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82 – 82. Dressage fit test (3)

Even monkeys sometimes fall from trees.

No matter how good students are, mistakes do exist.

Contrary to what I expected, the two of us couldn’t manifest the magic spell right away in the magic suit test and had to consume the mana stone.

‘Two.’

This was unexpected even for Goden.

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Senia is in the position of an electrometer, and since she mostly only uses magic for weapons, she may not be familiar with this part.

This is something that can be corrected gradually, and if time is spent on the manifestation of the demons, it will be manifested through trial and error.

Even if she failed, there was no particular problem.

But this is a different story.

“…”

“Don’t be too heartbroken. Erica. Everyone fails once in a while.”

What Goden didn’t expect was Erika’s demonic manifestation failure.

Other members say that out of encouragement, but since I’m in the buffer-type position of a healer, I can say it’s a more serious problem.

Anyway, you need to know the cause to solve it. If we were to find something that could be attributed to it, it must be a magic stone.

“Hmm… It could be because of the use of artificial mana stones. Only Erica and Senia used them.”

“Why artificial mana stone?”

“The grade is lower than those made naturally. That’s why I think the results are different compared to other kids.”

The magic stone side is the problem… One person naturally lowers his head. She was charlotte

“I’m sorry. I should have kept a little more…”

“No no. Anyway, the magic stone was in the middle of a barracks sale, and just getting it is a big deal.”

“But…”

When Charlotte blames herself for not having enough of her magic stones, the members immediately stop and scold her.

“It’s a big deal in itself to have obtained even a little mana stone in the middle of this. Without that, I wouldn’t have been able to take part in the test.”

“Senia says so. What do you think, Charlotte?”

“I’ll listen to Aris.”

“That’s right, our good youngest.”

Of course, admonishing the youngest in this way did not mean that the immediate problem was solved.

‘Actually, that’s not the problem.’

Senia knew why these results came out.

Even though Goden cited the artificial magic stone as the cause, the real cause lies with Erika herself.

The day Aris knelt to me, she heard everything and knew that Erica was also involved with Junon.

“Don’t look at us for now, you guys are taking the next step by yourself.”

“How is it? You two should go together…”

“I don’t think it’s going to get any worse if you’re just worrying about us like that. Isn’t that right, Erica?”

“Uh, uh uh? Uh… That’s right.”

Here, the timing is one tempo behind.

Looking at the teeth marks on his lips and then going back, it seems that the scene from earlier was quite frustrating.

“Now, Erica? Shall we go make the magic stone needed for the next test?”

“That, yes…”

“I’ll be back soon. Don’t worry, I’m doing the work first.”

She is Senia, who relieved her members’ worries with a friendly smile, but her intentions were a little different.

As she pushed Erica’s back and led her feet in the direction of her academy, Senia promptly induced a conversation when the distance widened enough that her voice could not reach her members.

“Erika. Do you have anything to say to me?”

“What do you mean?”

“You know that. Or should I tell you what face you were in that lab?”

From what I heard from Aris, it was clear that Erica would have had the same experience. In fact, I guessed that Aris would too.

Senia caught this part without skipping it and volunteered to accompany Erika.

It’s a lie to say you’ll give in because you don’t have enough magic stones. If Erica had anything to do with Junon, it was because she needed to find out.

In a laboratory in Dubekan, Professor Dahlia said that he was making an artificial magic stone, so they walked together, and Senia could directly confirm that Erica’s condition was not normal right next to her.

“…”

Erika hesitates and evades an answer. In response, Senia gave advice with her serious face.

“If you keep chasing after him, you will collapse first. Do what you have to do first.”

“What? Senia, what are you talking about?”

“Junon. You’ve been staring at me the whole time you synthesized it in the lab.”

“…!”

Erica was worried about Junon throughout the synthesis, so she failed several times only to make her magic stone.

Of course you can. The final process of synthesis, the magical power injection step, is a complex process that all students except Junon face difficulties.

Thanks to this, more than five recompositions were carried out for each student, but the problem is that Erika’s conditions are different.

In the process of converting her mana into divine power, a healer always goes through steps similar to mana stone synthesis. Isn’t it ironic that Erica, who has been doing this from time to time, is having trouble synthesizing her mana stone?

