CH 5

[Infinite Mage Noelia]

The one who called me is a woman of the same age who had fair skin, ice blue eyes that gave out cold impression, and fluttering beautiful silver semi long hair.

“Noelia Ojou-sama!?”

Rebecca was surprised to see the face of the person who called me.

Noelia was the other person who can also break this crystal ball, right.

This young person and moreover a woman?

Umm, the emblem is… heeー, it’s platinum rank… So she is a mage whose ability has been recognized by the Adventurer’s Guild, huh.

The platinum rank emblem that shows the adventurer’s status was attached to a fur cloak that was draped to hide her modest breast.

As the rank indicates, and as a mage that has received two names, she should be an adventurer who has a considerable accomplishments.

“I’ve been watching you since before, and it seems that you have a great amount of magic power. How about doing a Magic Power Matching with me rather than doing a detailed inspection?”[1]

Her cold impression was strengthened by her monotonous voice.

Her appearance is extremely beautiful just like Alfine, but the way she talks was not like human.

Such a woman had offered to do Magic Power Matching with me.

“Huh? What is that Magic Power Matching?”

Alfine firmly refused to form a party with a mage, so I don’t have any knowledge related to magic.

Because of that, I have no idea what a Magic Power Matching is.

“It’s an act of clasping hands with each other and examining the amount of latent magic power while enhancing each other’s magic power. It’s not dangerous as mages do it on a daily basis, and it is the same as touching the crystal ball from before. So it’s easy.”

Noelia gave a simple explanation about Magic Power Matching.

The main point is that Magic Power Matching is an act of two mages clasping each other’s hand instead of crystal ball.

If it’s that easy, should I try it?

No matter how one looks at it, the crystal ball from before had broken, and it seems like it wouldn’t hurt to have the mage who is said to be the best in this Adventurer’s Guild measure me with Magic Power Matching.

When I tried to accept Noelia’s proposal, I heard the voices of the curious onlookers一

“He-, hey! Noelia-sama herself offered to do Magic Power Matching with that guy!”

“Seriously? But, for an average mage, it is said that they’ll bled out just by doing Magic Power Matching with Noelia-sama. That guy is seeking death.”

“Maybe Noelia-sama doesn’t like it if there is another person who can broke a crystal ball like she does. I saay~, blood will flow.”

I listened to the various mumbling from the curious onlookers.

Somehow, I felt that it is better not doing the Magic Power Matching with her.

“Noelia Ojou-sama, your honorable father has forbid you from doing the Magic Power Matching as you like.”

Rebecca who had changed her facial expression, stopped me and Noelia from doing the Magic Power Matching.

However, looks like Noelia didn’t care, as she grabbed and touched my hand as she likes.

“It’s fine, I’ll leave it to the point where you won’t die. Frick-sama seems to be weak at invoking magic, so first, I’ll lead一”

When Noelia touched my hand ーunlike her appearanceー, her hand was very warm.

Then ーat the same time as I felt the warmthー, something was sucked out of my body.

They said that those who are doing Magic Power Matching with her will die, I wondered why they said such dangerous thing, but everyone seems to have been exaggerating.

Although I feel a little languid, I feel that sword training instructed by Alfine was many times more difficult.

“Ahuu, what is with this amount… it’s not normal… no way… it’s still, not used up. That’s… surpassed my amount of magic power… and it’s still coming…”

Noelia, who seems to be sucking magic power from me, is breathing heavily repeatedly, dyeing her white skin red and writhing in pain.

The curious onlookers who were watching the condition of Noelia started to make noise.

“Noelia-sama, who usually doesn’t change her expression at all, is writhing like that. That guy is a really dangerous guy, isn’t he?”

“But, that amount of magic power that even the [Infinite Mage] can’t absorb… it’s monster class.”

“Who is that guy…”

Somehow, I feel like I’m doing something wrong…

In the first place, she is the one who starts the Magic Power Matching as she likes, that’s why I don’t even know how to stop it.

“Stop! That’s enough, Noelia Ojou-sama. Frick-sama, please release your hand immediately.”

Rebecca, who saw the state of Noelia, get over the counter and stepped in between us.

“Is it enough just by releasing my hand?”

“Yes, because that will interrupt the Magic Power Matching. If you don’t do it immediately, Noelia Ojou-sama will die!”

“I-, it’s fine. I can still… take it… still, ahh…”

When I saw the light disappearing from eyes of Noelia who was writhing in pain, I understood what Rebecca meant when she said it is dangerous, and immediately released my hand.

When I let go of her hand, Noelia immediately faint and collapsed on to Rebecca.

“Frick-sama… this situation is very bad. This person is the daughter of the Enestrosa family. Lloyd Enestrosa-sama is the count who ruled this frontier city Youg Hannotes. If it’s found out that the young lady was met with this kind of situation…

“Umm, I’m just dragged into this… In this case, is it my fault too?”

I didn’t know that Noelia, whose face was flushed and fainted, was the daughter of an aristocrat who ruled this town.

It’s an accident. It’s an accident, right?

Noelia ーthe noble daughterー collapsed, and the curious onlookers who tried to avoid getting involved disappeared into the waiting room.

Only Rebecca and I were left behind.

[1] 魔力合わせ magic power matching, do you guys have a better name for this term?