[Mana Silencer: Creates a silencer using mana. When the mana silencer is used, the sound of "Al Capone's Tommy" is significantly reduced, and the mana fluctuations generated upon firing are also greatly diminished.]
A silencer, not a bad reward.
The advantage of reducing sound was good, but what I liked most was the phrase that it significantly reduced 'mana fluctuations.'
In this world, the existence of mana fluctuations is practically an essential element for 'tracking.'
After all, the basic setting of this world is that the police carry mana fluctuation detection devices to maintain public order.
However, with the silencer I received as a reward, things were different.
Because I could use weapons without being detected by basic detection methods.
Moreover, in this world, equipment that reduces mana fluctuations was extremely rare.
The government strictly regulated equipment that concealed mana fluctuations, considering it a significant threat to public order.
But to get such equipment in the early stages?
With this, I could not only engage in combat using mana while hiding my mana, but it would also be incredibly useful when handling the organization's affairs. It was a reward befitting the overachievement.
Indeed, a skill with endless applications. I was about to press the [Receive Reward] button on my smartphone when I noticed a few students looking at me, so I put the phone back in my pocket.
Because I could feel Ji-soo-hyun's cold gaze from the front.
Could she be reacting because I was looking at my smartphone during class?
Fortunately, when I put the phone back in my pocket, her demeanor returned to normal.
...She's sensitive about this. I need to be careful.
"Although the first sparring ended faster than expected... there's no way you could have gained anything from it, so let's move on to the next sparring. Everyone, focus. So, is there anyone who wants to be called out, or anyone who wants to spar with Kim Young-je?"
After my sparring with Jin-woo, Ji-soo-hyun, who had tidied up the sparring field with a few movements of her hand on the control panel, looked at the other students and asked.
Then, a hand shot up from among the students.
"Hmm? You're not raising your hand to ask a question, are you? Kim Young-je."
"Yes, I want to do the next sparring."
Perhaps because he had just watched my sparring with Jin-woo, determination could be seen in Kim Young-je's eyes.
"Hmm. Alright. Your unique weapon... is that pen, right?"
Ji-soo-hyun's expression showed interest at the sight of another unique weapon.
"Yes."
"Well, you must have brought it for a reason, so I won't say anything. So, is there anyone you want to call out, or anyone who wants to spar with Kim Young-je?"
Ji-soo-hyun looked around at the 11 students, including me, and asked. Someone next to Kim Young-je raised their hand.
"Yes! I want to do it!"
Looking at where the hand was raised, I saw Kim Se-ah, who had a determined look in her eyes, raising her hand.
"Kim Se-ah. Alright. Both of you, enter the field."
The two students, who had heard the instructor's words, stepped into the sparring field.
If I recall the events on the deserted island, Kim Se-ah is a spatial mage.
Given that Kim Young-je, who mainly used elemental magic in the game, was her opponent, this sparring would certainly be very helpful for Kim Se-ah, who uses spatial magic.
I had been thinking that it would be great to have a spatial mage in the organization, so I decided to see what level she was at.
"When the field activates, you might feel a slight increase in pressure. It's a natural phenomenon, so don't be too surprised."
Ji-soo-hyun approached the control panel outside the field and pulled down the largest lever.
At the same time, the two people inside the field flinched and trembled.
It was probably due to the phenomenon Ji-soo-hyun had just mentioned.
"Do you feel it activated?"
In response to Ji-soo-hyun's question, the two people inside the field nodded.
"Alright. Then... let's see you go all out. You brats."
The two people moved almost simultaneously.
Both raised their unique weapons, the fountain pen and the glove on their right hand, and aimed at each other.
The first to launch an attack was Kim Young-je.
"Appassionato."
The word that suddenly burst from Kim Young-je's mouth was Italian.
It was his unique magic, which he cast by imbuing the word with meaning and mana, starting to unfold from his mouth and the tip of his fountain pen.
"Just as described in the game."
As he incanted, the words he wrote in the air turned into flames and began to fly toward Kim Se-ah.
A musical term meaning 'passionately,' the magic he cast burned fiercely and began to fly toward Kim Se-ah.
Seeing Kim Young-je's magic, Kim Se-ah raised her left arm and bent her left wrist as if to deflect something.
The path of the flames, which had been flying like a dance, was deflected, and the flames began to return to Kim Young-je, their original owner.
Kim Se-ah, who excels in spatial magic, had twisted the path of the magic.
"Adagio!"
The word he shouted this time meant 'calmly, slowly.'
At the same time, white frost rose from the tip of his finger as he wrote in the air, colliding with the flames flying toward him.
The collision of the two extreme magics.
A huge amount of steam exploded and spread, turning the surroundings white.
We, who were watching from outside the field, could no longer see the situation inside.
But after a short while, the monitor that was displaying the two people switched to thermal imaging, revealing their figures.
