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Yue. Hajime…. ↩

Episode 58 Silent World

「『Silent World』」

With these words as a sign, the sound disappeared from this world.

（This is…..）
（Seiya….）

Seiya understood that there was no sound in this world. Yua understood at the same time, she tried to call Seiya but no words came out.

Not, it was not like they didn’t come out. Strictly speaking, she did say it. However, these words couldn’t reach Seiya.

The other sounds were like that too. They existed, but couldn’t spread.

This is the Aruna’s trump card, 『Silent World』. Connie was able to successfully cast it only by sacrificing his magic book.

Because of that, Connie is now unprotected.

Lily noticed it and attacked Connie.

（Water cannon!）

The water cannon, conjured by Lily, flew towards Connie. However, before it was able to hit him, it scattered midair.

It looked like there was an invisible barrier in the air.

（Water laser!）

Lily switched from the water cannon to the water laser and tried again.

By reducing its size, its penetrative power significantly increased. If this barrier’s identity is『Sound Shield』, it should be able to penetrate it.

However, the moment it hit the barrier, it scattered in the same way.

（It’s a lie…..）

Seeing her attacks vanish without any results, Lily spaced out. But the final block is not that forgiving to let her do it.

That being said, when Aruna tried to cut her with the katana, it was repelled by a small sword. Seiya’s sword.

Seeing Aruna dashing in her direction, Seiya immediately injected the light-attributed mana into his legs, accelerated and protected her.

After being deflected by Seiya, she changed her target from Lily to him. Once again, Seiya repelled her with the Hollins in his left hand.

In that moment, a big ax attacked Seiya from the side. It was Glenn’s ax.

His ax was clad in the wind and looked even sharper than before. This ax swung at his right side.

Seiya tried to parry with the Hollins in his right hand but noticed that he didn’t have one.

（Crap….I forgot to pick up the one I threw earlier）

This particular Hollins was stuck in the earth behind Aruna. Seiya thought about creating a new one, but very soon discarded this idea.

Without any other choice, he channeled the light-attributed mana into his clothes and increased their defensive power.

（Please endure）

There is no way his clothes would be able to protect him against this ax. Seiya was prepared to receive the damage. Glenn’s ax reached his uniform and was able to easily cut through it.

（Chi）

The moment before it was able to slash at his body, numerous light arrows rained from the sky. [¹]

Glenn and Aruna, in order to avoid the arrows, took their distance from Seiya.

Although the arrows were raining all around him, not a single one hit him. Seiya looked behind him and saw a figure of Yua, holding the bow, Yurial, in her hands.

They looked into each other’s eyes and he wordlessly thanked her. Seiya picked up the Hollins and took a stance.

Yua erased the Yurial and created the Yuriel once again. Then, she attacked Aruna.

Right after that, the ax clad in the wind tried to attack her from behind only to be stopped by the Hollins.

As is she completely believed that Seiya would protect her, she didn’t pay any attention to it and continued to fight Aruna.

Aruna repelled the Yuriel with her katana and activated a spell.

（『Fire Slash』）

Aruna’s katana was enveloped in fire and slashed at Yua.

（『Wall of Light』）

However, the light wall appeared and protected her from the 『Fire Slash』. Despite that, Aruna continued to repeatedly cast it.

On the other side, Glenn swung his ax and attacked Seiya with『Wind Blade』. Seiya used the Hollins to cut them apart.

Looking at this spectacle, the audience was surprised at everyone’s ability. The reason is, they were able to continuously cast spells even without the sound.

Normally, to cast a spell, a magician needs to chant. It’s not necessary to say it aloud though; you can also recite the chant in your mind complementing it with a strong mental image.

However, it is not that easy. A lot of magicians need to boost their imaginations by saying the chant out loud.

However, in a world without sound, even if you say the chant, it wouldn’t reach your ears. You won’t be able to know if it was said properly or not.

That worry may produce a fatal opening for your opponent to exploit.

Aruna’s team anticipated that and integrated the magic stones in their weapons. That’s why, when they use this spell, they would be able to trample on their opponents, who weren’t able to chant.

However, Yua didn’t look affected in the slightest. With her plans busted, Aruna changed her approach.

When Aruna looked at Glenn, he noticed it and nodded. Then he cast 『Wind Blade』again.

However, this『Wind Blade』didn’t fly towards Seiya but circled around him.

Seiya thought that it was aimed at Yua and tried to warn her, but there was no way his words would reach her. Yua didn’t notice a thing and continued to fight with Aruna.

Seiya tried to cast『Wall of Light』. However, different from his expectations, it didn’t hit Yua and flew past her.

Seiya couldn’t comprehend, but very soon found out the answer. It flew straight to Aruna.

It will be dangerous if this succeeds.

（Make it in time!）

Seiya cast a spell in a hurry.

While Aruna hit『Wind Blade』with『Fire Slash』.

In the next moment, a big explosion happened.

Am I the only one who doesn’t understand the purpose of the silent world? ↩

Episode 57 Their Power

「This girl, she is amazing」

Said Aruna, gripping her katana with both hands.

「Well, she is our hidden card」

Seiya attacked with the Hollins again, Aruna dodged sideways and cast a spell.

「『Fire Slash』」

Aruna swung her katana that was clad in fire. Against the katana, Seiya wrapped the Hollins in mana and accepted the blow.

The Hollins was wrapped not in the light mana but in the water mana. The two weapons collided.

「Since there was no chant, does that mean that you have a support tool too?」
「Correct. In my case, it is here, on my katana」

Aruna pointed at the part of the blade. This part was red, unlike the others. It seems that she merged the katana with a magic stone.

「I see. It is different from the last year」

Seiya suddenly smiled. Aruna was surprised for a moment but quickly concentrated on the battle.

She further increased the firepower, the whole blade became red.

「Did you see the footage from the last year?」
「Kind of」

When Seiya went to Nari, he looked through the materials on the last year’s finalists.

Amongst them was Aruna’s team and her fight last year. Last year, Aruna’s team lost in the first match of the final block.

By the way, their opponent was the student council.

Last year, Aruna was a vanguard and Glenn was in the middle. This year, Aruna and Glenn are both vanguards.

Because of that, their battle style changed, Seiya had no idea about it. However, he could still plan the countermeasures against their personal fighting styles.

「Compared to the last year, Connie became much stronger, and Glenn switched to the vanguard, right?」

Towards his statement, Aruna assumed a “defeated” expression.

「That’s right. This time, we will get our revenge against the student council. Also, this year’s tournament is quite exciting」

Aruna slashed with the red katana again and again. Seiya, of course, deflects them with the Hollins, but in the next moment, something happened to the Hollins.

The mana of the water attribute, wrapped around the Hollins, disappeared every time they collided.

「Evaporation, huh」
「Correct」

As he said, by pouring fire-attributed mana into the blade and increasing the temperature to the maximum, she was able to vaporize the water-attributed mana.

Aruna looked at the mana evaporating and attacked again.

「This katana can easily melt weapons that aren’t clad in mana」

Aruna attacked repeatedly.

Seiya somehow received the attack, retaining a thin layer of mana. However, Seiya, who didn’t have an aptitude for the water attribute, was no match for Aruna, who had an aptitude for the fire attribute.

「Can’t help it」

Seiya gave up on the water attribute and used the light attribute.

「Is this the light? As I thought, Seiya-kun is not proficient with the water attribute」
「Right」
「So that means that your dash in the beginning was utilizing the light attribute」
「Who knows」

Aruna came up with a theory that could explain their acceleration in the beginning, but Seiya didn’t answer.

He slashed with the Hollins wrapped in the light attribute mana.

At this time, Seiya poured the mana of the light attribute into his arms and drastically increased their speed.

Aruna’s defense was slightly slower.

「By the way, what did you mean by “exciting”?」

Seiya, who had made a breather, asked about her previous statement. She didn’t have much leeway to answer, but to divert his attention, at least a little, she did.

「Look at the VIP area above us」

Seiya did as she said and looked up. There, the principal Leonardo and the head teacher Zadman were looking this way.

「Are you talking about the principal?」
「Wrong, to the right of him」

Seiya looked toward the room on the right side of the principal.

All this time, even while being distracted, he was attacking Aruna with the same intensity. Aruna was barely holding her ground.

「This is…..I see」
「You do not look too surprised」
「Kind of」

In the room to the right of the principal, there was a man with beautiful long silver hair. That man was always looking at Seiya through the window.

That man was Bagil Eight. Affiliated with the holy church, number eight of the thirteen apostles.

「Why is this guy here?」

Perplexed, he addressed this question to Aruna, but she had no idea.

「Seiya-kun, don’t call an apostle “this guy”…..I don’t know the reason though. We need to show our best before the apostle」
「I see. We don’t really need to appeal to him, but I won’t hand over the victory」

With a fearless smile, Seiya came at Aruna. The speed further increased, and an attack, that Aruna wasn’t able to react to, was born.

Aruna protected her vital parts and prepared to defend with the resolve to suffer some wounds.

Actually, he could guess to a certain extent about the reason Bagil came to the tournament.

Most likely, he came to confirm that Seiya wouldn’t use the dark attribute magic.

「As expected of Seiya」

Aruna looked at Seiya with the sweat n her forehead. Aruna’s breathing was rough and she was considerably worn out. On the other hand, Seiya’s breathing was steady and had some leeway.

Seiya removed his gaze from such Aruna and looked towards Glenn and Yua.

「It seems your comrade is at his limit too」

Seiya pointed behind Aruna’s back.

「Glenn!」

There was a figure of Glenn embedded in the stadium’s wall, after being blown away by Yua.

Even in this condition, he was launching『Wind Fang』at Yua repeatedly, but the Yuriel deflected them all.

Glenn cast it again and, using the opening when she was deflecting it, he took some distance.

Such was the situation of Glenn, Aruna before him and Connie who was defending against Lily in the back.

「Apparently, it is about to end very soon」

Said Seiya to Aruna, who had one of her knees on the ground.

However, there was no trace of defeat on her face.

「I wanted to conceal it until the final match, but it won’t be of any use if we lose here. Connie, I will leave that to you. Glenn, let’s go」

The two nodded, hearing her shout.

Glenn lifted his ax and came at Yua, but she repelled it with the Yuriel.

However, Glenn, propelled by the force, landed in front of Aruna.

「What are you planning?」
「Fufufu」
「I’m going to unleash our secret weapon」

Aruna and Glenn lifted their weapons while grinning. It was then. The wind suddenly became stronger. No, it started blowing towards Connie.

In the center of the winds, he opened the magic book. Lily tried to disrupt him, but the wind prevented her attack.

Connie’s book radiated a brilliant light.

It almost looked like some kind of a ritual. Seiya immediately understood that whatever he was trying to do, it was definitely dangerous.

Seiya threw the Hollins in his right hand at Connie.

「Damn, make it in time」

The Hollins was blown away by the wind in a different direction and didn’t reach him.

At the same time, the magic book shined white. That light released a bright flash and the book burned in the white flames.

「『Silent World』」

However, the spell itself had succeeded. Following his last words, the sound vanished from within the barrier. Audience’s voices, the sounds of the wind, everything.

Episode 56 Final Block. The Start

「That is about everything I have on them」

There were figures of a blue-haired man in the glasses, Zadman, and a muscular red-haired man, Leonardo, in the room.

Zadman investigated Seiya under the request from Leonardo and came to report.

