Chapter 1108 – 1108. Magic School Shutra (7)
While the written exam is always conducted in the same format in the classroom, the practical exam is not only conducted differently every year…
“What are you trying to do here…?” ?”
Even the location changes drastically.
The practical exam for the spring semester was held comfortably in each room over 5 days at a place called Rahu’s Tower.
However, the stage for the fall semester practical exam is a mountainous area quite far away from Shutra School.
And the place where we were gathered now was a playground-like place that was well-paved and flat among the mountainous areas.
Not only was Luna massaging my body, but the surrounding students were also looking around her with the same concern as her.
But there was the only carefree being in this place.
“I think I know.”
“… Really?”
When I spoke in a whisper, Luna put her ear to me with a surprised expression.
Normally she was Luna, showing off her frost like a woman from a cold region, but at times like this, she behaved like an innocent woman.
I smiled at Luna’s appearance and tried to tell her.
But…
〈 Well, then we will conduct the first-year wind speed practical test here. 〉
Unfortunately, Sonya’s voice covered my mouth.
“I’ll tell you later.”
“Eww…”
Luna’s expression was like that of an audience member watching a movie that was stopped due to a sudden error.
Luna seemed to be annoyed by me stopping her mid-sentence, so she turned her head and started listening to Sonya with me.
Sonya began to explain to her students using loudspeaker magic on a podium in the distance.
〈For this fall semester practical exam for first-year students, we decided to divide into main and subsidiary attributes. For reference, it is four days for the main attribute and one day for the subsidiary attribute.〉
In other words, the story was that they had to live in this mountainous area for four days.
Perhaps because they were all smart enough to come to Shutra, Sonya’s complexion began to deteriorate as if she immediately understood what she meant.
‘The practical test last time was comfortable.’
No fool would have come all the way to this mountainous area and expected comfort, but when he saw the truth right before his eyes, he would have started to worry.
However, Sonya continued her explanation with a calm expression, as if she was not interested in the facial expressions of her students.
〈The place you can see now is the Mountains of Freedom…〉
Sonya began to explain the history of this mountainous area.
To sum up…
〈During the Continental War, it was also the place where the Dean fought his last battle and ended the war.〉
The story was that it was the place where the main character of the temple died.
‘These mountains were also created as a result of the battle, right?’
[That would be correct. The two beings had their final battle…]
I admired the mountain range, recalling a situation that did not even exist in my memory.
It wasn’t just me.
When the students, whose eyes were full of worry just moments ago, heard Sonya’s words, their eyes began to shine brightly, and they looked around.
But that emotion didn’t last long.
〈Keep in mind that you will be taking the practical exam in such a historic place, and I hope you will do your best on the exam.〉
Everyone became gloomy again at the word exam.
〈 characters, then I will announce the content of the exam. This year’s first-year fall semester’s Practical Test for Pungcheongseong is…〉
As Sonya trailed off, the students collectively gulped.
Satisfied with the students’ reactions, Sonya announced the test contents with a smile.
〈Hunting.〉
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It was around morning when we arrived at the Freedom Mountains.
However, as I listened to the content and precautions for the practical test, the sun was already at the top of the sky.
It was after lunchtime that the practical exam officially started.
After lunch, Luna and I walked around the lush forest and talked.
“Did you say Liber?”
“Yes.”
Liber.
As a bird that lives in these mountains of freedom…
“There are five of them together over there.”
This was the goal of the practical test for wind speed in the fall semester of the first year.
Luna tilted her head back to look in the direction her finger was pointing.
Trees over several tens of meters tall, suitable for a dense forest…
At the top of that tree…
“Ha… How do I catch that…”
Five small green birds were sitting.
It was as small as a sparrow, sitting atop a tree ten of meters high, and even resembled a green leaf, so it was hard to distinguish it unless you looked closely.
I smiled bitterly at Luna sighing.
‘I guess this isn’t easy for Luna either.’
Luna seemed relaxed even when she first heard the practical test contents.
However, about 10 minutes after starting the practical test, she started sighing every time she saw a bird.
For reference, the other students were equally motivated as Luna at first.
That’s because the students who came to take this practical test had a tendency to pursue customs.
Wind magic is specialized for utility rather than killing.
The most frequently used wind magic is sound insulation and movement.
It was perfect for hunting because it could move around while hiding its presence using soundproofing magic, and when it found its target, it could quickly approach and subdue it using movement magic.
For your information, the fact that it is a magic specialized for hunting was also an important thing to learn in class rather than physically.
Knowing these advantages, I started the test with a relaxed expression.
But even though Luna was looking at her target, she could only sigh.
The reason was simple.
