After I Stopped Sponsoring, the Female Leads Began Obsessing Over Me

50 – Floating Stone (1)

Competency evaluation.

Ability evaluation is literally an evaluation that calculates the ability of an individual cadet as an objective value.

It is also known as Aspect Rating Measurement, because it is the Aspect Rating that comes out as a result of the evaluation.

Aspect is the rank of people with abilities.

Whether you became a knight, a wizard, a priest or a scout. Their level and value are determined by Aspect.

That’s why grading is one of the most important events for cadets.

Of course, the impact is not limited to the cadets.

In the case of the professor, the status of the cadets in charge has risen, that is, his teaching has produced good results. It is also a criterion for judging the performance of professors.

As well as numerous guilds that are turning on the fire to recruit promising players. Their attention is also focused on rating measurement.

In short, a cadet who does well on the ranking scale inevitably jumps up several notches in his reputation.

In short, it is emerging as a hot potato, the center of an academy issue.

“Of course, Sharon Pierce will be the star of this ranking.”

Department of grading at the Lichten Academy.

This is an administrative organization that conducts tasks related to the ability evaluation of cadets.

“Ah. I want to be with Miss Sharon too. Ah. How great it would have been if she had only been born five years later. Do you agree, Chief?”

Of course, that doesn’t make the job all that easy, but the head of measurement was putting his hand on his throbbing forehead.

The main culprit is the periodic bouts of bullsh*t by her subordinate, assistant manager Ann Britta.

“Dr. Ann. Don’t talk nonsense. Do it quickly.”

“No sir! Look at this picture!”

“What is it?”

“Miss Sharon Pierce, of course.”

“Oh really…”

“How beautiful, cold, and proud is this? Originally, this style is popular with girls like this. I’m sure Miss Pierce will be the star of this rating scale! hehehehe!”

The manager almost punched the assistant manager in the back of the head who was wandering about without even realizing it.

Perhaps this immature woman would have beaten her if she hadn’t been the count’s daughter.

The section chief suppressed his flinching fingers and let out a small sigh.

“Whoa.”

Patience is an important time.

The grade measurement schedule is right around the corner.

It is often the case that subordinates who have already been up all night for several days go out of their minds.

Even for the manager himself, the thick dark circles had already reached the area around his cheeks.

“In the first place, except for Miss Sharon, there are no other students who are so expected.”

“That’s right. Certainly, most children’s growth has been stagnant lately.”

In the past, in the case of low ranks, there were some cadets who grew by one star.

But recently, the growth rate of children has noticeably decreased. Even the number of Mana Awakeners is decreasing.

This is not a problem limited to the Liechtenian Academy. Other academies are not much different.

There were various opinions about this.

It is because most of the students who enter the school have already reached their maximum potential due to the aftermath of private education.

The world tree located in the great forest withers and the quality of mana decreases.

Or maybe the demons are plotting something.

Various pessimistic analyzes were rampant, and there were stories that the Empire and the Holy Kingdom went under the water to investigate.

It’s not that there aren’t any talented people right now, but it’s clear that there will be a shortage at this rate.

Anyway, these are gloomy contents.

“… I hope a cadet who will show some proper growth will come out this time.”

“You know! Miss Sharon. Sharon Pierce!”

“Dae-ri, as I said before, Sharon is a child who was thoroughly sculpted by her family’s hand. Don’t be fooled by her superficial appearance. Of course, there is no doubt about her ability. “

“That’s it! What’s it made of? You don’t know, sir? Idols are popular in the imperial capital these days.”

“Idol?”

“Yes! They are singers who sing and dance, how pretty they are. By the way, I like a group called Magical Girls! hehehe. I hope Miss Sharon makes a group like Knight Girls.”

“The Empire is also in ruins.”

The manager shook his head.

Sharon Pierce.

He’s definitely a student worth keeping an eye on.

But Sharon is not ‘real’ by his standards.

Judging from the experience of evaluating the abilities of countless cadets, ‘real’ pops out from unexpected places.

For example, a very minor element Awakener, or a person who has learned unexpected abilities.

‘Come to think of it, it’s been quite some time since no graduates of the earth type elements have appeared.’

The section chief, who had been rolling such thoughts, suddenly came to his senses. Now is the time to work.

“Isn’t there anything special about preparing for the 1st and 2nd level evaluation?”

“Yes. Now David and Jane are out and rolling.”

“Okay, that’s fine then.”

The 1st and 2nd stage items, which are really close at hand, have already been decided and the setting has been completed, but the decision on the last 3rd stage items has been sluggish.

The evaluation proposal posted by the Ability Measurement Division is decided as an evaluation item only after it has been approved by the 4 deans and presidents and external auditors.

