Group A’s examination, which can be called the advance team, has come to an end.
Even though it had been more than 10 minutes since the end, the hall was still abuzz with the afterglow of the magic that the Class A cadets had shown.
Not to mention the Madosegawa Eight Great Factions, and the students of the 16th class and the daughters of the Penton family showed great skills.
“hehehe, the genius Confucius is really fun the more you see him.”
Have you been overdoing it for a long time? The beauty with curly chestnut hair smiled as she looked at Lane, whose backside was wet with sweat, arranging paper, pencils, and ink.
The desk and chair she was sitting on belonged to Hubert. Hubert, who was sighing with his forehead on his forehead in the heartache of being eliminated in the preliminaries, lifted his ax eye.
“Get out of here before I rip that snout out, Nora.”
Her name is Nora Redon, who smirks with a playful smile.
Until now, he had no contact with Lane, but he was a person who had been competing for the top spot at the top.
The smile faded from Nora’s face as she casually licked her upper lip at Hubert’s threat.
“Would that be possible with the skills of Hubert, who couldn’t even make it to the finals because all the judges were taken away by the genius Confucius?”
Hubert’s eyes narrowed.
As the magical powers of the two late exponents collided in the air, currents of magical energy bounced here and there.
“… … dog year. All right, just go.”
It was Hubert who reaped the magic first. It was because I was so tired that I couldn’t spend my emotions on someone right now.
And it was best not to get involved with the Melev School, the only one among the Eight Great Schools whose goal is to kill with magic.
Then, Nora smiled again as if she had never done that before. Slowly, he got up from the desk and chair, waved his hand affectionately, and turned around.
“Don’t be so heartbroken, Hubert. I will take care of the genius Confucius properly in the finals♬”
While the students from 8 vs. 16 had a good conversation on such a day, Lane was also talking while surrounded by friends.
“Are you really insane to bring such nonsense magic to the scroll exam?”
Christa asks with a puzzled expression. Lane only shrugged.
“You just have to be careful next time.”
“You must know the seriousness of this matter! I was lucky enough to pass, so damn it! I’m not making a mistake like this because I’m going to go with a girl during the exam period, I’m going to do things like being a tutor, and I’m lazy!”
Although he was shaking, his expression was very bright, perhaps because of the fact that Lane Ludwig entered the finals.
“ah! Noisy, really. Be careful next time.”
On the other hand, Gertrude, who could be called a loser, sighed with a pessimistic face.
‘Even if I wasn’t in the same grade as these people, I would have been able to go to the finals.’
The rank of the final exam, excluding the top 30 cadets who go to the finals, is determined by the number of scrolls exhausted.
Here, Gertrude Panton’s sales are 66 copies, and it will probably easily occupy the 31st place unless there is an unexpected change.
On the other hand, Logan, which only has 18 chapters, has to do really well to be in the middle ranks… … .
“Isn’t the world still unaware of the beauty of muscles? Or was my magic lacking?”
Logan murmured, not understanding his defeat at all. Ilyin, a member of the Tchaihak School, sold 58 scrolls.
“Hey, Logan! Aren’t you f*cking right? I don’t think the vice-president will let me go… … .”
And Cassena Page, looking at such scenes from a distance with envious eyes.
‘Can I fit in there someday?’
As if reading her thoughts from her daughter’s expression, Madelia smiled and put her hand on her head.
“There’s no need to be impatient, Cassena.”
“Joe, didn’t you show any impatience? What kind of nonsense are you talking about, heh!”
At that time, assistant instructors were running around ordering the cadets in Group A to leave the dragon pit. This is because you have to start the exams of Groups B, C, D, E, and F.
“I’m just, just a little bit worried! Will I be able to do well?”
After seeing the skills of top cadets, especially… … Cassena’s hands trembled as she struggled to raise herself on crutches.
“What this test asks of the cadets is not simply what kind of magic to use for the scroll, but such an aspect of imagination.”
Looking down at the spectacle from the audience, Lunen, a mustachioed man from the Special Affairs Division, summarized his impressions. As he himself had taken the same test here before, the feeling was different.
“I guess so. No matter how much magic you prepare for the test, variables always happen.”
Variables that occur in everyday life were a difficult problem that wizards had to live with for the rest of their lives. Because it was the wizards who had to solve that variable.
‘That’s why one of the most important qualities for a wizard is the ability to deal with those variables.’
Practice is not as simple as a math problem. Because there are many cases where the answer and the solution method are not determined as one.
There, Lane Ludwig proved it with an overwhelming performance. That he was born with such a talent.
Maybe that’s why, even among this brilliant golden generation, it was Lane Ludwig who was receiving the most attention.
“Chief, we need to get Lane Ludwig! Because you used multiple operations! It will be a light of hope for our Majeong Research Department!”
“With that momentum, I’m sure I’ll be able to rise to the level of an archmage.”
“Send a grand present to Cavan Ludwig. Since I’m a student, it’s good to look good to Dangju. Most of the descendants of the Sedo family follow the decision of the head of the family.”
