Chapter 78.5 - The First Year at the Academy - Second Semester Field Exercise 1 (5)
They're stalling, those guys. They could do more.
If they're not waiting for us, they're waiting for something else.
I concentrate [Presence Detection] in the center.
Among the students moving around, signs rushed to them from all over the place and gathered together.
I see. This is support. It looks like I won't be doing anything.
Relieved, I turn my sharp eyes toward the front line.
If this is the case, I should do what I can now.
In my vision, I see a towering wall.
Yes, that's the [Earth Wall] I've longed to see!
Ah, I want to see it up close. I want to observe it.
How hard is it? I wonder if Elphimia will get angry if I go poking at it. I'm sure she will.
If I had come earlier, I could have seen the activation moment. I should have run instead of thinking about this and that.
As I'm stretching and leaning back, I felt Elphimia's cold gaze on me.
I know it was a bad idea. She's going to get very angry. Maybe Lambert, too.
I give up for the moment and quickly retreat.
I stood next to the stood-up caster.
"That looks like useful magic. Can you repair the roof or something?"
"That's a question under the circumstances. You're an odd one, boy."
Helena stared down at me.
I don't want you to tell me.
"It's possible if you use the roof itself as a catalyst. It's stone, though, and it would drain a lot of magic."
"Will you teach me? That magic."
"How can I teach someone who doesn't have the ability? Don't bother."
"Between you and me…"
He lowered his voice and looked around.
"I can use [Fireball]."
Helena's eyes widened slightly.
"You remember it? Can you activate it?"
"Of course. I can show you when we're out of the public eye. And [Earth Magic] is better than [Fire Magic]."
"Oh, that's unusual. Many people hate it because they say it's plain."
"They are idiots. [Earth magic] is very useful. It can hinder the opponent's physical attacks. Magicians should learn it all the more."
"I agree."
Helena nodded her head and looked at the wall in front of her.
She usually hesitates when a wall suddenly appears in front of her. If you're a magician, you can prepare the next magic, and if you have other companions, you can recover your posture. It's what happened in front of her.
Still, it's going to be tough to convince this woman.
She's a teacher, but she's not motivated at all. It's very difficult to move an apathetic person – or is he not apathetic?
After thinking for a while, I opened my mouth.
"Perhaps you've been sent out to do repairs here and there?"
Helena stills with her gaze forward.
She grows visibly grumpy.
I knew it. If I can use such useful magic, I'm bound to be relied upon. And since she is a lecturer, she doesn't have to pay a commission like an adventurer.
"[Earth magic] is unpopular. I'm sure many students have the talent but don't realize it."
"Boy, what do you mean?"
"Why don't you incorporate it into your lectures? It's difficult to learn intermediate-level magic. But some students aren't yet ready to learn it. The first goal is to learn it. The next is to practice it."
This is repair work in the name of practice.
This woman is a researcher at heart. She hates to spend time on anything else. It only takes one person every few years to learn. Then she can send them to her place as a lecturer.
It may be me for the next few years, but being able to activate it in various environments will be good training. Neither of us suffered a loss.
Helena stares down at me.
She looks like her usual lethargic self, but behind her narrow eyes, there is a shimmer.
She could take my plan, and spend her time with the professor. Or she could refuse and be sent out to do the repair work.
I wouldn't worry about it.
"Try to remember ……, boy."
"It's Alter."
"Then, boy, come to my room after the exercises."
"It's Alter."
"Alter, get out of my way!"
Suddenly, I heard Elphimia yelling at me.
I looked around and saw that support had arrived before I knew it. It seemed they were not in a position because of me and Helena.
I hurriedly pulled Helena aside.
In response, Elliot shouted to the front line.
"We're ready!"
"Each team, on my signal, fall back!" Lambert checks the rear and gives the order.
Curtos and the other students agreed.
Lambert then glanced at Felix.
"Vanguard, fall back!"
And he slashes at them.
While the orcs were distracted by their attack, the others retreated.
The remaining Lambert and the others jumped back in time.
"Release the magic!
Under the command, magic arrows were fired from the assembled magic students.
Orcs screamed.
But they are still alive and well. Perhaps due to the tension, many of the magic arrows were missed.
"Prepare for the second shot — fire!"
The magic arrows rain down on the command again.
The forest is filled with screams, which suddenly ceased.
The battlefield is silent.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the two orcs lying on the ground.
Lambert moved his chin silently, and Felix approached.
He looked at them for a while and nodded.
"Dead, confirmed!"
The report was greeted with cheers.
Lambert and Curtos shook each other's hands enthusiastically. Some of the magic school students, who had been in charge of the main axis of the attack, were moved to tears.
I was also impressed by such a scene.
Almost all the students had managed to kill two orcs.
Each of them did their part and even accomplished the instructor's instructions. It was not good that the commander was stuck on the front line, but it seemed that Elphimia and Elliot assisted him, which was unavoidable under the circumstances. It was brilliant enough leadership.
The only thing that remains is the extent of his injuries.
"Noisy…"
Suddenly, Helena, who was standing next to me, muttered in a whisper.
That's the first thing she said.
"The students did a great job. Please give them a little praise."
But my voice didn't reach Helena, who was covering her ears.
She twisted her face in displeasure and returned to the campsite.
As I watch her back, I think, I hope she hasn't forgotten what I said earlier.
You haven't forgotten what I said earlier, have you?
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