Divine Visionary Selection Exam Arc

ARC manga_chapters: = 44 - Ongoing (year(s)_released: = 2020 - Ongoing (Manga))The Divine Visionary Selection Exam Arc is the fifth story arc in the Mashle series.

Summary
The arc begins with a page explaining Easton Magic Academy's 'Prefect' system, where each dorm has got a representitve that is strong enough to become a Divine Visionary.

Mash counts out how many Gold Coins he has in his possesion with Lance. He finds that he has got seven, which Lance says will be enough to enter the Divine Visionary Selection Exam. Mash says that he wants to go home and visit his father, and thinks back to the time that he told Rayne Ames about this, and Rayne telling him not to. Despite remembering this, he still decides to go home nonetheless.

Elsewhere in Easton, Orter Mádl meets with the Orca prefect, Margarette Macaron, and tells him to ensure that Mash cannot participate in the Extrance Exam. After a bit of convincing from Orter, Margarette accepts the request.

After returning home for the first time since enrolling at Easton, Mash is embraced by Regro as he begins to cry. Shortly after Mash enters the house, his friends Finn, Lance, Lemon and Dot enter the house, making Regro cry again, as he has never had friends before, due to not being able to go outside. After each of them introduces themselves, Regro states that they are all strange, to which Finn agrees.

Somewhere in the forest, Margarette rides through the trees on his broom, with two of his henchmen, on their way to attack Mash. However, they are intercepted by Rayne as he confronts them, pulling out his wand.

A few years ago, a tournament was held to find talented magic users between the age of 13 and 15 years old. There was one person who completely overpowered everyone else, due to this, an investigation was launched to find out if this person had broken any rules. It was found out that they had lied about their age, as they were only 9 years old. This person was Margarette Macaron.

Margarette seems happy that he will be able to face both Mash and Rayne. He tells Rayne that not everyone wants to become a Divine Visionary, saying that it is only a title. He says he wonders he is stronger, himself who seeks power, or Rayne, who sought position. They both cast spells, colliding in an explosion.

Mash and his friends are playing a board game that seems to be able to tell what is happening in people’s lives. During this game Finn remembers what Regro told him, and quietly says that he will keep these days of happiness going.

Margarette and Rayne’s fight continues, with Margarette gaining the upper hand by surrounding Rayne with deadly attacks. He says that Rayne is boring and tells him to step aside so that he can go after Mash, but Rayne refuses.

Wahlberg learns of the fight between Margarette and Rayne, as he is told by Nerey Shawn. Nerey says that Margarette has the strength to become a Divine Visionary if he wanted to and that Rayne won’t walk away from the fight unscathed. After this, Wahlberg says that there have been many double-liners in the history of Easton Magic Academy, but very few triple-liners, saying that triple-liners are ones who are chosen by God himself. He says that the youngest ever person to acquire three lines is Rayne Ames. As he says this, another magic mark appears on Rayne’s face as he tells Margarette that he will ensure that Mash can go as far as possible.

Mash, Lance, Dot, Lemon and Finn continue to play the board game, however Mash steps outside, the others believing this to be due to him losing the game, however it is actually so that he can secretly eat a rather large cream puff, however, when he is about to start eating, he hears a noise.

Rayne and Margarette's fight continues and Rayne asks if Orter Mádl put Margarette up to this, as he says that it is out of character for Margarette to care about something like this. Rayne delivers a speech, saying that, in Mash's situation, many people would despair, hating society, however, Mash fights against his fate. While this is happening, one of Margarette's henchman remembers that Margarette distributed his gold coins to the other members of the dorm, taking 10 coins from upperclassmen. After remembering this, he says that Margarette isn't being over confident in facing a triple-liner Divine Visionary, saying that Margarette's skill and technique are top class. Margarette then casts ' Sounds Orchestra', forcing Rayne to move, thereby setting off the spell that Margarette had previously cast, saying 'Check' as he does.

Nerey Shawn asks Wahlberg what distinguishes a triple-liner from a double-liner, to which Wahlberg says that triple-liners are chosen by God, meaning that they can unleash more power than a double-liner and can awaken a wand's true form. Rayne's wand starts to vibrate, dispelling Margarette's spells. After doing this, he says ' Summon: Ares, God of War' , causing his wand to transform into a dark trident. Wahlberg finishes his sentence, saying that triple-liners can call upon a God's strength from within their wand. Rayne then utters the word 'Checkmate', casting the spell, ' Black Partisan', and launching it at Margarette.

