3 – Agora Board
“This one is just about finished.”
The student grinned as he looked at Craig.
His expression is full of composure. It is unthinkable that she came to clean up as punishment.
He slowly retraced the scenery he had just seen.
Watercolor.
The process he unfolded was more like a watercolor painting than magic.
It’s colorful, and even if you can’t understand it, you can recognize that it’s colorful.
The impression that arriving one beat later is beautiful.
You should have said that the area you’re in charge of hasn’t even started cleaning yet, or that you’d like to go when it’s finished.
Mouth does not move.
I closed my eyes.
It’s selfish, but I wanted to repeat that scenery for a moment, even for a moment.
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“That’s awkward.”
The sense of incongruity is great. It must be because this is the first time I’ve used magic with someone else’s body.
However, there were parts that put my mind at ease.
‘The basics of magic are the same as in the previous world.’
He was worried that everything he had been learning would disappear in an instant, but he recognized that the basic goal of magic was the same.
The theory that remains in my head is that it can be used in this world as well. I guess I can be a little relieved about that.
Of course, I don’t know much about this world yet. There is also the possibility that unexpected variables may occur in various places.
… But even so, I’m not afraid.
Because this body contains Kaplan. If there is a variable, it is just proved anew.
Leaving behind the bewildered cleaner, he left his seat.
He had no reason to hold on to me since the restroom was so clean.
That’s right, there’s no reason to hold on to it.
“Student!”
Nevertheless, he grabbed my shoulder.
Seeing the surprise on his face, at least he wasn’t holding on in anger.
“This is amazing! Are you a student who occupies the entire Agora board?”
“Agora board?”
It’s not a very pleasant sensation to be caught in the cleaning hands, but the word agora board caught my attention.
A blackboard where wizards compete with each other’s theories. Agora Board.
A person who solves a written spell can erase the existing spell and write his own spell on the Agora board.
It’s convenient to think of it as a kind of arena where we prove each other’s theories.
However, it will only be in the Mage Tower. Isn’t this an academy?
“…Can a student touch the Agora board?”
“Can a student touch it?”
The cleaning lady tilts her head.
“Isn’t that obvious? Only students can touch it. The professor can’t intervene.”
“Can’t the professor intervene?”
“Of course not. It was made for students.”
I understand.
The agora board in this world is the same as the name, but it seems to be actually a device for the students of the academy. Interesting.
The cleaner scratches his head shyly.
“Looking at the reaction, I guess not. Since he uses magic so well, I wonder if the student is the main character of the rumor.”
“What a rumor.”
“Of course, about the student who filled the entire board anonymously… No, but you don’t know more than me who cleans while I’m a student? Even if you are a freshman.”
“Is there such a rumor?”
“Okay, if you didn’t know, go and try it now. They say that if you get a lot of attention on the Agora board, scouting will come after that. By the way, are you really that good at magic? “
After a few more courtesy compliments about magic and asking where the agora board was, I left.
And every time I took a step, I thought of the Agora board.
It draws my attention to the fact that he did so anonymously in a place where he could show off his honor by revealing his name.
Suddenly, I think of my past self.
I submitted a few answers to the Mage’s Tower anonymously and then enjoyed the reaction from the Mage’s Tower overturned.
Another step like that. Heading towards the agora board.
“Flan!”
Someone is calling. She was the first female professor.
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“Personal baggage.”
Professor Yeo handed him her bag, saying that she had left it in the classroom.
Books, writing instruments, magic tools, if they have anything in common, they are all worn out.
It was to the point where I couldn’t tell whether they were students or merchants.
Among them, the only thing that shined like new was the student ID.
Come to think of it, the cleaners mentioned him as a freshman. In fact, it seems that he has just entered this academy.
Marchen Academy 1st year
I’m not too surprised about the academy and grade level.
Plan.
A name that was similar to his own, but clearly different, caught his attention.
When you check your student ID like this, you can feel the fact that you have entered someone else’s body.
‘I have to live with this body now.’
It’s not hard to understand, but it takes time to accept.
He stood still with his temples propped up for a while.
What kind of world is this world?
Originally, there was no academy with this name in the world.
Magic is equally valid, but the world itself is subtly different.
Whoa, let out a deep sigh and walk down the hallway of the academy.
I didn’t know where to go anyway, so I headed towards the Agora board.
Magic has become my breathing hole in any situation.
At first glance, the scene of the academy that comes into view while walking seems like the academy he knew, but it is different.
