episode_0030

Click.

“Hoo… … .”

As soon as the door closes, Natia’s mask is removed.

The bright smile that was being created was taken away.

All that remained was a vicious face filled with rage.

“Why did you call me?”

Luke wasn’t flustered because he had seen it several times and knew its true form from the beginning.

“What’s going on?”

Natia blew air as if she was in a rush.

Bam.

I put down the grimoire.

“You didn’t like the grimoire I gave you?”

It was the original copy of the space magic book Luke had given me.

“Do you dare to mock the mistress of Bertain?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“You pretend not to know that it’s filled with weird characters from beginning to end… … !”

That’s too much.

Looking at Hangul, what a strange character.

“The creator of the alphabet would have been sad if he had heard that.”

“Is there anyone who created these characters separately?”

“Then I wouldn’t have made it, right?”

“… … ”

Judging from the lack of response, it seems like I was mistaken.

“No matter how talented I am, I don’t have the ability to create letters.”

“Then what character is this? I’ve never seen a character like this in my life. No matter how much I look for it, I can’t find it.”

I looked for it again.

I guess you really wanted to learn spatial magic.

“The unique character of a small country over there.”

Luke tilted his head after looking around roughly.

“So what do you want to say?”

“Yes?”

“I never said that the original grimoire I wrote was written in Imperial language.”

“What is that… .”

“I said that in the world, that was the only book of magic I wrote.”

Luke, who lost the bet, handed over the grimoire as promised.

“I wonder why it was said that it was okay to publish it in academia… … .”

“If you can do it, you can do it as much as you want.”

Could it be that he was crazy and just handed over the patent for space magic?

Luke had an idea.

“Profit… …!”

It was quite a sight to see the face that always had that creepy smile change into a frown.

“… … Then let’s do the bet we made last time again.”

“Are you talking about the one that was done at the level of the princess?”

Nod.

Natia nodded with snake-like eyes.

“If Elin shows me a performance that I can acknowledge at this exchange, I won’t mind who you bring as your exclusive maid.”

“Are you serious?”

“I promise on the strength of my position as Duchess.”

This will widen your range of choices.

Because even if you bring a commoner, I won’t say anything.

“only.”

As expected, Natia set a condition.

“If you are not satisfied with Elin’s level, please translate all of these books into Imperial language.”

“Okay.”

He answered confidently.

Can’t Natia just say she doesn’t like it?

Perhaps, after seeing Elin’s magic, you won’t even feel like doing that.

“How confident do you have to be to act like that… Let’s watch closely.”

Natia opened the door, her smiling face back on.

“You have to be careful not to fall over in surprise.”

I follow Natia back to the interview room.

“I never said that!”

A scream full of resentment was heard.

What’s going on?

Are you fighting?

I ran quickly, afraid that something big had happened to Elin.

The scene I saw there.

“Let’s see who has better magic.”

Elin was glaring in front of Fabiana, who was half a head taller than her.

“Oh.”

Maybe, the results of the bet will come out sooner than expected.

* * * * *

I was touched.

I was worried that Elin might be left out among the promising candidates.

Ji-

He was glaring like a Chihuahua growling in front of a large dog.

It meant that it suited the purpose of the exchange meeting well.

“What’s going on?”

Startled, Natia ran to the barking large dog… no, to Fabiana.

“Ah… Auntie, I think there’s a minor misunderstanding… .”

“Fabiana Youngae cursed at the teacher.”

“I, I never said that!”

Looking at the tears welling up in Fabiana’s eyes, it seems like something has been greatly abridged.

“Tell me exactly what happened.”

Fabiana was the first one to ask me to show her spatial magic, so there’s no way she would gossip about me as soon as she left.

It’s not like Natia, so why are the front and back so different?

… … To be honest, they do look similar.

“Eek… .”

Could it be because my eyes have become sharper without me realizing it?

Fabiana took a step back.

“That, that’s because I saw the senior’s magic and the princess’s magic, so there was a bit of a comparison… Ah! It’s not that the princess is bad, it’s just that I felt a bit of a difference… … .”

Fabiana was talking nonsense, but I could tell what she was trying to say.

“So, you don’t doubt my skills, but you doubt my teaching skills.”

“No, that… … !”

“Isn’t it?”

