༺ Class Placent Evaluation (2) ༻
The class placent evaluation.
In Märchen Academy, there were four classes: A, B, C, and D. The top-scoring students were assigned to Class A, while the lowest-scoring students were assigned to Class D.
The results of the mana asurent and the class placent evaluation determined which class a student would be assigned to.
As it was a test determining which class you would belong to for the entire sester, the class placent evaluation was of great importance.
My top priority was defeating the demons rather than worrying about my ranking.
Currently, all the first-year students of the Magic Departnt were in Delphine Forest.
That ant the risk of eting other students soon was high, aning there was a high probability of an imdiate battle.
This was the ripple effect brought about by the word ‘survival’ ntioned by the professor. Most students knew that they had to fight when they run into each other.
Bang─!!
Roaaaar—!!
Kwaaaaaaa─!!
The sound of magic firing and smashing from all directions alerted everyone that the Battle Royale had begun.
In such a situation, it was only natural for students to band together to not only gain a nurical advantage but to also find mana grains more easily, which was the purpose of this test.
However, there was no one rciful enough to team up with , a person with Grade E mana. If anything, I would be fortunate as long as they didn’t try to take advantage of .
Can I at least rely on Kaya, who has a misunderstanding about my strength?
…No. There were far too many variables to consider. There was no guarantee that Kaya would help , and there was also a high risk that my true nature would be revealed, as well as the possibility of her stabbing in the back for being dangerous.
If that was the case, I had only one choice.
‘I think…’
I’ll just hide.
I saw a tree with thick leaves that looked perfect to hide in, it was the place I decided on after looking around Delphine Forest in advance.
I took a magic pouch out of my pocket.
[Magic Pouch] A small pouch that stores many items using magic. Good portability.
Rank: Tier 6
Rank Tier 6. A tier was a unit of asurent for determining the rarity of an item, and the lower the number, the rarer it was.
I took a water bottle from my magic pouch and sprayed water on the tree. In addition, I used the [Ice Generation] skill to create a crude ice staircase.
My [Elental Synergy] was at a rather high level compared to my other stats. The higher the [Elental Synergy], the greater the effect that would appear when my elental magic overlapped with another elent.
Thanks to this, I was able to create a bigger block of ice than when I used the [Ice Generation] skill normally.
I stepped on the ice staircase and finally climbed up the tree.
‘It’s comfy.’
As I sat on a thick branch surrounded by a cluster of leaves, I leaned my back against the tree and defrosted the ice staircase.
“…”
This was the only strategy that I, the weakest student could use, ‘fuckin’ hold’1E/N: From what I understand ‘Fuckin’ hold’ is a reference to Starcraft’s Zerg Burrowing chanics, basically it ans to persevere through anything., but what would I do if other students completely cleared out all the mana grains while I was hiding in a tree?
Okay, so I overlooked sothing in this class placent evaluation.
‘Mana grains are luminescent. When it gets dark, it becos easier to distinguish with the naked eye.’
As soone with low mana perception, it would be better to go looking for the mana grains later anyways.
I stayed still and focused on listening to my surroundings, to check if there were any signs of people approaching.
20 minutes later, I felt a presence. Soone was coming this way.
I reached for a frozen slingshot that I had placed out of sight within the tree.
[Slingshot] An ordinary slingshot made of wood and a rubber band. Weak durability.
Rank: Tier 9
The slingshot was fixed by attaching stones to a rubber band and freezing it while stretching the rubber band as far back as it could possibly go.
A total of 10 slingshots were installed and I morized each location.
‘Defrost.’
When I loosened the ice that was holding the slingshot rubber band, it turned into blue powder and scattered while the slingshot fired stones.
Whiiiik—
The stone from the slingshot sliced through the air, cut through the grass, and landed on the ground.
“Huhhhhh?!”
I heard the surprised exclamation of a girl.
She moved her gaze to the stone that had flown out from the grass, and appeared to be rather confident in her abilities as she imdiately prepared for a fight.
