512 - - Episode 510 Why are you going there?

We decided to train Mr. Julio and Mr. Tom, and we were going to do power leveling in the labyrinth. I was relieved to let Tom-san, who had been an adventurer for a long time, gently help Julio's education, but at night Tom-san, who had been an adventurer for a much longer time than me, gave me some life advice.

It was a hard time in many ways,...... but now I can clearly understand that it was easy for me to consult with Mr. Tom who had common sense and Mr. Julio whose disease was not yet serious.

Tom has such a wonderful personality that I even raised the bar a little in favor of him.

No. Shorter."

"What?　You still want me to cut down on my full-length chanting!"

"Of course. If you take five minutes to chant, the demon will kill you while you're chanting. Think about it!

After Julio and Tom finished their power leveling, I left the labyrinth and went to check on the white raven. The white raven had created a more powerful work than I had imagined.

The first chant was so long that I thought my brain was going to melt. I don't understand the point of shortening it to five minutes.

Moreover, Sylphy, who was the cause of the incident in the first place, just laughed and rolled her eyes when she heard the chanting and didn't try to get involved with us, which was very unconvincing.

"You should have told her that in the first place. You didn't say anything about that when I asked you to think about chanting!"

The white raven is angry, but he is not wrong.

It is true that he first cautioned us to keep the chanting short, and then he thought of the possible negative effects on Bell and the others if we finished thinking of the chanting too soon. But .......

"You don't have to say it, you just know it's too long!"

You don't expect me to come up with enough class chants for all three kinds of magic when I struggled so hard to come up with the chants to be used in the necromancer's course. How many pages of manuscript paper is that? I can't remember.

My plan was for the white raven to write a two to three minute chant and then correct it to fit into a ten to thirty second chant, but ten minutes is impossible!

"But hey, it's only natural that it takes time to express the greatness of darkness, isn't it?"

The white raven says with confidence, but I hope you realize that there is nothing natural about it. Also, I hate myself that somehow I have come to be able to read the expression on the white raven's face.

However, if I don't do anything, Julio will be killed by the demons because he's too busy chanting.

If I'm right, this white raven's kitchen chanting will be a critical hit to Mr. Julio.

And Julio-kun, who chants that critical hit chant in a state of intoxication, will be a prime target for the demons. So something must be done.

Fortunately, there is an effective way to deal with such a simple kitchen patient. Let's use them to quickly resolve the situation. I can't wait to join Bell and the others and be healed.

"...... So that's what this is all about?　Are you saying that darkness has to take time to make us see greatness?　It's also kind of, you know, kind of uncool."

"Don't be silly!　I, the master of all darkness, can easily prove the greatness of darkness in no time at all!

As expected, the white raven is instantly enraged. The word "uncool" works well for the kitchen wrecker.

Well, if you use it badly, why do you power up in that direction?　It is a double-edged sword that can produce unexpected effects such as the following, but as far as chanting is concerned, it should be no problem.

Then prove it with a short chant. We don't have much time, so please do it quickly. I'm sure you'll have some movements during the chanting.

"Hmph, soon you will know the greatness of darkness!"

A white raven, easily provoked, begins to think up a short chant.

He is a troublesome spirit, but I do not dislike his simplicity.

"Yuta. What kind of chanting do you think he will come up with next?

Sylphy, who had been watching from the sidelines laughing, asks me a question with a smile. Why does she express so much emotion at a time like this when her expression is usually so expressionless?

"...... I can't even imagine. ......Hey Sylphy, the question is, why do you look so happy in the first place?"

"Oh, of course it's fun. I've lived in this world for a long time and I've never seen a spirit grow in such an unusual way. She has had a long time as a spirit. It will be very interesting to see how she spends her time in the future.

...... Oh, okay. Sylphy is a happy spirit who doesn't have a black history that makes me want to squirm when I remember it.

That's why she doesn't even know she's doing cruel things. Well, you don't know how hard it is to live with something black in your heart, so I guess it's impossible for you to realize it. .......

...... I think this white raven is troublesome, but when I heard Sylphy's story, I felt sympathy for her. Maybe I should be more gentle with her.

I can't imagine how long the spirits live, but I hope they don't wake up from their dreams until the moment they disappear.

Even if he willingly suffered from this disease, his life span is too long to live with his oversized black history.

***

"Yuta-sensei, you are finally making a contract with the spirit of darkness!"

"......Yeah, right."

Julio smiles with hope in the training hall of the Adventurers' Guild.

It's hard to see his hopeful smile, because I feel very, very, very sorry for this boy who is going to go down the wrong path from now on.

"Hey, Yuta. Are you sure you don't want Julio as your apprentice?　He calls Yuta a teacher and adores him so much, but if you don't do something about it, that thing will steal him away, right?"

