Chapter 191 – Exam (3)

“Well then, shall we do it together?”

I used mid-level magic while fighting Melonia, and the rank of the wizard’s attributes went up in the status window, and I was promoted to a middle-level wizard.

But is it really true that I became a lieutenant mage? That certainty doesn’t stand right.

So you should give it a try.

I heard that the mana circuit is unstable while lying down, so refrain from using magic as much as possible, and if you do use it, focus on simple magic.

Thanks to that, I was very concerned the whole time I was rolling around.

As she warmed up by bending her neck left and right, Faye, who had followed her, took out a long staff from her chest.

“Brother. Here.”

“… No, what is a pocket bag, Fei-senpai?”

“What, what?! It’s not like that! Look! Not the breastbone, but here! I put a subspace pouch in my breast pocket!”

Faye jumps up and denies it. Because of the angle, it seemed to be taken out from between the breasts.

“That’s weird as it is… Why the hell did you put the subspace pouch in a place like that? I wish I could be mistaken…”

“What the hell do you think of me?! I just put it in the pocket of my skirt and it gets in the way when I take it out!”

“Radish… Son?”

It’s so big that it’ll get in the way if you take it out from the bottom… ?

The other women, who have gradually become accustomed to Fay’s size, open their mouths in surprise.

Even Iona, who boasts a considerable size, tilted her head as she pretended to take something out of her pocket.

Yes. I’m glad Iris isn’t here.

She smiled and accepted the staff handed to her by Fay.

“Thank you anyway. This… Did Fei-senpai make it?”

A metal body with strange patterns painted on it. At the end of it, something like pure white crystal was firmly fixed.

It is common for the staff to be made of wood, considering the magical conductivity and convenience. But this feels like it was made only for durability.

In fact, it has very basic amplification and induction performance, but its weight is heavier than that of quite a few one-handed swords.

It’s more like an experiment than something to sell.

Sensing my gaze, Faye proudly stuck out her chest and nodded.

“Right! I’ve been thinking about it, but you’re far from a traditional wizard who only shoots magic from a distance, isn’t it? Rather, it is more like a battle mage that stirs up enemies.”

“What… It feels a bit more precise. If there is a distance, we fight as there is, and if there is no distance, we fight as if there is not.”

Carla and Iona clapped their hands with moved expressions, wondering where they liked this answer so much.

In the end, it was only for a while that they glanced at each other shaking hands. Soon, Faye continued with a proud expression.

“Anyway, all the staff I make are for my juniors. So, instead of lowering the amplification rate so that my juniors can use it in close combat, I paid more attention to durability. That… Is your junior strong? I thought something a little heavier would be better.”

“Exactly. If this is the case, just use it as a stick. It’s a weight that I can handle with one hand.”

If you get hit in the head with a metal bar this big, everyone will go to the goal. Even if it’s not that, it’s much more comfortable than a dagger when directly facing weapons.

It has a shield, but it’s pretty weak in melee.

“I’m lacking in performance right now, but I’m learning enchantments from Iris-sama, so I’ll be able to make up for it to some extent. To be precise, there is also a method of driving a demon tree in the center and surrounding it with iron.”

“It’s good.”

While swinging the staff in the air, thinking about how to swing it to maximize the damage.

Faye grabbed my arm with her slightly serious face.

“I heard everything. I heard that the staff burned because they couldn’t withstand the junior’s magical power? So, I had to burn my fingers one by one each time I used the next spell.”

“Yes? What… That’s right, I was in a bit of a runaway, and I also stabbed my mana at will…”

“Even if Even so. I can’t stand that kind of equipment.”

Faye’s eyes looked straight in this direction.

“The user has to shoulder all the burden because it is not usable at a critical moment. It’s just that there is no such thing.”

“…”

A voice full of sincerity. Is it because he knows Fay’s past? It is a remark that feels especially heavy.

She replied with a slow nod of her head.

“Thank you, Senior Fay. I will write well.”

“Hehe… It’s still a prototype, so I’ll make something better soon!”

It was a normal happy expression, but for some reason, Faye’s smile, which seemed to be intrusive, was behind her and aimed the staff at the other side of her training room.

Then she closed her eyes and remembered her feelings when she fought Melonia.

Pounding-

Her heart beats loudly and releases a large amount of mana. The feeling is much stronger than last time, perhaps because the magic stat has gone up.

I opened my eyes only after I was convinced that I had taken over not only my body but also the surrounding area with my mana.

The image is the starlight falling from the sky.

I commanded Mana, who was waiting for my command, with strong will.

“”There is paradise in heaven, and there is prayer on earth. The road to eternity is far away.”

Ugh-

The mana that responded to my will moved quickly and changed its form.

A huge white magic circle is drawn from the end of the staff, and a glowing sphere forms in the center.

I recited the starter words towards the magic that was ready.

