episode_0031
by fnovelpia
‘The magic is gone?’
The disappearance of the magic that had been on the verge of completion until just now.
It was a perplexing phenomenon even for Kalt, who had experienced many battles.
Could it be that the Kobold Warrior’s roar had an effect that could interfere with magic?
Such an absurd thought came to mind, but Kalt immediately denied it.
If there had been such an effect, Kalt, who was strengthening his body, would have seen any changes or felt strange sensations.
In that case, the most likely problem is Scarlett’s own problem.
There are two typical cases where a magician disappears while performing a magic trick.
One is when you run out of magic power along the way.
The other is when you panic and are not in the mental state to maintain your magic.
From Kalt’s perspective, Scarlett was a little agitated by the roar, but her reaction was not to the point of panic.
then.
‘There’s something wrong with Scarlett’s mind itself.’
I discovered a phenomenon that could be problematic.
If so, you can use this as an excuse to ask later.
What you need to do now is kill the Kobold Warrior, which roars loudly and then swings its sword at Kalt.
‘Thanks to you, I saved myself the time to bring up the problem.’
Although it may not have been his intention, he expressed a little gratitude to the Kobold Warrior who brought good results to him.
‘So I’ll finish it right away.’
Kalt pulled out his Mana Blade and cut off the head of the Kobold Warrior along with both arms.
Patter.
The Kobold Warrior’s arms, neck, and sword fell to the ground as he was ready to attack.
Kalt’s expression changed to one of urgency before he turned around and ran towards Scarlett.
“Scarlett! Are you okay?”
“Uh, huh? What is it?”
Suddenly, Kalt was worried about himself.
Scarlett was taken aback by how urgent he seemed.
“The magic broke halfway through. Did something go wrong?”
‘ah.’
“Is that why you’re doing this?”
“Of course! Are you in any pain?”
Scarlett was embarrassed by Kalt’s reaction to his continued concern for her.
“It doesn’t hurt, it’s okay. Why are you making such a fuss?”
“What a fuss. It’s hard for the magic to wear off in the middle unless something goes wrong.”
Scarlett was speechless at Kalt’s words.
Kalt was right.
Usually, it is rare for a wizard to lose their magic midway.
Unless it’s a special situation like yours.
However, there has never been a reaction like Kalt’s before.
Even if it was shown that the magic had been released halfway through.
Usually, I would wonder why it didn’t work out, or I would belittle Scarlett and blame her for something like this.
Scarlett’s condition seemed to be fine when the magic failed, so she reacted that way, but even so, it was the first time someone was as immediately concerned as Kalt.
so that.
‘Oh really. ‘What should I say?’
Scarlett was hesitant about what answer to give.
If I had just reacted strangely, I would have shamelessly pretended that it was nothing.
Scarlett was not so bold as to be so shameless towards Kalt, who was so worried and whose reasons for concern were valid.
Still, I didn’t want to reveal my problem right here and now.
It would have been better if we had calmly discussed it later, after some time had passed, but to be exposed in a situation like this that suddenly happened.
As Scarlett was desperately racking her brain, Aria approached.
“Don’t worry too much, Kalt. Scarlett was just surprised.”
“aghast?”
“Ah, Aria!”
“Yes. Scarlett is surprisingly timid. She must have been startled by the roar just now and the spell broke.”
‘you idiot! That excuse would work… !’
“Really? That’s surprising.”
‘It worked!?’
“I never thought Scarlett would have such a weakness.”
Kalt pretended to think carefully and then smiled at Scarlett.
“Well, there’s nothing we can do if you’re startled. But next time, let’s concentrate so that we can stay alert even if we hear a roar.”
“Uh, that is.”
I never thought it would go over so easily.
Although Scarlett was shocked, she couldn’t ask why she believed it so easily.
“OK got it.”
First, Aria added a hastily prepared excuse.
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After finishing exterminating the kobolds and paying the money to the guild.
Scarlett went straight into the room and buried her face in the pillow.
“Ah, really!”
Today was the worst.
I ended up showing a pitiful look to Kalt, who still thought that I should not let down my guard.
Moreover, because of his own problems.
Because of his stubbornness in not wanting to reveal the issue yet, he even made Aria come up with a strange excuse.
Are you just scared?
This is absurd.
If it had been just that, he would have overcome the problem a long time ago.
Your own problems.
There really is nothing I can do.
Because it’s a stupid and pathetic problem.
Aria’s problem too.
Nellis’s problem too.
If you look at the reasons for both, they are still understandable reasons.
But he is not like that.
Even if you think about it yourself, it is a pathetic problem.
