After all, we are still children; we still have strong ambitions.
Quickly, two days passed and my injury has already healed. Ao De came to see me every day. Today we’re having a contest. I’m also very eager to see for myself to what extent his skills have reached.
“Boss, I’m here. Hurry up and come out.”
“Coming, coming! Why are you so anxious to court death? Haha!”
“Heng Who is going to win isn’t certain. You don’t even have attack magic, how are you going to beat me?”
“Try it then!”
Ao De assumed a fighting stance. He first cast a storm spell on himself, then a water shield and afterwards began reciting the incantation for his attack magic.
I calmly watched him. I wasn’t even a bit worried because I know at his rank, he wouldn’t know any area attack magic. My teleportation magic can surely avoid it.
As expected, a water bullet flew towards me. I used teleportation to move to the left 1 meter. The water bullet flew by and brushed against my side. Ao De rubbed his eyes, as he believed his eyes were deceiving him. Subsequently, all kinds of elementary water spells unceasingly attacked me. How could this kind of magic possibly hit me.
“Boss, what kind of magic is faster than my storm spell.”
“This is of course, spatial magic’s teleportation.”
“Boss you’re shameless. How can you call this a contest if you just dodge?”
“Fine then. Then I won’t dodge anymore. Come now.” While saying this, I had cast a light prism shield on myself.
Seeing that I’m not dodging anymore, Ao De promptly fired a water bullet at me. I wryly smiled. I faced the light prism shield towards Ao De, then the water bullet hit it and bounced back. I didn’t waste any of it when returning it to Ao De, causing him to be drenched from head to toe. The impact also caused him to fall down.
“No more, no more. What is this? I concede.” Ao De got up from the floor.
“You’ve submitted. If it isn’t an area attack spell then it’s impossible for it to have any effect on me. My defense and dodging has already reached the level of an intermediate mage.”
“You indeed deserve to be called the boss. I didn’t expect that even without attack magic boss is so powerful. From now on I’ll follow you then.”
Seeing Ao De’s eyes full of admiration, I felt elated.
“Tomorrow we’ll go to school together then. I’ll bring you to a place that’s good for learning how to dodge. Although you can’t be like me and teleport, it will still greatly improve your storm spell.”
“Great! Thanks boss.”
Hehe. Thanks? Tomorrow I’ll let this kid taste the power of the sack array.
11
Volume 1: Chapter 11 – Royal Academy
Early in the morning Ao De came to find me.
“Why did you come so early? I still haven’t slept enough. Let me sleep some more.”
“Let’s hurry up and go. Didn’t you say you would help me improve my storm technique today? Let’s go, let’s go!”
I hugged my blanket and ignored him.
“Are you coming? If you’re not, then I’ll use water magic on you!”
“So annoying, so early in the morning yet you don’t let other people sleep. I’m up, I’m up.” Hearing him begin reciting the spell, I immediately got out of bed. This fellow, how can he be so eager to suffer? I’ll have to help him out then. Hehe.
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Within the sack array, Ao De is rapidly moving. He’s not bad. This fellow really progresses quickly. In two months he can almost persevere for an hour in the sack array. (Of course, this is in circumstances where I’m not using magic to sneak attack him.) I recall his sorry figure in the first few days, but now I want to smile. Ao De can now understand why I was returning home every day with my strength exhausted.
“Boss, I can’t endure any longer. Let me come out.” If he tried to come out without my permission, then of course I teleport in front of him and push him back in.
“Fine then. In a few days is the graduation exam, you should preserve some strength.”
Panting, Ao De flashed in front of me then sat his butt on the floor. “Boss, my progress is quite fast right.”
“It’s still fairly average. After all, what you’re using isn’t teleportation. Being able to reach this level is still pretty good. In two more days we have exams. What kind of academy do you think you’ll be accepted into?” In Senke city there are 13 intermediate magic academies. There are 2 A class, 4 B class and the rest are C and D class academies. The best academies are A class. Every year very few people pass the exam for the Royal Magic Academy. (The country’s highest magic educational institution.)
“I think I might be able to manage to pass a B class exam. What about you, Boss?”
“I don’t know either. Every year the exam is different so who know what this year’s exam will be on? If the subjects are fleeing and defense, then for sure I can enter an A class academy. If the subject is attack magic, then I’ll be pitiful and surely enter a D class academy.” Actually, I’m not that interested in what academy I get accepted into. However, mother said that if I get accepted into an A class academy, then she will give me five silver coins of allowance every month. Five silver coins as far as I am concerned, is a huge amount of wealth. Because of my most beloved money, I’ll try my hardest.
“Boss, didn’t your teacher say he will return before the exam? The day after tomorrow is the exam, how come he isn’t back yet?”
“I don’t know either. It’d be best if he didn’t come back, otherwise he’d give me training for the exam!”
“You’re thinking about training for the exam? In that case I’ll help you succeed.” Suddenly, there was a familiar voice.
“Ah! Teacher Xiu, you’re back. Exam training isn’t necessary, I was just joking around just now.”
“Boss, I’ll be leaving first then.” Seeing Teacher Xiu’s strict appearance, Ao De, this fellow ignored his loyalties and escaped.
“Ao De, you despicable fellow, don’t let me see you again.”
“Zhang Gong!”
“Teacher, I……” I don’t know why I feel uneasy when I look the old demon from head to toe. Unconsciously, my two legs began shaking all over.
“Zhang Gong, you’ll be graduating soon. Are you confident?”
“I can’t really say, I’ll just have to take the exam and see how I do.”
“Foolish boy, you’re learning light magic. You’re the only one learning light magic in the past few decades. The academy won’t test you on attack magic to be fair.” The serious Teacher Xiu unexpectedly revealed kindness.
“Ah! This is great. Then I’m certain to pass an A class academy’s exam.” I happily jumped up. Of course it is because of the future allowance that I’m so happy.
“You’re rather ambitious huh. However, this time I don’t want you to participate in the academy’s graduation exams.
“What??” I asked puzzlingly.
“This time I went the capital for your sake. So I could enroll you in the Royal Intermediate Magic Academy. I wish for you to immediately participate in the Royal Intermediate Magic Academy’s entrance exam. Teacher has great expectation of you, so you must put in great effort.” The Royal Intermediate Magic Academy is the Royal Magic Academy’s subordinate academy. The academy has a concentration of youths gifted in magic. Every year only a third of the students applying pass the Royal Magic Academy’s exam. It’s the best intermediate magic academy in the kingdom, deserving to be classified as an S class academy.
“Ah! What??” I don’t want this! The Royal Intermediate Magic Academy is so famous, they’ll for sure be especially strict. It’s very difficult to escape from the old demon, he’s both a tiger’s den and a wolf’s lair.