Mashle: Magic and Muscles — Chapter 2
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Dialogue Transcript Mashle: Magic and Muscles — Chapter 2 171
CHAPTER 2: MASH VANDEAD AND THE MYSTERIOUS MAZE MAGIC PUBLISHING
EASTON MAGIC ACADEMY.
A HISTORIC AND PRESTI- GIOUS SCHOOL THAT HAS PRODUCED NUMEROUS PILLARS OF THE MAGIC REALM.
OF COURSE, ITS ENTRANCE EXAMINATION IS NOTORI- OUSLY DIFFICULT.
AND THE ONE IN CHARGE OF RUNNING THIS EXAM...
...AND TASKED WITH GUIDING THE NEXT GENERATION OF MAGES IS NONE OTHER THAN THE SUPREME MAGUS CUM LAUDE...
CLAUDE
... CLAUDE LUCCI. THAT IS, ME.
WE HAVE A SCION OF THE NOBILITY, A SON OF THE UNDER- SECRETARY OF THE BUREAU OF MAGIC ...
WHO DO WE HAVE AMONG THIS YEAR'S APPLI- CANTS ?
HMPH. AS EXPECTED, ONLY THE BIGGEST MOVERS AND SHAKERS OF SOCIETY ARE PRESENT.
LET'S SEE HERE...
POLISHING THEIR WANDS AND REVIEWING THEIR SPELL BOOKS. THAT'S THE LEVEL OF DEVOTION I LIKE TO-
AMBITIOUS YOUTHS SUCH AS THEMSELVES ARE PROPER CANDIDATES FOR A SCHOOL AS PRESTIGIOUS AS OURS.
HMPH HMPH HMPH HMPH HMPH HMPH HMPH !
WHAT'S THIS?!
A GUY LIKE THAT? HERE? PREPOSTER- OUS! THIS IS MAGIC SCHOOL, NOT CLOWN COLLEGE.
WHAT'S HE DOING? EXCUSE ME! THIS IS THE ENTRANCE EXAM FOR MAGIC SCHOOL.
WHY'S HE PUMPING IRON? DOES ANYONE ELSE SEE THIS?
IS IT JUST ME? MAYBE I'M IMAGINING IT...
HE'S DOING THE INVISIBLE CHAIR ON ONE LEG WHILE READING A FITNESS BOOK!
AND WHO ARE THOSE GUYS HIDING BEHIND HIM?
IT'S LIKE THEY'RE NOT EVEN TRYING TO BE INCON- SPICUOUS.
CONSUMING PROTEIN WITHIN 45 MINUTES OF TRAINING TO REPLENISH YOUR BODY'S SUPPLY IS BASIC KNOWLEDGE, HUH...
FORGET HIM. A SLACKER LIKE THAT WON'T MAKE IT PAST THE FIRST ROUND.
COULD HE TAKE THIS ANY LESS SERIOUSLY? READ A SPELL BOOK, AT LEAST!
NOW HE'S TALKING TO HIM- SELF.
NOT THAT IT MATTERS. I'LL PASS NO MATTER WHAT THEY THROW AT ME.
I MADE THAT SCAR INDISTIN- GUISHABLE FROM A REAL MARK. YOU GOTTA TRUST ME. I'VE GOT IT ALL PLANNED OUT.
I WONDER WHAT THE EXAM IS LIKE.
ARE YOU CERTAIN THIS WILL WORK?
JUST SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE RIDE.
GREET- INGS, EXAMINEES
WHERE'D THAT VOICE COME FROM?!
I'LL BE OVERSEEING THIS YEAR'S ENTRANCE EXAMI- NATION.
THE PLEA- SURE'S ALL MINE.
MY NAME IS CLAUDE LUCCI.
CLAUDE LUCCI ?!
HE'S RANKED SEVENTH IN THIS YEAR'S TOP UP- AND- COMING MAGES!
THEIR AWE AND RESPECT... IT FEELS SO GOOD!
