...... a little close to your face.
Whoa!　Sorry!

　The woman immediately moved her face away.

　Did I scare you?
　I don't mean to be angry.
　I just got confused because I haven't talked to many women in my past life.

　I was wondering what was going on.

"I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Lara!　I'm fifteen years old!

　said the woman, Lara, in an energetic manner.

"And you are?
I'm Kurt. I'm Kurt Leprechaun. I'm fifteen, too.
Kurt!
You can call me Kurt. I don't like it when you call me "sir" all the time.

　We're the same age.
　You don't have to be so picky.

Kurt!　That was a great move you just made. Is Kurt a swordsman?

　Hmm?

I'm not a swordsman. I'm a wizard.
What ......?
Didn't you notice I was using body-enhancement magic earlier?
Body ...... Enhancement ......?

　Lara cocked her head.

　Oh, yes, yes, yes.
　Apparently, body-enhancement magic is not common in this world.

　She clears her throat and says.

I don't know about you, but that ...... move you just made was only possible because of magic.
There's some magic I don't know about. ...... What a coincidence!

　Lara smiled and said.

I'm a magician too!　I came here to take the entrance exam for the Academy of Magic. ...... And then I got tangled up with those guys from earlier. ......

　Lara looks at the fallen men.
　The men's eyes were rolling and they didn't seem to be waking up.

"You should be careful. I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that.
Sorry, .......

　Lara's shoulders slumped in disappointment.

I'm not sure what to do, but I'm going to do it.
"What?　I'm cute?
I'm not sure what to say.　If so, I'm the one apologizing.

　You'll be slurring your words.

　...... I don't know how to talk to women.
　It was the same in a previous life.
　In my previous life, I was so focused on mastering magic that I never had a girlfriend or even a friend.

"Hmm, am I cute? ...... cute ......

　Lara humming a tune.
　I'm sure you're not in a bad mood by the looks of it.

But if you're a wizard, why didn't you just use magic to kill those men?
I was too scared to move my body. ...... So thank God for Kurt!

　He's not used to much fighting, is he?
　I'm not sure if you've seen this before, but I've seen it before.

　I've only seen her magic power, so I'm only giving you a rough idea, but I think she's better than Cyril from the ...... village.
　I wonder if it's normal for a fifteen-year-old to be unaccustomed to fighting against other people.

　Anyway...

"You said you were going to take the entrance exam for the Academy of Magic, right?
Yes!
I'm going to take the entrance exam tomorrow. I heard there's also a practical test. ...... If we end up doing magic together, I'd like to meet you.
What?　Kurt's coming to the Academy of Magic too?
Hmm?　What's so funny?
It's weird!　I thought you were already active as an adventurer from the way you were acting just now!

　What are you exaggerating?
　I'm not sure what to make of it.

I don't know what you think, Lara, but it's true. Tomorrow, I'm taking the entrance exam for the Academy of Magic.
"Huh. ...... I wonder if I'm really going to get in tomorrow if a kid like Kurt's going to take it. ......

　It seems I've made her lose confidence.
　Lara turned over with a gloomy look on her face.



"But, but!　I've got this!

　Immediately Lara looked up and held up her hand.
　There was apparently a ring on her index finger.

What's that?
It's the Ring of Mizorath, bought from a famous magic equipment shop in King's Landing. If you wear it, it will help you with your magic. ...... I'm sure I'll pass!

　.......

　I'm sure you'll be able to find something that works for you.
　It's a good idea to take a look at the website and see if you can find anything you like.
　This is the first time I've seen such a thing since I reincarnated into this world.

Can I see it?
"Sure!

　Feeling nostalgic for her previous life, she took the ring from Lara.

　I took it, analyzed it, and was astonished.

　--What the hell is this terrible piece of equipment?

　I guess it's a piece of equipment designed to efficiently convert magic power into magical output.

　But the construction is too crude.
　The circuitry inside it is very circuitous, and it's a mess of dead ends.
　This would be an inefficient conversion method rather than an efficient one.

How is it?　Isn't it beautiful?

　Lara looked into my face.

"How much did you pay for this?
"Well, ...... was pretty expensive, but .........

　When Lara told me how much, I was even more shocked.
　The price was quite high.
　It's the kind of price that a family of four could live on for three months if they lived modestly.

............
What, Kurt? I'm not sure what's wrong with you for suddenly staring at me.　It's embarrassing. ......

　Lara blushes.

　Poor thing. .......
　You've been ripped off.
　I can't believe they gave me such a defective product for such a price.

"Lara.
Hmm?
Stay strong.
What do you mean?

　Lara rolls her eyes.

　Oh, I'm starting to feel sorry for her.

"It's no use. ......

　I take another look at Lara's ring.

　It's a good opportunity.
　And I haven't used any granting magic since I came into this world.
　I'll fix it for you.

　I'll send magic into the ring and fix the messed up magic circuits.
　...... Yeah. That should give you decent conversion efficiency.
　And I also gave it a magic output of 200%.

"Yes, Lara. I'll give it back. Thank you.
What's going on?

　Lara took the ring with great care and put it on her finger again.

　This is as good as it gets.
　It's just a rip-off ring, but it's worth the price.
　I could have altered the ring further, but that would have been too much of a splurge.

"So long, Kurt!　I'll see you tomorrow.
"Yeah.

　I hope she passed, too.
　With that in mind, I headed back to the inn and prepared for tomorrow.


　And finally...
　It was the day of the entrance exam for the Academy of Magic.