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Maybe it was because I had already seen a similar magic before, but the destruction didn’t seem that difficult. I thought it would be possible to weaken the flame with cold or aim for the main body. Since I had already blocked the opponent’s movement, it wouldn’t be that difficult, but I began to have various thoughts about whether success would be possible.

Watching the prison of ice slowly melting, I held out the staff in my right hand and spoke a spell.

“Ice, pierce the enemy before me.”

The ice arrows created around me flew towards Rai, and I then aimed my staff at the ground and slowly checked the situation. If it’s blocked, you can add another spell, but it’s probably not going to end with that spell, so the odds are already stacked against you. Thinking that the important thing would be the referee’s decision, I looked at Leonard-senior, and he was looking at the two of us without saying anything. I stamped my staff on the ground and shouted a spell.

“Ice, rise up.”

And before the spell was complete, Senior Leonard’s voice burst out.

“Up there!”

As soon as my senior spoke, a large protective shield was created around Mr. Rai and my body. I carefully inserted my staff into the protective shield and slowly stood in the center of the training hall.

“Winner, Astan.”

Mr. Rai seemed to have finally accepted what Leonard said, and withdrew his magic and stood in the center of the training hall and bowed his head towards me. I also bowed my head towards Mr. Rai.

“It was a good match.”

“It was a good match.”

“I guess there is no difference of opinion between the two.”

“From the moment I was already trapped in the ice prison, escaping was almost impossible, and I had no confidence in blocking all the attacks while in that state. If my magic had been stronger, it would have melted the prison and the arrows, but Astan-san If the attack continues, this is a duel that will definitely end.”

“That’s correct, it’s safe to say that victory or defeat was already decided from the moment you were locked in the ice prison. What does Astan think?”

“The moment I wrapped myself in flames, I wondered how to destroy it, but in the end, I thought that if it was a flame, I could just block it with bigger ice.”

“That is also the correct answer. If they are of equal rank, there may be compatibility, but since the difference between the two is already growing, it would be good if it is a match that helps each other grow. Thank you for your hard work, Astan, and younger brother.”

Mr. Rai nodded towards Senior Leonard, and I also nodded. And a feeling rising in my body made me think that I should go back first, so I said hello first and then moved my feet in the training room.

I had a lot of free time in the evenings when I wasn’t at work, so I was always worried about how to use this extra time. Even though I was going to Ignolia, I didn’t have anything else to do, so I sat in the restaurant, slowly eating, and sorting out things to do for the evening, when Mr. Rai sat in front of me and started eating dinner.

“Did you finish the conversation well?”

“Conversation… … Since it was a reconciliation rather than a conversation, I will give you a vague answer. Did you notice and go first?”

“Because he is a person with better senses than I thought, and because it seemed like they had something to talk about, I just avoided him first.”

“Brother said that Mr. Astan is nice, and that is correct. I said he was a good person in my eyes, so he must be a good person.”

“I’ve been curious about this for a while. Do you have a magical eye?”

“It’s not like a magic eye, it would be better if it was a magic eye.”

As Mr. Lai spoke, he opened his mouth and pointed to his eyes with his left hand.

“I grew up seeing strange things since I was a child. Nothing can be seen around a good person, but something purple surrounds a bad person. So when I first saw Mr. Astan, I felt nothing, so I guess he was a good person. I just thought that was it.”

“If you just listen to the story, it is no different from the Demon Eye.”

“I don’t know this identity either. Even when I asked the professor at the academy, he said he didn’t know anything. I wonder what kind of answer I would get if I went to the people who are great wizards, but I don’t have a chance to meet them.”

When I slowly nodded at those words, Mr. Rai looked at me and started eating again as if nothing had happened, and I also picked up the bread with my right hand and started to eat it lightly.

“Astan, can I ask you one question?”

“Tell me.”

“Can I request a match later? I will lose, but I have a task given by you, so please ask.”

