A Banished Failure Survives in the Borderland and Becomes an S-Rank Exorcist

"First of all, Yulia and Keith, right? Please, in front."

When Mr Silas sees something like a roster and tells him that, I face him, relative. [M] Even as I stared, I was summoned by Cyrus for some reason. [M]

"Julia, can I talk to you for a second?

"Yes, what is it?

That's how I approach Mr. Silas. [M]

"Yes, use this for this match."

"Eh!? But this... is a pencil."

"Yeah, it's my spare. I'll give it to you."

"Is that all the rest of the game?

"Yeah, because if you use a knife normally, it'll be over in a flash, right? I want to see the power of other students. Besides, amongst the out-of-the-box magic, unattributed phantom magic is the original, I'm sure."

"Yes, but...."

"Well, that depends on your ingenuity. Oh, you can't use your fingers either. Just that pencil."

"Wow... I see..."

And I got a freshly sharpened pencil. Thinner than a wooden stick, just a stick cut. There should be no other use but writing something, but this time it's my weapon. [M]

I don't think I can hear the conversation right now, but people around me look at me. Keith already has a craymore, but I'm just standing with a tiny pencil. Normally you don't know what it means. No, I don't know what that means either... but I still have to try.

"Now, get started"

I decided to go first this time. [M] Perhaps it is impossible to take that craymore with the invisible sword "Invisible Blade", which originated with this pencil. That claymore spans about two meters and has a wide blade. The overall shape of the sword is characterized by Tsuba, which is inclined toward the sword, and decorations attached to both ends.

Besides, I think it was fine-tuned for personal use and it was a little long. But given his physical condition, that would be just right. Looking at the exam earlier, it seems that he is good at a single hit, rather than instantaneous.

"Hah, you're supposed to come at me with a pencil! Don't get caught in such a bluff!!

Of course, except for him, and perhaps Sherry and Cyrus, this is just a trick. However, I can't use the magic of the four attributes due to the influence of dusk, and I specialize in out-of-group magic with no attributes. That's why we have to use this pencil as the main skill to win other skill sets. With your fingers, the tactics are even wider, but the pencil is the worst. Rather, bare hands would be better. Five fingertips and I can start with my legs. Even though you can use it well to ambush, the pencil makes the trajectory completely visible and thinner than anything else because of the swing of your arm and wrist turning.

You have no choice but to be attacked... That's why you attack. The moment I enter the defense, I lose.

"Hah!!

It's not like me, but I raised my voice and activated the invisible sword "Invisible Blade" starting from the pencil. And it flashes vertically. Please, it doesn't have to end like this... but Keith took my invisible sword, Invisible Blade, by snapping, "Impossible..."

"What...!? What the hell happened?

"Hey, what's with that pencil?

"No... I can't see anything..."

"What's going on with that? Keith defended us. Nothing....."

At this moment, Keith realized that the pencil had an invisible sword of about 1.5 meters on its extension. Of course, I can't visualize it, and I know it with my senses. Did you notice the wild intuition, or did you change your perception of me?

"... I don't know why, but I ran out. I'll take it next!!

Coming... Well, I suppose so. Assume that even the tongue is broken and you can fight with just a thin sword. Even if you say it doesn't look like it, you can see a certain amount of swordsmanship by looking at how your body is carried and how your wrists are returned. Originally, I wanted to deal with it by changing the length of my sword... but I can't do that either.

But for ease of reference, I will not discard the advantages of this invisible sword, Invisible Blade. The fact that you can't see is a big strength. Especially for intelligent creatures like humans.

"Whoa!! Fuck, yeah!

What a mess... I flashed at the attack.

"... shh"

"Gu, gu!!

I took it off, but I managed to slice my skin lightly. Above all, this pencil has the disadvantage of being thin, but it attacks quickly and can be rounded up. Taken as a whole, the knife I've been using for two years is supreme, but it's not so bad... I think so, but I've also activated the magic of inertia control.

Then the sword, which seems infinite, begins.

"Gugugugu, guuuuuuuu!!

……

Keith is managing to fix it. He also seems to be quite capable and has managed to follow this sword. But that's just not compatible. In this short distance, my invisible sword "Invisible Blade" is faster, and even with inertial control, the routing speed is quite high. I'm getting used to it, and I'm starting to attack smoothly.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Keith loses?

"He's a second-class magician, after Sherry, right?

"But... I'm overwhelmed. Yulia is overwhelmed by that invisible pencil sword."

"Su, this is amazing....."

I was already in the game so that I could not hear the voices around me. [M] I even remember this feeling of immersion.

"This guy! Don't get on too well...!!

Suffer or Keith activates Magic. And then you sandwich Keith and me, and an ice wall is created. However, I'm not specialized in magic, so when I gently crush it with the invisible sword "Invisible Blade", I'll fill the distance even further.

"Damn, damn, damn, damn, damn, it's impossible... it's impossible... will I lose? I'm a second-class magician. Can I lose? You lose? Damn it! Bullshit!!!

Keith backwards to create ice walls one after the other. I haven't shaken Claymore yet. That's why magic happens so fast. If you run so far, you can't get rid of this invisible sword, Invisible Blade, which started with this pencil.

"... can't you stop it?"

When I murmur like that, I activate Extra Special Ability.

The academic name is Extra Sensory Perception which comes from magic.

In other words, hyperconceptual perception stemming from magic. This means that some anti-magicians also have magical effects, and some individuals gain special perceptual abilities. And my special ability, Extra, is the eye. [M] Among them, I earned what is called the Magic Eye when I was in the world at dusk.

"... Twilight Eye"

It is something that recognizes this world in another sense. The main application is to perceive the magic element "Soso" floating in this world as a particle. Magic elements are particles that float in the air. By converting them, humans and demons activate magic. I'm not supposed to see it, but I can perceive it with my eyes.

With these burning eyes, the magic flow is firmly understood, and next time you know where and how magic appears, the distance is quickly closed.

"Hey...!!!?

And when I pre-read Twilight Sight at dusk to avoid the ice walls, I put the invisible sword Invisible Blade on his neck. Twoosh, blood drips from his neck.

"You'll admit to losing, won't you?

"... not yet, I'm still aaaaaaahhh!!!

Of course, I know I'm not the kind of person to admit losing here, so I turn it all around and kick it in.

"... ah, ahh... ahh..."

In the end, he let go of his consciousness.

"The winner, Yulia..."

Cyrus writes down my victory on the roster. [M]

And a big applause from silence... envelops me.

"Awesome, awesome, awesome! I won! To that Keith!

"And supreme!!

"Who is he!?

"Maybe he's the strongest guy in the academy?

"That rumor is also true...!!

"Amazing. I knew the rumors were true!

It's just applause. I was astonished that my abilities were recognized. [M]

"See? I told you. Don't worry about it."

"... Sherry"

"Your strength deserves respect. I know because I have a register at this college. I wonder how much power you've gained after so much effort...."

Yeah, I think so.

When I look at the sky, it spreads bright red to burn everywhere. It's the usual twilight. But somewhere clear today... I felt that way.