“Ha… When will they come down?”
This was because Liber had the worst conditions for hunting wind magic.
For your information, I already knew about this test.
“My senior told me that if I wait for it to come down, I won’t be able to catch a single one until the exam is over.”
“Ha…”
Ariel told me that it matched the test she had taken 8 years ago.
Capturing Liber in the Freedom Mountains.
The place where Liber lives is at the top of the tree.
If you use the floating magic, you can easily climb to the top of the tree, so reaching Liber’s location is no problem.
The real problem is that while on the way up, River senses the presence of someone and flies away.
If it were a descending bird, you would be able to catch it by trapping it with wind magic the moment it descends.
However, according to the information I heard from Ariel, Liber prefers the tops of trees, and since his staple food is tree fruit, he rarely has to come down.
You can sneak up on them by using a sound blocking spell, but…
“If you use sound blocking magic, you won’t be able to get to the top, and if you approach using floating magic, it will run away…”
The wizards here, including Luna, cannot use two magics at the same time, so it was not an option in the first place.
You might think that you could just use the floating magic to quickly approach and grab it with your bare hands…
“If only floating magic was as fast as movement magic…”
Floating magic that floats in the air has a significantly slower movement speed than movement magic that moves on flat ground.
It is possible to rise to the level of professors in an instant, but with first-year skills, it is not enough to reach that bird.
If you use a long-distance attack spell, you can capture it even if it kills you…
“You can’t even use attack magic…”
Sonya gave a stern warning not to use attack magic.
“I think it would be better to just not use magic that hurts birds. Even if you kill someone by mistake, they might suspect that you killed them intentionally.”
Not only does the dead Libertarian not count, but she also threatens that if he kills her intentionally, she will give him penalty points.
In fact, up to this point, it was just a somewhat difficult problem.
Although the river is difficult to catch, it is a common bird that is widespread in this forest, and the professor said that there will be no problem with numbers because the birds caught by students are counted and released immediately.
It was not difficult to catch a river in four days.
The real problem is…
“Grades are given based on the student who gets the most points by the end…”
The fact is that this practical test does not end once you catch ‘one’ Liber.
The student who catches the most rivers over four days will be ranked first in this practical test, and the ranking will be based on that student.
While Luna and I were talking like that…
“Ah, here we go.”
The libers we were watching seemed bored with the scenery here and flew off to somewhere else.
It seemed like they didn’t even know we existed in the first place.
Luna sighed again as she looked at Liber.
“I just don’t think it’s that difficult.”
Probably all the students who participated in this test agree with Luna’s words.
Unless you use multiple magics on your own, it seems virtually impossible to catch that Liber.
Not alone.
Luna next to me sighed and asked me quietly.
“… Would you like to catch it together?”
In fact, Luna knew about it long ago.
If you cooperate in the first place, it will be easier to catch Liber…
If one person uses the sound blocking magic and the other uses the floating magic, it is not difficult to get close to Liber.
We need about one more person to catch him after that, but that’s a separate issue…
Even though Luna already knew this, the reason she didn’t say this until now was simple.
“Huh? “You said you don’t need my help?”
As soon as the practical exam started, he bragged to me and told me to watch, saying he would take it on his own.
And the result of showing off like that is…
“… Joy! That’s right, you don’t need it! “I will catch it myself!”
It looked like Luna was upset.
“Oh, sorry, sorry~ I was just kidding~”
“That’s it!”
Luna’s face was turning red, and she was shaking her head, and I smiled at her and apologized again and again.
Even though I apologized, I laughed inside at Luna’s appearance.
‘Are you from a cold region?’
When you think of being from a cold region, the first thing that comes to mind is a cold feeling.
Even though Luna came from such a cold region, she easily showed her burning emotions.
But as I looked at her Luna right in front of me, I remembered again the image of Luna I had seen for the first time.
‘Oh, it used to be like that.’
When I first saw Luna, I felt a chill in her emotions, so much so that I could say she was a specimen from a cold region.
Even the feelings she showed towards Louis were not much different.
Only the vocabulary used between me and Lewis was different, but the cold tone of speech was similar.
There was a strong feeling that emotions were conveyed by changing words rather than expressing them through tone of voice or facial expressions.
But now Luna…
“Sorry~ It was a joke~ Let go of your anger~”
“Joy…’
The burning emotions were clearly revealed on his white face.
Luna said to me grumblingly, as if she was still angry.
“Then, Suho, try to catch it by yourself.”
In fact, the reason Luna was so motivated and decided to do it alone was because of me.
I…
“It’s not difficult to catch it alone.”
It was because I was too confident and said it was easy.