When Leonardo heard the report, he stood from his chair with a difficult face.

「Good work. I never expected that his status in Senabia was so low」

Leonardo narrowed his eyes and looked outside the window. On the end of his line of sight, there was Seiya’s team that was preparing for the first match.

Zadman and Leonardo were currently in the VIP seats of the stadium where the final fights will happen.

The VIP seats were arranged in a way that people could overlook the stadium. Therefore, they needed to look down to see Seiya.

「You may not believe it, but it is said, that he couldn’t even use magic properly」
「And this boy made the teachers faint upon his arrival here」

Lack of understanding was expressed on Leonardo’s face.

The same was true for Zadman. He asked Leonardo while looking through the gathered materials.

「By the way, why is he treated as a new student and not a transfer one?」

Leonardo made a troubled face at Zadman’s question. As Zadman said, when you enroll into an academy in the Leiria Kingdom, the church will issue a corresponding student record.

This record is supposed to be made only once, and when you transfer, the church will transfer the record to a new academy. However, in Seiya’s case, a new record was created.

「Regarding that, Raiga dealt with those matters, so I do not know. However, it seems that his previous record vanished at the same time as this one was made」
「Does that mean that he has connections in the church? 」

Zadman’s face changed once he thought of that.

Staff, accepted by the church, mostly thinks that working for the sake of the kingdom is a matter of course. The selection is harsh but the resulting trust is big.

It is unthinkable for them to work around the system. And Leonardo was of the same opinion. [¹]

「I don’t know. It might be his connections or Raiga’s. I just want you to be vigilant」

Leonardo looked at Seiya once again.

「Will he show his true colors in this tournament………」

Following Leonardo, Zadman looked at Seiya too. [²]

While being aware of their stares, Seiya ignored them and looked at his opponents.

In front of Seiya, there were three people who he knew well.

Orange-haired Aruna, a guy with a short black hair, Glenn, and a yellow-haired man with the glasses, Connie. Seiya’s first opponents were his three neighbors from his own class.

「Wow, for us to face Seiya-kun’s team all of a sudden」

Said Aruna with a defeated tone. Although her figure wasn’t tense in the slightest and was quite relaxed. Seiya went on guard against such Aruna.

「I’m surprised too. Never expected to bump into you in the first match」
「Totally unexpected. Amazing, right? 」

Glenn answered on Seiya’s statement while laughing.

Just as Aruna, he wasn’t nervous and was completely relaxed. However, there was a big ax in his hand, he was absolutely prepared for the battle.

As for Connie, he stood behind the two. Opposite of the two, he looked rather nervous.

Connie was wearing a robe and was hiding something inside of it, but Seiya had no idea of what it was. Seiya looked at him with vigilant eyes.

「The match is about to start. Participants are to go to the starting positions」

Following an announcement, Seiya’s team entered the stadium, the same applied to Aruna’s team.

「Are you ready? The plan stays the same」
「Un…..」
「I understand! 」

The two nodded and the announcement followed soon after.

「Start!」

Together with the announcement, Seiya and Yua dashed ahead. They aimed for a preemptive strike against Aruna and Glenn.

「Hollins」
「Yuriel」

Seiya summoned the Hollins and Yua created the Yuriel, then, they launched an assault. As soon as they rushed out, they used light mana to accelerate.

They moved at a speed beyond the reaction of a normal human. Even if the opponents could react, they won’t have any time to chant and use magic, thus, they will be forced to block with their own power.

This is a strategy that Seiya’s group came up with.

Unlike the qualifying blocks, the final block’s matches weren’t in a vast forest but in a big stadium. As such, the concepts of hiding and searching didn’t exist here. The outcome is often decided through the direct clash.

With this, it is easier for Seiya’s team to fight in the individual battles instead of the group ones. Although, if there is no one in the other team who can react to their assault, it will immediately become three on one.

「Got you」

Seiya aimed for Aruna with the Hollins and Yua aimed for Glenn with the Yuriel.

Aruna and Glenn were able to react but weren’t able to prevent it. The outcome was supposed to be decided at this moment.

「『Sound Shield』」

A shockwave ran through the hands of Seiya and Yua. The Hollins and the Yuriel didn’t reach Aruna and Glenn, they were blocked in the air by something.

Seiya and Yua tried to follow-up with an additional attack, but they suddenly felt their heads spinning and their balance broke.

At the same time, Aruna with a katana and Glenn with an ax came attacking them. The two immediately distanced themselves.

「Was this the sound? But they shouldn’t be able to chant」
「Seiya, this is…..」

Yua pointed with her finger at Connie. His robe had disappeared and there was an opened book, which looked like a dictionary, in his hand.

Seiya started sweating once he saw that book.

「Is that book a support tool?」

Support tool, full name: magic activation support tool. As its name suggests, it helps the user activate spells. This book, this support tool, could be used as a substitute for a chant.

It is made using magic stones, which can store the chant inside of them. The number of chants that the support tool is able to store depends on the quantity of the magic stones.

You can easily store the elementary spells using a small number of magic stones, but when it comes to the advanced ones, the magic stone requirements are drastically increased.

Besides that, its usage is difficult. It is still a hurdle to chantlessly activate a spell stored inside. That’s why it is not very popular.

「It seems so….but this book…..」
「Yeah, it can easily store about three intermediate spells」
「Un…..」
「Can’t help it. Lily, I will leave Connie to you」
「All right! 」

Seiya left Connie for Lily, who was in the back, to deal with. Participating in a fight for the first time, she was incredibly motivated.

「Water tiger!」

Lily created some water that transformed into the three tigers. Together with the tigers, she attacked Connie.

To protect Connie, Aruna tried to intercept one of the tigers, but Seiya launched an attack of his own and disrupted her. Yua, on the other hand, pinned down Glenn.

In such circumstances, Connie opens the next page and activates a spell.

「『Sound Bullet』」

Compressed air flew out of the magic circle like from a cannon, straight towards one of the tigers. Lily deflected it with a water laser of her own and successfully protected her tiger.

Deflected by the water laser, this bullet flew toward the audience. However, the barrier around the stadium didn’t allow that.

That’s why the guests and the audience were able to safely watch the matches.

「That girl, isn’t she amazing?」
「Such a powerful spell without any chant……」
「She is a trainee, right!?」
「But she is quite strong」

The attention was gathered around Lily, who was opposing Connie and his magic book. Usually, it was weird to see a trainee in the final block, even more, she was actually on the offensive.

「Water cannon!」

From behind, Lily shot two large water cannons. Connie turned a page and activated a defensive spell.

「『Sound Shield』」[³]

Connie tried to deal with the water cannon using the sound barrier, but the barrier started cracking without being able to stop it.

Once he noticed, although startled, he immediately played his next card.

「Damn,『Sound Shield』,『Sound Shield』,『Sound Shield』,『Sound Shield』」

Connie deployed four sound barriers one after another.

With this, the five-layered『Sound Shield』was completed. The water cannon broke through the four of them and dispersed upon hitting the fifth.

Together with the disappearance of the water cannon, the last shield crumbled.

However, Lily’s attack didn’t end with just this.

The tiger, that was summoned in the beginning, came pouncing at the defenseless Connie. Connie thought of erecting another sound barrier but didn’t think that he had enough time. He decided on using a different spell.

「『Resonance Tremor』」

In the next moment, Lily’s water tigers burst and became puddles of the ground.

The audience was silent and couldn’t figure out what happened.

Lily had no idea too, but she immediately produced the next attack. She put both of her hands on the ground and activated the magic.

「Raging wave!」

The water burst from the ground, formed a wave, and moved towards Connie.

I tried my best. ↩
Zadman’s name is just too weird for the Russian me, I can’t treat him seriously. Imagine a character with a name Assman. ↩
Easiest spell names to translate. ↩

Episode 55 Student Council

「Why are you even here?」

Selena’s expression hardened upon seeing Seiya.

「「Why」 you are saying, because I was invited」
「Invited by whom?」
「By Nari」

The moment she heard Nari’s name, she began shaking violently.

「Y-y-you didn’t have your fill with Lily-chan and laid your hands even on her?!」
「Ha?」
「I can’t believe it. This lolicon」

Shaking Selena pointed at Seiya with her trembling finger. While Seiya was contemplating how to react, the savior appeared.

「Sister? What’s wrong? The finger you use to point at my senior is trembling」

Nari, who went to gather the materials, conveniently came back.

「Na-Nari, senior, you mean, this guy?」
「Yes. That’s right」

Selena was shaking even more than before.

「This man who, despite having a fiancée, has her sister as a lover? This lolicon? 」
「I am aware」
「Eh?」

At this moment, inside Selena’s head appeared the picture of Nari clinging to Seiya despite him having a fiancée and a lover.

「Se~nior. Even if you have a fiancée and a lover, please love me the most」
「Yeah, of course, Nari」

Just like that.

「You can’t Nari. Please come back」
「What do you mean? 」
「This man is no good」
「What was that all of the sudden?」
「I mean, if you are going to go out with someone, please choose someone normal」
「Wait, you have misunderstood. We are not in this kind of relationship」

Nari intended to solve Selena’s misunderstanding.

But because she didn’t deny the “lolicon” tag, she even said “I’m aware”, Seiya received some mental damage.

He thought that Nari who says what she really thinks is scary.

「Am I wrong?」
「Un. Senior is Yua-san’s fiancé and Lily’s lover. And Lily is my friend」
「But lover…..」
「Lily says that she is okay with that, isn’t it fine then? 」
「But….」
「What’s wrong, Selena?」

When the sister fight was about to happen, a door, leading to a different room from Nari’s, opened and two girls appeared.

One had a green hair extending all the way to her hips, radiating an adult atmosphere.
Another one was a petite expressionless girl. She had a short light blue hair and eyes of the same color.

Once Nari noticed the two, she greeted them.

「Ah, Mona-san, Aishi-san」
「Ara, hello Nari-chan」
「It’s been a while, Nari」

Seiya buried the damage to his heart and looked at the two.

「Nari」
「Ah, it is the first time for senior to see them. The girl with the green hair is Mona Tempest-san. The president of the student council in the Arsenia Magic Academy. She is one grade above you」
「Best regards」

The girl named Mona radiated an adult feeling. She had a well-sculpted face and impressive bust. Exactly how you can imagine a “big sister”.

Seiya thought that she is the president you can count on.

「And this blue-haired girl is Aishi Absona-san. She is one year below you and performs as the secretary」
「Best regards」

Aishi was expressionless, but you can still understand from her face that she was wary of Seiya.

「And he is Kiritsuna Seiya-san」
「So you are the person Selena calls an adulterer and lolicon」
「Woman’s enemy」

When Nari finally introduced Seiya, Mona lightly touched on the subject, but Aishi stared at him with menacing eyes.

「This is wrong. This is my sister’s」
「That’s right. You two, this man is an enemy of us, the student council, I will punish him right now」

Selena said this and begun to gather her mana.

「Sister?!」
「Hey, Selena」
「Selena-senpai」

The three wanted to stop her from gathering the mana. But she completely disregarded the two and continued to gather it.

Nari was flustered and couldn’t figure out how to react, but the two from the student council had given up on persuasion and begun to gather their own mana to counteract whatever it is she was trying to do.

「Please stop, all three of you」
「Don’t worry, Nari. I will punish this lolicon」
「Selena, calm down」
「That’s right, Selena-san」
「It’s all right」

Selena didn’t give up under the persuasion and continued.

