Chapter 32 – The Sealed Magic
“Kuh…! Don’t you get carried away just by blocking the magic once!”
Arnold shouted and continued to deploy his magic formula.
Then a storm appeared and swirling around him.
Is this……the Tempest Dragneel?
Oh? This is a magic that was ranked as an advanced magic 1000 years ago.
That’s pretty impressive given that the same advanced magic, Efreet Flare is classified as a Lost Magic.
But what I am more concerned about is…….
““Kurt!””
My thoughts were interrupted briefly by the voices of Lara and Marise.
Both of them……and even the third year students, Corey and Glenn were clinging to me while trying to resist the Tempest Dragneel.
The wind is blowing violently, it is a magic that blows everything far away into a distance, but to me it is just like a breeze.
“What’s the matter? You can get more serious than this, you know?”
I aimed the palm of my right hand at Arnold and shot the Fire Spear.
Originally, the weaker Fire Spear would have been blocked by the Tempest Dragneel’s wind and wouldn’t reach him.
But…….
“GYAH!”
The Fire Spear cut through the storm and pierced Arnold.
”W, what is the meaning of this……? How can it counterattack against my magic?”
I was planning to take him down with one blow, but Arnold slowly raised his upper body.
This is…….
“The robe you’re wearing is quite sturdy and well-made. It’s a good piece of work for this world”
“Shut up! W, what kind of technique did you use to defeat m, my Tempest Dragneel with a mere Inferior magic?”
Arnold thrust his hands into the ground while trembling.
The deployed magic formula was interrupted by the attack, and the storm had stopped too.
“Although this kind of magic formula is good. But unfortunately, the quality is too low. Tempest Dragneel is supposed to be a magic that can change the surrounding landscape in an instant though? And yet, not a single tree over there has come off the ground”
That’s why it was defeated by the so-called ‘Inferior Magic’……the Fire Spear.
“Could it be that this is all you got?”
“Screw youuuuuuu! An inferior bug like you is challenging meeeeeee!?”
Arnold roared.
“I didn’t want to use this magic because it’s too much of a burden……but you leave me no choice!”
“Kurt! What the hell is going on!”
Marise exclaimed.
Arnold’s body was engulfed in light.
And I can see that an armor is being completed as it gradually wraps around his body.
”Oh……? The Gigant Deformation huh…….”
Although the quality is low, but he uses one magic after another that I thought I wouldn’t see in this world…….
The magic used by Arnold is one that uses magic power to create a thick armor.
It’s a magic that prevents all attacks and also greatly increases one’s physical abilities.
”Hahaha! The current me can win even against a dragon!”
Arnold laughed pleasantly while being wrapped in the armor and also had his face covered by it.
“Dragons?”
What is this guy talking about?
“You can’t even defeat a dragon like that”
I think it wouldn’t be a surprise for Arnold to be blown away and killed if the dragon just knocks him off with its tail.
“What’s going on! I heard what sounded like an on-going battle and……th, this is……!”
“Kurt? And……is that the representatives of the Empire’s side lying over there? What’s going on!”
Meanwhile, Erika-sensei and Desmond also rushed to here.
I guess they heard the sound of us fighting and sensed that an emergency was happening, so they left their posts and finally arrived.
”Sensei……we’ll talk later. Please step back for a moment”
Even if it is Desmond, the opponent is a bit too much for him.
“Kukuku……are you the teachers of the Royal Capital? In that case, for the sake of the Empire’s victory, let’s take care all of you together!”
Arnold slowly moved his arms.
He grabbed a nearby tree and pulled it straight out of the ground.
”Hah!”
A big tree was thrown at us.
I immediately used the body strengthening magic to catch the tree that was thrown at us with one hand.
“As expected, this transformation is really sweet. Maybe I can even throw a dragon with this after all?”
After the throwing of the iron ball, now it’s the throwing of a big tree huh…….
“Desmond-sensei”
“Hmm?”
“I am going to try what you taught in the class”
Just like that, I threw the tree at Arnold.
The tree headed straight for Arnold, but…….
”Hah!”
Although the tree hit Arnold directly, but apparently it could not destroy his armor.
Arnold had only taken a step backwards due to the impact.
”Hahaha! How’s that! This is the power of God that I had obtained! I didn’t expect you to throw the tree back at me, but that won’t be able to put a single scratch on my divine armor!”
I wasn’t thinking of destroying his armor just now.
He threw it at me, so I just threw it back.
Well, now I have a general idea of Arnold’s power.
“It’s about time to wrap this up”
And……I finished analyzing the magic as well.
”UOOOOOO!”
“Waa! There’s a lot of magic coming our way!”
said Lara.
Arnold sprinted towards us while firing 18 Fire Spears at the same time.
“Don’t worry”
I set up a barrier around Lara, Marise, the third year students and the teachers to protect them.
Yes.
If that’s the case, they will be fine even if a stray bullet hits them.
With this, I can finally fight to my heart’s content.
I drew my sword from its sheath and intercepted Arnold.
”Hey, you”
I speak to Arnold while taunting him with my sword.
“You’ve been using chantless magic for a while now, didn’t you? What do you know of?”
Considering the level of this world, his power is clearly the only one out of the norm.
”Let me tell you before you die. All the common sense of magic we have now is bullshit”
“Bullshit?”
Arnold aimed his right fist at me.
I parried the Fire Spear with my sword while listening to him
“I also don’t know all of the truth either. But it is said that there was various dreadful magic used about 1000 years ago”
1000 years ago……that’s exactly the time I lived in.
“It is said that this was due to a man who was called a heretic and later called the ‘Demon King’. Our ancestors had sealed the ominous magic created by the Demon King. And we called the magic of the Demon King the <Demon King’s Magic>”
“Heretic…… <Demon King’s Magic>……”
People called me a Heretic for bringing about the magic revolution.
But I don’t remember being called the Demon King.
Why must they say stuff like that?
”Though……the magic created by the Demon King is ominous, yet all of it has the power to destroy the world. So, the Empire secretly evoked the sealed magic and continued to perform research on it. And then, the magic and theory were taught to us, the <Four Great Sages> who were originally known as mages to experiment on it. This is the result”
Arnold slowly aimed the palm of his hand at me.
Then an explosion occurred around me.
Seems like it’s the Efreet Flare which is considered as a lost magic in this world.
““Kurt!””
I heard Lara and Marise’s voices.
Are they worried about me?
But to me, such a thing…….
“Can’t hurt me though?”
Before the explosion of the Efreet Flare……I modified my body to be able to withstand even the high temperature of the magma.
Because of that, I didn’t get a single burn even though I was at the center of the explosion just now.
“Let’s continue what you said earlier. If that’s the case, does that mean the magic civilization has declined was because the magic of the Demon King has been sealed?”
“That’s right. According to our Empire’s research, it seems that the Demon King has suddenly disappeared from this world”
If that Demon King is ‘me’, then it’s because I was reincarnated 1000 years later in this world.
“I see”
I understand the reasons for the decline of this world.
But……there are still mysteries to be solved.
Why did they seal the magic and theory that I made?
Because it’s dangerous?
No-no, it was supposed to be convenient.
In fact, everyone was honestly enjoying the magic civilization 1000 years ago after all.
In that case, I guess the Empire must be one or two of the reasons and also the key to the decline of this world after all.
”Is that all you know about the truth?”
“As I thought, it seems thou also knew as well based on thy reaction”
I can’t see his face, but I’m sure the corners of Arnold’s mouth are hanging like a half-moon.
It looks like I’m not going to get anything more out of this guy.
“Again! Efreet Flare!”
Arnold tried to cast the Efreet Flare again.
But.
“What’s going on? Why isn’t my magic activating?”
Arnold looked surprised.
I had seen through all of his magic.
“It’s the dispel magic. It can negate the opponent’s magic. Don’t you know that?”
“Im, impossible! A magic that negate other magic, you said? I’m sure that couldn’t be done without a significant difference in ability……or more like it’s already done! What else do thou know……!”
It was a good way to kill time.
Now I know part of the reason for the decline after 1000 years, and I have seen a little bit better magic.
But it’s about time to end this now.
“Let me show you what a true magic is”
I raised my hand to the sky.
Deploying magic formula……to prevent the barrier casted on Lara, Marise and the others from breaking……I adjusted its power…….
”What the hell is going on!”
Arnold is horrified.
“This is what you called, the true — <Demon King’s Magic> — that was sealed 1000 years ago”
—Holiness Gate.
It is the name of the magic that opens the gate to Heaven and destroys the opponent with holy light.
”Ahh……you mean to say that such holy thing is the power of a Demon King……?”
Arnold’s armor gradually melted, and soon his figure was obscured by the light.
The divine light gradually diffused and became a pure white world.
A lot of things were learnt from this battle.
Though not all of the reasons for the decline of this world.
And……it looks like there’s still no one stronger than me.