“… That’s right. But just a little… Really just a little… .”

Fabiana’s voice gradually became smaller.

At the same time, his eyes grew wide.

“… Now my academy life is over.”

“Why is your academy life ending because you hate me?”

It’s just a matter of a senior graduating, so don’t overdo it.

“And I’ve never hated it. Of course, the magic the princess showed me must have looked bad.”

“Not to the point of saying it’s pathetic―”

“You just showed me the inventory magic, right? ”

Nod nod.

Ellen nodded, crossing her arms.

“Then let’s really compete.”

“Yes?”

“Didn’t Fabiana receive lessons from a tutor at Raceton House?”

“That’s right… .”

“My tutor and Racen’s tutor. If we want to compare who teaches better, we have to have students compete against each other.”

“Right… right?”

“Then let’s have a cool fight and come to a clean conclusion.”

“Ah… … .”

Fabiana, who realized that she was already caught up in it, opened her mouth blankly.

It seems like it’s not a state where you can make a judgment.

“How is it?”

I looked back at Natia behind me.

“I think I can make the bet I mentioned earlier right away.”

“Like.”

Natia accepted immediately.

I’m sure Fabiana would never lose.

Shh.

Luke raised the corners of his mouth and snapped his fingers.

“This place is too narrow, so I will guide you to a suitable place.”

Shu-

A large portal opened, covering the entire meeting room.

Before the prospects could even admire it, the portal swallowed everything inside the meeting room.

* * * * *

Shu-

The place I teleported to was the garden.

The table set in the meeting room was brought as is, so there was nothing to prepare separately.

“This place is spacious and seems perfect.”

“… Teacher.”

As I was shaking off the dust on my hands, Elin suddenly came up to me.

“Do I have to fight you directly?”

Did you become anxious too late?

The hair on my head is trembling slightly.

“No way. The Raceton family isn’t a practical person to begin with.”

Among the three major magic families, the Bucklin family is the only one that is practical.

Nia is the only one who can fight with magic.

Of course, competing doesn’t mean sparring with magicians.

“We will be your judges.”

Except for the servant who came to assist the promising young man.

There are three high-ranking wizards who graduated from the academy: Luke, Lanian, and Natia.

They were the right people to evaluate magic.

“Each person demonstrates their specialty magic, and the judges evaluate whose magic is better.”

“What are the evaluation criteria?”

Natia asked, narrowing her eyes.

“Didn’t you ever evaluate your classmates’ magic when you were in academy?”

“Aha… If that’s the rule, then I understand.”

A magic evaluation where classmates evaluate each other’s level and give feedback at the academy.

Completeness, casting speed, practicality, scholarship, artistry, etc.

It was a subjective scoring activity that took into account all the possible factors.

“But you know that there has to be a basis for the score, right?”

“Of course.”

Do you think that if you were to evaluate subjectively, you would only raise Elin’s hand?

I don’t think that will happen, but if Fabiana’s skills are outstanding, I would raise my hand for her.

“Something interesting suddenly happened?”

Lanian, who had been poking the sleeping Dien’s cheek, got up from his seat.

I thought he would like it since he was a talented wizard and a person who would be amazed.

“Let’s get started right away without delay. Which of you will go first?”

While I was getting excited and wanting to quickly show Elin’s magic.

“Excuse me, bro! Can I join in too?”

Felice raised her hand and stood up briskly.

“Yes? Are you asking the obvious? The evaluation will be given to all the promising players gathered here.”

“Ah! Thank you!”

Felice sat back down confidently.

“Huh? Suddenly a magic evaluation… What should I show you… .”

Nia, who got involved out of the blue, made a complicated expression.

“Uh, uh, uh, what should I do… .”

Bena began to vibrate like a bell.

Well, it’s nice to see everyone so eager to participate.

“Whew, let me go first.”

Have you found some free time?

Fabiana, again in an awkward pose, took a step forward.

“Okay. What kind of magic are you good at?”

“The thing I’m most confident in is rune magic.”

Chorus.

Fabiana took a scroll out of her bosom.

“Are you carrying an empty scroll?”

“Yes, because it is much more efficient for me to write my own scrolls than to use the ones sold on the market.”

I’m saying something that would make the scroll crafting wizards lose their minds if they heard it.

