Chapter 36: Magic Division Exam

“In the magic section test, your task is to hit the target with magic.”

When I went to the magic department, a teacher wearing a robe and dressed as a wizard explained the contents of the test.

“The target moves, so please do your best.”

“Is any magic fine?”

“Yes, anything is fine.”

It seems the magic can be anything. Rather, I’m confused now cause I don’t know what to use.

“How will the grade be decided?”

“It depends on the number of times the magic hits as well as the power of the hit.”

It seems if the target is grazed, it will count but the score would reduce.

By the way, it seems that the grade was previously decided only by the number of hits, but there were many complaints when the score became worse for those who didn’t release many though the power of the magic was high.

“Can the target break?”

“No, it will never break.”

Oh, that’s bad. That’s definitely a flag. If I break it, I’ll stand out and it will become troublesome.

I already smashed the arena, and it’s quite noticeable, I don’t want to stand out anymore. Wait! The knight Captain broke the arena, not me?

“Do you have any more questions?”

“I’m fine”

“Then begin!”

When he said that, 10 targets started to move up, down, left, and right irregularly.

“Fireball”

“Chant ommission …!?”

Bon!

Alright! hit! And the target is properly intact. Magic with Omited chanting is a little less powerful than chanting normally. The higher the skill level, the higher the power. It’s 0.6 times less powerful than when chanting at skill level 1 and as powerful as when chanting at skill level 10.

However, you can increase the power of the magic with the magic manipulation skill. However, MP will be used accordingly. I couldn’t hear what the examiner was saying, but It shouldn’t be anything important.

“Fireball”

“Fireball”

“Fireball”

And I gradually increased the power. If the power is low and the score is bad, I’ll lose to Sophie.

Piki …

“Crap…”

When it became a little fun, I heard an unpleasant sound from the target. I lowered the power by two levels and aimed at a target other than the one that made the sound.

“Fireball”

“Fireball”

“Fireball”

“Wind ball”

Well … I’m getting tired of it. There’s about 3 minutes left, and it feels like work.

Maybe I’ll play a little …

“Fireball”

“Water ball”

“Water ball”

“Fireball”

I deliberately set the power low and aimed at the target that made the sound. I started this because I thought it would be fun to leave the target at the edge of breaking and let the other test takers break it. And if someone broke the target, they’d wonder if he also broke the arena, so he can play the role of scapegoat for me. Still, this is surprisingly fun. It’s like a chicken race.

Beki!

Meki!

Poco!

“That’s it!”

“Fu …”

Poco! When I heard that sound, I got flustered. Is it alright? Are there any parts broken?

“You have great magical talent!”

“Oh, thank you very much…”

“This will surely score close to 100 points.”

“Thank you very much”

Then I went near the entrance, but Sophie hadn’t come out yet, so I waited for her.

“Sorry I made you wait”

“It’s okay”

Sophie came after a short wait of about 30 minutes.

“Zero ni-san … You played with the target, didn’t you?”

“Huh? how did you know?”

“There was one broken target that was moving funny?”

“Eh! It wasn’t regular?”

“That’s right.”

Seriously … I didn’t notice at all.

“Did you hit it with magic?”

“No, and I left two targets in the same state.”

“That’s Sophie for you. “

I didn’t think Sophie would do the same thing.

“Then shall we go home?”

“Ah Shana-sama was about to finish, so she asked me to wait.”

“Okay”

I didn’t expect Sophie to say that. We waited for Shana to come while talking about our impression of the exam.

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