EP.55 Can you solve it?(2)
Aplia Academy does not care about social status.
Within the academy, no matter who it is, it is evaluated as a magician.
Depending on what position you sit on the outside, you may be respected and revered… but that does not lead to privilege.
‘So, it must have gone through these complicated procedures.’
Even if it is a magic tower lord, there are no exceptions.
The white magic tower lord, Shelly Debella, grunted and took a step forward. There were so many rules for one visit that I got permission almost a month after applying.
Crack.
The steps you take are hasty.
This is because there is no time to worry about one’s usual image. Because every minute and every second was a waste.
Plop, plod.
The sound of those footsteps is not one.
White frowned and looked back. The man shrugs his shoulders as if he was waiting for that to happen.
“Why, do you have anything to say? White.”
The black magic tower lord, Yetual.
White clicked his tongue briefly, glaring at the magic tower owner who had requested to visit with him.
“···Snake-like old man.”
“The age difference is only one or two years, you old fox-like old man.”
“I’m a green 20-year-old, right?”
“It’s so damn salty. White. I heard that 10% of the White Magic Tower’s monthly research expenses goes to the elixir you drink, right?”
“Shut up, Black.”
Tsk, White frowned and turned his head.
Crack.
The heels of my shoes vibrate on the floor.
Turp, trudge.
This is followed by the sound of shoes ringing. It seemed like he would chase me until the end.
“·····.”
White frowned. The sound of her following right behind her really bothered me.
“Don’t follow me.”
“It’s excessive self-consciousness. What do I like about following you? White.”
“···I’m going to see Professor Rania.”
“What a coincidence. “Me too.”
“Don’t copy me, Black.”
“Don’t just copy me. White.”
While grumbling, they head to the professor’s office.
There are many students looking at them. They did not listen to the loud noises of the students.
I just ignore it and speed up my steps.
I don’t have time to deal with children like that.
‘Elder Rossell’s class time was from 2 to 4, right?’
There are only two hours given.
It was not long before he could contact the girl, avoiding the gaze of the picky elder.
‘Rania van Trias.’
White chews on the name and whet his appetite.
She did not forget the fragments of truth she saw that day.
‘It’s annoying that the visit time overlaps with black…’
Rather good.
Because it’s an opportunity to show that girl that white is better than black.
How long did you walk while thinking like that?
-Mana’s Transactions Lab.
They stopped in front of the professor’s office when they arrived.
The door is not closed, but open. However, they did not hastily enter the door.
The view beyond the door.
That stopped them in their tracks.
“···black.”
White slowly opened his mouth.
“···What is that?”
“It looks like you are drawing a circuit.”
“That?”
They looked blankly into the professor’s office.
Dozens of sheets of paper fly in the air.
Hundreds of letters pass between the papers.
Hundreds of letters floating in the air.
Those letters are something they also know.
‘Rune letters.’
The most basic language, so called.
The letters that made up that language hover in the air. There is someone who drags out the letters one by one.
A girl sitting alone in the professor’s office.
Gray hair flutters in the blowing wind.
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Blue eyes only look at the letters floating in the air.
Rania van Trias.
The girl waves her finger.
The letters move along with your fingers.
Letters become words.
Words become sentences.
The word that becomes a sentence is a circuit.
The completed circuit is put on paper.
The paper with the circuit written on it is stacked on one side of the table.
The paper filling the professor’s room decreases one by one. When all the papers fell into place.
“hmm?”
Only then did the girl look towards the door.
“What’s going on?”
* * *
Sely and Yetual sat down under the guidance of the girl. As she sips the coffee the girl made herself, Sally remembers her purpose for coming here.
‘···I obviously came to ask about the pole that I saw in that lecture.’
For now, such a question was probably a good thing.
Her gaze is not directed at the girl in front of her, but at the pile of papers piled up in the corner of the table.
“·····.”
And, it was the same with black.
Finally, Sally opened her mouth.
“hey.”
She pointed to the papers piled on the corner of the table.
“What is that?”
“yes?”
“You know, I just recorded some runes. that. “Is this research you are conducting?”
The girl picked up the paper.
“Is this what you mean?”
“yes.”
“Is this a midterm exam paper?”
“···what?”
Sally couldn’t believe her ears.
The circuit carved with runes written on it is nothing more than a midterm test?
‘What kind of bullshit is this?’