“If I can help you.”

Rai nodded his head at what I said, and I also nodded.

When I arrived at the academy’s training hall, I was the only one there. There was no way there were many wizards in the training hall at this time, and even if there were, they would only be strange people, so it was rather convenient.

I slowly walked to the center of the training ground, moved the mana in my body to create several small ice cubes in the training ground with my wand, and then slowly began practicing the coordinate magic I had learned in the lecture.

I look at the point I want, designate the coordinates there using coordinate magic, add the designated coordinates with my thoughts when activating the magic, and activate the magic there. Although it is simple in theory, it was still more difficult than expected to immediately store the coordinates in one’s mind or to recall the stored coordinates in one’s mind.

After repeating this several times, I started to get a feel for it. And at some point, it started to become possible to create the magic of a desired location without necessarily using the concept of coordinates.

Sharon created a chain of light around her opponent, Ceresria created a pillar of fire, and I could have created an ice prison, but that was out of the question since the cold energy I created turned into ice.

As I continued to practice like that, someone came into the training room, and I turned my head to look at that person.

“As expected, you are the only person in the training center at this time?”

“And you?”

As Sharon’s familiar face smiled and spoke, Sharon also smiled at me, took out her staff, and stood in the center of the training hall.

“I also came to practice, and I definitely realized something after entering the dungeon this time.”

“What did you realize?”

“Ceresria is incredibly strong?”

“That’s right, she’s royalty.”

“Even if you are a royal, you are still a first year student at the academy. And if all royal families were strong, the strongest nation in Jingara would be the Garon Kingdom?”

“Kingdom of Garon?”

“Ah… … I don’t know. There is one country with more than 10 princes.”

“It’s a great country.”

“If all the royal families are strong like you said, the strongest nation would be Garon. Imagine if there were 10 magicians with the same level as Ceresria, it would be terrible.”

There were 10 magicians like Ceresria, so just imagining it gave me goosebumps. As we were talking like that, Sharon started practicing magic as if she was used to it, and I also started practicing magic.

“It’s almost curfew time.”

“Can’t I just say I want to practice more?”

“I might be okay, but the 5th grade seniors or the dormitory’s housemaster wouldn’t say that.”

“I guess so, then shall we go back?”

“Yes, I’m having a hard time now.”

And as I put away my cane and walked to the dormitory with Sharon, Sharon started talking to me.

“What kind of person is Claire?”

“Strange person? I guess that’s why he is also a lively person.”

“I met Claire at the library earlier, and she seemed to be more interested in my magic of light than I thought.”

“Claire is a person with a lot of curiosity, so I think she would have been happy to have a subject for research.”

“That’s exactly what I said, I have a research subject.”

“Senior Claire is also incredibly strong, and is also the only alchemist in the 5th grade.”

“So, I decided to help my senior with his research starting tomorrow.”

“The exam is coming up?”

“Claire decided to help me study.”

“I never thought I would have another 5th grade student.”

“You already have two teachers.”

I nodded slowly at those words. One of them is my teacher, but senior Isabel… … Is it really okay to call him my teacher?

He has never taught me anything yet, although he has given me instructions.

With that in mind, I left the academy and entered the path to the dormitory. Suddenly, I was curious, so I asked Sharon a question.

“Do you want to compete in the next duel class?”

“Good for me, then since it is a duel, what should I bet?”

“I don’t have any money.”

Sharon laughed loudly and shook her head at my words.

“Not things like money, that kind of thing is so boring.”

“You’re not trying to do something strange, right?”

“It might sound strange.”

Sharon looked at me and smiled at my words.

“If I win, let’s go to Photon during vacation, if I lose… … I’m going to your hometown.”

“Do you think I would allow this?”

“Of course.”

I laughed out loud at Sharon’s answer, and she held out her right hand toward me.

And while looking at that hand, I held Sharon’s right hand and opened my mouth.

“Sounds fun, I like it.”