The time of one night passed quickly.
Shirou spent the night studying magic knowledge, remembering the magic basics Roxy taught him. The next morning, he set off for Ranoa Magic Academy to take the entrance exam.
Ranoa Magic Academy is a higher learning institution strongly supported by the magic three countries. It has a very large area. There are several rows of brick buildings that stretch on and on. In the center is a building that looks like a castle. From a military point of view, you might even think this place could be used directly as a stronghold.
If it were modern times, this place could be used as an airport without feeling out of place.
Shirou had already seen how large Ranoa Magic Academy was when he signed up yesterday, so he wasn't too surprised now. He just quietly gave his exam admission ticket to the guard at the school gate.
The name on the admission ticket was Emiya. This was undoubtedly a hidden identity that Shirou had to use to avoid trouble.
After all, he had heard before coming that Ranoa Magic Academy had a very close relationship with adventurers. Many students take jobs as adventurers after graduation, and current adventurers also come to Ranoa Magic Academy to study and research the mysteries of magic.
Some adventurers, after working on scientific research, even give up their adventurer careers to become teachers and professors at Ranoa Magic Academy.
In short, because of his close relationship with adventurers, Shirou's identity as an S-level adventurer was really too eye-catching. So he had to hide his identity to join, in order to avoid running into old enemies and rivals.
"Admission ticket confirmed."
After the guard looked at the admission ticket and found no problems, he asked Shirou, "Do you know where the exam location is?"
"No."
Shirou shook his head.
The guard then pointed Shirou toward the exam location.
"Go straight from here, turn right at the statue of the first headmaster, and you will see a building with a blue roof. Give your admission ticket to the lady at the counter and she will arrange the entrance exam for you."
"Thank you."
From the ordinary guard at Ranoa Magic Academy, Shirou felt a sense of seriousness and dedication that was out of step with this era.
This made Shirou deeply realize why a land as difficult as the northern land could give rise to a powerful national alliance like the magic three countries.
In the end, what's powerful here isn't magic, but the observance of rules and order.
Shirou was even more looking forward to what he could learn in this supreme magic sanctuary.
After receiving the guard's guidance, Shirou walked toward his destination.
The roads of the magic university are all straight, and besides plants, there are also brick walls about three meters high.
Shirou didn't pay attention to these brick walls at first, but as he got closer, his intuition made him sense some strange vibrations coming from the brick walls.
"This is..."
Shirou stared at the bricks, hesitant.
Just then, a voice suddenly sounded beside him.
"The bricks of this school are made of anti-magic stone bricks, a technology unique to the magic three countries. They can resist high-level magic attacks."
"I see."
Shirou had used anti-magic stone bricks when he forged the demon-breaking spear for Ruijerd, so he was just surprised that the walls were so thick and entirely made of anti-magic stone bricks.
Of course, he didn't expect someone to explain it to him.
Shirou turned his head and saw a tall figure with short white hair, long elf ears, and dark magic tools that looked like sunglasses. The person wasn't tall, or maybe it was just because they were still young.
They looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old. It was hard to tell if they were male or female. Their body was too flat to be female but didn't feel completely male either.
Shirou hesitated for a moment and immediately realized that it was very bad to be staring at a stranger like this. He quickly said, "Thank you. Are you a student at this magic university?"
"Yes... yes."
The silver-haired, boyish-looking figure seemed a little stiff, but then immediately said, "My name is Fitz. I'm a student at this school."
"My name is Emiya. I'm here to take the entrance exam."
"Emiya?"
"Yes."
The two introduced themselves simply.
The scene suddenly fell into an awkward silence.
Because neither of them knew each other, they couldn't continue the conversation.
Shirou quickly said goodbye, saying that he was going to take the entrance exam, and separated from Fitz.
After this little incident, Shirou arrived at the entrance exam site without any trouble. After handing his admission ticket to the lady at the counter, he was quickly led to a unique room.
The room was like a training room, the inside as empty as a gym. There were four magic circles with a radius of about five meters lined up in a row on the floor.