If Selena successfully invokes her spell, this house might receive some serious damage. And if Mona and Aishi used their own spell to stop her, the house might even collapse.

However, if they do it right, the casualties will be reduced to zero. But their success rate is at 50% at best,

「Senpai….」

Nari directed her flustered eyes his way.

「It’s all right」

Seiya tried to reassure her and patted Nari on the head. [¹]

And in the next moment, he activated magic of the dark attribute without any hesitation.

Seiya muttered『Dark Wave』in his mind. Following that, the mana gathered by the three vanished without a trace.

「Eh?」
「This is?」
「?」

The three from the student council couldn’t catch up with the sudden development. That’s how it should be. After all, it was their first experience with the dark magic.

The reason why he decided to use the dark magic is that he was in the center of it and it happened because of him.

At the same time, it concerned Lily’s friend and his precious junior Nari, of course, he used it.

「Sister, senior is a good person」
「But」
「Don’t “but” me. Sister, we will talk plenty about you nearly destroying the house later」
「Uh…..sorry」

Selena’s appearance after the scolding was somewhat amusing. Looking at the two, Mona approached the laughing Seiya.

「Was it you?」
「Kind of」
「It was my first time experiencing this. How is it possible to erase the mana? 」
「It’s a secret」

There is no way Seiya would admit that it was the dark attribute.

「Fufu, you are right. Whatever it is, I appreciate your intervention, Kiritsuna Seiya-kun」
「Thanks」

When Seiya said so, she laughed and joined Nari in scolding Selena.

Aishi too came to Seiya and said「I am grateful」then walked towards Selena.

「Seiya….」
「Seiya!」

Seiya looked in the direction of the voices and found Yua and Lily exiting from Nari’s room. The two immediately asked him.

「Dark attribute, you used it……?」
「Yeah, but it’s fine」
「All right….」

Apparently, the two left the room after they felt the dark attribute. When Selena’s group noticed them, they asked Seiya.

「Could it be that your fiancé is Yua-san?」
「Yes……Seiya is my husband…..」

The question was addressed to Seiya, but Yua answered for some reason.

However, Selena didn’t mind it and was surprised at his fiancée being from the special magician’s family. The other members of the student council too looked at Seiya with stunned expressions.

「I never expected for the special fiancé to be you of all people」
「I see, with Seiya-kun’s power I am convinced」
「Rival」

The members of the student council seemed to be aware of Seiya for some reason.

「What do you mean?」

When Seiya asked, Mona was the one who answered.

「It is a hot rumor in the academy. The student council’s team and the special fiancé’s team are considered favorites in the qualifiers」
「I see. And? 」

This time, Selena answered.

「We have to win against you. This would be the best proof of our strength as the student council. Besides, I don’t feel like losing to a lolicon」

Selena unleashed her fighting intent.

「Sorry, but we will be the ones to win」
「We won’t lose to a lolicon」 [²]

Quietly said Aishi.

「Well, we will have a chance to settle it. Seiya-kun’s team will be able to meet with us only in the final round, let’s do our best, everyone」
「Yeah」

With that, the members of the student council returned to their room.

「Seiya….」
「We are going to win. Being labeled as a lolicon, I can’t just stay silent forever」
「Un……」
「Un! 」
「Then how about the strategy meeting in my room?」
「All right」

Seiya’s team returned to Nari’s room and discussed their future plans.

Secret technique. ↩
Is being a lolicon a sin? ↩

Episode 54 Nari’s House

Nari’s house was within 20 minutes of walking from the coffee shop. Her house seemed to be the one with three stories and a gray wall surrounding it.

It is smaller than Yua’s house, but it is considered to be on the big side in the Leiria Kingdom. It radiated an easy to live atmosphere.

Nari entered from the main gate and the others followed after her. They climbed the stairs and reached a room that seemed to be the living room.

「Ara, Nari. Welcome back」
「I’m home, mama」

Upon entering the living room, they noticed the red-haired woman sitting on the sofa.

Her age was close to that of Yua’s mother, Kana. A gentle-looking woman. Apparently, it was Nari’s mother.

Certainly, her hair and eye color were the same and her atmosphere somewhat resembled Nari.

「Are they your friends?」
「Un. Seniors and friends from my academy」

Nari’s mother looked at Seiya. She didn’t just look, she gave the feeling of being able to see through you, but it wasn’t a bad feeling.

「Nice to meet you. My name is Kiritsuna Seiya, Nari’s senior. I apologize for the sudden visit」
「It is fine to not be so polite. If you are Nari’s friends, you can come anytime, I do not mind」

Laughed Nari’s mother at Seiya’s formal attitude. After Seiya, Yua introduced herself next.

「Seiya’s wife, Yua Arunia」
「Yu, Yua!?」
「What?」

Seiya tried to stop her in a hurry, but she didn’t understand what was wrong with that.

「It is fiancée, not wife」
「It doesn’t matter….」
「Arara, this is youth. Arunia should be a special magician family. And you are the fiancé. So you are the rumored special fiancé, Kiritsuna Seiya-kun」
「Eh, well」

Hearing the word “special” coming out, Seiya assumed an attitude that was different from usual. Instead of his attitude in the class, he was now feeling like an actual member of the family.

「I see, I see」

Nari’s mother saw his behavior and looked convinced of something.

「Nari’s friend, Lily!」

And the tense atmosphere was blown away in a second. Lily cheerfully stated her name.

「So you are Lily-chan. I always hear about you from Nari. This girl is always talking about Lily-chan」
「Please, mama」

When she touched upon the matters at home, Nari became flustered and stopped her. Seeing Nari behaving like a young girl should, Seiya flashed a smile.

「Fufufu, take care of Nari from now on」
「Un!」

Being asked to take care of her, Lily happily answered. Seiya and Yua were laughing at the side.

「I almost forgot to introduce myself. I’m Nari’s mother, Moka. Best regards」
「Mama, I will show them the information about the finalists」
「All right, Take you time, you three」

Having finished the greetings, Nari brought them in her own room.

Apparently, she didn’t want them to spend too much time with her mother

They found Nari’s room once they climbed the stairs to the third floor from the living room. There were five rooms on the third floor, her room was the closest.

「Please」

When they entered the room, they found a lot of cute and pretty things, it gave the impression of a normal girl’s room.

Nari entered the room and sat on the bed, Yua and Seiya sat close to the table, and Lily sat on the bed, next to Nari. [¹]

「I’m sorry for mother’s previous behavior」

Nari apologized with a helpless attitude.

「Don’t worry」
「Good mother……」
「That’s right!」

The three didn’t seem to be bothered and spoke to reassure her.

「Excuse me」

At this time, a girl in maid attire walked into the room.

The maid quietly placed for cups of orange juice and some sweets then left the room.

Apparently, this woman was this house’s servant. While Seiya was thinking about such things, Lily swiftly emptied her cup.

「Well then, please wait here for a moment, I will bring the data here」

To gather the materials, Nari intended to leave the room. However, Seiya stopped Nari.

「Ah, Nari. Can I use a toilet? 」
「Yes, it is on the other end of the corridor once you exit the room」
「All right」

Seiya left the room. Nari walked towards the second floor, while Seiya walked towards the toilet.

The toilet was in the opposite direction of the stairs, so Seiya proceeded to the farthest end of the corridor. Once there, he did indeed find the toilet there.

While attending to his business, he discovered a certain something. It was a picture hanging on the wall.

「Amazing」

In the painting that he was impressed with, there was a fire bird.

It was a scene of the fire bird about to take off from the ground. But although it was a painting, it gave off a feeling that it was about to move. Seiya was dazed by the fire bird that was about to come alive. [²]

Seiya admired the picture for some time but eventually headed back to Nari’s room. However, he wasn’t able to easily reach her room.

「Ah! You are….」

Suddenly, a voice appeared. Seiya immediately looked in the direction of the voice.

There was a red-haired girl with twin tails and eyes like topazes.

「O, from the student council….」

Seiya desperately tried to remember her name, but couldn’t quite recall it. When he tried to remember her name, only words like 「student council」 and 「lolicon」 appeared. It wasn’t easy.

Fortunately, the girl introduced herself again.

「Vice president of the student council, Selena Phoenix. Hello there Kiritsuna Seiya」
「Yeah, that’s what it was」

The girl before him was the Arsenia Magic Academy’s student council’s vice president, Selena Phoenix.

Nari no tonari (next to Nari), I’m amused for no reason. ↩
Spirit? Fairy? Nice painting skills? ↩

Episode 53 The Final Match of the Qualifiers

On the next day, every match in the C block but the last was over. The last match was scheduled after lunch.

After lunch, when they reached the arena, they could see a lot of new faces. Most likely, they came from the other blocks.

Amongst them, you could find Aruna and co.

「Try your best, Seiya-kun」
「We passed to the final block」
「Let’s meet in the finals」

It seems that Aruna, Glenn, and Connie advanced to the final block.

「Ah, I will work hard」

Seiya left these words and headed inside the barrier together with Yua and Lily.

Once inside, the three confirmed their strategy once again. The announcement followed soon after.

「It is starting」

Said Seiya, hearing the announcement.

「I’m counting on both of you」
「Un….」
「Un!」

Seiya separated from them and moved independently.

At this point, Seiya was already using『Mantle of Light』, although very weak. It was his countermeasure against their surprise attack.

Seiya moved through the treetops. It looked like he wasn’t using any magic to do that, so the participants and the bystanders were quite amazed.

While moving through the treetops, he found a figure of a person. It was the silver-haired girl, Elen.

She was holding the ice blade, Bliss, and was scanning the surroundings.

Seiya stopped and observed her. In the end, he couldn’t find anyone else around her.

However, he was able to confirm that she was the decoy very soon. If it was anyone else but Elen, he wouldn’t have been able to figure it out.

But as long as it is Elen, the story is different. Seiya already defeated her once. That’s why, if Seiya saw her, he would have relaxed his guard and attacked her.

Seiya speculated as such.

「Trying to make your opponent lower your guard, troublesome strategy」

If Seiya guessed right, Sunir came up with this plan. The plan that was built on confidence to be able to deal with Seiya.

However, he decided to thwart their plans.

Seiya jumped from the tree and landed in front of Elen.

Once she noticed him, she took a stance with the Bliss, but Seiya didn’t summon the Hollins.

「Is it okay to not summon your weapons?」
「Regretfully, I’m too afraid of the girls hiding over there」
「I do not know what you are talking about」
「I see」

Without looking at Elen, he summoned the Hollins, while watching the grass by the side.

「Hollins」

When he tried to summon the Hollins, suddenly, the brown-haired girl jumped out of the grass and fired a spell.

「Now, with my power『Arms Block』」

In the next moment, the Hollins, that was supposed to land in his hands, turned into dust.

Elen’s Bliss crumbled too, but she didn’t panic and summoned it anew.

The brown-haired girl who destroyed his weapon and Elen stood before him.

「So your countermeasure was to destroy my weapon?」
「That’s right. I had properly watched your previous fights. As the result, the theory that you can’t use any spell of the water attribute was born」 [¹] 「I see」

Seiya didn’t use any spell in the previous matches. He only used a pure mana attack in the first match and fought with the Hollins, wrapped in the water mana, the rest of the time.

In other words, they mistook Seiya for a magician that couldn’t cast spells and thought that once the Hollins was destroyed they will be able to win.

