Episode 51 The students' challenges

A month had passed since Amane and the others became second graders.

"Haa ... Why are there no Life Magic classes in the second year?"

In the classroom, Amane spilled out such a complaint. Yukari laughed when she heard that.

"Even if there is a Life Magic class, the one who would teach it is Jougasaki-sensei."

"Well, it would have been nice if Grimm-sensei had stayed at the Academy."

"I wanted him to stay, but for Grimm-sensei, it would have been better to become a professional adventurer than a temporary teacher at the Academy."

Alisa and Chika approached.

"What are you talking about?"

"I was saying that it would have been better if Grimm-sensei had stayed at the Academy."

Alisa and Chika nodded.

"I think so too, I can't help but regret it. More importantly, we've been given permission to take the F-class promotion exam."

"Hooray, I'm glad."

If it's an ordinary adventurer, they can take the exam immediately if the Adventurer's Guild recognizes that they are eligible to take the promotion exam. However, Alisa and the others, who were students of the Academy, needed permission from the Academy.

"We were lucky that the principal was discharged from the hospital. If the vice-principal was the acting principal, he might not have given permission."

When Chika went to the principal's office to ask for permission, she saw the face of the vice-principal standing next to the principal turned sour.

After class ended that day, Amane and the others went to the Adventurer's Guild. Lined up at the reception desk, and completed the procedures to take the F-class promotion exam.

"I came to take the F-class promotion exam. What is this month's assignment?"

Alisa asked the receptionist. The receptionist was a newcomer who had just joined this year, a woman named Mochizuki Maria.

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"Araa, you're a student at the Jibik Magic Academy."

Seeing Maria's face when she said that, Amane tilted her head. She thought she looked like someone.

"You look like Karina-sensei."

Maria laughed and answered.

"Karina is my older sister."

Amane and the others were surprised.

"Our homeroom teacher is Karina-sensei."

"Is that so, what a coincidence. You can call me Maria."

"Maria-san, what is the assignment for this month?"

"Ah, that's right. The task is to defeat three Lizardmen on the third floor of the Suigetsu Dungeon."

After hearing that, Alisa confirmed.

"Are we going to enter the Suigetsu Dungeon?"

"Yes, you'll go with the examiner, so they'll let you in."

According to Maria, the examiner was appointed by the Adventurer's Guild, and the students taking the exam could also appoint an attendant.

"Attendant? Why do we need someone like that?"

Maria smiled wryly at Alisa's question.

"It seems that the parents complained when a student was injured during an exam. At that time, it seems that they had a lot of trouble and decided to have an attendant."

Amane smiled.

"Then, let's ask Grimm-sensei to be our attendant."

"Oh, good idea."

Chika was the first to agree. Alisa and the others also agreed. They hadn't seen Grimm in a while, and they wanted to see him.

Amane and the others agreed to ask Grimm.

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I headed for the Suigetsu Dungeon. It's because Alisa and the others asked me to be their attendant. It wasn't until I was told by Alisa and the others that I learned about the system of being an attendant.

Alisa and the others arrived while I was waiting at the dungeon house after changing clothes. The examiner was Ono Tesshin, an E-class adventurer.

Alisa and the others gathered around me.

"Kuh, you're in a harem state. Explode."

"I don't need to explode. The four of them are my students."

Alisa laughed and explained.

"That's right. Grimm-sensei taught us Life Magic."

"What, Grimm was a teacher at the Academy, he's a great young man."

"Because there was no one who could teach Life Magic."

Tesshin nodded in agreement. Even among those who have a talent for Life Magic, there are few who try to learn Life Magic, which was considered useless.

"Come on, let's dive into the Suigetsu Dungeon."

Tesshin took the lead and began to advance. We then entered the dungeon. Once inside the dungeon, Tesshin took a step back and pushed Alisa and the others forwards.

Arriving at the third floor seemed to be part of the test. Alisa and the others proceeded while defeating DemonMaskDogs and HornedPigs. After breaking through the first floor, Amane and the others descended to the second floor where the Orcs and AttackBoars were.

"Be careful. There are Orcs here."

Tesshin warned. But, he didn't need to. Because Alisa and the others skillfully defeated the Orcs and proceeded to the depths of the dungeon.

"Hmm, you're used to fighting Orcs. Did you hunt Orcs in the Grasslands Dungeon?"

Tesshin asked Alisa.

"That's how it is. We were lucky with this assignment."

Alisa and the others, who easily broke through the second floor, went down to the third floor.

"If you defeat three of the Lizardmen here, you'll pass. Everyone should have an easy victory. But, don't let your guard down."

He warned them. After hearing that, Alisa and the others replied happily.

The third floor was a marsh area. There were swamps here and there, and the damp land spread out under our feet. I had to be careful of the JumboFrogs here, but Alisa and the others should be fine.

A JumboFrog attacked Amane. Amane shot through the big frog's head with a QuadArrow. It was a calm and well-aimed blow.

Tesshin looked at Amane's QuadArrow and the corners of his mouth turned down.

"Is that really not a magic bullet?"

"That's right. This is a Life Magic called 'Cone Arrow'. It's Grimm-sensei's magic."

"Grimm's magic ... Did Grimm discover it and register it with the Magic Agency. Is it profitable?"

Tesshin, don't ask me something I don't like.

"It's not profitable at all. It's not well-known, and almost no one wants to learn it."

"I heard of it for the first time, too. But it's powerful. It should become popular."

"If that were true, it's fine ... but 'Cone Arrow' doesn't have much power until you reach magic level 3."

"Hmm, like Attack Magic, does the power increase as the magic level rises?"

"Well, something like that."

"I wonder if I should learn it too."

It seemed that Tesshin's magic talent for Life Magic was 'D'. It's well worth learning then.

"In that case, I recommend learning 'Cone Arrow' and 'Push'."

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