Episode 225 Komugi's new ability

A few days later, I received the new completed Sorcery Eyes and Sorcery Ears for Komugi.

I asked Ami for help. After that, Alisa and the others asked if it was okay for them to observe, so I agreed.

With permission from Principal Kiryuuin, an art room was rented as part of studies. Students would learn how to make Shadow Puppets.

When I went to the art room that day, Ami and Alisa-tachi were there.

"I feel like I'm meeting Grimm-sensei for the first time in a long time."

Amane happily raised her voice. I actually met them at the Adventurer's Guild about two weeks ago, but since she had been concentrating on studying for her entrance exams, it felt like it had been a while.

"Grimm-sensei, I heard that you're making a cat-shaped Shadow Puppet today, but is it the same as before?"

Ami asked.

"No, that's wrong. This time, I'm thinking of using a Magic Tool that I've never used before."

"That is?"

I took out the Magic Pouch I got from the GoblinMayor and showed it to her. Alisa made a face like she noticed something.

"Is this a Magic Pouch?"

"That's right. I got it from the GoblinMayor in the Narukami Dungeon the other day."

Ami, who didn't know about the GoblinMayor's Magic Pouch, asked what kind of performance it had.

"It's low performance. The storage capacity is about 50 liters, and there's no security. The passage of time inside is normal."

Amane tilted her head.

"Does it make sense to incorporate such a thing into a Shadow Puppet?"

"This time is an experiment to see if it can be incorporated."

Everyone was satisfied with that explanation.

First, I had to take out the magic core from Komugi. This extraction was a little cruel. It was to put the Magic Core into a dormant state and decapitate it.

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Ami and Amane looked away when Komugi's head was cut off. Those two seemed to think of Shadow Puppets as living beings.

I collected the Magic Core, Sorcery Eyes, and Sorcery Ears from the decapitated Komugi. After that, I started to produce a new Komugi.

This time, I used eight kilograms of Shadow Clay to make Komugi's body. With Ami's help, it became a fine big black cat. I implanted the Magic Pouch in its belly in the process.

I incorporated the new Sorcery Eyes and Sorcery Ears. These were high-performance devices that had a night vision function and could hear sounds that could not be heard by human ears.

Finally, the Magic Core was put in and the magic power was poured in to finish it. A large but lifelike black cat was born.

[ I'll start controlling Komugi. ]

Metis' voice echoed in my head.

Komugi began to move and circled around me.

"Confirm whether you can enter the shadows."

When I gave the order, Komugi slipped into the shadows. It seemed to be able to hide in the shadows even with a Magic Pouch in its stomach.

I ordered Komugi to come out of the shadows and use the Magic Pouch. Komugi put a paintbrush in its mouth from the art room and made a gesture as if it was thinking about something.

At that moment, the paintbrush disappeared. Alisa and the others who were starting at it applauded.

"It looks like it was a success?"

Alisa confirmed it, so I nodded.

Amane and the others wanted to see the Shadow Puppets, so Tamegorou, Taabou, and Geronta were sent out. Taabou seemed to be the most popular of the four. The second was Tamegorou, and the third was Komugi.

It seemed that the mofumofu-ness of Geronta was not good. Only Chika kind of liked Geronta.

Ami made a fuss when she heard Taabo cry 'Deyu~'. Alisa and the others also said they wanted Shadow Puppets that could make noises.

"In that case, on the 30th floor of the Suigetsu Dungeon, that's where you'll be able to hunt DarkCats."

Alisa let out a sigh. She said she could only do day trips to explore until her university exams were over.

"I guess it can't be helped because the exam is coming up. Even so, was today okay?"

"I need a break. Especially the healing of mofumofu is absolutely essential."

Alisa also squinted her eyes softly as she picked up Taabou.

Karina arrived at that time.

"Are~, did Karina-sensei come to pet Tamegorou too?"

Amane called out.

"That's not it. I'm here because I have business with Kimishima-san and Yuki-san."

Yukari and Alisa tilted their heads. Because nothing came to mind.

"What are you talking about?"

"The Magic Academy sent out letters of recommendation to the university you wanted to go to, I think you passed the document screening."

It was a surprise to both of them. They knew that a letter of recommendation had been submitted, but they thought that their magic levels were not high enough to be selected for the Analysis Magic department that Alisa wanted to apply for or the Lifeblood Magic department that Yukari wanted to apply for.

By the way, Alisa's Analysis Magic level was '6', and Yukari's Lifeblood Magic level was '5'. Both of them were aiming for magic level 10, so I thought they still had a long way to go.

"Congratulations, and good luck."

I congratulated both of them.

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Alisa and Yukari would take an interview, an essay, and a practical skill test before the normal university entrance exam.

On the day of the exam for the recommendation quota, the two went to the university, wrote an essay, and then had an interview.

There were several applicants, and the first was Yukari. Yukari entered the interview room and was questioned by the interviewer.

"Please tell me why you chose the Lifeblood Magic Department. If I'm not mistaken, you are good at Attack Magic, right?"

"I chose Lifeblood Magic because of what happened this spring."

Yukari explained that she had treated an injured person who had fallen at a party with Lifeblood Magic, and she told them that that was the reason she wanted to learn Lifeblood Magic.

"Hou, did the actual treatment trigger your desire to learn Lifeblood Magic. It was a valuable experience, wasn't it."

The interviewer also nodded as if impressed.

Alisa's turn came and she entered the interview room. She was similarly asked why she chose the Analysis Magic Department.

"My highest magical talent is Analysis Magic. I want to learn Analysis Magic to make use of it."

The interviewer looked at the documents and tilted their head slightly.

"I can understand that, but your current magic level is the highest in Life Magic, and your Analysis Magic level is about half. What is the reason for this?"

"Most Analysis Wizards have low magic levels. I think this is because they can't play an active role in the dungeon and weren't able to increase their magic level."

The interviewer nodded.

"And so ..."

"Among Analysis Wizards, those who have reached magic level 10 are those who have talents in Attack Magic and Muscle Magic, and they have been active in the dungeons by making use of that. I thought that I would use Life Magic to play an active part in the dungeon and increase the magic level of Analysis Magic."

"Did that result in it rising?"

"Yes, it's not written in the letter of recommendation, but I've become a D-class adventurer and am working in the intermediate dungeons."

The interviewer looked surprised when Alisa said she was D-class. There were only a handful of people who became D-class adventurers before entering university.