It's weird to apply for Witch Academy as a boy

morning.

"Well...it's already this late..."

I got up and looked at the time. It seemed that my biological clock did not wake me up as usual. I got up a little later than usual. It seems that what happened yesterday consumed too many brain cells of my brain.

After a simple wash, put on new clothes... Oh, and prepare a few more sets of spare clothes, otherwise you will have nowhere to change if your clothes get damaged.

After arriving at the arena, I found a seat and sat down. I still had some things to do before today's game started.

For example... study my wind blade technique a little bit.

I don't expect to be able to use Wind Blade as terribly as Fireball in such a short time, but at least I should be able to modify it to be useful.

The wind element is lively by nature. It cannot become a ball in a fixed place like a fireball, and the wind blade does not have a fixed shape.

So when I modified the Wind Blade Technique so that it wouldn't be launched immediately, it became a Wind Blade Technique that could only spin on the spot, and then... the Wind Blade Technique really became a rotating wind ball.

It seems that this state of constant movement is very interesting...

"Eh? What kind of magic is this? It's so magical, a wind vortex?"

"Hmm? Oh, just the Wind Blade Technique." I looked up at the person who came. It was Erica, the monitor of Class 13. According to the seating order, she was next to me.

I didn't expect so many people to come so early. It would be a bit impolite to play magic here, just like playing with grenades in public. Is that okay?

This is not good.

"Wind Blade Technique? Huh? That's not what Wind Blade Technique is like, right?"

"There are so many Wind Blade spell books in the world, there must be a few that look like this, don't worry." I comforted him. The monitor of the class next to mine was really curious.

But it looks like she has advanced. I didn’t see her yesterday afternoon. I hope I don’t see her today.

"What kind of perverted logic is this!"

But now I spend too much time trying to guess the other person's feelings every day.

Because at this moment I am in a dilemma.

That is because I didn't pay much attention to it before, but now I noticed that the use of runes in the spell book is a bit too advanced, so advanced that I don't even know what it is used for.

Take the fireball technique that I am most familiar with as an example.

I have figured out the entire spellbook, from its internal structure, how to guide the magic power into the spellbook, transform it into the corresponding elements, and then to the rituals and structural components to condense it into a fireball.

Every place and every detail is quite perfect. There doesn't seem to be too many rune rituals involved. The most important one is the "array ritual". So... what kind of structure does this densely packed runes serve as inside the spell book?

It seems to be everywhere, yet it seems that everything can function without it.

This seems to be true for Wind Blade Technique as well. The runes that can be seen with the naked eye in the spell ritual are actually combined runes, but these runes only account for a very small part of the total runes.

Some runes even require me to use clairvoyance to see them in "another dimension".

They operate like precision gears, meshing with each other and stacking layer upon layer. You can't understand them, but you can still feel their complex beauty.

I can't even comprehend what these impossible things are made of.

Normal runes are actually very simple. Runes can be formed by mental power and extraordinary energy. If the formation is successful, the rune will take effect directly. If the formation fails, the rune will break, the extraordinary energy will dissipate, and the mental power will suffer a slight backlash.

But what are the runes inside spellbooks made of?

Energy? Mental strength?

Where does the spiritual power come from? Where does the energy come from?

Whose spiritual power? What energy?

I don't know any of this, I just vaguely feel that this is what makes up the entire spellbook.

I have been deliberately avoiding a question before, which is what the spell book is made of.

Is it energy? No, it just has an outer protective energy shell. What's inside? Are these runes?

So the complex information feedback from the spell book that I saw with my clairvoyance at the beginning was runes?

Now that I have a better understanding of runes, the information fed back by clairvoyance doesn't bring me too much of an impact. It's just that the dense information gives me a headache. So, what will impact me is still unknown.

So how many unknowns are there that I have overlooked?

The level of clairvoyance in the Floating World is definitely not limited to this extent. From childhood to now, I have been forcing myself to ignore the unknown. Until now, I don’t know how much I have ignored.

