The first place where the cheers of the crowd gathered was on the side of Kayden’s rice paper.
“oh… … ?”
“The magic square must be… … .”
“It’s like sheet music… … !”
Professor Caroline stroked her chin.
‘I knew it… … .’
Rigwind-type wizards differ from other wizards in how they activate their abilities, and how they construct their magic squares is also different.
‘It’s uniqueness has already captured the audience.’
Due to Kyle’s clairvoyance, the situation was being magnified and projected, so everyone was able to take a closer look at the magic square.
“The magic I prepared is 4-star magic… … That guy, is he thinking of making a symphony?!”
Logan murmured with a sigh.
A symphony usually refers to a piece of music composed of four movements, but when the Riggwind type handles it, the meaning changes slightly.
Professor Owen nodded.
“It looks like he’s aiming for that! That damn rich timbre when the four movements resonate simultaneously, not sequentially… … .”
It is literally no different from a concerto created by the best orchestra. Tchaik’s student, Ilyin, tilted his head slightly.
“But that sounds like four tones coming out at the same time, isn’t it complicated and noisy unless you have decent skills?”
“Hmm, you thought quite a bit with your sh*t-filled head. Certainly. If you don’t have the skills, you could say it’s a judge’s game.”
Marhena, who was sitting in the judges’ seat, had similar thoughts.
“High risk, high return, no matter what happens, the third seat is already decided, so you’re going to aim for the top spot with your trump card… … It’s fun.”
No, it’s not like that.
Lorelai, a young elder of the Harimun School, who was in the audience, shook her head at those who were thinking the same way as Marhena.
‘Caden is a musical genius.’
Is it correct to say that I was born to do music, or to say that I lost my voice for the sake of music?
“Kaden, do your best! Shampoo Shampoo!”
At that time, a middle-aged man with a thick face and body shouted excitedly, and those who seemed to be in the party shouted loudly.
Lorelai turned to her, smiled, and bowed her head lightly.
“Your father is here.”
“Oh, Elder! Long time no see. You are still beautiful, ha ha ha!”
Then the middle-aged man trembled even more, and vigorously folded his body with his belly fat.
The relationship between the two was deeper than expected.
Cayden’s father was a fairly well-known merchant in the southern part of the Empire. If there was one problem in life, it was that the son, who had just been weaned, was mute.
– Master, how can you become a merchant if the young master can’t speak?
– Pass on the family to the new child, and let the eldest son find another way.
I was afraid that my son would get hurt if I raised him as a prosecutor, and I hated that his future would be eaten up by religion if I raised him as a priest.
In the midst of such a waste of time, I heard that the Harimun school had come to the city touring, so I attended to calm my distraught mind… … .
It was a time when I heard the performance was so great than I thought, so I went backstage to say thank you and promised donations.
– Caden, no! If you carelessly touch these instruments… … ?!
How did this happen?
Isn’t my five-year-old son perfectly copying the song played by the students of Harimun on the spot?
The one who was most excited there was Lorelai, who was Harimun’s ambassador at the time, not anyone else.
– Oh, Father… … Won’t you give me your son?
– yes?
– Your son, your son is a genius! Music Genius! Must have music! If you entrust it to me, I will take responsibility and raise you as a wizard and performer who will leave your name in history, please!
Thus, Cayden entered the Eight Great Schools as a disciple of Lorelai.
His growth was so rapid that by the time he turned thirteen, he had become one of the most recognized late exponents of the school.
Cayden was Lorelai’s favorite pupil, and at the same time, she became more lovable and proud than a child.
‘Our school is a school that pursues the beauty of magic in the first place, and there is no wizard of his age who can beat Cayden in this subject.’
However, as if to contradict Lorelai’s conviction, exclamations flowed from here and there heading to different places. It was for Christa Warden.
“What is a magic square… … .”
“It looks like a picture… … .”
“That’s the magic square of blood kinship limits… … !”
What Christa chose was 3-star magic.
Although it is a 3-star magic, the peculiarity of the kinship limit and the girl’s elegant handwriting create a strange harmony, making the magic square look like art.
“Then what about Lane Ludwig?”
And when Rain’s paper was reflected… … The reaction was split in two. There were those who shed exclamations, and those who blinked their eyes.
“Five magic squares… … ?”
“That means… … ?”
“Five-star magic… … ?”
Even if 5-star magic was a brush mountain, it was natural that the calculation speed would slow down considerably as the number of equations to be solved increased exponentially.
‘GLaDOS (4-star), even for me, 5-star magic is still too much… … It’s not already the student level.’
When Madelia Paige looked at Lane with a mixture of surprise and concern, Cassena, who was next to her, asked what that expression meant.
“why? Isn’t it good to use high magic? Since Rain uses the strongest magic, of course he will win!”
“No, it’s not that simple. That could be a self-inflicted water.”
“what? why?!”
5-star magic requires precise calculations that cannot be compared with 1-2 star magic, or even 4-star magic.
“Coordinate calculation, power control… … But I wonder if I can afford to add aesthetic beauty to it.”
“… … !”
“This test is not just a test to get a high score for using big and grandiose magic. That’s why I’m worried.”
Lane Ludwig… … .
