William 17

Title: Dispersion Bullet

(It’s not a registered magic; the initial programming of its activation combines dispersion and acceleration magic, with an overly complex structure.)

Tatsuya immediately activated his [Spirit Eyes] the moment Kousen triggered his magic, searching for a way to counter it.

But upon activation, Tatsuya had only one thought: this magic must not be fired.

His eyes turned serious. He pulled the trigger of [Silver Horn], and at the same moment, the magic circle in front of Kousen’s pistol barrel shattered.

“Decomposition Magic—didn’t expect you could even use this, Tatsuya-kun.”

Kousen instantly recognized the technique Tatsuya had just used, but he had no intention of continuing.

All of Tatsuya’s moves today had no connection to the Ten Master Clans. Under these highly restricted conditions, there seemed to be nothing more to test.

And since it had been stated that this was the final attack, there was no need to prolong the fight.

Seeing this, Tatsuya quietly sighed in relief. Today’s fight had slightly exceeded his expectations. He had initially planned to rely purely on his physical abilities to last the three minutes.

But Kousen’s final attack—he knew he couldn’t dodge it. Between Regrowth and Decomposition Magic, he chose Decomposition Magic to counter it.

The crowd in the corner had now gathered around. Tatsuya’s performance today had truly astonished them.

“Shiba, how could someone with such extraordinary combat skills be placed in Second Course?”

Katsuto spoke, watching Tatsuya, who was being pestered by Azusa.

Azusa wasn’t particularly interested in combat or magic, but she was highly intrigued by the CAD in Tatsuya’s hand.

Her keen eyes had noticed it when Tatsuya took out [Silver Horn]. She had only been stopped by Mayumi earlier, preventing her from rushing over recklessly.

Tatsuya ignored Azusa’s request to see [Silver Horn], calmly putting his weapon back into its case.

“I excel in processing speed, verification scale, and interference intensity.”

“But currently, both social qualification exams and school tests assess magic activation speed, magic scale, and the interference intensity that alters the target’s information.”

“That makes sense.” Katsuto didn’t press further; after all, this was merely a flaw in an imperfect system.

Hanzou, who had been lingering in the back, also let go of the doubts in his heart. Though today’s events had shaken his beliefs, he wasn’t stubbornly inflexible in the end.

His tendency to look down on Second Course students stemmed from the fact that previous Second Course students had indeed been unremarkable.

But now that a Second Course student like Tatsuya had emerged as an exception, while he couldn’t control others’ opinions, starting today, he would no longer view Second Course students with prejudice.

“Shiba-san, I’m sorry.”

Hanzou walked up to Miyuki, bowed in apology, and then left the room without lingering.

“But, Tatsuya-kun, that was amazing how you instantly chose Decomposition Magic!”

“I thought you’d stick to using physical abilities to dodge!”

Kousen said to Tatsuya, a hint of curiosity in his words. After all, he had deliberately used his self-created magic to guard against Tatsuya’s eyes.

“If I’d chosen to dodge with physical abilities, I would’ve been hit by that massive barrage of your dispersion bullets!”

“You even knew I was going to use dispersion bullets?”

“Yes, based on the first thousand characters of your magic activation, which were mostly dispersion magic, mixed with many acceleration magic formulas afterward.”

“So, from that, I deduced you were firing wide-range dispersion bullets.”

“The situation made it impossible for me to dodge with physical abilities or activate acceleration magic, so I had to use Decomposition Magic.”

Tatsuya analyzed methodically. Since his ability had been revealed, there was no need to hide it further—it was better to display it confidently.

“Brilliant judgment!” Even Kousen couldn’t help but want to clap.

“So, can you show me how that magic is fired? I’m really curious now.” Mayumi said, patting Kousen’s shoulder.

“Of course, since Tatsuya-kun has already revealed the principle of the magic, there’s no need to hide it anymore.”

“Besides, it’s just a C-class magic.”

Kousen raised [Night] again, the process identical to before.

This time, the bright green Psion mass successfully exited the muzzle, passing through the magic circle.

The moment it did, the bright green Psion mass split into hundreds of light beams in front of the circle. It looked exactly like a massive net made of Psion beams.

“No wonder Tatsuya-kun said he couldn’t dodge this magic—its range is incredibly hard to avoid.” Mayumi gasped. It was her first time seeing a low-level magic with such a wide spread.

“It’s called [Dispersion Bullet].”

“I originally wanted to develop an A-class magic, but due to control issues, I could only settle for this as a secondary option.”

Kousen spoke with a regretful expression. In his original concept, he wanted to fire a Psion mass up to 200 meters in height.

Then, from that height, the Psion mass would rain down indiscriminate bombardment.

However, completing this magic required not only combining acceleration and dispersion magic but also strong Psion control and movement magic to maneuver and stabilize the Psion mass.

“But I think Tatsuya-kun’s abilities are beyond doubt now.”

Kousen put away [Night] and turned to ask the Disciplinary Committee members.

“Absolutely! Someone with abilities like this joining the Disciplinary Committee—we’re the lucky ones!”

Sawaki Midori looked at Tatsuya in amazement.

“So, Shiba, they’re pretty good, right?”

Mari gestured to the three Disciplinary Committee members beside her. Though it was after school, patrol duties meant not everyone could be present.

But the attitude of the three present showed that the Disciplinary Committee was a place that could accept both First and Second Course students, provided you had the ability to prove yourself.

“Onii-sama is truly amazing!”

Miyuki was now genuinely happy for her brother, who had proven his abilities, earned the respect of everyone present, and found a comfortable workplace.

This was truly remarkable!