Though Obern's questions were much harder, Amain completed his answer sheet around the sa ti as Obern.
"Let's evaluate directly ourselves."
"Ah."
The receptionist was flustered. The Masters had snatched away the answer sheets.
"We can grade them too. We're Masters after all."
"That's true but... Yes, please do so."
What would normally have taken so ti, they seed to want to grade on the spot.
First, Amain's.
The test Amain took was just to be recognized as a 2nd rank magician.
Since it wasn't anything special, the Masters determined pass or fail just by reading through it once.
"Paaaass!"
"Excellent."
Though it seed they evaluated rather carelessly, the receptionist's expression completely changed.
"Every ti they look at answer sheets, they tell to fail them because they're terrible."
"What do you an every ti, you're exaggerating again."
"Haven't you done that every ti I've seen you?"
The toothless Master Alcandura briefly held out Amain's answer sheet.
"You read it too."
And the receptionist also looked at Amain's answers.
This ti it took relatively more ti.
But even the receptionist had to grudgingly acknowledge it.
"Perfect. Wasn't he said to be just a first year at Erald School?"
"Yes, that's right."
"Huh. I didn't know the school's level was this excellent."
It's not that the academy's level is high, it's that Amain's level is high.
I wanted to say that but held back.
"You could take the 3rd rank test right now without issue. Please visit again in the near future."
The receptionist's tone changed slightly.
Like a senior eting a promising junior.
And next was Obern's turn.
Alcandura and Dezaka put their heads together amicably and read the answer sheet.
It was five pages densely written, a length that could be considered long or short.
The Masters read with smiles all over their faces, as if expecting sothing.
Their expressions gradually hardened.
Rustle... rustle.
Only the quiet sound of turning pages rang out.
As if one reading wasn't enough, they read it again from start to finish.
And so the two Masters who read Obern's answers had opposite reactions.
First, the handso old man Dezaka's reaction:
"...Beautiful."
It was admiration.
"Such beautiful organization. How is this possible? Isn't this his first ti seeing these problems? How can the process of deriving these solutions flow so beautifully like water?"
His face was like that of a traveler who had witnessed a beautiful natural phenonon.
Like the mont of realizing that an ice waterfall encountered during a winter mountain hike.
Looks like flowing clouds as it freezes while falling.
A refreshing smile rose on his face.
"What's in that head? Does it contain the universe and all things!"
And Pelerian next to snorted.
"Hmph, even tower folks have properly working eyes it seems."
Pelerian's proxy test-taking was very successful.
However, a problem soon erged.
It was too successful, if anything.
"You're joking!"
The toothless old man Alcandura burst out angrily.
"You derived this organization just in your head? Dezaka you crazy old man. Aren't you ashad of being so fooled by a youngster?"
"Hmm, why the fuss?"
"This guy is playing with us. Even if Caspian ca back to life, he couldn't organize an unseen problem like this!"
It seems we wrote too perfect an answer.
Obern admirably showed not a hint of emotion.
"Caspian could do it. Those guys don't even properly know their tower master's ability."
That's not what's important, resolving the current situation was more important.
At this rate, that old man might challenge Obern to a duel to test his skills.
'What should we do...!'
'Calm down Obern, let's handle this smoothly.'
I directed the acting like a director with a gaphone.
Obern perford admirably like a great actor.
"You seem to have misunderstood. I have seen this problem before."
"Right? See! ...But where? It's a difficult problem I created."
"My master taught ."
"Master?"
The receptionist whispered.
"So that person's na is..."
"S-Snake Snake."
Obern swallowed hard.
But the Masters:
"Hmm, a na with magical presence."
"Has the gravitas of a grand mage."
They accepted the na Snake Snake.
"Whether that person had the sa insight as , or read my paper, either way it's a delightful thing. Ho ho ho."
All Masters are people obsessed with magic.
Alcandura rather beca satisfied with Obern's answer.
"That's great, shall we have a talk about you and your master?"
"But... Master Alcandura. The practical test..."
"Hey kid, with written results this perfect what practical test? Let's replace it with an interview."
"Ah..."
Anyway, to be promoted to 6th rank mage requires approval from at least one Master.
The two mages practically dragged Obern and Amain away.
"So what kind of person is your master? There are truly many reclusive geniuses in the world. The world outside the tower is so vast."
"Ah... They're from the Empire."
"I thought so. Are they still alive?"
They seed to have many questions about Grand Mage Snake Snake.
"They should be. But it's hard for to et them too..."
"Ho ho what refined taste. Let's talk in more detail."
We were dragged to their research lab.
We were released after the sun had set.
==
On the street stained red by sunset.
Obern, , and Amain walked the street.
Brooches were pinned to Amain and Obern's chests.
Obern's brooch was made of silver, with the rune for 6 inscribed.
And Amain's was made of bronze with 2 inscribed.
"...Thank you, Master."
Amain muttered so.
It was clearly ant for .
'We'll et again.'
"Definitely."
On the departing path, I was on Amain's shoulder.
And.
Though I wouldn't be able to wear it always, I wore a brooch like a necklace on my neck.
A brooch with the rune 7 carved in silver.
The two Masters must have been in a very good mood.
They acknowledged Obern's master Snake Snake.
And though not normally permitted, they awarded a 7th rank brooch as Obern's master.
Just wearing this would allow one to be treated as a 7th rank magician at any magic tower across the continent.
Of course, it's aningless unless one actually appears and registers.
"Well well, these days tower folks have no sense. Promoting to 7th rank a magician they've never even t."
Pelerian sarcastically criticized.
'Don't be jealous about not having a rank.'
"Who's jealous!"
It feels like shoulders I don't even have are shrugging.
Grand Mage Snake Snake.
Soday that na will spread across the continent.
Reviews
All reviews (0)