In other words, Erika should have completed the magic stone synthesis easily, but the fact that she couldn’t do it means that there is definitely something to worry about.

“I’m not sure if I have any grudge against Junon, but keep in mind. Demonstration is also necessary to increase our team’s strength. Calmly thinking about others, it’s a mana stone synthesis, it’s a demonic manifestation, and it’s a failure. It’s not the time to do it.”

After saying that while tapping Erica on the shoulder a couple of times, Senia heads to the laboratory first, and Erica, left alone, mutters in frustration.

“…Do you say that you know what? You don’t even know.”

In the corner of Erica’s heart, her voice continued to be heard.

-‘You. He was so weak and stupid that he wasn’t even worthy of being compared to Junon-senpai.’

***

The group that finished the test first moved his feet, but somehow they didn’t feel light.

Heavy footsteps led the exhausted and disorganized bodies to the mansion, and they immediately washed their bodies and gathered for socializing.

“Chi-it. That old professor bastard…!”

Caden Nirbel, the eldest son of Count Navel. He brooded over Professor Jake’s merciless treatment of himself and his classmates.

Just as Kayden said, everyone seems to be disliking Professor Jake.

But now was not the time to be angry.

“What about the other factions?”

“Professor Jake was in charge of us, and other instructors from the Empire were dealing with him.”

“The result?”

“I think they are all similar. All the demons have manifested, but why do they only upset my mood because of them?”

“Why are there only old people like that in the empire?”

“I don’t know. Why on earth do we have to suffer like this on a good day like this?”

“So! Shouldn’t this be protesting on campus? Really?”

In frustration, they all started complaining. Of course, this did not change anything, but as nobles and in charge of rearguard positions, they had something called pride.

“I replied that I would confirm how strong I was because of the magic field, but what kind of professor is so ruthless against a student?”

“I mean. I don’t know if he just said he was going to break our spirits.”

“Why does a person called a professor discourage the students?! That’s also for the kids in charge of the rearguard positions!”

“I understand. When I heard that they were terrible people, I really got angry. That professor, something is strange, really.”

“If we only need to evaluate how strong we are with the magic field, why do we need that bastard’s progress? Really.”

In the test, students who succeeded in manifesting were selected and dealt with, but Professor Jake did not show a very positive reaction.

From seeing through their actions that they avoided using expedients instead of the standard way of manifesting demons, they even raised their voices and sternly sweared at them.

It was this story that made the Cayden group a mess.

“Ah, Caden. I don’t know if I can say this…”

“What is it?”

“I heard that the ones below are being tested with artificial mana stones or something…?”

“What? What about that?!”

“I don’t know the details, but they say there’s no problem going on.”

“So… What the head of household and the professors were talking about…”

“Be quiet!!”

Cayden shouted, punching him down.

I don’t care if I heard something from Professor Jake, and I don’t care if it made a mess. After all, it will be forgotten with time.

‘But why…!’

Everything else was fine, but not this one.

The reason it spread secretly among nobles and lords was that the sale of magic stones was running out, so they assured that they would never take the test.

But what? A woman who teaches alchemy, a trivial science called Professor Dahlia, has emerged and is creating an artificial magic stone.

Can’t you hear that you’re taking the test normally?

It was quite displeased that they dared to conduct tests on equal terms with them.

“So, how many children have manifested?”

When asked how many people had manifested, the nobleman who had asked for the information answered Kayden’s question while spilling arsenic.

“There are only a few of them. At least you can count them on five fingers?”

The young lady and young sik gathered at the table laughed only then.

That’s right. There’s no way those thousand things could do it. How do incompetent things create a magic field?

With all sorts of accusations and gossip.

“Yeah… You mean?”

The dressage fit test was a great opportunity.

The lowly people who do not even have a mana stone cannot even come close, and we create a magic field as if we have been chosen.

Isn’t that a great scenario?

Because you can perfectly arrange the order, and even send those insignificant guys into the abyss. There was no greater opportunity than this.

“Everyone, get ready to go to the academy.”

“Huh? Why?”

“Do you remember that time? Doing a welcome sparring replica or something.”

“That’s…”

There was no way I didn’t know. But I just wonder why Caden is saying this.

It’s a shameful past for nobles, so why bring this up?

