A character with extreme difficulty to master and has the worst performance in almost everything. Val Ashbluff was considered a trash character in the game because he couldn't use magic in a fantasy world where everyone else could.
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Time flew by, and the four-day preparation period quickly came to an end. While some teams couldn’t even decide on a monster to target, others practiced diligently from the start.
Flame belonged to the latter group.
This episode wasn’t well-recorded in the original romance novel, so she had to browse through the monster bestiary herself to pre-select potential targets, allowing her to start practicing right from the first day.
Special monsters received enhanced attribute effects, offering greater opportunities for ‘opposite attribute’ bonus points. However, as someone who handled the attribute-less Radiance, Flame had to forgo those bonus points.
No one had succeeded in hunting large-sized special monsters in the original story, so she decided to leave that challenge behind.
Instead, she aimed to tackle medium-sized monsters alone, just like Deon did in the original romance novel.
As a result, she didn’t need to worry about opposite attributes or anything like that. She would receive the highest score regardless, so the minor details didn’t matter.
“Four days might have been short or long, but you must remember that this was ample time I gave you. You could choose your desired monster and practice,” said Instructor Donovan as he began the performance evaluation with 100 students from Class A and 41 from Class S.
Astraea Dome was filled with spectators, with plenty of seats prepared for them. Higher seats were reserved for professors, and there were also seats for classmates and upperclassmen.
‘Hmm, I hope Asteria does well…’
Asteria usually fell into despair because of Cosette. Initially, Flame had wanted to recruit her onto her team.
But to her surprise, Asteria was teaming up with Val.
‘Well, if it’s Val… he’ll handle things well.’
If Asterja scored high in the Mock Monster Battle, her bleak future would change significantly.
“Now, let’s begin the performance evaluation. Group 1, come forward and prepare.”
As Donovan called out, Group 1 took their positions. They positioned a knight in front and three bishops in a triangular formation behind.
The knight was to draw the monster’s attention, one bishop to immobilize it, and the other two to deliver explosive attacks.
As Group 1 got into position, a monster the size of an excavator was summoned before them, bathed in a halo of light.
“Oh… it’s a ‘Mugreika’?”
“Yes.”
Mugreika was a turtle-like monster with a hard shell but weak to fire attributes, making it relatively easy for mages to handle.