「Such an amusing fellow. Come to think, what is your name? 」[²] 「I didn’t introduce myself, isn’t it? I’m Pikarunina Edelrunanits. It might be hard to pronounce, so you can call me Pika」

The brown-haired girl said as such and smiled.

「I see. Let me tell you something good. Your theory is right. Without those twin swords, forget about casting spells, I can’t even control my mana properly」

Unrestrainedly lied Seiya. Without being aware of this, Pika made an understanding face.

「So we were right. Will you retire then? 」

Pika asked Seiya as if it was natural to retire in this situation. However, he had no intention to retire.

「Why?」
「But you can’t do any…..」
「Pika!」
「Eh?」
「Sorry, that was a lie」

While Elen was screaming her name, Seiya suddenly accelerated and moved to her front. In the next moment, his hand penetrated the area around her heart. [³]

Pika became dust as she was and retired. Elen, who was left behind glared at Seiya.

「As expected you reacted to my movements. With this, your trump card should have been rendered useless, am I right? 」
「True. But I’m different from before. This time, I will definitely scatter you」
「Interesting」

The curtains were lifted for the battle of Elen and Seiya.

On the other side, Sunir stood before Yua and Lily.

「Greetings, Yua-sama. I do not want to fight Yua-sama if possible」
「Too bad……It’s impossible…..」
「I see. Tonight’s wind in my palm『Creastnuts』」[⁴]

When Sunir cast her spell, a whip appeared in her hand. With this whip, she immediately assaulted Yua and Seiya.

Yua and Lily dodged the whip by retreating backwards.

「Lily, continue to hide your power for now…..」
「All right!」

Saying so, Yua created the rapier Yuriel.

「I gathered a lot of intelligence on you, Yua-sama. Please give up」
「Impossible…..」

Sunir tried to coil the whip around her foot, but she jumped and deflected it with Yuriel. However, the whip suddenly bent and wrapped around Yua’s foot while she was still midair.

Once she caught Yua, she pulled her closer. But Yua twisted in the air and lunged at her, trying to pierce with the Yuriel.

Sunir released her foot and moved to the side to avoid the attack.

「As expected of Yua-sama, but I won’t lose」

Sunir cast a spell with her free left hand.

「Maiden of the wind, blow and dance upon this land『Wind Fang』」

The strong wind assaulted Yua, but she cut it in two and came attacking Sunir.

Sunir channeled the wind mana into her whip to harden it and accepted her strike.

And the moment they collided, she dispelled the effect and made the whip coil around the Yuriel, stealing it from Yua’s hand.

「Yua-sama, you should be aware. You have bad compatibility with me. I also know your spells and fighting style. You won’t be able to break my wind attribute with your light attribute」

Sunir told her to give up, holding the Yuriel in her left hand.

「Yuriel」

Yua created the Yuriel once again.

As she was told, Lily watched everything from far away. She didn’t even consider the possibility of Yua losing and wasn’t worried in the least.

Yua attacked with the Yuriel, but she accepted the blow with the Yuriel in her left hand. Two Yuriels scattered sparks once collided.

At the same time, as she received the blow with the Yuriel, Sunir attacked with the whip in her other hand. However, Yua successfully blocked it with『Wall of Light』.

Sunir let go of the Yuriel and leaped backwards to create some distance.

「『Triple Length』」

Towards retreating Sunir, Yua casted『Triple Length』and extended Yuriel.

And with the elongated Yuriel, she pierced Sunir’s thigh. At that moment Sunir a painful expression.

Yua dispelled『Triple Length』, put power into her legs, accelerated, and pierced Sunir’s heart.

After being pierced by the Yuriel, an astonished expression appeared on her face.

「Why? Yua-sama didn’t fight like that before」

Sunir was surprised at the fighting style she didn’t see before. Before, Yua was fighting by moving at high speed and using martial skills. But today, it was different

However, Yua saw Seiya fighting in the Great Dalis Canyon and found it suiting her.

「Thanks to the person I love…..」
「To this man?」
「Yes…..」
「Kuh」

Sunir became dust and vanished.

With the Hollins being destroyed, Seiya fought Elen, who wielded the ice blade Bliss, bare handed.

Seiya could create the Hollins any time, but he never did so. The reason is, he anticipated the final block.

If there are other people capable of building theories like Pika, it might become needlessly harder. That’s why he wanted to spread some misunderstandings around.

「Even if you do not have a weapon, are you still going to only dodge?」

Said Elen towards Seiya who was dodging all of the Bliss’ blows. Right now, Seiya didn’t have a weapon, but by using weak『Mantle of Light』he was able to cope with her movements.

But of course, you can’t win by dodging.

「All right, I’m about to fight back」
「I won’t lose」

Elen was on guard against Seiya. Still, it was meaningless.

There are differences between Seiya, who experienced the Great Dalis Canyon, and Elen, who grew up in the academy.

It is the attitude towards the battle.

Elen, who was fighting in the academy, thought that if she lost, it is fine to try harder next time.

However, Seiya, who had been through the real life and death fights, didn’t have such thoughts.

At this point, the victor was decided.

In the next moment, Seiya strengthened 『Mantle of Light』for a second and cut her neck with bare hands.

「Eh!?」

Elen wasn’t able to comprehend what happened. She was just surprised at her line of sight getting lower and scattered into dust, thus retiring.

The people outside the barrier didn’t seem to understand what happened. However, the teachers, Seran and Najenda, although weren’t able to see, still felt something.

But the looks they were giving him didn’t contain any positive emotions. It was the opposite, they were blaming him.

Seiya, who didn’t know anything, looked towards the approaching aura.

「Seiya….」
「Seiya!」

There, he found Yua and Lily.

「How was it on your end?」
「Big sister beat her!」
「I see. With this, we are in the final block」
「Un…..」

Just like that, they advanced to the final block.

Somehow, I want him to summon Gedo-chan, for giggles. ↩
About time, the brown-haired girl is too long. ↩
If it was real, that would have had some different connotations. ↩
Ideas? クレアスナーツ. ↩

Episode 52 Seiya’s Ability

「Number 86 is the winner」

Together with the announcement, Seiya, Yua, and Lily came out of the barrier. When they appeared outside, the audience was staring at them in awe.

「Did they win again?」
「They should be in the first place, together with the royal guard」
「The royal guard had three people, but the blond guy was the only one who fought from the other team」
「The other two didn’t fight even once」
「Isn’t he a bit too strong?」

The participants were slowly whispering to each other.

On the fourth day, Seiya’s team had won 14 times and lost 0 times, their winning rate is one of the highest.

There were only a few matches left. The teams that could enter the final block from the C block at this point were number 86, Seiya’s team, and number 12, Yua-sama’s royal guard’s team, only those two.

Team 86 won every single match with only Seiya taking the field.

He defeated his opponents with the Hollins, wrapped in the water mana, or by using pure martial skills, there were plenty of variations.

That’s why Yua and Lily were just waiting in the shadows. So their skills and spells are still unknown, especially Lily’s.

The reason why they continued to fight this way could be attributed to Seiya’s mistake in the first fight.

It seems that his first opponents were intermediate magicians and were considered quite strong. And Seiya, who defeated them in a moment, became the center of attention in a blink.

Therefore, Seiya used it to gather the attention only on himself and continued to fight in this way.

「It was easy….Seiya….」
「You were amazing! 」

Yua and Lily hugged his arms and praised him.

「Thanks」

Seiya thanked them and they stuck to him even closer.

Seeing the three, the male part of the audience enveloped Seiya in the jealous stares. Apparently, an appearance of the blond guy being hugged by the silver-haired and the blue-haired beauties was a sore in their eyes.

The three were looking for a place to sit when the three girls approached them.

「You are quite relaxed, Kiritsuna Seiya」

The strong-looking black-haired girl with a ponytail said to Seiya. There were the silver-haired and the chestnut-haired girls next to her.

The silver-haired girl was Elen, Seiya’s classmate. The black-haired and the chestnut-haired girls were standing there looking down on him somewhat, while Elen was awkwardly fidgeting by their side.

「Who are you anyway?」

Seiya asked the black-haired girl, disregarding the courtesy. She didn’t care too much and introduced herself. [¹]

「The captain of the royal guard, Sunir Chronicle. Yua-sama, be at ease, the royal guard will erase any man who approaches you 」

The girl named Sunir knelt like a knight pledging her loyalty, but Yua just silently hid behind Seiya’s back.

「You became quite close with Yua-sama. However, you will be defeated by me」
「We, the royal guard, are your last opponent in this block」

Following after Sunir, the brown-haired girl said to Seiya.

「I see. Sorry, but we will be the ones who will advance to the final block」

Said Seiya, as if it was a natural outcome, and Sunir said while flashing a small smile.

「Sorry to disappoint you, but we will be the winners. We are different from the teams you have been fighting until now」
「Our winning rate is the same」

The girl with the brown hair seemed convinced of their victory.

「Well then, I’m looking forward to our fight, Kiritsuna Seiya」

Sunir said so and left somewhere. The brown-haired girl and Elen followed after her, but Elen didn’t look that energetic.

However, Seiya wasn’t in a mood to care much.

「You are a source of trouble, Yua」

Said Seiya towards Yua, who was hiding behind his back.

「I’m bad around them……But with Seiya here I am fine…..」

Yua said with a relieved face while hugging him from behind.

「There is also me!」

When she energetically said so, a smile appeared on Yua’s face. After that, the trio sat on the nearest bench.

It was getting late, most likely, the current match will be the last for today.

And when that match was concluded, the teachers, Seran and Najenda came to declare the end of the matches for today. However, it didn’t end with just that.

「Eh, the next is about tomorrow. The teams, capable of getting to the final block, are only number 86 and number 12. And since the winner will be decided only after they fight it out, I want to have this fight to be the last one tomorrow」

Following the Seran’s declaration, the audience became agitated. They were hyped up for things to come.

「That is all. Dismissed」

After Najenda’s words, the students started going back.

During the qualifiers, everyone gathered in the hall instead of the class, after that, matches are being held. There is some time for a strategy meeting, but it is mostly matches all day long.

Seiya goes back with Yua and Lily.

Because of the qualifiers, they were unable to meet with Nari often, so they decided to go home as they were. After the three ate dinner, they gathered together in Seiya’s room.

Of course, it was for a strategy meeting.

「About tomorrow’s match, most likely, it will be too much for me alone」

Seiya opened the meeting.

「Judging by their words, they might have a countermeasure against me」
「Un…..」
「Seems likely. Does that mean that it is time for my debut? 」

The two agreed with his opinion.

During such strategy meetings, Lily spends her time in the adult form. Recently, she was in the adult version every night. And when the meeting ends, she assaults Seiya before Yua’s eyes as it is.

Rather than stopping her, Yua takes advantage of the situation and joins the attack. That was his current daily routine.

「That might be so. They call themselves Yua’s royal guard. It is to be expected of them to have the information about Yua. If that happens, I will either use the unknown『Mantle of Light』together with the Hollins or it will be the time for Lily’s water attribute」
「Sorry….I’m dragging you down…..」

Yua apologized for the lack of use in the qualifiers.

「Don’t dwell on it, Yua」
「That’s right, Yua-chan. You just need to do your best in the final block」
「Thank you….」

Yua thanked the two with a smile. Then after the strategy meeting and Lily’s temptations, the team was ready for a fight that will decide the C block representative in the finals.