I wanted to resolve it quickly because it was pathetic.
It was a problem that could not be solved no matter how much one wanted to solve it.
Even if you tell your problems to Kalt, who specializes in psychological counseling, will you really be able to find any clue to a solution?
“…Stop worrying about unnecessary things!”
Feeling that her mind was becoming unstable, Scarlett immediately decided to divert her mind elsewhere.
In this case, reviewing is best.
Scarlett took out a magic book from her luggage in her room.
It is the first book distributed to students at the academy.
This is a book containing basic magic compiled by the wise man Marius.
It is the book Scarlett has read the longest, and it is the foundation of Scarlett’s magic.
It was also a book related to Scarlett’s worst moment.
I opened the book and looked again at the magic written inside.
These are magics that are already in my head.
Scarlett had a habit of clearing her complicated mind by reviewing books again and crumpling her knowledge.
When Scarlett is engrossed in a book.
smart.
Someone knocked on the door.
‘Who is it?’
“Scarlett, can I come in?”
The person who knocked on the door was Kalt.
Scarlett closed the book, got out of bed and opened the door.
“…why.”
“I want to talk for a moment. Can I come in?”
“Shouldn’t you consult with Aria?”
“It’s already over. It’s been an hour since you came back, right?”
‘It’s already been that long?’
I was so engrossed in the book that I didn’t realize that time had passed.
“Scarlett, can I talk to you for a moment?”
No, that’s enough.
If it were the usual Scarlett, she would have refused, saying she couldn’t easily let down her guard.
The face of Kalt, who was urgently worried about her, appeared in Scarlett’s mind.
“Sure.”
“thank you.”
As Kalt entered Scarlett’s room, the book on the bed came into view.
“Is this the basis for magic written by the wise man Marius?”
“Do you know that book?”
“Of course. I’ve often seen wizards from other hero parties looking at it. Actually, I have a copy too.”
“What? Do you know how to use magic?”
“No, I can’t use it.”
If Kalt could use magic, he wanted to use it.
However, Kalt had no talent for using magic.
There was a time when I rationalized that because I had the ability to hypnotize myself, I couldn’t use magic.
“I bought it to show Ianna. Ianna learned magic almost on her own, so I thought it would be good to see something like this.”
‘In the end, I didn’t watch that bitch until the end.’
I tried to make the process of having to use tools one by one more comfortable by having Ianna learn basic magic.
Of course, basic magic can be used in many other ways, so I recommended it to Anna.
-So you don’t learn, Kalt. Rather than spending time learning minor magic, I find it helpful for this party to only hone the magic I can use.
‘Stubborn bitch… .’
He might have used hypnosis and told people to shut up and learn, but Kalt at the time believed in not using hypnosis and respecting the other person’s will as much as possible, so he did not hypnotize or force the person.
“Yes. Well, The Basics of Magic is such a good book.”
Even at the academy, you learn magic through the basics of magic, but the amount of magic in the basics of magic was considerable.
Therefore, the academy took the approach of teaching only some of them and letting students learn the rest according to their tastes.
In Scarlett’s case, she knew how to use most of the basic magic.
“Yes, it’s a good book.”
‘It was worth a lot of money.’
Annoyance began to creep in towards Lee Anna, who stubbornly kicked away the money she had given to grow.
But Kalt showed patience and quickly suppressed his irritation.
Because there are more important things to focus on now.
Scarlett sat on the bed, crossed her arms, and looked at Kalt.
“So? What do you want to talk about? I’ll tell you in advance, I’m not really in any pain.”
“Yeah, I didn’t come here because I was worried about my health.”
“Then what is it?”
“Scarlett.”
Kalt sat down next to Scarlett and asked, looking straight into her red eyes.
“Aren’t you suffering from some kind of mental problem when using magic?”
“…Why do you think that?”
“At that time, I skipped ahead after seeing Aria. But it was still strange. I’m not a wizard, but I know this. A magic demonstration that stops in the middle is a phenomenon that occurs when you can’t maintain concentration, like when your magic power runs out or you fall into a state of confusion. “Hey.”
“….”
What Kalt said was right.
Because it was right, Scarlett realized that she couldn’t be hasty about it.
‘As expected, I just overlooked it at that time.’
“Scarlett, you still don’t trust me, do you?”
“…Uh, that’s right. I still can’t trust you.”
Although she couldn’t believe it, Scarlett knew very well that she couldn’t let it go like this.
So, how can Scarlett convince herself?
He spoke of the conditions under which he could confide in Kalt about his problems.
“I don’t know anything about you yet. Kalt, if you tell me… I’ll tell you too. It’s an equivalent exchange.”
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