Wistoria: Wand and Sword (杖と剣のウィストリア)

The date for the All-Student Praxis has been decided, Lord Cariot.

There's no need to report every little detail, Logwell.

I don't exactly like to be the representative of the Vanders, even if it's only temporary.

The Thunder Faction is indulgent,

the Elf Faction is prideful.

and the Ice Faction is indolent.

There's no one better suited for the position than you, Vander of Incindia Barham.

Has our king still not returned?

He has not yet returned from the expedition.

Good grief.

Even though this barrier is already on the verge of disappearing...

Let the All-Student Praxis begin!

I'll get results here and definitely go to where Elfie is.

Wignall, you're up.

Huh?

Mellvent.

Shall we go?

Are you okay?

Ouch...

That's Crimson Ant!

And a swarm of them!

All of a sudden?!

Mages are at their weakest in close combat.

I'll have to be in front and be their shield.

No need.

Lihanna Owenzaus.

Don't you know what her family is known for?

Roar, O thunder spirits, as I face my foe.

Owen Sique...

Lisolde Dua!

Enchantment...

The Owenzaus is a family of knights.

Lihanna is a rare kind of mage who specializes in close-combat magic.

Competing with the others for credits would be troublesome.

We have to get ahead of all the other parties quickly.

Let's go.

Are you afraid of opening your eyes again?

Do you hate being like a stranger to yourself?

Even if you realize you have no talent

Does that become a pretext to keep running away?

To respond to the screams echoing within

Who is there to answer them?

At least, in the few moments of your life

I want you to be an honest actor

What if today is that day?

Are you afraid of opening your eyes again?

Do you hate being like a stranger to yourself?

But you've realized, haven't you? Your body can't stop moving

"If I think of you, who I can't bear to lose, my fears seem trivial."

Even if I expose my life and sing

In time, you will understand

Will it end here?

You wouldn't want that, would you?

Do you know what the most important spell in the dungeon, Will?

Is it an attack spell? Defense spell? Neither.

The answer is Search.

A common spell used to detect enemies and anomalies.

For mages who are diving through dungeons, it's the most basic and important spell.

You're in the way, Flunkee!

I can't locate the enemies in time.

No, their Search range is wider than my detection.

If this keeps on, they'll sweep the enemies before I can even engage.

Finally got one.

Zephros Claw.

He got them all with one spell.

You're more dead weight than I expected.

You can't even serve as a shield.

This makes me question your judgment, Lihanna.

He simply hasn't had time to be a shield yet.

He'll show what his worth is when we're up against Five-Over Enemies.

Probably.

That's why it's fine if he's a dead weight now.

Probably.

He's definitely strong.

Probably.

I warned you, didn't I?

Those who can't use Search would only slow us down.

Mages can absorb magical traces into their wands.

This way, the wand stores a record of the battle.

So the academy can verify the monsters and the credits.

Wait a minute! He's still picking up item drops.

What's the point in carrying that hardly worth anything back with us?

Sorry! It's all done.

That's why, someone who can't absorb the traces like me

need to pick the drops to get credits.

As a result, people hate forming party with me.

You could at least try to be less pathetic now that you're with us, Flunkee.

Are you okay, Will?

I already knew this was going to happen.

So I'll do my best to help everyone in other ways.

That's what I said, but...

There's nothing I can do.

I already expected this, but...

They're so outstanding. No chance for me to show off.

At this rate, I'm really going to be no more than a baggage carrier.

It's been a day since the praxis started.

It's time we take a rest.

Right here?

I'm not asking for a high-class inn, but I would like some security.

Then, allow me to build a fortress of flames.

Nardrea.

Wow! Is this Elven illusion magic?

Yeah, I think so.

The flames are just an illusion.

But seeing flames pop out of nowhere will wary the monsters.

They won't come near us.

Serfort, pass out the rations I gave you to everyone.

Okay.

Here's yours, Julius.

Here's yours, Sion.

And this yours, Wignall.

Don't come any closer, just leave it on the ground.

Huh?

Elves only allow people they deem worthy to touch them.

I'm sorry, but I don't want to touch you by accident.

Hey! We're all in the same party.

That's no way to talk to your teammates.

You're mages. I'm an elf.

Just give up, the only one that I've deemed worthy here is Lihanna.

Let's not fight, Colette.

But...

It's fine. Elves have their own culture and customs.

It doesn't bother me.

Elves came here from another world like Dwarves.

But unlike them, they're a magical race.

They're Magic Users.

They tend to stick to their own race, and are snobbish.

However, they indeed possess more talent than most mages.

Even one of the Magia Vander is none other than the Elven Queen.

Let's go over the plan.

Our number one priority is to defeat the Luminous Naberus.

It's worth 110 credits.

It's the only one of its kind, the floor keeper for the 10th floor.

110 credits!

That's the most credits you can get in a praxis.

I've heard it's not rare for someone to get killed taking on it.

It's without a doubt, the boss of the All-Student Praxis.

You could say that I assembled this party to take down Naberus.

We have the ability to defeat a monster worth 110 credits.

I want to show this to the Tower.

Now I'm here, so I don't intend to turn back halfway.

But is it all right to skip the appetizers and jump straight to the main course?

I want us to save our magic so we're in the best shape possible.

We can hunt other monsters for later.

If there are no objections, let's take the shortest route to the 10th floor.

I've only earned five credits today.

This won't do.

To beat a floor keeper...

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't scared.

I'm going to do it, Elfie.

Hey, what are you doing, Headless?

Did you kill those guys upstairs?

They were getting annoying.

Huh?

So I gave them Hell.

What's going on here?

I keep seeing monsters' corpses everywhere.

Did another party do this?

No, that's impossible.

We took the fastest route and we didn't stop at any base camps.

No student could have made it here before us.

What are you doing, Will?

There's no sign of magic used.

They were torn apart by brute force.

Naberus' room is just up ahead.

The dungeon is unbelievably quiet.

Could it be...

Use Search!

What's the meaning of this?

There are still some traces here.

It was killed just a while ago.

You mean somebody slaughtered the floor keeper?

But who could have done this?