Fabiana quickly began to scribble runes on the scroll.

“Hey, is that an item?”

Lanian’s eyes sparkled as he watched her quickly write the scroll.

“You said you entered the academy this year? If I use that as a teaching assistant, it would be perfect for making materials… .”

In Lanian’s eyes, Fabiana was no longer human.

A machine that quickly weaves sophisticated and efficient scrolls… no, just a graduate student candidate.

“Hoohoohoo, after the exchange meeting, separately… … .”

When it comes to mourning Fabiana, who was taken in by Lanian at a young age.

“Completed.”

I finished writing a scroll that was almost twice my height.

“Is this the water-based magic technique you submitted as a thesis this time? As expected, it’s great. It deserves to be called the future of the Raceton family.”

“Thank you, Aunt.”

A bright smile appeared on Fabiana’s face as Natia gilded it.

“First of all, there is no fault with the casting speed, completion, and efficiency.”

“Can’t you let him graduate early?”

This was followed by praise from Luke and Lanian.

A quick and clean meal.

The number that requires the least amount of mana.

A novel water magic that twists established magic to make it more efficient.

He certainly had the skills to be called a promising prospect.

“Thank you, thank you.”

Fabiana, who had one hand on her chest and was showing awkward etiquette, stepped back with a smile on her face.

“Let’s give the score all at once by looking at Elin’s magic.”

“Okay.”

It’s surprising that Natia made the first suggestion.

Rather, it was good.

Anyway, after seeing Elin’s magic, you won’t even think about giving a score or anything.

“Now it’s your turn, Princess.”

“… Yeah.”

Knock knock knock.

Ellen stepped forward with a nervous look on her face.

“I wonder how great that boasted magic will be.”

Natia covered her mouth with one hand and sneered.

Do you already think Fabiana has won?

Luke couldn’t help but laugh.

“Show me what you are most confident in, Your Majesty.”

“But… ….”

Ellen trailed off.

It’s not that I lack confidence, of course.

“Is that okay?”

If you really cast the magic you practiced with Luke, it will cause damage to those around you.

“I will take action.”

Of course, it wasn’t something I did without thinking.

Woof-

A large barrier was created.

And twist the mana.

yes-

All objects and people brought from the meeting room were placed under a barrier.

“Now that it’s safe, feel free to spread your wings.”

“Yeah.”

Elin, who confirmed the barrier, put her palms forward and closed her eyes.

“How do you have such delicate control over the barrier… .”

The prospects didn’t even have time to marvel at the use of space magic.

Shu-

A small sphere floated onto Elin’s palm.

It was a tiny bead, as small as a fingernail.

“What is that?”

“This is the first time I’ve seen this magic.”

Natia tilts her head.

Lanian frowned to concentrate.

Woof-

Not long afterwards, the furniture began to vibrate.

“Is that really just mana compressed to the limit?”

“As expected, you are my senior.”

You figured it out right away.

As expected, Lanian isn’t a genius who graduated from the academy early for nothing.

Gulp.

Everyone looked at the black marble with tension as Lanian explained.

however.

“… … ”

For a while, nothing special happened.

Finally, Natia, who couldn’t wait any longer, opened her mouth.

“Nothing happened? Mr. Luke, what is that… … .”

But the conversation didn’t end there.

Woof-!

Woof-!

The bead starts vibrating like crazy.

“Ugh… .”

Elin barely managed to catch the bead that was trembling as if it was going to jump out of her palm.

Doo-doo-

This was followed by a huge drum sound, as if signaling the end of the world.

The next visual change that occurred was:

Shoooo-!

A vortex that distorts dimensions as if they were out of sync with their surroundings.

“… Huh?”

When someone blurts out a word at a sight that is usually incomprehensible.

Wooow-!

Everything started to get sucked into the sphere.

Wheeing-!

The clouds floating in the sky swirled.

Woojikkeun-

The trees in the garden were uprooted.

Kwaang-

The ground caved in.

The earth and sky mixed together and a huge cloud of dust rose.

“Colok, colok… .”

What appeared as the thick clouds of dust cleared.

A desolate sight that can no longer be called a garden.

“What the heck is this… … .”

With those whom Luke had protected with a barrier.

“Whew.”

It was Elin, wiping the sweat from her forehead with a calm expression.