The Envied Archmage (3)

During the semester, Elterion Academy permits outsiders to enter only on weekends, and only as far as the plaza.

But on rare occasions, it permits outsiders to sit in on classes.

An academy festival held once every two years.

An event held every year for prospective graduates.

And a department-wide group class held once each semester.

The Magic Exchange Tournament, in which students from the Department of Magic and the Department of Magic Engineering participate, is one such event.

Its original purpose was for students from the two departments to learn about each other’s magic, hone their practical skills, and promote academic exchange.

But that meaning had long since faded.

At some point, the event had become a showcase where students displayed their abilities to one another and, furthermore, to distinguished outsiders visiting the academy.

The Magic Exchange Tournament is generally divided into a lower-year division for first- and second-year students and an upper-year division for third- and fourth-year students...