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"This is none other than a necklace left by the Archmage Fabian Hendricks! And it's passed down only to his descendants who have found all twelve traces! Isn't that right, Davian?"
It's not wrong.
"Yeah, that's right."
Liber picked up the necklace.
"But are you really giving this to me?"
"Yes. You're the one who suggested we go looking for the Archmage's traces. You take it."
"Really? No take-backs later?"
"Yes."
Liber looked around at his friends.
"You all agree too?"
Bellum waved his hand dismissively.
"How many times are you going to ask? We get it. Take it, chatterbox. You're the leader of the Gray Bear Exploration Team, right? I'm not interested in some old-fashioned jewel necklace left by a mage."
Liber raised the necklace high, his eyes filled with emotion.
"The legacy of the Archmage Fabian Hendricks is mine... Oh my god. Thank you! Thank you, Davian! Thank you, everyone!"
Bonita asked.
"By the way, Davian, what are you going to do about not being able to take the practical exam for swordsmanship?"
"Zero points, I guess."
"Are you going to be okay? Aren't you going to be up for expulsion?"
Nubes held out his thick palm.
"No way. And what if he is up for expulsion? Professor Stella loves Davian so much. She'll give him a super pass."
That's true.
Davian's position isn't so precarious that he'll be kicked out of the academy for missing one exam.
But.
Davian's thoughts were different.
'I can't allow even the smallest variable.'
Someone might suddenly appear and strongly advocate for Davian's expulsion.
It hasn't happened yet, but he must always be prepared.
"I have to get first place on the final exam. Bonita. You understand? That's the only way I'll be in the middle of the final rankings for the second semester."
Bonita scoffed.
"What, are you asking for my understanding right now? You think you can beat me?"
"Yeah."
"How arrogant, Davian is coming out. What do you even know about what the final practical exam will be?"
"Anything. I'm taking first place."
"Go ahead and try."
Even though she says that.
There's no sign of Bonita being wary of Davian on her face.
'I've already surpassed you. Davian is coming out... Well, maybe it's my fault for being caught up so easily? I showed you everything I had.'
Bonita already knew.
No, she was prepared.
The day she showed off everything she had in her sword dance during the promotion exam.
She could have easily predicted that Davian would catch up to her because of that.
Even so, Bonita showed everything without holding back.
'I have to repay the debt of saving my life.'
Davian is already talking to the other friends.
A smile bloomed on Davian's face, wondering what fun conversation they were having.
Bonita's cheeks flushed for a moment as she watched Davian's smile.
Bonita stood up abruptly, picked up her finished plate, and headed to the dish return.
Bellum's voice came from behind.
"Hey! Bonita, where are you going all of a sudden?"
"Training."
"She's amazing as always."
Bonita Portis placed the plate on the dish return with a thud.
'There's no other reason. I was just repaying the debt of saving my life.'
For some reason, Bonita didn't regret showing off all of her swordsmanship that she had built up so far.
The next day.
Telekinesis magic practical evaluation time.
Professor Kinesis came forward.
"The evaluation of simply lifting objects ended in the first semester. As I announced, this midterm exam will evaluate how precisely you can control telekinesis magic."
The exam start time had passed, but the teaching assistants and managers were still moving busily.
One of the teaching assistants, who was struggling to set up something that looked like a basketball hoop, grumbled.
"What's wrong with Professor Kinesis these days? Is this a midterm exam or some kind of national telekinesis magic competition?"
A teaching assistant carrying a basket full of iron balls retorted.
"Tell me about it. This has never happened before. What's with all this for a first-year midterm exam..."
Dennis Fionn, a teaching assistant who was passing by, scolded the junior teaching assistants.
"Hey, stop grumbling and get ready quickly. It's already past time."
"Yes, sir!"
"Yes!"
Dennis Fionn looked around the completed test site.
'It's all because of that Davian Nothane bastard.'
Professor Kinesis's passion reignited in a strange direction all because of Davian.
Dennis Fionn knew that fact better than anyone.
The very same teaching assistant who tried to punish Davian but was instead caught and became the target of Liber's mind magic.
Dennis turned his head and looked at Davian, who was mixed in with the students.
'A monster.'
He was upset that he had been completely caught by a kid, but.
That guy's skills were real.
Dennis recalled the day the mana resonance was created.
It was such an intense experience that he still got goosebumps on the back of his neck.
Dennis forced the matter with Davian out of his mind and shouted.
"Alright, alright! Finish up quickly!"
Some time later, the test stage was completed.
Large and small fixtures were located in the wide open space.
A huge structure made of wood.
There are 30-degree slopes and descents on both sides, and a not-so-wide flat area at the top.
A large leather ball with a considerable weight is placed below.
The filled leather ball looked to be over 1 meter in diameter.
Kinesis explained the first test task.
"Roll the leather ball on the floor up the wooden hill with telekinesis magic. However, telekinesis magic must be used only once. Success if you successfully bring the leather ball to the flat ground on the hill. As you can see, even a little too much force will cause the leather ball to roll down the opposite hill."
Second.
Lines are drawn on the ground and 10 iron balls about the size of a human head are placed.
