My personal baby-faced maid was, to my surprise, one of the heroes who defeated the Demon King a hundred years ago.

''How old is Tina........''

Tina, I'm a student. And don't ask how old the woman is, Mr. Hurt, don't ask how old she is.

Doctor, I have a question for you!

　Rifa raised her hand vigorously.

'You must be Rifa, what is it?'

Tina-Halibel-sama is a legendary hero among us elves, but she must have disappeared after she defeated the Demon King with the heroes from the other world. Can you prove that the teacher is really Tina-Halibel-sama?

You'll be quicker if you look at the status board.

　Then Tina displayed the status board for us to see.

'Ho, real...'
Level 250?
What, Tina was this powerful?

　Everyone is surprised. Luke and Luna would have never expected that the baby-faced maid who made them a delicious dinner yesterday would have such a monstrous status.

"I have a question too, may I ask you something?

Yes, Yuko.

Why would someone as high-level as you want to be the teacher of young people like us? I don't see any benefit to you.

Hmm, not much of a reason, but if I had to guess, I'd say it was because you didn't seem to have time to stay at home.

Housekeeping?

　Yoko didn't understand it, apparently.

　Perhaps he decided to become a teacher because he was bored with Tina being alone in the mansion during the time I was taking classes, so he decided to become a teacher.

　But is it really that easy to become a teacher at this magical academy? While I was thinking about that, my questioning time for Tina was over.

'Well, I think you can see from the status board that I'm not inadequate as a teacher. As soon as I can, I'll move to the training camp and start teaching.


　***

　Accompanied by Tina, the ten of us came to the outdoor training camp attached to the classroom. The quality of the facility is good, as expected from being close to the center of the school.

　In addition, the training center itself is heavily defended with protective magic, so that even if you use high-powered magic, it doesn't seem to affect the outside world.

''You all will now be competing with your peers and senior classes. Since this class's classroom is close to the central city, many classes will be applying to compete against (...)

　There is something called an inter-class competition system in Ifrus Magic Academy. The rules and what is gained from a win or a loss are decided beforehand, and then the classes will engage in magical battles and races.

　Classrooms can be swapped out depending on the outcome of the battle. The top class near the central city must play one of the classes at some point in time.

　This was a rule to prevent the higher ranked classes from moving closer to the central city and then not participating in the tournament to keep their classrooms.

''The quota for this classroom is one match per month. There are good cake shops and bakeries in this neighborhood, and you will also be allowed to use the largest library in the school. So please try to win the competition and keep this classroom.

　Tina says so lightly, but the quota of one match a month is going to be tough. Luke opens his mouth when he realizes something.

'When several classes sign up to compete in the same class, the higher class gets priority, as I recall, right?

'That's right, Luke,'

Our class is going to be targeted by the upperclassmen as well, which means we might have to fight the upperclassmen every month.

Well, I'm sure you will.

...isn't it tough for us freshmen to keep this classroom?

'You don't have to be so uptight about it, because even if you lose, you won't die. Besides, since I'm teaching you, I'm sure you won't lose so much.

　Where does Tina's confidence come from?

'By the way, did you all introduce yourselves to each other before I arrived?

I did. I did, sir.

　Rifa answered on behalf of me. If I had to choose a class representative, it would be Rifa. I think she will take the lead in organizing the class.

''I see. Then I would like you to introduce each other's magic next.

　As Tina said this, she lightly tapped the floor with the staff in her hand, and a magic training target I was familiar with appeared at the back of the training camp.

''From now on, you're going to face that target and perform a magic attack with all(s) of your strength(s).''

Are you sure you want to give it your all?

　Ryushin asks.

'Yes, please do your best. From now on, you are going to challenge the competition as a class, but you will not be able to defeat the upperclassmen if you do not cooperate with each other and utilize your strengths and compensate for your weaknesses. Knowing each other's strengths is the first step to understanding your fellow students better.

Okay. Do you mind if I go first?

　Rifa held up her hand.

'Thank you. Now, Rifa-san, please stand here. Everyone else, stand behind me.

　As I stood behind Tina as instructed, a transparent magic membrane surrounded us. It was Tina's defensive magic.

''Rifa-san, whenever you're ready.

Yes!

　Rifa half turned and thrust her left hand forward, and a green bow appeared there. When he pulled its string, magic power began to gather from the surrounding space, and the magic power formed an arrow.

　The arrows have already taken shape, but Rifa still doesn't try to shoot them. The magic power gathered from space is accumulating more and more into arrows.

　The enormous amount of magic power concentrated in a point was beginning to cause fluctuations in the surrounding space.

''Wind Arrow!''

　Rifa fired an arrow.

　The wind-covered arrow flew towards the target at super speed.


　Zudong.

　There was an impact sound that didn't sound like the sound of an arrow hitting a target.

　Although it didn't penetrate, Rifa's arrow was halfway through the target, which shouldn't have freaked out with intermediate magic.

''Even though I'm concentrating on a single point, to pierce an arrow to the middle of that (...) target, that's a great penetration power! Thank you for your help.

Thank you.

　The characteristic of the elves is that they are able to gather magic power that drifts in space. Among them, Rifa seems to be able to gather more magic power.

''Who will go next?''

We'll take care of it.

　Mai and May were both raising their hands.

'Mai and May, right? Here we go.

　Mai and May both stood together at the spot where Rifa had been earlier.

Are those two going to use magic together?

Yeah, they're a little special, so I'm gonna have them both do it at the same time.

　Tina answered Yoko's question.
　Tina seemed to know what was going on with all the students.

　When she looked at Mai and May, they held hands and thrust their unlinked hands out towards the target.

　Hot air flows out of Mai's surroundings and cold air flows out of May's surroundings.

''Unison ray!''

　Flaming chunks of ice flew out of the girls' hands as they headed towards their target.


　Doggone it!

　The moment it hit the target, a huge explosion occurred and white smoke billowed out. The ice was heated in an instant, causing a steam explosion.

'I didn't know you could fuse diametrically opposed attribute magic to this extent. I can only say that's as good as it gets.''

　Tina praises the magic just like she did with Rifa. It was indeed a great power. The target managed to retain its original form, but the surface was tattered.

''Well, now,''

I'll do it.

　Ryushin stepped forward.