Besides Shirou, there were twenty other men and women inside.
Some looked like adventurers, some looked like ordinary people, and some were nobles, but there were fewer of those.
This was probably because when the school recruited noble children, they could enter directly through special connections, without any exams or tests.
Although it was unfair, for the magic university, recruiting nobles could not only further expand its influence but also get funding from various countries.
As a school established by a weak country, this was something they couldn't avoid.
After Shirou arrived, he was guided by a teacher and told to take the tests in order.
"Is the test about fighting?"
Shirou couldn't help but ask because he saw students fighting each other.
"Of course not."
The magic university teacher in charge shook his head. "Although we arrange regular mock battles after you enroll, we wouldn't do that to new students who have just entered the school. Of course, if students are specially recruited for certain reasons, we will use actual combat to measure their ability."
"I see."
Shirou remembered that Rudeus seemed to be a specially invited student from the magic university, so he must have taken the magic university's tests.
Considering Rudeus' exaggerated magical talent, he would surely attract a lot of attention after enrolling. He should be able to easily find out where he is.
Thinking of this, Shirou asked the teacher in front of him if he knew a person named Rudeus Greyrat, but unexpectedly, he didn't get an affirmative answer. Instead, the teacher looked at him with a confused look, not knowing who he was talking about.
Did Rudeus not come to magic university?
Shirou couldn't help but have this thought.
After all, he felt that with Rudeus' magical talent, once he entered magic university, he would definitely cause a huge sensation in this magic sanctuary, and it was only natural for him to become one of the best students.
But the teacher in front of him said that he didn't know Rudeus, which meant that there were only two possibilities.
Either Rudeus didn't come to magic university at all, or he didn't show his exaggerated magical talent for some reason, or he simply hid his identity like himself.
No matter which reason, Shirou realized that this journey to find Rudeus might not be very smooth.
As he was thinking, the entrance exam officially began.
Those taking the exam were asked to inject magic power into the magic circle. As long as the magic circle lit up slightly, proving that they had magic talent, they would pass.
This test made sense.
After all, a clever woman can't cook without rice. If you can't release magic power, even a magic university can't teach such a student.
And those who dared to take the magic university entrance exam were naturally not idiots who didn't know their own limits. Everyone passed the exam easily, including Shirou.
After passing the first test, the examiner said that there was another test later, but the second test was not necessarily required to pass, it was just to test the students' abilities.
In this magic university, the ability of magic is the direct indicator.
And different students have completely different magic talents, which means that the school's teaching is not based on age groups like normal schools, but on the ability of magic.
Only students who perform well can reach the next grade. Otherwise, even if they are in their thirties or forties, they are still first-year students.
Simply put, if your magic isn't strong enough, you'll fail.
On the other hand, if you perform well in magic, you can skip grades directly.
This test is to confirm the strength of new students, so as to arrange suitable classes for them and provide corresponding teaching.
"Just show us your best magic, and we will score you."
After the teacher said this, he looked like he was waiting.
The students looked nervous or calm, and began to show their best and strongest magic in their original order.
Shirou observed for a while and found that the students generally used basic magic. There were basically no new students who knew intermediate magic.
He was afraid that just showing intermediate earth and fire magic would be enough to meet the teacher's requirements and even be rated as excellent.
But Shirou didn't plan to show just that little bit.
He came to this magic university for two reasons: one was to find his brother Rudeus, and the other was to learn more advanced magic techniques to further improve his magic skills.
There was no need to hide his strength at this time.
On the contrary, if he showed enough strength to attract attention, he could not only get Rudeus to notice him, but also get the magic university to provide him with more knowledge and resources.
Thinking of this, Shirou basically didn't hesitate any longer.
When it was his turn to take the exam, he went straight to the exam site.
"I Am The Bone Of My Sword!"
Shirou raised his right hand and began to chant.
His behavior, which was completely different from other students, undoubtedly attracted the attention of the teachers and students present, who all looked at him with curious eyes.
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