Cordell, the examiner, took a breath as he fixed his round glasses.

　It was just before nightfall. The exam room was no longer empty.
　This year's entrance exam was a tough one.

'Good work, Dr. Cordell.
Oh. Good work, Dr. Cullen.

　I return the greeting to the female faculty member.

'How was it, this year?'

　When asked, Cordell replied, lifting his round glasses in the air.

It's a tough time for me because of all the accidents. As you can see, the testing facility I was in charge of is no longer available.

　The ice covering the testing grounds had not yet melted.
　Because of that, it was chilly around them.

''You're the son of the Lamprog family? I believe you used the three attributes, right?''
'Yes. And the squire is also non-standard. It has two attributes, fire and wind, but it will melt or blow up the target....... I wonder if the magician's magic circle of resistance was broken?

　At least in the three years since Cordell had been posted, this had never happened before.

'No, that's fine. The problem is the grading of my son's.
It's that earth and water magic. Did you find out what it was?
'That's totally. So I don't know how I would have scored it...

　The practical test is based on how accurately you can activate magic according to the pattern.
　It's not a good idea to use magic that you've never heard of before.

It's a pity, but it seems that only the fire attribute will be able to give full marks.
''Hmm.
No. How great was it?
''That's not at all. The squire, Yifa-san, has only a delicate degree of magical ability. As for my master, Seika-kun, he has no magic at all. He has no magic power, so to speak.
'Impossible ... but I'm not surprised to hear anything else. At any rate.

　Cordell says.

'We have more than those two gems this year, I'd say.
''You were in charge of me, weren't you, Amu? Yes, probably the first candidate since our founding to destroy the targets of all the attributes.

　The female instructor laughs and says.

'Perhaps she's a brave soul.
'Brave?　is that the old story?
"Yes. When the Demon King returns, he is said to be born from the land of men, the legend.
Dr. Cullen, do you have children?
'I'm sorry you're single. I'm not reading to my kids. I just like it, personally.
'It's a story that's now questionable as to whether it's even true but yes, it is.

　Cordell raises his round glasses with a sip.

'If so, that would be interesting.'
Yes it's interesting.