Margartte casts the spell, 'Sounds Shield ', in order to block Rayne's attack. After doing this, he manages to grab his subordinates and retreat. Mash steps out of the bushes and thanks Rayne. Rayne says that there is no need to thank him, and tries to encourage Mash to do well in the upcoming selection exam.

Maragrette is shown to have taken damage from Rayne's attack, with his hand covered in blood. One of his subordinates apologies, believing that Margarette would have won had they not been there. Maragarette says that it is fine, saying that he believes in saving the best for last.

After this, Mash's friends all return home, as it is their week off. They each have different responses to the upcoming exam. Finn is shown to be incredibly nervous, Lance is shown to be very calm, motivated to help Anna, his younger sister, and Dot is very excited, so excited that he is unable to sleep.

Regro tells Mash that he has heard about Mash's lack of magic being discovered. He apologies, saying that it is his fault, as he did not give him a normal life. However, Mash says that he is happy as he has got a father who is always looking out for him, he was able to experience a school life for a short time, he made some friends, and was able to eat lots of cream puffs.

The Divine Visionary Selection Exam is explained. The first path is to acquire 5 gold coins, however this year, due to Innocent Zero's prison break, it has been lowered to three coins. The second path is the candidate selection exam, and the final path is the Divine Visionary final exam.

All of the students that are taking part in the exam are also revealed. For Lang dorm, Moore Tomato, Dolb Marx and Leblanc Russell, all of which earned three coins, are taking part. For Orca dorm Pon Torus, who earned three coins, Carpaccio Luo-yang, who earned four coins, and Margarette Macaron, who earned five coins, are taking part. And for Adler dorm Max Land, Aorio Morris, Dot Barrett and Finn Ames, who earned three coins, Lance Crown, who earned five coins, and Mash Burnedead, who earned seven coins, are all taking part.

Somewhere in a city, a child accidentally runs into Orter Mádl and apologies, however, he does not react at all, as he continues staring off into the distance. Before Mash can enter the arena, Orter appears in front of him and tells him that all humans are defined by a common standard. He says that Mash's existence disturbs this system, meaning that he is not human. He says that as long as he is around, he will not let the world acknowledge the value of Mash's existence. Mash responds by saying that he will take him on, with all he's got.

As Mash enters the arena, the crowd recognize him as the student that can't use magic, and begin to boo, hiss, and tell him to get out and go home. Leblanc Russell shouts out, asking why they are even bothering to fight over the Divine Visionary title if someone like Mash can enter. Dot and Finn try to defend Mash, and Finn remembers that Mash must pass the exam, otherwise he will be executed. Remembering this, he tries to encourage Mash, telling him not to pay any attention to the crowd, but before he can finish, Mash says that he wants to go home.

After Mash enters the arena, the exam begins with a survival match, called 'Deadervant's Hunt'. The rules to this match are to simply find a hidden key and escape. However, this key is in the swim bladder of a Troll-goosefish. Additionally, the participants will have to avoid three Deadervants throughout the enter round.

After the rules are explained, the match begins. All of the students participants are transported to a random position in the forest where the round will take place. Leblanc is immediately attacked by a Deadervant, and the commentator then reveals that the Deadervants are completely immune to all magic, and also says that if one of them touches you, you will be eliminated. Moments later, Leblanc is touched and is therefore eliminated. The participants figure out that Round 1 is a test to find out how they will escape with their magic. After hearing Max Land say this, the commentator says that he is correct, they are being testes on how well they can evade the Deadervants. Mash sprints towards a Deadervant and punches it in it's stomach, causing it to fall down. The crowd react in total shock, as they believed the Deadervants to be unbeatable. After knocking it down, Mash says ' Now to find the key'.

Story Impact

 * Introduces the Easton Magic Academy 'Prefect' system, each dorm is given a representitve student, seeming appointed to the strongest member of each dorm. The current prefects are Rayne Ames (Adler), Abel (Lang) and Margarette Macaron (Orca)
 * Rayne Ames is revealed to have three magic marks, being the youngest person to ever acquire three lines.
 * It is revealed that triple-liner magic users can unleash a wand's 'true form', giving the user the power of a god.

Characters Introduced

 * Margarette Macaron
 * Moore Tomato
 * Pon Torus
 * Dolb Marx
 * Leblanc Russell
 * Max Land
 * Aorio Morris
 * Carpaccio Luo-yang

Battles & Events

 * Rayne Ames vs Margarette Macaron