Quote Originally Posted by DarthEnderX View Post
I mean, it makes sense for them to do that. He knows if they don't keep Frieren busy, she's just going to hunt down the girl with the bird and take it back. It's not like he's doing it for funsies.
It's not like this test would be an isolated universe. If someones dies there, they stay dead. If you make an enemy during the test, you have likely made an enemy for life, also outside of the test. Mages strong enough to attempt to become first rank mages are the worst kind of enemies one could make. Possibly worse than demons, as the demons don't operate following the same sort of emotions as humans do. Frieren is an elf, so maybe she wouldn't be as bad an enemy.

That's why I'd probably prefer to catch a wild bird, not a bird someone else already caught.