episode_0094

The next morning came, and when I arrived at the place I had promised with Erica with familiar steps, I saw Erica looking at me and smiling. I carefully bowed my head to my senior, who was looking at me with his back against the familiar wall with his always beautiful appearance.

“I always think about it, but you move so fast.”

“It’s not polite to make your senior wait.”

“Okay, I’m calling you today because I have something to tell you. You’re already growing fast, so it’s hard for me to give you any advice. I’ll be leaving the academy for a while and coming back to see my teacher, so if anything happens, use this. ”

Senior Erica handed me a small ring, and I examined it carefully. It was a ring with a blue gem embedded in it, just like Erica’s symbol. The faintly engraved pattern looked like an ice crystal, but I couldn’t tell what it symbolized.

As I carefully put the ring on my finger, Erica opened her mouth to me as if she was curious.

“That goes in?”

“My hands are not as big as I thought, so what is this?”

“It’s something that will allow you to talk to me right away. I’ve already used similar rings, so it shouldn’t be difficult, right? Just put the mana into the ring and you will be connected to me right away. If there is a dangerous moment or something you don’t know, you can contact me comfortably.”

“Where is Arnold?”

“Well, I don’t know about that. Judging by what Isabelle met, she must be somewhere near the north… … My teacher is also a very free person, so no matter how hard I try, I can’t find him easily. He has a similar personality to me, so if there is a need, we will look for it and find it, but if not, not so much. Master called me, so there won’t be a problem… … well. Where are you?”

“Then isn’t it important to find senior Isabelle?”

“It may be hard to find Isabelle, she seems to follow the rules better than you think and live a normal life, but in the end, Isabelle is also a free person, so if she is free, it’s hard to find her.”

While saying those words, senior Erika let out a small sigh and then smiled.

“Well, if Master says he found me, he will appear in front of me. There is no reason in this world that Master cannot find me, and when I arrive near the northern part of Jingara, I will be contacted or Master will appear in front of me.”

“Please be careful.”

“Worry about yourself rather than worry about me. It seems like we’ve been competing a lot lately, but it doesn’t seem any different from Isabelle.”

“Is Isabel like this too?”

“Isabel was like that too. After going on a trip, she suddenly became stronger and started competing with the kids around her every day. I don’t think she was that strong back then, but at some point, she started to feel overwhelming… … When I came to my senses, I single-handedly stopped the monsters coming across the Sea of Charon and received the title of Reincarnation of Denatus.”

“I don’t think the title of reincarnation of Denatus is easy to receive.”

“Since he is a wizard who overcame death, it would be natural to receive a title related to Denatus… … The title Isabel was not given by our students, nor was it given by our professors.”

When I looked at my senior carefully after hearing those words, he smiled at me.

“It’s a title given by nobles, so that title is.”

“Nobles?”

“After watching Isabel’s battle in the Sea of Charon, the nobles said that Denatus would look like that if he were alive, so it was a title given to him.”

“I wonder how strong you were to be given that title.”

“If anyone saw Isabelle fighting properly, anyone would say that, she might be called Sglaca, I don’t know, I’ve hardly ever talked to Isabelle back then either.”

As I was talking like that, Senior Erika looked around for a moment and smiled at me.

“Then, take care of yourself while I’m gone. Leonard, Claire, and Arkadin are staying at the academy so there’s no danger, but you and Sharon are always causing strange things, so don’t die. At least if you’re going to die, die by my hands.”

“I don’t know whether to say I’m thankful for that or scared.”

“I’m the type of person who doesn’t want to see my student die from a petty fight with someone, so anyway, you’ll have a hard time, I’ll have to leave now.”

“Yes, senior.”

As I gave an answer and lowered my head, my senior’s appearance disappeared. I looked at the place where he had disappeared and then walked towards the restaurant.

If Erica-senpai leaves, who should I ask about magic now? Not only can I ask Leonard-senpai, but it is Arkadin-senpai… … I’ve hardly ever had a conversation with Arkadin-senior, so I’ll have to find him, but I’m not sure if we’ll be able to communicate since he seems to view me as a strange person.

No, now is the time to study and practice magic on my own. As Isabel-senior said, you should continue to observe other wizards’ magic and find it yourself. Because that’s a wizard.

“Senpai Erica left the academy for a while because something came up. He said he was going to see Archmage Arnold.”

“The 5th grade seniors are all busy. I heard that Isabel is also in the Sea of Charon, and Claire said that she is starting research. The Academy exam is coming up, but are you not taking the exam?”

“Wouldn’t it be funny to take a test as a 5th grader? How many people can take the test for a 5th grader?”

“There are professors, so shouldn’t they just take the test?”

“Won’t senior Isabel beat the professors?”

“… … That person is out of the question, even if you search all over Jingara, how many wizards can there be that can beat him?”

“Astan was taught by someone like that. It’s a strangely enviable thing, even though I had no idea about it.”

“I was not taught properly.”

Ceresria smiled at my words.

“Still, it’s a good thing to have such a great wizard around. All wizards in the world will come to a point where their growth is blocked, and at that time, having a great wizard like Isabelle is a great help.”

I nodded slowly at those words. I wonder if there is any magician who can defeat Senior Isabel, of course there is not. Following my senior’s advice, I continued to duel, and it was natural that I began to grow in terms of magic as I began to think more and more.

However, I had no idea how Isabel would confirm that I had defeated 10 wizards. Maybe Jeremy is figuring it out at the Academy, but since I’ve never seen Jeremy at the Academy, I couldn’t find out in detail.

Well, there must be a way. While I was slowly eating the bread for breakfast with that thought in mind, Ceresria asked me a question.

“So, have you found someone to duel again?”

“I think I’ll do it with Sharon in front of me.”

“It would be worth watching if these two fought, although I can guess the outcome to some degree.”

“I will lose.”

“I think so, Sharon is a strong mage, but it would be difficult to match Astan, since Sharon’s magic is also focused on attack. Astan’s magic is extremely focused on attack.”

“I don’t know what the outcome will be if we allow the player to strike first.”

“Even if he is allowed to attack first, Astan is not a wizard who can be easily defeated due to his personality.”

While talking, Sharon smiled at me.

“What are you going to do with Yuria?”

“… … I’d like to try it out if possible, but I don’t know.”

“She is not the kind of person who would refuse a duel.”

“I don’t know who will win if we fight, but I want to compete.”

“Astan will win?”

Ceresria took a sip of the black tea in front of her, then put down the cup and smiled at us.

“Yuria’s magic is a lightning magic. It has strong destructive power and fast speed, but it cannot cover a large range. On the other hand, Astan’s magic is not like that. It is not as destructive, but it makes multiple attacks and has a small range of damage. Because it attacks a large area, not a wide range. If you go with the strategy of offsetting each other with magic, then of course Astan has the advantage.”

“But Yuria’s magic can pierce my magic.”

“How many first-year wizards do you think are capable of piercing the ice of Astan? maybe… … There won’t be more than 4 people?”

When I looked at Ceresria at those words, she calmly continued speaking.

“Of course, anyone can break through thin ice, but if it was the ice that was used when competing with me, there would probably be no wizard who could break through.”

“Yuria’s lightning strike is strong.”

“It’s just a lightning strike, are all magic that strong?”

I scratched the back of my neck at her words. Celestria always knew the right answer. I couldn’t tell if that was due to the amount of information she naturally received from her status as a princess, or if it was because the world she saw seemed so simple.

After breakfast and chatting, we slowly walked to the familiar classroom.