I shake my head silently at Sylphy's words.

Sylphy wants Julio to be her apprentice, but I strongly disagree.

I'm a very lenient person when it comes to requests from the spirits, but I opposed her so strongly that Sylphy was surprised and speechless.

It's a cruel thing to say, but I cut off Mr. Julio.

Maybe, though, if I had been a good teacher, I might have been able to heal Julio's illness.

The bad influence on Marco and Belle and the others could have been managed if I had persevered.

Although I strongly disagreed with Sylphy, I was still inwardly hesitating until we arrived at the training site. I had a feeling that I should lead Mr. Julio and the white raven in the right direction, since I was the one who had been given life by the spirits.

But now I have completely shaken off my doubts. I will never make Julio my apprentice!　Never!

"Julio. A gentleman must always remember to be gracious. I know you are happy to make a pact with the spirit of darkness, but calm down a little."

As I was making a firm decision inwardly, the person who had caused me to cut off Mr. Julio at all costs intervened in the conversation.

"Oh, that's right!　Master, I am sorry."

Julio, you must have just met him yesterday, but you turn your gaze of deep trust to the suspicious person.

"Yes, if you understand me, that's fine. You are still young, you can slowly learn to be a gentleman. You are, after all, one of our hopefuls who will make a pact with the spirits of darkness.

"Yes, Master!"

It all started yesterday after I left the labyrinth and separated from Julio and Tom. It might have been around the time I felt deep sympathy for the white raven.

After finishing power leveling, Julio and Tom visited the Adventurer's Guild.

There, Mr. Julio was called suspicious ......, but unfortunately, Marco and his friends are also there, so it would be impolite to call them suspicious.

There, Julio met a gentleman wearing a mask and a tuxedo who was waiting for him.

The gentleman said to Mr. Giulio, "I'm sorry, but I don't think it's polite to call you suspicious.

Darkness = night and night = thief. Then, you who make a contract with the spirit of darkness should be the gentleman who can run freely in the darkness!　Come to me, Julio. I will make you a legend!　and .......

These words struck a chord with Julio, and he became the apprentice of the masked gentleman.

Tom explained this to me this morning as I arrived at the Adventurer's Guild to sign the contract, apologizing again and again.

It was nothing for Tom to apologize for, and since I had told Mr. Julio that I had no intention of taking on more apprentices at this time, he was free to choose whomever he wanted to be his apprentice.

But let me tell you something.

Why are you going there?

Thanks to you, my inner conflicts were blown away and I was able to make the decision to cut off Mr. Julio with a clear mind, but why?　Did you fall for the word "legend"?　Are you sure that's what you want?

...... Well, I guess it's okay. The white raven seems to be quite happy with Julio's choice, and it would be superfluous for me to say anything after I've cut him off. You can do whatever you want: .......

One thing I'm worried about, though, is the training of Marco and the others.

Aside from the training with Mr. Lee, Marco and the others will meet the masked gentleman when they are trained by him.

I'm sure Marco and his friends, or maybe Sara and Kikka, will be fine, but if ...... Marco is about to go off the rails, will I be able to guide him properly?

"So, Yuta-dono, since my apprentice can't wait to see you, is it time for me to ask you to make a contract with the spirit of darkness?"

The source of my anxiety spoke to me happily. It would be easier if I could erase this person's existence, but I can't erase him, can I?

"...... understand."

Oh no, my thoughts are going in a dangerous direction. Let's get the contract done and hurry up and go get healed by Bell and the others.

Oh, I have to teach Julio how to chant and move. I want to go home now.

** **

The deal went off without a hitch.

The white raven seemed a little dissatisfied because of the lack of special effects, but I guess there is no problem for now.

The chanting was taught to him.

The white raven, who was provoked by me, came up with a wonderful chant full of kitchen chants, and Julio's heart was so excited that it was over without a hitch.

As for the counter-movement to the chanting, I was in a carefree mood after hearing the white raven's chanting, so why not just do a robot dance-like movement?　I was just thinking that it was appropriate, but the white raven hustled and created it, so I decided to go with it.

I heard that the movement was modeled after the great wings of the ruler of ever-darkness, but since it was the perfect movement for Mr. Julio, who would be using the cloak, the result may be a blessing in disguise.

The masked gentleman and his apprentice seemed to be satisfied with the movement, which is probably a good thing.

...... Will Mr. Julio become a genie magician after all?　Or a phantom thief?

Well, I guess it doesn't really matter either way now that it's come to this. For now, I hope we don't see each other again...... but I guess that's impossible.

I'll face my sins sooner or later. I have a feeling.

Sylphie!　Quick, take me to Belle and the others!