After finishing the deal with , the Skeleton, who had started intervening in Joy’s magic, flaunted his presence as a Grand Mage without holding back.
“Are you thinking of having the academy’s mages use this? That’s inefficient. It would be better to directly imbue this property into the academy's barrier.” “You don’t know the magic circle for the barrier? Doesn’t matter. I laid the foundation, so we can imbue magic into that base. Ah. There might be compatibility issues in this case. I’ll need to think about it.” “Should I just modify the foundation of the barrier? Yes. That would be better. It’s been around for a long ti, so there must be so issues.” “We’ll update the barrier and imbue this property at the sa ti.” “Who will make these modifications, you ask? Naturally, you, the mage, should do it. I’m stuck here, unable to leave.”
As the Skeleton adjusted the magic circle according to his ideas, he suddenly addressed Joy, who had been asking practical questions.
“?!” “Don’t worry. It’s not too difficult. With your decent talent, you’ll be able to learn it quickly.” “Is that so?”
Joy, praised by the Grand Mage, grinned and let out a lting smile.
The Skeleton wasn’t wrong. Joy’s talent was among the top ranks in Soul Academy, after all.
However... there was still sothing uneasy about entrusting sothing to just Joy.
“Prince Patran, stop standing there and co closer to listen to my words.” “... too?” “Are you planning on leaving everything to this absent-minded mage? I can’t do that. Regardless of the mage’s talent, this child isn’t soone we can trust.” “I can’t deny that.” “The devout one, co here as well. The more safety asures, the better.” “Yes, understood.”
Oh, the Grand Mage really is impressive. He quickly figured out what kind of person Joy was.
If I hadn’t seen her begging for her life in front of the silly fox, I would have truly admired him. What a sha.
While I was thinking this, Joy’s face turned red as she raised her voice.
“It’s not that bad! I may make mistakes sotis, but it’s not like I deserve such insults!” “Sotis? Joy, do you really think it’s just sotis? Let list all the mistakes I’ve seen you make up until now.” “I’m sorry! I overstepped my bounds!” “Pitiful prince. Do you rember every ti this fool made a fool of herself? It’s a bit creepy, but still, I’m curious.” “I’m curious too. Prince, I’d like to hear about all the mistakes Joy made that I don’t know about.” “I’m human, so I don’t rember everything. But there are a few things that stick out in my mory.” “Prince?! You’re the prince!? Can’t you hear !?” “Wasn’t it when you were just learning magic? You said you were going to show off your fire magic, but while creating the magic circle, you ended up burning down the palace’s flower garden...” “If you keep this up, I’ll burn you this ti, prince!”
Joy actually had the ability to burn a few people, so we all stopped talking.
I’ll have to ask her about this later when we get back to the academy. A story about her disastrous failure, one that didn’t even appear in the ga. It sounds like it’ll be hilarious.
While Arthur, Joy, and Faivi were learning about the barrier from Erginas, I did my best to materialize the blurry fairy dance.
However, there was one crucial problem.
The last ti I saw the fairy dance was a long ti ago.
The last ti I saw that dance was when I first started playing the ga.
Cutscenes in gas tend to be like that, don’t they? When you first see them, you can’t help but gasp in awe, but once you’ve seen them two or three tis, you naturally start skipping them!
Honestly, I think it’s impressive that I even rember it vaguely!
Truly!
Was it like this? Or was it not? Was it sothing like this?
As I struggled to recall the vague mory, I felt my frustration growing.
I thought once I got over the mountain, it would be all downhill, but here cos another uphill!
Who’s the idiot who made such a terrible course?!
Aren’t you afraid of causing a ruckus, you brat! You bastard!
“You’re so positive, Grandpa.”
“Natural, huh?”
“That doesn’t an the hopelessness is gone, though.”
Grandpa’s words were quite reliable. If I hadn’t heard sothing similar before, I would have believed it.
“Do you rember when we first tried to develop the new stone technique? You said sothing similar then too.”
“But guess what. The path you led on was a cliff, wasn’t it? What do you think about that?”
“That was the wrong answer for , Grandpa. Are you really trying to justify your incompetence like that?”
Grandpa didn’t seem to have anything more to say. He cleared his throat a few tis and then fell silent.
I couldn’t see his expression, but I could feel that he was glancing at .
Trying to pretend to be sulking, I held back my laughter, but my lips betrayed .
A laugh naturally escaped from my mouth.
“Now you understand why I say I shouldn’t hit you with the truth, right?”
“You’ve learned, huh?”
