Chapter 46

There are 43 teams participating in the preliminary rounds of the Clan Competition.

The top four teams from last year have secured their spots and will be participating in the main event.

In the first preliminary round, 24 teams will advance, and in the second preliminary round, 4 teams will advance to the main event.

"I am about to start the 485th Clan Competition. The first challenge is to create a life-size statue of Mr. Silence. The time limit is 3 hours. Clans that have completed their work should apply for inspection. Let's begin!"

We are in the designated area of the schoolyard.

We must complete the task announced by the male teacher within 3 hours and pass the inspection.

However, to come up with a task that seems like harassment right away... I like that kind of thing!

"Statues are usually made of earth or ice, right?"

At Carla's words, we all look at Peron.

Since no one except me has the ice attribute, the focus naturally falls on Peron, who has the earth attribute.

"Um, I'm not really good at earth attributes..."

Peron steps back, flustered, and responds to everyone's gaze.

"We'll support you, so do your best!"

Carla is as usual.

By the way, the reason no one is asking me to do it is that Carla declared at the beginning, "We will advance through the preliminary rounds of the Clan Competition without relying on Christoph!" and everyone agreed.

She also said that if the four of them were going to parasitize on me, there would be no value in this clan.

Yeah, good attitude!

"I'll try my best. Is earth okay?"

"Maybe stone would be better?"

"But stone is hard to work with, right?"

"But if we use earth, it might be too soft and collapse while we're working on it?"

Clara and Pritz, the siblings, are discussing the material.

"We'll use earth! We need to be able to process it in a short time."

Carla decided on the material, so Peron infused magic power into the magic circle.

Peron used the earth magic Gather Soil to create a block about 2 meters high.

Just doing this made large beads of sweat roll down Peron's forehead.

The block of earth Peron created was too soft to work with as it was.

"Clara, can you harden the earth?"

"Leave it to me!"

Clara approached the block of earth and infused it with magic power.

"I offer a small demon, I pour the power of darkness, I fix his form... Dark Mist!"

The Dark Mist that Clara released created a dark fog that clung to the target, obstructing vision and hindering movement. It's a dark attribute magic.

She is using it to fill the gaps in the earth, acting like an adhesive.

Hmm, clever thinking.

If I were to make the block of earth workable, I would knead it with water magic to remove all the air and then fix it with fire magic. This method is also valid.

Well, if I were to start working on it from the beginning, I could use the advanced earth magic Earth Create that I recently learned.

"Pritz, please shape it with wind."

"Okay, I'll try."

"Peron, hurry and recover your magic power."

Carla gave clear instructions, and Pritz used wind magic to shape the block of earth.

Peron used a mana potion to recover magic power, but the fatigue that had set in couldn't be fully recovered, so a break was needed.

While Pritz was working, Clara drew an image of Mr. Silence on parchment and showed the completed drawing to everyone.

... It lacks charm.

Since all the teachers are male, I think adding a bit of charm would earn more points, but if everyone is satisfied, that's fine.

Pritz has more magic power than other students.

Even so, when performing an unfamiliar task, the consumption is intense, and continuous work is not possible.

Peron and Pritz took turns to carve out the rough outline of Mr. Silence from the block of earth.

After carving out the rough outline, the two of them had already consumed nearly 10 mana potions, and their stomachs were full of water, making a sloshing sound when they moved.

... Keep it up!

"Okay, next is me!"

Carla used lightning to shape the earth, focusing on the details.

Despite her rough appearance, Carla is the best at manipulating magic power among us.

Of course, excluding me.

Time passed, and it was almost 3 hours.

An announcement was made 15 minutes ago that there were 15 minutes left.

"It's done!"

"Wow!"

Peron, Clara, and Pritz let out cheers.

They are moved because it is a work they created together.

But I am dissatisfied!

I think this level of work is questionable for advancing through the preliminaries.

So I should say it with a heavy heart.

"I'm sorry to say this, but I don't think we can advance to the main event without more detailed work."

"Y-Yeah, you're right... There are too many sharp edges..."

The four of them lost their smiles from a moment ago and became dispirited.

It might be too much to ask them not to be discouraged after putting their all into creating the statue, but sulking won't improve the situation.

"Can I finish it? I'm also a member of 'MI Cool,' and I feel bad for not doing anything."

"Right! Christoph is also a member of 'MI Cool,' so let's have him work on it!"

We've worked hard together up to this point, so it's okay for me to lend a hand, right?

...

"Three hours have passed. Stop working! Any further modifications will result in disqualification!"

Well, that's about it.