There is no such thing as waste.
At this point, I may have doubts about that test paper. Celie stretched out her hand for her paper.
Swish.
The girl moved the paper she was holding to the side.
Celie narrowed her eyes and glanced at the girl.
“Can’t I take a look?”
“I heard you shouldn’t leak exam papers.”
“Are you saying that I’m going to leak the exam paper? Ha, I really…”
She laughs and stretches out her hand, but the girl moves the paper again. Sally’s hand was just grabbing the air.
“Oh really! “I won’t do it!”
“How can I believe that?”
“Why should I use a proverb spell? Do we have to go that far?”
In the end, I had to do it that way.
“·····.”
Sally looked at the contract in front of her with subtle eyes. I was a little annoyed, but right now I wanted to see that test paper even more.
“Whoa…”
Sighing, Sally grabbed her pen.
“Well, that’s really rude, but… “For a wizard of your caliber, I can turn a blind eye to this.”
“I’ve signed everything. “Can I take a look too?”
“Can you please not interrupt me?”
Sally’s eyes widened as she saw Black taking the test paper first. Whether she did so or not, the girl asked Black, nodding her head.
“How much time will it take?”
“I hope it takes about ten minutes…”
“Five minutes is enough for me.”
Before the words were finished, Celie spoke.
Sally shrugged, conscious of the dark gaze staring at her.
“Let’s show that the white magic tower is superior to the black one.”
“···Is it really necessary to come all the way here?”
“What?”
Black frowned.
“Anyway, the price of the night…”
“Okay, let’s take a look at the test paper, shall we? Can you do it in ten minutes? “Why don’t you give us a generous 30-minute magazine?”
White smiled as he accepted the test paper.
“You can untie it during the time and return it.”
The girl placed an hourglass with a spell in front of them. They were hourglasses set for 5 and 10 minutes, respectively.
Sarah.
As she watched the sand begin to fall, Sally leisurely looked at the question paper. It was leisure for a reason.
‘I’m curious about the circuit engraved with runes, but it’s a problem for students to solve anyway, right?’
Although Aplia is prestigious, it does not change the fact that it is an academy for students who have studied magic less than ten years ago.
‘If it’s at that level, well.’
Even five minutes is not enough. Sally looked at the test paper, intending to solve it in three minutes.
Sure enough, it took less than 10 seconds to solve the first problem. It’s a question of basic common sense. Write down your answer briefly and move on to the next problem.
and.
“·····.”
From that point on, Celie felt strange.
It took 30 seconds to solve the second problem. There was no answer all at once. I couldn’t do the math in my head, so I ended up having to take out a pen.
Look at the problem three times.
There is a circuit that fills half the page.
The strands of the circuit cannot be seen at a glance. Move the pen quickly. They are dismantled one by one.
A minute passed.
I disassembled all the circuits, but I can’t find the answer.
One more minute passes.
I barely find the answer. As she wrote down the answer, Sally looked at the hourglass. Half of it was already worn out.
‘···Isn’t this it?’
Celie narrows her eyes.
Look at question 4. This problem is not much different from problem number 3. However, the circuitry is a little more complicated.
Sarah.
Sand continues to fall.
Sally’s pen moves quickly across the paper. The margins of the page are filled with calculations.
‘Something.’
Pile calculations upon calculations.
Simple steps are completed with mental calculations. Shorten the parts that can be shortened as much as possible.
‘Something, it’s strange.’
Cold sweat forms on Sally’s forehead.
and.
“Tap,” he said.
The last sand in the hourglass has run out.
“end. please give it to me.”
“Uh, huh?”
The girl holds on to the edge of the paper.
Sally grabbed the paper without thinking. The girl looked at her cellie with narrowed eyes.
“···What is it?”
“Uh, well, that’s why you took it easy at first, right? “Just ten more seconds…”
“It’s done. please give it to me.”
The girl said sharply and snatched up the paper.
Sally looked at the paper in vain.
‘Isn’t this this?’
I had never imagined a scene like this.
Sally quickly turned her head. The black man sitting next to her is still solving the problem.
Grumble.
He dragged a chair and placed it next to the black one.
He then tried to look at the test paper, but Black raised his arm and placed it next to the test paper. All problems are covered.
“you···!”
Sally tugged on the sleeve.
Black looked at Sally with a pitiful look.