So the girls properly receive names from the author, poor males. ↩

Episode 51 First Match

The faces of the men entering the barrier reminded Seiya of Zach’s trio in the Senabia Magic Academy, who used to call him Unknown and bully him.

The insides of the barrier were full of giant trees, the light had a hard time to reach the ground. It was a deep forest where grass grew on the ground.

It was slightly cold inside the forest since the trees obstructed the sun, so Yua and Lily were glued even closer to him than before. However, besides the cold, there was another reason. The three people from before were just too disgusting.

Seeing their behavior, Seiya said.

「You two, can you leave this match to me?」

While they were struggling with an answer, Seiya explained the reason.

「Those three are irritating, so I want to punish them. So please watch over me from the shade of a tree」
「All right….」
「Un! 」

Yua obediently agreed. If there was killing intent in his eyes, Yua would have stopped him. However, when she looked at his face, she immediately understood.

Forget about killing them or not, he wasn’t even viewing them as his opponents. When you find a rock blocking your road, you just need to remove it.

And when the trio entered the barrier, a loud voice resounded across the forest.

「Start」

This voice was probably Seran’s. He probably used a reverberation magic to transmit his voice across the forest.

While Seiya was thinking about that, he slowly walked through the forest. There was no weapon in his hand.

In places such as this forest, it was important to locate the enemy before everything. That’s why Seiya started looking around for them.

But Seiya thought it was troublesome to search for them all by himself. Therefore, Seiya decided to walk around without any weapon to lure them out.

If an attack flew your way, there should have been an enemy on the other side.

However, maybe the enemy thought it was suspicious or they simply didn’t find him yet, there were no attacks coming his way.

Without any other choice, Seiya leaned on the closest tree and sat down. If the enemy doesn’t want to attack, I will just sit and wait. If it fails, I will just search on foot.

Other participants, who saw this happening before their eyes, raised a startled voice. However, in the next moment, their surprise multiplied. Seiya closed his eyes and began napping.

Looking from the outside, Seiya was definitely sleeping. Of course, Seiya won’t actually sleep during their important first match.

Instead of his sight, he concentrated on his sense of smell and hearing.

For that purpose, he channeled the mana of the light attribute into his ears and concentrated on the sounds close by. His appearance somewhat resembled Kair, his former classmate.

Approximately three minutes after he focused on the surrounding sounds, he opened his eyes.

「I know you are here. Come out」

When he said that, the four-eyes and the baldy appeared from the tree shadow.

「Good job noticing. I’m surprised」

Said the four-eyes, stretching his hand towards Seiya.

「What about the other two? Did you leave them behind, since they aren’t able to become a reliable fighting force? Or did you came here to show off? 」

Following after the four-eyes, the baldy said his piece.

「Who knows, maybe you are right」

Seiya’s attitude underwent a sudden turn. The four-eyes, apparently dissatisfied with his attitude, said.

「Where is your previous respect? Were you showing off before the girls? 」

Towards the four-eyes’ statement, the baldy laughed. However, Seiya spoke his real intentions.

「You show respect towards those who you actually respect. right? Why do I need to give any face to you? The last time was only because of the teachers, I never respected you in the first place」
「You *******! 」

The four-eyes raised his voice, hearing Seiya’s real intentions. At that time, a big fireball flew towards Seiya from behind.

The four-eyes and the baldy aren’t doing anything. It seems it is the brown-haired man. The big fireball flew towards him at tremendous speed.

Seiya immediately summoned the Hollins in his right hand and wrapped it in Lily’s mana of the water attribute.

And the Hollins, covered in the mana of the water attribute, easily cut the approaching fireball in two.

「So your attribute is water. Let us show you the power of the seniors」

The three men simultaneously lifted their right hands and started chanting.

Using the power of the light attribute, he could defeat them before they finish their chant, but he decided to properly wait to the end.

「「「The heart of the maiden of fire, burn in flames『Flaming Needle』」」」

They created a myriad of needles and launched them at Seiya.

The three thousand needles, created by the trio, attacked Seiya. They probably wanted to weaken him first, only to slowly torture him later. There were no signs of them making a follow-up move.

Seiya summoned the Hollins in his left hand too and wrapped it in the mana of the water attribute. Following after that, he channeled the mana of the light attribute towards his brain and arms.

He raised the power of his arms, the nerves transmission speed, the processing speed of his brain and his vision.

After that, he spun the twin swords Hollins and calmed the needles one by one.

Seeing the figure of Seiya cutting down all those needles, you can’t think of it as humanly possible.

The three people inside and the audience outside saw an incredible sight before them. After all, Seiya erased all of the three thousand needles in just three seconds.

Seiya calmly walked towards the men.

「Damn, stay away. Monster」
「Waaaaa」

The baldy and the brown-hair tried to escape while pathetically screaming. Against the two, Seiya threw the Hollins and accurately pierced their hearts.

The stabbed people fell to the ground and became the dust particles, thus retiring.

In front of Seiya, there was the four-eyes feeling weak in his knees and sitting on the ground, Fear was painted all over his face.

「You, what are you? A human couldn’t possibly move like that」

Asked the four-eyes with as if seeing a monster, but Seiya answered unconcernedly.

「There are plenty of magicians that can do that」

Seiya answered as a matter of course. Although visually impressive, there were people that could replicate it. However, to the four-eyes, Seiya’s movements were outside of his comprehension.

「There is no way a student can do that. Even if he can, it would be a thousand at most」
「I see」

At this point, Seiya already lost interest in the four-eyes.

「What was that, what was that, what was that? I do not understand」

The man raised his voice, failing to understand a thing. Towards this man, Seiya launched the water mana at him.

「This is the end」
「Damn…..」

With just the mana of the water attribute, his heart was pierced and he vanished.

「The match is over. Number 86 is the winner」

And following their victory, Seran’s announcement resounded across the forest.

Episode 50 Start of the Qualifications

When Seiya returned home, he told Raiga about his participation in the qualifiers. There, Raiga said with a difficult face.

「Even if it’s you, you would have to struggle quite a bit without the dark attribute, right?」
「Kind of. It is troublesome to include the chant」 [¹]

As Seiya said, chanting is necessary. If he intends to discard the chant, he will immediately draw attention to himself.

If that’s how it ends, it wouldn’t be strange to attract the attention of the Holy Church.

However, those ideas were quickly discarded.

「If it is about that, then you don’t need to worry. Yua is doing it chantless too. No one will make a fuss because of it at this point」
「Really….」

Seiya was stunned by Raiga’s reasoning. He was surprised that Yua was casting chantless even in the academy, but he was even more surprised at Raiga’s casual attitude. Bagil, an apostle, was picked because of his ability to shorten the chant. In this case, chant omission, which is a notch above, should be a pretty important skill. However, Raiga didn’t even try to hide it.

Seiya couldn’t understand what he was thinking.

However, if omitting the chant was acceptable, it couldn’t be any better.

「Chant omission is all right?」
「Yeah. Also, your student council seems to be strong, be careful」
「I know」
「I see, then it’s good」

Once he finished reporting to Raiga, he left the room.

「Well then, I wonder what will the Emperor do?」

This voice resounded across the room, but only Raiga was there to hear it.

In the next morning, the blocks were announced during the homeroom. In Seiya’s class, this responsibility naturally fell on Yayuna.

「With this, the announcement about the qualifiers blocks is over. The matches will start in the afternoon, so do your best. There will be the time to discuss your strategy before each fight, use it wisely」

Just as Yayuna said that and left, the orange-haired girl next to Seiya said to him.

「Ne, ne. What is the number of your block? 」
「We are in the C block」
「I see. We are in the H block, so we might be able to fight each other in the finals」
「That’s true」
「Let’s meet in the finals, Seiya」
「Because we will do our best」

Following after her, Glenn and Connie also said such things. Apparently, Aruna, Glenn, and Connie are in the same team.

「Yeah, let’s meet in the final block」

Seiya said so and left the classroom.

And following after him, Yua left too.

After that, they met up with Lily and opened a strategy meeting on the roof, as usual. Nari was also invited to participate, but she wanted to do the self-training to become at least a little stronger, so she refused.

Therefore, there were three people on the roof today.

「First things first, all teams are divided into 8 blocks, with each block consisting roughly of 16 or 17 teams」
「We will meet them all in due time…..」
「Such a bother」
「Yeah」

As he said, there were 8 blocks, and in the C block, there were 16 teams. Thinking about that, Seiya noticed a strange thing.

「Mn?」

Seiya found the conversation turning strange, the reason is, he heard a strangely erotic voice.

Looking in the direction of the voice, he found there the bewitching adult version of Lily, instead of her usual child-like appearance.

「Why are you even here?」
「Oh, Seiya-kun is terrible~ You do not need to say such cruel things~」

Wearing the bewitching atmosphere, Lily spun around. Her two hills were about to escape their confines.

Lily’s school uniform, when she became the adult version, weirdly changed its form too.

Usually, Lily (little girl) wore her uniform according to the school regulations, but the adult version could make your heart beat fast. The combo of the black stockings and the deep cleavage was very arousing to Seiya.

However, Lily switched to the serious face and answered.

「It was a joke. It will be easier to explain the plan to me, right? I will tell her everything later in the simple terms」
「I see, this would be nice」
「Right? 」

Lily directed a lewd smile towards Seiya, as a countermeasure, Yua moved next to him and clung to his arm. Looking at Yua’s antics, Lily said「Arara」, and pressed her breasts onto his other hand.

Without minding the two, Seiya proceeded to explain the strategy.

「The qualifiers are held in the giant forest behind the academy, which is split into seven different areas, am I right?」
「Yes….」

Yua nodded to his inquiry.

The seven forest areas and the training grounds make for a total of 8 areas. The forest in quite vast.

「Does that mean that we will have to fight continuously?」
「Yes, that’s right. Apparently, if you finish you match fast, there is a possibility of the next match happening ahead of time」
「That means that the pacing is important」

While Lily and Seiya were discussing this, Yua said.

「The match is observed using the reflection magic….」
「I see. We need to think of our fighting style too」
「Isn’t it quite difficult? We will fight fifteen times, and there is also the final block」
「Of course we will be studied」

The matches can be viewed be everyone through the reflection magic of the light attribute. It will provide some information to your opponents, as well as serve as a reference to trainees.

「What should we do….Seiya….? 」
「For now, Yua will fight most of the time together with me. Lily, try to avoid the fighting, and if you can’t, just use some weak water spells and hide your power」
「All right」

Seiya wanted for Lily, who wasn’t well known in the academy to hide her power and make Yua, whose magic was already known, to engage the opponents.

「I will put power into the Hollins and become a speed type of fighter. I won’t use 『Mantle of Light』, so it will be hard. That’s why I will count on Yua for support」
「All right…」

Seiya’s strategy was to hide his power in the qualifications.

「Next is the battle arrangements. Yua, try to circle behind the opponent’s back and attack with the Yurial. With the bow, Yurial, you should be able to become a ranged attacker. If you aren’t able to defeat the opponent, I will draw their attention to create an opportunity for you to escape. Make sure to deal with at least one opponent before entering the close quarters. Lily, as mentioned before in on the standby」
「All right…」
「I got it」

Then, the three people prepared for the upcoming qualifiers, while discussing additional strategies. Three people ate early lunch and assembled in the meeting hall.

As they arrived, people were already gathered in the C block area. Amongst them, there were the figures of the royal guard.

By the way, Lily already returned to the child version. She was an adult version until the lunch, but any more than that will be troublesome.

