Chapter 3884: () Frieren: Something Feels a Little Strange!
In the magical city of Äußerst, the hall on the top floor of the branch building of the Magic Association wasn't an examination venue in the ordinary sense. It was a huge indoor greenhouse, kept at a constant temperature and bathed in sunlight beneath a transparent magical dome and glass enclosure.
But you could also call it an indoor garden, or perhaps a flower hall?
In any case!
Sunlight shone directly down through the barrier and glass above, while rainwater and air passed through special magical filters. That kept pests and excessive rain from affecting the lush, unusual flowers and plants growing in the flower hall.
Since it was a semi-sealed environment, the air was filled with the rich mingled fragrance of hundreds of flowers and herbs, along with the fresh scent of damp soil and grass. Butterflies flitted among the sea of flowers, and there was even a sizeable lotus pond in the middle, where a school of brightly colored goldfish swam leisurely between the emerald-green lily pads.
At the center of this constant-temperature flower hall, which looked like a paradise secluded from the world, sat the last examiner for this "First-Class Mage" examination. She was also the interviewer with the most authority: the elf archmage, Serie!
Like Frieren, she was an elf, and naturally had the typical exquisite features and long, pointed ears. But unlike Frieren's emerald-green eyes, hers were golden, and seemed to hold a wisdom and the weight of ages far beyond that of an ordinary elf.
She wore a simple white robe and was barefoot, her delicate, fair ankles immersed in the cool pond water. Every so often, she idly nudged a lily pad, startling the goldfish that had come looking for food into flicking their