.
This is the chief selection of
As I heard at the opening ceremony, the way to grow is to force it into endless competition. Dangerous looking guys reacted here and there.
“Are you saying we can just kill them all?”
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“Only the top two get S’s? Even if you survive until the end, is it meaningless if your score is low?”
As the commotion arose, Marhena struck the ground with her staff, and the light emanating from the magic tool faded away, instantly creating silence.
“The founder of magic, Emmitsa Page, once said this. “Even in a world like this, it is the job of a wizard to enable people to dream.”
This is a really famous saying.
Those words have the power to touch one’s heart, and there are many people who have chosen the path of a wizard.
“The most necessary thing to perform that duty is none other than skill! And the world of magic is, as always, based on ability! Come on, show off your skills to the fullest!”
The cadets straightened their backs, and each prospect’s eyes lit up with their own emotions. Five teaching assistants came out and called the cadets by name.
“Hubert, Group A.”
“Logan, Group A.”
“Christa Warden, Group A.”
Then Christa, who was standing next to him, huffed, crossing her arms arrogantly and looking at Lane.
“Hmph, I think I’ve finally come up with a task worth trying seriously.”
“Oh, weren’t you serious last time too? “You just cried because you lost.”
“What?! “Who said I cried!”
Christa has a red-faced face, fluttering her arms and violently expressing her emotions. But he soon calmed down and ruffled her hair arrogantly.
“Don’t fall behind and get an S grade. Because the only one who deserves to not get an S from you is Christa Warden. “I can’t accept losing to someone else.”
At that time, I thought Logan was coming towards me, but when he saw Christa, his eyes lit up with warning and he turned around.
‘Hmm, I guess I’m a competitor in the exam now.’
Group A was scheduled to take the test immediately, so they were soon lined up in front of the entrance to the barrier under the guidance of the instructors.
“Gertrude Panton, Group B.”
“Lillian Karain, Group B.”
“Lane Ludwig, Group B.”
Gertrude Panton, a tomboy with pigtails who is always next to Christa.
He had a young face and small stature, and he always had a cocky expression, but today he was looking at the barrier with an uncharacteristically nervous expression.
“Are you nervous?”
When I sneakily approach him and ask, he gets startled, takes a few steps back, and raises his eyes as if in resentment.
“Nervous? This Gertrude who serves Miss Christa? “That’s a really ridiculous question, master.”
“okay? “I’m biting my nails again.”
“I didn’t bite it?! joy! Wouldn’t it be better for you to be nervous like that?”
“me? why?”
Then Gertrude smiled and her eyes sparkled.
“That’s because you’re in the same group as Gertrude. “If you meet me for the first time, you might be eliminated on the first try, right?”
There was no trace of playfulness in his voice or eyes.
Perhaps that kind of provocation was the same, but Lane just looked at her in silence, and the next moment, he laughed and waved his hand.
“Oh, the probability of that is zero.”
“Ugh, we’ll see, really!!”
Since he was as short as Seri, he felt more like a younger brother than a classmate. Lane, who was talking like that, glanced behind her.
“So, what business do you have?”
It is possible to detect the presence of another person just by the detailed waves of magical power, but if you emit magical energy mixed with deadly energy like this, you have no choice but to recognize it even if you do not want to recognize it.
Lillian Carline.
The red hair fluttering in the wind shaking the mountainside looked as menacing as a blazing flame.
“I want to talk to you for a moment, is that okay?”
Hmm… … Since entering school as the eldest child of the Sedoga family, it was the first time she had been called by any of her classmates without an honorific title, except for Christa.
Even those arrogant Huberts and Logan had formal manners.
Gertrude, who must have felt the same sense of disrespect, opened her flounder eyes and stepped forward, but Lane stretched out his hand and stopped her.
“Okay, if what you’re trying to tell is an interesting story.”
* * *
“Sandstone!”
When the sandstone golem, a giant of sand that rose to an overwhelming size, swung its arms, the ground collapsed and the monsters standing in that space were cut into six pieces.
“Hmph, 280 points with this.”
Even though she was already firmly in first place with overwhelming points, Christa clicked her tongue as if she was dissatisfied.
‘I’m not satisfied with these numbers. ‘I know how many points that guy Lane will get.’
At that time, somewhere the bushes rustled uneasily… … Christa snapped her fingers, and sand spearmen rushed in and dragged out the uninvited guests.
“Are you going to take my points away?”
The cadets struggled desperately with their backs hanging on the spears of the sand spearmen.
“Well, that is…” … !”
“Wrong, wrong… … !”
Christa looked at those idiots with disapproval and then crossed her arms.
“Even if I kill you guys, I don’t think I’ll get many points and I feel uncomfortable… … From next time, earn points honestly.”
The professors, who were checking all such situations through the clairvoyance of Deputy Professor Kyle, each smiled.
“The ability to freely use a 2-star summoning spell at that age is truly incredible.”
“I never thought I would come in first place just by subduing monsters.”
“Hubert of the Rohwinam school is also very great.”
Hubert earned 253 points by acquiring the treasure using wind magic’s long skills, that is, quick mobility and check ability.
Logan of the Chaihak School earns 249 points by honestly defeating the fantasy beasts he sees without any strategy.
As the three unrivaled runs continued, the professors each praised them, but only head professor Marhena shook his head in disapproval.
“I don’t have any utensils to use, eh.”
Elin Ludwig thought while listening to that.
‘The virtues of a magician that this test, Marhena, requires of the cadets are truly clear at a glance.’
Even though they are wizards, they are not the same wizard, and parameters are usually distributed differently depending on their personality and aptitude.
1. Do you have excellent maneuverability?
2. Are you good at gathering information?
3. Or is your combat ability outstanding?
This is a test where you can only get a high score if you know exactly what your strengths are and know how to use them calmly in any situation.
‘The results of this test will not be used as data to provide customized education to future cadets… … .’
It could truly be said to be a test to determine one’s basic talent as a magician… … Elin grinned and looked for her nephew somewhere in Group B.
‘Rain, I can’t wait to see what talents you will surprise this difficult old woman.’
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