DESPITE HIS YOUTH, HE'S SAID TO HAVE MASTERED COUNTLESS ADVANCED SPELLS!
YES, PRAISE ME... WORSHIP ME!
THAT'S HIM?!
YOU MUST THINK YOU'RE HOT STUFF, APPEARING OUT OF A FIRESTORM AND ALL.
I'M GONNA FLUNK HIM!
IT'S TIME FOR THE FIRST EXAM.
TAKE YOUR SEATS.
?!
WHAT THE HECK ?!
SEATS ?!
WHERE ARE THE CHAIRS ?!
DESKS ARE SPRING- ING UP LIKE WEEDS!
HEY, LOOK UP THERE
NO WONDER HE'S EASTON ACADEMY'S WUNDER- KIND PROFESSOR !
WHY DIDN'T HE JUST SET ALL OF THIS UP BEFORE WE GOT HERE?
W O W
I'VE NEVER SEEN MAGIC LIKE THIS!
I'LL KILL HIM !
NO MATTER...
WITH A PASS RATE OF 3 PERCENT, THERE'S NO WAY A SLACKER LIKE HIM WILL SUCCEED.
YOU HAVE 30 MIN- UTES!
BEGIN!
THE TEST PAPER...
!!
THE QUESTIONS ARE SQUIRMING ALL OVER THE PLACE!
THAT'S RIGHT. THE QUESTIONS THEMSELVES ARE EASY, WHICH IS WHY I ENCHANTED THIS TEST.
IN ORDER TO PASS, YOU'LL FIRST NEED TO DISPEL MY MAGIC TO GET THE QUESTIONS TO LINE UP PROPERLY.
HOW ARE WE SUP- POSED TO ANSWER THIS?!
I CAN'T EVEN READ IT!
WHY DID I THINK THIS WOULD WORK AGAIN?
HE'LL NEVER PULL THIS OFF.
KINDLY ...
...STOP MOVING.
WHAT? HE LINED THEM UP PER- FECTLY.
WHAAA ?!
LOOK! HE'S RUN- NING ON WATER!
HE MADE THAT HUGE ROCK FLOAT!
From that point on, Mash somehow found a way...
...to pass each and every test.
ARGH! HOW IS THAT SLACKER STILL IN THE RUNNING?!
I HAVE TO STOP HIM...
I'M DOING PRETTY GOOD SO FAR. THAT BRUTISH OAF THINKS HE CAN MAKE A MOCKERY OF ME?!
THE GROUND'S SHAKING AGAIN!
THIS IS YOUR NEXT TEST!
TO PASS, YOU MUST COMPLETE THE MAZE.
COUNT- LESS TRAPS AWAIT YOU INSIDE.
BUT THIS IS NO ORDINARY MAZE.
YOU HAVE 30 MIN- UTES!
NOW...
REACH THE GOAL BY THE TIME LIMIT, AND YOU PASS!
BEGIN!
LOOKS LIKE A PIECE OF CAKE.
COULD I POSSIBLY TAG ALONG WITH YOU?
LEMON IRVINE
UM ...
HMM ?
WELL ...
YOU SEE
MAKES SENSE.
I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE MORE EFFICIENT IF WE WORK TOGETHER...
B W A C K !
I WONDER WHAT KIND OF TRAPS THEY HAVE WAITING FOR US?
JUST THINKING ABOUT IT MAKES ME NER- VOUS!
W A A A H !
EVEN THE GROUND IS TRYING TO STOP US!
E E E E K !
IMPS! SAVE ME!
WAIT, PLEASE !
DON'T LEAVE MEEE!
OH NOOO! HELP ME!
P- PLEASE WAIT UP...
THIS IS EFFI- CIENT?
D- DON'T GO ON WITH- OUT MEEEE!
W A A A A H !
I GOTTA HURRY.
LEVIOS CUFFUS!
WHY'D YOU DO THAT?
BUT I HAVE A VERY PERSONAL REASON TO KEEP YOU FROM THE GOAL. I MUST STOP YOU HERE.