“”Shine. Starlight Lane.』”

As a signal, the sphere is shot high. And after falling to a certain extent, it splits and accelerates.

A broad bombardment of falling light.

My heart was filled with splendid magic that filled more than half of the training ground.

Oh my gosh. I really…

“Kyaaaaa!! The master really used intermediate magic!”

“Huh! It’s only natural that he will become my partner.”

“?”

Carla jumps up and down on the spot, and Elisha smiles with a heartwarming expression.

What. Why are you more happy?

Now, seeing the two holding hands and turning round and round, only meaningless laughter comes out.

Carla, who had been clawing for a long time, and her eyes met hers, and she ran to me and hugged me.

When I reflexively patted the back, Carla looked up at me while digging deeper.

“Congratulations on getting over the wall and getting a sense of resonance! But do you know that this was only a good result? Can’t you deliberately put yourself in danger to awaken?”

“I think I was lucky too. Don’t worry about that part… For a moment. Resonance? Did you succeed in that?”

“Yes? Didn’t you know?”

Carla tilted her head in my arms. I also giggled along. Then, suddenly, Carla laughed.

“Lol… Huh!”

She laughed to herself and seemed to have come to her senses. Her eyes widened and she slowly pulled away from her body.

“Master. Didn’t you know you just wrote Gong Myung?”

“Uh… Didn’t you just use intermediate magic? I don’t have anything else on my mind.”

“It can’t be. Did you know that the power of Starlight Rain is in the lower ranks among intermediate magic?”

“Yeah what. It’s a light attribute magic, and it’s range-oriented magic.”

Light attribute magic often has the upper hand in terms of compatibility, but its pure destructive power itself is lacking.

In addition, Starlight Rain is a magic that splits into multiple pieces and hits a wide area. The power is bound to decrease even further.

In fact, in the last battle, I used it to annihilate miscellaneous undead.

“You know that this is a training ground for professors, so you know it’s sturdy, right? But look at the place where the magic fell, Master.”

“Yes?”

I followed Karla’s finger and turned her gaze. The slightly cracked tiles were slowly being restored.

“If you did a charge chant, a normal starlight lane wouldn’t have done any damage.”

“Really… ?”

“Really really. I know that because I am also writing.”

“That’s… I guess.”

It is only natural that Karla knows more about resonance than I do.

… Even so, it doesn’t create a feeling that wasn’t there.

Seeing my anxious expression, Elisha and Iona approached me.

“Yandel. The you from a moment ago had a weak but distinct feeling similar to that of Carla.”

“Yes. If it’s a resonance, is that it? The vision of the Lindelheit family. Until last year, I personally taught Carla, so I know her well. It was definitely similar!”

Other people say this, so it seems to be true…

Come to think of it, the rank of the Lint Bloom core displayed on the status window had gone up from C+ to B+ rank.

The plus at the end of the rank means that there is an additional effect if it is a fixed attribute, but if it is a growth attribute, it means that the promotion is not far away.

Now that I’ve become a lieutenant mage, it’s only natural for my core rank to rise… But it’s probably not enough to add a plus all at once.

If so, it means that there are other factors besides simply growing into a middle-ranking wizard.

If that’s resonance, then her rough front and back fit together. If there is a problem.

“I really don’t know…”

Really. Really. Not a single thing feels real. It’s so natural that the hard work I’ve been trying to learn until now becomes futile.

As I was staring blankly at her staff, Karla smiled brightly and asked.

“You don’t have to compare me too much, Master. It is said that it can cause resonance, but there will still be a big difference in proficiency with me. But…”

“But?”

“When you use magic. Have you ever felt it? Like the feeling of the whole body beating like a heart, or the feeling of holding the mana around you in your hand and shaking it.”

“… There is a part that sticks out. But wasn’t that just a sense of using intermediate magic?”

From intermediate level magic, the amount of mana consumed increases significantly.

Of course, when casting magic, I learned that mana, which was only circulating in the body, flows out.

That’s why she said that the stronger the magic, the easier it is to sense the omens.

“That’s right. However, what Master said is that the spell completed within the person affects the outside world. What the master did was to manipulate the mana around him to complete his magic.”

“Mmm.”

An example of resonance that Karla showed earlier. At that time, it felt like the mana around her was burning herself for Kara.

Was there a similar phenomenon in the magic I just wrote?

Slowly retracing it, I began to understand what he meant.

It’s not bad to write unconsciously, but… It would be much better to be able to consciously deal with it.

It can be applied not only to on and off, but also to low-level magic, and if you concentrate your mind, you can increase the power of resonance.

This is what I personally experienced as the difference between when I used magic based on system calibration and when I learned and used magic properly at the academy.

“Well, if you practice, you’ll be able to do something before the vacation.”

This is how I feel these days… Even without system calibration, wouldn’t I be pretty good at magic?

Maybe it’s because I’ve only heard compliments today, my shoulders shrug.