By the time the Holiness Gate was closed, Arnold had vanished.
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Chapter 31 – The ‘Four Great Sages’
As for the Meteor Burn from earlier, it was obvious that the representatives of the Empire did not use it.
Instead, someone else was forming the magic formula.
Analysis of analyzing magic is currently being used extensively.
Specifically, it’s a range that can cover the entire second layer.
”…hmm?”
He is surprisingly close.
By using a magic called Namereon Sympathy, he concealed his breath in the grass.
”Haa……”
It was so lame that I let out a sigh.
This magic called Namereon Sympathy is a magic that assimilates one into the surrounding landscape and become harder to be found.
I guess the opponent think that he hasn’t been found out yet.
“Kurt. What’s the matter?”
“Is there anything?”
The proof of this is that Lara and Marise who are facing the same direction as me, don’t seem to have noticed him.
But still……why is he nearby?
He can just provide support from a longer distance.
I get it. If he is too far away, he can’t fake the activation of the formed magic formula after all.
Well, if it was me, I could send magic to the Royal Capital even if I was in my hometown.
“Hey, come out quickly. Drop the boring act”
I talked to the guy who camouflaged himself with magic.
“Seems like it doesn’t work on thee. So thou also know the truth?”
The old man removed the magic and appeared.
“Wow! Where did you came out from?”
“Could it be……magic? Does that mean Kurt was the only one who could see through it?”
Lara and Marise couldn’t hide their surprise at the sudden appearance of the (seemingly) old man.
This guy is……oh. The old man who was the only one that showed a calm manner when I looked at the Empire’s side through the surveillance magical device.
”Who are you?”
“I am Arnold of the <Four Great Sages>. I came down here to talk with thee”
The old man……Arnold told me in a proud manner.
Talk?
What the hell?
“T, the <Four Great Sages> are the most powerful mage in the Empire!”
“It is said that they have the power to see through everything in this world and also the power to take over the world……I never thought I’d meet one at a place like this!”
Lara and Marise are standing ready.
The third year students, Corey and Glenn have the same reactions.
“It seems like you’re quite a famous person huh”
“That doesn’t matter to me”
Arnold let out a sigh.
Now……shall I get some answers from him?
“The Empire’s side is intervening in the friendly match. Do you acknowledge that?”
“Thou, why do thou think so?”
Arnold smiled wickedly.
”First of all, it’s that surveillance magical device. I was able to reverse the magic power in it and saw everything. Apparently, the Empire’s side was trying to keep track of us from a distance”
“You’re right”
“And the barrier magic that was placed on the students. That’s not something they can put up by themselves, judging by their abilities”
According to Lara and Marise, barrier magic is rather difficult to use in this era.
This can be seen in the dormitory of the magic school, which does not have a proper barrier.
Nonetheless, they were using the chanting magic sluggishly, so can it be used by the representatives of the Empire?
The answer is……impossible.
“Probably you were the one who placed it, weren’t you? The barrier magic that was placed on the representative players”
“……correct”
He’s too frank.
It’s hard to tell what he’s thinking from his facial expression. But at best it would be something like, “I’ll kill him soon enough to silence him anyway, so let him talk all he wants”.
“The Meteor Burn was deployed by you too. Moreover, you were so used to it? This is not your first time. At any rate, I guess you’ve done it many times before, right?”
“Correct”
Erika-sensei said that every time when the Royal Capital’s side was about to win, then ‘bad luck’ would happen.
It’s just that the Empire’s side was pulling the strings behind the scenes to make it look like bad luck anyway.
Just like today.
……well, the surveillance magical device had been destroyed too, and my spirit magic also had caused them to be in disorder.
I guess that’s why they came to take us by surprise in such an obvious way this time.
“Thou art wise. As expected, there’s nothing wrong with my judgment”
“Your judgment?”
“Now that I have heard thy story, let’s move on to the main subject……will thou join forces with our Empire?”
Huh?
“Thy power is being wasted on the foolish Royal Capital”
“What makes you think that?”
“I can tell from the use of chantless magic. Thou knowest a part of the truth as well as we do. This I know”
“Just now you also mentioned it, the truth…? Do you happen to know anything about the decline of this world?”
I asked.
Lara, Marise and the others doesn’t know what I’m talking about.
“Kukuku……” laughed Arnold,
“As I thought……I knew only a part of it. In that case, come to the Empire. I’ll tell you the truth”
Arnold extended his hand.
“Kurt……”
“D, don’t go!”
Lara and Marise grabbed my arms.
……good grief.
They looked worried, but I don’t even have to consider it.
“I refuse. I’ve always hated the Empire. Why should I join forces with you guys?”
I spat out.
Certainly, I’m also curious about the <Four Great Sages>.
It’s possible that there’s a ‘guy stronger than me’ that I’ve been looking for……but looking at Arnold, it doesn’t seem so.
More importantly, it was the aristocracy of the Empire who harassed me in many ways for being the heretic who brought about the magic revolution 1000 years ago……
I’m glad they were destroyed by the Demon……but in the world 1000 years later, they are still making me feel unpleasant.
Even if ‘someone stronger than me’ is in the Empire, there’s no way I would join forces with them.
The reason is — I don’t want to be friends with the strong ones, because I want to fight them.
It would be easier to do this if we are enemies.
“Don’t you want to know the truth?”
“I guess all I have to do now is to fight you and get it out of you”
When I said that, Arnold with a more sinister smile on his face said, “Oh?”.
“How dare you say such a thing to the face of the <Four Great Sages>”
“Don’t keep on repeating the <Four Great Sages>, the <Four Great Sages>. You’re looking more and more like a lowly person”
”……very well. This answer was somewhat predictable. Then as originally planned”
Arnold deployed his magic.
“I will just have to kill you”
As he said it, Arnold tried to unleash his magic. By looking at the magic formula, I guess it was the Thunderbolt of lightning magic.
”Kyaa!”
“We have to get out of here!”
Lara and Marise were frightened by the incoming Thunderbolt.
But as for me…
”……boring”
I raised my right hand.
Then a circular barrier appeared in front of us and completely blocked the Thunderbolt coming from all directions.
“Wha……!”
Arnold had a surprised expression.
I made sure that the Thunderbolt attack had stopped and removed the barrier.
“Now……can you make me get serious?”
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Chapter 30 – The Battle With The Empire
Well…what should I do now.
Now that I know their location, let’s use the Transfer Magic to attack the base.
“What do you mean by that?”
“The Empire’s side is cheating? What makes you think so, Kurt?”
When I tried to use the transfer magic, Lara and Marise questioned me.
Should I explain it from the beginning?
But they might escape from there during the process?
While I was wondering what to do,
“There they are! The Royal Capital’s defective mage and his teammates!”
“Let’s do this at once!”
When I turned towards the direction of the voice, I saw the representative players of the Empire’s side coming towards us and trying to unleash their magic.
“These cunning little guys”
As it was too sudden, everyone was not able to react to the actions of the representatives from the Empire’s side.
“Gather yourselves together in these hands, O flame. Be a spear, pierce the enemy and burn them!”
The Empire’s representatives began to chant.
They are slow.
I’m starting to feel sleepy.
I raised my hand and casted the Dispel Magic.
As I have said before, dispel magic is a technique used to make your opponent get betrayed by their own magic.
“Huh……?”
“Why isn’t it activated yet?”
The guy on the Empire’s side had a puzzled look on his face.
By using the dispel magic, the opponent’s magic formula was removed before it was activated.
”Eh……why would the people from the Empire attack us? Is this the cheating that Kurt was talking about…?”
“Y, you guys! This is against the rules!”
Finally realizing what was going on, Lara and Marise spoke up at the same time.
In response to that, the Empire’s side showed a wicked grin on their faces.
“Shut up! The last thing you need to do is to keep your mouth shut”
They said.
I see.
I didn’t see any of the teachers around.
“So they were finding for the right moment huh……”
“Kurt. What do you mean?”
“It was set up from the beginning. The Empire’s side has no intention of engaging in a proper friendly match”
Lara’s eyes widened in surprise.
They were keeping track of our actions with the surveillance magical devices.
Furthermore, direct obstruction was prohibited in the friendly match.
At least that was what we were told.
“Besides, you guys were very experienced in doing this. This isn’t the first time you’ve done this, right?”
The Empire’s side only smiled with a smirk and didn’t answer the question.
So that’s it huh.
The reason why the Royal Capital have a record of 10 consecutive defeats.
”But I crushed all the surveillance magical devices. So when you saw that the situations were getting worse, then you came to deal with us. Or could it be that you came to steal the items we’ve collected……”
“There’s no need for us to explain about it”
That being said, it seemed that the other party’s intentions could be read from their facial expressions.
As expected of the Empire. Vulgar.
It was the same even from 1000 years ago.