Even with your skills, you have no choice but to be cornered this time?
“Maybe there was no other way than that.”
Lillian Kaline, who was watching the match with her classmates from the Rivendell School, opened her mouth.
“To stand up to the Warden and Harimun.”
Elin Ludwig, in the VIP room on the other side, thought so too.
“Rain’s talent that differentiates him from the other two is his magic skills that don’t match his age… … That was the only way to make the most of it.”
But no matter how it is, it’s a 5-star magic. Can you put all the aesthetic effects you intended and devised into it and finish it in 60 minutes?
“Are you serious about that?”
Christa, who had no choice but to ask the same question, frowned. Although Lane Ludwig didn’t answer anything.
Exactly, I couldn’t.
In a state of extreme concentration, recall, draw… … The scene I saw there that day, vividly, vividly.
* * *
“The first one to complete the magic was Harimun’s late index!”
Cayden, who had finished building the magic square and writing, approached the judges’ seat.
The judges were made by 10 senior professors in charge of the 2nd and 3rd years, led by Marhena.
Since each professor was able to give a minimum of 0 points and a maximum of 10 points, the closer to 100 points, the perfect score when all of them are added, the closer you are to the senior position.
“Oh ho?”
“This is no different from a magic square.”
The judges’ eyes lit up as if they were interested.
The magic square was a form in which the four attributes unfolded in each direction and were elaborately interlocked.
Professor Kyle looked closely at the magic square and nodded.
“The north is a square, the east is a circle, the south is a sector, and the west is a triangle… … In terms of attributes, it’s earth, water, wind, and fire in that order.”
What does the order mean? Or is it just an aesthetic effect… … Then, Marhena raised her hand on the magic square.
“Then, where should I show my skills?”
Then, as magic flowed along the fingertips, and light spread along the lines of the ink dyed on the paper, all the audience’s thoughts stopped for a moment.
A celestial spectacle descended to this land.
As the square magic square was dyed with light, the earth rippled elegantly, and the quiet sound of a flute was heard, drawing the pattern of spring in my ears.
‘spring… … .’
‘I hear the sound of spring… … .’
As the circular magic square was dyed with light, a new ripple of sound arose at the end of the flute sound.
‘Stars shining as if they would pour from the summer sky… … .’
‘And the sound of the water breathing quietly in the river where the stars are reflected upside down… … .’
When the fan-shaped magic square shone, it brought out the loneliness of autumn with the sound of wind and strings.
Finally, when the triangle was shining, the sound of the bonfire quietly crackling in the taut, raging wind came to my mind as the sound of drums.
Until all the sounds of the season were over, no audience dared to speak.
“what… … ?”
“aftertaste… … ?”
It wasn’t until after a long time had passed that I heard soft applause from all over the audience, and soon the stadium collapsed and applause poured out.
“Waaa!”
“tremendous! Can this be magic? Didn’t the orchestra do it?”
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“It makes me want to hear it again!”
Lorelai gazed proudly at Cayden in the midst of the commotion, barely suppressing the rising emotion in her heart.
‘Caden can’t talk.’
I couldn’t speak, but I was able to express my feelings through music from a young age.
no.
That’s not it.
Because I couldn’t do it, I was able to express my feelings through music, the world I saw and heard, and felt through music.
“It’s really amazing. Most Rigwind types derive magic through music, but to be able to bring out music so perfectly with magic… … .”
“The runes and formulas used to create this melody are so sophisticated that even I, as a professor, cannot appreciate them… … .”
“What a chord! It was the chord of the world!”
Head Professor Marhena took another look at the magic square.
The rune representing spring is cup.
The rune that represents summer is 褘.
Fall is Seo(逝), Winter is Un(沄).
In spring and summer, advanced math equations were used to create a light feeling, and in autumn, beginner equations were extended to give a sense of loneliness.
“And in the winter, in order to get the middle of those two beats, I separated the formula and forcibly increased the arithmetic expression… … Even the runes and mathematical knowledge are perfect.”
“That’s right, Master. It was truly a compilation of magic and music in harmony.”
“That’s right, Professor Cha! You can just take it right from the orchestra and use it!”
Amidst such rave reviews, the professors raised the grades they would give to Cayden at the same time after writing them down on a piece of paper.
[8]
[9]
[9]
[10]
[10]
[10]
[9]
[9]
[10]
[10]
The total score is 94 points.
Cheers erupted from the excited crowd.
“That’s a huge high score! Even the head professor, who is famous for not giving grades, gave me a whopping 8 points!”
“Isn’t 95 the highest score on this test so far?”
“That’s an all-time high! Most of the cadets who received 94 points were also selected as top students!”
As expected, the Harimun School wins this match, so the match isn’t over yet… … A noise like that covered the hall.
However, there was a heroine who did not care about such a chatter, did not give in the slightest, and walked past Cayden with a confident gait and stood in front of the professors.
It was Christa, the daughter of the Warden family.
‘I’ve already fought several times with guys who have overwhelming talent.’
and all won
with your own weapon.
Except for one person. Today, after defeating him, I, Christa Warden, stand at the top.
“Are you ready to see the magic that has no choice but to give you a senior seat?”