Overpowered Archmage Doesn’t Hide His Talent chapter 15

15 – This is anonymous again?

“Is the entire floor my room…. I’ll just take a good look at it.”

Plan, who was engrossed in the question of the Agora board, is currently visiting the dormitory of Merchen Academy.

I stopped by because there was an announcement that it would be possible to use the dormitory officially after 3 days, and that it was okay to unpack in advance.

Meanwhile, Becky, who met him in the hallway and accompanied him, tilts his head.

“Hey, Plan, you are room 401. Then the corner room over there is yours.”

“…… Only one room is mine.”

Plan muttered in disbelief.

“Yes. Is there a student who uses an entire dormitory floor in the first place?”

When I looked at the paper I was handed over, the only thing written on it was number 401. Becky was right.

Plan narrowed his forehead. Would it be enough to use one floor as a whole, but living in only one room?

How are the facilities inside? Later, thinking that he must wash the doorknob as well, Plan turned the doorknob using his mental powers.

At the same time, Becky grabbed the door of Room 402 from the side and opened it. Their eyes meet each other in midair.

“Are you in the room next to me?”

“Eh. I am room 402.”

“Don’t make a fuss.”

“…… Suddenly?”

The conversation ends there. Plan looked inside Room 401.

Clean and spacious room. However, that’s all. Of course, the furniture that was faithful to the basics and was plain was not satisfactory to Plan.

However, Plan had two days to spare. She decided that it would be okay for her to consume mana as she wanted for a day or so today.

A small chair, a plain desk, a full-length mirror with a plain wooden frame, etc. Are all replaced.

Destruction, Assistance, Manipulation, Transmutation…. Regardless of the faction, the plan invoked her magic.

As furniture breaks, it attaches again and rises, but at the same time it is sheared again. He repeated disassembly and reassembly, changing his appearance according to his will.

Let’s repeat it until all of the mana is consumed, and the furniture that Plan used in the previous world was roughly equipped.

A mirror with an antique frame, a wide desk, a chair with your favorite pattern…. Compared to the first, it’s phenomenal.

“Uh… ? What! Why do you like your room so much?!”

I clearly told you not to make a fuss. Becky broke into Plan’s room out of nowhere and shouted.

Plan looked at Becky with eyes demanding an explanation. Then she smiles and continues her words.

“It’s my first time building a room. I came here because I was curious to see if everyone else’s room looked the same. But your flan room is especially nice.”

Becky remembered her dorm room.

Excitedly, he gathered all his belongings and put them in, but compared to Plan’s room, his room was no different from a garbage dump with all sorts of junk.

Is there any reason to give a better room only to Plan? There was only one thing Becky could guess.

After all, it’s a non-standard grade beyond A grade. Becky’s guess became even more solid.

“Of course not. Scram.”

The chilly banquet order has been issued. However, Becky’s gaze turned to Trivia in Plan’s hand.

A memo engraved with countless geometric shapes and curves. Looking at it, my curiosity as a wizard is aroused.

“What is that?”

“I don’t know if I see it. It is a problem to be submitted to the Agora board.”

It would be strange to see and know that. Becky managed to swallow his words as they reached the bottom of his chin. Because it didn’t matter now.

“…… Are you having problems? Why? Are you touching Trixie again?”

“I’m not necessarily targeting anyone. It doesn’t matter who solves it, as long as it’s someone with skill.”

“Then you are doing it anonymously again?”

“Yes.”

“Even if you give out your name, be sure to leave out my name. I can’t afford it Hey….”

This time, Plan’s gaze turned to Becky.

There were many miscellaneous papers in her hand, but there was one that stood out especially because of its yellow color.

“What is that?”

“This? Club application form. You can get it if you go to the research building.”

“A club…. Is it a place to play?”

“Where to play? Umm, would it be more accurate to say that it is a place to study happily?”

Becky’s eyes widened as she muttered.

“What is that expression like hearing it for the first time? Everyone thinks of the club first when they think of Märchen Academy’s Faculty of Magic!”

“It’s the first time I’ve heard of it.”

“Magic is the brightest science when you study it freely. It’s a group of like-minded people gathering together to study.”

Becky pushed the club application form so that Plan could see it.

Summoning club ‘Birth’, magic reporter and PR club ‘Witch’, exploration club ‘Pinwheel’….

All the typefaces densely packed into the application form were brief descriptions and names of clubs. Becky excitedly continues his remarks.

