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With the end of recruitnt week, the various enrollnt activities ca to a close.
For Tatsuya's class, their technical skills curriculum started to get serious.
Although the actual magical education was done through the various classes, most students already had so sort of background in magic, as (could be) seen through the technical portion of the entrance examination.
This was the basis for how classes were conducted, but even for students with a proper foundation in systemic education, those not adept in combat skills often felt that they could not keep up in class. From a certain perspective, the separation of Course 1 and 2 students was intended to prevent this feeling from negatively affecting the two groups
in other words, abandoning one side.
"940 ms. You passed, Tatsuya-kun!"
"Finally... This is the third ti already. Thank goodness it's over with."
Tatsuya smiled tiredly at Mizuki, who was excited for him as if she had done it herself.
Currently, Tatsuya's class was practicing technical skills in magic.
Today's lesson involved compiling a single Systematic magic, then activating the magic within the ti limit in teams of two.
It involved reading the Activation Sequence, then basing what was read and using the Magic Computation Region in the Magician's subconsciousness to then construct the Magic Sequence and activate it.
This was the system for modern magic.
What happens in this Sche
transforming the Activation Sequences, that could be recorded as numbers by machines, into a form of magic that machines could not create in reality, uses a process known in Information Engineering as "compiling". By quantifying the processes needed for magic invocation, transforming them into Activation Sequences, then using Sches to revert them back into Magic Sequences, modern magic improved in precision, stability, and variability.
The price was that they sacrificed the speed that cos from only using a few words in "Superpowers".
Since the complicated thod for constructing Magic Sequences already exists, this was all that could be done.
However, while the ti lag for constructing Magic Sequences could not be reduced to zero, it could be infinitely reduced to near zero.
There is a reason why modern magic emphasizes speed for constructing Magic Sequences.
Originally, CADs were only used as storage for recording Activation Sequence numbers, but they quickly beca the thod for accelerating Magic activation speed.
For the CADs used in today's class, because they had not been adjusted for individual differences, no additional speed boosting chanisms were added. The purpose of this class was to use this factory condition CAD to undergo high speed compiling training.
If one mber of the duo could not pass, then both students had to remain. Mizuki passed on her first try, but she let out an explosive sigh and patted her chest in comfort at Tatsuya.
"That's quite surprising. Tatsuya-kun really isn't good at technical skills..."
For today's topic, "Single Systematic Single Process" magic, from reading the Activation Sequence entirely to actually invoking the magic, an exceptional Magician would only need 500 ms.
For Tatsuya, who needed three tries to get under the 1000 ms ti limit, even the kindest description could not approach exceptional.
"That's surprising... I thought I've said it quite a few tis before?"
"It's true that I've heard it a few tis... but I've always thought that was just being humble.
Because Tatsuya-kun looks like soone who can do anything, it's hard to believe that you're not fluent with technical skills."
Mizuki tilted her head and expressed her heartfelt amazent, to which Tatsuya could only smile wryly
not that there was any other option.
"...It might be a little ridiculous to say it myself, but if I had that level of technical skills, I wouldn't be in this class."
Tatsuya made sure to keep any loathing out of his tone and language. While he did not know how effective it was, Mizuki frankly nodded her head.
"That's true. If Tatsuya-kun were also capable in technical skills... That would give off an overly-perfect, unapproachable vibe."
As she said this, Mizuki expressed a carefree smile.
I wonder if I should smile along with her, Tatsuya thought. "However, Tatsuya-kun... don't you feel, a little unsatisfied?"
"...Towards what?"
Mizuki bent her head, her expression unreadable. It was because of this that Tatsuya was confused as to how to respond to her.
"If you have the talent, but have been evaluated as having no talent, normally this would be quite galling.
If it were , I wouldn't be surprised if I felt unsatisfied. If I had Tatsuya- kun's level of skill, I would be furious at being called a Weed... but Tatsuya-kun looks like he doesn't care..."
That was quite a difficult question to answer.
Taking Mizuki's personality into account, it was unlikely she would spread negative rumors or speak to others regarding this subject, but if he didn't give her an answer that she could accept, it was possible that she may dig deeper into his business.
"Execution speed is also a talent.
And it's a rather important factor as well.
There are situations where one second can an the difference between life and death. So my evaluation of being unskilled is not incorrect."
