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The moment stepping into the dungeon, the view changed.
However, it seemed similar to the inside entrance seen from the outside. But the size was different from what it appeared to be, and you couldn’t see the other students who were supposed to have entered with you.
Was it the same as the time of the shifting hole, or were they sent to different places? Adele thought as he entered.
“As I recall, we were told that the test was only about reaching the goal, right?”
Adele takes one look to the side and utters.
The other students were out of sight ……, but Luna, his pair, was beside him.
“Yes, that’s right. In case you’re wondering, there are no magical beasts or monsters …….”
“In other words, are you saying that you can go back to your childhood and enjoy the maze? I don’t like it. Even though I haven’t given up on my childhood innocence, they are still trying to judge me.”
“I used to love storytelling.”
“That’s a cute reason.”
Adele glances behind him.
Charlotte remained silent and watched the two of them intently.
“The examiner has no comment from this point on, right?”
“Well, if they interfere, it won’t be an exam. It would be better if the examiner does nothing here, so that we can enjoy it.”
In a sense, it is a word that has a connotation as if it was a nail in the coffin.
In response, Charlotte just shrugged her shoulders and didn’t say anything.
Despite the eerie atmosphere, the two decide to move forward for now.
“The maze’s basic rule is that you can either go by intuition, or you can go through the walls, right?”
“The latter would ensure the goal, but it would require a detour, so I wouldn’t want to do it too often. Because there is a two-hour time limit, after all.”
They don’t know how big the inside is.
In such a situation, it would be foolish to take a detour in search of certainty. The school will probably take this into consideration as well.
After all, this is a meritocratic school. If you can clear the game by choosing the cheapest option, then there is no need to be good at it.
“In other words, you want me to do my best outside of the two standard choices—light. ”
Adele gently pointed his finger upward.
A bright little light emerged from his hand and began to illuminate the dimly lit cave.
“Oh, Adele kun, you can use light magic too,”
“Well, at least at a basic level. In that respect, it’s definitely inferior to Elesia. If there was only one point called light, it wouldn’t even be able to come close to my feet.”
“As expected of a child prodigy from a magical family. High specs~”
“Recently, it’s not just that, and I’m worried every day that I’m not compromising a man’s dignity.If a man is weaker than a girl, he’s out of sight.”
“Hmmm…is that how it is?”
It’s not that men are weaker or worse than women. There may be some differences in muscle strength, but there is no simple formula that determines everything.
There are cases like Elesia, whose specs for magic are beyond the maximum, and there are cases like Mil, who has the talent to overwhelm the opposite gender with a single sword.
In fact, girls made up more of the top ten in the first grade S class standings.
So it is no surprise that women are stronger than men.
But—
“It’s just a matter of personal opinion. In my mind, I think men should be stronger than women—after all, I might not be able to protect them in an emergency.”
“…That’s so cool.”
“cool?”
With a light blush on her cheeks, Luna patted Adele on the back.
Why? A question arose, but Luna, who started walking ahead of him, didn’t give him an answer.
Instead—
“Fill me, fill me. Follow my path with this unquenchable flame.”
Luna straightened her arm and began to draw a straight line of burning fire.
It continued on the path ahead without stopping, and when it reached a fork in the road, it branched off as it went.
Is it after a while? The flames on one side gradually disappeared.
“What was that?”
“Yeah? No, if it were a maze, there would be dead ends, right? I made them go straight and disappear when they hit a wall.”
“Oh, I see.”
Surely, then, you can go straight ahead without hitting a dead end.
They have to deploy magic one by one, but it’s a little better than progressing in vain and eating grass.
Perhaps the academy is hoping for this kind of “smart” strategy.
“To be frank, if it’s this bad, I am not going to run out of magic unless I do it a lot. For the time being, why don’t we go ahead with this?”
“I have no objection. I’m super happy to have you as a reliable partner.”
“I-Is that so?”
Ehehe. Luna scratched her head in embarrassment, perhaps because she was praised by someone she admired.
Adele continues to walk through the area covered in flames, illuminating his surroundings.
(……but)
Adele suddenly thinks as he continues on his way.
(I never realized how eerie it is to have nothing.)
Nothing is better.
But too much nothingness is nothing but eerie.
“……………”
Charlotte said nothing.
Its appearance looked like a carnivore quietly waiting for the right moment to eat its prey.
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