The Undying Magician - Book 5 - Chapter 39
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Nathan
Year 2851 | Month 8 | Day 16
When I get to the balcony again, I find the other Class S magicians already here waiting. So Crimson immediately begins speaking the moment I arrive, with all of the drones in the air beginning to record us at the same time.
“Now, I’m sure many of you are wondering just what sort of quiz that was and how we’re going to select who passes this trial!” Crimson exclaims while crossing his arms. “But what I’m sure a lot of you weren’t expecting is that this particular trial has a hidden component to it.” He raises a brow. “Anyone able to guess what that is?”
No one says anything as all of the trial takers begin to show different signs of confusion.
If I had to guess, judging by that instinct I was feeling before…
“That’s right! It looks like the Undying Magician’s got it!” Crimson exclaims, drawing me into his little show. “Now, what do you think is the answer?”
I meet his gaze before glancing at the others to find them all looking at me. Then I just shrug and answer, “No lying.”
The instant I say that, two of the other trial takers show hints of surprise and worry, with their eyes widening. Which pretty much declares that they lied.
None of the others seem to care.
“And he’s correct!” Crimson says, continuing with a grin before he turns his attention towards the two who showed that suspicious reaction. “I happen to be able to tell when someone is lying through checking their very blood. And if that’s not enough, I’ve had both the Eleventh Tower Master and the Nineteenth Tower Master check as well. Alas, before you say anything about them not being in the room to check, I made sure all of the quizzes were staggered so that they could be there for each one of your quizzes. With a special stealth spell of my own design to hide them from your senses.”
He snaps his fingers before two magicians appear next to him in the sky. One that has soul magic, which I recognize from the abandoned continents, and the other who has some sort of mental affinity.
Both of whom could easily tell if someone’s lying.
“As for who lied on their quizzes?” Crimsons says in a rather dark tone while staring at the two who were acting suspicious. “Now that would be the Unbreakable Magician and the Torrential Magician. Please leave both of you as I do not like liars. It’s simply deceptive towards your own fellow Tower Masters, and I will not have that.”
The two magicians grit their teeth with clear irritation and anger on their faces, but they still leave quietly. Without a single word of complaint.
Probably afraid of Crimson.
“Which leaves six of you remaining,” Crimson says as he turns his focus onto the rest of us with a smile. “This is where your answers begin to matter.”
The two magicians by Crimson’s side leave without a word, clearly having no more reason to be here. Although they do give me a polite nod before doing so. Ignoring the rest of the magicians here.
I return their nods while Crimson continues speaking, “The questions in this quiz have no exact answer, but are more to determine the character of the trial takers. And the character we desire the most here in the Magic Towers is that of a Tower Master willing to protect their Magic Tower and place of power. Someone who heavily invests in magic and training and is not lazy. Someone who will benefit the Magic Towers but still work towards their own self interests.”
To my surprise, three more of the trial takers here begin to show disappointment. Likely having realized their answers don’t quite fit with what the Magic Towers are looking for.
But what’s even more surprising is just how well my answers fit.
Which is interesting.
“Without further ado, the four magicians who have passed the fourth trial are as follows,” Crimson says before snapping his fingers, making a hologram with four names on it appear above him. “Nathan Fox, Reflata Cordou, Richard de Folde, and Aritonia Glace. Congratulations, you have passed the fourth trial and will be moving onto the final trial!”
I read the names on the hologram to find the very same names he just called out shining in different colors. Each unique to the magician the name belongs to.
Good. Just one more trial left by the sounds of it.
The other three magicians who passed with me show some visible relief before nodding their heads as well.
Unsurprisingly, all three of them are amongst the magicians who stood out from the very beginning.
Reflata Cordou, the reflect special affinity magician.
Richard de Folde, the anti-matter special affinity magician.
And Aritonia Glace, the curse special affinity magician who used me as bait.
All three of them are very powerful. Each with the bare minimum of nine thousand arcs of mana. Which is more than the skeleton has by at least a thousand arcs of mana.
Not quite as much as the magician who picked me up from the abandoned continents though.
Crimson waits for the two magicians who lost despite not lying to leave, then he continues speaking, “Now for what everyone has been waiting for! The announcement of the final trial!”
My eyes narrow a little at that.
“This trial will be a free for all between each of the four remaining magicians, and the winner takes all!” Crimson continues while crossing his arms again. “I call this trial, the ‘Holder of the Crown’ competition! And it will be broadcast live from a grand stadium for all to enjoy!”
Holder of the Crown? And it’s a free for all?
By the sounds of it, it’s likely some sort of capture the flag type of competition. Except with a crown.
This… is going to be interesting, to say the least.
