Episode 34 Magic practical test

Amane, Alisa, and Chika, who have reached magic level 5, have mastered 'Blade' and 'Javelin'.

It's the end of the school year, and it's their exam season. After the normal academic exam was over, Amane had a face as if her soul had slipped out.

Alisa smiled wryly when she saw that face.

"There's still a practical magic test."

"About that, I think it'll be fine."

The magic practical skill test is an exam to check the level of magic acquired at the end of the school year. In other words, it's about how many monsters you can defeat.

The test is divided into two days, with the first day demonstrating the power of magic against targets at the training grounds. And only those who achieved excellent results in the exam on the first day will have a mock battle on the second day.

The first day was fine, but what would you do if you were selected for the mock battle on the second day?"

"You're pretty confident about the first day's exam, aren't you?"

When Alisa was told that, she made a troubled face.

"It's not that I'm confident, but 'Javelin' seems to have considerable power."

"Grimm-sensei said that it was about twice as much as 'Cone Arrow'."

"Yeah. When I started using it, I think it was about twice as much."

Amane tilted her head.

"Is it different now?"

"If you try to fire a 'Javelin' quickly, you won't be able to gather enough D-Particles, and its power will drop."

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"I didn't know. Grimm-sensei told me to be able to shoot QuintJavelins and QuintArrows quickly, so I'm only practicing quick shots."

Alisa nodded while saying 'Yeah.'.

"In actual combat, what Grimm-sensei is saying is correct. Monsters won't wait for you to have enough time to collect D-Particles."

"Going back to the topic, if I take enough time to collect the D-Particles and release 'Javelin', I feel like I'm going to be able to rank high in the exam."

"That's not good."

"What do you mean?"

Chika and Yukari approached from behind Alisa. Amane explained to the two what they had been talking about so far.

"If you are chosen for a mock battle, you can fight."

Chika said it easily. Alisa asked a question after hearing that.

"Muscle Wizards can change their weapons to bamboo swords and hold back, and Attack Wizards can adjust their power. But, how do Life Wizards fight in mock battles?"

Amane thought seriously and gave up.

"You can't easily adjust the power of Life Magic."

Alisa nodded.

"The only way to adjust the power of Life Magic is by adjusting the number of multiple activations. And use 'Swing' instead of 'Blade'."

Chika made a sour face.

"If you do that, your speed will also drop, so the Life Wizard will be at a disadvantage in mock battles. Besides, when fighting a Muscle Wizard, the opponent will move at high speed, so I wonder if I can hit with magic."

Alisa turned her gaze to Yukari.

"What does at Attack Wizard do when fighting a swift enemy?"

"Use 'Mana Watch' to detect the opponent's magical power and identify the position."

Amane pouted.

"There is such magic in Attack Magic. I wish Life Magic also had it."

Alisa nodded.

"The next time we meet with Grimm-sensei, let's talk about that."

The next day, the practical magic test began. The first day's test was to attack a log set up at the training ground. The thickness of the log was about twenty centimeters in diameter. Since it's for testing, hard wooden logs were used.

Mochizuki Karina, Amane's homeroom teacher, was supposed to judge. First, the magician student stands in front of the log. At Karina's signal, the student activated 'Power Armor' and drove the ax into the log. The reason they use an ax is because if it's the weapon they usually use, it might break or the blade might be chipped.

Karina, who measured the depth of the ax's bite, wrote it in her record book. The students who saw it predicted the judgment result.

"If it's like that, isn't it 'Level 2'?"

"That's too strict. 'Level 3' should be said."

After that, five people took the exam. The students guessed that every student was judged to be about 'Level 3' or 'Level 4'.

Yukari's turn came. The Attack Magic that Yukari used was 'Crush Bullet', which she learned at magic level 5. It's an offensive magic that shoots powerful crushing magic bullets.

When the crushing magic bullet hit the log, it exploded at the point where it hit, creating a large hole and breaking it in two. Karina, who saw it, smiled and wrote it in her record book.

The students who were watching the situation groaned. It was because they felt that the judgment of 'Level 5' would be given for the first time.

Yukari smiled and returned to Amane and the others.

"You did it." "You did a great job."

Alisa and Chika gave words of praise, and Amane hugged Yukari.

"Everyone is exaggerating. The three of you are more amazing."

Ninomiya, who heard those words, snorted.

"Hmph, don't be stupid. Life Wizards and a half-assed Muscle Wizard."

Ninomiya, who was stared at by the four, left their side as if to run away. Then Ninomiya's turn came.

Ninomiya, who activated his 'Power Armor', worked hard in his own way and made the ax go deep. The students around him evaluated it as 'Level 4'.

Hearing that, Ninomiya made a frustrated face.

When it was Amane's turn, she stood in front of the log with her usual warhammer.

"Oh, is it okay to use a warhammer as a weapon?"

Karina confirmed.

"I'm not using my weapon. I'm using Life Magic. Karina-sensei, could you step away a bit?"

"Okay."

When Karina moved away, Amane moved about 15 meters away.

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