Luo Luo's journey to the next round was very smooth. Out of the ten preliminaries, she had only lost one match. This was because all of her opponents were either First or Second Graders. None of them could withstand a Tier 3 Spell. Her only loss was to Simon, a fellow First Grader.
This wasn't too surprising. Although Simon was usually mischievous and always claimed to be a fanboy, he was a genuine Tier 3 Magician and the heir of the Grady Family. Compared to Lolo who only knew two Tier 3 spells, he was naturally much stronger. Although Lolo was mentally prepared for this, she was still shocked when they actually fought.
Simon had been using tier-1 spells throughout the match. He would only use tier-2 spells to save himself in critical situations. As for tier-3 spells, he had not even used a single tier-3 spell. Even under such circumstances, he was still able to win the duel. His actions had taught Luo Luo the truth that tier-3 spells were not everything. Luo Luo had finally experienced the might of a tier-3 Magician.
This strength wasn't reflected in the number of high-level spells they had mastered. Instead, it was in the fact that their understanding of magic was obviously much deeper than that of a Tier 1 or 2 Magician. In the hands of a Tier 2 Magician, they could often produce unexpected results with low-level spells.
In the past, this was precisely Lolo's strong point. With the mysterious A Series Notebook, her understanding of magic was much higher than other Magicians of the same rank. However, after she suddenly became a Tier 3 Magician in an extremely short period of time, this advantage no longer existed.
Now, Simon used the same method to teach her a good lesson.
The latter was also quite shocked. It hadn't been long since the Freshmen Competition, but in just a few months, Lolo actually directly became a Tier 3 Magician from a newbie. This terrifying speed of advancement was something that even Rob, who was known as the most talented human in the world, couldn't achieve. Fortunately, not long after the fight, Simon realized that Lolo only used two moves. The number of spells she mastered was obviously not compatible with her current rank. However, on the other hand, the fact that she could still fight him in a deadlock for such a long time despite her lack of combat skills was already very impressive in itself.
In particular, her premonition and reaction to danger were even better than an ordinary Tier 3 Magician. This was all thanks to the training that Lolo had with a certain person. Just like what Rob said, his unique combat style was just like what she had said. Although the experience she had accumulated during the fight was useless against other people, the oppressive feeling from that fellow unexpectedly improved Lolo's combat instincts by a lot.
One must know that during this period of time, Simon didn't slack off either. His progress was not small either. Ever since he found out about Rob's identity, the heir of the Grady Family naturally wouldn't let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Other than the Perceptive Training Method that he had obtained, he would also consult Rob about the problems he faced in his cultivation from time to time.
Simon grasped this well. He wouldn't ask too many questions every time, and he wouldn't ask for too long. This way, the future Supreme Magus Your Honor wouldn't reject him on account of their relationship. Therefore, not only Lolo, but Simon's level also improved by leaps and bounds after the Freshmen Competition.
But now, he realized that the gap between him and Lolo didn't increase at all. Instead, it was shrinking at an unbelievable speed. However, the few of them had met the fox-masked man before. Apart from Gage, everyone received a very important gift from him. Simon thought that the gift Lolo asked for was powerful magic. Moreover, she had the help of Rob, so it wasn't strange for her to make such progress in such a short period of time.
Simon could only be envious of her because he still had to consider his family. Although it was important for him to improve his personal strength, his ultimate goal was to restore the glory of the Grady Family. Therefore, the wish he made after meeting the fox-masked man was related to this.
Aside from Luo Luo and Simon, there was also a skinny boy named Bowers who had attracted a lot of attention. Unlike the other two, he was only a Tier 1 Magician. Moreover, he was only proficient in earth-type magic. However, he was able to defeat opponents stronger than him time and time again, successfully turning the tables at crucial moments. The talent he displayed in earth-type magic had already attracted the attention of several teachers.
One had to know that his magic aptitude was only a mere D-rank during the entrance test.
However, there was no lack of such examples in the magic world. Those who did not perform well at the beginning of the test would suddenly make a comeback in the later stages. After all, no matter how advanced the so-called test method was, there would always be various kinds of errors. On the day of the test, the testee might not perform well.
In short, Bowers successfully passed the preliminaries with his own performance and qualified for the assessment. However, compared to Luo Luo and Simon, his record was slightly worse. He won seven games and lost three. In the end, he had to go through two rounds of play-offs before he was able to advance by a narrow margin. Moreover, the level of the group B he was in was slightly worse than Luo Luo and Simon's group A.
In the end, when the list of ten people from the magic department was announced, many people were taken aback. Originally, they thought that after losing Kaiser, there would be no decent experts among this batch of freshmen. They did not expect that there would be three first-year students who would get a place at the same time. In the previous years, it could be said to be a very strong batch of freshmen.
After seeing the lineup of the magic department, the other departments were also in despair. Among the candidates this time, except for Bowers who seemed to be slightly weaker, the rest had almost no weaknesses. Judging from the list alone, this year's student council election would probably end up with the magic department outshining the others. The final focus would be the president and vice president positions. This had always been an internal struggle of the magic department.
After getting the final list, the swordsman department was also in a state of despair.
Everyone had ambition, but in the face of absolute strength, no matter how much ambition they had, it would be futile. Facing the freshmen of the Magic Department, who were known as the most savage batch in the school's history, the people of the Swordsman Department felt that their last glimmer of hope had been mercilessly crushed. There was no movement from the person they had once placed high hopes on.
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