Mathematics.
A disciple that a lot of people in the world hated.
Even though it was the language of nature itself, most people would never accept that fact.
However, there are things that were more hateful than that.
Calculus.
An advanced type of mathematics requires not only good analytical skills but also a good visualization of the world.
The reason why the mages would be matched with the scientific people of Earth was because of that.
Because to conjure magic better, they needed to have a better understanding of the space around them and the force of magic and many other things.
At least to make the magic you are using closer to perfection, in theory, that is.
However, those who attended engineering would know that knowing theoretical knowledge is nothing but a scam if you don't know how the real application of the theory works.
That was also the reason why there were a lot of successful people who didn't graduate from college but were better engineers.
Now, without diverging from the subject too much, the reason why I am explaining the thing is to let you understand how the exam in front of me works.
Fundamentals of the Magic Theory…..
The exam was about this course which was one of the most annoying ones…
While scribbling the paper in front of me with answers, those were the things on my mind.
'If the wavelength of the water ball magic is closer to the average wavelength of fireball magic, what would be the average momentum of the water particles per mana unit?'
Like that questions, there were a lot of others that required a good knowledge of 'Formulas' that you would be able to use in the exam.
And because I was thoroughly prepared, I finished the exam at most 20 minutes, which I was sure would take at least 2 hours for others.
Note that this exam is slightly different from what you would expect from one.
Because there are no supervisors that are physically present.
/TAP/
Because you don't even need to leave your desk to mark the finish of your exam.
Just one tap on the button that is present in front of you is enough.
Since just with that one tap, your paper will disappear, and the other one will come.
Just as I had said, the theoretical exam doesn't only contain mathematical calculations but also contains other things like general knowledge of the political world structure, social analyzing skills, reading comprehension, writing, and general monster knowledge.
Just like the national exams that high-school students take…
In any case, the other parts were a lot easier than doing calculations since the things I had read were pretty fresh, and recalling that information didn't take a huge amount of time.
In the end, I finished all the other subjects around 20 minutes and left my desk.
While in front of the eyes of those dumbfounded nobles who thought they were some sort of big shot.
'You are at least 100 years early to compete with a person who had a 4.0 GPA in college.'
Thinking that, I left the room and started waiting for the others to come….
*****
When Callius left the examination hall after he submitted the paper, the professors that were watching him were dumbfounded.
Well, not in a way that they were respecting him, but more like they were not expecting such blatant disrespect.
"I have never seen a participant that finished the test this fast. I don't think he made an effort at all."
The man with mono glass on his left eye said while scoffing slightly.
"To think there would be someone who would underestimate the academy this much."
Now, because they were the teaching staff of the world's best academy of course, they had a huge pride over their job.
Therefore, they were sneering inwardly, not even expecting someone could finish the questions they had prepared this fast.
Almost all of them had assumed the boy that finished the exam had just given random answers to the questions and had no chance of passing it.
"Let's not assume things and wait for the results. They will come soon."
Another man with sharp features said while looking at the other lecturers.
Even he had a slightly relaxed appearance, like he knew the result already.
Though the prejudices they had were bound to fall down.
******
If someone were to inquire about the most convenient form of magic in this world, the response may vary greatly.
According to the situation.
And as for the case such that where an academy that is the most famous in the world tries to conduct an entrance exam, then the most convenient magic would be time and space.
Though time magic has its own restrictions, the fact that the results of the exam can be read at most ten minutes after the exam was such a huge upgrade.
And this is also independent of the number of participants that finished it.
"How did you do it?"
"I don't know. The results are not something I expected."
"Yeah…. How can we even calculate the number of expected monsters inside the dungeon? It was the first time I had seen it?"
"I know. That question was something else…."
"Let's not even talk about the magical theory questions. My tutor never showed me questions like that?"
"Mine neither."
The participants that left the exam room after the time has finished were talking amongst themselves.
Which felt like just ten minutes passed for me.
Since the time flow rate inside the room where each participant took the exam was faster than the one that I was inside.
Yeah, for sure one of the most convenient magic types that had ever appeared.
Thinking that, I looked at the panel that appeared beside me.
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Name – Callius
Examination ID - 2517209
Age – 15
Written exam results – 115/115
Current Rank - 1
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'Just as I had expected.'
The exam was pretty easy considering the amount of time I had put into studying.
Since the room that I entered was a different one from the first thanks to the space magic the headmaster put in, I lost contact with Lirienne already.
That was a countermeasure for those who wanted to participate in the practical exam with someone they knew.
"Attention!"
Just as I was thinking like that, suddenly a loud voice echoed.
Which made the attention of others to be drawn.
"The practical exam will start soon. Please put all the equipment you have into the sub-space that will appear in front of you. Those who hadn't put everything will be unable to teleport and their practical exam results will be received as NA."
With that notice, the man made a gesture with his hands making me feel the spatial mana around me.
"Now we can finally start…."
With that mumble, I grabbed Nihil and the spatial ring in my hand, putting it inside the subspace.
/SWOOSH/
Then disappeared from the place I was in, only to open my eyes to an unfamiliar place….
