Practical exam ~Rod vs Misha~

* 9th Match: Rod (9th) vs Misha (2nd).
* Rod has his usual confidence while Misha is cool and composed.
* Rod immediately steps back and raises his arms toward the sky.
	+ As he calls forth his spell, the temperature of the arena rose as small, knee-high flames filled the arena one by one.
	+ In his first wave, Rod called forth 30 flame soldiers.
* Rod's fighting style is known as Army of Flame.
	+ Despite having a medium fire aptitude, Rod makes up for it by having exceptional magic capacity.
		- This puts him at a level that even surpasses magic wielders with the highest aptitude.
	+ This abundance of magic allows him to easily produce the tiny flame soldiers to fight for him.
* Rod sends all of his soldiers at once towards Misha.
	+ Despite the surprising and unfamiliar situation, Misha maintains self-control and reacts.
	+ A shrill screech can be heard throughout the arena as all minions burst and dissipated.
	+ Misha never left her spot.
* Rod is momentarily shocked by the outcome but immediately summoned another wave of minions.
	+ And just the same, the sound could be heard as more minions explode.
* Misha's fighting style is known as Siren - she uses wind magic to enchant sound in an offensive way.
	+ Whereas Sein supports himself, Misha more directly uses wind to attack.
* Rod acknowledges the predicament but is confident in his overwhelming attack tactics.
	+ As he sends another wave, he strategically place himself safely behind his army.
	+ Any difference in aptitude is neutralize by his magic capacity.
* Because of the waves, Misha hasn't been able to attack and has stayed on the defense the entire time.
	+ Due to her respect for royalty, she has essentially handicapped herself and will willingly attack Rod.
* Rod is bored at the lack of Misha's action and is upset by this.
	+ In an attempt to be taken more seriously, he changes his tactics.
		- His fourth wave of flame soldiers surround Misha and at Rod's command, a snap of the finger, begin exploding around her.
* Rod arrogantly punishes Misha for her hesitation but is surprised that Misha protects herself.
	+ Misha defends against the attack by creating a defensive wind barrier around herself.
	+ Calling it Vacuum Tear, it creates an insulating gap around herself and shields her from the explosions.
* With his fifth wave, Rod repeats the same surround and explode tactic.
	+ This time, Rod summons the soldiers around Misha and detonates them.
	+ He then quickly repeats many more times, causing heat waves from the explosion to reach the spectators.
* Despite being perturbed at not being taken seriously, Rei does respect Rod for not fighting differently on the basis of gender.
* A weak surrender can be heard as Lorec rushes in to stop the match as well as the explosions stop when Rod ceases snapping his fingers.
	+ Due to Rod's successive attacks, the fire depleted the oxygen from Misha's surroundings.
	+ This lack was worsened from Misha's reliance on Vacuum Tear.
	+ In the end, Misha's technique was overcome by Rod's capacity.
* While Misha admits total defeat, Rod believes he won't be able to pass because he wasn't able to showcase his magic.
* The match spurred much discussion and causes Yuu to scold both Rod and Misha for overdoing it.
	+ Rei notices that the level of magic seen so far makes the students wonder how the mother water slime wasn't defeated more easily.
	+ It also marks a natural end to the sword and armor era.
	+ Sein notwithstanding, the remaining three could have defeated the water slime on their own under normal conditions.
		- The Hateful Cry made it more difficult for everyone and Rei admits that she and Tred-sensei withstanding it was more luck.
	+ Rod defends himself because he is certain that Rei and Claire will put on an even better fight.
* In a small exchange, Misha tries to remind Rei she is being disrespectful.
	+ Rei hopes that Misha will forgive her because she plans to give it her all in the next match.

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