In any case, the teachers from the Empire’s side probably said something to the teachers from the Royal Capital’s side to keep them away from this place.
In short…….
“Stop spacing out! It might have failed just now, but it won’t happen again! Gather yourselves together in these hands, O flame……”
This is a direct battle with another school that I didn’t expect to take place in the friendly match.
“Fuu……”
I sighed.
They are using the chanting magic orderly.
If they’re that slow,
“Lara”
“Yes! I understand!”
Lara shot the Fire Spear faster than before the opponent’s magic could be casted.
Without chanting, of course.
“Wha—!”
One of them was hit by the Fire Spear and got blown backwards.
“W, what the hell! What happened?”
“Was that the unfortunate magic power……? How can the unfortunate magic power activate faster than our perfect magic power?”
……analysis completed.
Apparently, all the five members on the Empire’s side have the white color which was considered unsuitable for combat……or the so called perfect magic power.
There’s no way they can win against the red color that excels in offensive magic.
Moreover, the opponent was chanting magic.
“G, get them!”
“Don’t you guys dare to go easy on them!”
“Gather yourselves together in these hands, O flame……”
It seems like we had made the Empire’s side mad.
However, to think that they won’t go easy on us……
How kind of them!
Honestly, it was about the time I was getting bored of just collecting the items in the <Treasure Labyrinth>.
”Lara, Marise. It’s time to show the results of your special training”
“Y, yeah! But I haven’t had a PvP since the entrance exam……”
“It’ll be fine! Let’s have faith in all the hard work we had done……and in Kurt too!”
“Use your power to your heart’s content”
At the same time as I said those words, Lara and Marise began to form a magic formula.
There’s a tremendous difference in speed between chanting and chantless.
While the opponents are still chanting, Lara and Marise casted the Fire Spear and the Lightning Arrow respectively.
”What’s with that speed!”
“How can they cast magic without chanting?”
In a blink of time, the Empire’s side fell into confusion.
Lara and Marise took advantage of it and continuously casted magic without stopping.
Fire, Lightning……and Ice magic were all casted towards the Empire’s side as if a violent storm was heading towards them.
The opponents were also trying to cast their magic in a hurry, but they can’t keep up at all.
They were blown away by the power of the magic, hitting the nearest tree as hard as they could or rolling to the ground.
“T, this is the power of the first year students……!”
“What did we just witness?”
Corey and Glenn of the third year students exclaimed in surprise.
They were trying to help, but I guess they couldn’t keep up.
“This is normal for the first year students”
“Normal…? Are you telling me that chantless is normal!?”
“Yes. Chantless has become a part of the first year students. It’s not surprising that the Empire’s side can’t keep up with their chanting magic”
”……I’ve been observing you since just now, and the normalcy in me is crumbling”
“What on earth had happened to the first year students of this year?”
Corey and Glenn were dumbfounded.
Since that ‘practical’ class, I have had the opportunity to teach magic to people other than Lara and Marise.
As a result, most of the first year students had been able to cast magic even without chanting.
”Even so……”
I have something on my mind.
The representatives of the Empire’s side that were blown away by the magic of Lara and Marise, were trying to get up slowly.
“……Aren’t they quite tough?”
“That’s true. Maybe it’s because I thought they could die, so I went a little easy on them…”
“Even so, it is still unusual. They are not supposed to be able to stand up right away, can they?”
Of the remaining ones from the Empire’s side, some smiled, and some haven’t given up too.
……I see.
As it was of low quality, so it took me some time to notice it, but those guys had deployed the barrier magic.
That must have absorbed some of the damage.
“You guys……don’t you get carried away!”
One of them raised his hand.
“We will show you our true power!”
Oh?
There’s a magic formula deployed around him.
I’m sure someone is directly pulling the strings behind the scenes.
At first glance, it looks like he’s about to cast a magic called Meteor Burn.
But it’s obvious to me that someone else is deploying the magic formula.
”Haa! Meteor Burn!”
A huge meteor-like object appeared from above us and was about to fall.
However–
“Too slow”
I point the palm of my hand upwards.
Intervening the magic formula.
……as expected huh. Although it’s a bit more powerful, but I was able to re-arrange the magic formula that easily.
The barrier magic has also been deployed, so I guess they won’t die.
The meteor that was about to fall on us changed direction and ran into our opponent.
”UWAAAAAAAA!”
“W, why is the magic that was casted on them is heading towards here……!”
With a scream, the people from the Empire’s side that had been hit by the meteor were thrown into the air due to the impact.
Just like that, they crashed into the ground.
No matter how capable the barrier magic was, I guess it couldn’t absorb all the impact……They all seemed to have rolled on the ground and passed out.
“Is this……over?”
“Lara. Don’t let your guard down! They may still come up with something!”
Marise hadn’t released her tension yet and was in a position where she could deploy the magic formula at any time.
Yeah. As expected of my favorite pupil.
“Marise, you’re right. It’s not over yet”
Well……then.
Let’s take out the real performer.
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Chapter 29 – Impropriety Is Not Allowed
“My God! This is the 12th surveillance magical device that has been crushed!”
In a short distance away from the <Treasure Labyrinth>.
Inside one room, there was a great uproar over what the boy had done.
“Is it possible that the surveillance was being crushed?”
“Im, impossible! They must have looked like a bug only! The only people who can see through them are the <Four Great Sages>!”
There is a monitor in the room.
The situation in the <Treasure Labyrinth> is being projected through a surveillance magical device that look like a bug at first glance.
The boy knocked down every surveillance magical device that was sent to him.
Because of this, only fragmentary footage on the information of the Royal Capital’s side could be displayed.
”It seems like there’s a bug over there that’s a little bigger than we had expected”
In a noisy room.
One of the men looked around in a calm manner.
“B, but…it’s just a coincidence, isn’t it?”
“You are still saying that even after he had already destroyed 12 of them?”
“Uh…”
“Thou art too thoughtless”
“A, as expected of one of the <Four Great Sages>……Arnold-sama. You can still remain calm in a situation as such”
The man in the robe stood up.
His name was Arnold.
There were wrinkles deeply etched on his snapped fingers.
(That boy is undoubtedly strong. However, in front of me who had enjoyed the power of true magic, he’s no better than a bug)
I had never lost to anyone before.
Eventually, I began to reject others.
I was convinced that they couldn’t satisfy me
(Maybe that boy could quench my thirst)
When the man took a step forward,
“Pl, please wait a minute! Where are you planning to go?”
“It should be obvious, right? I’m going to the <Treasure Labyrinth>”
“What are you talking about! Even if it’s you, to set foot into the labyrinth is……guh!”
As Arnold held up his hands, the man who stood in front of him was grabbed by his neck and began to writhe in agony.
Then slowly his body fell over and stopped breathing.
“If you guys plan to stand in my way, then feel free to come at me too. This will be a good warm-up exercise”
No one answered Arnold’s words.
“Then let’s get right to it……hmm?”
When Arnold was about to leave the room.
He felt a strong hostility from the monitor and turned around.
”What in the world is this…?”
At that moment.
*BARIiiiiIIIIN*
The monitor broke down and an electric shock hit Arnold and the others.
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“This is really annoying after all…….”
“Yes?”
I had just crushed the 12th bug today and I’m really starting to get angry .
“What’s the matter, Kurt? To suddenly do that”
Marise looked at me with a dubious look.
I guess it can’t be helped if she doesn’t notice it…….
The surveillance magical devices that were flying around us restlessly were obvious to me.
At first glance, this magical device looked like a bug.
However, the footage can be transmitted to a distant place through the magical device.
That means someone was watching us.
But for what purpose?
Are the teachers using it to prevent the students from falling into danger during the friendly match?
No that can’t be, there was no such explanation being mentioned, and given that the current civilization of this world…….
”The surveillance magical device is a technology beyond the current civilization’s capabilities……..”
And even if it’s true, there should be a given explanation regarding this before the friendly match begin.
If that’s the case.
“Everyone listen up”
“What’s wrong, Kurt?”
“Even though we have been collecting the items at a good pace…”
Everyone stopped.
Right now, we are in the forest area.
We had obtained the supreme treasure in the first layer.
Unfortunately, it was a disappointing item for me, ‘The Fool’s Staff’, but the other members seemed excited and said, “I, it’s an amazing treasure! An SSS rank item!”.
However, such kind of thing cannot satisfy me.
After that, we came to the second layer while smoothly collecting the items.
“We’ve got to pull ourselves together here. Be careful”
I gathered everyone together and told them that, then they all looked surprised.
“……Kurt. It’s already an easy victory”
”That’s right. I suppose I shouldn’t let my guard down either, but this is……”
Lara and Marise said so.
The other two third year students too,
“Honestly, I didn’t think the first year students would have this much power”
“That’s true……I’ve lost my confidence”
“Or rather, is the storage magic something that easy to use?”
He spoke in a puzzled tone.