I APOL- OGIZE ...
...FOR DECEIVING YOU THIS WHOLE TIME.
I-I JUST SAID IT WAS PER- SONAL!
IT'S NO USE. NO HUMAN CAN BREAK THOSE BONDS.
SO, YOU FOOLED ME...
WHAT'S THE REA- SON?
SORRY, BUT...
I'VE GOT A PER- SONAL REASON OF MY OWN.
LATER.
THIS IS BAD! I HAVE TO CATCH HIM BEFORE HE REACHES ...
HUH ?
FOUR LEGS IN THE MORN- ING...
...TWO LEGS IN THE AFTER- NOON AND THREE LEGS AT NIGHT.
WHAT AM I?
...I'LL LIKE THE ANSWER!
I DON'T THINK
IT'S STILL JUST A TEST. I'LL USE MY MAGIC ...
I'M SO SCARED...
ANSWER MY RIDDLE.
...MY LEGS WON'T MOVE.
FOUR LEGS IN THE MORNING. TWO AT NOON. THREE AT NIGHT... THIS IS REALLY, REALLY BAD! I HAVE TO SOLVE THE RIDDLE. DRIP DRIP W- WHAT WAS IT AGAIN?
IT'S NO GOOD! I CAN'T CONCEN- TRATE!
TIME'S UP!
ACCEPT THY PUNISH- MENT!
THAT THING IS RIGHT...
THIS IS MY PUNISHMENT FOR SELFISHLY TRICKING PEOPLE...
SOME- ONE HELP!
TALK ABOUT THE GIRL ...
I'M SORRY, MUSHROOM HEAD...
...WHO CRIED WOLF.
WHAT ARE YOU?
SOUNDS MADE UP, IF YOU ASK ME.
G W A U F H
WHY DID YOU COME BACK FOR ME?
WHY...
I THOUGHT ...
...YOUR PERSONAL REASON MIGHT BE LIKE MINE.
I FELT BAD FOR YOU.
HUH ?
HOW DO YOU THINK I GOT BACK HERE SO FAST?
BUT NOW NEITHER OF US WILL MAKE IT IN TIME...
BETWEEN ALL THE TRAPS, THE SPHINX AND THE STUDENT I SENT TO SLOW HIM DOWN...
HEH HEH... TIME IS NEARLY UP...
THERE'S NO WAY EVEN HE CAN SUC- CEED...
TH-THERE'S NO WAY!..
DO YOU HEAR THAT NOISE ?
SOUNDS LIKE SOME- THING BREAK- ING!
THESE WALLS ARE ONE METER THICK!
THEY'RE IMPERVIOUS TO EVEN THE STRONGEST MAGIC.
HE JUST MARCHED STRAIGHT THROUGH !
TCH.
HO HO HO HO!
WHAT A CU- RIOUS YOUNG MAN.
Chapter Summary
Welcome to Mashle_ Magic and Muscles Chapter 2, where readers are bubbling with excitement and a healthy dose of laughter! The chapter's standout moment for many was the Sphinx's "classic" riddle, which proved to be a hilarious highlight. Many found it surprisingly easy, joking about it being "the most famous riddle of all time" and wondering how anyone could *not* know it! 😂 Some even challenged fellow readers with their own brain-teasers.
As for our muscle-bound hero, Mash, his unconventional problem-solving methods—like simply breaking the maze—garnered immense admiration. Comments like "bro is built different" and "his magic is his strength" perfectly capture the readers' awe at his unique power. 💪 Everyone's wishing for a bit of Mash's unbreakable confidence!
Character reactions were a mix! The beloved old principal quickly became a fan favorite, drawing affectionate comparisons to Dumbledore himself. ❤️ However, not every new face was welcomed, with some readers expressing a strong dislike for a newly introduced female character, lamenting the common manga trope of "annoying female characters." Yet, the chapter leaves everyone buzzing with anticipation, with many already predicting future romantic entanglements for Mash!