CH 38

Lou suddenly used magic on the noble girl.

With absolutely no chanting nor action.

It was too much too sudden…

The noble young lady flapped her mouth at Lou.

The girls around her were also stunned, their mouths hanging open.

Lou used Silence, an intermediate-level magic that fell into the category of defensive magic.

This spell allowed a wizard to work on the vocal cords of a person to prevent him/her from chanting magical spells.

At first glance, it appeared to be a panacea because it could prevent an opponent from being able to use magic.

However, for some reason, its effectiveness was difficult against opponents of a higher rank than oneself.

In addition, it was totally futile on those who could cast spells without chanting, like Lou.

Hence, it was not a very popular magic.

“Can you hear my voice?”

Lou maintained his calm smile.

The noble young lady, who was in great turmoil, finally calmed down and glared at Lou with eyes filled with burning hatred.

Lou, however, brushed it off.

He asked one of the girls around the young lady.

“Let me ask you. What’s her name?”

Even they were initially determined not to answer…

Someone responded reflexively when asked out of the blue.

“Jo-Josephine…”

“Thank you.”

Lou smiled and turned to Josephine again.

“Josephine, let’s stop the unimportant chatter and do some breathing exercises. How’s that sound? If you get it, hit the desk twice.”

But Josephine glared at Lou and raised her fist.

Lou quickly grabbed her hand and slowly shook his head.

As if to say, “Don’t do that.”

Josephine obviously had lost her mind in anger and tried to hit the desk not twice, but several times.

Lou sensed Josephine’s magical aura and stopped her beforehand.

Josephine continued flailing about with great vigor even after Lou grabbed her hand.

“Hahaha, don’t be reckless…Sedative Remission!”

After Lou chanted these words…

Josephine, who had been on a rampage, collapsed like a puppet with broken strings.

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“Ha!”

When Josephine woke up, she found that she was no longer in the classroom.

“Josephine-sama, you’re finally awake!”

One of her cronies, Celia, examined her with concern.

“Huh? Celia…Where am I?”

“That new teacher…Lou-sensei carried you here, Josephine-sama. It’s a pleasant day, so they decided to come outside and do some breathing exercises…”

As Celia had said, Josephine was on the campus of the Magical Girls Academy.

It was on the lawn between the training room and the laboratory.　

Josephine looked around and saw the students from the class that had gone on the course, practicing their breathing techniques on their own.

Josephine felt trapped in a strange feeling…

How is it that I am able to sleep and wake up this way?

It must not have been that long since I slept in the classroom, but…

I hadn’t experienced this exhilaration of having had a good night’s sleep in a while.

Before I knew it, the Silence Spell had been lifted.

Josephine was now able to speak normally.

Then, a tall man approached her.

It was Lou.

“Josephine, are you awake?”

“……..”

When Lou called out to her, Josephine remained silent.

She bet he was bending his navel for his mistake.

“I’m sorry for suddenly casting the Silence Spell on you, but Fran, er Francesca-sensei, is doing her best, so just make sure you take the class seriously, please.”

Lou smiled calmly, as always.

Eventually, a voice called out for Lou from somewhere.

It was Michelle and Olga.

The call somehow sounded like a spoiled child. It made Josephine feel uncomfortable, and her brow wrinkled.

”See you later!”　

Without regard to Josephine, Lou waved and walked away.

Without thinking, Josephine followed Lou with her eyes.

Sure enough, Lou made his way to Michelle and Olga’s place.

Michelle and Olga must have known Lou previously.

Rather than being taught normally, they were acting like spoiled children.

Anna and Louise, who had been watching the scene, hurriedly approached, saying, “We’ve been outsmarted!”

What the hell!

It should be me!

He should be gentle!

On a calm thought, Lou was not a tutor, but a teacher at the school.

So there was no way he could devote himself to one student at a time.

But for some reason, Josephine found it annoying that Lou got along so well with other students.

Despite receiving Josephine’s stare…

Lou, at the urging of his students, once again asked for Fran’s permission.

He decided to give another lesson on Breathing Techniques.

The students gathered under Lou’s supervision were…

Michelle, Olga, Anna, Louise, and the Class President, Esther, who calmed down the rowdy students.

Fran was also listening to Lou’s lecture.

“I’ve already told you this, but can you listen to me again?”

Lou stood, overlooking the students.

Fran and the other five students were listening intently.

“Breathing exercises should be done in the way that suits you best.”

According to Lou…

There were various Breathing Techniques such as belly breathing, chest breathing, one nostril breathing, and heavy breathing.

The issue here is not the breathing technique, but how to stabilize or concentrate oneself to increase the magical power in the body and make it easier to activate the magic.

The first step to becoming a wizard, as taught to Lou by his teacher, Schulvestre, was to train oneself in finding the right breathing techniques to receive the blessing of the Wind Spirit, Sylph.

The key to Spirit Magic, which is the quintessence of Arlv magic, is to interact with the spirits.

Relax outdoors by letting the breath of the spirit, Sylph, wash over you and try different Breathing Techniques.

At the same time, if you have an aptitude for Spirit Magic, there is a possibility that the Spirit Sylph will tell you the appropriate Breathing Techniques.

Lou instructed Fran and the five students to lie down on the grass.

All seven of them lay down on the soft grass.

The sky was high for spring, and the clouds were slowly drifting above.

The wind was strong enough to caress his cheeks, but Lou could feel Sylph, playing happily around him.

The six who were lying down utilized their time in their own way.

Some closed their eyes, and the others watched the clouds drift by…

One thing they all had in common was that they were trying out or practicing various Breathing Techniques while letting the wind take them.

“Uh, um…do you mind if I join you?”

Ollery Bou, who had attacked Lou earlier, asked him timidly.

Lou smiled and beckoned to her.

Fran was lying next to him on the right, so Ollery lay to his left.

At first, those who were practicing on their own and those who were watching from afar…

Gradually waddled closer and began to lie down on the grass like Ollery.

In the end, only Josephine and her three cronies remained.

“Josephine-sama, what should we do?”

“Hmph!”

The four of them hesitated for a while…

“Hey! Josephine. And you three over there! You guys can join us if you want. We’ll try to work together.”

All of a sudden, Lou’s voice reverberated.

While Josephine and the others were vacillating and turning around, Lou stood there, before they knew it.

“Ah!”

“What?”

“When did this happen?”

The three looked at each other in surprise, but Lou stood there as if nothing had happened.

“It can’t be helped. He’s insisting that we go.”

Josephine smiled, and slowly, she nodded to Lou.