But if I say it’s an ordinary magic……I’m likely to be told “It’s not normal!” again.
Instead of answering the third year student, Corey’s question,
“Everyone listen up. Someone has been watching us for a while now”
““““Eh?””””
The four of them had their voices aligned.
“Kurt, that means…”
“That’s exactly what it means. Those surveillance magical devices had been flying around us for a while now. I destroyed them one by one as soon it was spotted, so I think it should be fine for now……but I think it was probably the work of the Empire’s side. And it could be an intervention from the outside”
“S, something like that is against the rules!”
It’s exactly as what Marise said.
Originally, it is against the rules to intervene from the outside during the friendly match……for example, it is a foul play to let students borrow the power of the teachers. If you are in danger and the teachers intervene, then you will be disqualified at that point.
We might be able to win if we show one of the broken surveillance magical device and point out the violation of the rules on the Empire’s side.
But that would be boring.
And…..apparently the Empire in this world also seemed to be a ‘Cowardice’.
With just one piece of evidence, it’s also impossible to know what kind of excuses they will come up with.
That’s why.
“From now on, we’re going to keep those who are watching us in check”
When I declared that, another surveillance magical device that looked like a bug came flying to us again.
The others didn’t seem to have noticed it.
”Voltbird”
I raised the palm of my hand towards the flying surveillance magical device.
The magic formula of the electric shock that was formed in an instant turned into the shape of a bird and headed towards the surveillance magical device.
At this rate, a direct blow would only destroy one of the many bugs.
So…this time I’m going to be a little bit more creative.
Originally, the surveillance magical device and the relay point are connected by magic power.
The principle is that……this magic power become like a cable and transmit the footage.
If that’s the case.
With that magic power, it is also possible to send magic to the relay point.
“Kurt. You shot magic again……could it be that there‘s another surveillance magical device flying around us?”
Marise asked a question, but I’ll explain it to her later.
This is because I have to concentrate a little bit from here on.
My plan was successful, and the Voltbird pierced the relay point through the surveillance magical device.
At the same time, I reversed the magic power stored in it.
Then as the magic reached the relay point……I can see the footage of the other side too.
The footage of the other side vaguely appeared in my mind.
“Whoa! What just happened! T, there’s a sudden electric shock coming from the monitor……”
“What’s going on here? Is there a malfunction?”
The other side seemed to be in a panic as the Voltbird rampaged in the room.
Voltbird is a spirit magic with lightning attributes.
It has a certain degree of autonomy and will continue to face its target.
What’s in the footage……hmm? As expected, there were some teachers from the Empire’s side mixed in as well. That included the faces that I saw before entering the <Treasure labyrinth>……looks like I was right about it.
But still……they were quite careless.
It was a common sense from 1000 years ago to reverse the surveillance magical device like this and send magic to the other side…….
To prevent that from happening, one or two Jamming Magic would be added into it, but that might also feel a little insufficient.
‘Hahahahaha! What a surprise! I thought it was only theoretically possible, but to think that someone could actually make it happen! And that such a monster would appear not from the Empire, but from the Royal Capital!’
Among them.
There was only one old man wearing a robe who looked very composed.
“Hmm? Hmm?”
“What’s wrong, Kurt? You seem like you’ve got a lot on your mind”
I heard Lara’s voice, however, I was surprised when I looked at the footage floating around in my mind.
Oh……? He’s deploying the Barrier Magic.
Therefore, only he was able to endure the Voltbird’s attack.
“It looks like there’s someone who are a little better in this world too”
“Kurt. What were you mumbling about since just now? Please explain it to us too”
At any rate, this has been settled.
“It has been confirmed that the Empire’s side is cheating”
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Chapter 28 – I Deciphered The Ancient Script
Two months had passed by quickly just as I was conquering the labyrinth and teaching Lara and Marise magic….
Finally, the friendly match with the Empire’s magic school was drawing near, and the five representative players were to be announced.
All the students were gathered in the schoolyard, then the principal announced it in a loud voice.
“The representatives are……Lara! Marise!……and Kurt! of the first year students”
Whew. I’m relieved to hear my name called.
I’ve been looking forward to it, but if I don’t get selected as a representative, then it’s not even funny anymore.
“Ehh? I’m the representative…….”
“Yes, we did it…or rather, it’s a given! Because Kurt had taught us lots of magic after all!”
Even though Marise said that, but her body seemed to tremble lightly.
“Lara. There’s no need to be afraid”
“Eh?”
“I’ve been watching Lara for two months now and I’m sure you will not be defeated by those typical mages. I can assure you of that. This applies to Marise too”
“Y, yeah! Thanks, Kurt! I’ll do my best not to drag Kurt down!”
Lara took my hand in hers and smiled happily at me.
“H, hey! You guys are being too close to each other! Such shameless act… Get away from each other now!”
Marise stepped in between us.
While being swarmed by the two of them, I remembered the events of the past two months.
As expected, both of them have good talents. Their strength grew at an alarming rate.
Thanks to that, they have managed to reach the level where they can even win against the Desmond from before he learnt the body strengthening magic.
I’m looking forward to the friendly match.
–And finally, the day of the friendly match has arrived.
The representative players were gathered in front of the entrance of the <Treasure Labyrinth>.
The whole magic school was full of festive atmosphere, and there were stalls specially setup everywhere.
However, we’re the representative players. So, I don’t think we would be able to really enjoy the festival.
Me, Lara, Marise……and the third year representatives were headed for the <Treasure Labyrinth> together…….
”Hey, hey! I heard that the Royal Capital’s magic school has three first year students selected as the representatives!”
“Have they given up the match already!?”
“Moreover, one of them is said to have the defective magic. Do they think such a thing can be a threat to our Empire?”
It started with the criticism from the players on the Empire’s side.
There were teachers from the Empire’s……Disaria Magic Academy, but they didn’t even try to stop it.
”Mmm! Don’t make fun of Kurt!”
“That’s right. Besides, I think they will get hurt if they look down on us just because we are the first year students”
Lara and Marise are not frightened.
“Hmph!”
One of the five players representing the Empire……stepped forward and raised my chin.
“I think……they said the smallest little guy has the defective magic”
“Me? If it’s me, I certainly have the defective magic”
“Oh! So it wasn’t a lie! A first year student with the defective magic……the friendly match this time will be an easy victory for us huh!”
The man laughed loudly.
Behind me, Lara and Marise are feeling angry, but I didn’t mind about it.
The weaker the dog, the more often it barks.
“At any rate……”
“Hmm? What’s wrong. Could it be that, you’re scared?”
That guy provoked us again.
But, that’s not the case.
I’m surprised that he is so full of openings.
Is it okay to approach me while being so vulnerable?
Moreover, it doesn’t seem like he has deployed any Barrier Magic.
This is unbelievable.
No matter how confident I am in my ability, I currently still deployed seven layers of magic formula at the same time.
If one of them is activated, this guy’s head would be blown off.
And yet, he is still so calm and composed…….
“Kurt! Are you okay?”
Marise quickly pulled me away from that guy.
“They are so rude, aren’t they!”
“That’s true! Let’s show them what we are capable of during the friendly match”
Both of them seemed to be pissed off.
I hope they didn’t lose their cool.
“Lara, Marise. Don’t let your guard down”
““Eh?””
“If I remember correctly, it’s prohibited to attack the opponent directly, right?”
In this friendly match, one will have to collect as many items as possible in the <Treasure Labyrinth>.
Attacking the opponent directly with magic is prohibited.
Failing to abide by the rules will be disqualified immediately.
However…….
“The opponent is probably thinking of provoking us and trick us to attack them. Such terrible schemer”
If it was someone else with a short temper, they might have already taken the bait and get disqualified.
”Err… I don’t think so”
“Me too. They are just stupid, aren’t they?”
No, no. There’s no way the Empire’s representative players can be so empty-headed.
…right?
Come on, Empire.
“Do your best. Fellow representatives”
“Kurt. If it’s you, I’m sure you can win against the Empire this year”
Erika-sensei and Desmond also ran up to us and gave us encouragement.
Apparently, the teachers are waiting at several points in the <Treasure Labyrinth>.
It seems that this arrangement was made to prevent the students from getting into danger in the event of unforeseen circumstances.
But I don’t need to worry about that.
Because there’s no way that could happen.
◆ ◆
“Well! It’s finally happening, this year’s friendly match! But what a surprise, Rosanlila Magic Academy has selected three first year students to be among the five representatives! Will they be the center of attention in this friendly match? Everybody, let’s cheer for each other’s school to win!”
Was the loudspeaker magic being used? ……the voice of a woman was echoed throughout the school.
This mark the start of the friendly match.
At that moment, a burst of cheers broke out from the entire school.
”We’ll be the first to dive in!”
As soon as it started, the representatives from the Empire’s side pushed us aside and entered the <Treasure Labyrinth>.
