Chapter 16

### An Interview from the Future

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― Now, let's begin the interview. Professor Regas, could you start by telling us about your first encounter with him?

"Yes, of course. I'll never forget it. It was on the day of the magic academy entrance exam. As the exam was nearing its end, he suddenly appeared out of nowhere. He looked like an ordinary boy. In fact, I even felt he seemed a bit unreliable."

― That's surprising. When did you first realize his abnormality?

"Right after that. I was one of the examiners for the magic aptitude test, and he used a High-Level Magic there! Can you believe it!?"

― W-What! High-Level Magic!? It's hard to believe that a child could use High-Level Magic, which only a few people in the country can wield!

"Yes, exactly. Even as a teacher, I can only use Mid-Level Magic, which is two levels below. I was completely humiliated, hahaha."

― This is already a very interesting story. Truly, a legendary student. So, what happened to him after the exam?

"..."

― Professor Regas?

"..."

"I don't know."

― W-Why!?

"..."

"Because I fainted from the shock of the magic."

― ...I will pause the interview.

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"Hey, examiner! Are you okay!?"

Luisa rushed to the aid of Examiner Regas, who had rolled his eyes back. However, he had completely fainted from the shock of the High-Level Fire Magic. Not only him, but a few other students nearby had also fainted.

Confused, Luisa turned to another examiner nearby.

"Um, the examiner in charge fainted. Does this mean I'm disqualified...?"

"Huh!? N-no, I think you're not disqualified. Just move on to the next exam. We'll take care of this guy who fainted!"

Hearing this, Luisa's face brightened, and she bowed.

"Thank you. Please tell him I'm sorry when he wakes up."

As Luisa left for the next exam, the examiner muttered to himself.

"This year's freshmen are too crazy..."

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After that, Luisa continued to leave astonishing results in the exams.

He shattered a magic device designed to measure physical strength with a punch and caused another device to explode when it measured his magic power. For the written test, while he was unsure about recent events, he could answer questions about ancient history thanks to what he had learned from Testarossa. The magic knowledge test caused a commotion when Luisa smoothly recited theories that the examiners had never seen or heard before. The examiners were busy verifying if the theories were correct, but they couldn't prove them in a short time, so the results were put on hold. However, behind the scenes, the examiner in charge of this test was pleading to admit Luisa.

Meanwhile, rumors about a "really amazing examinee" were spreading not only among the examiners but also among the other examinees.

"I feel someone's gaze..."

Luisa got goosebumps from the curious looks.

"Hey, you should talk to him..."

"No, you should go..."

Suddenly, a mysterious boy appeared, and no one dared to speak to him. However, one examinee approached Luisa.

"Hello, can I talk to you for a moment?"

"Huh?"

The person who spoke was a dazzlingly handsome young man with golden hair and blue eyes. Luisa thought he looked like a perfect pretty boy.

"Hello, I'm Luisa. Nice to meet you."

"My name is Yuri, nice to meet you."

Yuri greeted him and shook hands with Luisa in a fluid motion. Luisa, who was not used to such situations, looked a bit embarrassed.

"Hehe, you don't need to be so formal. We're fellow examinees, after all."

"Y-Yeah! Um... Yuri, why did you talk to me?"

"You can call me by my first name, Luisa. The reason I talked to you is simple: you've been leaving results that are far beyond the norm."

"Oh..."

Luisa reflected. He had been getting carried away, treating the exams like a game. He had intended to avoid drawing attention, but the fun of surprising others had made him go all out.

"I thought the top performer this year would be her. I didn't expect a dark horse like you."

"Her...? Is there such an amazing examinee?"

"What, you don't know, Luisa? The whole country is talking about it."

"Hehe, I've only been in this country recently, actually just a little while ago."

When Luisa said this, Yuri seemed to think for a moment and mumbled to himself.

"Only just arrived in this country, huh. I see, that's why I didn't notice you. What brings you here at this time? You don't seem like a bad person, but..."

"Yuri? What's wrong?"

"Hmm, sorry. It's my business. So, you want to hear about her?"

"Yeah, who is she?"

In response to Luisa's casual question, Yuri answered.

"She's among this year's examinees. She's the descendant of the legendary hero 'Ouga'...!"