Chapter 126: Using magic weapons (5)
Basileo prepared thoroughly ahead of the final exam.
He did not win the Machia, and his horse fighting class was discontinued without even being able to attend his first class due to a fight that had nothing to do with him.
The last time I saw Frondier’s face, he looked very displeased, so the magic warfare class itself may be cancelled.
‘If this happens, I have no choice but to get a perfect score on the final exam!’
Frondier is a teacher in charge of magic theory. Of course, when I see what they do, I wonder if it is really a theory.
Of course, it is the written test that shows how well the student understands the theory.
And Basileo was overwhelmingly confident in the written exam.
For Basileo, whose order and manifestation of magic are exactly as they are in textbooks, this is Atlas’s teaching, but it is also his own nature.
He may be behind Pielot or Aias in terms of overall ability, but he has no intention of compromising his test scores.
And when it comes to magic, he is still the top of Atlas.
‘If I get a perfect score on the written test, Mr. Frontier might see me again. ‘Because I’m a magic theory teacher!’
Although the logic is overly simplistic, Basileo is so desperate that it can be said that he is desperate.
In Atlas, the treatment of wizards is not bad, but their roles are very fixed. Simply put, an autonomously moving siege weapon.
This is due to the ‘relaxed implementation of magic’ evaluated by Frontier and Elodie.
Build a magic spell exactly as it is, without abbreviating or omitting it, and create a 100% probability that it will not fail even once if you try it 100 times. This is how magic is taught in Atlas, and probably all over this continent.
Basileo does not dislike textbook methods. Rather, it suits his personality very well.
However, it is separate from the frustration about the role of a wizard.
It is necessary to have someone to protect you, and it is a long, long spell chanting solely to produce high firepower and high performance. Basileo felt his limitations early on.
He doesn’t want to go beyond textbooks. However, he just feels that textbooks should be changed.
In that sense, Frontier was the best person for him to take a step forward, as he would completely overturn his common sense and concepts.
Therefore, Basileo’s attitude toward this test was unique. He was always diligent in preparing for exams, but this time his mindset was different.
And the long-awaited midterm exam, the magic theory written exam.
Basileo solved the problem smoothly.
‘Good. None of the problems so far have been difficult. As long as you don’t make marking mistakes… !’
Even when he got to the last page of the test, there were no problems that made him difficult. There were some problems that required new thinking, were difficult to calculate, or were traps, but he passed them all without problems.
And the last problem was definitely the most difficult problem I saw today, but it was one that Basileo was able to solve. In fact, the answer he came up with was so accurate that he didn’t even need to review it.
‘Okay, perfect. Now all you have to do is check if you entered the number incorrectly.’
Basil Leo clenched his fists.
I heard that Frontier would be asking questions, so I came prepared a lot, but perhaps it was for no reason, I ended up with plenty of time left.
‘I’m sure I got a perfect score… Huh?’
And the moment Basileo inadvertently turned over the test paper,
“Huh?”
Basil Leo inadvertently made a small sound and then quickly closed his mouth. Because it’s exam time.
He found one more problem on the back.
[Thank you for your hard work on the written test.]
[This question is a bonus. It does not affect test scores.]
[Students who are interested can solve it.]
As soon as he read the passage, Basileo’s eyes lit up.
It’s definitely true. This bonus question was created by Frontier.
After checking the time remaining on his watch, Basil Leo read the problem carefully.
‘… It’s easy… ‘No, what?’
His thought process was almost identical to Chancellor Carla’s.
The moment he tried to solve what he thought was an easy problem, he sensed something was wrong.
A combination of techniques he already knew and based on thorough theory. However, I feel a certain sense of discomfort.
However, the problem is that his magical knowledge and achievements do not yet reach Kala’s level.
‘Does this actually activate magic?’
Basileo tilts his head. Unlike Carla, who immediately noticed that something was not happening, he is not sure what will happen.
Although he was already far ahead of most of the students who could mechanically create the magical effects that would be manifested, Basile now felt an unquenchable thirst drying up his body.
‘Ugh, damn it. ‘I can’t test it here.’
The strictest rules for the magic theory written exam.
You should never experiment with techniques. This is partly because it is a skill to understand the content using only written passages and figures, but more importantly, it is to prevent unspecified variables that may arise from incorrect testing. To put it simply, it’s dangerous.
So Basileo just wiggled his fingers and stared at the written spell.
And with just over a minute left on the test, he was able to definitively conclude:
It is a magic that does not manifest. I spent almost all my time trying to figure that out.
And when he found out, he realized the shocking difficulty of this problem.
‘The technique designed according to theory does not work. ‘Explain the results and reasons.’
In other words, a gap has occurred between theory and reality.
To put it more simply, some of the theories so far are wrong, so find out why they are wrong and fix them.
‘Teacher! ‘We are just students who are not even adults!’
A silent cry trembled under my tongue.
At that time, the teacher who was watching in front spoke.
“Okay, time is up.”
‘Omg!’
Except for Basileo, most of the students were preparing to collect their exam papers.
‘Ah, ah, ugh, ah.’
