Chapter 50

The clan 'MI Cool' achieved a score of 713 in the second preliminary round, securing the top position in Group C and successfully advancing to the next stage.

Incidentally, I scored 500 points in the Battle Royale, so I must have scored 213 points in the magic circle.

...Well, you know.

To be honest, my score in the magic circle was only seventh place, and it would have been difficult to advance with that score alone.

Let's consider that there is a clan below the four first-year students, including Carla.

Today, the first round of the main tournament will take place.

Every year, only this first round of the main tournament is the same event.

"Well, we've passed the first goal, the preliminaries. To be honest, we wouldn't have passed without Christophe... We have to accept this as a fact. However, 'MI Cool' has the Ultimate Christophe, so we will push forward with Christophe leading the way!"

"Ooh!"

Carla seems to have made up his mind.

But, is it just me, or does Carla's eyes look like they have a $ mark in them?

And what is this 'Ultimate Christophe'?

Ultimate?

An ultimate weapon?

(｀--´メ) Muki

The first round of the main tournament is a competition of entertainment, focusing on spectacle and finesse.

To be honest, it's basically a fireworks show.

This fireworks show is open to students who are not participating in the main tournament.

Of course, even if a non-participating clan scores high, they cannot advance to the second round of the main tournament.

That's obvious, right?

When I asked Mr. Bloom why there was no entry restriction for the preliminaries, he said it was like a break.

The reason there is no entry restriction is that the top three individuals or teams in this fireworks show will also be selected to represent the Royal Magic Academy at the Harvest Festival, where they will perform fireworks in front of the king.

Performing fireworks in front of the king is the highest honor for a student of the Royal Magic Academy, so many students put more effort into this than the clan competition.

Well, not just fireworks, but performing anything in front of the king is the greatest honor for the people of this country.

I don't really care, though...

"I think the fireworks we've prepared are good. But other clans are in the same situation... No, there are probably people who have been preparing more than us. Anyway, we'll do a final check and make sure everything is perfect before tonight's performance!"

Carla's clan 'MI Cool' is densely writing the spell formulas for fireworks into a single magic circle.

Many magic circles for fireworks have been published in the past, so they are improving them based on those.

A single magic circle can be used, but it's difficult to efficiently activate multiple effects with one. With multiple magic circles, each one is simpler, but it's difficult to combine them and synchronize their activation.

There are pros and cons to each approach.

As for the fireworks, I've been in an advisory role the whole time.

Creating a magic circle for fireworks is a tradition in the first round of the main tournament, and since Carla and the others had prepared in advance, they took the lead in creating the magic circle. I only checked if it would activate and didn't get involved further.

And then there was Carla's statement earlier...

He gave a completely cut-and-dried instruction to revise the magic circle for fireworks to a top position in just half a day.

Carla is impressive.

His ability to switch gears is incredibly fast, and once he switches, he becomes very demanding.

"I'll put the lunch here."

Perron placed a sandwich and apple juice next to me while I was revising the magic circle.

"Sorry. If we knew more about magic circles, we wouldn't have to burden you, Christophe..."

"It's fine. I do this as a hobby, and it's actually fun."

The more complex or powerful the spell, the more complex the magic circle needed to control it.

However, for some reason, I can construct the magic circle in my head, so the time-consuming part is writing it down on parchment.

"Christophe, you can really do anything."

"Prits and the others will be able to do it too eventually."

"I hope so... Watching you, Christophe, makes me lose the little confidence I had."

I don't know what to say...

"If you want, I can teach you?"

"Really!"

Oh, not just Prits, but Perron is also interested.

Well, Perron is not just part of the clan but also part of the party, so it's good for dungeon exploration if his magic proficiency improves.

So, I decided to teach them about magic circles after the clan competition.

Now, about the magic circle I was revising, it seems to have gone beyond just revision.

It's almost a complete rewrite.

As it was, it would have activated, but it would have been just that.

If I put in my full effort, I need to increase the strength of the magic circle itself, and almost all the ancient Balms language needed to be rewritten, so it couldn't be helped.

As evening approached, the students gathered at the second arena.

Not only the participants but also the spectators gathered.

Fireworks can't be launched until it gets dark, so they decided the launch order by drawing lots.

By the draw, our clan 'MI Cool' was scheduled to launch last.

What, too convenient?

It's fine, the main act always comes last.