The child version of Lily properly understood the strategy.

When the chime rang, two teachers appeared in the hall. One was a young tall man and the other was a cool woman in her twenties.

The young man stood before the students and started explaining.

「Eh, hello everyone. I will preside over the C block qualifiers this year. My name is Seran」
「Same, Najenda」

Once the introduction ended, Seran took out a small box and continued the explanation.

「There are your competition cards in this box. I, together with Najenda will draw them and the said teams will enter the barrier. Then, after I give a sign, the fight will start」

Seran demonstrated everyone the box.

「This will also test your luck. In the worst case, you will fight fifteen times consecutively. Luck is important in a fight, so do your best」
「Only the team with the highest winning percentage can participate in the finals, do your best, everyone. Well then, I will announce the first fight」

Seran put his hand into the box to draw the first cards. Once he did so, he announced the teams.

「C block, number 27 and number 86. Each team is to enter the barrier」

Seiya was surprised at the sudden development.

「Oi, oi. That happened too sudden」

While complaining, he brought Yua and Lily together with him and entered the barrier.

Their opponent was a team of men, apparently of the third year. There was a man with glasses, bald one, and a brown-haired one. They looked quite capable.

「Look, they have a trainee」

Bald man said with a loud voice.

「This would be easy」

Said the brown-haired man, following after him. And the man with glasses approached Seiya and extended his hand.

「Nice woman. Are you here to make some memories together in the tournament? Do your best and become a stepping stone for your seniors」

Once the man in the glasses said it, the royal guard released their killing intent. Towards this man, Seiya said, while shaking his hand.

「Well, kind of. Please, do not hold back and do you best」
「Fu fu, I see」

The man with glasses grinned and looked at Yua and Lily. The bald man and the brown-haired man approached him from behind.

「How about playing with us instead of this man? After this match is over, that is」
「It is better than being with this blondie」 [²]

Four-eyes and brown-hair said so towards Yua and Lily.

The baldy didn’t say anything, but his eyes were full of hidden intentions. The members of the royal guard were looking at them with the stares that could kill. At this moment, Yua and Lily answered.

「Seiya is good…..」
「Lily too!」

They said as such and hugged Seiya from behind as if trying to hide behind him. Seeing their behavior, the men stared at him.

「They seem to be greatly attached to you」

Said the four-eyes while staring at Seiya. At this time, Najenda said to the six in a strong tone.

「You guys, are you going to start or not? I will just disqualify you」

When Najenda was about to get angry, the three men moved to enter the barrier. Just before entering the barrier, they said to Seiya.

「You won’t die fast. I will make you beg for forgiveness in front of the woman. Look forward to it」

The men said so and entered the barrier. [³]

Agreed. ↩
Their manner of speech in Japanese reminds of the three idiots in the beginning. They need to be brutalized. ↩
Idiots appear in the packs of three. ↩

Episode 49 Gathering of the Members

As soon as it was break time, Seiya approached Yua.

Every day, during this time, they were staying on the rooftop. Students weren’t supposed to be there, but using the mana of light attribute to jump, they were able to come here every day.

They also did their 3rd and 4th hour training here. The reason is, they were able to escape from the others’ eyes here.

After he dominated Brick during the practical training, the classmates showed even more interest in his persona.

And if the target of their attention is always with the first beauty of the academy, they just couldn’t let it go.

「Listen, Yua. Will you participate in the qualifiers of the Leiria Magic Tournament? 」
「I won’t….But if Seiya wants to, I will….」

Yua’s answer was the same as Seiya’s. There, Seiya asked about the previous tournament.

「What did you do in the previous year?」

After thinking for a while, Yua answered.

「Didn’t participate….」
「Why so?」
「I didn’t have any teammates…..」
「I see」

Seiya felt a sense of affinity with Yua, who didn’t participate because of the same reason. Thinking that it is a big chance, Seiya told his intentions.

「I’m thinking of participating in the qualifiers, will you participate with me?」
「Un….」

Yua immediately accepted the proposal. The first teammate was secured, the next was Lily.

The two immediately departed for the trainee’s classroom, once it was a time for the lunch break.

In the trainee’s classroom, Lily, together with Nari, was already waiting for them.

Once Lily noticed Seiya and Yua, she swiftly ran toward them, following after her, Nari too approached them with a greeting.

「Seiya! Big sister! 」
「Ah, senpai, Yua-san. Greetings」

Lily cheerfully called out to them, while Nari greeted them politely.

「Yo, how about a lunch together?」
「I’ll go!」
「Is it fine for me too?」

Seiya invited them for a lunch. Lily answered at a light speed, but Nari seemed to be holding herself back. To such a Nari, Seiya said.

「Don’t worry. This way, Lily will have a good time too」 [¹] 「Understood. Please allow me to accompany you」

Nari answered with a formal attitude. Apparently, she was still nervous before Seiya, who was older than she was.

Directed at these four, were the jealous gazes of the male trainees.

There was no one who wasn’t aware of Yua’s beauty, and Lily as well was a once in a generation beauty.

If only this was the end, but there was also the cute neighbor girl Nari.

And the blonde blue-eyed youth was about to have lunch with them. Not just that, the beauties seemed to be well behaved around him.

From the standpoint of a male, you couldn’t not be jealous of him.

However, ignoring the gazes of the male audience, Seiya went away with them to have a lunch.

The four came to the same restaurant as the last time. Although it was a lunch break, there were precisely four vacant seats, so they managed to find a place without a problem.

Seiya took his seat first, Yua sat next to him, Lily sat across and Nari next to Lily.

Four people ordered as soon as they sat down. Seiya and Yua ordered pasta, Lily and Nari ordered a hamburger. The waiter received their order and swiftly left.

While Seiya waited for the food to be brought, he asked Lily about the Leiria Magic Tournament.

「Lily, do you know about the Leiria Magic Tournament?」
「What is that?」

Sure enough, Lily didn’t know anything. She just recently left the Great Dalis Canyon, her lack of knowledge is understandable.

That’s why Seiya briefly explained about the Leiria Magic Tournament.

「It is a tournament to decide the strongest student magician in this kingdom」
「Hee~」

Lily answered as such, she clearly didn’t understand a thing. Seiya thought about explaining it to the adult version and proceeded with the conversation.

「Me and Yua are going to participate, will you join us?」
「Big sister too?」
「Un….」
「Then I will too!」

Hearing that Seiya and Yua were participating, she immediately responded positively. With this, the team members were decided, while Seiya thought that, Nari, sitting next to Lily, asked a question.

「Is it fine, senpai?」
「With what?」

Seiya, who didn’t get what she mean, asked for the details.

「Etto, I was asking if it is okay to include a trainee」
「Are they prohibited from entering in the Arsenia Magic Academy?」

Seiya, who knew Lily’s real strength, thought that he understood what Nari meant. Nari however, thought that she was getting weird and worriedly said the reason.

「Wrong. You have the ability to finish off Brick-senpai in a second, and also Yua-san by your side. Maybe you aren’t willing to join the others’ teams? 」

Hearing her, Seiya understood that the rumors already reached the trainees. At the same time, he finally comprehended what she meant.

Nari thought that they approached Lily because of lack of people.

Nari didn’t know about Lily’s identity as an Undine, as well as her ability.

That’s why Seiya dissolved her misunderstanding.

「You are wrong, Nari. We do not want her to fill the numbers, we want her because of her ability. Lily is unexpectedly strong」
「That’s right! Lily is strong! 」
「So it was like that. Please excuse me」

Towards the apologizing Nari, Seiya said to not worry about it. This time, Seiya asked Nari.

「By the way, Nari. Is the rumor about me still spreading? 」
「Rumors about Brick-senpai?」
「That’s right」

Seiya had no choice but to worry about the rumors. If there are some strange rumors around, he needs to resolve it fast.

「Yes, it spread pretty fast. In the Arsenia Magic Academy, Brick is considered an outstanding individual, some people in the fan club even call him a teacher. Senpai, who destroyed such a Brick in a second, is greatly admired amongst the trainees」
「I see…」

Apparently, part of the trainee boys considers Seiya a hero. Most likely, some of them experienced the same as Connie.

At the same time, he was convinced. Amongst the stares back then, there was adoration mixed with jealousy.

After a while, the food arrived. The four had a fun lunch and returned to the academy.

「Sorry, senpai. I was treated again」
「Don’t mind. Don’t slack off in the afternoon, you two」
「Yes」
「Un! 」

Having said so, they spit up, and Seiya and Yua headed for their classroom.

「Hey, Yua. Is it fine if we finish with the registration today? 」

On the way to the classroom, Seiya made a proposal.

「Un….」
「Then, let’s finish it after school」
「That is fine too….」

She said so and entangled her arm with Seiya’s. The afternoon classes continued.

After school, Seiya, Yua, Lily, and Nari, before going home, successfully finished their registration.

Qualifications entry number 86
Kiritsuna Seiya, second year
Yua Arunia, second year
Lily Arunia, trainee

Just like that, their registration on the Leiria Magic Tournament qualifiers has ended.

You are just a plaything to please Lily, wahaha! ↩

Episode 48 Premonition of a New Storm

After the holidays, a new day started in Arsenia Magic Academy.

Between the first and the second class, Seiya noticed that the classmates were strangely agitated around him, so he asked the orange-haired girl next to him.

「Everyone is weird today, did something happen?」

When he asked his neighbor, Aruna, she laughed and immediately told him the reason.

Although a lot of things happened on his first day, he felt rather good-willed towards Aruna, Glenn, and Connie.

Besides, he is able to properly converse with the rest of the classmates.

The members of the fan club avoid him and the members of the royal guard only stare daggers when he tries to approach Yua. They only stare and do not complain or attack.

He also became considerably friendlier with the other students.

「What do you mean what? It’s about the time for the Leiria Magic Tournament. Haven’t you done it in your previous academy? 」
「Come to think of it, it is those times」[¹]

While staring at the ceiling, Seiya remembered the time he was in Senabia Magic Academy.

Leiria Magic Tournament is a kingdom-wide tournament aimed to decide the strongest student across the whole Leiria Kingdom.

There are 10 academies across the kingdom, and their representatives will decide the outcome of the tournament.

In the Leiria Kingdom, there is one academy in the Central Kingdom, and Aquaristan, Windistan and Freestan have three each.

The only magic academy of the Central Kingdom, St. Lucifer Magic Academy, is located in the capital city of Reinz. After graduation, most of the students assume a position in the Holy Church or at the top of local churches. You can say that instead of battling, they are more proficient in strategizing.

That being said, sometimes the strategy is more important than combat capabilities. In this academy, students are cultivated to become future leaders.

In the city of Cald, in the northwestern part of Freestan, there is the Sarahditius Magic Academy. Being where it is, it’s rather close to the dark territory. There are even classes where students have to subjugate the monsters nearby. [²]

The Sarahditius Magic Academy is the only one that does the suppression of the magical beasts as a part of the classes across the whole Leiria Kingdom. Taking advantage of their own experience in the dark territory, they often assume command over the subjugation squads after the graduation.

Located in the center of Freestan, in the city of Wokka, there is the Kamarina Magic Academy. With the strong people from the church nearby, the atmosphere of competitiveness is strong there.

For that reason, there are often duels in the Kamarina Magic Academy, it is said that it is the most battle-focused academy out there.

