{Author’s Notes}
I’m sorry. Part 2 will likely consist of three parts.
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Feeling extrely exhausted, my body collapsed onto the bed.
[……F- Five hundred tis…… Finished~~]
[Good job, Kaito-kun.]
Even though it had taken an inordinate amount of ti, I had finished fainting and recovering 500 tis just as Kuro told .
My head hurt, I felt incredibly nauseous, and the ntal fatigue I was feeling wasn’t small. T- This is really tough.
[……How many hours did it take? I guess it’s already dark outside huh?]
[Unnn? No, just “about four hours”?]
[Huh? No, no, that felt more like 10 hours though……]
When Kuro told that it only took four hours, I suddenly forgot about my fatigue and sat up. No, wait a mont, it takes 100 seconds for my magic power to be emptied in the first place, so if I were to do that 500 tis as fast as possible, it should still take quite a while.
Kuro responded to my words with a bright smile on her lips.
[The “ti in this room is shifted”, so it’s only been about four hours outside. I’m not as good as Shiro, but I can manipulate ti too~~]
[I- Is that so……]
[Unnn! That’s why, you can work “twice as hard” tomorrow.]
[……Eh?]
[That would be 1000 tis!]
[……Is that so.]
Kuro is even more spartan than I thought! Doing this twice tomorrow…… I’m going to have to do that for more than 20 hours? No, wouldn’t I end up having to do this for more hours than there are in a day? I- I guess this would certainly make strong huh……
[……S- Speaking of which! In the end, how much did my magic power rise today?]
[Hmmm…… You would have about “0.025” now! The more magic power you have, the harder it is to raise it after all~~]
Whoa, it seems like my magic power sharply increased by 25 tis in just one day…… D*mn it! The 100 magic power marker is still too far away!
[Ummm, Kuro…… This is sothing unrelated but……]
[Unnn?]
[Frankly, how high is my magic power compared to other humans?]
[E- Errr…… W- Well, about the sa…… as “an average ten-year-old”, I guess?]
How untalented in magic could I be…… My magic power was just too low.
[Kuro, be honest with …… How high my magical talent is……]
[……U- Unnn. “You’re astonishingly lousy at it”……]
[Ghaakk!?]
[K- Kaito-kun!? I- It’s alright! I’m going to train you very hard! I’ll definitely raise your magic power to be as high as the High-ranking Demons!!!]
[……T- Thanks…… That still sounds terrifying though……]
Like this, the first day of my training ended, feeling so despair in my heart.
It’s been about a week since I started training with Kuro, and my magic power had increased to the point where I could feel the change myself.
According to Appraisal-chan (Kuro), my current magic power is about “0.85”…… I’m about to enter the single digits, which is a really big deal for . W- Well, I heard that it’s still just on the level of a slightly powerful commoner…… A- Anyway, I’m beginning to see the results of my efforts.
Today, I ca to visit Isis-san at her castle, leisurely reading books with her.
Even though it was sothing I wanted to do, the spartan training for the past week was really tough. That’s why I felt really relaxed when I hung out with Isis-san like this.
[……Wha!?]
[……Kaito?]
As I was feeling happy with her presence, I casually held Isis-san’s hand…… and beca surprised.
I don’t know if it’s because I had beco more sensitive to magic power because of my training or because I had unconsciously tried to ddle with Isis-san’s magic power…… but I was now aware of how incomparably great Isis-san’s magic power is. No, to be precise, I should say that “I only vaguely understood that she had a trendously large amount of magic power”.
It was as if I was standing before a tall mountain whose peak I couldn’t see…… I felt as if I had my hand on that mountain, desperately trying to push it with my asly power.
Yes, it’s clear to now…… It was clear to that even with this increase in magic power, I still don’t even understand how great Isis-san’s magic power is……
I thought I understood it within my mind. However, the wall in front of …… is just so tall that it’s making feel despair.
[……Kaito…… Are you alright?]
[Eh? Ah, yes. I- I’m sorry.]
[……Don’t you…… look kind of…… tired today? ……Did sothing…… happen?]