“Dean Jan Bommel? Still no comments?”

Professors or external experts participate in the preparation of evaluation items. Professor Jan Bommel was the representative of the professors participating in the task force for this grade measurement.

“… Yes, we are working hard, but you know that man hates chores like this. We have to think about it and make it ourselves.”

“Use it. That man is real.”

There was no expectation in the first place.

There is nothing that he, like a wild beast, would be interested in such a ‘chore’.

By the time the manager’s sigh deepened…

– Smart!

Assistant Ann got up from her seat and quickly opened the door and received something.

What she had in her hand was her briefcase.

Her pupils widened as she read the writing on her face.

“Huh? Dean Jan Bommel sent you?”

“… Huh?”

“Let me read it? The following suggestions are made for the ability evaluation items in the third phase of the Aspect Measurement. Proceed with a movement-oriented evaluation. Among the evaluation items, explosive power and unexpectedness must be added. The following evaluation Recommended method. Broken bridge on the cliff… Wow! Even the evaluation method was made in detail and sent. The writing is hard to read.”

The manager’s face was stained with astonishment.

Although he belongs to the administration, he has been working in Liechten for a while. The Jan Bommel he knew had never been this cooperative.

“Why the hell…?”

What kind of wish did that world’s Jan Bommel have?

Curiosity filled the manager’s head with a sense of relief that one thing had been resolved.

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A vacant lot near an inn to the north of Lichten Academy.

“Nyaaa—!”

A cat was flying in the sky.

No. The word “Flying” Is absurd.

The distance between her pure white feet and the ground was about 1 cm.

Danya was floating on the magnetic soil as high as it was almost impossible to touch.

“Wow. This is fun!”

Danya takes small steps in the air with a smile on her face.

Meanwhile, Ian let out a small sigh.

“Nope.”

Is this experiment also a failure?

Ian left an X mark on the notebook she held in her hand.

What he is currently researching is ‘Movement Machine’.

The problem was that it was difficult to create a plausible mobile machine.

In the first place, in the case of Earth Elemental Magic, it was all the more so because it was specialized in tanking and physical damage.

That’s why I’m calling Danya and experimenting with this and that.

The first thing I tried was the use of magnets.

It is the attribute closest to movement among the things of the earth. Because there is a force that pulls or pushes.

Thus, I was thinking of magnetizing the ground and the soles of my feet and floating on them to walk.

— Coo!

— Nyahahahahaha!

And Ian’s result was a bump on his forehead and reddened skin.

The magnet was difficult to control and had a subtle sense of resistance.

I couldn’t even float in the air as much as I thought.

In the first place, it was impossible for Ian to even stand up and balance.

Danya’s sense of balance as she snarls and walks on it is almost admirable.

I wonder if a cat is a cat after all.

“Ian! Do more of this for me! It’s so much fun!”

I don’t think it’s a bit irony, but that’s it.

Anyway.

Ignoring her request, Ian prepared for the next experiment. What I created this time is a large cylindrical cannon.

“What’s next!…To?”

Danya’s complexion turned pale as she approached excitedly.

“Wait a minute. Are you sure you want to put me in here and fly?”

“Yes. Add some gunpowder.”

“It’s okay! You stupid bastard!”

It sucks. Is it a bunch too?

Next, there is also the idea of making a spring-like structure and receiving help from physical force.

‘It takes too much time to build a structure.’

This is virtually impossible to use.

At this point, Ian began to think of this.

‘Am I a wizard?’

Aren’t you almost like an alchemist or a magical engineer?

… Anyway.

After all, it is levitation by spinning around.

The key is to float on the ground. As a result, the frictional force should disappear.

‘With that, surprise is guaranteed.’

Why are you so obsessed with unexpectedness?

Because the key to mobility is unexpectedness.

For example, knights who need to read and react to the opponent’s movements. It will be very effective against them.

The surprise you can have in close combat.

This is practically no different from life for melee wizard Ian.

It would be nice if there was another method similar to magnets…

It’s difficult. It’s difficult.

At this point, will Ian just roll around? I thought that.

The whole body is rolled up and covered with a metal coating. On the outside, it even sprouts spikes like a turtle ship.

It just rolls around.

Isn’t it advantageous to be able to move and attack at the same time?

I think the name of the ability should be something like ‘roll’.

“… Will it work?”

Ian sighed and tried to get up.

— Tuuk

It got caught on the roots and staggered.

Ian felt something slipping out of his pocket.

Danya’s startled voice came soon after.

“This, this, Ian…!”

A stone floating on the ground as if nothing happened.

It was the stone the girl dropped.

It felt instinctive.

She said that this stone was what she was looking for.