"Ugh, the steam...!"
Kim Young-je was taken aback by the limited visibility, but his opponent was Kim Se-ah, who specialized in spatial magic.
From the way she crouched and touched the ground, it seemed she was using her magic to detect Kim Young-je's position.
I don't know what ability the glove-shaped 'unique weapon' Kim Se-ah was wearing had, but from the way she was getting up, it seemed she had successfully pinpointed Kim Young-je's location.
Kim Se-ah, slowly turning her body toward Kim Young-je, aimed her left hand at him and began to incant.
"Fireball!"
A basic magic that any mage could use, it unfolded above Kim Se-ah's hand.
Although Kim Young-je couldn't pinpoint Kim Se-ah's location, he must have predicted that an attack magic would be coming his way, as he started to run to the right.
"Allegretto!"
A word meaning 'a little faster.'
It seemed to be a buffing magic, as he rolled to the side at an incredible speed, narrowly avoiding Kim Se-ah's attack.
And as he got up, he quickly manipulated his fountain pen and shouted.
"Tempestoso!"
A word meaning 'like a storm' and, as a musical term, 'intensely.'
As he incanted, a strong wind began to whirl inside the field, dispersing the steam.
From what I've seen so far, Kim Young-je has used four elemental magics. It was a feat that an ordinary mage wouldn't even attempt.
Fire, ice, physical enhancement, and the wind just now. I didn't expect him to have this level of skill even in his first year...
Originally, at the first-year stage, Kim Young-je could only handle two elemental magics.
That was the statistic I had gathered from playing the game.
But to use four elemental magics from the start?
I thought there might be two reasons for this.
Either he had gained a great fortune and become stronger at an incredibly high probability.
Or he had been hiding his true strength and was now showing it due to some stimulation.
While I was thinking this, the steam that had filled the sparring field began to thin.
It was due to the magic Kim Young-je had cast, which had pushed away all the steam. Finally, the two people could see each other.
Just as Kim Young-je was about to launch another attack, raising his fountain pen and opening his mouth to incant, Kim Se-ah, who had her left hand extended, suddenly sighed and raised both hands.
"...I surrender."
Kim Se-ah had declared her surrender.
After seeing Kim Young-je use four elemental magics, she must have judged that further resistance was futile.
She probably thought she couldn't win with her current strength.
"...What a pity."
Although Kim Young-je could handle four elemental magics, it didn't mean he could deal with every situation.
If she had used spatial magic to counter or engaged in close combat, she might have had a slight chance of winning.
Given Ji-soo-hyun's personality, she wouldn't have viewed Kim Se-ah's behavior favorably.
As the sparring ended and the field's door opened, the two people, breathing heavily, stepped out of the field.
Instructor Ji-soo-hyun smiled as she looked at the two.
"Both of you did well. For feedback on your sparring, first... Kim Young-je. To be able to use that level of magic at your age, I must say I'm quite surprised. I didn't expect you to handle multiple elements so easily."
"Thank you."
"If you develop other applications for the magics you can use, it will be a great help. Developing your physical abilities would also be a good approach. A mage who can handle multiple elements and has the physical ability to sustain combat is a real nuisance."
As she said, a mage who can handle multiple elements and has physical abilities is a real nuisance.
No matter what attack you make, they can respond, and they are incredibly tenacious. Just thinking about such characters in the game still makes me shudder.
"And Kim Se-ah. It would have been better if you had struggled a bit more. Personally, I find it a bit disappointing."
"...I'm sorry."
"Still, I was impressed by how you used spatial magic to pinpoint an invisible enemy and how you twisted the trajectory of the magic. Mages who specialize in spatial magic are usually thought of as primarily detection mages. But..."
Ji-soo-hyun smiled and patted the dejected Kim Se-ah on the head.
"Personally, I like how you used spatial magic offensively. If you develop that ability further, you can certainly become a spatial mage who can handle their own."
"Yes...! Thank you!"
Perhaps because she, like Kim Se-ah, specializes in spatial magic, I could sense a sense of pride in her advice.
But why do I have no memory of seeing someone as talented as her in the game?
Even on the deserted island, and with the impressive performance she has shown so far, she has been quite remarkable.
With that level of skill in her first year, she would have become a well-known hero after graduation.
But no matter how much I think about it, I have no memory of hearing the name 'Kim Se-ah' while playing the game.
...Is something going to happen later?
While thinking this, I clapped for Se-ah and Young-je, who were approaching, just like the other students.
The two, who had finished their sparring with satisfied expressions, approached the audience.
Thanks to the field's effect, the two were in perfect condition, without a single scratch, despite the intense battle.
If they could be in such a state after such an intense sparring, what was it with Jin-woo, who had fainted?
Thinking about Jin-woo, who was still lying in the infirmary, I started to feel a bit guilty.