116 – Practical Test
Is this him again?
I’m sick of it now.
A guy who always talks and argues whenever we run into each other in the hallway.
My name is Jean Granger.
He looks completely like a woman, but he’s actually a man, like a gisaeng brother.
By the way, his personality is not good enough to be counted in the original work.
“You’re not going to ignore it again, are you?”
“Huh? No way. Of course, you should accept the greeting. hahahaha.”
If I scratch this guy’s temper for no reason, I’ll only get tired, so I decided to give it a rough match and avoid the seat.
“So what happened?”
“Ha. Are you asking because you really don’t know? I still haven’t forgotten the humiliation I received last time.”
“Uh…?”
You said you were humiliated by me? When?
I’m sorry, but I really don’t remember anything.
I forgot about meeting this guy because so many things happened these days.
As I stood there dumbfounded without answering anything, the guy burst into anger with his three hundred eyes raised, as if he had a strong horn.
“You idiot! It hasn’t been long, but you’ve already forgotten!?”
“No, not that…”
It’s a big deal. I got my temper right.
“You were ignoring me with a rustic-looking country boy!!”
“Ah. It’s a layered word. Okay. I remembered.”
Thanks to the guy’s kind explanation, I managed to recall the memory.
That’s right. The last time we saw each other in the hallway, it wasn’t just the two of us like now, it was with Layered.
Even in the original work, the two rivals naturally had a war of nerves, but the problem was that I was caught up in the middle of it and it was very difficult.
It was such a bad memory that I let out a sigh when I remembered it.
“Yes. I guess I just remembered it now. So, are you admitting your fault?”
“No. I don’t think I did anything wrong.”
My true heart came out spontaneously without my knowledge.
Nevertheless, surprisingly, the guy was not particularly excited, but rather calmly nodded his head.
“As expected. I knew that someone like you wouldn’t admit it.”
“…Is it thin?”
“Yes. A skinny guy who always smiles and tries to get over it.”
The Granger who points at my face openly and even gives me a nickname.
Anyway, it seems to have been firmly stamped on her eyes, but contrary to my wishes, it seemed very likely that she would continue to annoy me every time we met.
“Um… Actually, my homeroom teacher called me to the office right now.”
“Are you going to run away with such a sneaky excuse again?”
No, this time it’s real?
Of course, it’s true that I’ve been making excuses and running away, but now I’m not lying, I was on my way to the real teachers’ office.
He declared war with a sardonic, scornful slob.
“Today, I’ll just let you go. After all, you won’t be able to avoid it even if you want to avoid it next time.”
“Yes. Nice to meet you and see you next time. Hi.”
I didn’t know what it meant, but I gave a rough answer and left.
You’re saying you can’t avoid it next time, even if you want to?
No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t understand what he meant.
Let’s not take it too seriously.
It must have been just a remark about the second grade. ‘Cause I’m that kind of guy
It was the next day that I realized what Granger’s declaration of war meant.
***
The long exam week has come to an end.
All the painful theoretical subjects are over, and now only practical subjects remain.
The theory test lasted for a total of 3 days and the practical test lasted for 2 days from today.
Since it is still a freshman, the theory is more important, but the importance of practice cannot be ignored. In the end, no matter how fast the theory is, if it collapses in practice, it is a truth that is also used in magic.
In that sense, today was the beginning of a true test for a real fighter like me.
In other words, forget the subjects you messed up the previous day and start with a new mindset.
The atmosphere of the practical exam is quite different from that of the theory exam.
All students have to be evaluated, but instead of handing out exam papers and having them solve them, the examiner has to meticulously score each student, so progress is bound to be slow.
The way to solve that problem is to drastically increase the number of examiners.
The number of teachers is limited, so how can we increase it?
The answer is simple. It is inviting outside personnel. Every time the exam season returns, the academy requests support from the Mage Tower and dispatches a professional examiner.
FYI, there are also professional scouts who may be linked to employment.
Now, do you know why everyone emphasized that practice is much more important than theory?
If you take the test well, you can take a picture of your eyes on the outside world beyond simply getting a good grade.
It was also the reason that as the grade went up, especially the senior year students, somehow risked their lives for the practical exam.
“My time is finally back.”
Rachel’s confident murmur. She said that the guy who had been complaining about ruining the exam until yesterday had become bubbly in one day.
“Let’s all do well! Go for it!”
Yulia, as always, she was in angelic mode.
“Sharon. Did you prepare well?”
“Yes.”
Sharon was the same as usual.
Today’s first practical subject is the formation of a middle-level magic circle.
You literally have to draw a magic circle to cast middle-class magic that comes out as a test question within the time limit.
Of course, what kind of magic it will be is unknown until right before the test.
You might think it’s just a memorization test, but since drawing a magic circle itself means using magic, it’s no different than testing whether you can use middle-level magic.
For reference, all practical tests are conducted externally. Therefore, we were waiting for our turn in the scorching sun of the playground instead of half.
No, but isn’t it okay to wait in class?
Unfortunately, waiting like this while intuition watching other kids take the exam is itself an academy culture, so I couldn’t complain.
“Wow… Did he finish as soon as he started?”
When Rachel turned her head in that direction in admiration, an unlucky-looking guy with white hair completed a red magic circle and stood sullenly.
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Jean Granger. He is that guy again.
For first-year high school students, mid-level magic is never an easy level. Rather, it’s not strange at all even if you can’t cast magic.
This test also evaluates how close you got to the goal, it doesn’t simply classify and score based on whether you used magic or not.
But that guy isn’t enough even if he made it perfectly. Bona Mana was a perfect score.
‘Would it have been possible if it were me?’
Well. I know about the magic that came out as a problem, but I don’t know if I can make it into a perfect magic circle in one fell swoop. I’ll know once I do it, but wouldn’t it be impossible that fast?
As I was deep in thought, our eyes met as if he noticed my gaze.
The guy stared at me and then gave me a creepy smile.
“Woo-wook…!”
“Cro? What’s the matter?”
“Oh, no.”
I feel sick to my stomach because something is wrong.
Couldn’t you be cursing me just by making eye contact?
After a while, it was finally our class turn.
Nearly 10 judges are attached to judge about 30 students.
It must mean that you will evaluate it thoroughly and meticulously without missing a thing.
It makes people nervous for no reason.
The test subject teacher at the front gave me a problem.
“Make a magic circle of Squall Arrow, an intermediate magic.”
Squall Arrow.
To put it simply, a blast arrow.
It is one of the medium-level magics that are frequently used because of its high versatility among battle magics.
Okay. I was relieved that the magic I knew had come out, and I drew the shape of the magic circle in my head.
In any case, cheating on other students’ magic circles is meaningless in this test anyway.
The important thing is not the shape that is revealed on the outside, but the flow of mana contained within.
First, you need to understand what mana rules the wind attribute magic has.
And you have to be aware of the flow of long-distance projectiles that are fired from the magic circle towards the target.
All of these details are based on magical knowledge, that is, theory, and only when they come together can you draw a real magic circle.
Of course, there are people who draw according to their instincts without calculating all of them.
That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s wrong.
Actually, magic doesn’t have a fixed answer.
The important thing is how well you understand and handle mana.
It was closer to sympathy than calculation.
When I slowly opened my eyes, there was a bright magic circle of squall arrows in front of me.
An examiner who carefully observes and scores.
Looking at it, it seemed like all the other kids did well too.
I let out a sigh of relief at the fact that I passed the first test safely, and I remembered what the next test was.
“Ah.”
Wait a minute. No way···?