”Kurt! We have to hurry!”
”If they are ahead of us, the remaining items inside might get looted completely!”
Lara and Marise seems to be in a panic.
“Well, there’s no need to panic. At any rate, they have to start from the first layer and collect the items on their way down, isn’t it?”
“But….”
“Don’t worry”
Lara gave me a worried look.
“So, the three of you must be the geniuses of the first year students, right? You can call me Corey”
“I’m Glenn! I’ve heard about you guys. I’ll let you guys do as you wish first, so show me your ability!”
The other two representatives of the Royal Capital’s side said.
Other than us, they are all third year students.
Hmm.
As expected, being third year students, they seemed calmer than Lara and Marise.
“Well”
They’re fast.
The representatives on the Empire’s side were already out of sight.
However, we have the advantage of Home base here.
I feel bad for them but…….
“I’ve already memorized all the terrains in the first layer”
“Pardon me?”
Marise raised her voice.
“Do you mean that…?”
“That’s right. In the last two months, the analysis on the first layer has long been completed. I had memorized everything, including the hidden passage”
“So, you’re saying that there are more than a few similar passages to the first one we dived in?”
Marise was probably referring to the passage where the first magic stone was found.
I nodded silently at her question.
“There will be a wall at the end of the path. The Ancient Script was written there. If it’s the third year students, they should know about it too since they have already dived in many times before, right?”
“A, ahh……I know which one you’re talking but……”
“Wasn’t that just a string of words that doesn’t make sense? Or rather, there’s no way we can decipher the Ancient Script”
Do the third year students also not know of the path that leads further back?
We quickly reached in front of the wall with the Ancient Script written on it.
“This is amazing, but there’s no way I can read this, it’s written in a mess”
“Kurt…? What are you planning to do this time?”
Lara and Marise asked me.
“I can read the Ancient Script……no, the truth is, I can decipher it”
“R, really?”
“Yeah”
These were written on it.
“At a forked road from here. Choose the right-hand direction. Then the supreme Treasure are more likely to be found.
Thou, if thou wilt lose sight of the way which thou shalt go. Use the Dispel Magic on the obstacles located in front of thou sight.
From there on, there’s a supreme Guardian. Only after one has overcome the final hurdle will one be able to get it”
“How come Kurt can read the Ancient Script?”
I didn’t know how to answer Marise’s question, so I chose to remain silent.
But the answer was simple.
Because this Ancient Script was written in the language from 1000 years ago.
I really didn’t expect to see it here….
The language of this world was completely different from that of 1000 years ago.
Thanks to this, I had to desperately learnt to read and write from scratch after I reincarnated.
“B, but……if what you’re saying is true, to think that there’s still such a mystery left in the first layer, it’s unbelievable……!”
“Besides, I can’t believe you can read the Ancient Script that no one has ever been able to decipher”
“Seems like the first year students of this year are really like wild cards”
The third year students seemed to be more shocked than surprised.
Well let’s put that aside now.
“Now then……after reading the script, it said to turn right at a forked road. Beyond that, if reached a dead end, then activate the Lock Release of Dispel Magic on the wall……”
Lock Release is a magic that can unlock treasure chests and doors that can’t be opened.
But to use it on a wall that seems to have nothing to do with it……one might not realize it without reading the hint.
“But is there really such a way to do that?”
“And the guardian…? Are we its enemy?”
Lara tilted her head and Marise was lost in thought.
“Don’t worry. Though I kept it a secret from both of you, but I actually gave it a shot there once before”
“Eh!?”
“And while I was at it, I also took out the guardian with one blow. All that’s left for us now is to retrieve the treasure”
When I said that, Lara and Marise sighed.
Why’s that?
Whatever. Let’s just quickly go and retrieve the treasure.
……but before that.
“……hah!”
I turned obliquely backward and shot the Fire Spear.
“What’s wrong, Kurt? To suddenly use the magic in a place like this”
“That was dangerous! If you just carelessly use magic like that”
Lara and Marise……or rather, the two guys of the third year students too, from their perspectives, it must have looked like I just shot magic at a place with nothing there.
But I wouldn’t do such a meaningless thing.
“Nah. There was a slightly annoying bug there”
“……”
Really……I wonder if this was also the doing of the Empire’s side.
Since I hadn’t heard about it before the friendly match started, so there shouldn’t be any problem in destroying it, right?
I turned my back on them who seemed to be in doubt and started walking towards the supreme treasure.
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Chapter 27 – I Became More Like A Teacher Than The Teacher
“B, but I will not be defeated by the defective magic! It’s also fine for you to run away from here if you’re scared, you know?”
“No way”
I ignored the annoying guy and held the iron ball with my left hand.
……well.
Let’s keep the use of body strengthening magic to its minimum.
After all, there’s no need for me to get serious here.
”Then sensei, I’m going to throw it, okay?”
“You can throw it any time you want”
Let’s throw it immediately then.
“Ei”
I threw the iron ball as if throwing a pebble far away.
It’s just that…I made a mistake here too.
*ZUGOooooOOOON!*
Because I made the wrong adjustment again.
“Wha’?”
The boy student looked shocked.
The iron ball, which I had thrown lightly, flew straight and pierced the trunk of a tree at the end of the schoolyard.
”T, tree…the tree is going to fall!”
Oops, not good.
I hurriedly casted the restoration magic on the tree in which the iron ball was stuck in it to prevent it from falling over.
Hmm.
“I guess I used a little too much strength”
Making the right adjustment is quite a difficult thing to do.
I tilted my head and thought about it.
“W, what’s going on…”
The boy student who picked the fight sat down on the ground and looked at the scene helplessly.
”Hey, hey, there’s no need to feel so depressed”
”I, I thought I would definitely win this contest……this can’t be happening……”
Seeing him muttering about various things, there’s nothing else I could say to him anymore.
Just now, I threw it using my left hand.
But my dominant arm is my right hand.
It seems that the mistake was using my non-dominant left hand while thinking that I shouldn’t throw it too far……
”Oh well……”
Even though this is a lesson, it’s just a child’s play anyway.
There’s no need to get too serious.
“B, brat! What the hell did you do!”
When I was about to get back in line, Desmond ran up to me in alarm.
”……sensei. Your face is too close to mine”
“I don’t care about that! How the hell did that iron ball flew so far? Me…or rather, even if one were to search all over the world, someone that could do the same thing as you can’t be found!”
”……Well isn’t that because the teachers have not used the magic until now?”
“Magic…? You mean it’s possible to throw the iron ball that far with magic? Come to think of it, I remember your movement were rather inhuman during the exam……so it was also the same during that time?”
“Yes”
It seems that the body strengthening which everyone used 1000 years ago, is not a general knowledge in this world.
I continued speaking to Desmond who looked dubious.
“It’s a magic called Body Strengthening. By using it, it’s also possible to dramatically increase one’s physical strength and speed”
“Such dreamlike magic…?”
“Yes. Please take a look at this”
I used the Rise Power and built up strength in my legs.
Then with the same momentum, I kicked the ground and jumped.
“……!”
Desmond opened his eyes wide.
I jumped high enough to see the roof of the Rosanlila Magic Academy’s buildings.
A cloud of dust was raised when I landed on the ground.
”How’s that? Looks easy, right?”
“““I don’t think so!”””
Not just Desmond, but my classmates in the schoolyard also joined in with their voices.
“A mage sure is amazing huh……I can’t even use magic. I just don’t have the talent for it. If I had been able to use magic, I wouldn’t lose even against dragons for instance”
“Have you ever fought a dragon before?”
“It was just an example. How could I possibly meet a mythical creature?”
Honestly, if it’s Desmond, I think he can defeat at least one dragon just by learning the magic.
Besides.
“Desmond-sensei. I think you can use magic though?”
“……what are you talking about? I don’t have the talent for it……”
“Well that’s only if you want to reach the top, then it may have something to do with the magic color or talent. However, anyone can use a minimum of magic”
“I, I don’t think so! Wasn’t magic meant to be used only by the chosen ones!”
Desmond raised his voice.
Right……now that he mentions it, that’s how this world works.
Everyone that came to this magic school can use magic, so I almost forgot about it.
“Desmond-sensei……just a minute of your time……”
I taught Desmond the basics of magic.
“Now try it”
“Yes……then, let’s do this?”
Desmond activated the Rise Power on his legs and jumped in the same way as I did earlier.
Hmm……this is because it’s his first time after all.
He didn’t reach the rooftop of the school building……but was able to reach the second floor just in time.
“Ohh……I’m flying! I……magic……!”
As if excited, Desmond’s voice bounces around.
But then he began to fall.
“W, what should I do! I’m going to hit the ground as it is!”
……Is the landing a little too hard?
I got right underneath Desmond and casted a gravity magic on him.
As he approached the ground, Desmond’s fall slowed down and landed gently on the ground.
