In this final round, Pino and Derek notice that the students who participated are thinning out there are only tens of hundreds. Those who escaped also had a very different aura compared to those who had already been eliminated.
"You are the most talented students of the year. How good this year, so many talented students have made it to this stage. Some of you have already attracted the interest of the assessors, now you can advance to the final round."
"A test that is not very easy but also not difficult. You must have seen that big black rock, right? Take a good look, it's a tool to measure the depth of your magic. The final test!!! Please use your best magic towards the black stone," said Reywan, he gave them a notice to go to the final test.
"What is this, Derek? What kind of test is this, isn't this supposed to be at the beginning of why it could be at the end. It's weird, but... somehow that seemed reasonable, didn't it?" asked Pino, who was shocked by the exams he was about to pass before officially becoming a student at Coasthaven Academy.
"Pino, the stone is referred to as a measuring stone, not only measuring the level of magic we use, but also measuring how big it is and how high our magic power is today. Stones like this are quite rare and not just any place to have them, it is appropriate if this measuring stone is placed at the end." Derek wasn't surprised, he was a little worried about what would happen next.
Measuring which can be done but it will be seen through colors where the color itself is divided into four levels namely white, yellow, gold, and red. White means the lowest that only rookie magician have, the second yellow means intermediate magician, Gold is the mark of the top magician, and Red which indicates the user is in the final level, namely Sage.
The measurements start with Cody, by the time he advances the measuring stone appears to emit a white but very bright light. The magic used by Cody is not high-level magic but only second-level magic.
"Excellent ability. With such great skill, she will surely become a intermediate magician even a top magician. Isn't that right, Reywan?" asked Garvin, his eyes never getting away from Cody, and he watched him closely.
"Yes, his talent is not bad, this bright white light indicates that he is ranked 3rd, the pinnacle of the rookie magician." Reywan isn't surprised by Cody's level of magic and power, and he's looking forward to another student.
Then, the other students began to show their skill, showing magic from various elements and levels. They all got Pino excited, he did know about the magic, but only this time he saw them firsthand.
His turn arrived, without having the slightest concern he went to the measuring stone, was right in front of the measuring stone, Pino adjusted his breath and felt the flow of mana, he was not at all willing to show his true ability so he tried to regulate which flow he would take out.
"Huft, my level, I can't let them know, and so is my flow of mana . Uncle, he reminds me of that, so I can only obey him, it's also for my own good," Pino thought as he used the Hand of Power and placed his palm on the measuring stone.
A not-so-bright white light appeared, and at that moment some people who noticed it only glanced at it at a glance.
"Ariya Pino, rookie magician Ranked 2nd, Magic Hand of Power level 1," said the examiner who was around the measuring stone.
After he was measured, Pino immediately went down, with no cheers because the results were general nothing special. He is lucky to have learned Mana Concealment magic, a magic used to hide which one the user has, this magic itself is a level 3 magic. Pino was lucky to learn it from Poorstag, and it took him a long time to master it.
"The final test is over, very interesting, and makes the assessors feel happy. Now that the results of the exam will be announced, for those who do not pass, you will still be accepted but are in the lower class. For those who pass the second test, you will be in the middle class, and the last one you will enter into the best class," said Reyman, he did not make small talk, and immediately said his needs out loud.
The advantages of being in the highest class themselves, they can be chosen, and taught directly by the best teachers. They can also be appointed private students by the teacher, and many other advantages.
Something fun isn't it, of course Pino hopes to learn a lot of magic in any form. He doesn't really want to be under the guidance of one of the teachers, unless they have much better skills than Poorstag, otherwise he doesn't want to be there.
His goal of entering the Academy was somewhat different from the original goal, which he initially wanted to learn magic, but now he decided to focus more on the missions within the Academy itself because the points he would later collect could be exchanged for certain objects.
"Huft, the test's finally over, Derek. I guess we'll be together in the years that come. I hope we can work well together," pino said, he felt that Derek was a tough figure and did not want to lose.
"Of course, Pino. We're in a dorm too and maybe we'll be in the same room? Who knows? Chances are it could happen, right. By the way, your powers seem to be different from the previous one, what really happened," said Derek, he sensed a difference in energy levels from the magic pino used.
They left the exam site and were taken to a dormitory that would later become where they lived, some examiners of which also a teacher took them to a different dormitory depending on the class they were going to study in.
Pino and Derek, they both get the same room as the other two who look very fierce, one of them like a soldier while the other has an average appearance with a bald head.
They were in the same room, as soon as they walked into the room, how surprised they were to see a room that was luxurious enough for an ordinary student, where there were four different beds and were in the same place instead of a bunk bed as the students in the lower grades.
"I'm Pino, and he is, Derek. Over the next few years we will be roommates and compatriots, I hope we can work together well," Pino said while thrusting his hand.