28 Hold It Down

"Alright, the next Familiar can take the test now," the worker called out promptly.

"Well, that's me," Calisbin remarked.

The test for Calisbin was the same as for Danil, of course. However, he did not pass in the end.

-Average Test Score: 47.8-

"So close!" Romario and Calisbin exclaimed simultaneously.

Calisbin emerged from the test and settled on Romario's shoulder, seemingly unconcerned about the result. "Did you see it?! Did you see it?! I went up five points since last year!!!"

Romario patted his head in response. "Of course! I've seen all the effort you've put in, so it's obvious your results would improve this much. Next year, for sure, you'll pass the test."

Julia, who had stayed behind to see the other Familiars, couldn't help but look a little sad. "Are you really alright?"

Calisbin looked at her. "Hey, there's no need to look like that. It's all a matter of time now. Besides," he patted Romario's shoulder in return, "with a master like this guy, what does it matter if I gain independence or not?"

"What do you mean by 'this guy?' Have I caused you any trouble?" Romario didn't appreciate how he was addressed, though.

Calisbin smirked at him. "Hoho! So you're truly asking that. Very well, where should I start? Right, let's talk about your early mornings."

"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" Romario quickly grabbed the Familiar's core. "Alright, alright! I understand! There's no need to say anything else. Master Calisbin, please spare me!"

"That's more like it," Calisbin nodded, satisfied.

Surprisingly, Alvin and Julia looked away, not laughing at all. They even pretended they didn't hear anything. On the other hand, Linfelia and Danil didn't hold back.

"Hahaha! So you guys also have these issues?" Linfelia couldn't help but smile as she commented.

"Linfelia!" Alvin quickly called her attention, but Linfelia just wore a playful expression.

"Wait! You too?" Danil was no different. "You have to see what kind of mess this girl causes when no one is looking! Her mother even-"

"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!" Julia interjected quickly, stopping Danil before he could say anything else.

Alvin, Julia, and Romario smiled bitterly. Was it normal that Familiars liked to embarrass their human friends? Still, a certain connection seemed to form with those three... for the wrong reasons, it seemed...

Linfel looked at all of that and mentally sighed. 'Horan, just where have you gone... If I'm truly in the future, could it be you aren't around anymore?' He still couldn't forget the man who changed his life, his old friend.

"The last Familiar can enter the testing area," the worker continued with the test.

Linfel quickly pushed those thoughts aside and entered the testing area. The first test, obviously, was the Magic Density Test. "Can I start?"

"One second..." the worker requested. "Alright, it's ready now."

Linfel nodded and circulated his Magic Energy. He wasn't used to the Magic Energy of this world yet, so he tried to make the circulation look as smooth as possible. His dense yellow Magic Energy, cleansed through his Wisp core, appeared. It gave the impression he was a High-Grade Familiar.

The worker looked at that and nodded. 'That's certainly a nice magic circulation...' He thought for a moment. If he knew Linfel had started using Magic Energy less than 24 hours ago, he probably would have fallen from his chair.

-Magic Density Score: 73-

Julia, Romario, and their Familiars were taken aback. That was a huge result!

As for Alvin and Linfelia, they only sighed. They knew Linfel was completely new to Magic Energy, so such a result seemed more like a fairy tale to them. Not that it mattered anymore.

'73?' Linfel looked at that number. He still felt like his magic density was pretty inferior compared to what he could do with primordial energy in the past. Yet, it still gave him a very high result.

The worker was impressed, but it wasn't like he hadn't seen such results before, so he continued. "Alright, very good score, but we need the other results as well." The same targets appeared all around the room, floating in random directions just like before. "Same thing. Concentrate a little Magic Energy and shoot it at the targets. You can start now."

Linfel pondered for a moment. He obviously had no issue controlling his Magic Energy since he could merge it perfectly with Alvin. "Do I have to shoot one by one?"

Linfelia and Alvin heard that and had a bad premonition.

"Not really," the worker answered. "But if you try to hit more than one at once, you will have to divide your focus. Remember, if you miss a target, it will affect your score even if you hit it during the next shot, so I recommend taking the safe path."

As soon as the worker finished his words, Linfel's Magic Energy transformed into hundreds of Magic Energy Bullets. In the next second, they shot out all at once!

Pin, pin, pin, pin, pin...

Every single magic Bullet hit the target's bullseye! The clock started when the first shot was made, and it stopped when time ran out, or the targets were all destroyed. The result?

Time Remaining: 02:59!

"Holy Shit!" Romario exclaimed, shocked.

He obviously wasn't the only one. Julia, Calisbin, and Danil were even more so. No, the one with the greatest expression was, in fact, the worker controlling the test. 'What kind of monster is this?!'

It wasn't like there weren't Familiars who couldn't perform what Linfel just did. However, such Familiars were usually at least Level Three, capable of using Brown Magic Energy!

Of course, the test equipment didn't care about anything like that and simply showed the results.

-Magic Control Score: 100-

Linfel nodded, satisfied. 'My magic density is subpar, but my magic control is still good. I need to adapt faster to the Magic Energy of this world before anyone finds out I'm a wisp.'

Linfelia and Alvin wanted to cry. If he truly wanted to hide the fact he was a wisp, wouldn't it be better to hold back a little?

The worker came back to himself. Regardless of how monstrous Linfel's Magic Control was, he had to carry out the test impartially. "Ahem! Alright, not bad, not bad. Now, onto the next test."

Soon, the same magical diagram wall appeared near Linfel.

'Hm?' However, Linfel noticed that Alvin was doing something not far away.

Alvin's hand gestured downward as his mouth moved, seeming to be trying to say something. 'Hold it down, hold it down...' If Linfel got a very low score on this next test, his average result would still not be anything too ridiculous, so Alvin was trying to warn him to hold back.

Linfel wasn't exactly very good at reading lips, though. 'Uh? Down? What is down?' He looked under himself, but there was nothing there. 'Ah!' Then, he finally understood. 'Take it down! I see! I have to take it down! Alright, let's see if I can take it down.' Or perhaps he didn't understand anything at all...