Afterstories: Chapter 7: The Last Day of the Training Camp
It was finally the last day of training.
We have successfully arrived in the temporary training area and I was currently unloading the materials I had purchased the day before.
As most of the purchases are metals, with some wood in between, they were quite heavy, so we have to bring the carriage directly into the camp to unload everything.
“Master, I’ll help you!”
Amelia said as she saw me unload the materials off one by one.
I had a lot of fun with her yesterday, but she seemed to owe me a debt of gratitude for staying and taking good care of her when she was unable to stand on her feet.
I didn’t really mind, to be honest, but I’ll let her help me to satisfy herself.
“Then take the wood from the other side and follow me.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Amelia used her body-strengthening magic and came along with a large piece of wood.
Well, no matter how much magic you apply that can help your muscles, you only have two arms.
Still, I’m grateful for her help.
“Master, is this wood and……iron? What are you going to do with this?”
“We’re outside now. Call me sir.”
I said, and warned Amelia.
There are no people around, but I said it just in case.
You can’t be sure of who will be listening, so we need to go back to our fronts in the meantime.
“I’m sorry, Sir Krause.”
“That’s okay. As for what I’m going to do with it, we will use this as a target.”
When I said that, Amelia looked dubious.
“But you always make them on the spot, don’t you ……?”
“That’s because I wanted a stronger target.”
The clay figurines we always use don’t have the same impact in showing toughness.
Also, I’ve been tasked by the head of the school to show the girls “something stronger” this time.
“You’ll know it when you see it. Ah, put the materials over there.”
I urged Amelia, and we went on our way.
A few dozen minutes later, we finished bringing all the materials into the training area.
“It seems that you have brought in a lot, Mister Krause.”
Liesl came from the other side with the rest of the students in tow.
As she’s also in front of the ordinary students, she has also taken her usual front.
“Yes. the headmistress has told me to show off my abilities, you see.”
The purpose of today is to show students the highest level of magic spell a wizard could manage.
I’ve rarely used it myself, but Julia says it’s good for the students to know the highest level of magic to inspire their thoughts. This chapter translation is made possible by stabbing with a syringe translations. check up-to-date translations only at this site.
All the students here are indeed excellent. yet, I could see in their eyes that they are also somewhat full of themselves.
“I don’t want them to be satisfied with being the best in the school. More importantly, I don’t want them to take the belief that being at the peak of this school means they are also at the peak outside of the school.”
I think that’s what Julia was thinking. In other words, this may provide them inspiration, but this also doubles as a slap to the faces, showing that there are other existences better than them outside the school.
I couldn’t help but return my gaze at Amelia.
“That’s why I’m going to give them this as the first lesson of the last day.”
I put my hand on the pile of materials and looked at the students.
The students, ranging from first year to third year, seemed curious to see what would happen.
Some of them looked bored, as if they were confident in their own magic abilities.
But in a few minutes, they will be plopping their beautiful butts to the ground, with legs giving in, and unable to stand up in awe.
On the massive firepower I was about to unleash, of course.
“Okay, first things first. This magic spell I’m going to cast is very dangerous. This time, do not, and I mean DO NOT, get out of the safe zone I will be making for you.”
As I said this, I cast a spell.
Then, a meter-long wall of earth rose up in front of the students.
“For now, stay there. Don’t go out of the wall for now. There might be debris flying around, so be watchful and prepare yourselves to duck just in case.”
After that, he turned to the materials I had prepared earlier.
“I’m going to prepare a few different targets this time so that you can easily see how powerful they are.”
I started by processing the wood with a magic spell.
“The most fragile target is a wooden doll. These can be destroyed normally, right?”
The students nodded at my question.
It would be easy to destroy it with the elementary attack spells learned in their first-year lessons.
This time, I made about fifty life-sized wooden dolls and set them up in a wide area.
Next is the clay figurine that I always use, but I’m going to put armor on it this time.
I created a clay figurine near the wooden dolls and put armor on it that I processed with magic.
It’s just a piece of iron that’s been crudely deformed, so if a human were to wear it, they wouldn’t be able to move, but it would provide enough protection.
