Chapter 44

Mithril, also known as holy silver, is far stronger than iron or copper and has a high resistance to magic.

The doll, which did not sustain any damage from the boy's Irupshon spell, was likely made of mithril.

"That's right. The doll is made of mithril, specially commissioned for the Yellow Academy, and has been used for entrance exams for years. However, no examinee has ever cast a spell powerful enough to melt it."

The middle-aged examiner told him with a hint of pride.

"Damn... it was mithril..."

The boy's face twisted in frustration.

"Well, well, if it's made of mithril, it's no surprise it withstood my spell."

He muttered, trying to convince himself.

"Haha, really lame! You were so confident just now!"

Kaito deliberately provoked him.

"Hmph, if you say so, can you do it then?"

"I can't, but Master can do it easily! Right, Master!"

Why are you directing the blame at me?

You were the one who provoked him, so you should deal with it.

"Considering he instantly killed the Troll King!"

Kaito added unnecessarily.

"Hehehehe!"

Then the young mage laughed.

"Hahaha! There's a limit to how much you can brag! Or is this just a commoner's joke? A Troll King is a monster that requires the full force of our territory's knight order to defeat! To say you can instantly kill one... hehehe..."

It's not a lie, though.

"Ha, you'll only laugh now! Show them, Master!"

I punched the fool who was advancing the story on his own.

"Next, examinee number twelve."

In any case, it was my turn next.

I stood in the designated position when called by the examiner.

I'm getting quite a bit of attention from the other examinees and spectators thanks to Kaito...

"Hmm? What's this..."

The examiner, who had lowered his gaze to the documents I submitted, looked puzzled.

Well...

Just because Kaito said that, it doesn't mean I have to destroy the doll.

But since I have the chance to cast a spell on mithril, I might as well give it my all.

I started to construct the spell on the spot.

Of course, without any skills, I don't have the convenient automatic assistance for spell construction, so I have to build everything from scratch.

Would the Irupshon that killed the Troll King be powerful enough to destroy the mithril doll?

Probably not.

Explosion spells don't work well against such strong materials.

Moreover, causing such a large explosion in a place with buildings nearby would be unwise, as a common-sense person like me understands.

Instead, melting the doll with ultra-high heat would be better.

The simplest way to do this is to increase the amount of magic power poured in, but this would take some time.

In this exam, the time it takes to activate the spell is also evaluated, so increasing the magic consumption is not a good idea.

So, I'll tweak this part and this part of the spell... there, that should do it.

"Irupshon"

Although I made significant adjustments, the basic spell is the same as the one the boy used earlier, so I said the name of the spell.

In an instant, the doll burned brightly.

Then, the flames disappeared immediately.

"You can't be serious... The Unemployed used magic...!?"

The examiner was shocked.

On the other hand, the young noble laughed loudly.

"Hahaha! What was that? That was Irupshon? It just flashed for a moment! It's not even enough to defeat a Troll King, let alone pass the entrance exam! But it was a good comedy! I thought the exam would be boring, but thanks to you, I had an unexpectedly good time!"

Hmm.

What exactly is this boy seeing?

"Look closely. I destroyed the doll."

"... Ha, what are you talking—"

The boy looked at where the doll was supposed to be.

"—!? It's... gone!? Hey, where did you put the doll!?"

"There's nowhere to put it. It melted and is now a liquid on the ground."

The doll had turned into a shining silver liquid on the pedestal, still bubbling slightly.

"Impossible... It's mithril... It shouldn't melt from Irupshon!"

"It's not just Irupshon."

"What?"

I focused the flames into a range that covered the doll and shortened the burning time significantly. The localized power was likely greater than that of an Irupshon.

Of course, I had to incorporate the necessary spell structure, but the activation time should not have been much different from an Irupshon.

It took me a lot of effort to be able to construct spells this quickly.

With the current spell, it would have taken me about ten minutes at the beginning.

And if I had to think of it on the spot like now, it would have taken even longer.

"Master, as expected! You're amazing! I didn't think you could melt mithril!"

Kaito ran over.

"Anyway, I should pass now."

"Of course! I'll pass immediately too, so wait for me!"

"No, I don't plan to wait. I want to go to the next exam venue right away."

"... Huh?"