[Common Region] Kikka

[Bloodedge]

"Heh! That's the spirit!" Leonis said in response to Hikage showing her resolve. He may have pointed out the very real chance of most Captains not being keen on recruiting someone like this girl, but he did believe it would be possible for her to make it as a Magic Knight in this year's entrance exam. Even if that weren't the case, though, Leonis was sure he and Hikage would see the proper conclusion of their fight, one way or another. "Keep getting stronger. I'll do the same, and we'll push each other to the limits later. Ciao, Hikage," he said while walking past the green-haired girl, offering his farewell in the form of a passing shoulder pat.

Several more fights would ensue. The more these battles took place, the more one particular participant thought he was all but out of luck. The cloaked figure with the four-leaf clover grimoire had gone without a challenger since the beginning of this exam segment, and now here he was, still just wondering if he would find an opponent before it was discovered that he'd come here against the wishes of those who looked after him.

[Apollymi]

Whether Hikage thought it possible or not, she would definitely be joining the Magic Knights. The last words that Hikage would speak would be warm ones as she was stunned by this young man's kindness, "Hai, see ya' Leonis." Unbeknownst to most, she didn't have a problem with the idea that she might not immediately be everyone's cup of tea, but if none wanted her she was sure they'd eventually change their minds. The golden eyes of a certain Captain were shining though. 'Sugoi! She could be so good... I definitely want her,' thought the leader of the Blue Rose. In fact, she was looking exactly for a girl this rough to make the shining gem of her own group. She'd appreciate a girl like her, who knew how to get her hands dirty. Irrespective there were more fights to watch and watch she would. Another rather interesting one was about to happen.

A girl with glasses soon approached the cloaked young man. It seemed she'd drawn short lots as another girl with blue hair had mentioned to her wanting to fight the lad she'd spoken to outside. A bit of a pushover she'd let the girl have her way in this and hadn't interrupted. "Ano... would you mind if we fought each other?" she asked seeming to not know what else to say. She was a slim girl wearing a mint green overcoat with wire framed glasses over purple eyes. Sleek black hair was pulled back in a tight bun and she seemed very by the book, even so she didn't mind the idea of facing someone pretty quickly. She didn't have much by way off offensive magic, but if she could catch someone off-guard, she might be able to manage something.

[Bloodedge]

After dozens of battles had taken place for the exam, the cloaked young man finally encountered someone willing to face off against him. Until this very moment, either others had been fearful of the alleged four-leave clover he possessed on his grimoire, or they had found some other reason to desire a fight against someone else entirely. Perhaps it had nothing to do with him, and everything to do with their individual preferences. Whatever the case, here before him now stood the glasses-wearing girl who had been a couple of places ahead of him in registration. "Ah... of course! I've been hoping for a challenger this whole time. I... figured I would end up being last."

[Apollymi]

A small smile came to this young girl's face as she also nodded. "Iie, I know how you feel. I was a bit scared after a couple of those... I had to work up my nerve. Kirsa Chambers, yoroshiku onegaishimasu!" she said offering the lad a bow she couldn't help her nature led her to be polite and formal. Given the circumstances that they would be battling she saw no reason that they couldn't be cordial. Even the green haired animal girl had managed it, in her second fight at least. Though the girl had a plan to use her magic as quickly as possible in this demonstration she couldn't help but be a bit wary of it over all.

All the while after this cloaked young man approached one of the female Captains, the one sitting far to the left had straightened up her posture just a bit. She had on a large white witches hat with several gemstones in it and her face seemed passively frozen in a state of melancholy. Unlike many of the other Captains, who'd managed to show approval, speak, or even tease each other, the entirety of this proceeding she'd only managed to widen her eyes once and that was at the brutal take down of a boy who thought he was strong. Otherwise she hadn't shown anything even resembling care, but that there was something about the mysterious boy in the cloak which caught her attention and she wasn't sure why that was yet.

[Bloodedge]

A few steps led out into an open space that would become the stage for this next battle. The cloaked lad had been shown kindness the likes of which he hadn't seen this entire day at this venue. This young woman even offered her name to him prior to their fight. "... Asher. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu, Kirsa-chan." Since his battle was upon him, the cloaked male named Asher unveiled his golden grimoire. Though he opened it, he did not cast any of its spells just yet. Still, the grimoire glowed brightly, returning the visual that was Asher's rainbow-like hair accents beneath his hood.

[Apollymi]

It seemed this young man was nice enough to introduce himself as well. "Asher-kun, I'm glad we could help each other out here..." she said as she finally managed to step out into the arena with the lad. She felt the need to give him a bit of warning, because her own skill set was presently limited, but it had a few choice uses that she thought she could get by with. "Gomen, I don't think this will last very long," the girl said rubbing the back of her head just a little. "That isn't arrogance or anything, I just... have a limited skill set," she mentioned, only to have her book floating before her. It had a three leaf clover on the front and glowed a shade close to a magical mint green. She looked at the boy's shining hair and smiled. "Sugoi! I never thought I'd get to see it up close," she mentioned in a moment of admiration. "Verre Epée," the girl said holding her hands in the air, this cast a spell which created several glass swords which rose up from the ground aiming to impale and surround this young man in a single go. This was the only real spell she had to attack with, but she maintained a supreme bit of mana control, which allowed a rather dense use of this magic compared to many others. It was about all she could do, and it wasn't about impatience but she thought it a bad idea to dawdle too much with a user of magic she imagined was truly advanced.

[Bloodedge]

"Iie. I know what you mean; I don't have a lot of options, either..." Asher concurred. It seemed both parties were of the opinion this would be a short-lived battle, albeit likely for different reasons entirely. Asher was more than ready for what was to come, but he was slightly taken aback when Kirsa mentioned getting to see something up close. "My grimoire?" he wondered aloud. He obviously expected this to be the case, since the grimoire he wore was something many obsessed over after discovering it.

The first spell was cast by Kirsa. Her glass magic erupted from the earth itself with speed and precision leagues above what was possible for many of Kirsa's peers as seen today. In fact, most would - and did - consider this one an automatic acceptance to more than one Magic Knight Squad based on this single spell alone. Asher was not felled by this, though. In fact, by the time spectators witnessed the eruption of glass blades from the ground, Asher had already changed location. He hadn't teleported or anything of the sort, but he had somehow moved at the speed of light itself to stand atop this collection of blades while holding out his own grimoire. If one were to discern whether he'd moved or vanished, perhaps the answer could be drawn upon seeing that his hood was now down, revealing his full visage to the crowd at large. "Hikari Mahou: Danzai no Kouken!" The first spell Asher's grimoire offered him produced over a dozen shards of light in the area around him. Each blade/spear-like shard had four smaller lines crossing it along its length. Quickly, the shards traveled through the air en route to Kirsa. One could note that none of these were aimed at any location that could be considered vital. No, instead it seemed Asher intended only to restrain Kirsa by pinning her every extremity to the ground below and behind her.