Chapter 45

Water Manipulation Magic (をる) is the forty-fifth chapter of Yamada Kanehito & Abe Tsukasa's Sousou no Frieren.

Summary
Right after the events of the previous chapter, Richter begins to seriously fight Lawine and Kanne. Frieren casts a spell, and though Genau states that it is impossible, manages to shatter Serie's barrier. This catches Serie's attention, as she seemingly has been waiting for Frieren to reappear again. The rain that the barrier had previously held back begins pouring down. Using the rain, Lawine and Kanne manage to easily overpower Richter with their magic, winning the battle. Later, after the Second Party has left with the Stille, the Thirteenth Party regroup, and despite being out of mana, they engage in a fist fight with another team and are able to secure a Stille. Various teams are shown in the final few hours of the exam defending or securing their Stille. At sunset, Genau declares the first exam to be over and reveals that six parties have passed the first stage of the exam. Meanwhile, Stark is shown having a drink in a bar. He comments that two days have passed since the first class mage examination's start.

Plot Details
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Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Richter
 * Lawine
 * Kanne
 * Frieren
 * Denken
 * Laufen
 * Genau
 * Sense
 * Serie
 * Land
 * Übel
 * Fern
 * Edel
 * Blei
 * Dunst
 * Wirbel
 * Ehre
 * Scharf
 * Methode
 * Töne
 * Länge
 * Stark

Locations

 * Grube Basin
 * Äußerst

Battles

 * Frieren, Lawine, & Kanne vs. Denken, Richter, & Laufen
 * Lawine & Kanne vs. Richter
 * Denken, Richter, & Laufen vs. unknown party

Events

 * Frieren breaks the barrier surrounding the examination grounds in the Grube Basin
 * The Second Party retains their Stille
 * The Thirteenth Party obtains a Stille via fistfight
 * Two other parties obtain Stilles
 * The Second, Fourth, and Eighth Parties shelter with their Stilles
 * The first exam of the first-class mage exam ends with six groups passing

Spells

 * Unnamed magic that causes stalagmites to rise from the ground
 * Unnamed magic used to restrain others
 * Unnamed magic used to shatter a deciphered barrier
 * Unnamed freezing magic that restrains limbs
 * Unnamed magic that shatters ice
 * Water Manipulation Magic: Riemstrohr
 * Defensive magic
 * Flight magic
 * Unnamed magic used to chop down trees
 * Sylwehr (mentioned)
 * Offensive magic (mentioned)
 * Unnamed magic used to light a fire
 * Bird capturing magic (mentioned)
 * Unnamed magic that turns clothes see-through (mentioned)