--First day of school games.

This was a traditional event held by the two schools, built by two disciples of the founding wizard, Adams.

The auditorium was already filled with many visitors.

The first day of the school match was Nem vs. Tim Lloyd.
It was rare that the first place finisher's match would be played on the first day, but that was the same as in previous years, and no one particularly cared.

A few people can be seen here and there in the VIP seats provided above the audience.
There are many VIP seats available, and all investors have these seats.

And at one VIP seat, there was Sabrina and Oswald.

''Your Majesty, thank you for coming all the way from Dames Aldan today.

The two men bowed deeply to the one.

--Schneizel Dames Aldan.

Long, wavy white hair and a beard so long that it connected with his frown.
He is the King of the Feng Kingdom Dahms Ardan.

''I am very happy that we were able to hold another school match this year. Apparently a lot of things have happened, though.''

Schneizel worked them both.

Schneizel is forgiving.
And, unusually for a king, he is a strange king who speaks to everyone as an equal.
Because of this, he is rumored to be a 'freak' by many countries.

I was surprised when I received the report from the two men. I didn't expect to find that Lord Nito in Hail Kuwait.

A freak who respects everyone.
That's Schneizel.

"And not only that, but to participate in a school tournament, well, well, that's just fate, isn't it?

'Destiny?　What does that mean...?

Sabrina asked in doubt.

'To tell you the truth, I have been sending a messenger to invite Lord Nito to Dahms-Ardan for some time now. But the fact that Lord Nito is here means that either he refused or... well, it doesn't seem to be working out either way, but that's how it is.

'Invite him in?　What is the reason for that ... excuse me, but what is the reason?　Actually, well, he's got a lot of problems...

Schneizel spoke his story first, though he had a question mark over Sabrina's words.

'This is still undisclosed information, but perhaps in the not too distant future, the Durmscales Empire will start a war. It's not just a war either. From the looks of it, it's massive.

At those words, Sabrina was speechless.
Then she remembered what Nito had said before.

'Dames Aldan has decided to destroy the Empire. It's dangerous to keep that country alive. Of course, the only one to be defeated is Emperor Ulanos. As for the people of the country, I will take care of all of them if they wish. But even if I do, it will not be with a half-hearted effort. Preparations alone will not do. We do not have enough firepower. So I thought I would like to ask for your help, Lord Nito.

Will there always be a war...

Oswald had his head in his hands.
Then he turned his head down and looked dark.

Sabrina listened to him.
And at that moment, Sabrina's idea of the person of Nito changed.
The fact is that the outlandish story that she thought was a conspiracy theory actually had some truth to it.

''Well, actually Nito-san said the same thing as His Majesty. That the Empire would soon start a war.''

Is it true?

Schneizel was surprised by this statement.
But immediately her expression returned.

It's a good thing that you're able to get your hands on a few of these things. You will be able to find out more about the best way to get the most out of your own personal life.　Then I guess that's just as well...

Schneizel thinks to herself.
The two of them watched the situation in silence.

We've heard good things about it. But we can talk about that some other time. I didn't notice that you guys were circling the VIP area. I'm sorry, I didn't realize you were going around the VIP section.

The two men were busy greeting all the investors.
Remembering this, Schneizel worked on them again.
This is why they are called 'freaks'.
But to the people of Dames Aldan, he was a wonderful king.
No king could be more supportive of a king who cared and spoke to his people as an equal.

'What an unworthy word!'

The two men bowed their heads deeply.
Then they exchanged a few light words and left the room.

They would now go around all the VIP seats while continuing to do this.
It was a never-ending task.
But as a headmaster, he couldn't afford to neglect it.
It was a painstaking task for the old man Oswald, but it was also an annual event and it was unavoidable.

And the two men continued to work hard on the event afterwards, pondering the words 'empire' and 'war'.




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　As the announcement began, the audience cheered loudly due to excitement.

''The Mage of Heilkwaite!　Nemu is in the ring!

An announcement is made and Nem appears on the field.
Then more cheers occur.

All the students participating in the match against the school now are treated as mages.
Therefore, the MC calls the students mages.

''Followed by Ficianatika's mage!　Tim Lloyd is in!'

And next to appear was Tim, a blonde all-back honors student.
He smiled a fresh smile and waved to the crowd, appearing with a relaxed expression on his face.

The players turned to face each other, and then the rules of the game were explained to them.
All the while, the cheers continued to ring out, which interfered with the explanation.

It wasn't just the students in the audience.
Most of them were not students, but ordinary people who had come from all over.
Some of them are adventurers.
Maybe it was because Nito the Adventurer was participating in this year's event, but there were more people than usual.
That's how much they are expecting this year's event.

The spectators were predicting the winner based on their first impressions.
One of the townspeople said, "It's the beastmen!

One of the townspeople said, "It's the beastmen!　That's the white cat tribe, too. But you're still young, too young. That means Ficianatica will win the first game.''

"So, I'll give the little guy 10,000 lions.

'Are you crazy?　I don't know what you'll regret.　Then I'll give the blond boy ten thousand lions.'

Each side was free to watch the game.

One adventurer, on the other hand, said, ''I guess the beastmen win.

