Episode 130 Exchange Meeting 2
A reporter for the Weekly Adventurer, Onizuka Emiri, was covering the exchange meeting at the Magic Academy. The aim was an interview with Midou, the youngest D-class, and Hashiba Naoki of Amelda Magic Academy.(TN:I realize it could probably be Emily, but I prefer to stay away from Westernizing names for consistency's sake.)
Hashiba Naoki was a Muscle Wizard. Moreover, he was a talented person who was said to be close to becoming a D-class.
"I was able to get an interview with Midou-kun, so the rest is Hashiba-kun. Nn ... Is that Kurotsuki-kun."
She noticed that there were four girls around the boy she interviewed a year ago.
"Kurotsuki-kun, it's been a while."
After a short pause, Kurotsuki replied.
"... Weekly Adventurer reporter, huh. It's been a year."
"Yeah, I was hoping for your success this year, how was it?"
Kurotsuki looked troubled.
"I was injured and hospitalized, so I haven't done much."
"Ara! , that's right. The fact that you're here means that you've recovered from your injuries. That means that your activities will start from now on."
"Rather than me, they are more amazing."
Kurotsuki turned his face to Alisa and the others, so Emiri turned her gaze as well. Alisa and the others were discussing what kind of magic they would perform. They could hear things like 'Javelin' or 'High Blade'.
"The ones who are going to show off their magic are not Kurotsuki-kun, but them?"
"It's right after Midou-kun, so it's kind of difficult to do Attack Magic the same as him. In that respect, they'll probably get a lot of attention."
Emiri thought that a group of four female students would attract attention. They're probably students of Attack Magic, but just becoming an E-class adventurer was a big deal.
"Those girls, are they Attack Wizards?"
"No, the magic they use is Life Magic. Though Muscle Magic and Attack Magic are used somewhat, they're a team that focuses on Life Magic."
Emiri tilted her head when she was told that it was Life Magic. That's because she could only think of 'Pure' and 'Repair' as Life Magic.
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"Kurotsuki-kun, are you paying attention to them?"
"I think they will soon overtake me and move up."
"What do you mean by move up?"
"I'm saying that they will become D-class or C-class adventurers."
"Using Life Magic? I can't believe it."
"It seems that Grimm-sensei, who teaches them Life Magic, has become a D-class adventurer."
"No way, is there such a person?"
"It's true. He's an amazing Life Wizard."
"It's a little intriguing. Tell me more."
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While Kurotsuki and Emiri started talking about Grimm, Alisa-tachi and other girls from other academies started talking. When Alisa and Amane introduced themselves as Life Wizards, they got strange looks.
"Hee ~, it's amazing to become E-class with Life Magic. What kind of monsters were your opponents in the E-class promotion exam?"
A female student who was an Attack Wizard asked. Alisa,
"It was OrcKnights. It was almost an instant kill."
"Instant kill, wait a minute. How did you defeat it with Life Magic?"(TN:I stupefied it to death!!! Bwahahaha)
When Alisa started explaining the new Life Magic, the girls began to gather. It was said that women often showed high talent in Life Magic.
Among the gathered female students, there may be many who had a talent for Life Magic. By the way, it was said that there were many men who were talented in Muscle Magic, and half of them were talented in Attack Magic.
"Eehh! , 'Roll' is effective against Blood-SuckingBats ... I didn't know that. I'm glad I participated in the exchange meeting."
It seemed that the female student was not good with Blood-SuckingBats.
Not only did Alisa and the others teach them, but they also were taught the weaknesses of various monsters. The main purpose of the exchange meeting was to expand their connections and exchange information, so this exchange meeting was a success for Alisa and the others.
The exchange meeting was nearing its end, and each Magic Academy decided to show off their magic. It seemed that the standard pattern was to show off a rare magic after showing off your specialty magic.
The number of people had not been decided, and it seemed that any number of people could perform as long as they could perform within the allotted three minutes.(TN:14 Academies, 3 minutes each, 42 minutes seems a weird amount of designated time for such an event. Not that they have to use the whole time, but it's still a weird maximum amount. I suppose 3 minutes is the standard regardless of how many Academies there are participating.)
At this exchange meeting, there seemed to be more Attack Wizards than Muscle Wizards, and many of the spells presented were 'Lightning Bomb' and 'Prominence Nova'.
Regarding rare magic, it seemed that there were many that were remodeled versions of the main magic, such as a blue flame version of 'Prominence Nova'.
In the case of Muscle Wizards, after using Muscle Magic to increase their physical abilities, they performed something like a martial arts demonstration. So, it took more time for a Muscle Wizard.
Hashiba of Amelda Magic Academy, who had been attracting attention, used 'Power Tank' and 'Slash Plus' to test log cutting. Applause erupted as the log cut in two rolled around. Chika also applauded.
Midou's magic was 'Death Shot'. He reached magic level 12 while he was in school. The students who were watching gave a generous applause.
Finally, it was Alisa-tachi's turn.
"Come on, let's go flashy."
When Alisa said that, the other three laughed and nodded.
Alisa and the others stepped forward in front of everyone with saddles in their hands.
"First of all, we'll show you the Life Magic 'Wing'."
They put out a D-Particle Wing, put the saddle on it, and jumped astride it.
The students, who were watching what they were doing, raised their voices in surprise.
"Is that 'Fly', I'm not sure. I haven't heard that Life Magic has magic that flies in the sky."
That's what they said.
Amane and Yukari, with the two-seater, swooped down first. Amane concentrated on the rapid descent and fired QuadJavelin at the target sandbags piled up on the ground along with Yukari behind her. When the QuadJavelins hit the sandbags with a 'dosu dosu', the students yelled 'Uwaa!'.
Next, Alisa, who was circling in the sky, slowly descended and fired a SeventhThunderBowl. The SeventhThunderBowl that landed on the sandbag made a thunderous sound like a thunderbolt and released sparks of electric discharge in the area.
Kurotsuki, who was watching, had his face stiffen. Looking around, there were many students with similar expressions.
The last was Chika. Chika flew over to the sandbag and fired a SeventhHighBlade at the perfect distance. The D-Particle Blade that exceeded the speed of sound cut through the sandbags and created a blast.
The blast hit the students who were watching. There was a distance, so the blast wasn't that strong, but they could feel the power of Life Magic. Students and teachers alike looked like they couldn't believe what they saw.
Afterwards, a number of people shouted 'Uwa~ a!!'. When Alisa and the others landed, a large number of students ran up to them and started asking questions about 'Wing'.
Seeing that scene, Midou remembered what Amane said, 'The next era is Life Magic'. On the other hand, Emiri, who was there for an interview, thought that it wasn't Life Magic.
"But, it's neither Attack Magic nor Muscle Magic."