“What do you think? Sensei. You can use magic too, can’t you?”
“I didn’t think it would be this easy…”
Perhaps Desmond hasn’t realized it yet, but his face looks blurred.
Seeing this, the other classmates began to make noise.
”J, just now, what was that?”
“Moreover, it looks like he wasn’t chanting?”
“To begin with, it’s a magic formula that I’ve never seen before!”
“I want to try using it too!”
My classmates are rushing over to me.
“Hey, hey, don’t push, don’t push”
Oh, boy…….
Seems like this uproar is unlikely to end if I don’t teach them the body strengthening magic.
“Desmond-sensei”
“Yes. I know what you are going to say”
Desmond nodded as we looked at each other and indicated.
That’s right.
I’m just a student.
No matter how much the other students—or rather, including sensei—want to learn the magic, I don’t think it would be a good idea to disregard sensei by teaching them.
Moreover, we’re in the middle of a class right now.
It’s a different story from what happened with Lara and Marise.
Besides, I’m basically only interested in making myself stronger.
So, I thought I should refuse, and I’m glad Desmond was quick to understand it—
“Teach them to the fullest! Don’t mind about me!”
……Apparently, he didn’t seem to understand.
“Fuu”
Sigh.
Well, it can’t be helped. I guess it’s the punishment for being a bit serious in a child’s play.
“Then I’ll show you by using it again before teaching you”
“““Yes! Please!”””
Afterwards.
At the end of the class, all my classmates were able to use simple body strengthening magic.
<Author’s Note>
The friendly match with the Empire will start from the next chapter.
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Chapter 26 – Let’s Throw The Iron Ball!
The next day, it was the time for the ‘Practical’ class again.
“Good! Today you will be challenged to throw the iron ball!”
Again, today Desmond-sensei stood in front of everyone and said it excitingly.
“““Iron ball?”””
Everyone tilted their heads when they heard what Desmond said.
“Do you not know what that is……I guess it can’t be helped then. After all, it’s not common. Hold on for a minute”
Then Desmond held up what looked like a round, black ball with his right hand.
“Hey, the student over there. Try holding it”
“Yes……it’s so heavy!”
“Of course. It’s the iron ball after all”
Even though it’s said to be heavy but seems like it’s not to the extent that it can’t be held.
I see….
I wonder if the lesson this time is about throwing that iron ball.
Seems interesting.
In my past life, there was a competition where they held the tail of a dragon and threw it, but this will be the basic content of that, right?
“How can that be useful to a mage?”
“Well… I told you that a mage needs stamina as well, didn’t I? The headmaster also agreed with that idea, and that’s why I became a teacher here. Train your body before the magic! Magic is important too, but so is physical strength! If you keep on neglecting your stamina because of magic, then your body will become weak, you know?”
“Haa……”
“And of course! You’re not allowed to use magic to throw the iron ball”
I agreed with what Desmond said.
Magic is also important to a mage but without stamina, one will be useless on the battlefield.
But at the same time… I couldn’t help but want to interfere.
”Umm, do you have a minute?”
“It’s you. What is it?”
I raised my hand.
”I just listened to what you said earlier, and I was wondering… why do you need to separate magic and stamina?”
“……what are you talking about?”
Desmond has a dubious look on his face.
“Of course, I do understand what sensei were saying. But…magic and stamina—namely, physics. Ultimately, combining them should be the ideal way, isn’t it?”
Well, I can understand the idea of throwing without using magic to work on the basics first….
However, Desmond’s words seemed to exude the idea that magic and physics should be separated.
Desmond suddenly looked interested,
“Magic and physics combined? Is it possible to realize such an incredible story?”
“Yes, it’s possible”
As I said that, I was thinking of demonstrating it first,
“Hey, hey! Don’t get carried away with your defective magic. There’s no way you can do that!”
Someone started jeering at me.
Good grief.
It seems there’s also someone like Cyril who despise defective magic in this magic school as well.
“I’m saying this because I can”
“Then let’s see you try it! Since you’re so confident, why don’t you and I have a contest in throwing the iron ball?”
“Oh, sure. If I lose, I will be willing to do anything other than apologize”
“Don’t forget what you just said, okay?”
A boy student came at me belligerently.
Didn’t he see how I fought in the entrance exam?
And I was just about to do it.
“So, Desmond-sensei. Can you hand over the iron ball to me for a moment?”
“Sure”
I received the iron ball from Desmond.
Wow……it looked quite heavy, but it was even lighter than I thought it would be.
If this is the case, I might make a mistake when adjusting my power and send it flying to a weird place.
This is troublesome…….
“Oh that’s right……”
I looked behind me and made eye contact with Lara and Marise.
“Lara, Marise. Both of you should try it too”
“Eh, me?”
“I… I’m not confident of my physical strength”
“It’s fine. Both of you should be able to do it too”
As it is, I whispered to Lara and Marise.
I taught them how to use their magic to send the iron ball fly farther away.
”Hey, hey! If it’s not you, then there’s no meaning to it!”
“Don’t worry. I’ll do it later too. Or is it that you do not have self-confidence in winning against two girls?”
“D, don’t make fun of me!”
The boy student’s face was dyed red.
“Don’t you regret it……I’ll go first, then? Uoooooooo!”
Without delay, the boy student holds the iron ball with his right hand and set it on his shoulders.
And then the iron ball was released from his hand as if it was being pushed out.
“How was that?”
“Hmm…… it’s 10 meters. Not bad”
The boy student looked proud as Desmond measured it with a measuring tape.
“Could it be that you already know about this game? The way you threw it was very different”
“Fufufu. I wonder about that”
The boy student replied to Desmond’s question.
I see.
Although he didn’t affirm it, but I guess that means he already knew about it from the beginning.
That must be why he was so confident.
However, he may know how to throw it, but it was done with his body strength.
He wouldn’t be an opponent to Lara and Marise.
“Then……it’s my turn, right?”
This time it is Lara who are holding the iron ball.
It looks heavy to her. After all, she has such thin arms. That’s totally understandable.
“Lara. Magic, magic”
“Y, yeah! I forgot!”
Lara formed a magic formula and activated Rise Power.
……hmm.
Just now, I was a little worried when teaching the magic formula and whether it would work in one shot, but it seems to have been constructed well.
It was a distorted magic formula but seems like it was able to be activated somehow.
”Eii!”
And then she threw the iron ball as it is……
“Wow! What is the meaning of this?”
The boy student from earlier shouted in surprise.
The iron ball threw by Lara had clearly reached twice as far as the boy student’s.
”2, 20 meters……you. That’s quite impressive”
“It’s all thanks to Kurt~”
Lara was jumping up and down happily. Cute.
“So, I guess I’m next then”
Marise took a step forward.
It seems she had activated Rise Power from the beginning.
In terms of the manipulation of magic, Lara who had received the special training yesterday is better in it.
However, the degree of perfection of Marise’s magic formula was much higher than Lara’s.
Even though this is the first time she was taught of it…… seems like her nickname of ‘Genius’ was not just for show.
There are still many areas that require improvement, but the direction of her magic formula is not wrong.
”Eii!”
With a similar shout, Marise threw the iron ball.
*Pyuin*
As if it was an ordinary ball, the iron ball drew an arc.
”……2, 25 meters? This is ridiculous. You have even surpassed my record?”
The commotion around us became even bigger at the record Marise had achieved.
”This is the body strengthening……magic?”
Marise looked surprised herself while opening and closing her right hand.
“T, that’s impossible”
The boy student looked surprised with his eyes wide open.
Well.
Thanks to Lara and Marise, I feel like I’ve understood most of it.
Now it’s my turn.
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Chapter 25 – A Mage Also Needs Stamina
The magic school classes were to commence on the next day.
But….
”It’s boring”
I can’t help but yawn.
The lectures were too low level.
Moreover, the teacher’s teaching method is not very good.
For example.
‘First…let’s memorize the chanting words of the Ice Ball’
And so on.
As I thought, chanting magic is the standard in this world, so it’s such an inefficient class.
Everyone is looking at the blackboard with bloodshot eyes and taking notes enthusiastically.
”No good…feeling sleepy…”
I’m sitting at the backmost seat by the window, so the sunlight is pleasantly warm.
I couldn’t hold back my sleepiness and before I knew it, I fell asleep.
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And then it’s the last class before lunch.
Everyone from the ‘First’ class was gathered at the schoolyard where the ‘Practical’ class will be held.
”Ohhh…! Finally, a class that seems interesting”
“Kurt. You’re really into this”
Lara spoke to me.
Of course.
I don’t dislike magic research too, however just as I thought, moving my body or defeating a demon or something like that is still more suitable for my nature.
”I wonder what kind of lesson it would be?”
Somehow, Marise also sounded a little excited.
A short while later, an unexpected figure appeared at the schoolyard and everyone looked amazed.
“Gahaha! Do you guys do any muscle training?”