The design is strangely refined, and if you pass by a few students from time to time, it’s a bit far from the style he usually sees.
It feels like the trend has completely changed.
“Hmm.”
Anyway, we reached the Agora board.
At first glance, what is placed outside the building looks like a small front door. It is so huge and magnificent.
Because of its size, it could not be placed inside a building.
Anyway, on this blackboard, certain magical spells are written in white.
Somehow, it feels familiar. There was a time when I felt romantic in writing.
I put the bag on my back on the floor. And the moment you want to focus on it.
“Should I give up?”
A clear voice hit my ear.
The female student who recommended giving up from the beginning puts her hands on her hips and puts on a confident expression.
Although he is shorter than this one, his spirit is by no means small.
Red hair hanging down to her waist. As she admired the luster, she opened her mouth again.
“There is a story that there were fewer professors than students in that technique. Even if you hold on to it all day, you can’t release it anyway.”
“What are you?”
“Me? Becky.”
Even a child would know that I didn’t mean to ask for your name.
As the boy openly wrinkled his forehead, Becky hesitated and continued.
“I’ve been here all day since the freshman welcome today. But in the end it didn’t work out I approached it very lightly at first, but after that I couldn’t.”
“Looks like it.”
“…Why. What. What does that mean? Am I too great?”
Doesn’t that mean that he gave up anyway? Why are you telling me to give up on this one too?
I turned my gaze back to the Agora board.
Lines, dots, and circles of so many spells. It was sitting there like a knot that was so tangled that it could never be untied again.
His expression naturally wrinkled.
Great magic isn’t that complicated. Intuitive and simple. It’s just that the price you’re asking for is high.
Therefore, the intention of this written on the agora board is clear.
Make it look as difficult as possible, make yourself look as good as possible…
However, this is a different direction from the ‘difficulty’ he pursues.
It’s a bit disrespectful.
“Look at that. Is it difficult? I said it was difficult.”
‘It’s more annoying than difficult.’
Exactly as I thought.
With so many spells to the point of ignorance, this one requires repetitive calculations to the point of maliciousness rather than difficulty.
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‘It will consume a lot of mana.’
It is not impossible to accelerate thinking and make calculations quickly.
However, the story is different with the body of the boy who now dwells in the amount that would have been used while snoring if it had been his original body.
Just trying the harmony technique in the bathroom is dangerous, so I said everything.
Of course, I plan to fix this as well in the future.
In any case, it would be too reckless to tackle a problem like this without magical assistance.
I have no idea how many days it will take.
“No answer? Hey. Is it okay if I don’t hide the shock?”
Becky waves his hand a few times in front of his eyes. Only then did her gaze and her thoughts turn to her.
Come to think of it, she didn’t have to be bound by her own mana.
Isn’t there another wizard next to you?
“Becky.”
“Huh?”
“How far have you come?”
“Is this a painting? Each formula is a coordinate or a point that points to a specific location. If everything is together, it will surely become a painting.”
Becky doesn’t hesitate to let me know what he noticed.
Because I have the belief that the other person will not be able to do it anyway.
“The reason I didn’t connect all of them.”
“When do you calculate all of this? That would be close to impossible.”
She nodded.
It coincides with the feelings he felt. Once you have this level of skill, it will be quite helpful.
She looks at me suspiciously.
“But… Is your tone normal?”
“A vertex.”
“Huh?”
“As you can imagine a triangle with only three points. You only need to solve the formula corresponding to each vertex.”
Becky burst out laughing.
“Hey. It’s easy to say. How do you find it?”
“Do this.”
He proposes with a face full of composure.
“As long as I find exactly the vertices, you do the calculations.”
“Looking for vertices only? Say something that makes sense.”
It was a story that Becky couldn’t understand at all.
After all, to figure out what a vertex is, shouldn’t we have to look at every single point?
If it was easy to pinpoint only the vertices by looking at them, the spell written on the board wouldn’t have been evaluated as difficult in the first place.
“I don’t know what to say, but you just have to answer.”
Short answer to come back. Becky swallowed.
A boy with a sharp impression looks sickly. But Becky didn’t feel that he was weak.
I feel the confidence in his expression, intonation, and attitude with my whole body.
I thought about it for a while, but in the end I had no choice but to answer like this.
“…So what? If you get it right.”
However, the boy smiled as if he liked it.
“I like it.”
He weaved mana into the form of chalk.
It touched the blackboard, and soon it moved without the slightest hesitation.