Boring Life In A Magic Highschool

Glistening Water

Hanzo Jin was officially expelled from the Seiei Academy. Him aside, the past few days passed in a blur.

On the other hand, Atsumasa Ayumi in the past days was under the council's protection. And now in this exam, she is participating.

Now, it's seven in the morning, and all the students find themselves right outside the hotel. The clouds were dark, and the wind was cold as if a storm was about to come.

The students lined up based on their sections in the front, facing the forest area.

The council gave each student a red, triangular badge with the logo of the school on top, and a black screen on the middle, indicating the student's ID number.

KYOSUKE RYO, SD:0934

Not long after, in front of the numerous lined-up students, the Second Seat walked in front of them.

She wore a white coat that covered her full body, and at the top right part of that coat, was a mark, reading "Second".

Her face was open, lacking her usual hat and she tied up in a high ponytail that extended up to her feet, but not long enough to reach the ground. Her face displays a stoic expression.

Then, in a loud, clear voice, she spoke.

"First of all... I would like to greet you all with a pleasant morning. The awaited entrance test has arrived. Hopefully, the four days of preparation, along with the given high-tech training pieces of equipment within the facility sufficed for each individual's preparation needs. Kajiyashaki Ryujin, the examiner, is a skilled magician. Any tactics are allowed, with the exception of "cheating" ways. The exam will last from 7 in the morning, to 12 in the afternoon."

Everyone was serious, and some were nervous. Some eyes were determined and fierce, while some were relaxed, and a few, were in great fear.

"Without further ado, let us step onto the battlefield."

The students were guided into the deep forest, where the recent incident regarding Hanzo Jin occurred.

Then, once all were inside, the sounds of cranks and machines functioning echoed, revealing that the "forest" was just a platform, slowly descending.

Down below, is a wide, huge, underground forest battlefield. The platform is the middle part of the battlefield.

The students looked out in amazement as the battlefield slowly unraveled.

After a few seconds of descending, the platform finally reached its point. It perfectly blended in the battlefield, as if it was a part of it all along.

Then, the walls lit up, it was screen monitors all along.

It lit up on a white background. Then, the face of the second seat popped up. From the council office, she sits behind her desk, and there, she speaks through a camera.

"This is the exam field for our entrance test. We will give a 15 minutes preparation for you all to spread around, and plan your tactics. Everyone should know that there is a button on the right side of the badge, which will manifest a hologram to show the location of the hunter. That is all. We will inform you all if the time is up."

With those words, the screen turned black again.

Ryo met up with the rest of his group: Hina, Airi, Haruto, Arata, and Kyouko.

Currently, they are at one corner of the battlefield.

All of them are sitting on a fallen log nearby, excluding Kyouko and Ryo who are standing up, and Arata, who is sitting on top of a tree to look for other spots.