Vol. 6 Ch. 4: Simulated War

There is an all-purpose excuse that has been used in every era whenever someone wants to leave a situation.

──namely, "I'm just going to the bathroom."

However, not everyone can casually use this all-purpose excuse. For an extremely shy person, even speaking in public is a daunting hurdle.

Thus, Monica remained frozen in her seat, repeatedly starting to say the all-purpose excuse, then closing her mouth, only to open it again and shut it once more.

This time I'll say it, next time I'll say it, I'll say it when the conversation reaches a natural pause—what exactly counted as a natural pause? In any case, she had to say it. She would say it. This time, for sure, this time... While she agonized over it, the magic power measuring device slowly inched closer to Monica. Casey and Neil were currently touching the crystal.

If she touched that thing, Monica was finished. They would realize she wasn't an ordinary person.

"Hmm, my strongest affinity is fire, and my magic power is 52... That's kind of mediocre."

"They say your magic power grows the more you use magic while you're young, so it might still increase from here on out."

After Casey, Neil touched the crystal. His result was an earth affinity and a magic power of 96. That was a fairly respectable number.

Felix addressed Neil with admiration in his voice...