It’s an Academic Fact That Rankers Are Model Students – Chapter 184

Chapter 184: The Festival Begins (1)

Murmur, murmur!

The pond and plaza are a short walk from the entrance to the academy of magic.

The area around them, called Fael Pond and Fael Plaza, respectively, was bustling with a tremendous crowd.

This was especially true of the large and small booths lined up in Fael Plaza.

Because, starting today, it’s a three-week festival!

“1 million liyan if you hit even one! A student from the Combat Magic Department, who has never been hit by an attack in training class, will dodge all attacks! If you’re confident, challenge yourself for 10,000 liyan per try!”

『10,000 per try! 1 million if you hit!』 Booth presented by the Combat Magic Department.

Flare! Crackle! Rumble!

All sorts of elemental magic, including fireballs, lightning bolts, and earthquakes, are flying around.

<Combat Magic Department Undergraduate>

▼Azuaz (NPC)

Swing! Swish, swish!

However, Azuaz, the target of the magic, dodged leisurely, scattering the afterimages of her fairy wings in the air.

How much magic had she dodged?

” Zzz…… “

Eventually, Azuaz fell asleep, too bored from dodging.

” Gasp…… “

Meanwhile, the student who challenged her used up all his mana without landing a single blow.

” Argh, I thought I could hit her! “

The student was so frustrated that he kicked the ground and concentrated his mana in his hands again.

At that moment.

” Sorry, customer, your time is up~ “

Another fairy from the Combat Magic Department approached him.

<Combat Magic Department Undergraduate>

▼Chatty Takatif (NPC)

” Okay~ You didn’t hit a single one, so no 1 million liyan~ But it’s a real shame~ I thought you could hit her if you just had a little more time. Let me give you a little hint. Fairies like us have excellent mana detection abilities, so instead of trying to hide your spells by suppressing your mana, it’s better to just let it all out and spam~ “

Chatty Takatif, Azuaz’s friend and the MC of the 『10,000 per try! 1 million if you hit!』 booth.

She skillfully guided the customer by saying something like 『Maybe you’ll get it next time……』.

Rummage!

Then, 100,000 liyan worth of bills came out of the customer’s inventory!

” One more time! “

The student shouted, about to challenge again.

Looking at the look in his eyes, it seemed like he would keep challenging until he lost 1 million liyan after 100 tries.

‘Hehe, the look of a sucker. Good~’

Chatty licked her lips, smelling the money.

Then she said to the customer.

” Okay~ One more challenge! 100,000 liyan, so that’s a total of 100 seconds. Please wait a moment~ I’ll get it ready for you right away~ “

Then Chatty turned her head towards the makeshift training ground where Azuaz was.

” Zzz…… “

Azuaz was fast asleep, floating in the air with mana.

Chatty excused herself to the customer with a look and approached Azuaz, calling out to her.

” Hey! The customer wants to go one more time! “

Outwardly, she was trying to wake her up, but in reality, she was going to ask her for a favor.

‘I need to tell her to pretend like she’s about to get hit.’

After all, the most important thing about these gambling booths is to give the feeling that 『you’re just a little bit away from winning』.

” Hey, Azuaz! Wake up! “

Chatty shouted loudly, flying right in front of her.

” Zzz…… “

Still, Azuaz didn’t budge, just kept sleeping soundly.

” Hey, stop sleeping and…… “

Chatty put her hand on Azuaz’s shoulder to wake her up.

” ……Huh?! “

Swoosh~

Chatty’s hand passed right through Azuaz’s shoulder as if it were passing through a cloud.

Bzzt. Bzzzt.

Then Azuaz’s whole body began to shake like a monitor being pressed hard.

” T, This is fake?! “

Below Azuaz, a fist-sized polished stone fell.

Chatty checked the stone and saw a spell engraved on it.

[Proxy Attendance Stone]

▶A magic stone made by a Magic Tool Department undergraduate. It helps with proxy attendance by playing a hologram.

※However, you can’t write or speak your name, so please attend class yourself and then use this stone to skip out. The duration of the stone is 1 hour and 30 minutes, tailored to the class time. -From the stone’s creator-

▶Item Grade: Rare

That’s right.

The Azuaz that Chatty touched was a fake from that stone!

She had switched herself with the stone and run away while Chatty and the customer were talking!

” When did she……! “

By the time Chatty looked around, Azuaz was long gone.

🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷

Azuaz, who barely escaped from the Combat Magic Department’s 『10,000 per try! 1 million if you hit!』 booth.

Originally, she had no intention of bothering to help with the booth.

” Ugh, what a pain I went through just because she said she’d show me her modern history homework. “

She was an excellent fighter, but she skipped so many classes to sleep that she was already on her second academic warning, and if she got one more, she would be expelled.

Especially this time, her attendance and homework for modern history were on the line, and if she didn’t turn in her homework this time, she would definitely get an F.

She was flying alone through the crowded plaza, flapping her wings, passing by booths here and there.

Of course, since it was a festival in which all departments participated, there were booths from various students and departments besides the Combat Magic Department’s.

