Chapter 23: Elemental Creatures

The match began.

The principles of the magic had already been analyzed by the old teacher during class.

Whoever had higher comprehension and a deeper understanding of magic would be the first to cast it.

The complexity of Advanced Magic was extremely high.

Even with the old teacher’s detailed explanation, no one had successfully cast it yet.

Those in the first batch who tried to use the magic failed one after another.

The Magic Circles they condensed quickly collapsed, and after several attempts, they could only form a small portion of it.

If it were not for the fact that this magic was an advanced version of Intermediate Magic, many people would not have even been able to condense that small portion.

Yuriko had already begun her attempt.

Because she had not studied Intermediate Elemental Creature Summoning Magic, Yuriko’s attempt was even more difficult.

However, Nomily was not doing much better than her.

Just like Yuriko, she was laboriously and slowly constructing her Magic Circle.

What surprised Yuriko was that Olesia was there as well.

She had not joined the competition, but instead began her own attempt at the same time Yuriko and Nomily started their match.

Olesia clearly wanted to see who between them and herself could succeed faster. This subtle sense of rivalry made Yuriko feel a bit of pressure.

When she saw that Olesia’s Magic Circle was basically formed while she had only condensed a rudimentary shape, Yuriko knew she could not compete with Olesia.

‘Is this what a genius is? Even though I’ve given it my all, my speed is still nowhere near Olesia’s.’

As Olesia’s Magic Circle was completed, her magic activated successfully.

Accompanied by the intense light of the summoning, a Golden Elemental Bird emerged from the circle.

Its feathers radiated brilliance, and its posture was elegant and composed. After letting out a crisp cry, it landed on Olesia’s shoulder.

Yuriko and Nomily were distracted at the same time.

While watching Olesia interact with the Golden Elemental Bird, their half-constructed Magic Circles shattered due to a loss of control.

“Ah, I failed.”

Yuriko glanced at Nomily and found that she had failed as well.

Now, they were both back at the starting line.

Nomily also withdrew her gaze from Olesia and looked toward Yuriko.

Perhaps because she had witnessed Olesia’s success, there was a spark of fire in her eyes.

The two began reconstructing their Magic Circles. With the experience from the previous failure, their speed was much faster this time.

Yuriko only took half the time she had used before to return to her previous progress.

‘The framework is complete. Just fill in a few more details… and done!’

Yuriko’s Magic Circle was finished, and she felt herself resonate with the magic.

At this moment, Yuriko’s will could influence the type of Elemental Creature summoned to a certain extent.

She really wanted to summon a powerful and handsome Elemental Creature, but Yuriko eventually abandoned that idea.

In the end, she summoned a pure White Horse.

The White Horse emitted a soft glow, and its eyes were filled with white brilliance, giving it a somewhat holy aura.

It lowered its head and nuzzled Yuriko’s arms affectionately, allowing Yuriko to stroke its mane.

The moment the White Horse appeared, cheers from her classmates reached her ears.

“What a beautiful White Horse!”

“Ruri looks so lovely leaning against that White Horse~”

These were the voices of her classmates.

A pure White Horse and a beautiful young girl looked like protagonists stepping out of a fairy tale, instantly drawing the attention of the entire class.

This was exactly why Yuriko had changed her mind and chose not to summon a powerful creature.

How could a powerful but aesthetically lacking creature compete with the popularity brought by a beautiful White Horse?

After Yuriko successfully summoned the White Horse, Nomily could not help but glance at her.

Her constructed Magic Circle almost collapsed again due to the distraction.

She hurried to stabilize her Magic Circle. Yuriko’s success brought her quite a lot of pressure.

‘I lost again… At the very least, I have to narrow the gap a little!’

Thinking this, Nomily forcibly accelerated the construction process.

“You are very impressive to have finished the magic so quickly,” Olesia said to Yuriko.

“I still have a long way to go. As expected, Lady Wyndham is the most amazing one for finishing the magic so fast.”

“Don’t be discouraged. You are already very capable. If you could obtain better resources, you would definitely be much faster than you are now.”

“However, if you want to catch up to me, you will still need to put in more effort.”

‘She thinks I can get a bit faster, but she doesn’t think I can win?’

‘How confident. But she really does have the capital to be confident, so I can’t say anything.’

While Yuriko was exchanging pleasantries with Olesia, there was a commotion on Nomily’s side.

Her magic had also succeeded, but the summoned Elemental Creature was a bit large, standing nearly as tall as two Aviers.

This Elemental Creature possessed thick rock armor and sharp rock blades hanging from its arms. It appeared to be a melee-type combat creature.

However, this creature was still in a dormant state, remaining motionless and unresponsive.

The old teacher sitting in the chair noticed this additional gargantuan entity.

He carefully examined the Elemental Creature, feeling that something was not quite right.

Yuriko walked over and looked at the tall rock creature. Its cool appearance made Yuriko’s eyes sparkle.

This was exactly the type she had wanted to summon!

She had originally intended to summon such a powerful and handsome creature!

“What a cool Rock Giant. So it turns out Miss Kipling likes this kind of Elemental Creature?”

Nomily looked at the Rock Giant she had summoned. she had simply been unwilling to lose to Yuriko, and she hadn’t expected her competitive thoughts to resonate with this big guy.

Even though she actually preferred cuter Elemental Creatures.

“Ahem, impressive, right?”

Nomily said with a bit of a guilty conscience.

She hadn’t even expected herself to succeed; she had thought there was a high probability of failure.

“Yes, but why is your Rock Giant not reacting? Has it not woken up yet?”

Nomily noticed this as well. The rock creature had shown no movement since a moment ago.

She stepped closer, patted the Rock Giant’s thigh, and shouted, “Hey, big guy, wake up!”

The Rock Giant shuddered for a moment, then opened its eyes.

As if it had suddenly been plugged into a power source, the Rock Giant stood up abruptly.

“Now it’s awake. It feels like it will be very strong.”

Nomily looked at her Rock Giant, feeling somewhat proud.

Although her speed was a bit slower, her side was clearly stronger in terms of combat power!

The Rock Giant looked down at Nomily and suddenly raised its arm.

The arm, equipped with a blade, swung toward Nomily beneath it.

The Rock Giant’s attack was too sudden. No one expected a summoned Elemental Creature to attack its own master.

Even Nomily herself failed to react, staring blankly as the attack approached.