Episode 182 Ami's growth
Ami was called to the staff room by her homeroom teacher, Karina.
"What is it?"
"There's something I want you to tell me. Jikouji-san, you transferred from the Pranata Magic Academy in Tokyo, right?"
"That's right."
"I think that the Pranata Magic Academy is one of the best schools among the Magic Academies, but can you tell me why you transferred."
"It's to become a Life Wizard."
Karina's eyes widened. Karina herself knew the true value of Life Magic, but it didn't have a high reputation with the general public to the extent that students in Tokyo would want to become a Life Wizard.
"You're strange. Normally, someone like Jikouji-san would aim to become an Attack Wizard."
"I want to become a Life Wizard."
"Understood. Then, I think you took Life Magic classes in the first year, but please tell me your magic level and what Life Magics you have learned."
"My magic level is '2', and the magic I learned is 'Light', 'Push', 'Repair', and 'Cone Arrow'."
"That's not enough, but if you keep at it, I think you can make up for it."
Ami's face clouded over.
"I heard that this academy puts a lot of effort into Life Wizards. How strong are the outstanding students in the second year?"
When Karina was asked about outstanding students, Taichi's face came to mind.
"Let's see. The magic level is '7', and the magic they've learned should be 'Push', 'Cone Arrow', 'Blade', 'Javelin', 'Thunder Arrow', and so on."
Ami's face turned pale. Because the difference in her ability was more than she thought.
"Don't worry about it. Didn't I say that if you try hard enough, you can make up for it."
"Please. I really want to become a Life Wizard."
Karina nodded strongly.
"Well then, can we go to the training grounds and check Jikouji-san's Life Magic?"
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"Yes, understood."
The two went to the training ground. A female student was practicing Attack Magic there. THe magic she was practicing was 'Heavy Shot'.
It was an Attack Magic that could not be learned until magic level 10 was reached. Ami thought she was an excellent Attack Wizard.
"Kimishima-san, can we use the place with you?"
"Ah!, Karina-sensei. Please do, please do."
When she heard the name Kimishima, she remembered that one of the students who was good at Life Magic was also named Kimishima.(TN:That's Yukari if you don't remember their last names.)
"Maybe there's a student with the same last name."
Karina turned her gaze to Ami who muttered something.
"Is there something wrong?"
"It's nothing. What Life Magic should I activate?"
"Let's see. First, activate 'Push'."
After Ami activated 'Push', she was told to activate 'Push' with double activation.
"I'm sorry. I know that Life Magic can be activated multiple times, but I have never actually used multiple activations."
Karina remembered that other Magic Academies didn't teach multiple activations of Life Magic.
She then explained about multiple activations and demonstrated a DoublePush in action.
"So this is multiple activations. The power changes a lot."
She should have transferred schools even if it was the middle of the school year. Ami felt that she was slow in making her decision.
"Sensei, what should I do to catch up?"
"First of all, you need to raise your magic level. To do that, you need to dive into the academy's giant tree dungeon and defeat monsters with Life Magic."
"Understood. Starting tomorrow, I will challenge the great tree dungeon."
"No, it's dangerous to go alone, so you need to find someone to partner with ..."
Yukari, who heard that, recommended Taichi to her.
"Why is it Taichi-kun?"
"He seems a little impatient. After school, he seems to dive into the Suigetsu Dungeon almost every day."
"That's no good. I thought he was a student who could make more calm decisions."
"Since Grimm-sensei is active in the Narukami Dungeon, he seems to be considering that."
"There's no need to rush, but that's troubling."
Karina decided to ask Taichi to protect Ami.
When Ami was introduced to Taichi, she realized that the boy was a well-mannered adventurer and seemed to be quite capable.
"My best regards."
"My best regards as well. The giant tree dungeon can be conquered quickly, so let's have you become F-class and challenge the Suigetsu Dungeon."
Karina who introduced Taichi let out a sigh.
"It's fine to be enthusiastic, but be careful in the dungeon. Don't let your guard down."
From that day on, Taichi and Ami began diving into the giant tree dungeon three days a week after school. Ami learned Life Magic from Taichi while improving her Life Magic skills.
By the time Ami reached magic level 5 and took the promotion exam to become an F-class adventurer, she had started exploring the Suigetsu Dungeon with Taichi's team.
Ami went to the Adventurer's Guild with Taichi and the other to exchange the magic stones, and was introduced to the leading Life Wizard called 'Grimm-Sensei'.
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When I was doing some research in the Adventurer's Guild reference room after eating lunch, Taichi and the others appeared.
"Huh!, there's one more person."
"This is Jikouji Ami, who transferred from another school. We're working together in the Suigetsu Dungeon."
After Taichi introduced Ami, they sat down on chairs in the reference room and started talking.
"Grimm-sensei, we are having a hard time with BlackHyenas in the 10th floor grassland area, what should we do?"
I checked to see if Taichi and the others had mastered 'Auto Shield' and 'Sensing Zone'.
"Yeah, I've mastered them, but the other members haven't."
I saw the faces of the other members. They looked a little uneasy.
"In that case, wait until the other members have mastered them. 'Sensing Zone' is especially important, so you should master it before challenging the 10th floor. If you don't, someone will get hurt."
Taichi's shoulders drooped sharply.
"Are you in a hurry?"
"Did someone tell you?"
"Karina-sensei warned me. You're rushing too much."
Since there were many important magics among the Life Magics that could be learned after reaching magic level 8, I advised that it would be better to proceed after everyone had mastered them.
After the conversation ended, Taichi and the others left the reference room, so I returned to my research. At that time, Metis took out the cat-shaped Shadow Puppet Komugi from my shadow. It seemed that she was trying to find the materials she wanted to read.
The reference room in the afternoon was monopolized because almost no one used it. Even if someone came in, if it was Komugi, it would only look like I brought in a pet.
However, the one who entered the reference room was Ami, who had just parted with the others. Ami noticed Komugi and tilted her head.
"What's with that cat."
She quickly realized that Komugi was no ordinary cat. Because its eyes were not those of a cat.
I tried to deceive her, but I couldn't deceive her and decided to tell her on the condition that she would keep it a secret.
"This is the Shadow Puppet Komugi. Well, it's like a familiar."
Ami looked surprised.
"Is this also Life Magic?"
"It's not directly related to Life Magic. I read a book called 'Shadow Puppet Making Method' that I got from a treasure chest in the Narukami Dungeon, and I was able to make it."
Ami became the first person other than me to know about the existence of Shadow Puppets.
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