And she just let them go afterwards. IDK how people are giving this manga such a high rating. As you pointed out, the pacing is horrible. Then we have the art that's just ok at best and the story, which is ridiculous (but not in a good way). For a first chapter, this was a complete failure...
It's as if you aren't reading any of what I wrote, or what the translator wrote, or even looking at the images in the chapter. One of us being ignorant, that's for sure, but it certainly isn't me. O.o
If the first thing he said about the test restrictions doesn't matter, then why say it? She...
She failed the test when she didn't maintain the required range.
His rigging of the test was actually a plausible means to test one's magic. So, it wouldn't even be considered cheating.
She didn't corner him in any way, assuming the translation was correct (which I strongly suspect was not)...
I'm aware the test was rigged for the princess to fail. That's why I don't understand why the principal allowed her to pass after she clearly broke the rules. He got what he wanted but turned it away, which doesn't make sense.
I read it. She was asking for clarification about leaving the marked-off area, not about the range between her and the target. Correction, she ran and then jumped.
Maintaining the initial range was a requirement based on his statement, "destroy the target from this range". Otherwise, there was...
The range at the time of the target's destruction is specified by his statement, "destroy the target from this range," which refers to the current distance between her and the target. If that range didn't need to be maintained, then he wouldn't need to mention the range at all. Her running jump...
I'm not sure what to think about this. The princess failed the magic test as per the principal's instructions. "Use any means necessary, and destroy the target from this range." Yet somehow, he allowed her to pass in this chapter. Was this a translation error in his instructions?