“And finally, the Iron Golem.”
And lastly, the iron golem. I used magic on the remaining iron that I have on this one.
After that, what had been a chunk of iron gradually transformed into a three-meter-long human form.
“I’m not just shaping it. Arendt, come forward and shoot your strongest spell at the golem.”
“‘Okay, sir. I’m sorry if I break you~.”
Annica, who was appointed by me, comes out.
She pointed her one hand at the golem then cast her spell, creating the fireball she showed the other day. She launched it towards the golem and it received a confirmed hit, as the fireball exploded.
Based on the power of the explosion, the golem should be blasted into smithereens, and Annica took a confident smile.
However, that confidence instantly changed to astonishment.
“What!? My magic spell, my powerful magic spell didn’t work!?”
Annica’s fireball exploded as soon as it landed on the golem, but the target was unharmed.
Some parts are somewhat sooty, but despite that, everything is still intact.
“It is because that golem I created has been given a nullification to magic. It can neutralize most intermediate level magic spells to zero.”
I immediately heard the students groaning at my words.
Because of the difficulty of the lessons, most of the students took learning magic resistance, which reduces the effect of magic, as a priority, rather than magic nullification, which nullifies the target’s magic spell to zero.
Also, because they were still skeptical of the word nullification, they were so surprised that it was proven possible to nullify even the best intermediate level of magic spell into something that is only a light breeze.
“It’s not the time to be surprised by something like this. I’m about to start, so Arendt, you may now return to the safe zone.”
I made Annica move back again and confirmed with Liesl that everyone is safe.
I took one deep breath, relaxed my body, and began to cast my magic spell.
I can use most magic without chanting, but the one I’m going to use needs to be chanted to be fully effective. If you are reading this text, you are reading the incomplete version copied from an unauthorized aggregators.
“Now then, here I go……!”
After all the chanting was done, the sky suddenly began to get dark overhead.
The clouds got darker and darker, and the sky is getting dimmer and dimmer.
And then, just above the golem, the clouds swirled.
“While at it, protect your eyes, everyone. This move will be pretty bright.”
As I said this, I concentrated on the magic spell I hadn’t used in a while.
While I was doing this, the vortex grew stronger, and lightning bolts started appearing near the center of the clouds.
“Here it comes, ……!”
The next moment, a massive bolt of lightning struck the ground from the sky, causing the whole area to turn white for a moment, and the next moment causing a roar.
I could hear the screams of the students, but the sound was so loud that it drowned them all out.
I cover my eyes to protect myself, and the intense light soon subsides.
But the magic spell doesn’t end with that one blow.
Multiple bolts of lightning followed the first one, raining down all over the area in split-second succession.
Each of these lightning bolts had the power of a high-grade magic spell.
If any of them survived the first strike, they would undoubtedly be obliterated by this follow-up strike.
Then, when the sky finally calmed down, the effects of the magic became visible.
However, the students who saw it were in a state of shock.
This was because, in the spot where the first blow had fallen, there was nothing left.
There was only the blackened earth and not a single piece of that golem that had been given magic nullification.
Almost all of the dolls I had placed around me were also destroyed.
Even those who barely remained had their armor undone had their clay structure turned black.
“……so this is the magic spell of the highest level.”
Someone muttered.
When I looked back, I saw that it was Amelia.
Moreover, she was looking ahead with an expression that was a mixture of astonishment and delight.
“This is magic at its finest.”
“Um, sir. Can all court wizards are able to do such amazing magic?”
One of the students asks me.
“All of us? I’m not sure……If we based it on the people I know, about half of them? Also, it’s more of a research and development thing over there. You won’t see them cast these things out in the open.”
When I said that, the way the students looked at me changed.
These are indeed the students who are qualified to participate in such a camp. Instead of despairing if you show them the obvious difference, they were even inspired by it more.
Maybe one of them will truly be a court wizard from here on.
“Well, then. I will now begin the lecture about this magic. If you have any questions, I’ll be happy to answer them after the lesson.”
Then I started the blue sky classroom with my students, but right after the lecture, the questions and discussions were so flooded that we didn’t stop until it was dark.