Infinite Mage – 38



[38] The time it takes to reach the bridge you can’t cross (5)

is about 1 second.

‘I can’t give up!’

As electrical impulses hit her brain Sirone reset the Spirit Zone which had been shaken by Mark’s screams.

This is 1/10th of a second.

Sirone thought. Are you relaxed?

But even though I could imagine dividing 1 second into 10 it was impossible to feel 0.1 second 10 times.

So the only way was to keep splitting.

1/100th of a second.

I reconstructed the process of creating the dragon maze in my head.

The overall shape is a heptagonal star. There are 6 crossroads.

1/1000th of a second.

After retracing the shape of the maze he found a way out.

You must cast at least nine teleports in a row to escape.

‘no! Impossible with Mark!’

If there was no room for the two to escape they had no choice but to find another route.

At that moment the dragon’s labyrinth swallowed Sirone.

The male students turned their heads away instead and the female students screamed as they recalled the terrible ending.

Seriel’s scream was the loudest.

Puff puff puff puff!

The sound of the blast blasting through the narrow space sounded like the screams of Sirone and Mark.

And finally the sound went away.

1/10000th of a second.

In a time that was far too faint to savor with insight Sirone once again analyzed all the patterns and found a way out.

The flash of teleportation escaped the dragon’s labyrinth and the shining Sirone crossed the finish line and landed.

“haha.”

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Sirone put down the mark and took a few more steps before dropping to her knees.

No one made a sound and the students were looking at Sirone with terrified eyes as if they were seeing a ghost.

Etela casts a spatial movement toward Shiina who left in search of Sade and shortly after that the engine device turns off and Echo’s voice is heard.

-Release the tracheal device of the bridge that cannot be crossed. level zero. level zero.

The speed of movement of the iron bar slowed down and the structure that had grown like a vine began to return to its original form of a bridge that could not be crossed as it regained its level.

“What is it…”

The students felt only one thing.

“Is this really possible?”

“Nonsense. I was level 10. It also passed through the dragon’s maze.”

Sirone who had been sitting on the ground at the sound of students’ murmurs finally came to her senses and looked around.

‘what? Why are you looking at me?’

The memories were empty in the middle but it was an unchanging fact that they crossed the bridge that could not be crossed.

It was only then that the reality was sorted out in her head and Sirone’s face turned into a tearful look.

“Oh I thought you were really going to die.”

It was a remark so tasteless that it was futile to see it coming from the mouth of a person who wrote a new history.

But Seriel knew that this was Sirone before she jumped off the cliff.

“Amy! Sirone did it! Your boyfriend did it!”

It would have been nice if the word “boyfriend” was omitted but seeing Seriel happy with tears Amy let it go this time.

Students approached as if competing and talked to Sirone.

“Congratulations! You were so cool!”

“So are you going to be promoted to Class Five now? ha ha ha! The Class Six kids must be a little sore right?”

While Sirone was celebrating the teachers and Maria who had gone to the engine room arrived by teleportation.

Shiina looked from Shirone.

Surrounded by students he was unconscious but appeared to be unscathed.

‘Have you passed the dragon’s maze? How did you do it? It’s a level of difficulty that even the seniors practice dozens of times.’

When I gave a glare to the person who made me miss the historical scene Sade shrugged and made an excuse.

“You know or I don’t know but I did my best in my own way.”

Shiina sighed and walked towards Alpheas.

There was no way that would be the case but if Sirone and Mark entered at the same time there would be no back talk about announcing the results.

“Principal first of all the announcement of successful applicants…”

Alfeas who had forgotten put on a face that came to his senses and spoke to the students with a benevolent smile.

“The passer of the early promotion test is Ariane Sirone. I will promote Sirone to Class 5. However I am proud of all the students who participated in the test. The courage you showed today will be the driving force to lead Alpheas Magic School in the future. I hope that you will work hard and achieve good results.”

The applause that started with the seniors continued to the juniors.

No one was dissatisfied with Sirone’s early promotion anymore and even Mark who confronted him directly had to admit it.

‘There really is such a thing as a genius.’

The situation in which he cast teleportation at tremendous speed in the dragon’s maze was still clearly embedded in his mind.

It wasn’t a matter of talent.

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In an impossible situation someone gets frustrated and retreats but there are people who have no choice but to overcome it.

‘There’s not even room for an excuse like this.’

Mark walked over to Sirone with wobbly legs.

Most of the students expected that there was some kind of agreement in this test but Mark admitted defeat in front of everyone as if he had already made up his mind.

“Sir I lost. It was a great fight and I learned so much! I wish you all the best in the future!”

Since Alpheas’s approval had fallen from now on he should be called senpai.

“Yeah I had a hard time today. I will work hard too.”

Amy who was looking at this with satisfaction turned around and spoke to Seriel.

“Let’s stop going down.”

“uh? why go already? You should be with a lover on a day like today.”

“I don’t have time for that. Sirone did it now it’s my turn. I have to prepare for the promotion exam too.”

