Mightiest Melee Magician

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“Orcs are enemies I wanted to kill one day… For that day to be today.”

“Right.
As soon as the orc appeared, this stopped being a test.
This is a war we must win.”

“I learnt that we must kill all orcs.
Let’s kill it now!”

The testing grounds started heating up from the slowly increasing hostility and excitement that spread out from everyone.

“……”

Professor Hydel, who was silently observing everything, flicked his fingers in an instant and removed the shackles from the orc’s legs.

“Kruuuk! Kreek!”

“…Uh?”

As the shackles were removed from the enraged orc, it quickly took a charging stance.

“Kyaaa!”

“A- Ah!”

The students who were exuding hostility fell backwards from surprise.

At that time, Professor Hydel spoke up.

“You wanted to kill an orc? A war to win? Don’t make me laugh.
What do you kids know about war?”

At that moment,

“Krureeeek!”

The unshackled orc started charging towards Professor Hydel at frightening speeds.

Strength, speed.

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As a combative species not lacking in any of these, getting hit by an orc fist wouldn’t just end with a few broken bones.

But Professor Hydel flicked his finger just as before to cast Frozen Tree and restrained the orc.

He continued to speak with an expressionless face.

“Where did your fighting spirit from when the orc was tied up go?”

“……”

“Don’t be mistaken.
You lot are only brats who wouldn’t be able to do anything in a one-on-one situation against an orc.”

When the orc was chained up, it looked like a monster that we could kill at any moment.

But as soon as the chains were gone, the orc instilled fear in us that was greater than any normal monster.

It was a different level than the fear from a slime.

This was fear that signalled the possibility of death.

“Suppress unneeded excitement and push aside your personal feelings.
You are magicians.
Always maintain cold rationality.”

He was right.

This was no different from an actual battle.

A battle that could lead to a huge accident at the slightest slip.

At the Professor’s stern attitude, Straang giggled as he enjoyed the situation.

“That Professor guy.
He’s pretty legit.”

“He’s Professor Hydel.
He’s a good person.”

“I see.”

Professor Hydel nodded his head as he looked around at the faces of his students that were pale with fear.

Looking satisfied at the outcome, Professor Hydel nodded again.

“That’s a good expression.
I hope you maintain that tension going forward.”

And so, the third test had begun.

* * *

Professor Elrick Galehill of Potion Crafting, who was observing the , frowned at the results of the third test.

‘Blast it.
That Michael kid… To mess up his test again…”

His nephew, Michael Galehill, who must become the ‘valedictorian’, showed a weak response against the orc.

Michael must graduate as ‘valedictorian’.

Because it was the tradition of his Galehill house, which was known as the magic family.

It was also Elrick’s mission as a professor.

But by seeing the way this was going, a dangerous situation could arise.

Compared to Michael, Ruin Ardell had consistently received good marks.

There was only one way out of this situation.

‘Since Michael messed up his test… I need to make Ruin fail his test as well…’

After he gathered his thoughts, Professor Elrick immediately went to Director Tirion.

“Director.
Are you perhaps thinking of running the test as is?”

“What are you trying to say, Professor Elrick?”

“Isn’t it soon Ruin’s turn?”

“That’s right.”

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“Isn’t Ruin Ardell that one in a million student who received 100 points from that Ogre Kingram? It isn’t right to test such an outstanding student under the same conditions as those who only scored 20 points.”

“……”

Tirion narrowed his eyes in thought.

He had instantly recognised Professor Elrick’s impure intentions from his request.

But Professor Elrick’s words weren’t completely wrong.

As a tradition of the academy since a long time ago, separating students in the 3rd and 4th test by difficulty according to the 2nd test results was to nurture the magician’s ability to judge a situation.

And for a student who scored 100 points, an even more difficult task must be given as part of the test.

“What you said isn’t wrong… but do we have a monster prepared for that?”

“We do.”

“What is it?”

“Isn’t there an ogre the knights of Poldren caught while capturing the orc alive?”

At the word ‘Ogre’, Professor Hydel, who was only silently listening, spoke up.

“We can’t do that.”

“Can’t do it? Why?”

“You said an ogre.
Do you think comparing an orc and an ogre on the same level is the right thing to do?”

The battle strength of an ogre wasn’t something a single 16-year-old student could hope to fight.

“On top of that, Ruin doesn’t have any real battle experiences, unlike the other students.
It was only recently he overcame his evocation disorder.
Do you really think it’ll be possible for him to fight an ogre?”

But Professor Elrick was firm on his stance, with no sign of backing down.

“Professor Hydel, this is a tradition passed down in the academy for a long time now.
It seems you’re completely ignoring this fact.”

“That’s not a big problem.
The safety of the student is the main priority.”

“Isn’t it for that safety why a professor goes in with the student into the testing grounds? If a dangerous situation were to arise, you yourself could intercept and protect him.
Isn’t that right?”

“……”

Professor Hydel furrowed his eyebrows at what Professor Elrick just said.

He wanted to retort immediately, but stopped himself, as if he challenged it anymore, some foul language might have been thrown at each other.

The other problem was, Director Tirion seemed to be entertaining this proposal.

“You two can stop now.
What both of you said has some truth to them.
But honestly… I am also interested in what Ruin will show.”

“Director!”

“He’s the student chosen by Kingram.
We need to treat him accordingly.
Instead, we’ll dispatch one more professor in for safety and I’ll request help from the knight captain of the Poldren territory.
From what I heard, he seems to be the only Rank 6 Knight in the eastern area.
How’s this?”

Professor Elrick was smiling after hearing Director Tirion’s proposal.

“That is an excellent choice.”

“……”

Hydel gave up trying to talk any longer and turned his back.

If Director Tirion said it like this, it had already been set in stone, and the decision couldn’t be changed anyway.

Hydel’s gaze moved towards Ruin.

However,

“…Tsk.”

Ruin was grinning unsightly, as if amused by something.

Even if he wanted to worry about him, the boy always did something to nullify it.