Chapter 09 - Spell Without Chanting

And so began an admission test with an incredibly low level of difficulty.

The large grass site was divided into four parts, and in each part the participants were instructed to line up in front of the target.

[Next, participant number 155, Elphus, and participant number 156, Michel.]

The two participants walked in front of the white line, and began to build the magic circle for the magic to be activated.

Hmm?

It’s taking a long time.

Hey.

They are spending a lot of time to build a magic circle.

It must be about 20 seconds now, right?

I can’t believe I’m seeing this.

If this were a real battle, they’d be giving the enemy a 20-second advantage.

Standing still and spending so much time building a magic circle, is the same as an act of suicide.

[ “Ha~! Come out! Flame! With your Fire, Burn to All!” ]

[ “Ice! Manifest yourself! With your Frost, Freeze to All!” ]

The spells that were cast with your exaggerated words were a weak flame and thin ice that I had never seen before.

What kind of spells were those?

They’re not very powerful and the magic circles built are so confusing that I can’t say exactly what kind of spells they are.

[Ahh! I almost got it right, there’s so little left!]

[I’m glad! I managed to pass the first test!]

The two participants after seeing their test results, one was happy and the other was sad with the results.

Hmm.

From what it turns out, I misinterpreted the skills of children the same age as mine.

The sorcerers I had always seen since I was a child were professional fighters hired by the high level nobles.

Unexpectedly, the ability of a child who lived a life without having to have relations with combat is like that.

[Next, participant number 194, Rena, and participant number 195, Lu.]

These two are the only ones who have almost reached the level that can be called “decent” .

The only ones who showed a marked presence in this large number of participants were these two girls I just met.

[ “Fireball!” ] [ “Ice Arrow!” ]

The time it took them to build the circle, one can say that it almost reaches an adequate level.

It’s not as powerful as it should be, but they reluctantly manage to maintain the original form of the spell.

The spells they cast hit the target, and when they did, they hit it almost at the same time.

[Whoaaaaaaa! That was amazing!!!]

[Can’t it be…? These two girls, they really are the same age as us…!?]

The test site was in a big commotion.

It seemed to be the first time that two participants managed to hit the target in the first shot, so everyone’s reaction was full of words of surprise.

[Well, it’s not bad at all. It’s a serious shame to leave such talent out.]

It seems that the examiner’s reaction was also very good.

I won’t mention the fact that they take into account the family background, despite the fact that until a few minutes ago he said that they used “Meritocracy” as a philosophy.

[Okay, this should be the last one, participant number 398, Ars.]

Hmm, so finally it’s my turn.

It took a long time, I was tired of waiting because I was left alone all that time.

[Hmm… You are…! You’re a pebleu, and you must be an idiot to have walked through the gates of our school…!]

As soon as he looked me in the eye, the man who was the test examiner had a clearly disgusting expression on his face.

[Okay, noblemen like us, we don’t have free time to lose to plebs like you.]

The man kept talking with a clearly hostile tone.

One chance, if you want to pass the next test, you only have one chance to show me what you have.

[….?]

From the looks of it, he is saying this with the intention of putting me at a disadvantage.

Initially, I wanted to hit the target right at the first shot, so there’s any problem with that.

[Wow, the examiner is being very severe.]

[There is no other way, to educate rude plebs like him, is the duty of a nobleman (Obligation of Nobility) .]

The participants around me also began to speak in the way they wanted to.

[What is the problem? If you are afraid, you can stop if you want.]

[I will do it, examiner.]

At this rate, even if I hit the target normally, they can give some strange reason, and my pass can be cancelled.

My goodness.

But because of my work, I don’t want to stand out too much.

In order to pass the test, I need to show at least that I am better than the other participants.

[ “Fireball” ]

Therefore, what I used was the same spell as 《Fireball》 que the other participants had used in their own tests.

If I really take this seriously, I can turn this whole grass field into a burnt-out field, but there’s no need for such exaggerated magic in a simple test.

Bang.

The “fireball” I shot hit the center of the target, and caused a small explosion.

[Hey, right now, did you see any magic circle?]

[I-impossible…!? Was that magic without chanting…!? It’s not something that’s only been talked about in legends or anything like that!?]

The participants are talking about something to each other.

The magic without chanting refers mainly to, a spell that is cast without the use of a magic circle.

No, no.

The spell I used, can’t be something that important, right?

It’s just a normal spell that uses the magic circle.

However, the time between the construction of the magic circle and the activation of the spell is less than 0.1 second.

Therefore, the eyes of the participants who were not used to fighting seemed that I “wasn’t using a magic circle” in the spell.

For shadow wizards like us, this level of speed is not new.

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