“Ah. I know. It’s because of Junon’s bastard.”

Kayden immediately cleared their doubts with a mean smile.

“So this time we have to pay it back. Against those who don’t have magic, aren’t they all worth it?”

The corners of their mouths grinned and raised, just like Caden’s.

***

In the Mathematics Conformity Test, time acceleration occurs and the perceived time becomes much longer, this is to prevent the flow of magical power from becoming urgent.

So, when the test is over, no matter how long it is, it does not exceed 15 minutes, and the internal time experienced only by the measuring device is notified.

I heard that the time spent on the first manifestation of the demons was not particularly important, but I needed a comparison target here, so I tried to trace my memories before returning.

“The times of their first demonic manifestation… Senia was 1 hour and 22 minutes. Erica was 1 hour and 30 minutes. Lastly, Michelle said 40 minutes.”

Except for Michelle, everyone seems to have taken quite a while, but it doesn’t.

If you look at the entire grade, the three of them are in the top ranks. It’s not like they’re members of Thembris Party for nothing.

I haven’t heard of the first apparition time of Goden, Charlotte, and Aris, who have already been walking on the battlefield, but I think it’s probably not this short.

“Ten minutes.”

It was my time for the first demonic manifestation.

“It’s more difficult than that…”

99% Is an ideal figure. This means that the magic field I manifested has a very close compatibility with my magic power. At least, it’s not that the demonic manifestation failed.

“The question is, can you call it… A weapon?”

Immediately after the manifestation, in front of my eyes, there was only a line of magical power that was difficult to see as a weapon, wrapping around both hands.

Magias usually take the form of a weapon. No matter how different it is, the staff and wands used by wizards are at a level that can be said to be far from it.

The one I dealt with the most was a shield with a suitability of over 30%, but it was far from it, but it was too far away.

“Knuckles…? No, nothing like that. Should I wear them like gauntlets? Ugh…”

What, you want me to do a bare-body fight? I don’t know if it’s possible or not to beat the beast with this.

I don’t think there’s any case similar to mine… Jeop.

I could have figured out the answer if I went into the Mizar building and had a simple mock battle, but now was not the time, so I had no choice but to move forward.

“Isn’t it more time to come than that?”

At this time of day, there must be some guys coming this way after checking the fitness level of less than 10% and saying let’s try one more time.

Looking at the watch, it seemed that the maximum time of the test, 15 minutes, and the distance between the Mizar and Duvet tubes, made it far past the time they should have arrived.

“Well… Maybe it’s a bit late. It took time to make the mana stone.”

So if you wait a little longer, they will arrive soon. There were times when I felt unreasonable reassurance.

“…What? Why is there smoke over there?”

Smoke rises from an unexpected place, neither in the Mizar Hall nor the Duvet Hall.

The thing that makes me feel insecure is that this is the road where I usually avoid people. Thanks to this, people’s eyes do not reach it well, and even if smoke rises, it is difficult to see unless it is in a specific place due to the size of the building.

I checked to see if I heard any sound, but I never heard anything in this quiet place.

That means… That means there’s a soundproof barrier over there.

As soon as I thought about it, my body was already running there.

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***

“Congratulations on the apparitions, everyone!”

“Congratulations seniors!”

“I thought John and Noel were normally okay… But they were great guys, right?”

“Ahahahaha…”

“It’s embarrassing…”

Among the group that came out of the Mizar Hall, as many as two people manifested magic.

John. Noel. As a result of ceaseless efforts after seeing Junon’s performance, the two became the only representative cases in this group that manifested the magic field.

Thanks to the treatment we’ve been receiving, whenever each person in the test room fails, we can’t help but feel negative about it.

So, deep down, there was no wish for even one person to succeed, but the last two people dramatically succeeded in manifesting, and their wish came true.

I’ve seen things like this, but who would want to give up here?

No one in this room had any intention of giving up.

Here, when the two encourage you saying that you can do it too, they burn up their fighting spirit and head towards the Dubekan to make a magic stone again.

And that moment.

“They say it’s funny. What kind of magic is the thousand things?”

“Hey, did you finish the soundproof barrier?”

“It’s over. No matter what I do, I won’t be able to hear it outside.”

“Okay. Let’s go hunting.”

Disrupters appeared without fail.