This was a type of challenge.
You fucking
Against the third son of the Galehill family, who had cented himself as the king of his peers.
It was a challenge against Michael.
Maybe that was why,
R-Ruin
Even those who werent particularly nice to before started worrying about my wellbeing.
It was quite similar to my last incident.
You So you still havent woken up after nearly dying last ti?
When one of Michaels lackeys, Ben Polt, threw a Lightning Bolt at .
I replied while agreeing with Michael,
I guess so. Looking at how Im not able to hold in my temper when I see disgusting shits like you, I guess I still havent woken up yet.
What? You bastard!
Michael shook with rage.
He looked as if he would explode at any mont, this seemingly being the first ti soone had acted this way against him.
However,
Stop!
Thanks to the tily entrance of the professors, Michael was forced to suppress his anger.
And like a stereotypical villain, he turned his back while muttering,
You, Ill see you after the test.
Wow, so threatening.
I just shrugged my shoulders and bowed my head towards the professors.
I apologize for the commotion.
Sure. Return to your seat.
Among the professors was Professor Hydel.
The others probably didnt see.
That when Professor Hydel saw looking at him, he smiled, as if amused.
Then, another professor, who was in charge of the test, stepped forward to announce,
The tests will begin soon. But before that, we have an announcent to make.
As the first day of the practical exams, the test today would be .
A test to see how many standing targets you could hit at once.
Well, thats what it would have been.
However,
What? Why?
The difficulty was raised greatly.
Usually, the targets would remain in set positions during the test, but not this ti.
Move Movent Magic?
One of the professors would animate the scarecrows and periodically make them strafe left and right.
As you can tell, the test has been changed for this year. If you observe closely, they are moving with a set pattern, so concentrate and figure it out!
Why?
Why would they suddenly increase the difficulty?
All the students suddenly had a look of nervousness.
However, Michael was different.
He kept his usual relaxed composure.
Well, so did I.
Ruin, what are you thinking of doing?
When Jason asked , I just shrugged.
Dunno.
For , it didnt matter if the target moved or not.
Since I wasnt even sure if the magic Id show would be accepted by the examiners or not.
Only thing to do now was to hit it straight on.
Hilk! Youre first up.
Hilk walked forward, looking nervous.
At that point, the stationary scarecrows stood up and started moving from their positions.
Start!
The first test had begun.
* * *
Next!
Ah
Isnt this too hard?
A myriad of regretful sighs was ever-present among the students.
Most, if not all, were complaints about the increased difficulty.
The professors were not having a good ti either.
These results are beyond terrible.
Thats what Im saying. They are worse than I expected. Was it an average of 2 hits?
An average of 5 simultaneous magic evocations.
And from these, only an average of 2 hits.
So students, those who were too scared of the moving targets and unconfident in their skills, usually hit none.
And even the ones who could hit more were still scoring below the recomnded score.
While looking at this scene in silence, Director Tirion clicked his tongue.
Tsk.
The difficulty was raised intentionally.
This was to distinguish the real magicians from the average student and cultivate them before the graduation test.
But for none of them to have the talent.
Tsk, tsk. None of them are up to the task.
They werent up to the standard they should be for students that would be graduating soon.
Where were the tis when Tirion himself studied magic?
When people studied as they strived to beco archmages and had the passion to restlessly work forwards.
But these werent the tis now.
Now, it was but a thod to control the authority known as magic, only for these magicians to beco servants to others authority.
Then, Professor Elrick from the departnt of potion crafting ca up and said,
Here he cos. The pride of our academy.
The one Professor Elrick pointed out was Michael.
Michael Galehill.
Well, of course, Professor Elrick here was also from the Galehill House.
Knowing this fact, Director Tirion didnt hide his displeasure.
Talking about pride, Professor Elrick. The test hasnt even begun.
Even so Michael has always been dominant in these tests. You too know this very well, director.
I know you want your nephew to do well, but please separate your public and private affairs.
Yes. I understand.
Professor Elrick had no choice but to back down after Tirion beca a bit sterner.
But luckily for Professor Elrick, the test results reflected what he had said.
Woah! Look at that! Fire and Water! He casted two conflicting elents at once! One, two, three, four Haha. There are too many to count!
This was the truth.
Michael had succeeded in casting more than 10 Fireballs and Waterballs at once and sent them flying at the targets.
13! He hit 13!
He even showed a surprising scene of hitting over 13 of the targets.
With an accuracy of over 60%, it was an impressive record.
Haha. If its at this level, isnt it enough to say Michael is the pride of our academy?
Clap clap clap clap.
Professor Elrick was clapping repeatedly as Michael stood confidently and snorted a peal of laughter.
* * *
* * *
Michael Galehill.
Tirion didnt want to admit it, but compared to the others, he couldnt deny that Michael was at an unrivalled level in terms of magic.
The others tests were the sa as before.
