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Elton Academy.
Common area club hall.
Dungeon exploration club room.
Ariel asked again.
"So, you want to join our club?"
"Yes."
"Come to think of it, I heard there was someone who cleared a dungeon during the first-year midterm evaluation. Is that you?"
"Yes."
"I heard you did that knowing there was a village nearby? Suddenly, a dungeon core amplification occurred."
"Yes."
"Good. Your purpose is clear, and your skills are outstanding. But you can only do club activities from the second year. You know that, right? It's difficult for freshmen to even leave the freshman area."
"I know. I just wanted to express my intention in advance..."
"Express in advance?"
"In case you urgently need me to participate in dungeon exploration."
"Hmm..."
Ariel leaned back in her chair.
"But what's not allowed is not allowed. You're just a freshman. Of course, your skills seem otherwise."
Ariel Frontia.
As expected, a rigid person.
'That's why she became the president of the dungeon exploration club.'
Davian took out a business card from his jacket pocket.
To be precise, a thick piece of paper the size of a business card.
It was a magic tool Davian developed himself.
Davian handed the business card to Ariel.
"What's this? It has your name on it?"
"There's a simple magic circle drawn on the back. It's a scroll I made especially."
Ariel flipped the business card over.
"A scroll?"
"Yes. Keep it safe and tear it like other scrolls when you really need it. Then I'll get a feeling."
"A strange magic tool."
"It's not difficult to make. Anyway, if you tear it, I'll come to the club room here as soon as possible."
"Freshmen can't leave their area as they please, right?"
Too rigid.
"I'll take care of that."
"Well... okay, anyway."
Ariel stretched out her right arm and extended it forward.
"Congratulations on your preliminary membership. Davian Naone. I hope you become a regular member quickly in your second year."
Davian grabbed Ariel's outstretched hand and shook it.
"Thank you."
The members sitting at a table a little away saw the two and rushed over.
"Did you accept Davian, President?"
"No. Preliminary membership. Formal activities from next year."
"Well... since he's still a freshman. Anyway, congratulations, Davian."
A 5th grade senior shouted.
"We're going to have dinner and drink beer now! Do you want to come with us, Davian? You're the main character today. I still can't believe it. We came back after smashing a C-grade dungeon..."
"That's right! It's festival season today! Let's go and have fun! You come too! Davian!"
Davian, who got up from his chair, looked back at his seniors.
"See you later. I have to go prepare for tomorrow's play..."
"Play? Oh, you're in the freshman performance tomorrow?"
"Yes."
A 3rd grade senior stomped his feet and ran.
"Wow! We'll definitely go see it! We'll sit in the front row! Us!"
"Yeah, our prospective member is doing a grade-representative performance, so we have to cheer him on from the front."
Freshman area.
Presentation practice room.
"Hey! Davian! Where have you been!"
Bellum approached.
Sniff sniff.
"What! You smell good! Did you just take a shower? Were you sleeping in your room?"
He had stopped by the dormitory to shower after wiping off the monster blood he had splattered on himself.
"No. I went somewhere."
"The performance is tomorrow morning, how can you come now! The sun has already set!"
"I had some things to do. Did you practice a lot?"
"Yes. Except for you."
Practice for the play, including the main character Davian, began again.
An hour later.
Luna is reciting her lines.
"Master, are we going north now?"
"Yes, Beatrice. Because we have to finish this with our own hands. No matter what happens."
Nubes, who was crouching in the corner, rushed over in a hurry.
"Great Magician!"
"What is it, Perendo."
"It's, it's a big problem! Roan..."
Davian's face changed to a surprised expression.
Of course, it was still exaggerated and awkward acting.
"Roan? Has something happened to Roan?"
"I went to the dormitory because I had something to ask! But!"
"You're frustrating! Speak quickly!"
"He's gone. I searched all around here, but there's no trace!"
"Roan disappeared? Suddenly?"
"That's... judging from the mess in the room..."
"Was he kidnapped?"
Liber stepped forward.
"Okay! Cut! End of Act 1! That's enough, guys. It's still awkward... but we're not theater actors."
The actors sat down on the floor as if they were tired of practicing.
"Don't get tired yet! We're only halfway there. We have to rehearse Act 2."
At that time, Davian headed for the practice room door, which was open.
Davian closed the door and came back.
"Everyone gather around. I have something to say before practicing Act 2."
"What is it?"
The last day of the festival.
The common area of Elton Academy was crowded with many people.
Not only academy students but also invited Elton citizens flocked the most.
Performances proceed in order from the 1st grade to the 7th grade.
Usually, the upper grades prepare performances that show off magic, swordsmanship, archery, martial arts, etc. based on what they learned at the academy.
It is usually prepared in a much more organized and splendid way than the demonstration performance on the second day.
And lower grades, which are relatively behind compared to them, often prepare other types of performances.
The audience seats are spread out in a fan shape, and a spacious stage made entirely of marble is located on the front.
