The second round of matches was quite lackluster, as Asert had left a fairly high impression by defeating Karven who with his moves showed that he was capable of defeating most of the students, or that was the perception of those who watched the fight despite Karven's resounding defeat.
The important thing at the Stariar Academy was to excel, the more a student excelled, the more resources and privileges they would be given, it was the way to reward success, motivate the rest of the classmates and it was also the way the Academy used to recruit the best talents. That was one of the reasons why Evans strove to maintain his rank within the S class.
The third round of 10 matches is going to begin.
-Everyone wait. Evans and Merzic, face each other first; or these 18 cheaters will just give up. -Professor Adel suggested.
Evans followed the instructions, shortly after Merzic stood in front of Evans, only about 5 meters apart.
"I'm sorry, Merzic, but you are in class B, if I delay this I will only be harmed"
Get started!
Bang!
Everything happened in an instant, Evans jumped, producing a shock wave from the place where he jumped, he reached Merzic who could barely react when his sword was pushed to the side by the sword that Evans held with his left hand. In the end, Evans squeezed Merzic's neck with his right hand. Feeling his neck being compressed by the force of the artificial hand that was no different from a warrior's hand, Merzic could only say in a strained voice due to the situation he found himself in:
-I have lost
Evans let go of Merzic's neck and said in a firm voice to convey sincerity:
-You managed to react to my attack. I have faced murderers; Don't be surprised to have been defeated, you have great potential.
Evans offered his hand and Merzic grabbed it and stood up, then the two continued heading to their places.
-You are another monster; You're going to have to help me train. - Karven said to Evans.
-Alright. but prepare to suffer. -Evans responded.
-You think I came to the Academy to play. You'll see, I won't be left behind. -Karven said.
The next rounds were quite simple, as they were mostly students with little combat experience, even so Evans watched to see if there were any hidden geniuses but in the end he didn't see anything outstanding.
At the end of that day, the students who witnessed the talent of Evans and Asert dispersed their opinions on the potential of the two students leading up to the tournament at the end of the year.
••••
-...Magic is the art of creating, of crystallizing ideas, but those ideas were crystallized through magic circles to save time and effort
That doesn't mean that new forms of magic can't be created or existing magic circles further refined...
Professor Raneira taught classes to students who chose their subject; She was a woman who looked to be about thirty years old, with tan skin, light brown hair, wore white clothes, and was a mage at the top of the sixth circle.
-I heard the rumors about how you humiliated a student from class B. -Princess Amelia told Evans.
Evans shook his head a little and then clarified:
-I don't think I have humiliated him; In the end he was a student from class B, I would be the one who would lose the most if I held back.
Amelia smiled subtly and said:
-What you just said sounds presumptuous; Now I can see the truth in the rumors.
Amelia took Evans' hand and turned her gaze to the teacher's explanation. Since Evans was a magician, he only took the practical classes to take advantage of the time and train, but when choosing the theoretical classes he chose everything related to magic, that's why he and Amelia sat together during the theoretical magic classes taught by Professor Raneira.
Evans, who was watching Professor Raneira, couldn't help but think about the power that the Academy held.
"A mage at the top of the sixth circle, what will the teachers who teach fourth-year students be like?"
Professor Raneira shined the blackboard and a composite magic circle appeared that was missing some magic formulas and also had some blurred areas.
A composite magic circle was made up of two or more forms of different magic and integrated formulas of different levels to increase the effectiveness of the resulting magic.
-The final test will be to restore a compound magic circle. -The teacher waved one of her hands and some scrolls appeared on the students' desks.
-On each scroll there is a different composed circle. If they restore it they will obtain a passing grade; If they manage to activate it they will obtain the maximum rating; and if they add an improvement, if they wish it can be confidential, but they will still receive a gift from the Academy.
Evans immediately stored the scroll in his ring.
-What will you do? -Asked the princess, putting away her parchment.
-I will do my best. -Evans answered.
-You will help me, if it is complicated, right? -Amelia looked at Evans.
-If you need it, I will help you. -Evans responded.
-You know that compound magic is a magic that very few magicians use, despite its power and efficiency, it was only useful to the minority of magicians who managed to master it. -Princess Amelia expressed with a thoughtful expression.
-I'm sure you'll be part of that minority, don't think about it too much. -Evans added.
"I'm glad I had a crush on you back then," Amelia thought as she watched Evans looking at the magic circle on the blackboard.
-Remember, you must make an effort, this is the semester exam for my subject, I expect good results. You can ask me questions if you wish. -The teacher explained before ending the class.
After class ended, the students headed to their respective classrooms, as they had to attend the counseling hour that the counselors taught on the last day of school of each week at the last hour.