[T- That is…… Errr……]
I wondered for a mont if I should tell her. It certainly would be great to hide it and keep it as a surprise, but there was no quick fix to this problem.
That’s why, if I try to dodge her question here, Isis-san would worry about for a long ti.
Thinking about this, I decided to tell Isis-san everything.
I talked about how I consulted Kuro regarding how to deal with Isis-san’s magic power of death, and about how, out of the thods she told , I chose to improve myself. I also told her about how Kuro is giving special training to achieve this……
When I finished telling her about everything, Isis spoke, looking clearly shaken.
[Y- You can’t! ……Increasing your magic power like…… like that is…… very difficult…… Kaito…… would feel…… lots of pain.]
[I’m sorry for making you worry. However, I really want…… to make Isis-san happy.]
[……I’m already…… happy enough…… now though? ……Kaito is by my side after all…… that’s why…… doing sothing reckless like that is……]
[But what I wanted…… was to make you happier than you already are.]
[……Kaito……]
I was really glad that Isis-san was sincerely concerned about and was trying to stop from training. However, I also had my own reasons for not giving up on this goal.
As much as I wanted to have a date with Isis in the city, I wanted to solve this problem because of one more reason.
[……I want to…… ummm…… With blessings from many people…… I want to have a “very happy wedding ceremony” with isis-san!]
[!? ]
Yes, that was my true intention. I wanted to make Isis-san dream co true, receiving blessings from many people…… wearing a wedding dress, smiling with happiness.
As for controlling her magic power of death, I wanted to reach enough control with my magic power that would make it possible for my magic power to envelop her magic power of death, even if I’m not directly touching her. Of course, restraining Isis-san’s magic power of death would require to have more than the minimum amount of magic power that Kuro told and precise control…… But it shouldn’t be impossible.
If that’s the case, I’m up for the challenge then.
[……wed…… ding…… …… and Kaito……]
[Yes. When I can finally suppress your magic power of death…… I will propose to you again.]
[……Ahh…… ahhh…… Kaito…… Kaitooo……]
When Isis-san heard what I said, she wiped away the large tears dripping from her eyes, but she still looked sincerely happy.
[……Kaito…… can I be……a bit selfish?]
[Yes.]
[……Do your best…… Please grant…… the dream I gave up on…… and…… make …… the happiest bride in the world.]
[Leave it to !!!]
Hearing her wish that she told with her trembling voice…… I nodded firmly, filled with a definite determination in my heart.
The day after I told Isis-san of my decision, I was sitting at the desk in my room, seriously thinking.
As a matter of fact, it would take a great amount of magic power to suppress Isis-san’s magic power of death, and my magic power wasn’t nearly enough.
No matter how high the wall is, if I climb it little by little, I’ll eventually reach it…… but it will take quite so ti to reach.
……Just the pace I’m going at now isn’t enough though. The pace I’m going at now is just too slow.
However, Kuro didn’t have much ti to spare either. She only had a limited amount of ti to train with . If it was possible, I would like to train when Kuro isn’t around.
However, Kuro had the pocket watch magic tool with her, and if I faint without her, there would be no way for to wake up…… wait.
……Shiro-san. Please give that cursed magic tool.
(Here. Also, take out on a date soti.)
Thank you. Regarding the date, let’s talk about it again later.
Alright! With this, I have the magic tool for training. I also have a lot of Fruits of the World Tree that Lillywood-san gave before.
Kuro said that if I consu all of my magic power, the amount of magic power I gain would be much greater after I recovered it…… But she didn’t say anything about “my magic power not gaining anything if I didn’t consu all of my magic power”.
In other words, if I hold this magic tool for 90 seconds rather than 100 seconds…… and then, eat the Fruit of the World Tree after I’ve consud 90% of magic power, I should be able to continue my training alone!
I’m not sure how much of a difference in efficiency this would make…… but I’ll just make up for that with frequency.
Headaches and nausea are nothing I can’t handle. I’ll just keep on going…… and persevere!
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