Chapter 115

Joint Combat Practice 2 (1)

[Magic ability details]

Grade: Skilled Magician Specialty: Elemental Common Magic: Quick Casting Lv 12 Mana Detection Lv 13 Fire Elemental Magic: Combustion Lv 17 One Point Explosion Lv 2 Wind Elemental Magic: Wind Blade Lv 15 Elemental Magic: Elemental Sensitivity Lv 13 Elemental Understanding Lv 13 Spirit Manifestation Lv 4 Sensory Sharing Lv 3 〈 Spirit Slot: Lower Fire Spirit Mug 〉 Sensitivity Level: 3 Spirit Efficiency: Good Unique Granted Skill: Protection of Fire (Temporary Fire Immunity Explosion)

Explosion (sub-explosion magic)

Increased fire magic ability 〈 Spirit slot: Lieutenant Water Spirit Lacia 〉 Sensitivity level: 1 Elemental formula Efficiency: Normal Unique skill:

Guardian’s protection (temporary increase in fire immunity)

Water source manifestation (lower level water magic)

Increased water magic ability 〈 Spirit slot: High wind spirit Merilda 〉 Sensitivity level: 1 Elemental ritual efficiency: Very poor Unique skill:

Protection of the Storm (periodically neutralizes damage)

Updraft (Medium Wind Magic)

Increased Wind Magic Ability 〈 New!) Basic Aspect Magic Items have been released! 〉 Aspect Magic:

Star level magical power expression Lv 1

Temperature Conversion Lv 0

Death Immunity Lv 0

Time Prison Lv 0

Short-distance space movement Lv 0

Forced Unity Lv 0

Visual illusion Lv 0

Deception Lv 0 [Oh~]

the next day.

For a while I sat at the campfire leaving behind the spirits carrying materials to build a hut and tried to unleash my red magic power. Merylda who had appeared sat side by side next to her campfire twirling her feet and letting out an exclamation of wonder.

Unlike general magical power a trace amount of aspect magical power which felt heavier and more difficult to handle was floating around in the body at the tip of one’s fingertips.

Aspect magic is the most difficult and least studied area among all magical fields.

Basically as it specializes in twisting and breaking the providence and laws of the world it mainly deals with magic related to time and space... It is said that it can also be used as a means to forcibly distort or deceive the other person’s perception.

If you reach the realm of high-level magic you can control the minds of others or use spatial movement on a huge scale... . There are a variety of magics with incredible performance that make you wonder if this is even possible.

It sounds amazing when you just say it like that but... The penalty is that strong. First of all aspect magic itself is not very efficient and is a type of magic with little research so learning it itself is bound to involve a lot of trial and error. Not only that I heard that it puts a lot of strain on the body.

In the first place aspect magic was considered not a playable skill even in . It was established as a dedicated skill used by enemies and named NPCs.

[ Just by looking at it it looks difficult to handle. Can this thing control the flow of magical energy? ]

well... “I’ll just give it a try.”

Glokt’s last work which I carefully laid out next to the bonfire. I looked sideways at ‘Introduction to Aspect Magic’.

It was after looking through that book that I was able to unlock basic aspect magic.

“... .”

I had heard a lot about all kinds of hidden growth elements but I never thought there was a way for players to learn aspect magic.

I couldn’t even imagine that the method would be to find Glokt’s tomb hidden in the western coastal area.

The coastal area on the west side of Aken Island had very little scenario coverage especially the small gap within the cliff area that was barely noticeable even when viewed up close. Truly no one but Lucy would have imagined such a space would exist.

“It is more important to realize the principles themselves rather than mastering repetition. Magic is a discipline where theory and sense coexist... “I feel like aspect magic is a bit too focused on theory.”

As I sat cross-legged on a tree stump and read a book Lucy suddenly appeared naturally like flowing water and sat on my legs.

Buried in my arms he munches on the beef jerky and quickly manifests the magic power of the Aspect with his hands.

Although it was only roughly manifested a seemingly enormous amount of magical power hovered in the air.

-Faaah!

As Lucy clenched her fist miscellaneous hunting tools trap materials and building materials scattered around gathered around the place where the magical power was manifested.

‘Force gathering’ twists the flow of space and changes the enemy’s location at will. Even among star-level magic it was quite difficult.

“Of course the sense of expressing magic power itself requires repeated mastery.”

