Academy Munchkin Enslaved

31 – Oh, no, I couldn’t finish the calculation… !

‘Ugh, uh… ! Oh my god! Slave… No, I’m with Ian!’

As soon as the partner for the last joint order test was announced, Eri went round and round by herself.

As she was, she was not yet confident enough to talk to Ian face-to-face.

Since the Subjugation Festival, she has been avoiding her Ian all along.

‘Nu, they made eye contact!’

In front of the bulletin board where the partners of the joint order test are posted.

Likewise, Ian and Eri, who were checking on her own partner, met her gaze.

Eri’s characteristic yellow pigtails stood out, so Ian found Eri without realizing it and looked at him.

“Ugh, ugh… Heh, heh.”

Eri quickly left her seat, leaving behind Ian, who was looking at her with a mysterious expression on her face.

After all, the next test is liberal arts.

Ian meant that since she doesn’t take the liberal arts test, she looks at him in the exam room and she doesn’t have to be embarrassed.

The questions of the joint order test will be announced on the same day anyway.

She meant that there was no need to guess the magic in advance.

She wouldn’t change the fact that eventually she would run into him.

‘… I should have been eliminated.’

The day after the Subjugation Festival ended. Yulia trembled as if she had heard the news of her enemies at the story of Ian’s victory.

‘Yu, doesn’t Yulia think so too? However… ‘

Eri and Yulia were actually pretty close friends.

Even before entering the academy, there were frequent exchanges, and after entering the same class, the two became closer and became the closest friends at the academy.

Even though Yulia was the second princess of the empire, Eri was also a daughter of a fairly prestigious family, and above all, the two had a good personality.

As always, the day after the subjugation was over, the two of them were chatting at their favorite cafe,

Eri confided to Yulia what had happened during her subjugation ceremony.

‘So she said she would die if I failed!’

The shady plan to take Ian as his family’s slave after graduation is cleverly hidden.

In moderation, Eri only confided to Julia the cause and effect.

She was just expressing her feelings as usual, but Yulia’s answer was unexpected.

‘You were really going to die? That, then I… ‘

She knew early on that Julia hated Ian.

She also knew that her princess had the power to block his admission.

But really, as a condition of Yulia and Ian’s contract in the subjugation festival, if Ian didn’t win, she had to give up her life, something Eri had never expected.

Yulia appropriately hid the reason why he was a foreigner who failed to summon him or the circumstances of the imperial family, and only talked about her contract process.

So there were parts that I didn’t understand in the middle of the story, but Eri didn’t realize her strangeness.

She

Because she realized what she had done herself.

Because she realized how her own actions of trying to kill Ian by eliminating him from her subjugation were reflected on Ian.

No matter how awkward Eri was in expressing emotions, she could see how much Ian would hate her.

What’s more, she couldn’t even talk properly at the last minute during the subjugation ceremony and used the scroll as if she was running away, so it was clear that her behavior was even more negative.

I don’t know how to look at his face now, and just imagining talking to him makes his hands tremble.

Eri was just as clumsy with people, so it was difficult for him to face people who had a clear dislike for him.

Since Ian was no longer a slave, I couldn’t just pamper him like before.

To treat him in the same position, from Eri’s point of view, just imagining it made her speech stutter and her heart tremble.

‘What should I do… !’

A lady from an aristocratic family who has never thought of being considerate of others.

That was Eri.

And finally, the last day of the final exam with the joint order exam.

“Ha… Have you heard about evaluation magic? It’s the third-tier Mysteel Infusion. Can you do it?”

“Ugh, yes… It’s a magic I’ve studied before… But the calculation is difficult… “

Of course, Eri had to face Ian, and Ian sighed deeply and spoke to Eri first.

The test magic is the 3rd tier Mysteel Infusion.

This is a magic that is mainly used to create normal magic tools, and was a key magic used when dealing with magic ores.

However, since it is a trans type, the calculation is complex and difficult, so craftsmen mostly use scrolls.

