Hard Work Will Never Betray Me (WN) - Chapter 160

carefully picked up one of the countless iron fans that had been knocked to the ground and held it close to a dagger knife.

　—- kin.

‘Hoho ……. I didn’t think this world had a concept of magnetism.”

My Dagger is made of iron. Naturally, it sticks to magnets. And when I put another iron fan close to the tip of the iron fan that was stuck to the dagger, it, too, jangles and sticks to the dagger like a chain.

“I see. So you have the ability to sense magnetism.”

It’s like the ability of a dove. She must have never been led astray in her life.

As a further test, I picked one of the many iron fans on the ground that I had knocked off the ground relatively recently and brought it close to the tagger.

　—-Ging!

“Whoa, it sticks tighter than before.”

It seems that Rebecca’s ability is the ability to give magnetism to a substance that has the ability to stick to magnets,…… in this case, the iron fan, and manipulate it. Since she controls the power of magnetism itself and not the object, she was able to control my dagger, which was magnetized temporarily when I knocked down all the iron fans.

　In addition, the magnetic force gradually weakens after a certain amount of time. The fact that the iron fan did not increase linearly and kept flying in and out, flying in and out, flying in and out, seems to confirm this.

“I see, you have thought this through very well.:”

Since it is tough to flip an iron fan with bare hands, the opponent has no choice but to use an iron weapon. As a result, the magnetism is transferred to the opponent’s weapon, and it becomes an object that can be influenced by your own magnetism spells. Finally, if you interfere with the opponent’s weapon at the opportune moment, you can deliver a huge blow to an opponent who has a lot of openings.

But it doesn’t work on me.

One of the 1021 spells that I learned from Marie in the Demon Forest is the “alter ego. I had come up with a plan of attack using it.

The first thing to remember about the “alter ego” is that it is not a two-person entity, but rather a puppet modeled after me and controlled by a complex magical pseudo-personality program. It is just a simple ……, but from the outside it is hard to see that.

In short, the awareness has to do the work of two people, which is equivalent to the work of writing a letter with the right hand and playing the piano with the left, but it can handle up to four without trouble thanks to the “multiple operation multi-tasking” that Marie has also helped me to learn. It is possible.

　It is impossible for me to move in the same way as the original me, but I can still manipulate it well enough to keep up with ordinary adventurers. I think it’s a monster of a spell. In other words, Marie is a monster for having put that skill into my head. She has lived for 200 years. She is Marie the monster.

Now, the key strategy is not that complicated. Rebecca probably doesn’t think I’ve figured out that the true nature of magic is magnetism yet. I can use that against her.

First, if I proceed to the third floor, knocking down the iron fan as I have been doing, Rebecca will control my dagger knife at the last moment. If she stops the movement of the dagger, it will create an opening no matter how I do it. I would impose that role on my “alter ego.

Rebecca can only sense the magnetic power. In other words, by hiding in the shadow of the ” alter ego” and going around from behind without being detected, she could surprise Rebecca.

　In order to get through the storm of iron fans, one must have an iron weapon. That is what Rebecca is aiming for. At the beginning, Rebecca was attacking at random, but from the middle, she was attacking with her magnetized weapon.

“It’s not hard to pass a exam, is it? ……”

The fact that the test is so difficult is because the entrance exam for the magic academy requires a certain level of intelligence to understand the higher rank spells and to use them properly.

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“　But there are still so many more iron fans out there!　I won’t lose yet!”

Rebecca is talking to the “alter ego” who came up to the third floor while dealing with the storm of iron fans. She probably intends to fire me up like that to make me come close to her and manipulate the dagger knife at a timing when she can maximize her own magnetic power.

Ms. Rebecca is gradually being cornered and “alter ego” is closing the distance between them. In fact, it is a gamble for her as well, since she is once cornered, albeit in the course of the operation.

“……Gosh, I don’t know what I could have ………… done any other way,………….”

The moment the “alter ego” swung his dagger at Rebecca, who was making it look like she had fired all of her iron fans,……, the dagger in Rebecca’s hand went wide outward and she was able to get a good look at it. His dagger swung outward!

　The stance of the “alter ego” was greatly disrupted. At that moment, Rebecca sends her iron fan, which was made to look like it was on the floor, at the alter ego in order to finish him off.

　However, the iron fan did not reach the alter.

“Checkmate, Rebecca.”

……………… why are there two of you?”

Ms. Rebecca looks back at us in a cold sweat. On her back was a “shock bullet” from the high hand.

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“I’ve never seen anyone who could use such a trick as ‘alter ego’ before!　Wasn’t that an S-rank spell, as I recall?　No matter how up-and-coming and talented a teacher I am, I’m no match for someone who can use something like that.”

　After the exam, I was on my way back from the venue. I was holding a meeting with Rebecca to give her feedback on the match.

“Well, Rebecca was very tough, too. Especially under the condition that you are not allowed to give a fatal blow, it is not easy to blow up your opponent. In that sense, I felt I still have a long way to go.”

‘I mean, if you wanted to, you could blow me up with the whole building. …… It’s already strange when you say that lineYou don’t have to use honorifics with me.”

“Why not?’

“- Because you beat me. I am a member of the elite who has hardly ever lost a match .

“Oh, I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Did you Lose “?”

I’m not going to let you beast me like this!　Don’t underestimate the elites!”

　To sum up what followed.

“I can tell you that I will probably pass the practical exam with a perfect score.

　The announcement of my score will be posted on the bulletin board in the academy in a week.

　The exam is now over, so I was told to go home and get some rest.

　Rebecca, as an examiner, told me the above three points.

　Next, I would like to talk about Rebecca as an individual, not as an examiner.

　Apparently, she is a student who entered the academy four years ago and is currently in her first year of study in the master’s program after graduation.

　By the way, the word “mage” actually has two meanings: one is “a person who can use magic,” which in essence means a wizard. The other meaning is “a mage who is recognized by the nation or an official body as having a certain level of magical ability. Military personnel, adventurers, and academy graduates often fall into the latter category.

　A “mage” in the sense of being recognized by an official body can also qualify as a “mage” through further study and training. The relationship between a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree is similar to the relationship between a bachelor, a master, and a doctor at a Japanese university.

　Rebecca is working as a lecturer after graduating from the academy , and is also doing research and training every day in order to obtain a master’s degree, not a doctor’s degree.

I have no doubt that you will be get at the top of your class!　 　I am proud to say that I am an excellent researcher in the field of magic. In fact, I’m even better at learning than in battle. For whatever reason, though, I’m now an instructor of combat skills .

　Thus ended the entrance examination for me . I had a feeling that my life at the academy in the next few months would be full of ups and downs, and I was filled with a little anxiety, great anticipation, and just a little bit of resignation.