That’s why I got a little goosebumps. Everyone here now is the one who recognized the value of Rain’s performance just now.
But what about Doran Slade?
How did that human figure out his aptitude before Lane Ludwig showed it to him? It must have been before even the midterm exams.
“Unfortunately, it doesn’t just get good attention. It is a privilege of the pinnacle.”
As Lunen said, he pointed with his chin to the southeast bleachers. A giant with a suspicious hood was glaring at Lane Ludwig.
Any other wizard would have dismissed it as just a weirdo, but the wizards of the special department, who had special intuition, were different.
It was because they had always hunted warlocks and had sharpened intuition.
“So it is.”
Tirinted, who had been keeping a close eye on his behavior earlier than Lunen, who was one year younger than him, yawned annoyedly and stretched.
“Ai-san, I thought you might take a break, but it’s already time to work again.”
* * *
“It’s a real page… … .”
“The rumors were true… … .”
“Where have you been and what have you been doing for 10 years… … ?”
Unlike Group A, the late corps had a large number of cadets with low social attention, so most of the attention was focused on Cassena Page.
“I heard you transferred to ＜Deleiten＞ midway through.”
“Then, how good are you?”
Surprisingly, there was little resentment.
Where is the Page family? Aren’t they descendants of the founder of magic that he left behind on this land?
It was also an elite clan that had never failed to produce excellent magicians in the long history of the empire.
Skill is skill, but the influence they have had on the world of magic has been unmatched. any school or family.
“The real daughter of Madelia Page, the current leader of the Magic League… … It’s obvious if you don’t look. He must be a great talent Like Lane Ludwig, who pretended to be incompetent.”
However, the position of the cadets who watched Cassena for two weeks was different. One by one, they were starting to feel resentment.
‘Even though I don’t have any magic skills… … .’
‘Special transfer with the family… … .’
‘Heh, let’s sell it, yes… … .’
Needless to say, Christa Warden entered as the top class on a regular basis, and even Lane Ludwig, who was famous as a genius public figure, took the additional exams and entered the school, but what the hell was that?
“Hmm, as expected, it doesn’t have a good reputation.”
Gertrude Panton, who was good at reading the surrounding atmosphere in the cadet-only stands, shook her head in pity.
“I thought only Lady Christa had hatred for men. How many female students have you been attracted to, female Confucius? You get a lot of jealousy like that.”
“what?”
“Me, a male problem?! What are you talking about?”
Rain and Christa raised their eyebrows at the same time. Christa looked quite flustered.
“Oh my, did I say something wrong? It’s a problem related to Prince Lane, isn’t it?”
“Oh, technically it’s not wrong! Stop saying things that people will misunderstand!”
After Gertrude was chased away by Christa, the surroundings calmed down a bit. Logan came over and stood next to Lane.
“It certainly doesn’t say much, though.”
“I have no choice but to endure it. They’ll think you’re here even though you don’t deserve it.”
Just like Rin did before… … . In that era, there were many wizards other than Rin, such as Glados (4 stars), who had extensive experience in combat.
‘Typically, there was Ulan Page who reigned as one of the best wizards of that era.’
With no career or reputation, and only acquiring a 4-star rank at a young age, Lin became a member of the warrior party, so she was bound to become the target of countless antipathy.
Lin’s early actions were also proof of his value. That he is a suitable person to be the archmage of the hero’s party… … .
‘Lista told me not to care, but how can I not care about that?’
When I meet people who have made quite a name for themselves in the magic world, they stare at me like they’re going to eat me.
Ulan Page, who could be said to be the most dangerous competitor, acknowledged Rin without a fight, probably because he was a great friend.
Come to think of it, I must have owed a debt to the Page family back then… … . After Ulan acknowledged Rin, the number of fussing guys has definitely decreased.
“Well, then why don’t I try to scare you away from saying mean things behind your back?”
“Quit. Rather, it will have the opposite effect.”
I have no choice but to prove myself here, Cassena. I deserve to be here. that you deserve it
[Test time is 90 minutes! Start calculation right now!]
As soon as Kyle’s order was issued, the cadets assigned to their designated seats began scribbling their brushes on the parchment.
“Oh, Bernie of the School of Ermont draws a 3-star magic square!”
“Oh, it looks like Crutis is also planning to use 2-star magic.”
Amid the cheers of the crowd, the cadets with their enemies in the 16th School drew a splendid magic square.
“Then the lady of the page… … Uhm?”
With Professor Kyle’s clairvoyance, Cassena’s desk was enlarged from the window floating in the air. The faces of the people who saw it with vague anticipation were divided.
“hmm?”
“A magic square?”
“There is only one descendant of Sega?”
Ordinary people or beginners in magic tilted their heads as if in doubt or sneered with contempt, but those with magical understanding had to blink their eyes in surprise.
“No, it’s not just one star. Look at the shape of that magic square! A trapezoid!”