There were now 9 slingshots left.
‘Let’s hold on…’
The constant tension kept from getting bored.
Please, I only hope that I can hold out until the ti is right.
━─━─━━─━「₪」━━─━─━─━
The sky was dyed the color of the sunset.
The sound of the students casting magic had long since faded away, and silence descended upon the forest.
The current ti was 6:30 PM, and I was still alive, hiding in a tree.
‘Should I sneak down now?’
Fortunately, the ‘fuckin’ hold’ strategy worked.
I ended up using all 10 slingshots, but I didn’t see it as a waste since each one perford their role faithfully.
After taking out the water bottle from the magic pouch, I poured the remaining water from it on the tree and then used [Ice Generation] to create ice in a cascading fashion.
As expected, it was difficult to control, so a sloppy staircase was created.
I carefully climbed downed the icy steps.
“Oh god.”
It felt like forever since I last put my feet on the ground, and my legs were trembling from sitting in the tree for 4 hours. It didn’t help that I still had muscle pain from the gym yesterday.
After massaging my legs, I dispelled my magic to remove the ice staircase.
Now I had to get moving.
‘Where are they?’
I didn’t know where Ian and Luce would end up fighting the demon.
In the ga, you would get a cutscene after surviving the class placent evaluation. This was the scene where Ian and Luce first t, and the scenery changed automatically.
I needed to find that location quickly.
The sky above the barrier was gradually darkening as I moved forward with caution, trying to make as little noise as possible.
‘I have to look for so mana grains.’
I was robbed of all my fortune in preparation for the class placent evaluation. If I couldn’t earn enough gel here, I would have no choice but to starve or take out a loan from a bank and beco a debtor.
So finding any leftover mana grains was also important.
‘…Did I ss up?’
Ha, damn it, not a single mana grain was visible, the students must have cleared them all out.
My hope of easily finding any remaining mana grains after it had beco dark was completely shattered.
I had overlooked sothing, this was the prestigious Märchen Academy.
It was only natural that the students had excellent mana perception.
‘Please, I also need so mana grains…’
I beca so engrossed in searching for mana grains that I had failed to recognize the sound of small footsteps approaching .
“Huh?”
A woman’s voice rang out in front of and in an instant, my heart sank.
I, who had been bending down while searching for mana grains, froze while a drop of cold sweat ran down my cheek.
‘What do I do, what do I do…?’
Let’s think.
I still had so magic tools I purchased before, if I fought using them, it would be possible to overco the level difference to so extent.
If the person in front of had a level in the 30s or 40s, wouldn’t it be worth trying?
I slowly raised my head and looked at the female student standing in front of .
[Kaya Astrean] Lv: 90
Race: Human
Elents: Wind, Ice
Danger: X
“…”
“…”
What should I say?
Hmm.
Wait. Kaya?
“Ah, ah, how are you…?”
“…”
Kaya seed very frightened, as both her voice and body were trembling.
She was the freshn’s second seat. It was impossible for to defeat her, even if I used every trick up my sleeve.
However, she currently thought of as a ‘powerful man who had attained the level of an Archwizard, but was concealing his power.’
Let’s think and act calmly, if I use that fact to my advantage, I might be able to get out of here safely.
“Move.”
I had always been confident in my acting skills.
I consequently narrowed my eyes and spoke in a cold, authoritative tone, as if I were revealing my true colors.
I acted as if I wasn’t nervous at all.
“Ah…! Yes, pardon …!”
Kaya trembled and moved out of the way.
Alright, I just had to move on like this.
I started walking slowly.
A feeling of relief washed over .
I’m glad nothing went wrong…
“Ah, Sir Isaac…!”
Suddenly, Kaya called .
‘What is ‘Sir’ Isaac?’
I didn’t expect her to use such an embarrassing honorific, but then I thought it was only natural considering what Kaya thought of .
I quickly composed myself.
I stopped and looked back at Kaya with a cold expression, and heard.
