"Sir.
What's the matter, Arel?
That technique, the third line from the top, is wrong.
Hm?　........true. How did you notice that?

　Upon my point, the instructor in charge of the class - a middle-aged man named Bacchus - immediately rewrote the error in the technique.

　It was a class on red magic.

　It had been a month since he'd enrolled in the school.
　But in class, we're still going through the basics, and it's too easy for me.

　Well, I'm barely out of it, and I don't really care.
　It was like today, I would come in to take the occasional class to check my progress.

　It's a good thing that you're not going to be able to find a way to get a good deal more than you'd like.

''In the first place, if it's this magic, there's no need to make it so complicated,''
What?　What do you mean?

　Explaining it verbally would be too much trouble, so I stepped forward.

　The magic that Bacchus wrote on the blackboard was ten lines and eighty-three characters in total.
　Incidentally, it was a magic at the upper level of elementary level.

　I shaved off as much of the unnecessary parts as possible and wrote a simpler formula next to it.

　It was reduced to just six lines and fifty-one characters.
　It's a reduction of about thirty percent.

"Don't tell me that you can activate a magic formula of this length...?

　Bacchus raised his eyebrows quizzically.
　He stared at the technique with a difficult face for a while, but eventually nodded with a breath of admiration.

''I see........indeed......it's not impossible in principle.......''

　As expected of a lecturer, he's quick to understand it.
　The students don't seem to understand at all and are pouting.

　In my case, where I don't get skill assistance, I appreciate the brevity of the techniques.
　So, after trial and error, I cut down the waste to the extreme.

However, there is a risk of magic power outbursts with this. If we take safety into consideration, this technique is still better.

　The jutsu that Bacchus wrote about is semi-automatically formed by skill assistance.
　Or rather, that's basically all of the jutsu that you learn in class.

　However, all of the techniques taught by skills have a fairly large margin of safety.
　As Bacchus said, it was meant to prevent the risk of the magic power going out of control if the magic failed to activate.

　The activation of magic can fail.
　And if it failed, the magic power that had no place to go would burst.
　Naturally, the sorcerer is eaten up by it too, but--

"...?　You don't need to worry about that, do you?

　Because of the Goddess' blessing.
　If the blessing is at maximum, even if it goes off, you shouldn't die.
　Of course, it depends on the scale of the magic.

　So I don't understand why I'm afraid of an outburst at all.
　It's a good idea to have a good time with them.

''Even if you have a blessing, there will be pain...''
I guess we just have to endure it...?

　When I said that, Bacchus looked at me like he was seeing something incredible.
　I glanced at him and saw that the students had the same look on their faces.

''What?''

　Sure, I hated the pain when I was a child, but now I find it rather comforting.
　Isn't that what usually happens when you grow up?

　For example, bitter foods.
　You may not be able to eat it as a child, but as an adult you will find it delicious.

'That's probably just because my teacher is a special kind of person, but...'

　Well, most of the students are in their early teens, and maybe they haven't reached that stage yet.
　........Bacchus is an old man, though.

'If you don't like the pain, you can reduce the power of your outbursts with a little bit of effort.
What did you say?　How is that even possible?
The amount of magic you can put in should be small at first. The damage is far less than using a large amount of magical power at this stage when it's going to explode. If it doesn't seem to be a problem, just put enough magic into it.
Oh, no, that's not the way...

　Apparently they don't know about it.

''I've known for a long time that you've been a freshman away but where in the world did you learn that?
My parents' house.
My parents...

　I mean, I just happened to discover that one through my own trial and error.
　I don't usually use it at all, though, because it takes slightly longer to activate.

　Bacchus often rubbed his beard as if he were thinking about something, but eventually he made this suggestion.

'Arel, why don't you take the advancement exam?'
A cramming test?
'Yes. Probably doesn't make sense for you to be in the First Grade.
'Wasn't there only one exam a year to advance to a second grade?
Yeah. Usually. But only those students who are approved by the instructor are allowed to take a special, timed advancement exam, and if they pass, they can move on to the next grade.

　I see.
　I didn't know we had such a handy system.

It's a wonderful thing. Of course I'll take it.
Okay. Well, I'll apply for it right away. We could have the test done in a few days at the earliest.

　There was a murmur in the lecture room as I listened to the exchange, but

Wait, wait!

　You fought me on the exam... Lois?　Was it?
　The guy got up and walked down to the podium.

"Let me take that test!