“De, Desmond-san?”
To my surprise, the one who showed up in the schoolyard was the old man I fought in the entrance exam — Desmond, the one who was said to be a former S-ranked adventurer.
”Why are you here?”
Marise steps forward and asks Desmond a question.
“I’ve been assigned as a teacher in this school starting this year. I’m mainly in charge of the practical classes. Well, I’ll be gentle. Don’t worry! Gahahaha!”
Desmond put his hands on his waist and laughed excitingly.
I see….
If I remember correctly, Desmond’s companion said something like ‘Today is supposed to be just a visit’ during the entrance exam.
I wondered why he came to the magic school, but……I didn’t know it was for something like this.
”De, Desmond-san’s class…….I didn’t expect to be taught by a legendary adventurer!”
“Idiot! He was called as Desmond the demon, you know?! Just thinking of what kind of strict lessons awaiting us and I’m already trembling with fear…”
“But Desmond-san… or rather, Desmond-sensei can’t use magic, right?”
I could hear words of anticipation and uneasiness from the surroundings.
“This should be fun”
Meanwhile, I muttered honestly.
In this world, he was the only guy who can cope with my body strengthening magic.
Just thinking that the lessons could be interesting made me felt excited.
”That’s right. It’s true that I can’t use magic”
Said Desmond with a piercing look.
“But a mage can’t use magic all the time too, you know? It’s no good if you lack stamina. So, for this reason, my lessons… will be about basic physical fitness and body workout!”
Hmm.
I feel the same way.
No matter how capable a mage is, they would still need to move around on the battlefield too.
Even with plenty of magic and energy……but when one became too tired to move, then it will be useless too.
I nodded while feeling impressed,
“W, why does a mage need stamina!”
”I’m just casting magic in the rearguard, so I shouldn’t need stamina…”
And the people around me were missing the point.
But.
“Um, looking at Kurt, I also feel like it’s not wrong?”
“I agree with Lara. After watching Kurt fight, I think a mage that just wait at the back is weak”
Lara and Marise seems to understand.
Since I’m teaching them magic, they should be able to grasp the idea naturally too.
”Good……let’s work on your endurance first. 50 laps around the schoolyard!”
“5, 50 laps? That’s very absurd!”
There are screams from the surroundings.
“Oh shut up! By the way, during my lessons…… there will be a punishment for those who fail to run 50 laps within an hour. Everyone, be prepared to brace yourself”
“A penalty game…?”
“It’s a fun penalty game where you’d just run until before the next class start including the lunch break”
“A, a demon!”
50 laps huh.
Just the right warm-up.
“Well then… let’s begin!”
I’ll just say the results.
There was only one person who could complete the 50 laps within the class period.
And naturally, that’s me.
“T, this is hard…”
“Why is Kurt the only one… haaa, haaa… looking calm?”
Lara and Marise had their butts on the ground while gasping for breath.
That’s obvious.
”If you get tired with just this, then you won’t even be able to conquer the hundred layers of labyrinth in a day, you know?”
“That’s just……your common sense……haaa, haaa”
Despite out of breath, Marise still responded.
By the way, I don’t use body strengthening during the marathon.
If I did that, I could achieve 50 laps in an instant, but the main purpose was to train my stamina.
“You are……the outrageous brat that I fought during the entrance exam, right?”
“You remember me?”
“Of course”
Desmond looked surprised.
“Honestly…… I didn’t think there was anyone who could complete 50 laps in the first class. But you…… have monstrous stamina too, don’t you?”
“Thank you”
Even before I came to the magic school, I had already added marathons into my daily training routine.
But still, I haven’t reached my heyday of 1000 years ago even with all this.
”Can I ask you one thing?”
“Yeah, what is it?”
“Now that I’m done with the warm-up, what should I do from now?”
KAN—KAN—.
As I asked a question, the bell ringing to signal the end of the class can be heard.
“That’s too bad. I guess the class is over”
“……even I’m shuddering at the thought of you doing all this and claiming that it’s just a warm-up”
It seems there’s also practical class tomorrow, I’ll look forward to the next one.
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Chapter 24 – My First Lips
“The tricks to chantless magic are in the construction of the magic formula, the flow of magic, the imagery and so on”
“Mmm-hmm”
Lara sat on the sofa and nodded.
”Until now you have been chanting the half-baked magic formula that would be constructed on its own to unleash the magic. So, you never really cared about the flow of magic, did you?”
“Yeah…”
“Because that’s the common sense of this world. So, it is inevitable”
“This world…?”
“Ahh”
It was a slip of the tongue.
Lara tilted her head.
I’m still thinking of keeping the reincarnation magic as a secret from everyone. After all, I don’t like making unnecessary fuss.
Ahem, after a deceptive coughing fit.
“A, anyway! Let’s practice the flow of magic this time. if it’s just that, it can be done in this room too”
“Please do!”
And Lara bowed deeply.
Whew. I’m glad she didn’t poke into it too much.
“But what do I have to do with the flow of magic?”
“Let’s see……hmm that’s right, I’m going to hold your hands for a while”
“Wa!”
She looked surprised when I took her hands.
While facing each other, I hold her hands to intertwine our fingers and then a very small amount of magic was sent through it.
”How are you feeling?”
“I, it’s amazing! My body is starting to feel kind of hot and kind of strange too!”
Lara blushed and said.
Hmm?
For me, it was supposed to be a drop or so, but was it too much?
Isn’t the heat generated only when there’s excessive magic?
…let’s further reduce it.
“What about now?”
“Y, yeah……I’m calmer than just now”
Gradually, Lara’s complexion returned.
Umu…… There’s too little magic being sent, it’s a difficult task but there’s no choice.
”I did something similar when I taught you before……but it was only to assist you. This time I need you to do your best to figure out the flow of magic on your own”
“Y, yeah”
“Besides, by applying this, we can supply magic to those who are running low on magic”
“Eh…? So, you’re saying that if a mage is energetic, they can help someone who are running out of magic?”
“Well yes…but I don’t really recommend it. The magic color…has different types such as the defective one and so on. If it matches then it’s quite useful, but if it’s not then it’ll causes unnecessary tiring. Lara has the unfortunate magic and mine are the defective one, so this time it’s just for practice”
“Is that so……”
“Hmm? You should know, right?”
“It’s the first time I’ve heard of it~!”
Wasn’t the knowledge of magic supply a common sense too…?
Well, let’s leave that aside first. It’s irrelevant right now.
“All right. I’m going to try moving Lara’s magic around”
“I understand—kyaa!”
Lara lets out a short shriek.
“How is it. Do you feel anything?”
“It makes me feel weird~~~. But it’s like there’s water moving around inside me”
“That’s right. That’s the flow of magic. Right now, I’m moving your magic around to the right, but do give it a try and stop it”
“Y, yeah”
Lara desperately tries to stop the flow of magic.
“Put more strength into it. Maybe it’s easier to do it if you try holding your breath first”
“Yes! If I also move my body around a bit, it’s even easier to do it!”
“That’s right. You have good talents”
While holding both of my hands, Lara moved her body in an arc.
Although her strength is weak, but she seemed to be slowly learning the tricks.
“Alright…shall we end it here?”
“Puhaaa!”
The moment we separated our hands, Lara pressed her hands against the back of the sofa and let out a breath.
“It’s very tiring”
“Well, it’s a special training after all. Now, think of the Fire Spear’s magic formula and try to unleash it. But, don’t unleash it by mistake”
“I understand! …Waa! It’s even easier than when I did it in the labyrinth!”
Lara held her hands up in front of her and looked surprised.
I can see that she has gotten better.
Her flow of magic has improved and are able to unleash less wasted magic.
With this, she will be able to consume less magic than the time she did it in the labyrinth, and can unleash high-power magic too, I think.
“Even though I assisted you earlier, but you can check the flow of magic on your own when you are free. Because I’m sure you will get better like that”
“Yeah! Thank you, Kurt! Although it was just a bit…… but under Kurt’s guidance, I feel like I have become stronger!”
Lara broke into a big smile.
I unintentionally got captivated by that.
”Hmm?”
“What’s wrong, Kurt?”
“Be quiet for a while. There’s someone outside the room”
“Ehh…! Mmmm!”
I raised the index finger of my left hand to my mouth and covered Lara’s mouth with my right hand.
I focused on my detection magic.
This form is……Erika-sensei?
“That’s weird. How come… I can hear a girl’s voice coming out of Kurt’s room?”
Erika-sensei’s voice came from the other side of the door.
After hearing that, Lara must have guessed it too, so she shrank back and hid her breath.
”Could it be……illicit sexual relationship! If that’s the case, then even if the other party is a non-standard genius, they must be punished too!”
She looks angry.
“Uwa… I think she’s going to enter the room”
“Mmmm!”
We hurriedly hid into the closet.