Among the fairly skilled wizards, there were some wizards who found it difficult to use Misteel Infusion, so it was a rare trance-type magic that was highly valued.

In that respect, the level of difficulty of this test is quite high.

‘Actually, I’ve never been successful… To begin with, the 3rd tier is still difficult. But it hurts my pride to tell slaves that I don’t have confidence… !’

As for other 3rd tier magic, it was difficult for Eri no matter how hard she tried.

And most of the other cadets also sighed after confirming the problem.

“I will calculate the complicated trans part, so you only calculate one out of the three. 3 Seconds is enough time, right? The calculation is completed at the moment exactly 3 seconds have passed.”

“Oh, okay?”

Ian said while looking at himself pitifully.

I got angry for a while at the remark that seemed to disrespect me, but inside I thought it was fortunate.

‘But you’re going to calculate the rest in 3 seconds?’

Three detailed magic circles that make up Misteel Infusion. One of them, Eri, was at a level that could easily be calculated in 3 seconds.

However, the difficult part involving the rest of the trans series was not something Eri could calculate in 3 seconds with her common sense.

Moreover, as revealed in the previous test, Ian’s Acceleration Acceleration proficiency is at a disastrous level.

Nevertheless, I honestly couldn’t believe that a more difficult calculation could be completed within the same amount of time.

I even thought it was just a guest machine.

‘Because the proportion of the joint order test is low anyway… I already took the other exams well, so the A grade is good enough. Why don’t you be ashamed of yourself?’

As if showing off in the exam, you should finish the math before Ian and look at him funny.

If you do that, I’m sure even this fool will have a little respect for me.

Thinking of that, Eri felt a little better thinking about Ian, who would look up to her after the test.

In fact, it also meant that if you were a cadet like him, you would have many opportunities to show him a cool side.

If you show your superiority with magic skills that are incomparable to those from slavery, Ian will be treated a little differently.

Perhaps he will chase after you to enter the same magic tower after graduation.

“Heh, hehehe!”

She was delusional, but her Eri’s shoulders were already raised.

Her real Ian was worried that Eri wouldn’t be able to properly calculate that simple magic circle.

It was a dreamlike moment.

“Next, Cadet Ian. Cadet Erie Weiss. Get ready.”

And the order of Eri and Ian who came before long.

At the test site, there was a cheap magic ore that could be easily obtained and a brooch with an empty core.

It was a basic fusion that applied the properties of magic ore to the brooch using Misteel Infusion.

It was just a device that did not require any special skills because it was just combining the magic ore with the already prepared brooch, literally just to see the magic skills.

“Start when you are ready.”

The principle of the joint order was simple.

Just started calculating one magic circle at the same time as each other. And when each operation is completed and the operation of the combined part is finished simultaneously, the magic circle is activated.

It was not difficult to match the timing of the calculations to the wizards who could expand time through Acceleration of Acceleration, as a slight error was acceptable within the range where the calculation was maintained.

Of course, it would be different if the calculation itself was insanely difficult.

Anyway, since Ian was in charge of all the difficult calculations, it meant that the test was virtually unconditionally successful.

If Eri doesn’t stumble even with this simple calculation, there’s a chance of one chance.

“Are you ready?”

“Ugh, yes!”

“Then, we will start the test in 10 seconds. Scoring starts after 10 seconds have passed, so you can proceed with the calculation immediately.”

And so the countdown began.

Ian was looking down at the magic ore with an inorganic expression.

That much meant that he was confident.

Eri also waited for the countdown with a moderate sense of tension, as the given calculation was not complicated.

“… 2, 1, The test begins.”

Ding-

With the sound of the bell announcing the start of the test, the two immediately entered the accident acceleration and started calculating from both directions as given.

Ian’s thought acceleration level was lower than Eri’s, so Ian’s thought moved faster.

However, even so, Ian performed the calculation faster than Eri, and as soon as about 2 seconds of real time passed, the calculation was completed and only her last equal sign was left.

As long as she released mana according to her calculation value, her own share was over. However,

‘It’s going to happen, right?’

The change in Eri’s expression was unusual.

