“no!”
Se-Ri turned her head around with a pouting face, and as if she noticed that she was upset, she paced in front of me and turned her head around.
I only learned bad things from my aunt… … .
When I looked at Elin, who could be said to be a pioneer of such things, Elin tilted her head.
“why? what?”
“No, just.”
I just said, “Can’t we just stop watching the final match and go back?” Mother asked in a worried tone.
“Just go back… … I don’t think Lane said that for no reason, what happened?”
I was speechless right here. You can’t say that the black magician is targeting you, isn’t it?
Then, a full-scale investigation will begin immediately, but will Valencidis, who has not been caught in ＜Delaiten＞ or the intelligence network of the Special Investigation Division, be arrested?
No, I’m the only one to be accused of being a weirdo. Then the nickname Gura Gongja will stick.
“Just a little… … I am not confident.”
So I kind of circled it.
Then Elin narrowed her eyes as if she was dumbfounded, and punched Lane in the head.
“Where is a man from the Ludwig family saying such weak words! You’re not just a member, you’re the legitimate successor! The body that will later become the head of the family! But what, are you not confident?”
“Huh, it was a joke.”
As a result of the story progressing, the family failed to return to the mansion and the next morning dawned.
As the final exams for the sophomores begin today, it is customary for first-year students to attend their respective department buildings and study on their own during the morning hours.
However, since I was a finalist, I was called to the president’s office first. along with two other entrants.
“Rain Ludwig, Christa Warden, Caden. One of the reasons I called you guys here is to convey the theme of the senior match.”
Madelia nodded, and Deputy Professor Kyle, who was standing next to him, handed out each of us a copy of the enveloped papers.
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When I sneakily took out the papers, there was only one rune scrawled on the white parchment, but there was no further explanation.
“… … ?”
When I raised my gaze and tilted my head, Kyle smiled and opened his mouth.
“The theme is ‘beautiful magic’.”
“A beautiful magic?”
“300 years ago, during the turbulent times, technical magic was scorned for a while because it lacked practicality, but now that the era of peace has begun, its importance is being highlighted again.”
That’s for sure.
Isn’t it a well-known fact that northern mages were more welcomed than southern mages among those who were on the front line at the time?
Madelia continued her explanation with a chin.
“It is also called the so-called magic craft. With just one magic craft, you can clearly grasp the magician’s ability, that is, imagination, calculation ability, and the depth of magic.”
It’s a beautiful magic… … .
It was a really difficult task for Lane, who belonged to the northern wizards who emphasized practicality from birth.
“The playoff starts on Friday morning. Until then, do your best to think of what kind of magic you can unleash on the world.”
Madelia wondered if that was the case, then gave Lane a hint and smiled.
“Don’t expect it.”
* * *
“What, why are you sighing!”
I was just staring at the envelope on the desk with my arms crossed, when I heard a loud noise that suddenly made my eardrums ache.
Even if you don’t see it, you’ll know who it is.
Still, sincerity is necessary, so he glances around. Cassena, whose features are dazzlingly clear, is staring intently at me.
“I just did it because I was a bit lost in my thoughts.”
FYI, I’ve changed seats. Helping transfer students is the duty of a senior cadet or something… … .
This is the end of the middle row.
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No matter how much it was, it was too much to take away the window seat from Christa, so I managed to persuade Cassena and compromised with this.
Now, instead of me, Gertrude sits next to Christa.
“Why are my thoughts blocked!”
“I don’t know what beautiful magic is.”
“A beautiful magic? What is it.”
Would I have sighed if I had known? Do something and say something.
‘I don’t have any brains because of Valencidis… … .’
Why do exams come up with unknown topics? The situation is serious, so the test becomes annoying.
“I’m at a loss because I don’t know such a thing, do you still have the right to call me my rival?”
I thought a shadow was cast over the desk, and when I looked up, Christa was looking down at me with her arms folded in her characteristic arrogant posture.
“what! It’s dark, so you can’t see the letters!”
Then, Cassena suddenly became hot. Krista growled as she glared at Cassena.
“What are you talking about when you haven’t even opened the book?”
“Are you going to open it now?!”
“It’s cracking! What nonsense is that!”
Oh, regardless of the difference in status, we get along very well in terms of words. It also seems that it is easier to get along with the same s*x than the opposite s*x.
“Hmm, come to think of it, Confucius didn’t go to magic school, so this topic might be a bit difficult.”
Gertrude Panton, who could have a normal conversation at least, spoke in a tone that seemed to be understood.
“Do you know?”
“It’s strange not knowing. It’s a question that is asked at least once a year at magic schools.”
“oh… … So what? Christa must be able to pass this test quickly.”
As if even such admiration was laughable, Christa clicked her tongue and shook her head.
“It’s not like I’m at a level where I’m able to penetrate it, and it’s not like I know it because of school.”
“?”
“Since I started doing magic, I have been working on this subject every single day.”
The one who responded to Christa’s boast was a person who hadn’t been here before. And he wasn’t the right person for this position.