Fortunately, I had just moved into the dormitory, so there’s almost no clothes inside the closet.
After a while.
”……seems like she has left”
Using the detection magic, I confirmed that Erika-sensei didn’t enter the room and had went somewhere else.
As expected, she wouldn’t do something like entering the room without notice.
However, I’m likely to be questioned tomorrow…….
“I’m feeling depressed”
“Mmmm!”
“Ah, I’m sorry. Your mouth was still being blocked”
I moved my hand away from her mouth.
I was too preoccupied earlier to be aware of it, but to be in close contact with a girl in such a dim place….
I felt the beating of my heart was rising.
“Hey Kurt”
“What is it?”
Lara’s face is right in front of me.
She is as cute as a cute little animal.
Lara fidgeted and continued.
“How does Kurt feel about me?”
“What do you mean?”
“Oh… do you like me or hate me, that’s what I mean!”
What is Lara saying in such a place?
Oh, I get it.
Did she think I hate her for making me to go along with her for a special training this late at night?
If that’s the case.
“It’s okay. I don’t hate you”
“Does that mean…?”
“If I don’t hate you, that means I like you”
I said that with the intention to cheer her up.
However, Lara interpreted it differently,
“I’m glad……hey Kurt”
“Hmm? What’s wrong?”
“Can you close your eyes for a while?”
“Aye!”
I did as she asked.
Then — something soft was pressed against my lips.
“Hmm?”
I reflexively open my eyes.
There was Lara’s lips, touching mine.
“……Fuu. I’m sorry. For doing something like this suddenly”
“No……it’s okay. It was too sudden, so I’m just feeling surprised”
Although I could barely say that, but I was definitely shaken up.
I wasn’t familiar with this kind of experience in my past life, so it can’t be helped.
But still……that was dangerous!
My mind went blank for a moment.
If we were to be attacked by a monster during this time, we might be in a bit of danger.
”Kurt”
“What is it?”
“……Can I do it again?”
I moved my head up and down in response to her question.
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Chapter 23 – The Dormitory Of The Magic School
“It’s quite a splendid building”
After I had finished my business, I decided to sleep off for the day and walked back to the front of the dormitory.
The Rosanlila Magic Academy is a boarding school.
The dormitory which is located right next to the school building is looking gleaming and sophisticated.
”It’s a stylish building, isn’t it? It’s beautiful!”
“The dormitory at Rosanlila Magic Academy has received a famed architectural award too. There’s also people who joins the magic school just to live in this dormitory”
Lara’s eyes were sparkling, while Marise was explaining calmly with her arms crossed.
Well….
I really mean it when I say it’s a splendid building.
But it doesn’t seem to have a barrier?
I’m worried about it……no-no, meddling like this is a bad habit of mine.
Even if something were to happen, I don’t think there would be any problem.
“Ahh, it’s Eri-chan!”
In front of the dormitory, Eri-chan……our homeroom teacher, Erika-sensei was standing there.
“Of all the new students, you guys are the last one to come back”
“Eh! I didn’t notice it’s already this late!”
“We’ve been going to the labyrinth, going to the guild, picking out weapons… we’ve done a lot of things after all”
Erika-sensei gave us a stern look.
”So…..why is sensei here?”
“While I’m your homeroom teacher, I’m also the dorm supervisor. I’m here to give all of you the dormitory rulebook and the room numbers you’ve been assigned to”
While Erika-sensei said that, she handed out a thin booklet and a piece of paper with a room number written on it to us.
Apparently, I’m in a room on the eighth floor of Building A.
Even so……to think that Erika-sensei oversees the dormitory while also being our homeroom teacher, won’t she fall ill from overwork?
It would be hard to make time to meet up with someone like a boyfriend or husband like that.
Given sensei’s age, it shouldn’t be surprising that she had a partner.
“I’m on the third floor of Building A!”
“Me too…… are the boys and girls living in the same building?”
“Yeah. The school dormitories are of mixed gender. But don’t get any funny ideas, okay? Because illicit sexual relationship is forbidden after all”
Oh dear.
I haven’t read through the school rules yet, but to think that there was such a rule.
”……There shouldn’t be any such school rules, right? I had memorized them after reading through the school’s rules and regulations”
Marise is staring at sensei.
However, sensei remains resolute,
”Even if there are no such school rules, it’s far too much to have illicit sexual relationship while having magic training. Moreover, you guys are first year students! If you have time to do that, why not use it to learn even one magic!”
……It feels like a personal grudge.
“As the one that oversee the dormitory, I hereby order you. It will be against the rules if you enter the room of the opposite sex without my permission, okay? Keep that well in mind”
Sensei left us after emphasized that.
She’s quite a strict sensei.
However, there is a common opinion that illicit sexual relationship is a hindrance to magic.
In my past life, I continued to train my magic without looking at girls.
……It’s not that I didn’t want to, it’s just that I didn’t have the courage to talk to a girl.
“……sensei were kind of angry. Is it because we didn’t come back early?”
“No… perhaps, but I think it’s something else”
Lara and Marise were talking in a whisper so that the leaving sensei couldn’t hear them.
At any rate, I’m going off to the bed for today.
I’m not physically tired yet, but as expected, I’m exhausted from all the events.
I’ve never been good at crowded places, even in my past life.
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The dormitory room is pretty spacious.
”This is to be expected huh. Well, it is more or less a prestigious school after all…”
I sit down on the sofa and relax.
As I did so, I began to feel sleepy.
I closed my eyelids and naturally fell asleep.
(Hmm?)
When I opened my half-open eyes, the room was in a pitch black.
I reached out for the clock and looked at it, and apparently while I was asleep, it has become past midnight, so it seems.
……Someone is breaking into my room.
I was able to detect it because I was using detection magic even while I was asleep.
In my past life, I had to do this otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to know when I was going to be beheaded in my sleep.
That person is concealing the footsteps while heading towards me.
I had fallen asleep unexpectedly, so I didn’t manage to lock the room.
What’s going on here?
Well, that’s fine.
Now that I know who it is, let’s see what the other side does.
“Kurt…”
The person called my name.
However, I purposely pretended to be asleep with my eyes closed.
“Wake up…… kyaa!”
“!?”
My reaction was delayed because I wasn’t expecting this.
That person tried to wake me up, or maybe was trying to reach out for me and fell over.
Moreover, on top of me.
“…what are you doing? Lara”
“I, I’m sorry!”
And — the intruder, Lara hurriedly apologized.
“I, I will move right away…ahhh!”
Since she was in such a hurry, Lara lost her posture again.
Moreover……this time with Lara’s breasts pressing against my face.
Lara’s breasts are quite big.
The soft sensations from her breasts were something that’s unfamiliar to me even 1000 years ago, so I was at a loss for words.
“I’m really sorry~! I’ll move right away now!”
Lara’s breasts were pulled away from my face.
Hmm.
As for me, I would have liked to keep it that way for a little while longer but……just what am I thinking…this me?
“So… what do you want? To come here in the middle of the night. Didn’t you heard what Erika-sensei just said?”
I asked Lara while turning on the lights.
This light has a magic stone attached to it, which can lighten up the room by operating it.
But on the other hand. Because of the use of a few low quality magic stones, it was often taught that, ‘Be careful not to overuse the electricity (magic stone)!’.
“Yeah…… but I really need to ask Kurt to do something for me”
“Me?”
“That’s why I came here in the middle of the night”
Lara sticks out her tongue with a tee-hee.
And then she looks straight into my eyes.
“Please! Make me a woman now!”
She just said something outrageous.
……what is this girl talking about?
“Ahh! Sorry! By the woman I meant… I’m asking you to teach me more about magic, train me, and make me a woman of fine wizardry!”
Apparently, it wasn’t what I had imagined.
Although I felt a little of place, but
“What’s the matter with you all of a sudden? Didn’t we make a promise? I already promised that I would teach Lara and Marise magic. So there’s no need to panic. Or could it be that I looked like the kind of guy who goes back on his word to you?”
“I, it’s something else! It’s not like what you said…”
“Then what is it about?”
“I…….want to defeat Marise!”
Lara clenched her fists.
“Marise?”
“Yes! I was taught with the chantless magic in the labyrinth, but Marise-chan was able to use it better than me. Even if I continue to do the same thing, I’m going to lose to Marise-chan… so I’ve got to practice even when everyone else is asleep!”
Hmm.
She’s quite an ambitious child.
In my past life…….or rather, even now, I’m always trying to be stronger than anyone else.
I can relate the desire of wanting to outdo own rivals and become stronger… more than anyone else.
”……whew. I understand. But next time you should let me know in advance. Something like this is bad for my heart after all”
“I, I’m sorry~! I’d get scared too if someone suddenly walked into my room!”
No, rather than being afraid, if your breasts are pressing against my face like it did earlier, I would be bewildered.
”Well then…shall we start with some special magic training that can be done in this room?”
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