“Well, this is still a test so… Why don’t we fight…?”
“…”
…No.
“Of course, to Sir Isaac, who has reached the level of an Archwizard, soone like would be akin to an ant under the ground… But even then, I still wish to fight you!”
No, don’t do that, relax your determined expression.
“Please do this favor, Sir Isaac!”
No, don’t deploy your magic circle, it’s not like we already agreed to fight, so get rid of it.
…Please.
‘In another 20 minutes, the demon will appear…’
Before I knew it, the test clock was pointing at 6:40 PM which ant I needed to quickly find where the demon would appear.
Despite my pleas, Kaya’s light green magic circle deployed in the air was slowly spinning toward .
Even though she was afraid of , the second seat was burning with a desire to fight against the gigantic existence known as an Archwizard.
“……”
I am weak, I have Grade E mana, the lowest grade! I am the weakest student of the Departnt of Magic…! No matter what I do, I can’t win…!
Calm down for now, calm down and think.
How could I get out of this situation? What could I tell her in order for her to dispel her magic circle?
I couldn’t just say that I was the one in charge of the demons. No matter how hard I try, I couldn’t even imagine how much of a headache that would beco for in the future.
Then what I can do… What can I take advantage of…
…I thought of sothing.
I don’t know if this will work, but let’s give it a shot.
“Whew.”
“…?”
I started with a sigh.
That magic circle looked dangerous, no matter how I looked at it, but I stared at Kaya with the most amused expression I could muster, and similarly, Kaya was looking at with a dubious expression.
Since this has already happened, it was all or nothing.
I crossed my arms and looked at the pale green magic circle that Kaya deployed in the air as if it were pathetic.
“With only that kind of magic?”
“…!!”
Kaya’s eyes widened in shock. What I said must have hurt her feelings.
“Only that kind…?”
“You’re wasting your ti right now.”
I turned my back.
A terrifying, murderous feeling ca from behind.
Please don’t kill …
“I know you are an amazing person. But… what you said just now ignores all the blood, sweat, and tears I’ve put in…”
“I an, ‘for now.’”
“Huh?”
The situation changed quickly.
I felt my life fading away. Perhaps Kaya was trying to figure out what I ant.
“You’re close with ‘Sylphia,’ right?”
Sylphia, the Erald Fairy. It was the na of a fairy who used plant magic.
“H-how did you know that…?”
“Because I can sense the aura of [Yggdrasil] from you.”
“…!!”
Even though I didn’t look at her, I could feel that Kaya was very surprised.
The aura of [Yggdrasil]? What’s that? I was just bluffing. How could I sense that when I couldn’t even sense mana grains?
Anyway, Kaya was on good terms with Sylphia, the Erald Fairy. It was a secret that only she knew, and couldn’t be found out by anyone else.
She also wore the ‘Seed of Yggdrasil’ she received from Sylphia as a necklace around her neck. Kaya had to keep the seed with her at all tis in order to access its plant mana.
At first glance, it appeared to be a regular seed, but unlike a regular seed, it was constantly condensing mana rather than emitting it, making it difficult to detect.
After entering her second year, she beca fully attuned to the plant mana. Later on, she was able to use the ‘Seed of Yggdrasil’ as a catalyst to cast the 8-star plant spell [Yggdrasil], which contained both a fairy’s power and the capability to destroy a nation.
Only I, who was familiar with the future, could say this now.
“It seems to be quite recognizable.”
“Did you know Sylphia?!”
Of course not.
But I didn’t answer on purpose and kept my eyes closed, pretending to reminisce about a great past.
“…Your true value will be revealed in the future. When that happens, if you beco soone worth my ti, I’ll face you one day.”
“…”
After that, I started walking again.
I didn’t know what kind of expression Kaya was making behind , and I didn’t know what thoughts were racing through her mind.
It didn’t matter. What really mattered was the little noise caused by the magic circle subsided and then disappeared. Kaya had dispersed her magic circle!
A smile leaked out from the corners of my mouth. It was relief at being alive.