“Is it really okay if we go on like this?”

Amy wasn’t slowing down either but it seemed like something had to be done right away to calm her excitement.

“Amy.”

When Sirone called Amy shook her shoulders and turned around.

As the two faced each other the students around them muttered blankly.

“Did I just call your name?”

“of course. Are you dating?”

“No matter how much it is Amy is senior…”

Amy who had never missed first place was more than a senior to her juniors.

The current situation was surprising as they were evaluated as being able to perform well even if they entered the senior class right now.

Sirone smiled pointing two fingers at Amy not paying attention to the reaction of the people around her.

“Now there are two steps left.”

“Haha…”

Amy’s lips trembled as she went up.

If she had passed the senior class promotion test the gap with Sirone was now two steps.

“Let’s go Seriel.”

“huh? uh okay.”

As Amy turned away Seriel hurriedly followed her down the mountain.

Except for Class 7 the other advanced class students also scattered one by one and only then Sade approached Alfeas.

“I have something to tell you about Maria the principal.”

THAAD reported everything that happened in the engine room.

“I did. How did you make such a mistake…”

Alpheas muttered with a sad expression on his face and Maria came closer and bowed deeply.

“sorry. I made an irreparable mistake. Whatever the punishment I will gladly accept it.”

“Hmm for now…”

Then Mark interrupted.

“I have a confession to make. Everything that happened today happened because of me.”

Where the teachers’ eyes turned Mark was standing with a crooked expression on his face.

“What do you mean because of you?”

“Actually I scratched Maria a lot this morning. In fact if I had heard such a thing the top would have turned. So I will take the punishment. Because it is the cause.”

Shiina said.

“Even if it is there is a problem with Maria’s behavior. And why are you talking like that? It was something I could have overlooked.”

“I’m not a nice guy but I’m not a nerd enough to do things without being prepared to take responsibility. All the kids know anyway so it’s embarrassing to keep your mouth shut. Incidentally I was the one who came up with the strategy to keep Sirone-senpai in check.”

Mark lived with the thought that winning in any situation would be enough but there was something I realized through this fight with Sirone.

‘Overwhelm with skills.’

It was a shock so intense that it shook the way of thinking that had been making up the mark so far putting aside miscellaneous thoughts and only overcoming the difficulties in front of them to achieve victory.

“Anyway it happened. I will gladly accept any punishment given to me but please take care of the other kids. Especially Maria…”

said Mark who glanced at Maria.

“I must have been under a lot of stress. Every day the kids bullied each other because they were small. Would you do this without going crazy?”

Alpheas also thought deeply about Maria.

Although his grades weren’t good he was an aspiring wizard who had been training silently for a longer time than anyone else in the school.

I couldn’t help but see myself in my younger days in the face of committing an irreversible mistake and being in danger of being expelled.

‘Master…’

Sade who knew Alfeas’ past looked at him with a sorrowful heart.

The light of the Mirhi family.

It was light magic that Alpheas made his name known for the first time.

It has become an outdated theory now but at the time it even won the Gold Circle Award given by the king for its novel idea.

However his brilliant talent plunged young Alfeas into a pit of confusion.

What if I hadn’t wandered in the dark for 10 years because of a moment’s wrong judgment?

Perhaps Alpheas would become a great wizard whose name would be engraved in history.

“I will refer both of you to the disciplinary committee. Maria is guilty of interfering with the test by illegally operating an engine device. It also created an unnecessary risk. However as much as Mark provided the cause we will take into account the punishment.”

As Maria and Mark bowed their heads the students in Class 7 began to raise their hands one by one.

“Teacher I bullied Maria. Then isn’t it my responsibility too?”

“I joined the operation team and attacked Sirone-senpai.”

The fact that all of Class 7 raised their hands means that this Maria incident was caused by the problem of the whole class.

It was a matter that would come up anyway but the courage to voluntarily confess a crime could be said to be like a wizard.

“Then I will punish everyone. Let everyone go back and await the verdict.”

“How is Maria?”

“It will be reflected in the disciplinary committee. The entire class will be punished and Mary alone will not be blamed for all the sins.”

It wasn’t a definite answer but it had a lot of weight because it was the principal’s words not someone else.

Shiina asked.

“Isn’t that a very dangerous statement? I don’t know yet how the punishment will be given.”

“We are teachers. A person who guides students correctly not a judge who judges. Those children are the disciples we are to teach and nurture.”

Maria could not hold back and burst into tears.

“thank you. sorry.”

A smile spread across Saad’s lips as he watched the scene.

‘It’s good Maria.’

Perhaps this situation was a miraculous opportunity that would never come again in Maria’s life.

Just like Sade when he met Alfeas.

‘The world is all about luck… but if you give up you won’t even get that luck.’

If Maria hadn’t really loved magic would she have been able to survive that long in Class 7?

Even though it is an unfair world Sade thought it was worth living for that reason.

If you really earnestly dream and persevere opportunities will come to anyone.

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