The advancement exam is said to consist of a written test and a practical test.
　Each has a perfect score of one hundred points, with a total of two hundred points.
　It is said that you have to get more than 160 points to pass the test.

　First, the written test was conducted.

Then the test begins.

　At the examiner's signal, I quickly look through the whole thing first.
　Hmmm.........I heard that the range of the exam includes the range of lessons learned in the second year of the first grade, but......it doesn't seem to be a big deal.

　The exam is one hour long.
　But with this level of content, it seems like you can solve it all in ten minutes.
　In some cases, I was going to have my entire personality mobilized, but there would be no problem with just the master figure.

　And so, as I expected, I filled in all the answer boxes in about ten minutes.
　Reviewing.............no need to review.
　As expected, there's no such thing as being wrong with a question at this level.

　Now that I had some free time, I decided to do some image training.
　In my head, I'm going to have the two personalities fight each other.
　It's good training to have them each use different magic, and it's also interesting to make one of them a sword.
　Since it's a world of images, I could also become a demon.

　By the way, right next to me, there's a guy who's still desperately staring at the question.
　It was the Lois boy who wanted to take the advancement exam himself.

　

''..........d*mn, what's this problem.......''

　He seemed to be struggling quite a bit.



　Eventually the exam was over and the grading was soon done.
　Since there were only two of them, Bacchus finished the grading in about thirty minutes.

Then I'll return your answer sheets. First, Lois.

　Lois' face contorted in frustration as she received it.

''Sixty-two points........''
'You don't have to be so pessimistic. If you can score that well at this point in your freshman year, it's enough. It's essentially an exam to be taken at the end of your sophomore year.

　Bacchus consoled him by saying so.

'And you still have a chance of passing. Just get a hundred on the practicals.

　The passing line is 160 points, so if he scored 100 points on the practical test, he got 162 points, which is indeed a pass.
　In his case, I think he is rather good at the practical test, so it depends on the content of the practical test.

Next, Arel. .........I expected it to some extent, but I didn't expect it to go this far......

　When I received my answer sheet, I saw that all the questions were marked with a zero.
　Apparently, I got a perfect score.

'That was easy,'
'Some of the questions would have been difficult for even second grade students...'

　Lois looked more and more frustrated when she saw my score.

But don't think you've beaten me in this!
'I didn't mean to play the game in the first place, did I?
Well it's the time for you to act like you're in a good mood!　You can't lose with practical skills!
'Then it was already settled on the exam, right?'
'Oh, that was some kind of mistake!　I am the man who will become the King of Magic!　There's no way we're going to lose here!

　
　But it's true that you have a tendency to have too much self-esteem, but your competitive spirit is very important.
　If you think of me as a rival, then do what you want.

　Then we moved on to the practical test.
　Me and Lois were taken to the training grounds.

It's an unusual shape. Are you going to run the 200-meter dash?

　It's an elongated rectangular space.
　There are several of them lined up side by side.

　Each one is surrounded by thick walls on all sides, or perhaps it would be better to say that they are hollowed out in a semi-underground fashion.
　Only one wall, however, was fitted with what looked like an iron lattice, making it look like a cage.

'Which one do you want to try first?'
I... I'll go first!

　Lois wanted to take the lead herself.
　A ladder was put up and they would go down from there.

'Then we'll begin the practical test.

　Immediately after, the bars of the cage opened.
　A figure emerged from behind it.

The minotaur?

　It was a bull-headed demon, a minotaur.
　As soon as they found Lois, as if they were starving, they leaned forward and started running.

　I see.
　So this is the kind of test.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. Can you do it?
But of course!
'Incidentally, if you can't beat them, you'll be rushed by the minotaur.
What..... No, no, I think we should take it down, if we take it down!　I will burn it all down with one blow!　Illaption!

　Lois had activated the magic that she had used in the entrance exam.
　But although the flames weren't as flashy as they were then, the energy was conglomerated to make the blow more deadly.

　He must have teased the technique, just as I did back then.
　It was the result of learning the art form.

　But unfortunately, it was behind the Minotaur that the flames rose.

"What?!

　Well, this time, the opponent is moving.

　Illaption is a magic that sets location coordinates and generates flames that erupt at that location.
　During the entrance exam, it would be effective if the target was motionless, but if the target was constantly moving, it would be difficult to get the timing right.

　And then there's the added pressure of an approaching monster.

''Hey, Irrationality!　Illaption!　ILLUSTRATION!!!

　The panicked Lois continued to foolishly unleash her selected magic, but it all ended up just blowing hot air at the minotaur's back.

''Bumo-ooh!''
Hi!

　Finally, the minotaur came within a few meters of Lois and tried to deliver a powerful lunge with a yell.
　The doomed Lois......but suddenly the ground under the minotaur's feet disappeared.

''BMOOOH!

　Apparently there was a drophole prepared as a safety measure.

　I'd noticed it, though.
　The ground was different from the others, and it was obviously suspicious.

　But Lois, who apparently hadn't noticed, stumbled backwards, perhaps shattered at the waist, and fell on her buttocks on the spot.

　Mercilessly, Bacchus told her.

'Lois's score on the practical test was forty points. A total of one hundred and two points, and she failed.

　They say you don't have to be able to beat him to get points.