Ability assessnt.
The ability assessnt was an evaluation that objectively calculated the abilities possessed by students in nurical terms, as the na suggested.
It was also known as rank asurent, as the results of the assessnt directly determined the rank.
Rank was essentially the grade of skilled individuals.
Whether one beca a knight, a magician, a priest, or a scout, their level and value were determined by their rank.
Therefore, rank asurent was one of the most important events for students.
Of course, its impact was not limited to students alone.
For professors, the rise in the rank of the students they oversaw signified the success of their teachings. It beca a criterion for evaluating the professors performance.
Nurous guilds were also actively recruiting promising talents. Their attention was naturally focused on rank asurent.
In summary, students who achieved good results in rank asurent inevitably saw their reputation skyrocket.
They beca the hot topic at the center of Academy issues overnight.
Of course, the protagonist of this rank asurent will be Sharon Pierce.
Departnt of Grading and Ranking, Lichten Academy.
This administrative organization, responsible for tasks related to novices ability assessnts, was led by the head, who received treatnt equivalent to that of a vice principal.
Ah, I wish I could have graduated Miss Sharon too. Wouldnt it have been better if I had been born just 5 years later? Do you agree, Chief?
Of course, that didnt an the job was easy. The head of asurent was currently massaging his temples.
The main reason was the periodic nonsense outbreaks of Assistant Anne Brita, a subordinate.
Assistant Anne, stop the nonsense and get to work.
No, Chief! Look at this picture!
What is it?
Miss Sharon Pierce, of course.
Oh, co on
How beautiful, cold, and haughty is she? This style is very popular among girls like her. Im sure Miss Pierce will be the main character of this rank asurent! Hehehe!
The head of the departnt almost slapped the giggling assistant on the back of her head without realizing it.
He probably would have done it if this naive girl wasnt the daughter of a viscount.
Suppressing the twitching fingers, the head let out a small sigh.
Phew.
Patience was crucial at tis like this.
The schedule for rank asurent was just around the corner.
It wasnt uncommon for lower-ranking employees who had been working night shifts for several days to lose their minds occasionally.
Even the head himself had dark circles that had already reached the vicinity of his eyes.
Originally, theres no student to look forward to except Miss Sharon.
Thats true. Indeed, most of the childrens growth has been stagnant lately.
Not long ago, even students with lower ranks showed growth of one rank each.
However, recently, the growth trend of children had noticeably decreased. Even the number of mana-awakening individuals was decreasing.
This was not a problem confined to Lichten Academy alone. Other academies faced similar situations.
Various pessimistic analyses had been put forward.
So said it was because most students admitted already reached their potential through private education.
Or that the World Tree in the Grand Forest was withering and the quality of its mana was declining.
Or perhaps the demons were plotting sothing.
Various gloomy stories circulated, and there were rumors that the empire and the kingdoms were investigating quietly.
There were abilities now, but at this rate, there would definitely be a shortage.
In any case, the situation was bleak.
It would be nice if a student with a proper growth trend appeared this ti.
There is! Miss Sharon. Sharon Pierce!
Assistant Anne, Ive said it before, but Sharon is an entirely crafted child of her family. Dont be fooled by appearances. Of course, theres no doubt about her abilities.
Thats enough! Whats wrong with being crafted? Sir, you dont know, do you? Nowadays, idols are popular in the capital of the Empire.
Idols?
Yes! They are singers who sing and dance, and how pretty they are. For your information, I like a group called Magical Girls! Hehe. I wish Miss Sharon would create a group like Knight Girls.
The Empire has really gone astray.
He shook his head with a shiver.
Sharon Pierce.
Certainly, she was a student worth watching.
But by his standards, Sharon was not real.
But in his experience of evaluating the abilities of many students, the real ones erged unexpectedly.
For example, soone who awakened to a very minor elental power, or soone who mastered unexpected abilities.
Co to think of it, its been quite a while since we had a graduate specializing in Earth Elental abilities.
Lost in thoughts of such musings, the supervisor suddenly snapped back to attention. It was ti to get to work.
Any unusual preparations for the 1st and 2nd stage rank assessnts?
Yes. David and Jane are out and rolling right now.
Good, thats settled then.
Although the assessnts for the upcoming 1st and 2nd stage were already decided and set up, the decision for the final 3rd stage assessnt was still uncertain.
The evaluation report submitted by the Ability asurent Departnt had to go through approval from the four departnt heads, the principal, and external auditors before it could be finalized as the evaluation criteria.
What about Dean Jan Boml? Still no comnts?