Luna showed her courage in response to my words and showed her confidence by saying that she would try to catch it on her own.
And the result…
“Joy… Anyway, I guess I’ll just use the information I heard from the student council senior.”
Her confidence was cracked, and she became sullen and grumpy.
I laughed at Luna’s complaints and shook her head.
“My senior taught me how to catch it on my own, but… “It’s a more cumbersome method than I thought.”
I have already received the contents and answers of this test from Ariel.
It taught me not only how to catch it cooperatively, but also how to catch it alone.
‘They said you can catch it easily if you catch it at night.’
Rivers are diurnal and sleep on tree branches at night.
No matter how diurnal it is, it is a wild animal by nature, and it naturally wakes up when it senses that it is approaching, so I thought that was the way.
But…
‘They said he was so alert that even if he was snatched while he was sleeping, he wouldn’t wake up.’
Since there were no natural enemies for Libertarian here, it was not difficult at all to catch a sleeping Libertarian.
Well, it’s not at the level where you can use floating magic while you’re clearly awake…
In other words, there is a way to catch it on your own even if you don’t cooperate.
‘You said it was information you found out during a test eight years ago… Other kids may not know.’
However, the fact is that the first person to find out that information was a member of the student council eight years ago, and the only place that information has been passed on to this day is the student council.
Anyway, there is a way to catch it on your own, but it wasn’t a method that could be used right now anyway.
“Besides, that method can’t be used right now. “It’s only possible at night.”
“Joy… Is it so… ?”
Luna was excited as if she was teasing me with her playful tone.
“Then how are you going to catch it? Ah, well… Suho can easily create a magic circle, so it would be possible. But…”
After Luna let go of her playfulness, she pressed her lips against my earlobe and whispered.
“Don’t use that. If you get caught… It’s a big deal.”
It wasn’t the Luna that was provoking me just a moment ago.
She was truly worried.
I felt Luna’s lips lightly touching my earlobe and smiled at her.
“Don’t worry. Because I’m not going to use it.”
“Hmm…”
Luna let her snort flow into my ear and looked up at her sky after removing her face.
And then…
“It just so happens that I’m there again.”
She raised her arm and pointed toward the top of the tree.
Just as Luna said, ten Libers that happened to be passing by sat on top of the tree and started chirping and playing.
“Okay, then catch it. If you catch it…”
Luna trailed off, crossed her arms, and glanced at me.
“Today, I will treat Suho like a professor.”
“Oh…”
It was an attractive offer.
However, it was only tempting and not yet enough to attract my heart.
“Is that the standard for one animal?”
“Yes, of course one. There must be several…”
“What if I catch several?”
“…”
Luna just pursed her lips in surprise at my overconfidence.
But she quickly changed her surprised expression to a sneer and snorted.
“I’ll give it one day per animal. With four dogs, Suho will be like a professor during the four days of this practical exam… Kyaaaaa!”
Paaaaat!
I didn’t listen to Luna until the end and jumped into the sky.
And we arrived at the first tree branch.
Since it was a tree about 30 meters tall, the branches were thick, so it seemed to have no problem withstanding my weight.
But I just left those thoughts to my senses and pushed off the thick branch and leaped to another branch.
‘Good job learning the Heavenly Wind God Method.’
A new method learned from Namgung Yuha.
The original purpose was to use Shinbeop for Namgung Sega’s swordsmanship, but since she was named Shinbeop, she had no difficulty traversing the branches.
‘I’ll have to thank Yuha later.’
With that in mind, I traversed the tree branch, and within 5 seconds of jumping off the ground…
Tweet! Tweet! Tweet!
I was able to reach the top of the tree before Liber noticed me.
The libers at the top of the tree were startled by my sudden appearance and flapped their wings…
“I will release you later, so be patient for now.”
I quickly used my hands and used a wind attribute binding magic circle.
Tweet! Tsk tsk!!
I couldn’t even flap my wings twice and was trapped in the magic circle of my confinement.
After checking that Liber was still floating in the air and trapped by the restraint magic, I immediately used the Heavenly Wind God Technique and landed on a nearby tree branch.
Then he walked across the branches and headed down the tree.
When going up, he jumped up and landed on a tree branch, but when going down, he pushed off the tree branch as if he was falling.
I was able to land on the floor in less than half the time it took to climb.
Chaaa!
“Whoa…”
After landing on the floor, I showed Luna the restraint magic that Liber was trapped in and took a deep breath.
“Whoa… Ten… Phew… Now for ten days… Hehe… Phew… Right… ? Hehe…”
“Radish… Radish…”
This time, Luna just looked at me with a variety of emotions, which is not typical of someone from a cold region.
