Magical Love: Learn To Love In Another World

Marsil nodded her head, and everyone else moved into a viewing booth off to the side built into the wall of the arena, this was in order to keep everyone safe and still be able to view what was happening on the field by a large screen inside the viewing booth. I was kinda disappointed when I saw how small it was though. It had limited seating. "Rei come."

I turned to see Able had gotten himself a seat and called me over with his hand stretch out to me. Not thinking too much into it I reached out and took his hand only to be pulled onto his lap. I was startled at first and let out an embarrassing yelp. Because of that, I instinctively buried my face into Able's chest. My face was burning red. But I did not mind being in his embrace, it was just that there were people around… 

It was not until I heard someone yell out that I looked up at the screen. Marsil had jumped high into the air and did a double backflip. But this was not the amazing thing, it was because with every spin she fired off an arrow at Ray. I had to hand it to Marsil, she really had skill with a bow. If Ray was not as quick as he was, he would have been killed quickly. Each shot was aiming for a kill. But in a spar for a test like this, you had to do so or you would not receive a high score. 

Marsil landed and quickly pulled the bowstring five times in succession towards the sky. The arrow flew up and arched before aiming back down speeding up ten times faster than before. Even Ray was having a hard time dodging these arrows. After the last arrow hit the ground Ray yelled out "Good! Marsil you pass!" 

Marsil placed her bow on her back and gave a bow to Ray. "Thank you for the fight." She then walked back to the viewing area while Ray called for the next person. 

Seeing Marsil walk in, a lot of people moved to the side not wanting to get closer to her. I frowned at this. Even though Marsil seemed to be used to it I still did not like it. "Good job out there Marsil!" I said with a bright smile. 

Marsil, looked over at me and slightly blushed, she lowered her head and said. "Thank you..." 

The next person that went up was instantly taken down by Ray. As Sam's turn came closer and closer I started to get anxious. I leaned my head up and whispered into Able's ear. "Able, if Sam fails can we do something for him?" 

Able looked down at me with a smile and nodded his head. "You are truly kind Rei. If he fails I will have dad take him in. He can gain a salary enough to bring his two sisters out of the slums and into a better residence. But that is only if he fails. Although a helping hand is good, we should not walk all over his pride. If he can make it on his own then lets, let him do what he can. If we see one day he is struggling, then we can help him a little." 

"Mmm… Okay. I know that learning from hardships is sometimes a good way to grow, So I understand." I had to admit that Able was right. Learning by doing was sometimes the best way of doing things. 

I watched on as the people went in to do the final test. Some failed horribly while others did really well. You could see the surprise on Ray's face when facing some of these new adventurers. Then it was finally Sam's turn. Out of everyone here I was more nervous about Sam than anything. I just felt pity for him. I know this was not good but I felt he was such a big man in that small body of his for willingly going out and risking his life to earn money to feed his family. It made me want to help him.

In the arena, I could see Sam standing close to Ray and the size difference was rather comical. Sam waited for Ray to say a few words before chanting a quick spell. Two ice spears formed in the air in front of him before shooting forward. Once he fired the first shot he began to run using the terrain to his advantage as he shot ice spear after ice spear at Ray. Ray who was trying to keep up with the small kid seemed to be having a hard time since Sam was quickly firing off spears. Sam was quite fast and with his small size, he was able to use the trees and bushes as cover making it hard to figure which direction was going to shoot at Ray next. 

This battle test had a five minute time limit and lasting the full five minutes was also considered a pass for this test. As time ticked down, Ray seemed to be somewhat embarrassed since a ten year old boy was really giving him trouble. But this also meant he would not need to worry about Sam out on his own. Since Sam could easily handle a few F rank monsters without issue. "Time!" Ray finally yelled out. Sam who was sweating came walking out looking at Ray timidly. He knew everything he wished to accomplish rested on whether or not he passed this test. 

"Young man, you truly surprised me. Your combat sense for your age is quite amazing. Most mages would stand and attack while you continuously moved around using the surroundings to your advantage. This is a pass! Congrats kid." Ray had no issues passing Sam. He felt the kid was going to make an amazing Adventurer one day. 

"Five minute break!" Ray suddenly announced. This was understandable. He had just finished eight battles and a few of which gave him a run for his money. 

But since it was now Able's turn, I stood up to allow him to get up. I looked up at him as I reached over and held his hand and smiled as I said: "Even though I know you will pass with flying colors. I still want to say, good luck! "

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