89. Exam Preparation
89. Exam preparation
Sora, whose appearance was identified by the people who caused this incident, was told to cover herself as much as possible by wearing a hat when going out. In fact, it was an unnecessary measure for them to do since Sora wouldn’t have anything to do with it, but there’s nothing wrong with being careful.
So on Saturday, we gathered at the store.
“Woros. It’s the weekend, aren’t you going to learn spearmanship?”
“Master and I have agreed to meet tomorrow. Since it’s the exam period, I have a lot to prepare for.”
“Yeah, that’s right. Woros, are you going to compete?”
“Yes. Since we are aiming for second-year seats, everyone who can raise points should participate.”
That was Denas Yeseul’s words. She was sitting in her own assigned seat in her shop, carving her piece out of her wood. The contest Denas Yeseul mentioned is a kind of event where you can earn extra points by participating in various competitions held by the academy as part of your exams.
The types of competitions are really diverse. If there is such a thing as an invention contest in which one’s own work is submitted. A tournament where a battle royale is held abandoned in nature. One-on-one martial arts competition. Brilliant magic contests and more. There are more than 20 types of competitions held.
Students can participate in competitions where they can make use of their special skills during the competitions being held. Of course, if you don’t want to go out, you don’t have to go anywhere. I plan to enter the Potion Improvisation Contest hosted by Professor Marina May.
“Which tournament are you going to compete in, Denas-senpai?”
“I… I’ve never been out I thought I’d skip this one too. Gradually, the senior position became dangerous. While I was playing, the other students seemed to be eagerly participating in the event.”
“It’s really amazing that she is the senior, even though she hasn’t been to any events.”
Nas Yeseul to my compliments, her face blushing. Seeing her seemingly immune to her compliments, a smile comes out naturally.
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“I decided to enter the invention contest. It’s not just an invention, it’s an item made by alchemy synthesis. I’m thinking of making a pretty lighting using an absorption stone.”
“Since compositing and lighting are your specialties, good results will come out.”
“hehehe. Yes?”
It was Nisia’s words. All the people in our store decided to participate in the competition. In order to win the second-year seat for Shaiza, she needs to show her face in all the events held by the academy in this way.
“I’m going to sculpt. There’s a competition that’s just right for you. It’s the art of making magic. There is a golem maker who won first place in the competition several times. I will try to win.”
“hahahaha, if senpai works hard, there will be good results.”
“Yes! This time, the will—”
Kang!
“Ah… Ah ah ah ah ah!”
“Senior?”
An ominous sound was heard, and Denas jumped up from his seat. Startled by her actions, Sharon the Owl flies away and lands on top of her Nishia’s head. Denas Yeseul holds on to her desk and shakes her body as if she is in shock. At that time, the door of the store slammed! It opens with a sound.
“I brought snacks… uh?”
Sora brought snacks. Seeing Denas Yeseul with a serious expression on his face, he looks at me with a puzzled look on his face. I put down the potion I was making and approached Denas. Then the owl that was sitting on Nishia’s head gets on my shoulder.
“Senior… What are you doing?”
“Ah, ah… that is.”
Denas blushes as if she was embarrassed. She lifts the blade on the table and shows it.
“The carving knife broke again. Ha… I bought this for a fairly expensive price… “
“Is that so? Can I look at it for a second?”
“Huh? Huh.”
I took the blade Denas was holding and examined it. Denas Yeseul puts her magical power over her blade and carves it into the shape needed according to the situation at the time.
When I saved myself from Irina’s attack earlier, I made a blade and threw it away, which is an application for this. In other words, it is to achieve magic molding. It is the way of Denas who is an artist.
The problem is that her magical powers are too sophisticated and strong. It was a blade that looked good at first glance, but it couldn’t stand her magic and broke. I put the blade down on the table and opened my mouth.
“Does it break often?”
“Yes. If you use a cheap one, it will break right after you cut it a few times. Even though I spent a lot of money this time… I’m going to spend all my money sculpting. It’s difficult to do this during competitions… “
“Um.”
Denas is also my lifesaver. She’s done a lot for the shop, so I guess I’ll have to help a little with the blade gun. Fortunately, she knows a blade that is readily available and optimized for her use.
“Nishia, Sora. Can you look at the store for three hours?”
“Yes? Where are you going?”
“I think I need to find a blade that suits Denas-senpai.”
“Oh no! You don’t have to do that because of me! Because I’m really fine!”
Nasu got up from his seat and stroked her arm. I succeeded in persuading her, leaving her shop to Nishia and Sora. Of course, Denas’s owl was also left behind. Because it is dangerous to take an owl with you as you will be going to a place with many scary predators.
“Woros, where are we going?”
“If you want to withstand senpai’s magic, you can’t simply use a strong blade. It should have the property of absorbing mana finely.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. I know the right stuff.”
Today’s destination is the Ashen Forest. First, we decided to prepare the items needed to cross the forest. Before that, he had to do something about Denas’ outfit.
She is wearing a black dress and shoes straight out of a fairy tale. It’s not the right fashion for walking in the woods. For that reason, she went to the dorm and asked to change her clothes and come out.
She came out in gym clothes and boots.
“Hey… that… It’s my first time wearing something like this.”
“… It looks like you missed out on physical training.”
“Yes. I don’t like running very much.”