“Look at this. Because there are so many students, there are so many clubs. Newbies can’t do club activities, but if you have an A grade, you can do it.”

What Becky ticked off was ‘Frozen’, an ice element exploration club. Becky, who was chattering excitedly, suddenly asks Plan.

“Hey, Plan. Are you not interested in clubs? If you are interested in the ice element, you can join me….”

“I’m not interested.”

Plan agreed to the point that magic shines the most when freely explored.

However, the club feels somewhat childish to him. Wouldn’t it be better if it felt like nurturing a few disciples?

“Ah, yes. Okay.”

The quick reply is cool.

Becky scratched her head in embarrassment, then showed Plan the blue piece of paper this time.

“Come to think of it, did you check this? We’ve outlined how this expedition will go.”

“Not yet.”

“…… Isn’t that too carefree? That scary Professor Violet is in charge.”

Receiving the paper Becky was holding, Plan looked over the outline of the upcoming exploration task.

[Outline of Exploration Tasks]

▶We want to develop students’ adventurous spirit and ability to cope with crisis situations. So, form a group to explore designated dungeons and compare their results.

▶Number of members: 3 each.

▶Special feature: Open scroll.

“It’s a dungeon….”

Plan narrowed his forehead.

Dungeon existed in the previous world. A different space where various monsters and distorted flows of mana are scattered.

If the dungeon written in the outline is the same as the dungeon in the previous world. No, if it’s similar. That alone was a bit difficult for Plan.

[ We want to develop the ability to cope with crisis situations. ]

The content written in the outline is the key. It required a lot of mana to respond quickly to various crises.

Seeing his expression, Becky opened his mouth quietly.

“Isn’t that a big deal? Originally, exploration tasks are performed by upper-class students. But Professor Violet said she would just do it. It’s completely arbitrary!”

Plan went through the outline carefully. Ask

“What is an open scroll?”

“Oh, that. It’s okay to bring a magic scroll. If you take it as a written test, it’s the same as an open book test.”

“…… Is it possible to bring a scroll?”

“Yes. It must have been because we were newcomers. You really mean to evaluate only coping skills.”

Flan rubs his chin for a moment.

And soon after, he burst into laughter.

“What? Why are you laughing all of a sudden?”

“I don’t know. Let’s just leave.”

It was Becky who didn’t even expect an answer in the first place. As I was about to leave Plan’s room, I suddenly remembered another thing I was going to say.

“Hey, flan.”

Becky hesitated and couldn’t finish her words. However, he mustered up the courage because it was what he had wanted to say before.

“Can I ask if there is any magic I don’t know about?”

“I’ll let you know when I have time.”

“Thank you.”

The quick response was cool again this time, but fortunately the content was positive. Becky hurried out of Room 401.

Returning to his room, Becky started cleaning the room for no reason. After looking at Plan’s room, he found his room to be very shabby.

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While wiping the already clean desk with another cloth, I thought of Plan’s words.

“I’ll let you know when I have enough time….”

Come to think of it, that was a bit strange.

Even Becky herself does not yet know what kind of magic Becky will ask about in the future.

During the lecture, you may have a question and ask, or you may ask a difficult problem that comes up on the agora board someday.

But, what is that attitude that seems to be able to tell you if you have enough time.

“…… What is it really?”

After thinking for a while, I wiped the desk.

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The quality of the dinner served at the Marchen Academy Restaurant is excellent. At least that’s what Arya Fontyne felt.

He won an A grade, so now every meal is free. Since she received her scholarship, her font, her family, will surely be proud of her.

After putting a load of appetizing salad on her plate, she moved on.

“Aria!”

At a table a little further away, a girl with bright blond hair raises her hand. It was Hailey Lumian.

A daughter from an aristocratic family. The grade is A. The two of them had a lot in common and were able to quickly become friends.

She was Hailey, already seated with a bunch of girls, but the seat across from her was empty. She sits there as if Arya is natural.

Come to think of it, in the other corner, Trixie was sitting alone and quietly eating.

Its appearance is as cold and calm as a lake on a winter day. Such a beautiful blue look. Trixie was surrounded by other students until her freshman welcome.

However, the fence could not withstand her coldness and fell off. So, no one tried to approach Trixie now.

Hailey smiled brightly at Arya.

“Are you here, Aria? What have you been doing?”

