Chapter 57

The Third Exam is the fifty-seventh chapter of Kanehito Yamada and Abe Tsukasa's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End.

Summary
Some time before the events of the previous chapter, Serie and some of her first class mages discuss the format of the third exam. Serie decides she will be in charge of the third exam. Right after the events of the previous chapter, Serie decides who passes and fails based on her instincts. She fails Kanne, Dünste, Laufen, Scharf, and Ehre because they cannot visualize becoming first-class mages, and Frieren due to their ongoing ideological dispute over magic. Frieren tells Serie she was only able to meet the Hero Party due to the flower field spell Serie finds foolish; she also tells Serie she will not be able to fail Fern. Fern is able to see the instability in Serie's mana; delighted, Serie asks her to be her apprentice, but Fern rejects.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Serie
 * Sense
 * Genau
 * Falsch
 * Lernen
 * Frieren
 * Fern
 * Kanne
 * Dünste
 * Laufen
 * Scharf
 * Ehre
 * Himmel (in a flashback)
 * Heiter (in a flashback)
 * Eisen (in a flashback)

Locations

 * Äußerst
 * Northern Continental Magic Association

Events

 * Serie fails Kanne, Dünste, Laufen, Scharf, Ehre, and Frieren
 * Fern sees the instability in Serie's mana
 * Serie asks Fern to be her apprentice
 * Fern rejects Serie's offer

Spells

 * Spell to create a field of flowers (in a flashback)