The day of the acceptance announcement.

'Ugh, I'm nervous...'

　Pulling a blue-faced Yifa, I headed for the school.

　As soon as I passed through the main gate, there was a huge bulletin board set up.

It looks just like that one, Yifa.
Seika-kun!

　I'm grabbed by the sleeve with a firm grip.

I'll do my best as a squire if you fall off, so don't throw me away.......
Okay, okay, okay, okay.

　Let's see, my name's ... oh, here it is.
　600 points on the written test, 120 points on the practical test, for a total of 720 points.
　I'm third from the top.

　The written test was probably a perfect score.
　The practical test was lower than I had expected, but it's probably such a low score in the ranking.
　There is a genius in any age.

　And the name of the second place is....

Yifa!
Wow, wow, wow, I'm second?　Yeah, I did it, Seika-kun!

　I scored 590 points for the written test and 200 points for the practical test, for a total of 790 points.

　Well........I'm kind of shocked....

"I mean, I used three attributes, and my practical test score is 800 points lower than Yifa's?
It's true...

　Yifa ponders.

'Maybe I shouldn't have broken the target...'
I'm sure!

　Yifa has two hundred points for fire and wind.
　As opposed to me, I have only one earth, which is 120 points.
　If 20 points is the partial points of fire and water then it makes sense.

　In other words, the words and actions of the examiner who didn't seem to want to break the target.
　Was that a trap to mislead the examiners?

"Congratulations Yifa.

　I turned to Yifa.

Yifa's ruthless decision to mercilessly and ruthlessly destroy the target, not because of the examiner's words or reactions, paid off. I still had some naivete left in me, and I lost.
"Ummm...it's kind of complicated to be called a bastard, but...oh, thank you, Seika-kun. Um, I didn't mean to do that on purpose, you know?

　This is how a disciple surpasses his master........

'By the way, Seika-kun,'
What?
Seika, I've been scaring you for years about how you need to get a perfect score in a memorized subject.
Yes.
Everyone else has a grade below 500 except for me and Seika.
'What...?　Ah.

　Really.
　Why?　It was such a simple test. It couldn't have been the Proficiency Test for Advanced Learners in the prehistoric age or the Song Dynasty.

　No, wait.
　This, come to think of it, was a test for a twelve year old.
　........As expected, it was bad to think of it as an exam to become an elite official?

''Well that......... was for blasting away!　After all, it was only six months before the exam.
'Yeah, I'll just put it that way. I'm grateful, I really am.
....

　It's like ... the pressure is coming.
　Let's try not to piss Yifa off as much as possible.

　Oh, wait a minute.
　Is everyone under 500 in writing?

　Well, then, the first place winner is....

....!

　Look, I'm surprised.
　A total of 102 points.
　Of which, 600 for the practical.

　His name is.... Amu.

Amazing.........Amu is that little red-haired girl........

　I stare at the board, unable to answer Yifa's voice.

　Huh.

　I'm not sure if I found this..............or if I found it right away.