“After unpacking at the dormitory, I only watched Trivia in my free time. Two days later she’s put on an expedition. I wonder if there is even a little bit of information.”

“Ah~ That’s right. It was full of words saying that I should meet Jo-won well. I want to pray that I will be chosen well.”

“Haley, it would be really nice to be in the same group as you.”

“Oh, my dear.”

Haley burst out laughing, as if not hating.

“By the way, Aria. Isn’t this assignment an open scroll?”

“Yeah, I saw it. Honestly, at least open scrolling. No, what do you do if you use a scroll and use a higher level magic? If we could use it, how much could we do? These are magic I know very little about.”

“I mean. In the first place, the exploration task is performed by the seniors, but why are we doing it….”

“Hayley, are you going to do well after saying this? I know everything.”

“What, no, no.”

Hailey gave her a soft eye smile.

After that, the two of them talked about who the A students were, who they should be grouped with, and so on.

Then he seemed to remember something. Arya opened her mouth.

“…… Plan, I wish I wasn’t in the same group as him.”

Haley’s eyes twinkle at that.

“Oh, Aria, do you hate flan too?”

“Who would like him? His way of speaking is arrogant, and he took the test suspiciously and got an A grade.”

At that, Haley blinked her eyes.

You say flan’s tone is arrogant? He’s always been kind to those around him since childhood. At least, as far as Haley knew.

“That’s right. The professor said she hadn’t cheated, but it’s strange that she’s a kid who got in with an F grade and suddenly she’s getting an A.”

Arya’s eyes widened.

“F grade? Is it grade F? Plan, did he enter with an F grade?”

“Yes. I guess you didn’t know.”

“I had no idea. Come to think of it, he said he confessed to you, Hailey. What happened to that?”

Since this is a rather sensitive subject, the girls around her began to secretly look at Hailey, but Hailey answered without batting an eye.

“Just…. She turned me down not very much. If she was dating, she wanted to be with a man who was good at magic.”

“That’s all. But even if commoners don’t know their subject, they don’t know for a long time. I’m going to play with a commoner girl like now. Is not it?”

Other female students burst into laughter at Aria’s words.

Only one, Haley, tilted her head.

“Flan…. Commons?”

“Yes. You’re a flan commoner.”

Arya nods her head at Hailey’s words. She goes on with her words while laughing with the girls around her.

“When I was talking about a commoner, he looked me in the eye and talked back. I’m not crazy.”

“Why is flan a commoner?”

“Since there is no surname in his name, he is a commoner. What’s wrong, Hailey?”

A look towards pure doubt. Haley smiled awkwardly.

“Ah…. Oh, yes. Yes. That’s right.”

But in a corner of her head, a question arose.

Did Plan hide his identity? Why the hell

Judith’s name is exalted. If I just revealed that simple fact, at least no student would openly treat me in front of Plan.

“Huh? I got it!”

But then, Aria’s movement with her fork stopped abruptly.

“Haley, isn’t flan still in love with you?”

“What?”

“No, that’s right. Because I still like you, didn’t I get an A grade far and wide while doing suspicious things? Trying to change my mind somehow.”

“Ah…. Uh, is that so?”

But that was then. She finished her meal first, exclaimed another female student who was fiddling with the trivia.

“There must have been a problem on the Agora board!”

All of the hands that were moving the tableware stopped. As if everyone had promised, she opened the trivia bulletin board page.

What the female student said was true. At the top, there was a post that moved the problem that was newly written on the agora board.

“Crazy, what is the difficulty?”

“I don’t know already.”

Exclamations of exclamation came out from each student who confirmed the problem. Even at first glance, it was not something newbies could approach.

“Still, I understand the series. It deals with the elements.”

“At first glance, this is a harmony.”

“Isn’t it an illusion?”

“…… We’re also in our own A grade, but opinions are divided.”

Everyone sticks out their tongues and covers the trivia. Seeing this while eating really makes me feel sick.

“My stomach is bloated.”

“It’s the same mage, but why are they so different… It feels like a real wall.”

Then Arya discovered something different from the problem.

“Come to think of it, is this anonymous again?”

Anonymous. And then it was.

The female students’ heads turned all at once. Their eyes turned to Trixie, who was sitting alone at a table in the corner.

Trixie’s expression is not good. She scribbles on the plate as if the fork were a pen.

It’s been a while.

Scribbling and scribbling, sighing a few times.

Quaang!

He hit the table with his fist.