Looking back now, I was essentially giving up on the benefits of clairvoyance because I couldn’t afford this ability at the time, and the best solution was to let it go.

It's not easy to pick up again the things I spent so many years letting go of.

Unless I break through my own subconscious mind and can take control of it.

The two previous accidents with Tan Han have greatly improved my control over my spiritual vision, which allows me to test my own limits.

Ultimately, my clairvoyance is essentially of the "floating world" level, but the extent to which I can utilize it now probably doesn't reach the true floating world level.

Maybe it's because of the "Desire Crazy"? But I can do something that even the extraordinary witch's teacher can't do.

Anyway, this matter is a bit complicated, so... just let it go.

"Hey~ Xiaohan, are you ready?"

"Huh? Oh."

Suddenly, Erica patted me, and then I reacted suddenly.

I was so absorbed in studying wind blade techniques and rune construction that I checked my phone and realized a lot of time had passed, yet it felt like I hadn't done anything yet.

Looking up at the stadium, it was already crowded and full of seats, and the huge stadium below was divided into many areas.

The light curtains in the sky were constantly broadcasting the exciting live footage below, while some light curtains were broadcasting the next batch of battle groups.

“Has it been allocated?”

"Yes, I saw you were in a daze just now. What were you doing?" Erica asked doubtfully, "If I hadn't seen your eyes open, I would have thought you were meditating. Could it be that you meditate with your eyes open? Is this the way geniuses practice?"

"How is that possible! I was just thinking about something. By the way, which stadium will I be playing against and who will I be playing against?" I asked curiously.

"I didn't pay much attention. Look for yourself. Isn't it on the screen? It looks like you're the next in line. Look, everyone else has stood up and is getting ready."

"Oh, thanks for the reminder."

I quickly stood up and walked towards the preparation area. As I walked past, I saw the duel schedule above.

I was in Arena No. 12, and the one competing against me was No. 223, whose name was Chen Yu. From the picture, she looked like a tall and lively girl. I didn't know how capable the opponent was in fighting.

But no matter what, I'll use her to try out my wind blade technique.

I naturally won't touch those runes whose functions I don't know, but I can try the runes in the ritual. The worst that can happen is that a spell book will be damaged.

What I lack the least at this stage is spell books, but I would feel bad if I really scrapped one.

You know, even a small spell book without rituals is quite expensive.

If I sell it, it will at least be enough for me to not worry about money for a long time.

"Hello~ I'm Chen Yu from Class 223. Um, please be merciful when the time comes~"

After entering the competition venue, Chen Yu was the first to greet me with a very sincere attitude.

Even though the opponent knew my strength, he did not admit defeat directly, but instead asked me to be gentler. After all, after all, if I admitted defeat in a competition like this without fighting, I would probably be looked down upon, right?

"Well, you should do your best too~"

I smiled and tried to keep my expression gentle, but this was a competition venue after all, and I would not hesitate when it was time to be serious.

"Are both sides ready?" the referee asked between the two of us.

"Ready!"

"Okay, okay." I nodded too.

"Then, let the game begin!"

After the referee's announcement, Chen Yu rushed towards me with one step.

I can clearly see that the opponent's spell book ritual is lit up. If nothing goes wrong, it should be the transformation spell.

Sure enough, when I played against ordinary players, my mentality was different. I wasn’t even too nervous and could directly analyze the opponent’s various situations.

With these, I can respond directly. First, I simply put on an energy shield for myself, and then use wind blade technique to interfere with the opponent.

This is the advantage created by the casting speed. It seems that the opponent is dodging in a rather awkward manner, and he probably doesn't have any alchemical items to assist him. We can also see what the opponent's transformation spell is.

It should also be a cat-type transformation.

The degree of her beastification at this moment is even more severe than my cat-human transformation, and after the transformation, her body is surrounded by flames. It should be something like a flame cat. The other party's transformation is completely out of human aesthetics, and the only thing missing is walking on all fours.

But what he gained in return was terrifying explosive power and the ability to control fire.