And a goalpost that looks like a basketball hoop is set up 5 meters in front.
"Next is to put all of these iron balls into the round target. You are free to fire telekinesis magic once to bounce the ball and put it in accurately, or to lift the ball with telekinesis magic and move it slowly. I will evaluate who puts in more iron marbles faster."
The teaching assistants who prepared the exam were also perplexed.
But the students were even more flustered.
"What, is this a midterm exam?"
"Isn't this like a graduation exam or something?"
"Is there anyone who can do all that?"
"There is. Davian Nothane."
"Then does that mean that the difficulty of the exam has risen so much because of Davian?"
"I don't know."
"Anyway, the grades are relative. I have to do as much as I can."
The exam began.
As with most evaluations at Elton Academy.
The evaluation order was determined in reverse order of grades.
"Ugh!"
In the early stages, the majority of students failed to even lift the large leather ball onto the hill.
Students who couldn't even move the leather ball had to hear Kinesis say, "You are going to be expelled."
As the order moved past the middle, students who raised the leather ball onto the hill one by one appeared.
However.
"Ah, no!"
"Stop!"
The leather ball, which had gained momentum, did not stop on the hill and rolled down to the opposite side.
A student who used telekinesis magic again to try to stop the leather ball that was about to roll over was given a score of 0.
"I clearly said that telekinesis magic can only be used once."
Karin, who had no previous grades, naturally stood in front of Latia.
Her expression was even colder, as if she was upset that she had lost in yesterday's match.
"I'm going to win today. Magic genius girl."
"Just don't get hit by the ball and fall backward like yesterday. Secret weapon girl."
Karin turned her head sharply and glared at Latia.
Latia also met Karin's gaze without backing down.
Karin's turn.
The first evaluation of raising the leather ball on the hill.
So far, only Roman Trium has perfectly stopped the ball on the hill.
Karin, who had looked at the slope and height of the hill appropriately, waved her hand once.
Telekinesis magic was manifested from the carelessly waved hand.
Rumble.
"Isn't it too fast?"
"Yeah. At that speed, it's just going to go over the hill, right?"
"Didn't you see what the other kids were doing?"
"Huh?"
"Why?"
"Huh?"
Clearly, the leather ball that Karin rolled up was climbing the hill at a fast speed.
But.
"It's reverse rotation!"
"The ball is spinning backwards!"
The ball, which quickly climbed the hill, stopped in the center of the top of the hill due to the reverse rotation.
"Amazing!"
"Is such control possible?"
"What exactly is the identity of the transfer student?"
"I heard she's a secret weapon raised by the royal family!"
"Is it the power of private education!"
"Hey! I heard she was taught directly by the Royal Magic Department, so how is that private education?"
"Anyway, it's amazing!"
The teaching assistant gestured to Karin.
"Next."
Karin moved to the second evaluation site next to her.
Meanwhile, Latia stood in front of the first evaluation site.
The teaching assistant's start signal was given, but Karin didn't even think about moving the iron marbles and looked at Latia.
"What are you doing? Start quickly."
"Ah, just a minute. Let me see what she's doing."
"What?"
The teaching assistant frowned, but Karin didn't care.
Karin's gaze was directed at Latia.
"Latia, show me. Your telekinesis magic skills."
Latia, who looked at Karin once, focused her mind on the leather ball on the floor.
She wanted to just wave her hand and manifest telekinesis magic like Karin had shown earlier.
If she did that, she wouldn't be able to control it accurately.
'It's frustrating, but. I can't do that yet.'
Latia admits what she has to admit.
It helped that she heard from Davian that Karin's telekinesis magic was amazing.
'It's better to do it right, even if it's clumsy.'
It's not difficult to raise it to the top of that hill.
Detailed control is needed to prevent it from going over to the other side.
A test that only Roman, except for Karin, has succeeded in.
Drrr.
Latia's leather ball began to climb the hill at a moderate speed.
"It's boring."
Karin's provoking voice came from the side.
Latia concentrated her gaze only on the movement of the leather ball as if she couldn't even hear Karin's voice.
Drrr.
The leather ball that was climbing the hill.
"Wow!"
"As expected, Latia!"
Stopped exactly on the flat ground on the hill.
"Good job. Next to it."
Since the time it takes for each student to progress through the evaluation is different, two sets of the second evaluation site were prepared for smooth testing.
Despite the teaching assistant's urging, Karin waited for Latia with her arms crossed.
"I've been waiting for a long time. Latia."
"It's an individual evaluation, so what are you waiting for?"
As soon as Latia stood on the evaluation line, she activated telekinesis magic on one of the iron balls that were lined up horizontally.
Whoosh.
The iron ball flew away with a heavy sound.
Thunk.
Hit the steel backboard and went perfectly into the ring.
"Humph. Do you think you can win just because you started first?"
Karin sent two iron balls flying at the same time with a slight time difference.
Whoosh, whoosh.
The two iron balls went cleanly into the ring in sequence.
Before long, Karin had put all ten iron balls into the ring.
On the other hand, Latia still has four balls left.
"What's wrong, Latia? You still have a long way to go, right?"
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