“Lucy it looks like you also went through quite a bit of repetitive mastery training?”

I am... “I just tried it a couple of times and it worked.”

I guess so.

I tried to manifest the aspect magic a few more times and ended up failing.

It is clear that it is a magic that must be learned in the long run but it is difficult to make progress immediately.

In the first place isn’t aspect magic still a type of magic with many areas that are incomprehensible?

Just one student’s ability to manipulate aspect magic would be enough to make professors hold out their tongues. If you are lucky you may be able to receive more specific instructions from a professor you are interested in.

Lucy is basically the type of person who relies on talent and senses to use magic so it is difficult to learn or imitate. It is better to get help from a professor who has taught many students. There is no particular correlation between magical talent and the ability to teach it.

I thought of Professor Glast who had passed away and felt sad in many ways. He would have been the perfect person to teach Aspect magic.

“First I need to start by absorbing all of this book.”

As I read Glokt’s introductory book I composed myself. This is definitely a book left by a man with a unique understanding of aspect magic. It’s quite digestible.

That doesn’t mean it isn’t difficult. If you grit your teeth and push your head as hard as you can there is at least a little something you can gain.

Still from experience no matter how difficult a commentary is if you read it ten or twenty times while straining your eyes you will master it to some extent.

It’s similar to how you can somehow understand even the first major book or law book you read.

Since it is a discipline where theory is more important than sense... For now let’s just focus on reading this book after work and before going to sleep.

The precious power called aspect magic can never be wasted.

“Hwaaaam~”

Suddenly Lucy yawned loudly as if she was falling asleep again and looked at me with her eyes raised.

Buried in my arms he twists his body and places his cheek on my chest swallowing dry saliva for no reason.

I patted Lucy’s head while turning the pages of the book with one hand. It was natural now.

However Lucy didn’t know what was so surprising about this so she lowered herself and glanced up at my expression with raised eyes. Then he woke up again pushing himself against my chest.

What.

When I asked Lucy who was making close eye contact with me with a strangely flushed face suddenly shook her head.

He said it was nothing and buried himself in his arms again rubbing his cheeks to find the most comfortable position.

[ This... It’s difficult. Ugh... . ]

“Anyway are you showing respect to Tanya...?” ?”

“Yeah what... Everyone does that. “It’s my first time being the first-year student council president so I feel awkward but I still have to acknowledge his power and dignity.”

Ziggs spoke casually as he started the bonfire with a poker.

“Anyway my younger brother’s authority is increasing day by day. You will feel proud as a family member. “I just don’t know why I feel so strange.”

“How strange? “Is there something strange going on?”

just... It feels like this situation itself was designed by someone. The current student council president seems to be on a roll but I have a hunch that there might be some kind of background behind it... .”

Ziggs is a boy born with intuition.

I am born with a sense of fear to the point where I prioritize my intuition over any circumstantial evidence.

After hearing those words I couldn’t help but think of the existence of another girl.

Sylvania branch of Elte Chamber of Commerce in Seongdong-dong. A girl sitting alone in her private office playing with her quill. Her softly lowered eyes seemed to be engraved in her mind again.

Only she knows the size of the picture she is painting.

“Well just because I have this intuition doesn’t mean I can do anything.”

Ziggs said and roughly threw the poker into the bonfire.

“Anyway I’m busy again for the time being. According to the academic schedule it is now time for joint combat training and you say that the Holy Emperor of the Saints is visiting Sylvania this week. He is said to be leaving after baptizing several representative students and giving a speech... “It looks like you’ll be very busy.”

Ziggs’ words are a clue. You can get a rough idea of ​​how far the story has come.

However as the scenarios began to diverge the knowledge I already knew about the future began to little by little not match reality.

However a major trend still remained so it was possible to guess what would happen in the future.

Joint combat practice.

It was an annual event and practical class in which first graders sparred with second graders and third graders sparred with fourth graders.

The main character and his group are second graders. In other words they will be competing against first-year members.

“I heard that this combat practice is a challenge format not a match-up format... Even me Tailly and Clevius were challenged a lot. If you want to redeem something you can redeem it... “As I was the first junior I met I was so proud that I accepted them all.”

“You had that side too.”

“I also tend to give strength to my shoulders. I heard that there is no class A among first graders so they are competing to see who can get to class A first... . “I guess they think it will be easy if they beat me a second-year member of Class A.”