Large pillars were sparsely erected around the edge of the stage.
Twelve pillars that are a little over 10 meters high.
Bellum looked at the stage and admired.
"Wow, the stage floor and pillars are all marble."
"But why did they put marble pillars when there is no ceiling? As many as twelve."
"It must be for show."
"But it looks like something is embedded on top of the pillar? Is it a jewel? It also looks like a magic stone."
"There are magic stones that big? Isn't it just a model?"
Davian's party, who will decorate the first performance, went up on stage early in the morning and checked the condition.
Liber and Bellum planned the route, and the students who played the main roles took their positions.
Meanwhile, the audience seats were already filled to capacity.
The progress staff gestured from below the stage.
"1st grade performance team, please go behind the stage and prepare."
Davian's party fell behind the stage, and the assistant in charge of the society went up to the center of the stage.
"Nice to meet you. Elton Academy officials, students, and citizens of Elton City who came to see the performance. The grade-by-grade performances that will decorate the last day of the festival will begin soon."
Thunderous applause poured out from the audience seats.
The host waited for a while until the applause subsided.
"This year, the 1st graders have prepared a play. It's even a play about the footsteps of the great magician Fabian Hendricks. I'm very much looking forward to it."
Whistles and applause were heard in some places.
It was not a big response.
The host continued to introduce the performances one by one.
"The 4th grade has prepared summon magic. They say it's a secret what they will summon. Last year, the 5th grade summoned Dullahane, a knight who returned from hell. I look forward to it this year as well."
Wow!
Clap clap clap clap!
Cheers and applause of a completely different reaction poured out than when introducing lower grade performances.
This is because the many citizens of Elton City who gathered in the audience did not come here to see plays or choirs.
After the introduction of the performance schedule up to the 7th grade was over, the host pointed to the pillar surrounding the stage.
"Some performances may be dangerous. But! You don't have to worry about being caught up in magic clashes or the summoned monsters running out of the stage."
The magic stones on top of the twelve pillars began to shine.
Wooong. Woong.
It seemed that the stage was vibrating finely, and then a translucent membrane was covered between the pillars.
After the membrane was applied around the stage, the translucent membrane began to become transparent.
A moment later, the vibration stopped and at the same time, the translucent membrane became invisible.
"The crystallization of Elton Academy's magical technology! It is a transparent magic barrier. It looks like nothing on the outside, but when it is activated, nothing, no matter how big the magic, can pass through this barrier."
The host created a large fireball and threw it at the audience seats.
Kwaaaang!
The fireball that collided with the magic barrier was flattened in the air and burned fiercely before disappearing.
"Well, then now we will start the grade-by-grade performances of Elton Academy. Please give us a big round of applause!"
Behind the stage.
The progress staff opened the iron door.
"You can go down here. If you follow the road, you will see a door connected to the stage."
Following the guidance of the progress staff, Davian's party passed through the iron door connected by stairs.
The stairs were quite wide, it seemed to allow several people to move at the same time.
A little further, there was a staircase going up this time.
At the end was an iron door in the same shape as when entering.
Squeak.
When I opened the iron door and came out, there was a stage surrounded by 12 pillars and a magic barrier.
Because of the magic barrier that surrounds the stage, participants and progress staff had to use this underground passage.
Liber stepped forward.
"Act 1, Scene 1! Start!"
Davian walks slowly from the right side of the stage towards the center.
After a while, Nubes followed Davian with exaggerated gestures.
"Fabian, when will the Ebene Tere Mountains come out? Didn't you say it was near here?"
"The mountain range has already begun."
"Yes? We keep walking downhill, right? Even far away, it's still downhill?"
"Sometimes what you see is not everything."
Davian took out a crystal ball from his backpack.
"Take a good look."
Davian placed the crystal ball on the floor.
Latia, behind the temporary curtain on the right end of the stage, activated telekinesis magic.
The crystal ball rolled to the right.
"No?"
"A place that seems to be going down but is going up. A place that is inverted but not inverted. This is the Ebene Tere Mountains."
……10 minutes later.
"Stand back!"
Kwaaaaa.
A huge pillar of fire poured out from Davian's hands facing forward.
The pillar of fire collided with the magic barrier at the edge of the stage and spread out widely.
"Waaa."
"Ooh."
"This play is more fun than I thought? And right now it doesn't feel like a real pillar of fire is covering us?"
"It's like I've become a demon who invaded the human world. Hahaha."
"This is the first time I've seen such a realistic play."
"Fun! This play is fun!"
Kang, Kang!
This time, Nubes jumped forward and began to strike the magic barrier with a large sword.
"Haaat! Hot!"
Sparks flew everywhere from the intense friction.
At that time, Latia walked out from one corner.
She is wearing silver steel light armor and holding a long rapier in one hand.
She raised the rapier, pointed at Davian, and opened her mouth.
"Who are you people?"
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