The difference

Winter was pretty cold, and the entrance exam also made everyone nervous, which made their bodies become even more frigid, yet even so, strangely enough, when they were close to Masa, all of them felt warm. 

Yet, Masa ignored all of them and wanted to finish his entrance exam as soon as possible. 

At the same time, he wondered whether the Shiba siblings were. 

Were they in a different room? 

Masa thought so and felt a bit disappointed since he couldn't see the two famous siblings in the Mahouka. 

Tatsuya aside, Masa was curious at how beautiful Miyuki Shiba, the main heroine of this world, was, wondering whether she was really that beautiful.

Still, while Masa was curious about Miyuki, the headmaster and many important staff of the First High School were watching him in the observation room after he entered the school.

"So, that's the "Blue Beast"!" 

"His body is overwhelming!" 

"Yet, even so, his control is so delicate..."

Masa's reputation was high, and the Isshiki family had never hidden his qualifications. 

Or rather, he was relatively loud, as if he were the leader and the hope of this family. 

That was what Masa intended it to be, but even if his reputation was loud, it was still limited, and more importantly, he wasn't a Strategic Type of a Magician, so even if his reputation was loud, most people would dismiss him, thinking that the Isshiki Family tried to exaggerate his reputation. 

It might seem weird, but instead of being feared, being underestimated was better after all. 

When someone underestimated him, instead of trying to take him down, they would just dismiss him and continue with their lives or try to improve themselves to show that they were better than him. 

On the other hand, Tatsuya's power was too exaggerated, and his existence instilled fear, which made many wish to take him down, causing his life to be far from being peaceful. 

Masa's life might not have been peaceful, but it was still within the limits of his tolerance. 

Still, with his loud reputation, when he had decided to enter the First High School, he attracted the attention of many, and many of them were curious about him, especially the headmaster and the staff, considering many of them thought he would be the Third High School. 

"So handsome..." 

Some of them subconsciously murmured, which made the atmosphere turn strange all of a sudden. 

"But principal, you really don't want to give him special treatment?" 

Considering Masa's reputation, it shouldn't be weird for Masa to have special treatment by entering the First High School without an exam, yet even so, there was no such an offer, and he had to take the entrance exam like others. 

"No." Momoyama Azuma, the principal of the First High School, shook his head softly and said, "If he asks such a request, then I don't mind, but since he isn't, then he probably wishes to show his strength through a normal exam like others, and instead of a having a special treatment, it might be better for him to take a normal exam like others as he can show all the new students what it means to face a powerful magician is." 

"I think all of them will give up in despair when they see his power." 

"No, I think that they won't think so since they know from the beginning to the end, there is no comparison between them." 

"How negative..." 

"That's the truth, isn't it." 

"But is he really that amazing?" 

"His feats in business, research, and also prowess during the "Invasion of the Sado" is obvious to all." 

"He is like a protagonist with a cheat." 

"Hahaha... you are right." 

Nevertheless, all the staff were happy with Masa's intention to join the First High School, considering the graduation of the third year was near. 

The third year had been known as the exceptional, but the second year, there was nothing exceptional; while they were okay, they weren't that special, but if Masa decided to join the First High School, then it would be different, and the "Golden Age" of the First High School could be maintained. 

"Be quiet. The exam is about to start." 

Yet, when they wanted to continue to discuss Masa, Momoyama quickly silenced them since the exam was about to start. 

All of them quickly shut their mouths and couldn't wait to see the result of Masa's exam. 

Meanwhile, Masa also felt the cameras were focused on him, but he didn't mind since it was normal for him to attract attention. Instead, his attention had been on the exam that was about to start. 

The exam was divided into two: one was a written test, and the other was a practical test. 

The first was the written test, and it was easy for him, especially since he had become three times smarter than before, so it wouldn't be difficult for him to get a perfect score or even further if that was possible. 

Still, compared to the written test, the practical test was even more important as it was a magic high school, so there was no doubt that the students were expected to show their talent ability with magic. 

To see whether one had a talent with magic or not, there were three factors that one needed to evaluate to determine whether one was an exceptional or a failure, and those factors were Interference Strength, Capacity / Scale of Magic Sequences, and Processing Power of Magic.

Yes, unlike an average magician story where the strength of the magician is determined by their "Magic Power," in this world, those three factors above were the points to determine whether a magician was exceptional or not. 

Still, those points might appear weird, but let him explain those three points. 

The first is the Interference Strength, which is the strength of the magician to affect reality. 

The magician is a creature that changes reality, the phenomenon before them. 

