LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 41: Is it a glitch?
The rules are simple.
Inside the rectangular evaluation hall, we have to face the magic that rushes towards us.
That’s it.
But it’s not enough to just manifest magic.
We have to suppress the flying magic with our own magic.
Only then can we call it a true success.
ㅡThe evaluation of Trixie von Fritz and Louis Rosevelt is over.
Louis is currently in first place.
I watch their evaluation with that thought in mind.
A staff member of the magic tower kindly explains the situation.
The staff member and Violet are watching us from inside the black barrier on the other side.
It’s a one-way mirror.
They can only see us.
I had to admit that both Trixie and Louis were gems.
Louis used his light element well, and Trixie used her fire element well.
They both succeeded in manifesting magic quickly.
But they stopped at manifestation, and their power was not impressive.
It was inevitable.
These gems were not properly polished yet.
A magician who is still in the gem state cannot change the world.
There is no way that either of them will become the representative.
And it’s my job to show them why, starting now.
After the evaluation was over, Trixie left with a displeased expression, and Louis came over to me.
He opened his mouth in a gentle tone.
“I did my best, but I’m still disappointed.”
“Reflect on yourself. Repent.”
Then you’ll surely become a decent magician someday. Louis nodded obediently at my words.
“Of course I should. But Flan, you don’t seem nervous at all.”
Nervous.
I’ve never been nervous in this world.
I answered with my expression instead of words.
As I looked at him with a calm gaze, Louis burst into laughter.
“Don’t misunderstand. I’m not saying this with any other intention. I just like you. The way you told Professor Violet that you would be the representative, I personally felt that it was cool.”
ㅡLast. Flan, please come out.
Just then, the staff member of the magic tower called my name.
“Good luck, Flan. By the way, can I watch?”
I nodded lightly to Louis and headed towards the center of the evaluation hall.
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Fast magic manifestation, one-hit suppression.
These are the two conditions that I put forward as the representative’s qualifications.
Since I said it with my own mouth, I intend to pick it up myself.
I will do it for sure.
I want to shorten the period of being ignored as a magician by even a second.
ㅡThe evaluation will begin.
The evaluation began with a brief announcement.
The training that I repeated steadily did not betray me.
As I focused my mind, the mana that became much more refined than before wrapped around my body.
ㅡFirst round.
I looked at the magic that began to condense in the far distance with my n***d eye.
I want to go beyond the thoughts of others.
I abandon the idea of winning with speed. I will take away the ‘speed’ from him.
Whiiing…
I carefully tore apart the swirling magic with a strange sound.
The refined mana in my body accelerates my thinking and raises my computing power to the limit.
At the same time, the whole world loses its color.
A world that is only distinguished by black and white.
In the midst of everything in sight turning white, only the magic on the other side looks black.
ㅡFiring.
The moment the magic bullet started to move.
White lines began to pulsate from the blackened body.
Each and every one of them is a core circuit.
The important thing is, I saw it.
If I already confirmed it with my eyes, it’s not hard to interfere and dismantle it.
Pik.
The magic crumbled without flying much. Silence flowed inside the evaluation hall for a while.
‘Two more times?’
Assuming that he fires with the same power, I can dismantle it perfectly two more times.
This is the limit of the total amount.
But it’s no problem.
Both Trixie and Louis finished their evaluation with the third round.
I won’t be much different from them.
ㅡSecond round firing.
The magic bullet rushed towards me. The composition of the core circuit changed, and the speed also increased from the first round.
But the result doesn’t change. Just like the first round, it disappeared before it touched me.
ㅡThird round firing.
Finally, the third magic came flying, and I dismantled it again.
‘Only this?’
I was disappointed by this.
They said my unique ability was Flash. But it was nothing but a name, with its pathetic speed and power.
Was it because the tower’s equipment was shoddy, or was it because the unique ability was actually nothing special? … I still didn’t know.
Anyway, I finished the evaluation in three tries. It would be impossible for anyone else to represent me.
As I was preparing to go back to the waiting room.
-We’re launching the fourth round!
Suddenly, someone announced the start of the fourth round with enthusiasm.
“…Whatever.”
I reached out my hand towards the magic bullet that was flying at me with a terrifying speed.
Even without mana, I had a way.
“You insolent fools.”
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Elysis didn’t have much expectation for the students, except for Louis.
A great mage could be recognized from the sprout, but they were still just first-year students who had just entered the academy.
And in the lives of mages, there was a moment of awakening called ‘singularity’ that came unexpectedly.
It was hard to judge the quality of a mage based on just one evaluation.
“Louis is… as expected, he’s good.”
The light element, which sometimes earned envy from the world just for being able to use it.
Louis was born with it.
He was naturally on the scout list for the Mystic Valley.
Unfortunately, he still couldn’t deflect the magic bullet, but he would surely grow like crazy in the future.
“The Frits family is the Frits family after all.”
Frits.
That family name alone was enough to describe this girl.
Trixie also showed her best skill with the blue flame.
Elysis also wrote down Trixie’s name.
This girl’s growth would also be worth paying attention to.
Both Louis and Trixie had reasons to be called geniuses among their peers.
But could they win against Yvonne, who was called a supernova?
Elysis couldn’t easily give an answer.
Violet opened her mouth.
“Elysis, what do you think? They’re still the best ones, right?”
“They’re good, but. Well.”
“Don’t just look at them from the guild’s perspective.”
“Even if it’s not the guild’s perspective, Inma, the goal is to win properly. How are you going to beat the knight department like this?”
