Chapter 55: Weakness Yet Cuteness 1 Familiar. It’s a kind of pet. Unlike animals living in the modern Earth, these have high intelligence and feed on the user’s mana. The types are diverse. From caterpillars to dragons. There are as many as 302 different kinds. Characters get to test their once-in-a-lifetime luck with this one-time…

Chapter 54: The Learner 1 Conflict exists between people. The causes of conflict are diverse, and so are the ways to resolve it. Ordinary intelligent people would resolve it through dialogue, or live carrying that problem forever. Manus also felt dialogue was absolutely necessary. Caeser. He was aware of his own blunt personality that didn’t…

Chapter 53: Overcoming in an Instant 1 The 28th floor of the Ziggurat. The four climbed the tower as usual. They gathered mana crystals and artifacts to raise funds. “Oh Kael.” “Yes?” “Alano said the money from selling the artifacts will arrive next week.” Melanie said. It was welcome news amidst everything else. There was…

Chapter 52: How to Overcome Confusion and Fear 1 The terror of that day still haunted Kael. Anais chasing her with bloodshot eyes. Pearson sitting on the ground, sobbing loudly. Herself, unable to properly cast magic, failing to demonstrate her genius. The consequences of acting recklessly were severe, and though she tried not to show…

Chapter 51: Are You Doing Well? 1 [S2 Clear] [Calculating score…] [All trials overcome / Unknown entity confirmed / Alano survived / Mission accomplished] [Overall: S] [Reward: Mana Crystal XL x 10] [50% Skill Learning Time Reduction Coupon x 1] [The direction of the world line is changing.] [More trials will come in the future….

Chapter 50 — Unpleasant Events Are But a Fleeting Moment 1 It was confusing. The distortion of laws was a rather unpleasant thing. Though no light entered, he could feel that everything had stopped. The stench was no longer perceptible, and the hail hung suspended in mid-air. “…Why?” Whoosh-. Movement was detected in the distance….

Chapter 49 — Calamity Approaches 1 “Phew-.” Beads of sweat formed on his skin. Though he could have easily dispelled it with magic, Manus deliberately let himself sweat profusely. Hiking was excellent exercise for both the lower body and cardiovascular system. He moved his body as part of the training he had been doing intermittently….

Chapter 48 — Survival with Disaster 1 Two more days passed. Today was Monday, the start of a new week. It was also the day students returned after resting over the weekend. For those except second-years, it was evaluation day. An evaluation to decide whether they would maintain their position, rise up, or fall. The…

Chapter 47 — In the Intermission 1 A peaceful day at the Ceaser family mansion. As usual, Labeth walked the long path from his bedroom to the dining room while listening to reports. It was a peaceful day. Suddenly, he was reminded of an old tale. They say our ancestors always lived in the midst…

Chapter 46 — The Second Request 1 In the club room after Manus left. In the room filled with silence, Kael pondered Manus’s words. -He said he had never met such a connection. Then what about them? Did it mean they weren’t yet qualified to be such connections? Her hand gripping her black skirt tightened….