Although Ian’s time is moving faster, Eri’s expression has changed enough to be clearly seen.

A look clearly tinged with bewilderment. It wasn’t at all the expression on his face that had completed that easy calculation.

‘You can’t even do this? Did you give me three seconds enough?’

That hypothesis was exactly that hypothesis.

Eri kept incorrectly setting the value of the variable at important moments, and the mana change amount of the given magic ore was constantly being incorrect.

It was partly because she was nervous about her exam, but a bigger reason was because of Ian right in front of her eyes.

‘Ji, can’t concentrate!’

At first, I was able to miscalculate at least once by mistake.

It didn’t matter. There was still plenty of time, and it was okay to calculate again from the beginning at least once.

But once again, when the amount of change was calculated incorrectly, I was a bit embarrassed.

After the second mistake, he inadvertently looked up at Ian’s face.

Ian was proceeding with the calculation without any disturbance.

Because Eri’s level of acceleration was much higher, I was able to observe the change in his expression in more detail.

Thumping-

That’s why it was only natural that I was thrilled with every movement of that handsome face.

Concentrate on calculations, slightly biting lips and frowning brows.

In between the sharp nose and the protruding forehead, thick eyes with thinly frowned aegyo.

I didn’t even know if it was natural to lose concentration in the vivid movements of that appearance.

Of course, it was below the standard for a proper wizard to be unable to complete the calculation just because of the handsome man in front of him.

And Eri didn’t even notice that the time flew by after being mesmerized by Ian.

The only thing that awaited her was the fact that her calculations were still incomplete and that her time had flown by itself.

‘Eh, what should I do? Time… Less than a second left!’

Although it was one second, Eri had hundreds of times more time left due to her thoughts.

Nevertheless, it was not enough.

No matter how simple the calculation is, it is simple compared to other magic calculations.

The calculation itself called magic requires an enormous amount of time, so it seemed Eri couldn’t possibly finish the calculation in time.

No, definitely. With her own arithmetic skills, she couldn’t complete one more arithmetic in the time she promised with Ian.

‘This, if you modify only the variables in the previous operation and try again from the middle… ‘

Eri was getting more and more nervous.

I approached it by fixing the previously failed operation, but the value continued to not come out correctly.

Her time only passed and Eri’s head only got more messy.

It’s a calculation at a level that wouldn’t be panicking normally, but Eri couldn’t even do simple calculations properly anymore due to the pressure of not much time left and the constant mistakes.

‘Ah, no way… I can’t finish the calculation… !’

It was virtually certain.

No matter what she tried, she couldn’t finish the operation in the promised time.

She’s already got a score of 0 on the exam, and I think this time she didn’t show any respect in front of Ian.

After the exam, she is shy. Dumb thoughts like should she run away right away.

Eri, who already had a premonition of failure, slowly raised her head toward Ian while thinking such pathetic thoughts.

“Haa… “

“… !”

She met her eyes with Ian, who was staring at her.

An upright gaze looking straight at himself. It doesn’t look good, but it’s rather a s*xy look.

As soon as she faced him, several lines of equations began to be written in front of Eri’s eyes.

-Copy

Sight sharing magic.

In his mind, Ian used his mana to perfectly write the formula for the magic circle that Eri had to calculate, and implemented it as visual information and shared it with Eri.

Eri is in a situation where all she has to do is operate the magic circle without calculation, no calculation at all.

It was dazed, but first of all Eri entangled mana according to the arithmetic formula Ian shared, and when it reached the exact 3 seconds promised to Ian,

Hwaak-

Eri’s calculation also ended perfectly according to Ian’s answer, and at the same time, third-tier magic. Mysteel Infusion was cast.

“… End of exam. Results will be announced at a later date.”

And then the sense of time returned.

Eri, who returned to reality in the extended time of three long seconds, was breathing heavily.

It was because at the last moment she moved her mana without even breathing her breath as she copied Ian’s answer.

In contrast, Ian.

“… Let’s go.”

She left the test site without even paying attention to Eri.