None were able to exceed the performance shown by Michael.
Director Tirion stood from his seat.
The levels of these graduation students Ive seen enough.
His face was filled with disappointnt.
Count Galehill.
The family used magic as a tool to ensure the longevity of authority.
Even though the familys principles directly contradicted the founding philosophy of the academy, if no student appeared that could rival the son of the Galehill family, there was no more reason to continue watching.
But then, Professor Hydel of Combat Magics, who was sitting next to Tirion and silently grading the students, suddenly spoke up.
Director, how about observing for a little longer?
No, I dont think there will be any rit in staying here.
The next student will be Ruin.
Tirion stopped at the na Ruin, and Professor Elrick turned to look at Professor Hydel as if he had said sothing outrageous.
Wh-who? Ruin? That magically disabled kid?
That student is taking the practical test? Even though he cant use magic?
At the sophistry of the rat-like Professor Elrick, Professor Hydel narrowed his eyes and told him,
Professor Elrick, your words just now were quite strange. Is there a reason Ruin shouldnt take the practical exams?
W-well, no but he would fail anyways
Professor, you seem to look at each students value differently, even though you were quite supportive of your nephew over there.
Even if we say you had those thoughts about Ruin, to say it out loud is a different matter altogether. Ruin himself hasnt given up, so, as educators of these students, we shouldnt give up on them either.
Well, what you said isnt wrong
Professor Elrick quickly shut his mouth and looked away.
Professor Hydels words were genuine.
As Ruin was called up, he walked up to the training area with a calm face.
This scene caught the eye of Director Tirion.
This Looks like Ill have to sit down for this.
Ruin Ardell.
Even though everyone had given up on him, he himself had not.
The Icon of Indomitability.
Tiron, enjoying such perseverance, beca expectant as to what he would witness.
And soon after
!
Tirions eyes widened, as if he had seen a ghost.
No, it was even more than that.
Wwwwhat is this?
Those observing, Professor Elrick, Professor Hydel, and all the other students, could do nothing but stare in shock, their mouths wide open.
* * *
A whopping two months.
For two months straight, I only punched and kicked.
My strength increased by 10 daily due to the rewards, but it wasnt too much to say that the repetitive daily life beca too tiring to handle.
But another gift had been given to .
A Skill to be more specific.
Bend Ti
Active
For 30 seconds, you may twist and bend ti for your benefit. You may move your body faster, as your Strength increases by 200%. You will move through the bent ti.
Cooldown: 5 minutes
The hell is this?
My first reaction was to question what this was.
What an Active was, what it ant to bend ti, and what a Cooldown was.
I found out after using it.
This skill, at the point of my choosing, let move at 200% my normal speed for 30 seconds.
As if I were moving between ti itself.
It could be used to dodge enemy attacks.
And
To destroy a bunch of scarecrows at once.
An indispensable skill.
Start!
Whing- Whing-
With the signal from the examiner, the scarecrows started to move.
The multitudes of scarecrows,
You think you can hit us?
They looked as if they were challenging .
Power naturally flowed into my fists.
How many tis had I imagined this situation?
How long had I waited?
Diligently training 3000 moves every day, how many tis had I dread of this mont?
Lets put on a good show.
To show my magic to these real magicians.
I forced up all the power, packed to the brim in my Force Circle, in an instant.
The circle had finished powering up in the blink of an eye.
My strength exploded through my veins, and a flood of Fireballs flowed out from the top of my palm.
Woah
Howhow many is that?
Thirty No, no. That looks like fifty?
What the fuck?
I could hear the disbelief of my peers.
And in the midst of the cries, I could also hear the voice of a flustered Michael.
Fuck, that scared for a second. Hey, you guys. Whats the point of getting surprised? Ruin has evocation disorder. It doesnt matter if he can cast once or a hundred tis. No way he hits anything.
Even if he wanted to sound confident, his voice was definitely shaking.
There was no way he wouldnt be shocked.
Who would have guessed that I could do such things?
My body felt hot.
My excitent continued to grow and wanted to explode out at any mont.
I wanted to show them.
That I, Ruin Ardell, had not had my life as a magician die.
That I would beco stronger than anyone else,
That I would obliterate their perceptions of .
Bend Ti has been activated.
Your current strength will be increased by 200%.
Right.
Now.
Wow!
In an instant, my form bent ti and darted forwards.
didnt simply increase how fast I moved.
In this ti increase of 200%, all my actions, including my magic casting and movent, beca faster.
But not enough to lose control.
My eyesight beca clearer and my movent more concise.
I felt light, and also sturdy at the sa ti.
In the eye of my own storm, I reached out to the scarecrows in front of with my fists.
Arms, legs, heads, shoulders.
Crash! Crash! Crash! K-K-K-KABOOM!
A large explosive roar ca from every part that I touched, and the testing grounds were soon covered in dust.
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