“Don’t disturb me, stay away, White.”
“Stop being petty, let’s have a look together!”
“You said you were going to prove that white is superior to black?”
“Ik, Iik…!”
Still, he didn’t back down, so eventually Black raised his hand.
“Proctor, this woman is disrupting the test.”
“yes. “I will take action.”
“What, what? No, wait a minute. Let go of this. no!”
Sally’s chair spins.
Suddenly, the chair moved by mana faces the wall.
“Ha, me. It’s ridiculous. Do you want to take a look? No, I told you to leave this behind!”
The chair doesn’t move. In the end, Celie was forced to stare at the wall until her exam was over.
2.
Black Magic Tower Lord Yetual looked at the hourglass.
Before I know it, 10 minutes have passed. There is only about a minute left, but three questions remain.
Numbers 6, 7, and 8.
Yetual smiled bitterly as he looked at the remaining three questions.
Rania Van Trias, I knew long ago that this girl was an extraordinary wizard. but···.
‘I never thought it would be like this.’
This was beyond my imagination.
Yetual stuck out his tongue at the perfection of question 5 that had just been solved. It was a clean and simple problem that made me want to take it to the Black Magic Tower.
‘The calculation formula is not complicated. There is no need for advanced calculations. ‘We are faithful to the basics.’
Problems become difficult and complex.
However, it is a problem that anyone can solve if they are familiar with the most basic circuit solving methods.
‘But these three problems… seem to be a little different.’
Yetual tapped the tip of his pen.
As for these three problems, I had no idea how to solve them. I feel as if I am facing a difficult problem presented by the Horse Society.
In the end, Yetual let go of the test paper.
“I’ll stop here. “I can’t solve it anymore.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Eventually, the girl takes the test paper.
I glanced at the test paper and gave a short answer.
“You answered all the questions correctly.”
“That’s a good thing.”
Yetual sighed and put down his pen.
Perhaps it was because I had been working too hard with my head for ten minutes, but I felt a sense of despondency.
‘Still, it’s okay since I unpacked it more than the white one.’
Feeling a little satisfaction from that fact, Yetual said the girl’s name.
“Professor Rania?”
“yes?”
“Isn’t it actually a lie that this question is a midterm exam?”
Yetual laughed bitterly.
Then he lowered his voice and spoke like a whisper.
“I don’t really like the White Magic Tower, so if my intention was to scratch the surface, it was a success. Even now, I’m looking at the wall and fuming.”
“yes?”
“Isn’t it true that they deceived White by saying that it is a level that even students can solve? “It was a good idea.”
Black, who noticed this in advance, leisurely called for ten minutes. There was no way that a problem created using runes could not possibly be a test paper for students.
‘I guess it’s a problem I’m planning to submit to the Magic Society.’
No matter how you look at it, it is not at a level that students can solve. These are problems worthy of being submitted to the Horse Society’s monthly difficult issue magazine.
‘These are problems that wizards who are crazy about that circuit will be fascinated by.’
It was clear that it would be sold at a high price.
Yetual is nodding his head like that.
“yes?”
The girl tilted her head as if she had no idea.
“Is this really a midterm problem?”
“···What?”
She picked up the paper she had placed on top of the pile and handed it to Yetual.
-Basics of Mana Transactions (midterm exam).
-Professor presenting the question: Rania Van Trias.
This is the paper with that title.
Yetual checked the things written underneath.
“·····.”
The problems he had worked so hard to solve up until just now were included.
“…Huh, Professor Rania?”
“yes?”
“I am giving you serious advice…”
After a moment of silence, Yetual spoke.
“I think it would be a good idea to lower the difficulty level a little…”
A word from the author (author review)
On Monday, I took the practical exam for the design subject.
Because I missed my major course, I took this course to get a good grade.
First of all, it was a test of making something.
It’s not like I majored in design, and I graduated from a liberal arts department, so there’s no way I would have artistic skills 😀
Still, I thought I would try to make something, so I bought random things and put them together.
At that time, I used instant adhesive.
The moment I pressed down firmly, the glue immediately popped out.
The glue splattered and stuck to my finger. Without knowing it, I fiddled with the piece of wood.
When I noticed, my middle and index fingers were nicely coated with instant adhesive…
It hurts a lot 🙁
My fingers are shaking.
I’m very sad…
It was a day when I promised myself never to use instant adhesive again…