That’s why they had a loose security, if someone wants to kidnap then he will be easily able to enter, but won’t be able to leave, or so people say.

In the southeast of Freestan, in the city of Redeca, there is the Crenias Magic Academy. With the academy being close to the one in the Central Kingdom, they divert a lot of their attention from the combat power to technique.

That includes swordsmanship, spearmanship, and archery. A lot of martial arts fanatics gather there.

There are many dojos in Redeca city, martial arts practitioners like to gather there from around the kingdom.

In the north of Windistan, in the city of Orna, there is the Senabia Magic Academy. This academy is particularly famous in Windistan, many members of the intermediate and advanced magician clans attend it.

After the brilliant performance in the last Leiria Magic Tournament, it became even more famous. [³]

In the center of Windistan, in the city of Kurokure, there is the Elenspia Magic Academy. There is a church in this city and the students are deeply entangled in its affairs.

In the south of Windistan, in the city of Erununita, there is the Fujirong Magic Academy. In the south, Windistan is connected to Aquaristan through a small sea.

In this sea, situated between Windistan and Aquaristan, there is not only the fish but also the sea monsters.

Being near the sea, a sea breeze often hits the academy, as such, people consider this academy as one with a harsh environment.

However, as if to compensate for that, there are plenty of tough students out there. [⁴]

In the north of Windistan, in Wonder city, there is the Holkinaru Magic Academy. Because this academy is situated in the north, there are a lot of joint lessons with the Sarahditius Magic Academy.

The reason is the proximity of the Great Dalis Canyon.

There are strong monsters in the Great Dalis Canyon, in the case of an invasion, the two academies will stand united to repel the threat.

While they engage the magical beasts, the reinforcements from the church, or sometimes the Holy Church, will come to their aid.

In the center of Aquaristan, in the city of Moru, there is the Arsenia Magic Academy, which Seiya currently attends. There is a church in Moru city, but it is separated by a great distance from the academy.

The reason is, Moru city is a famous tourist spot.

As a result, a lot of people visit Moru city. Of course, there are some who come here for other purposes.

With the church and the academy being on different sides of the city, it helps to identify the suspicious people in the crowds. [⁵]

Besides, even if one institution receives an attack, it will be difficult for the perpetrator to simultaneously launch an attack against the other.

In addition, the students of the Arsenia Magic Academy have considerable fighting power, you need to think twice before causing an incident.

Thanks to all these reasons, the tourists can freely enjoy their stay.

In the south of Aquaristan, in the city of Mognadiara, there is the Kristenius Magic Academy. Same as the city of Erununita, Mognadiara city is close to the sea. However, in contrast, it is a calm port city with nice weather.

With that at their disposal, the Kristenius Magic Academy secured a part of the sea to create something like a pool to train.

That’s why the students of the Kristenius Magic Academy are specialized in the underwater battles.

From the ten of above, the representatives will clash in the tournament and decide the strongest student of the Leiria Kingdom of this year.

According to the rules, the fights will happen between teams of six. That’s why, if you gather a team from strong people, disregarding the compatibility, you might lose.

For that reason, the academies will pay attention to the teamwork during their final decision.

The ten teams of six people will be transferred into a special dimension to decide the winner.

Although it is called a special dimension, it’s just an island surrounded by the strong barrier maintained by the big number of experts.

That’s why the insides are pretty safe, the representatives can fight to their heart’s content.

They will never let the barrier expire. It will be maintained as long as needed until the winner is decided.

A lot of students aspire to be selected, but Seiya never even participated in the qualifiers, forget about being a representative.

The reason is simple, no one wanted to form a team with Seiya. Usually, no matter the grades or status, everyone can participate in the tournament.

The same applied to the trainees, and each team that was short on members was picking from the trainees, completely ignoring Seiya.

The representatives from the Senabia Magic Academy were the winners of one of the previous tournaments. The six trainees, who just enrolled into the academy, completely steamrolled through their opponents.

The members of that team were Kair Denas, Chris Haniat, Jin Heint, Lanya Arun, Ryuka Tinamo and the leader Real Christopher. [⁶]

Despite the age of sixteen, they obtained the title of the strongest.

Seiya vividly remembered that time. His classmates became the kingdom’s strongest, and the academy, as if being stimulated, increased the training regime.

By the way, the winner of the recent tournament wasn’t the Senabia Magic Academy. Real left the Senabia Magic Academy, and the representatives became pathetically weak.

Real’s performance during that tournament was so outstanding, that he managed to instill awe and fear upon the audience.

That’s why people said that it was not the Senabia Magic Academy that is the strongest, but Real.

He was proclaimed the strongest magician of his generation. Just as Seiya, he was of a completely different class.

While Seiya was reminiscing, Aruna asked him.

「By the way, Seiya-kun. Are you going to participate with Yua-san? 」

Aruna asked Seiya about that, but he didn’t feel like participating.

There is a fact that he never participated before, but the biggest reason is the lack of people. To participate in the qualifiers, you, of course, need to gather a team of six.

However, with Seiya, Yua, and Lily, the trainee, they only have half the number.

There is an option to accept some other people, but it’s not that easy to find a magician that can match their ability.

With the situation as it is, there was no choice but to abandon the thoughts of participation.

「No, I won’t. I’m not able to gather a team」
「Eh? 」

Seiya intended to say an obvious thing, but Aruna made an「What is this guy saying? 」face.

Seiya wondered where things have gone wrong, and Connie explained to the two.

「Our academy is a special one, Aruna」
「Aah, I see」

Hearing Connie saying that she seemed convinced of something.

「Sorry, Seiya-kun. Different from the other academies, our academy’s qualifiers are in the teams of three」 [⁷] 「Three? 」
「Yes. The academy will pick the rest to suit the winning team, thus creating the strongest team」

As Aruna said, the qualifiers in the Arsenia Magic Academy were different from other academies.

The teams are divided into the 8 blocks. Then, the teams fight each other and the teams with the highest win rate will enter the final round.

The final round is in a tournament style, the winners will be appointed as the representatives.

Then, from the rest, the academy picks three students to supplement the weaknesses of the winning team, creating a total of six.

「So it was like that. Then I might as well participate」

Seiya thought that if it is Yua and Lily, then it will work out.

Until now, he never participated, even in the qualifiers.

The thought of participating was born inside of his head at this moment.

Prepare for long explanations, I will brace myself too….here we go. ↩
Or Sarah Ditius Magic Academy, I’m still wavering. ↩
Who do you think will attend from Senabia? I’m voting for Jin. ↩
I’m tired, 30 min break. ↩
I do not follow, can someone explain? ↩
This name…well…deal with it. ↩
And here I was imagining the dream team. ↩

Episode 47 The Special Magician and the Apostle (2)

The ice dragon, that suddenly appeared, had quite the presence.

Unless you have some power to your name, you won’t be able to endure the pressure that covered the whole field. Fortunately, there were no weak people here.

「Oi, oi, you just unleashed an outrageous thing here」
「Not really, I won’t be able to defeat Raiga-dono unless I do something like that」

There were no lies in his words, the same goes for flattery. Those were his true thoughts.

He seriously thought that he wouldn’t be able to defeat Raiga unless he unleashed the ice dragon. However, this spell was clearly an overkill.

「Try releasing this monster on the streets. It will result in a panic」

As Raiga said, once the ice dragon appears on the streets of Moru city, a great panic will occur. However, Bagil didn’t feel like winning without this.

The ice dragon, that was far more powerful than Lily’s Gedo-chan, moved.

The ice dragon opened its mouth and released an ice breath towards Raiga.

Gurururu, gugyaaa

The snowstorm-like white-colored breath enveloped Raiga and enclosed him in the ice.

But in the next moment, the lightning around Raiga destroyed the ice, and he just stood there like nothing happened.

「This is?」

At this time, Seiya felt his body getting heavier. Together with Raiga, they looked at their own hands.

「Hee, calming, right?」
「Correct. The breath wasn’t an attack; its purpose was to spread the ice attribute mana in the atmosphere」

As Raiga said, what Seiya felt earlier was a calming effect from the ice attribute. As a matter of course, the ice attribute, being derived from the water attribute, inherited the calming effect.

And every time you take a breath air, the ice mana particles calms your body from the inside.

It was his trump card. But at the same time, he was in the area of the effect himself. Bagil too felt his body getting heavier.

The more you breathe, the heavier your body gets. The rest is the battle of attrition. Just who will be able to last longer?

「So this is the power of the thirteen apostles」

Raiga looked at the ice dragon and said that.

With every breath, your body will be getting calmer and will stop moving in the end. That being said, you can’t just abandon breathing. Under such circumstances, Raiga must fight the ice dragon and Bagil.

From Seiya’s point of view, Raiga was in a pinch.

However, you can understand from his expression that Raiga still had some leeway. That is because he still had a trump card to play.

「It’s about the time for me to become serious」[¹] 「Serious?」

Hearing his words, Bagil scratched his neck. But he understood the meaning very soon.

「Unite, together with my lightning soul, the sword of the maiden of lightning, I dedicate『Lightning God Strengthening』」

In the next moment, the lightning around him distorted and changed. The armor made from lightning appeared shining with the green light.

This armor covered Raiga’s whole body.

「So this is the Thunder God’s true form……」
「That’s right. With this, I won’t receive the calming any more」

Bagil looked at his Raiga’s appearance and lost his words. After all, Raiga’s appearance in the lightning armor is an appearance of the Thunder God, renowned across the whole Aquaristan. Bagil never expected to lay his eyes on this form.

It’s said that this armor won’t ever break. It’s said that this armor is the strongest armor. It’s said that you can’t win against armored Raiga.

Seiya remembered the legend about the Thunder God.

「This is Raiga when he is serious」

It was the first time for Seiya to see the Thunder God’s true strength. Seeing his appearance, the desire to fight him was born in Seiya for a moment.

Gugyaaaa

With a loud roar, the ice dragon released another breath toward Raiga, but facing this attack, Raiga only swung the Thunder God Oni once.

The green lightning flew from the Thunder God Oni with a bun and stopped the ice breath.

Gugyaaaa

With its breath deflected, the ice dragon prepared for another one, but Raiga wasn’t kind enough to wait for it. [²]

「Fun!」

The Thunder God Oni moved again. The lightning, far more powerful than the previous one, pounced on the ice dragon.

Gyaaa

Being hit by the lightning, the ice dragon raised a scream. However, there was no way Raiga would let it go.

「I will end it with the next one」

To put an end to the ice dragon, he launched his final attack. This was Raiga’s ultimate; you can call it the secret technique of his.

「The divine protection of lightning, the maiden of lightning, it is time to manifest in this world, your great existence…..」
「I won’t let you. The wrath of the ice god. 『Absolute Zero Barrier』」

Immediately after the chant, the barrier of ice appeared around Raiga.

This spell is a unique spell of Bagil’s Naveria family. At the same time, it’s Bagil’s finishing move.

Raiga’s arm was getting heavier by the second. At the same time, the strongest calming came attacking at him. Even the strongest armor was of no use.

Simultaneously, multiple ice vines wrapped around Raiga’s body and restrained him. In addition, thorns appeared on the vines and touched the armor.

The thorns didn’t pierce the armor, but just touching was enough.

「This is the end. Unless you managed to disrupt its activation, there will be no opportunity to escape. The thorns will gradually suck away your mana. You lost」

Bagil was convinced of his victory.