“That’s right♬ The warden family’s lineage limit is that summoning inorganics and summoning objects’ external details are all influenced by the magician★”
The owner of the singing voice was Nora Redon, the late leader of the Melev school.
While the three young ladies glared at Nora in a state of alertness and bewilderment, Lane waved her hand happily.
“Oh, Nora. Do you know quite a bit?”
“Whoops, knowing the prey’s information is an essential virtue for hunters, isn’t it?”
“Do you know anything about beautiful magic?”
“Simply put, even if you use similar magic, does it give you a more splendid and magnificent feeling? It’s not difficult♬”
what? Since when did you say hello so warmly that you were so close? Wasn’t the term “female Confucius” nonsense?
‘While I’m not looking, he really crosses his legs all over the place… … .’
Christa, who had calmed down the doubts rising in her head, shook her head.
“It doesn’t have to be fancy and grand to be good. The most important thing is sophistication. No matter how splendid it is, if the runes and mathematicians are not elaborately interlocked, it will often look poor.”
“… … !”
“And it takes a lot of experience when it comes to combining runes and math for beautiful magic. It’s not something you can understand just by hearing it once.”
Recombination of runes and mathematics?
If that’s the case, isn’t it one of my specialties?
“You mean like this?”
Several beams of light streamed out of Rain’s palm and merged into a magic square.
The shape of the magic square is a combination of a circle and a sector, and the inscribed runes are Zeng (蒸) and Seo (逝).
Then even Hubert, who had been looking sideways since Nora’s appearance, had a twitch in his eyes.
‘The magic I used on the first day of admission… … .’
Christa was also happy and wary, but soon crossed her arms with a relaxed attitude.
“That is true, but it is not enough. Why don’t we decide who is superior or inferior now?”
“superiority and inferiority? how?”
“like this.”
Then, even on Christa’s palm, a banquet of light streaks took place.
The speed at which the magic square was formed, that is, the speed of mental arithmetic, was three or four times slower than that of Rain, but just looking at the perfect formation of the square without any mistakes, it can be said that he is a great junior.
With that, a composition was formed in which the senior and second seats rotated the magic square over their palms and faced each other.
“Let’s get an evaluation. fair.”
It was Christa who broke the magic square first.
Inflammation, whitish vapor rose like droplets and flew away like cherry blossoms, then spread out in all directions like a curtain of pure white, then suddenly disappeared.
Rain also broke the magic square and realized his superpower… … Something was different. Something I can’t explain how.
“There is something more about the Warden lady… … .”
“Shall I say afterglow? Wasn’t that stronger?”
“huh… … .”
When the cadets in her class were whispering like that, Cassena put on an expression of disapproval.
“what?! It’s the same magic square and the same rune, so what’s the difference?”
On the other hand, Gertrude, who was elated by Christa’s victory, smiled arrogantly.
“That is, it can be seen that there is a difference in the method of solving mathematical formulas.”
“How to solve a mathematical expression?!”
“A single math problem can be solved with simple formulas like linear equations, but it can be solved much more simply with advanced formulas like calculus and integral calculus or cubic functions.”
“… … ?”
“What are you talking about? Depending on which formula you solve, the magic makes a small but big difference in the visual result.”
For example, while Princess Lane used ‘Friesen matrix multiplication’ for the core solution of the magic square, Lady Christa used ‘general matrix’.
“The ‘general matrix’ is several times more basic than the ‘Friessen matrix product’, so the formulas that need to be used are longer and more numerous.”
“Y-I know that!”
“This was applied to magic as well, making the scattered steam spread more widely and for a longer time. That is where the difference comes from.”
Ugh, I don’t know what you’re talking about… … .
Unlike Cassena, who chewed her nails because she couldn’t understand it at all, something terrifying passed through her mind and Lane’s eyes opened wide.
“Aha, there is such a difference… … .”
This may be even worse than expected. Although Rin and Christa lived in different eras, they were very different.
‘Because I always had to face real combat, I’ve been learning only advanced formulas that can solve problems several times faster than the basic formula… … .’
Since the beginning of my magic education, I have been educated that way. Northerners always emphasized the practicality of magic.
“I know everything. What mathematical formula should be used to change the visual effect of magic… … Does it disappear sooner or later?”
“… … !”
“Rain, you may have a better understanding of runes than I do, but I will never lose here. It’s because I’ve accumulated my entire life here.”
Krista then looked at Cassena and Nora alternately as if she didn’t like it, then turned around with her head lightly bobbing.
“So this time, keep in mind that male and female 7-year-olds sit together and prepare properly before coming to the test site. It’s not a test where unexpected variables work like in the preliminaries.”
When Christa left like that, Lane’s feelings became more complicated.
Nothing is easy… … .
Then Nora smiled and turned to Lane.
“hehehe, you seem to be quite cornered, can I introduce you to someone who might be of help?”
“who?”
“It’s Kayden.”
“Kayden?”
“Why, there’s that guy who advanced to the finals with Gongja-sama, isn’t it ♪ He’s the second half of the Harimun School.”