Almark – Northern Sword, Southern Wand

Got it.

Almark thought as he looked up at the high table.

There are only the most difficult exams.This test can't be done by using the magic of change just once.

Almark takes a small breath.

The number of changes required is three.

To get to the high point, once.

Once to get the pebbles out of the water.

And once you carry the pebble to your hands.

What a rigorous test at the end.

"Come on."

Ilmis prompts Almark.

I don't think you'll give me time to think about it.

I can't help it.

The actual battle was the same. You can use as much time as you like, what kind of situation is more special in the first place.

First, change to get to the high point.

I can't afford to make unfamiliar creatures out of no time.

It's something I'm used to making, and it goes to a high place.

All right.

Almark lifted his staff.I put my magic power into my wand.

Quick, but polite.

The cane gradually changed its shape.

Go, go, go, go.

Almark took his hand off his cane.

A small bird flew with a gentle flapping of its wings toward the pond on the platform.

As long as the technique of change is properly controlled, the cane transformed into an animal can be controlled to some extent.

The bird stopped at the edge of the hill, as controlled by Almark.

The hard part is starting here.

Almark thrust his right hand towards the bird.

Go back.

The wand that cut off the supply of magic power returned to its original form from the small bird, and rolled over his mouth.

It's much harder to change what's in the distance than to inject magic power directly into your hands.

In fact, it would be cool if you could change it from the figure of a small bird to the next creature directly.

While practicing his next magic power, Almark thought.

I still don't have the technology to do that.

But if you build up what you can do, you should be able to get the same results.

The magic flying method is a levitation technique, which is the application of images when attracting distant objects.

Degg taught me.

The general image is that the attraction technique is grabbed by hand and pulled here.

When you apply the magic of change to an object at a distance, you can apply the image of grabbing it by hand and injecting magic power into it.

Almark thrusts his hand at the cane on the floor and focuses his mind.

The next creature is that one.

It's up to the mind, and the magic power is hardened into its image.

Sweat oozes into Almark's forehead.

The wand slowly began to change shape.

Due to the distance, it is much slower than when I turned into a small bird earlier.But the wand definitely changed its appearance.

Almark chose a crustacean, a crayfish, with a large bowl in both hands.

If you're going to carry a stone, you'd rather have it eaten by a fish.

At the edge of the crawl, he leaned over his body and raised his hands, and then the crawfish slid into the crawfish.

I didn't make a sound, but I found out that it had entered the water.

Although you can control the crayfish that has changed in the art of change, you can hardly share that feeling.

Almark concentrated his nerves so as not to break the magic connected to his staff.

In doing so, you can more or less share your feelings with the crayfish.

The feeling of a pebble hitting the bottom of a pebble.

If he hadn't concentrated, he wouldn't be able to feel it. Almark didn't miss the slightest touch.

Alright. Grab it.

The feeling of pinching a hard object.Almark raises the crayfish all at once.

The crayfish sticks out of the water and first rolls the stone out of the crayfish.Then the crayfish also crawled out of the pond.

Almark took a long breath when he saw the crayfish falling next to the pebbles.

Almost there.

When Almark puts the crayfish back on his wand, he pours the last of his magic power into it.

The staff changed its appearance three times.

To the bird. This time, it's bigger than the little bird.

It's for carrying the pebbles.

The bird chanted pebbles with its mouth and spread its wings.

With just a few feathers, the bird flew right in front of Armark.

Dropping a pebble on the floor in front of the yellow circle, the bird returns to its cane as if it had exhausted its strength.

Almark bent slowly and picked up the pebbles.

"I grabbed the pebbles."

Almark raises a pebble and breaks his sweaty face.

Irmis saw it and nodded harshly.

Okay. Until then.

It was brilliant to successfully perform the art of change three times.

Irmis said.

"Birds, crayfish, and birds again. It was also a good idea."

Thank you very much.

Almark smiled with a sweaty face.

"I'm glad it went well."

"It was certainly difficult."But it wasn't one or eight.It was a challenge backed by my ability. "

Irmis admitted frankly.

"You were still at the meditation stage in the summer exam, but in just six months." It's really a big deal. "

Irmis' eyes at Almark were gentle.

"You can be proud. There are still exams tomorrow, but at least you should praise yourself for today.You've done a wonderful job. "

Thank you very much.

It was rarely praised so straightforwardly.

Almark deceives happiness and light with a smile.

"Because everyone has trained me."Teachers, class, and more. "

There was a snake trap that attacked me repeatedly.

Almark gulped his mouth as he almost answered naturally.

Ah, no.

I tried to deceive her, but Irmis said the word instead.

Snake trap, huh?

Irmis spoke calmly to Almark as he nodded.

"I guess you care about that."I know that, too. "

“It's true that I learned a lot from snake traps.”

Almark said.

"But that put a lot of my people in danger."I'm glad that happened. I can't say much. "

That's right.

Irmis nodded and slowly walked up to Almark.

"It's not surprising that you think so."

"But," continued Ilmis.

"I will not forcibly turn a blind eye to that fact.It will cloud your eyes. "

When Irmis received the pebble from Armark, he let it float again.

As Almark watches, the pebbles fall again into the pond with the sound of water.

Irmis grabbed one of the stacked wands.

"If we turn a blind eye to the facts, even people like you may be slow to judge."

While saying that, Ilmis put his magic power into the wand.

Ah...

Almark stared.

The wand changed its appearance.

Snakes.

And the serpent, which was twice the length of the original staff, went up upon the wooden table, and went in, and came forth without difficulty with the pebbles.

Almark stared blinkingly as the snake carried the pebbles to Irmis' feet.

"If you're a snake, you'll only change once."

Irmis grabbed his reclaimed staff and pebbles and turned to Almark.

It doesn't matter if your classmates train you or your Rhineless trap.

Irmis smiles at Almark, who looks up at her silently.

"You've grown great. You can admit it yourself."

Having said that, I put my hand gently on his shoulder.

"Don't forget that you will become a sorcerer too."Seeing things as they are is like that. "

On the way home from darkness.

Almark, walking alone to the dormitory, suddenly stopped.

You don't even use the magic of lights.

The voice nodded softly.

Yeah.

Almark turned around in the darkness of his voice.

The white skin looked like it was rising in the dark.

That girl was smiling.