The opponent accelerated instantly and rushed directly in front of me.

I didn't deliberately keep a distance from the opponent, so the first moment of our fight was already a close combat.

There are really a lot of people using transformation spells, and I don’t know any fighting skills. This is my final complaint in my heart.

The opponent's hand had turned into a clawed flesh pad and was heading straight for my face, but this blow clearly hit the energy shield directly.

The sharp claws and the power of flames directly left cracks on my energy shield, but the flames were all blocked.

But it was obvious that she had more than just this one attack. This one was blocked, and she changed direction as if triggering a combo.

But it was obvious that I would not give her such an opportunity. After stacking several layers of shields in a row, I found the opportunity.

"At this?"

I stretched out the slender magic wand in my right hand, and a wind blade shot out from the front end of the wand. The speed of the wind blade was even more terrifying than that of a fireball, not to mention it was released at such a close distance.

It's a pity that the Wind Blade Technique doesn't cause an explosion or anything.

This attack directly hit the opponent's transformation spell ritual, but most transformation spells require thick skin and flesh, and an ordinary wind blade spell cannot directly break the opponent.

However, at the moment of impact, the effect granted by the spell would cause the opponent to lose part of the spell effect as if the energy was cut off, and without the powerful blessing of the transformation spell, she was knocked away by the wind blade spell.

Moreover, at such a close distance, the wind blade technique did not suffer any loss and was completely absorbed by her.

The damage wasn't great, but he took all the force.

Chen Yu, who flew backwards, looked a little disheveled. Her transformation spell could no longer be maintained, and the signs of her beastly transformation were fading.

But she knew very well that if the transformation spell was broken in this way, she would definitely suffer a backlash of mental power, and then she would have no chance to fight back.

So even in this situation, she quickly turned over and adjusted her body posture, at least not to face her opponent by falling down.

The effect of the transformation spell made her subconsciously lie on all fours to stabilize her body, but at this moment she found that the animalization of her right hand had faded and turned back into her original hand.

But soon her eyes met mine, and her heart was filled with mixed feelings.

Is this the guy who can stand up to that pervert Tan Han? He put her in such an embarrassing situation with just one strike, and the other party must have let her go!

She didn't even use that terrifying fireball spell, and now the opponent didn't make a finishing move.

Thinking about it this way, that Tan Han had a transformation spell, and so did I, but both were broken by the opponent's attack... This is not some Exploding Witch, this is the nemesis of the transformation spell!

No matter what Chen Yu wants at this moment, I just simply want to test the Wind Blade Technique. It is useless to eliminate the opponent so quickly. If I don’t learn or gain anything in every battle, then this battle is a failed battle.

Have I learned anything now?

No, I didn’t even use my modified Wind Blade Technique.

"Take action! I don't need you to hold me back!"

"Wait, I'm experimenting with something." I ignored the other party's request for "quick death". Sorry, please don't die before getting enough information.

Let's try this. What would happen if we replaced the rune for mana conversion with a rune for fireball?

"Experimenting something?" Chen Yu quickly adjusted her state at this moment. She didn't know what the other party was experimenting on. Originally, she wanted to be defeated gloriously and leave the stage, but it was obvious that the other party would not give her this opportunity.

Then she can't just sit there and wait for the other party to be eliminated.

You will be laughed at.

Canceling the transformation spell now can alleviate the damage of the backlash of mental power, but the transformation spell will enter a "cooling down" period. After all, the spell book also needs to be slowed down. There is still a lot of residual energy inside, and the residual energy from the last use has not dissipated completely. There is a high probability of failure when the spell is used again, and failure means the end of the backlash of mental power.

But apart from the transformation spell, she only knows some fire spells, which are used to complement her transformation spell of Explosive Cat...

Or should we just admit defeat?

"I think... this should be okay..."

Obviously, after changing a few runes, this spell book is completed. I don’t know what the final effect will be. Will the Wind Blade Spell become the Fire Blade Spell?

After all, I modified some runes related to energy conversion, and I used the runes of Fireball as reference.