Basileo looked at the techniques and explanations several times with wandering eyes.
Results and reasons. The results are already small. ‘It does not appear.’
So why?
Write something. In these few seconds.
And in that brief moment, an intuition passed through Basileo’s head.
‘Uh… ?’
It’s a thread of shallow thoughts that can’t even be called an idea. There is no time to verify now.
‘Err.’
Basileo scribbled as he could. In just a few seconds.
“Ah, ah!”
Even as he was writing it, his answer sheet was taken away.
* * *
Right after Carla checked the last problem.
Kala gathered all the magic theory teachers.
It was her second meeting, which she herself also attended.
“There is a small problem, or rather a big problem, with the last question Mr. Frontier asked.”
Carla explained the content of her final problem to her teachers.
The teachers who heard the entire explanation were all surprised and checked the problem again. And soon it became clear what this meant.
“Oh, no! Teacher Frontier! “This is not a problem that can be solved!”
“Set up a problem that points out the contradictions in the theory, and explain the inaccuracies and reasons for the theory to students who have learned the theory… !”
All the teachers expressed their disapproval.
“What if I pose this problem to students? “Problems that no one can solve are just annoying to students.”
“You’re asking for an answer you were never given!”
Frondier, who was quietly listening to those words, spoke.
“This is a different problem than giving an answer you already know.”
Frondier said, looking back at everyone.
“What we teach students is not the answer to the problem, but the ability to solve the problem.”
“But, Mr. Frontier. That’s too idealistic. “This is a failure of difficulty.”
“You don’t necessarily have to get the perfect answer.”
Frondier picked up a pen and drew a question mark on the paper.
“The most necessary virtue for a wizard is the ability to think. For wizards, the way they solve problems they don’t know is more important than writing down answers to problems they know.”
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“But in this case, there is a high probability that students will not even be able to access the correct answer.”
“Even if the answer is not correct, points will be given if there is evidence of logical thinking. That’s why it’s descriptive. Even just one line is fine. “I’ll give you enough points just for figuring out the trap in this problem.”
The problem with this problem is that the premise itself is a trap.
A combination of techniques with clear effects and the standard theory itself. The illusion of thinking that if you just do this, magic will definitely appear.
If I cannot escape this trap, I will list down the effects of the spell as is.
Just knowing that ‘that’s not the case’ is a passing grade.
At Frondier’s words, a teacher scratched her head and said:
“Is there an answer to this problem?”
“Isn’t this an issue that needs to be verified first before presenting it to students?” …”
Another teacher agreed.
However, Frondier looked at the two and spoke.
“Of course there is.”
“There is an answer to everything?”
“Yes. “No matter what, we don’t pose a problem that doesn’t have an answer.”
Everyone, including the two teachers, fell silent at those words.
And the meeting became noisy again.
The sound was getting louder and louder, and could be heard all the way outside the conference room.
“What happened? “Has a conference room ever been that noisy?”
“Looking at the timing, I think it’s because of a test issue?”
“Is there any need to be angry about something like that?”
Teachers who had nothing to do with magic theory tilted their heads to the voices coming from the conference room.
There were definitely some sharp words being exchanged.
In fact, the reason teachers reacted so sensitively was partly because not a single teacher noticed that there was a problem(?) With the problem raised by Frontier. It is also a kind of pride issue.
Practical teachers like Elodie only knew something was up from the sounds coming from the conference room.
Elodie also didn’t know what happened specifically, but she knew what Frontier had done. In the workshop, we gathered all that knowledge, organized it, integrated it, and then presented the problem, so it’s not like that.
And when the conference room became so dizzy that no one could tell what was being said, Carla eventually came forward.
“Mr. Frontier.”
“Yes.”
“This is a failure in the regular problem.”
Carla’s decision was firm.
“I understand the intention, and I know that they are faithful to the quality of the questions themselves, but such a grading method will be difficult for students to understand. And grading that is not acceptable does not give students a chance to learn. “It wasn’t anticipated that this would come up, and students should be able to be satisfied with their scores.”
“… Okay.”
“Instead, I will put this problem as an appendix that is not included in the score. Teacher Frontier wants to see students’ willingness to solve problems, right? Even if it doesn’t count towards your score.”
Fron Deer nodded her head.
There is definitely a focus on the quality of the problem. No matter how correct the problem is, it will be of no help to students who are not ready to accept it.
Just as persuasion is not just spitting out correct opinions. Carla is certainly correct in that point.
“All right. “I guess I was short-thinking.”
Frondier admitted coolly. In fact, it had nothing to do with whether it was reflected in test scores. Just appearing in the exam is enough.
And after the midterm exam, grading day.
“…hahahaha!”
Frondier laughed out loud. Everyone in the teacher’s office was surprised to see that.
It’s not uncommon for him to laugh really cheerfully and out loud.
‘Also.’
Frondier was looking at a sheet of test paper.
‘There was a kid who was prepared.’
The last question had a scribbled sentence that seemed to have been written in a hurry.
[Draw a three-dimensional technique on a flat surface]