That’s not a very good method. Among the members of her second year A class Ziggs Eiffelstein is one of the students who is unrivaled in terms of his sense of force and practical use.

He is a great person who would have taken the top position at the Ministry of Magic if it weren’t for Lucy Mayril who is treated like an outcast so it’s not a very wise idea to challenge him... The courage is also a symbol of blood so we have no choice but to acknowledge it.

If you fight them all until the end even if it’s Ziggs you’ll be exhausted... That won’t happen.

Act 3 scene 5. Second joint combat exercise. The last large-scale event that takes place right before the final battle of Act 3 the ‘Lucy Subjugation Battle’.

This event is where the main character generation takes on the role of a senior once again... The ending is not very pleasant.

Claude senior in the 1st year pension department. He is ultimately defeated in the final duel driven by evil and unable to overcome his pride he drinks the forbidden potion ‘Blood of the Evil God’... It will once again develop into a major event.

This is the history I know. However now there is no way for things to go the same way. At this point I don’t even have any expectations in the first place. The overall trend may be similar but there will definitely be some deviation.

The flow has already become as twisted as possible so we have to wait and see to find out what will happen.

Whether it goes the way I know it or goes in a completely different direction is now out of my hands.

The flow of history was gradually turning into unknown territory.

* * *

“Wow wow... .”

The next morning Yenika hurried out of Dex Hall and ran to Ed’s camp. She couldn’t help but be impressed by the neatly built cabin. It was built across from Ed’s cabin across from the campfire.

The original construction plan was to take about two weeks but the spirits worked hard and completed the construction in just one week.

It was filled with Yenika’s personal belongings and even simple furniture so it was really okay to submit an application to leave the company at Dex Hall.

[This fire candle mug... Fire candle... Fire candle mug... . fire... candle... . ]

However the scene near the cabin could be said to be gruesome.

Dozens of lower-level spirits were sprawled out on the floor all with deathly faces. It was only when they saw the sun slowly rising in the eastern sky along with the humid morning air that they realized that they had worked all night.

“Hey guys... I didn’t know you’d be this strong... I told you to take it easy... !”

Mug who was lying on the floor with several spirits spoke in a cheerful voice.

[No in the first place Takan... No no... . We are now... You can achieve Buddhahood... . please... Have fun at camp... Praise... . That’s all we need... . In that case... enough... do... . ]

So one by one the spirits were released from their manifestations and began to disappear.

It’s just that the manifestation is lifted but when it overlaps with the rising light of dawn it feels like I’m leaving for heaven.

Yenika greeted her with tears in her eyes holding her oak staff tightly.

thank you... Guys... . Thank you so much... !!”

If a stranger saw it it was as if they were saying goodbye.

After a brief greeting Yenika sat down at the campfire in the center of the camp and clenched her fists.

It’s a long-awaited weekend. It’s a good day to be at camp all day.

We plan to inspect the completed cabin and move additional miscellaneous luggage but... Before that my first thought was to make breakfast.

I was already looking forward to what Ed would think when he woke up in the morning and saw him sitting there with some stew on the stove.

“... Living together... !”

Yenika was sitting on a tree stump covered in early morning dew... I brought that up for no reason.

Even though he said it out loud he seemed so embarrassed that he kicked it on the dirt or waved his oak cane in the air.

Since I haven’t completely quit my job yet I’m just spending a day together on the weekend. Still this moment felt like a dream and my face quickly turned red.

And again ‘Living together living together.’ He repeated the words a few times and then punched the air for a while.

‘Instead of just staying like this let’s make something.’ The moment you do it.

-bang!

Ed’s cabin door swung open.

Did Ed come out? Yenika startled turned around and fluffed her skirt and there she was standing there stumbling with a dazed look on her face.

“... .”

His clothes were poorly painted there were drool marks around his mouth and his hair was sticking out here and there like scattered hairs.

Anyone can see that he is sleeping in Ed’s cabin. While she was loving Yenica telling herself that she was living with her Lucy appeared to be sleeping with her.

After making eye contact for a moment Lucy stood still for a while with blank eyes... Soon he puts his hands on both of his waist and smiles.

Lucy closed the cabin door stretched cutely and left the camp as if flying.

Yenika sat alone... He stood next to the campfire frozen as stone with his mouth open.

I couldn’t say anything and just sat there with a blank expression on my face for a long time.