” Water, fire, earth, wind, ice, electricity, light, darkness, and more! We will tell your future with a total of 13 attributes~! We’ll see your love, marriage, and financial fortune! “

『13 Attributes Fortune Teller』 jointly run by students from the pure magic department.

Azuaz wasn’t particularly interested in fortune-telling, so she just passed by and flew straight north.

Then came the dark magic department’s booth, marking the end of the pure magic booths.

[Know it again! Know it right! Dark magic!]

” Everyone! Do you still have misconceptions about dark magic? Come and solve quizzes, correct your misconceptions, and receive free gifts! Everyone!! You are greatly mistaken about dark magic! So please come to our booth……! “

The dark magic department, which has been suffering from the recent anti-dark magic movement in the alliance.

They were running a quiz booth, but it was still empty without any people.

This was due to the recent explosion of a dark magic research lab on the border between the Fairy-Elven Alliance and New Devil Co., Ltd.

The dark magic department was already in a weak position in the alliance, and now it seemed like the department itself was in danger of disappearing.

Of course, Azuaz didn’t care whether the dark magic department disappeared or not.

” Oh, this is the end. “

The pure magic department booths ended with the dark magic department.

From here, the booths of the applied magic departments began.

This could be easily noticed not only by the booths but also by the people around.

Unlike the pure magic departments, which were mainly composed of fairies, the applied magic departments were dominated by elves.

Considering that fairies are inherently magical beings and that elves have a history of adopting the magic of fairies, this difference was only natural.

” I guess I just go straight down. “

Azuaz flapped her wings again and flew into the air to get to the booth she was aiming for.

The first things that approached and passed by on both sides were the alchemy department’s stalls.

『Want to enjoy the festival but don’t have time to study for exams? Then you need the 3-Day Sleepless Candy! A miraculous invention of the alchemy department!

※However, we can’t guarantee what will happen after 3 days.』

『Early Leave Jelly on sale! Just one pill and you’re guaranteed to get an early leave note from the infirmary!』

『Suffering from a hangover? Then you need the ground-up……』

The alchemy department’s booths sold a variety of magical edibles, including potions, pills, and other curious concoctions.

The booths were lined up endlessly, a testament to the diversity of the alchemy department.

There were also magic materials, magic medicine, flight, airship navigation, and more……

There were more department booths than fingers on a hand.

Passing all of them, two booths were visible at the very end.

They were probably the Magic Tool Department and the Scroll Department’s booths.

Of the two, Azuaz flapped her wings and flew towards the nearby Magic Tool Department booth.

『Magical tool exhibition in progress! Come and take a look!』

At a glance, there were at least a few dozen people gathered at the Magic Tool Department booth.

But it was very quiet.

As if time had stopped, people were just staring at the displayed magic tools without saying a word.

[Proxy Attendance Stone]

[Proxy Attendance Stone]

[Proxy Attendance Stone]

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Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the people she thought were customers were all illusions from the stones.

There were only two living people.

It was the two students guarding the booth.

” That stone is pretty good. I used it well. “

Azuaz said to one of the male elf students inside the booth.

<Representative of the Magic Tool Department>

▼Zot Kalisberg (NPC)

The male elf student was Zot, the representative of the Magic Tool Department.

” Haha…… Thank you. Did the stone work well? “

It wasn’t Zot who answered Azuaz’s greeting, but the timid-looking student next to him.

<Magic Tool Department Undergraduate>

▼Keron Funes (NPC)

The owner of the timid voice was Zot’s classmate and unique friend, Keron.

At his question, Azuaz yawned.

” Yeah. It’s not as good as pure illusion magic, but it’s enough to fool people for a while in a crowded festival. “

Not bad, but not good either.

With that said, Azuaz said she’d buy a few more stones.

” Give me 10 more. “

However.

” ……Why do you need more if it’s not good? Just use illusion magic yourself. “

Zot frowned as if he was offended by Azuaz’s words.

Of course he was. He made the 『Proxy Attendance Stone』.

Nevertheless, Azuaz yawned and replied nonchalantly.

” I hate such complicated magic. “

As a Combat Magic Department student, Azuaz rarely dealt with complicated magic like illusion magic.

Not everyone was like that, but Azuaz was especially so.

Originally, unnecessarily complicated magic was the specialty of the Magic Tool Department and the Scroll Department.

Moreover, both departments were far removed from the magic that most wizards expected, making them the two most unpopular departments.

” Anyway, just give me 10 more of those stones. “

Azuaz wanted more Proxy Attendance Stones.

It wasn’t as good as illusion magic, but with these stones, she could easily skip classes with a lot of people without getting caught.

” Keron, where did I put the stones? “

” Uh…… Where did I put them…… “

” Tsk, move. “

Anyway, she was a rare customer at the booth.

Zot grumbled but started looking for spare Proxy Attendance Stones with Keron.

” Yawn~ “

While the two were looking for the stones, Azuaz was about to take a nap (sleep while flying)……

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