Hey, wait a minute!

　As they were leaving the hall, Kufa came running after them.

''Ah!　Master!　I've been looking for you!

　Furthermore, Kite appears from the direction of travel.

"What the hell is going on?　How can you even use such powerful blue magic!
What do you mean by that?　He said he's going to take the entrance exams at other colleges!

　I don't want them to talk to me at the same time.
　Well, fortunately I can answer both of their questions with a single word.

''It's because I can use both red magic and blue magic.

　Kite peeled his eyes away.

'What?　Master, you can use blue magic as well!

　Kufa yells at him from the side.

'It's not like I can use it!'

　Then she turned to me.

Hey, you definitely need to focus on blue magic!
What?　What the hell are you talking about?

　The one who raised his voice was Kite this time.

''Your master is the one who can take the top spot in the world of red magic!　I don't have time for blue magic!　I just melted my mithril with Irrationality!
'What does it matter?　I just fired forty rounds of Ice Edge's ice blade at the same time and hit the target all at the same time!　And I can't believe you went through Mithril!　For all intents and purposes, blue magic is more awesome!　You didn't see that!　It's not too bad!
"You're not looking at me!　I just got here!　I mean, I'm going to give that line right back to you, who couldn't see your master's red magic!　You're the one who's disappointed!

　Hey, don't start a fight here.

''Red magic users are all firepower idiots who think they just need to increase their power!　There's better strategic and artistic blue magic out there!
"Don't you dare mock red magic!　I mean, you're just too low in killing power and can only do a mish-mash of damage, what's strategic about it!　Don't make me laugh!
Ice magic can kill more than red magic!
Don't give me ice magic that's rarely used just because it takes a long time to activate it!

　........And more arguments about the superiority of red magic and blue magic have begun.
　This argument is one that won't end anytime soon.

　I left them alone and decided to head to the next exam room.
　The closest place seems to be the Green Academy.

''Hm?　That was....

　As I was about to enter the hall, I spotted a figure cowering in the shadows of the school building.
　I tried to get closer.

It's not possible for me to do this after all. .........But........if things continue as they are, I'll have to return home alone....... ...I don't want to do that...
What are you doing?
What?

　I called out to her from behind, and she looked back at me with a jolt, bouncing her shoulders.

　It was Colette, the girl who came to this city with Kite and Kufa.
　Come to think of it, did I mention that I was going to take an exam for the Green Academy?

''Oh, that...?　Oh, Arel-san, why are you here...?
I'm here to take the test.
"Huh?

　Colette rolls her eyes.
　But again, it's a pain to explain from scratch.

'It doesn't matter, what are you doing here?　What happened to the test?
Well, uh....well, actually, I mean...

　If you ask him, he's afraid to take the test, and he hasn't even registered for it yet.

　But to be afraid of the exam?
　How hard is the entrance examination at the Green Academy that students are hesitant to take it?
　They must be more selective than the red school and blue school.

It's a good thing that you're not the type of person who gets nervous in the past, or else you would be completely lost.... Oh, Arel-san, that........how do you handle yourself when you are nervous or something.......?

　Colette asks fearfully.

　Hmm. Tension, huh?
　It's certainly a word we use every day, but....

I've never had that tension in my life.
'What?　No?!

　Is it really so surprising?

'Come to think of it, I don't think I really know what a state of tension is in the first place.
'There's a start?　.........or I'm in a state where my body is trembling and I can't think about anything.......

　Does your body shake on its own, or can't think about anything else?
　That's a terrible abnormality.

'Can't a blessing fix it?　Or white magic.
It's not like they're injured or sick, so it won't work...

　Oh dear.
　I didn't know there was such a scary state abnormality in the world....

'How do you fall into that catatonic state of affairs?
A catastrophe...?　Um... well, I think it's probably because of the fear that I might fail...

　Hmmm...?

Can I ask you one question?
Yes, yes...?
'Maybe you've never failed in your life?'
?

　My question may have been unexpected, but Colette was taken aback.
　No, I'm the one who's surprised.

If you are trying to avoid making mistakes, then you have never made a mistake, have you?

　In fact, this girl might actually have an extraordinary ability hidden behind her appearance.

''No, no, no!　It's not possible!　In fact, my life is full of failures, and that's why I'm afraid!
...?

　What is it?
　It's as if we're not talking to each other.

'What do you mean?　If you're going to keep failing, why do you try to avoid failure so much?
...What, what, what?

　I said the obvious to Colette, who had a puzzled expression on her face.

'If you've experienced it enough times, you'd know that failure is nothing special...'