Vol. 3 - Ch. 85 - Katariona Is Trained by the Former Earth Goddess
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Translator: Jpkuroneko-chan
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Chris told me that she was going to go pick some flowers and that I should go to the training center first, so I am heading to the training center in the courtyard first. I headed to the training center in the courtyard with Leon on my shoulder. ......
Incidentally, picking flowers means going to the washroom.
When I arrived at the magic training center, Kikuno-sama was preparing something.
It seems that I'm the only student here.
"Kikuno-sama..... Kikuno-sensei. What are you doing?"
"Oh, Yurie, is it? You're early. I'm preparing a target."
The round board was marked with a small circle in the center. The circle was as small as the tip of a pen could pierce. Inside the circle was the word "hit".
"Do you need help?"
"Thank you. Could you please put the target on that wall?"
I took the target from Kikuno-sama. It was very light.
"What is this target made of?"
"It's clay. However, it is light because it has been given various kinds of magic."
I appraised the target. The result was, "A clay target that can never be hit, with the blessings of the former earth god."
"...... Isn't this target problematic in many ways?"
"It's not visible to the average appraiser, so it's fine."
"The target bounces and absorbs magic, too. Isn't that a bit extreme for a human opponent?"
Leon seemed to have appraised the target with his divine eye. Moreover, it seems that each and every target has different magic attached to it. I couldn't understand what Kikuno-sama was trying to do, so I tilted my head.
Leon was asking Kikuno-sama a lot of questions. The other students hadn't arrived yet, so it was safe for Leon to talk.
"Please keep your mouth shut, Sacred Beast."
Leon frowned when Kikuno-sama flashed a fierce smile at him.
I wordlessly put the targets on the wall at even intervals.
"Kikuno-sensei. I'm done."
"Thank you. The only ones who will be able to conquer this target will be Yurie and Chris, who put their heart and soul into it. I'm looking forward to it."
Kikuno-sama declared with a nice smile after he had finished putting up the targets.
When all the students of Class A had gathered at the training center in the courtyard, Kikuno-sama gave the order to assemble.
"Please use your best attack method to attack that target."
"What? Isn't the center of the target too small?"
The students immediately started to criticize the center of the target. At any rate, there was only a small black circle in the middle of the target. The word "hit" seemed to be nothing more than a grain of rice.
"You don't have to strike the center."
"Does that mean I can break it?"
"Yes."
That's when I saw it. Kikuno-sama gave the student who asked the question a fleeting, challenging look. ......
Her eyes seemed to be saying, "If you can break it, go ahead."
I covertly whispered to Chris.
"Chris. That target is very difficult to capture."
"What? Oh, you're right."
Chris seemed to have appraised it quietly. A normal appraising eye can't do a correct appraisal. But Chris's is beyond normal.
"What's that? Isn't that cheating?"
"Fumu. That Kikuno. Is she planning to teach you what magic warfare is?"
Leon's telepathy echoed.
"What do you mean? Leon."
"Human beings have never engaged in magical warfare before, have they?"
The Kingdom of Findalia has been at peace for two hundred years. There have been no invasions from other countries.
"Unless you're an adventurer, you won't use magic to fight."
"The magic battle on the final day may not be what Rio has in mind."
No one has been able to conquer the target yet.
It's not that everyone's magic is inferior. In fact, some students use more powerful magic than others.
But the target does not falter.
"I think I know how to attack that thing."
Chris seemed to have already figured out how to attack the target.
II tried my best to figure it out. What kind of attack is it? Are there different ways to attack the target?
"Ah! I got an idea!"
Now it was Chris and my turn.
"Then, are you two ready?"
Kikuno-sama's lips were raised. She was trying to test us.
"Begin!"
With Kikuno-sama's signal, I started to prepare my magic power.
This is the only way to attack them!
"'Wind Magic,' the song of Sylphid, the Spirit of Wind!"
Chris was the first to release her Wind Magic. But she didn't aim at the target but at the wall. The wind that hit the wall made a sound and reverberated. All the targets attached to the reverberating walls broke.
I also released my magic.
"'Plant Magic' Tree Fist!"
I borrowed the power of an oak tree that was planted in the magic training center. The branches of the oak tree took the form of a human fist and crushed the target.
After a few moments, my classmates' applause echoed through the training center.
"Well done, Chris. Yurie."
Kikuno-sama also applauded and gave Chris and me a compliment.
"But why is it that we couldn't capture the target no matter how we tried?"
Kikuno-sama answered the questions of our classmates.
"Chris attacked with sound, and Yurie attacked physically with blows."
Each target has a different method of attack. The common point was that mere magic would not hit the target, but rather be bounced off. If that's the case, you can use magic to destroy the middle of the target. The place where the "hit" is written.
Kikuno-sama probably bestowed a blessing to prevent the clay from cracking and causing damage to the surroundings. As proof of this, the target that Chris and I broke shattered into pieces and returned to the earth.
When Kikuno-sama told the students about the logic, they booed.
"That's not fair! You can't use magic to hit it!"
"You didn't tell us that physical attacks wouldn't work."
Kikuno-sama narrowed her eyes and muttered lowly, "It is not fair?" And the students were silent.
"I told you at the beginning that you should use your best attack method. It doesn't matter if you use magic or weapons. And in a magical fight, no one can tell you the characteristics of your opponent. Unless you have the Appraiser's Eye or an appraisal tool......."
There are not many people who have the Appraiser's Eye or appraisal tools. It would be nice if we could prepare in advance. But that's not always the case. So, if someone suddenly attacks you with magic, you will not be able to handle it.
"The important thing is to assess the opponent's attack. What would you do if your opponent had a way to repel magic?"
No one could answer that question.
" On the last day of the magic battle, you may know the magic attribute of your opponent, but you won't know what kind of attack they will launch. When fighting an unknown opponent, the first thing you must do is quickly analyze the information."
At that point, Kikuno-sama stopped speaking for a moment and smiled.
"I'll be hammering a lot of stuff into you until the last day, so be prepared for that."
Needless to say, the whole class froze.
Before returning to the classroom, Chris and I were stopped by Kikuno-sama.
"You guys were very resourceful, but you didn't use the sword techniques that Hikoshiro taught you. Why is that?"
If it was a physical attack, it would have been easy to poke or slash it with my sword. The swordsmanship taught by Tojurou-san was good enough to be used in magical battles.
The short sword is made of mithril and is advantageous in magical warfare.
In addition, Kikuno-sama never said anything about using magic.
"That is because....we are currently having our short swords turned into a magical tool."
I left my little sword with Sotaro-san, so I don't have it with me.
" ......I see. I guess it can't be helped. You will not be able to use your small sword during orientation."
Kikuno-sama nodded her head as if she understood what was going on.
"This time the magic battle is against an opponent with a clear difference in ability. It would be a good idea to consider the possibility of unexpected incidents."
"Kikuno-sama, what is the purpose of this magic battle?"
Chris probed.
"You'll have to wait until the day after tomorrow to find out."
And with a smile, Kikuno-sama left the training center.
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