I was bluffing like a middle schooler, but I was glad things worked out anyway…
“Sir Isaac.”
Oh, not again, why, why!?
I tried to pretend I hadn’t heard, but Kaya called out once more, “Sir Isaac!” and forced to a halt.
“Why are you here ‘pretending to be weak’?”
Certainly, that was a question worth asking.
Even though, I was really just weak.
But in Kaya’s eyes, I was pretending to be a weakling.
Well, that’s easy.
There was only one response I could give here.
“…You don’t need to know.”
That was it. In this situation, the typical response from the other person would be to just remain silent and nod.
And then, I started walking again. As expected, Kaya didn’t call out to again.
After walking for a while, when I looked back, she was out of sight.
“Wheeeeeew—”
I let out a very, very deep sigh of relief.
Kiyaaa~ I’m alive! I’m not dead.
I was lucky. Hmm, it’s really aweso!
But now was not the ti to be imrsed in the joy of survival.
I cald down and steeled myself. I needed to find the place where the demon would appear, as well as where Ian and Luce would et.
Where are you? Where?
…I found a mana grain. Let’s pick it up.
When I brought my watch near it, the mana grain flew off the stone like a firefly and stuck itself to the watch.
‘There are only 10 minutes left.’
It was currently 6:50 PM, aning the demon would appear in 10 minutes.
I retraced my steps.
The only clue I had was that the demon would appear in an empty lot with a low cliff.
I looked around Delphine Forest yesterday, but I couldn’t find an area that matched that description due to the forest being so large.
I had to find it.
It will most likely be difficult to find it in ti. If so…
I arrived at a stream that I had morized the location of during my preliminary search. I could see the sky clearly from here, no matter how dense the trees were in the Delphine Forest.
Then I took a look at my wristwatch.
‘7 o’clock…’
A dark blue hue dyed the sky as the sunset faded.
By now, the demon should have appeared in front of Ian and Luce.
It would be a waste of ti to wander around here.
Let’s put the search for mana grains aside for a mont. My number one priority is to avoid a bad ending.
I decided to stay where I was.
Certainly, when Ian and Luce begin to fight the demon, there would be a significant scale of magic involved.
I just needed to head to the location where the spells were being cast.
It was entirely possible for to move further away from the fight if I were to continue wandering around.
Let’s wait a little bit.
Just a little bit…
“…”
In the forest, which was gradually turning dark, I stood still and held my breath.
KUUUUUUUU─────!!!
“…!!”
A roar erupted.
I jerked my head in the direction of the roar. Since I was near a stream, there were no trees blocking my view, making the loud noise easily identifiable.
A sharp pillar of ice rose a short distance away. The pillar was pitch black rather than the cool blue normal ice would have.
Others may have been unaware, but I was certain that an ice spell with the darkness elent had been cast. It was, without a doubt, the magic of demons.
The ice pillar instantly disintegrated into black powder and disappeared.
I hurried towards the location where the black ice pillar had risen.
Please hold on until I arrive, Ian! It would be even better if you win!
“Whoa. Where are you going in such a hurry?”
No, no.
Ughhhh…
“…What is it, huh. Aren’t you a lowly commoner with Grade E mana?”
[Tristan Humphrey] Lv: 71
Race: Human
Elents: Wind
Danger: dium
The person who stood in my way was Tristan Humphrey, a high-ranking freshman, and a conceited blonde aristocrat.
“…”
I shook my head rapidly.
Thanks to playing ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱ so much, I kept all the characteristics of the main characters in my head.
My level was 26, the level difference between and this guy was 45, but… If I did my best, I think I could beat him. I wasn’t sure about others, though.
Let’s take him down quickly.
‘I’ll be passing through now.’
I accelerated the flow of mana in my body, warming up my ice mana.
Footnotes:
1E/N: From what I understand ‘Fuckin’ hold’ is a reference to Starcraft’s Zerg Burrowing chanics, basically it ans to persevere through anything.
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