If Mizuki were any other ordinary Course 2 student, this would have been an acceptable answer.
But,
"If this was an actual combat situation, Tatsuya-kun would have so way to improve invocation speed."
She was soone who possessed special "eyes". "...What makes you think so?"
Even knowing that saying so indicated a confession this was true and that he was capitulating, his wavering brain could not think of a better response.
"In the technical portion earlier, each of Tatsuya-kun's three tries looked like you were forcing yourself.
Because my mother is a translator, I'll use this example: it's like soone able to use English to think and reply to an English question was forced to use Japanese to reply, and then translate it back into English.
From the start, Tatsuya-kun abandoned the complete Magic Sequence and started compiling again, right?
When looking at the ti, reading the Activation Sequence occurs at the sa ti as constructing the Magic Sequence.
After seeing that, I thought that.
It can't be that, Tatsuya-kun, for magic of this level, you can construct Magic Sequences without looking at the Activation Sequence?"
To not use Activation Sequences, also known as skipping CADs altogether, and still use magic at the sa speed. In regards to this technique, he had strict orders to keep this a secret.
However, it looked like soone saw through this after the first practice. As if his brain had been plunged into cold water, he cald down.
Despite his wariness being raised to the max and his faltering reaching a peak, these only served to restore him to normal.
For soone who rarely faltered to this extent, this was a good experience for Tatsuya.
"I didn't think that soone could see this far. That's quite an impressive pair of eyes."
This ti, it was Mizuki who turned pale. As expected, Mizuki was trying to hide the truth about her own "eyes".
That was a slightly evil way to say it as the corners of Tatsuya's mouth turned upwards. But from Mizuki's reaction, the chances that his own hidden skill set had been discovered had been drastically reduced.
In reality, Tatsuya had another idea. Since she already figured out that he had a technique that bypassed Activation Sequences to use magic, as long as she thought that it wasn't a personal skill but more of a Systematic one, then everything would be fine. So long as he could sate her sense of curiosity, she would have no further problems.
"It's true. For single systems, it's faster to directly construct the Magic Sequence.
This can only be used for magics with few processes. For , five processes is my limit."
Processes in modern magic has two anings: the steps that lead to magic invocation, and the components for magic used in phenona rewriting.
The "five processes in magic" that Tatsuya ntioned here refers to when five magic executions combine to change sothing.
For example, in order to use magic to transfer an egg from the kitchen to the dining table, this requires four steps: Increase Speed (Acceleration), Movent, Reduce Speed (Reverse Acceleration), and Stop (end of movent).
Movent magic is a type of magic that changes an object's speed and path, so if the Increase Speed process was removed, this would cause the object to speed up without regard to inertia, most likely causing the egg to break up.
If the Movent process was removed and only relied on Increase and Reduce Speed to move the egg, the egg would shoot out in a linear fashion, thus necessitating complex deceleration to manipulate. Thus, even though another process was added, it's actually more simple to use a combination of Speed and Movent magics to manipulate movent.
In comparison, when using magic that blows away an opponent in anti- personnel combat, only one simple process would be enough. The intent is to cause harm to the enemy, so there's no need to reduce the impact incurred.
"I think that five processes would be sufficient for combat-related magic..."
Generally speaking, magic used by civilians required many more processes than combat magic.
Just as Mizuki said, magics that involved one to five processes covered over half of the known combat magics.
"That's because I didn't learn magic for combat reasons.
In order to quickly invoke magic with more processes, Activation
Sequences are still a must, so I'm not unsatisfied with the fact that my lower technical skills have received the appropriate evaluation."
Tatsuya smiled as he said this, then noticed that for so reason Mizuki was staring at him with teary eyes.
Tatsuya suddenly felt that sowhere, sohow, an epic misunderstanding had occurred.
Imdiately, the result caused by this misunderstanding was displayed before Tatsuya.
"That's amazing! Tatsuya-kun... you are truly worthy of my respect!"
With her hands in front of her chest, Mizuki's delirious voice said sothing that (for Tatsuya) could not be ignored after being heard.
"Ha?"
"For most people, they beco Magicians simply because they can use magic... but, Tatsuya-kun has his own goals, so he learns magic for that reason..."
"Um, well, while that's true..."
"I, have been enlightened!"
"That..."
"Originally, I learned magic only because I wanted to control this pair of "eyes
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