''Well, I guess the beastmen won.''　

A certain beastman adventurer did not doubt Nem's victory.

''Just because you're a beastman, you're going to stand on his shoulders?　Unfortunately, Ficianatica won the first game. 'You can't win with that one,'

Most of those in the audience did not doubt that Tim Lloyd had won.
So, the game against the school was permeated with a kind of entertainment for the public.

Then, after the rules were explained, the moderator announced.

''Then here it is!　I'm proud to announce the opening of the School of Magic vs. School game!　Both sides should take over the magic and swear to play fair and square!''

Of course, this is a construct.
There's no such thing as fairness in magic.

Let's get this game on!

With that call, both of them start to move.


''【Spiral Demon Flame (Ashleim)!

The first to unleash his magic was Nem.
Spiraling flames spiraled out of Nem's palm and attacked Tim, emitting a roar and heat that burned the air.

''At your age, you're already doing that kind of magic?　It's just as well that he's a first-place finisher.

But Tim's expression doesn't show any impatience.

''The Torrential Pressure of the Wind (Aired Press)!

With Tim's chant, the ground cracked and the wind blew up, changing the trajectory of the flames.
Nem's magic didn't reach it, and the wind took it directly into the sky, and then it disappeared.

--I'm not going to be the only one.

It's a good thing that the mages have aptitudes, and as long as they have two or three of each, it's not surprising that they can use multiple attribute magic.
It's a good idea to use three of them.
But when it comes to four or five, that person is called a genius.

But even if he can handle two or three, the nature of mana is one per person.
Although there are exceptions that deviate from the common sense of being a 【Brave Mana】, there is basically only one attribute per person that he is good at.
And Tim Lloyd was originally an outcast.
Tim had only one type of attribute magic.
In other words, Tim had trained only wind-attribute magic and climbed to this point.

But that's not so unusual on the outside, and it's not a flaw that could be called a dropout.
But this is a school.
Schools had a caste, and students had a habit of measuring the level of their opponents in terms of how many attributes they had and how much magic they could use.
Because of this, Tim had become known as the 'Fallen Wind Wizard' as soon as he entered the school.

But he was now the only special student at Fischanatica.
There was a reason for that.


The two men stopped moving and asked each other how to get out.
'Wild intuition' versus 'experience'.
But Nem also has experience.

''【Ogre's Lightning (Relic)!

Nem has deployed a magic circle at Tim's feet.

In contrast, Tim reacted quickly and fled outside the magic circle.
Immediately afterwards, an electric shock erupted from the magic circle with a roar that shook the ground.

Then the leap created an opening for Tim for a moment.
Nem doesn't miss the opportunity.

''【Ogre's Fierce Wind (Weeble)!

Before Tim could get his feet on the ground, Nem unleashes a quick spell.
With a sound like striking the air, Tim received intense wind pressure from the front.

''【Vacuum Wave (Airlord)!

Then Tim shoots a windball directly below and evades upwards for a moment.

It's sweet!

But it was the perfect opportunity for Nem.


-- two huge arms appeared in the sky.


The audience cheered at the sight of them.

And the two arms would not let Tim, who was off the ground, escape.

''This is the end!''

Opening his hands, Nem kept them open and brought them downward with great force.
Following the movement, two huge arms covered Tim.

And the moment the arms hit Tim, there was a cloud of dust.
At that moment, Nem's eyebrows twitched for a moment, as if he sensed something.
A puzzled look could be seen from his expression.

Then the dust cloud gradually subsided, and a shadow appeared there.

''What........what is it?''

''I was surprised to hear about the earth attribute magic. As expected of Nito-san's party members.

When the dust cloud disappeared completely, there was Tim, floating in the air.
A faint breeze danced around his feet, creating a gentle air current.

''If I hadn't avoided it with my 'flight', I would have been crushed by now.

The reason why Tim, who can only handle one type of magic, has risen to the pinnacle of Fischanatika.

-- it's this ability to fly.

Flight, in other words, is the ability to fly, but this in itself is not a particularly rare thing.
The skill 'Flight'. Those who possess this often fly as a means of transportation.
But in Tim's case, it wasn't a skill, it was magic.

In other words, Tim dexterously manipulated the magic of the wind attribute to create a unique magic called 'flight'.
And this "flight" is far faster and easier to steer than the skill "flight". It's also much faster and easier to steer than the skill of flying, and it's much more nimble to handle.

''This is the reason why I was able to obtain the pinnacle despite being a failure. The amount of magic consumption is undeniable, but no one, not even me, can cast magic on me.

Then Tim held out his hand to Nem, who was on the ground.

'And with me constantly looking down at my opponent, I have no blind spot. I'm sorry, but from now on, you can't even cast a spell on me, you're just going to fall prey to my magic one way or another.

As he said this, Tim lifted the corner of his right mouth and smiled a small smile.
''It's not a cunning one.

''The [Blade of the Gale (Wind Edge)]!

Three blades of wind were released from above.
The destination is where Nem is headed.

The three blades were heading towards Nem with a sound like slicing through the wind echoing around them.

But Nem didn't change his expression.
Nem was still calm and unafraid of things.

''It is Nem who will win!

And Nem immediately joined in.