If he gave an example, the simplest would be to create ice from nothing, even if the temperature was so hot. 

The stronger the Interference Strength, the better a magician was at performing their magic. 

It was like muscle strength; the stronger the muscle was, the stronger one could lift the weight. 

The Interference Strength was like that; the stronger it was, the stronger the magic that a magician could perform.

Now, let's move on to the second point, which is the Capacity / Scale of Magic Sequences, which was pretty simple, and that was the ability to cast magic, and the higher the capacity a magician was, the stronger and more complicated a magician could perform, and if their capacity is lower, then one could only perform simple magic. 

However, if one's Magician's Interference Magic was high, even if their Capacity was low, then even simple magic could become strong and they could make the effect of other magic weak. 

Still, while the first and second points might be a little difficult to understand for some, the third point is easier to understand. 

The processing Power of Magic was the third factor in determining whether a magician was excellent or not.

What does this factor mean? 

It is meant to speed up the process of performing one's magic. 

As for why this point was included, it was because the faster one performed their magic, the better it was, right? 

After all, those with a slow activation would be defeated before they could even do anything, so the faster one was, the stronger a magician was. 

For Masa, all of them were easy, and he didn't think that he would be defeated by anyone within those three points, including Tatsuya. 

Rather, even if Tatsuya was the strongest, his qualification as a magician, according to international standards, was horrible.

Masa, on the other hand, was the best of the best, even if the standard for the future might change since instead of only being able to use limited magic like Tatsuya, he could use everything. 

Still, as he listened to the teacher's explanation for the practical exam, Masa noticed someone was staring at him. While the others also looked at him, this one was different as her eyes were a bit different. 

"Ah!" 

The girl, who removed her glasses, somehow held her eyes in pain. 

"What's wrong?" 

The teacher was startled when someone suddenly screamed. 

"Uh..." 

However, the girl couldn't explain since her eyes were in so much pain after she was staring at Masa, and to be honest, she didn't want anyone to know the ability of her eyes. More importantly, she was at fault and panicked when she thought about how she might lose her qualification for the exam. Moreover, the pain in her eyes hadn't been subdued, and this pain made her want to cry. 

Still, suddenly, she felt a warm current that entered her body, making her eyes feel better. 

"Are you fine?" 

The girl, who had closed her eyes in pain, opened her eyes slowly, but someone closed her eyes, which made her panic. 

"I have a magic that will block all magic that pry into myself, so don't use your eyes on me. Seal them again with your glasses." 

"Ah, oh..." 

The girl was panicked, but somehow, this gentle voice made her follow his words subconsciously, and inwardly, she also felt guilty for using her special eyes. 

"Now, you can open your eyes." 

"T-Thank you very much!" 

The girl opened her eyes, then blushed when she realized the young man that she had been watching and trying to observe with her special eyes was the one who helped her. 

"A-Also, I-I am sorry." 

"It's fine." 

Yet, even so, the girl felt that she needed to do something, especially when she knew that she had given a bad impression and did something rude to the young man. Still, she had to say, it was so hard to calm down, especially when this young man's handsome face was so close to her, making her heart race and stumble with words. 

However, Masa didn't care much since his bio-electricity magic made him able to block all the magic that tried to pry or probe him. Nevertheless, the reason why his reaction was relatively mild was that it was a cute girl who did this. If it was a man, then he wouldn't be so kind. 

Still, he felt that this girl was one of the heroines somehow, especially with how cute and how huge her bust was. 

However, as he had a fiancee, he needed to act like a gentleman instead of being a scumbag. 

Regardless, while the girl, Shibata Mizuki, wanted to apologize, the others, especially the teacher, had already taken over as they were amazed by Masa's ability. 

"Hiromi Masa examinee, was that a healing magic?" 

"Yeah." 

"Amazing..." 

"That was my first time to see it..." 

"It felt so warm..." 

Due to the commotion caused by Masa's healing magic, Mizuki lost her chance to talk and apologize properly to Masa, especially when his name was called to perform the practical test. 

As for the commotion caused by Mizuki, no one paid attention since everyone's eyes were on Masa, who was about to take his exam. 

All the eyes were on him, including a beautiful girl with short, bright red-orange hair, who appeared to be a lively girl, yet at this moment, the eyes of the girl appeared to be solemn since she could feel a sharp aura like a sword from Masa. 

Nevertheless, Masa just did his test, showing his difference from everyone else, especially in terms of his speed of processing the power of magic.

"0.05 seconds..." 

At that moment, everyone could only stay in a daze, staring at the difference between a mortal and a god. 

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