Elysis tapped the paper bundle with Yvonne’s information on her fingertip.
Age, height, unique ability… The paper had as much detail as possible about Yvonne Rose.
“The magic bullet is too slow in the first place. What are they trying to do? It should be the same speed as Flash.”
Violet frowned at Elysis’s words.
“If we increase the speed, the kids will get hurt. And the arena is much bigger than this. This speed is fine.”
“What if they get hurt badly during the match? What’s wrong with getting hurt during the evaluation? That’s better.”
“What if they can’t participate? It would be a waste to call them.”
Elysis shook her head.
“I really don’t get it when I hear these words. Why do they say Violet is scary among the students?”
“Be quiet. Let’s finish the evaluation.”
The staff member of the tower, who was listening to the conversation between Elysis and Violet, called out the next student.
-Last. Flan, please come out.
Elysis narrowed her eyes.
It wasn’t that there was anything unpleasant in the conversation with Violet.
They had always talked like this since they first met.
But she was bothered by the appearance of the student walking to the center.
Elysis read out loud the name written on the list.
“Flan.”
The clock stopped working when their eyes met.
What was attached to Elysis’s wrist was not an ordinary watch.
It was a cutting-edge invention that could read the opponent’s magic power and was worth hundreds of gold coins.
It was a bit strange to call it a coincidence. There was something mysterious about it.
His expression, and the way he walked to the center, were like that.
His dignity was already beyond that of a student.
Violet sighed.
“It’s because of that guy that they changed the evaluation this time.”
“They changed the evaluation?”
Elysis asked.
Come to think of it, they did.
Until she first contacted Violet, she seemed to have a plan to find a student who had the opposite nature to Yvonne.
“You need magic that surpasses the speed of light. And it only makes sense when you suppress the opponent with that blow. That’s what he said.”
“It makes sense…”
Meaning.
Elysis repeated the two letters silently.
It was hard to believe that a freshman would ponder and pursue the meaning of magic.
You can take care of the meaning.
But it’s not a common idea to realize the true value of magic without compromising with reality.
Violet wasn’t done talking.
“He even said he would be the representative. He’s confident.”
“Did he really say that?”
“Yes, he did.”
Sleepiness and boredom flew away at once.
The Valley of Mystery.
A magic guild with the purpose of exterminating villains.
This guild has a variety of talents, and needs more.
Among them, the most priority talent is…
‘The one who trusts himself more than anyone else.’
Villains ruin human lives without regard to means and methods.
They don’t just try to break them with force. They can disguise themselves as precious people, or offer sweet temptations…
But if you trust yourself more than anyone else, you won’t be easily swayed by such temptations.
She had to admit it.
Elysis became very interested in Flan after just a few conversations.
She opened her mouth, hiding her nervous expression.
“Let’s see.”
The staff member who heard that proceeded with the evaluation..c(o)m
-First shot.
“Huh?”
The staff member tilted his head.
It was because the magic bullet disappeared without flying properly.
“Is it an error?”
“No.”
Elysis answered sharply.
She turned her head and looked at Violet.
“Violet. Did you see that?”
“…I did.”
Violet nodded quietly.
They both understood.
This was not an error of the equipment, but a ‘disassembly’ created by a perfect interference.
But accepting it was another problem.
Elysis spoke first.
“What grade is the interference course?”
“It’s a second grade course.”
“Hmm~”
“Oh, by the way. On the orientation day too…”
“Orientation day? What about that day?”
Violet shook her head.
“It’s nothing. I’ll proceed with the evaluation.”
Violet muttered, unable to take her eyes off Flan.
The staff member did so.
-Second shot. -Third shot.
They proceeded twice more, but the result did not change.
He had no difficulty at all.
He calmly dismantled the magic bullets with smooth and efficient movements.
There was no sound at all during the three evaluations.
It was so elegant.
‘He thinks differently.’
He had already surpassed the idea of fighting with magic.
He was trying to prevent the opponent from gaining speed in the first place.
His interest soared.
No, it was about to explode.
The inside of the black barrier was engulfed in silence.
The first to break the silence was Violet.
“This… This means that Flan is really the representative.”
Elysis rubbed her chin without saying a word.
Violet opened her mouth again.
“Elysis. What do you think? Don’t you agree that Flan is the one?”
“Is that important right now?”
Elysis jumped up from her seat and pushed away the staff of the magic tower and started to operate the equipment.
“Hey, Elysis?”
The staff shouted with a bewildered expression, but it was too late.
‘How much do you trust yourself?’
Could he trust himself in front of such an absurd power?
Really?
Truly?
Elysis, who was swept away by curiosity, was already in a state of no return.
Elysis unlocked the safety device of the equipment.
“What are you doing, you crazy? What are you doing right now?”
“Elysis! You can’t touch the equipment without permission!”
The staff and Violet immediately grabbed Elysis.
But Elysis was reckless.
She pushed her magic into the equipment with all her might and shouted into the microphone.
“Fire the fourth round!”
The fastest and most powerful magic bullet.
Yvonne Rose’s unique ability, a magic bullet with the speed of a flash, began to rush towards Flan.
Violet yelled.
“You’re really crazy. How can you do this as a guild leader?”
There was no answer.
Violet shouted again.
“Say something! Is this okay?”
“…There’s no sound.”
Elysis muttered.
Violet asked incredulously.
“What are you talking about? Are you out of your mind?”
“That’s not the problem, you idiot.”
Elysis smirked and pointed to the other side with her chin.
“Even this time, there was no sound from over there.”