What else could I do? The mory’s already too blurry, and now there’s no way to see the scene again.
I had no choice but to push myself and try my hardest to get as close to the original as possible.
As I thought this, I readied my stance again, and just then, Freya, who had been sleeping soundly all this ti, opened her eyes and silently watched move.
She then stood up, stretched, and ca over to with quick steps.
“Lucy. Lucy.”
She didn’t say much, but her sparkling eyes conveyed everything.
“Do you want to get beaten that badly? A masochist, huh?”
“I think it’ll be fun.”
Freya easily deflected my attack, and I couldn’t help but chuckle.
It’s true that I still have a lot to improve before using it in real combat.
I had only just learned the fairy dance a few hours ago.
But I wasn’t going to refuse Freya’s challenge. I was just as eager to move my body.
Ah, how did I beco this muscle-brained person?
I was once a weak young man who used to shout, “The outside world is dangerous!” before falling into this world.
“If you want to co at , then do it. I’ll make you roll on the ground until you’re sick of it.”
“Is that a promise?”
My duel with Freya proceeded as usual.
My taunt made Freya, now heated, charge toward my shield. I blocked her attack and then countered the mont I saw an opening.
My shield was strong enough to block even Rasha’s attacks, so no matter how sharp Freya’s sword beca, it was impossible to break it.
As I saw her sword growing sharper day by day, I felt like it was only a matter of ti before it would break, but not yet.
Was there anything different from usual? No, there was a definite difference.
“...Lucy, your movents are so annoying.”
Freya, exhausted and now lying flat on the ground, mumbled in a voice full of frustration. It was clear that my movents, mimicking the fairy dance, were particularly skilled at ruffling her emotions.
I don’t know for sure, but I think it felt like a heat rising in the head just by watching.
Grandpa said the more malicious part of the dance was that it had a captivating charm, making it hard to look away.
You’d get frustrated just by watching it, but you couldn’t stop watching either.
It was such a perfect match for !
It wasn’t even finished yet, but just imagine what the full power would be like!
Hehe, it’s so exciting just thinking about it.
If I ever get a chance to talk to the God of Martial Arts, I should ask him for so advice.
I’m sure the God of Martial Arts would have so decent suggestions.
...But when is that sense of crisis he promised going to co?
Ganshu! Are you working or not?!
Muttering to myself while comforting my tired body, the Skeleton, leaving the three who were half-spirited, ca over to .
Even when we stayed up for nights preparing for exams at the academy, it wasn’t this bad.
How hard did he push them?
“I’ve finished the thod to deal with the Void’s powers. Now, all I have to do is apply it at the academy.” “Are you confident? If that magic turns out like that cowardly mage’s, even the chicken lady will be stuck in a dream forever.” “I don’t know who that chicken lady is, but don’t worry. As long as that mage doesn’t make any strange mistakes, it’ll be fine.” “...But the fool always does sothing foolish.” “I know. That’s why I attached two safety devices next to her.”
Erginas, speaking confidently that there was no chance of any problems, looked at and chuckled.
“Well, then I’ll wait.” “I’ll be back soon. It’ll be problematic if that cowardly mage falls apart.” “Ha. I see. Oh, by the way, didn’t you promise to show how you broke the ceiling? You have to keep your word.”
“I don’t know exactly either. I’ll show you the breaking, and the cowardly mage can analyze it herself.”
Having said this, I grabbed Joy, whose eyes were spinning, and brought her over to attach the bomb to the ceiling with her magic.
Then, after Faivi made the shield, we broke the ceiling just like before.
Since the Skeleton had already analyzed Joy’s magic in an instant, he probably figured out the principle right away, right?
Expecting him to explain confidently, I turned my head slightly and found the Skeleton with his mouth hanging open, tilting his head.
“Cowardly mage? Why are you making such a foolish face?” “…What is that?” “…Hmm?” “No, huh? What’s going on?”
Well, I can’t answer you, even if you ask .
“Wait. Just wait a mont. Do it again. I’ll engrave it in my eyes, please.”
Sorry, but we don’t have the materials or ti. Our business is done, so we’re leaving now. You understand, right?
“Just a mont! Just a little bit! Please!”
“You fool! Attack again!”
“Lucy, I think you’re using way too well.”
“So, you don’t like it?”
“No. It’s fine. But if you treat more like a tool... Ugh, urgh.”
While the silly fox neutralized the Skeleton, we escaped through the ceiling and out of the dungeon.
Now, let's go back to the academy! Let’s go take care of the Void’s followers!
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