Chapter 7 - It was Unmeasurable (2/2)

So saying, Instructor Regin called us over to the guild counter.

There was an unfamiliar thing on the table that looked like crystal ball.

“Now put your hand on this.”

The first sorcerer obeyed and put a hand over the crystal ball.

And then the ball started to glow red.

“Fire, huh… That is an attribute well-suited for an Adventurer. And you have a decent amount of magic energy, so you may go far if you train. …Next!”

Then the next sorcerer stepped forward and put a hand on the crystal ball.

This time it glowed a brown color.

The brightness seemed a lot stronger than the previous person.

“Earth attribute…an ordinary attribute, but you have quite a lot of magic energy. Earth Magic is quite easy to use, so you will be a fine sorcerer if you learn to use it properly. This test is yielding great results so far!”

Then Instructor Regin stopped…and turned his gaze towards me.

“Now, Yuji. Put your hand here. By the way, if you can’t use magic, this thing will not glow.”

…I see.

So that was why he said I would be immediately exposed if I lied about using magic.

Well, I didn’t even need to use this thing. I could just perform magic in front of them to prove it.

I thought such things as I stretched my hand out…but there was something strange happening to the crystal ball.

It let out an unstable light and began to shudder loudly.

The vibrations and glow stopped when I pulled my hand away…but it seemed very strange.

“Can I really touch it?”

I asked Instructor Regin.

I had a bad feeling about it.

That light did not seem very safe.

“Of course, you can. Unless you’d rather correct this…”

Instructor Regin said as he waved the application form in front of me.

But I had no intention of changing it.

Why did I have to change something that wasn’t even wrong?

…Well, if he says it’s fine, then I might as well touch it.

I decided. And so my hand stretched out to the crystal ball.

The crystal ball grew brighter and shook more violently the closer my hand came to it…

—And just before my hand reached it, there was a ‘crack’ sound and the ball shattered.

“…What?”

…Instructor Regin’s voice echoed in the guild, which had gone completely silent.