“Even then, he is the chief. You are guilty too.”
Denas understood what I was saying and laughed helplessly. That’s how we go around the market, lunch boxes and eye patches. And I bought necessary items such as earplugs.
In front of the secret passage in the Ashen Forest, I explained to Denas Yeseul about the ghosts coming out of the passage. She handed her her eyepatch and her earplugs to her, as her face turned blue and she trembled with fear.
“Wear all of that. Hold my hand tight Normally, two ghosts would cling to me like this, but I’m fine.”
“Cow, cow, cow, hold hands?”
“Yes. That way you can safely cross over. I’m leaving right away, so please put it on.”
“Ugh, yes. I will write it now.”
In a place where ghosts appear, it won’t be easy to pass through by covering your eyes and ears and entrusting everything to the person in front of you. However, Denas was adjusting to me as if nothing was wrong.
She has her arms folded over me, her eye patch covers her eyes so I can’t see anything, but she smiles and looks down at the floor.
“Senior, then I’ll go in. If anything happens, don’t worry too much because I’m with you.”
“Ugh, yes.”
“Then I’ll cover your ears.”
Denas put her earplugs on her little ears. That’s how we were able to pass through the ghost passage and enter the gray forest.
While passing through the aisle, the ghost might have clung to Denas, and she wrapped her arm around my waist and kept close to me, so she passed at a fairly slow pace.
I removed the blindfold and earplugs from Denas and put them in my bag. With her eye patch undone, she covers her eyes with the back of her hand, as if the sunlight filtering through the leaves is dazzling.
“Whoa, whoa. Here… “
“Yes, the gray forest.”
“Pretty. There are so many strange plants.”
De Nas Yeseul, smiling broadly, looks around her and tries to walk down the hallway to her haunt. I grabbed her arm.
“It’s a beautiful place, but it’s a forbidden forest for a reason. Let me give you a few caveats.”
“Ugh, yes.”
I told Denas Yeseul everything I had explained to Nishia before. After hearing her explanation, she nodded her head nervously.
“Especially, the place we are going to today is where all kinds of wild beasts run rampant. You should be more careful.”
“Ugh, yes… If it’s a beast, it’s a bear… Is there something like a tiger coming out?”
“No. Huge hedgehogs with sharp stingers are the most numerous. And beware of the forest octopus. It’s because they spit poisonous ink.”
“Hedgehog… what? Forest octopus?”
“Yes. I know the way to my destination safely, so let me—”
That was when I was saying that. The surroundings suddenly began to darken. It’s because something gigantic croaked and flew over us, blocking the sunlight.
“This is lucky.”
“Are you lucky?”
Denas Yeseul is making a very nervous expression as he sees something flying in the sky. The aircraft squeezes through the trees and lands in front of us. The height is about 2m. Outwardly, it has bright eyes and a chubby body. By comparison, it was a blue bird with short legs, like a chick.
Denas Yeseul had a nervous look on his face because he was seeing a creature for the first time. I open my mouth at the cute figure of that bird and look at the bird and me alternately. He seems to want to run over and touch it right away, but he seems to refrain from fearing that it might be a dangerous creature.
“Whoa, Woros that chick… What is that bird?”
“I am a descendant of the Cryptids. Did I tell you before? About the unknown creature, the cryptid.”
“Yes, is that bird a cryptid?”
“Half right, half wrong. It is a bird that came from a cross between a cryptid and an ancient bird. It has lived for over 300 years, but as you can see, it is still a baby bird.”
Let’s talk that far, and the bird moves its chubby body and shows its forepaws.
ㅡ 『Beep!』
“I said beep, beep!”
“Yes. It’s a powerful bird no matter what it looks like. With the cryptid phoenix. It is a descendant of the ancient bird Argentavis.”
According to the setting, it lived inside an egg for thousands of years. It is said to be a bird that hatched in response to Arisha’s magic. This bird is incredibly clever. It’s like I can understand people’s words.
The reason I say I was lucky to see a bird is because this bird tries to protect anyone who enters its territory.
“Ah, it is a bird that understands us. You’d better say hello first. This bird is a bird named Golden Bird.”
“Green onion, blue, but golden—”
ㅡ『Booooo!!!』
Kungkung!ㅡ
At Denas’s words, the golden bird jumped out of the seat as if protesting. As large as it is, the shock around it starts to resonate. Denas Yeseul is speechless as if surprised by the sudden action of the bird.
“By the way, they say they hate being teased about the color of their feathers the most. If you praise it for its wonderful golden feathers, it will be released.”
“That, is it? Peeps, flags, feathers… Really pretty. It’s like gold.”
ㅡ 『Pu… Beep!』
Golden Bird seemed to be in a good mood, and approached Denas Yeseul and turned around to show her chubby buttocks. Denas Yeseul just tilted her head at the sight of such a bird.
“It means giving a feather as a gift. The senior must have liked her.”
“That. I see.”
“By the way, it is a valuable item, so we recommend that you take care of it when you have the opportunity.”
“Ugh, yes. I will.”
Denas Yeseul quietly plucked the bird’s feathers. Then, the golden bird turns her body and looks down at Denas and begins to cheep as if it is pleasant. As if that cute figure was unbearable, Denas Yeseul hugged the golden bird’s chubby body.