Professors and external experts participated in drafting the evaluation criteria. Dean Jan Boml was representing the professors in the task force for this rank asurent.
Yes, hes trying, but you know that gentleman. He despises these trivial matters. We have to figure it out ourselves.
Sigh. That guy is sothing else.
There were no expectations to begin with.
The man was like a wild beast, and his interest in such trivial matters was practically nonexistent.
As the supervisors sigh deepened
Knock, knock!
Assistant Anne, who had stood up from her seat, opened the door and received sothing.
In her hands was an envelope. Her eyes widened as she read the writing on the surface.
Oh? Its from Dean Jan Boml?
Huh?
Ill read it, okay? Regarding the proposed evaluation criteria for the 3rd stage of the current rank assessnt, he suggests the following. It will focus on mobility. It is recomnded to add explosiveness and unexpectedness to the evaluation criteria. He recomnds the following evaluation thod: walking on a broken bridge over a cliff Wow! He even provided detailed instructions for the evaluation thod. The handwriting is hard to read, though.
The superiors face was filled with astonishnt.
Even though he belonged to the administrative departnt, he had worked in Lichten for a long ti. The Jan Boml he knew was never this cooperative.
Why in the world?
What did that Jan Boml, the man of all n, want?
As a sense of relief that one problem was solved mixed with curiosity, the supervisors mind was filled.
Lichten Academys open field near a dormitory in the north.
Nyaah!
A cat was flying in the sky.
No, saying it was flying had its issues.
The distance between her white paws and the ground was about 1 cm.
Danya floated above the earth with a magnetic force, hovering just at a touchable height.
Kyaa. This is fun!
With a smile on her face, Danya touched the ground with a small smile on her face.
On the other hand, Ian sighed softly.
Ugh.
Was this experint also a failure?
Ian marked an X in his notebook, which he held in his hand.
What he was researching now was mobility.
The problem was that creating a plausible ans of mobility was challenging, especially for earth-elental magic.
Originally, earth-elental magic was specialized in tanking and physical damage.
Thats why Danya, who was a beastman, was experinting with various things.
The first attempt was using magnets.
Among the properties of the earth, magnetism was the one closest to mobility.
There was a force to attract or repel. Therefore, Ian aid to magnetize the ground and the soles of his shoes, floating and walking in mid-air.
Kwoong!
Nyahaha!
And Ians result was a bump on his forehead and reddened skin.
Controlling the magnet was difficult, and there was more resistance than expected.
He couldnt float as high as he thought.
Originally, Ian couldnt even stand, unable to balance.
Danya, floating above with impeccable balance, continued to walk in mid-air, emitting a playful purring sound.
Indeed, a cat is a cat.
Ian! Do more of this for ! Its so much fun!
She seed sowhat carefree, to say the least.
Anyway.
Ignoring her request, Ian prepared for the next experint. What he had created this ti was a large cylindrical structure.
Whats next! Eh?
Danyas excited expression turned pale.
Wait a minute. Youre not thinking of putting in there and launching , are you?
Yeah, with a little bit of gunpowder.
Are you out of your mind, you idiot!
Tsk. It seed it was too much.
Next, there was an idea of creating a structure similar to a spring to utilize the force of physics.
The ti it takes to create such a structure is too long.
In practice, it was practically impossible to use.
By this point, Ian was starting to have thoughts like, Am I really a magician?
It was closer to an alchemist or a magical engineer.
Anyway.
It all ca back to levitation.
The key was floating above the ground, eliminating friction.
As long as that is achieved, surprise is guaranteed.
Why such an obsession with being unexpected?
Because the essence of mobility lies in unexpectedness.
For example, knights who need to read the movents of their opponents and react. It would be very effective when dealing with them.
The unexpectedness in close combat.
For Ian, a close-quarters mage, this was practically synonymous with his life.
If there was another thod similar to magnetism
It was difficult, too difficult.
By this point, Ian even thought about just rolling around.
Rolling up his entire body into a ball, coating it with a layer of tal, and adding sharp spikes on the outside like a turtle ship.
Then just roll around.
Since it could also serve as an attack, it seed like a good deal.
The ability could be nad sothing like Roll.
Would that work?
As Ian let out a sigh and was about to stand up.
Thud
He stumbled over sothing rooted to the ground.
Ian felt sothing slipping out of his pocket.
Shortly after, Danyas astonished voice rang out.
I-Ian!
A seemingly ordinary stone floating above the ground.
It was the stone that the bumped girl had dropped.
It felt instinctive.
This stone was what he had been looking for.
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