Even if he somehow breaks out of 『Absolute Zero Barrier』, the lost mana won’t return. There is no chance to win against the ice dragon in this state.

It was clear even from Seiya’s viewpoint.

Multiple vines with a myriad of thorns wrapped around him, these thorns even sucked at his mana. Truly a desperate situation.

Despite the armor, the calming effect of 『Absolute Zero Barrier』was still applied.

This fight is Raiga’s lose. Seiya though like that.

But only Raiga himself thought differently. His expression was still unchanged.

「I will be troubled if it ends like this」
「What!?」

The change came abruptly. The color of the lightning armor suddenly started to change. The green armor gradually became red, and the vines restraining him evaporated in a flash.

「So you raised the ratio of the fire attribute」

Seeing Raiga’s change, Seiya quickly determined the reason.

Raiga’s lightning attribute is a compound attribute of fire and wind attribute, just like the lightning beast from the Great Dalis Canyon. Usually, it is proportioned one to one, however, in Raiga’s case, the ratio has changed.

As far as Seiya could see, the ratio between wind and fire attribute changed into three to seven. Basically, the lightning armor became closer to the fire attribute.

As a result, the degree of activation increased accordingly. Thanks to that, he was able to break out of『Absolute Zero Barrier』.

「I never expected for you to use such a method……」
「This is the power of special magician」
「Sorry to interrupt, but the next one will finish it」
「Ho, try it」

The atmosphere around the two instantly changed.

Their aura became much sharper. From their aura, you can understand that they planned to end it with the next exchange.

Bagil moved all that was left of his mana into the ice dragon and prepared for the final attack.
Raiga too increased the quality of his armor and assumed the most serious attitude yet.

「This is…..」

The two’s aura twisted the space around them. As soon as Seiya noticed it, he thought that this was bad.

However, the two were too focused on each other to notice.

If their attacks collide, the barrier will collapse and Moru city will be implicated. Is this happens, it will be a calamity.

「Damn it, I have no choice」

Seiya lifted his right hand and created a purple magic circle. However, there were no symbols on this circle, he didn’t have time to properly construct it.

「Go, Dark Cannon」

As soon as the magic circle took form, he immediately shot his mana. This was just mana, not a spell. In the same way as Lily’s Water Cannon, it was launched towards the two.

And the chaotic mass of darkness erased the ice dragon and lightning around Raiga in a second.

「This is!?」
「Seiya?」

The two were still surprised after suddenly being shot at. To such two, Seiya said.

「Just stop already. Did you want to blow Moru city up? 」
「What?!」

And then Bagil noticed. If they continued as they were, Moru city would have been destroyed.

There would have been no problem for ordinary magicians. But they are a special magician and an apostle respectively. The barrier won’t be able to endure their full strength.

「I’m sorry. Please accept my gratitude」

Once he realized his mistakes, Bagil swiftly apologized. The duel didn’t matter at this point. If Moru city, his hometown, is safe then it’s fine.

「Well then, what should we do?」

Raiga asked Bagil. He meant, of course, what they should do with the duel.

However, Bagil had no intention to fight any longer.

「you can count it as my loss. I inconvenienced you today. I will go home」
「I see. Melena! 」
「Yes」

Once called, the servant, Melena, appeared and escorted Bagil away.

And once Seiya couldn’t see his figure anymore, he asked Raiga.

「In the end, did you force me to erase it on purpose?」
「Who knows. However, an apostle now owes you a favor. Isn’t it fine? 」
「Haa」

Towards grinning Raiga, Seiya assumed a troubled expression.

For an experienced magician like Raiga, the lack of control, in the end, is impossible. In other words, he forced Bagil all out and made him owe Seiya a favor.

And since he owes Seiya a favor, he will protect his secret. You can say that he unknowingly entered Seiya’s camp.

「How frightening」

Seiya thought, looking at Raiga’s back, who was at the time returning to the mansion with the Thunder God Oni in his hand. And at the same time, he decided to morally prepare for future developments.

Then, after the girl squad returned, he was forced to watch a fashion show until dinner.

This isn’t even my final form. ↩
That dragon is a spammer. ↩

Episode 46 The Special Magician and the Apostle (1)

In the open area, at the Arunia estate, stood three people.

This big place had the size of a football field. In such a place, the duel between the special magician, Raiga Arunia, and the apostle, Bagil Eight, was going to be held.

Of course, the barrier that can convert the physical damage into spiritual covered the field. No matter what happens, no one will die.

Everything was set for two people to fight with all power.

「Are you ready?」

Between the two stood Seiya, playing the role of the referee. Although, everything he had to do was to declare the start of the duel.

「Yeah, I’m ready」
「No problem」

Raiga and Bagil answered to Seiya.

「All right. Then, start! 」

After he declared that, he immediately distanced himself. He didn’t want to be caught in the crossfire.

「Come out.『Brunak』」

Bagil moved first. He summoned the ice spear, Brunak, and closed in on Raiga.

「『Lightning Rod』」(TN: Previously known as Lightning Needle. I decided to change that after some deliberation)

Against the closing Brunak, Raiga deployed a green magic circle and released the lightning.

The green lightning pounced on Bagil with the crackling sound, but Bagil immediately released a spell to avoid that.

「Hear my call.『Ice Wall』」
「So you aren’t called Quickmaker just for show」 (TN: Something tells me that your chant was even shorter, Raiga)
「Thanks for that」

In the next moment, the ice wall appeared before Bagil and protected him. Seeing that wall of ice, Raiga thought that the level of an apostle is high after all. But Raiga wasn’t a man who could be intimidated by just this much.

「Sharing the bonds of divine protection of lightning, manifest in my hand『Thunder God Oni』」(TN: Left Oni as it is, hope you don’t mind)

Once his chant ended, a big battle ax appeared in his hand. Holding the battle ax, that easily exceeded one meter, he swung it at Bagil as it was.

「Fun!」(TN: Exertion sound)
「This is!?」

Bagil tried to deflect the battle ax by his Brunak. However, the moment before the Brunak touched the Thunder God Oni, Bagil changed his intention from blocking to dodging.

The Thunder God Oni landed on the ground where Bagil was a moment before. And after a slight delay, the ground below the Thunder God Oni shuddered.

「Is this a type of pursuing lightning?」
「Good job noticing」
「Yeah, there is no way a person like you will use ordinary attacks」

Said Bagil with a small smile on his face, but his face didn’t relax in the slightest.

「That’s why it seems that I can’t afford any leeway. Change.『Ice Change』, 『Brunak』」

As soon as he acknowledged that, he immediately cast a new spell. But this time, the target of his spell wasn’t Raiga, but the Brunak in his hands.

When the spell was completed, the Brunak showed a change.

The tip of the spear became longer and it assumed the form of the spiral. In addition, a little below the spear tip, an ice blade in the form of the shark’s dorsal fin appeared. Finally, in the middle of the spear, the beautiful ice rose bloomed.

Seeing the transformed Brunak, Seiya thought of an ice dragon. He also thought that this spear was produced for the sole purpose of penetration.

（This is an apostle….）

Seiya honestly admired the power of the thirteen apostles, at the same time, he also became worried about Raiga. (TN: Do not underestimate the power of the doting father)

After he saw the transformed Brunak, Raiga’s expression tightened.

「Again, an incredible weapon you brought out here」
「Yes. This spear is in possession of the ice dragon’s soul. Even if you are the special magician, once it pierces through, it will be the end」

Bagil took a stance with his spear and looked at Raiga, you can find that Bagil’s face relaxed at some moment.

However, Raiga too had some strength to spare.

「True, this will be the end once pierced, but only if you hit」
「You mean?」
「My name is Thunder God, right?」
「It can’t be!?」

Bagil looked at Raiga with astonished eyes. The same was true for Seiya.

「Yes, it’s precisely that. The divine protection of the thunder god is by my side, envelop me in your power『Thunder God』」

In the next moment, Raiga’s body was wrapped in lightning. This appearance reminded Seiya of the now dead lightning beast, but the nature of lightning was different this time.

The lightning wrapped around Raiga. That form in itself was the manifestation of his second name, Thunder God. (TN: Thunder God is using the form of the Thunder God, while holding the Thunder God Oni in his hand, wow)

Seiya never expected to bear witness to this spectacle.

「Here I go」

Raiga said those words, but the moment they reached Bagil, his figure was already nowhere to be found.

「I’m here」
「!?」

Bagil hurriedly looked in the direction of the voice only to find the figure of Raiga with the battle ax in full swing.

「Crap….」

Bagil desperately tried to parry the blow with the Brunak, but all he achieved was to avoid a fatal wound. He was blown away by the Thunder God Oni and fell to the ground.

「Not yet」
「What!?」

However, in the next moment, Raiga already appeared next to the fallen Bagil and swung the Thunder God Oni with the same amount of force.

「Hear my call.『Ice Wall』」

Bagil immediately tried to defend himself with the wall of ice, but the moment the Thunder God Oni touched the ice wall, it evaporated in a blink.

「Damn, drifting ice maiden『Ice Rock』」

The ice wall evaporated and the resulting fog worsened the vision. Using this opportunity, he attacked Raiga with a new spell. Below the fallen Bagil, the water-colored magic circle appeared. The magic circle produced innumerable ice shards, which then flew at Raiga.

「Tsk」

To avoid the attack, Raiga distanced himself from Bagil.

Seiya, who watched their fight, couldn’t produce any words.

The speed of the Thunder God Raiga was comparable to his own, to master such a complicated spell, that’s what you should expect from the special magician.

But Seiya didn’t notice. Being able to track Raiga’s movements was a proof of ability on its own.

An average magician wouldn’t have been able to track his movements at all. Even if he is conscious of them, he won’t be able to discern them.

That’s why, Seiya who was able to follow him, could be considered a person of ability.

Seiya also admired Bagil’s movements. His action against the fast-approaching Raiga showed his impressive decision-making ability.

It was indeed the battle between two powerful people.

Betraying Seiya’s impressions, Bagil was struggling quite hard. Although he had some methods to fight his high speed, it was nothing concrete.

He thought that, since he didn’t know from where Raiga will attack, it was fine to attack in all directions at the same time.

That was his plan of actions, and he was able to make it a reality.

But he couldn’t say that it will allow him to win.

Raiga’s defense, that was hard to overcome in the first place, became even tighter with the appearance of lightning. To break it, there was a need for a concentrated attack.

However, doing so will create the openings for Raiga to take advantage of.

Truly a great pinch. Even with the power of one of the thirteen apostles, it was difficult to stop Raiga.

「You suddenly became so quiet」
「Damn it…」

He could only stare at Raiga, who held the Thunder God Oni with a relaxed expression.

Strong defense and movements that he couldn’t perceive. The attack is said to be the best defense, but it won’t work in this situation. No, there is no point to think about it in the first place.

（It seems I have no choice but to use that….）

Bagil thought in his heart of the spell that can instantly reverse the situation. Due to the great power of this spell, there were risks involved.

He usually hesitates to use it, but right now, there was no hesitation. In the beginning, he proposed the duel to have a chance to talk with the daughter of Thunder God, Yua. However, at this point, it didn’t matter any longer.

As of now, I’m just enjoying the fight with a strong person, and I want to win, thought Bagil.

That’s why I will dedicate my all to win.

「Draconic Transformation, release!」(TN: Temporary)

Gugya———–

In the next moment, with a loud roar, Brunak in Bagil’s hand changed its shape into a dragon.

Episode 45 Rare Visitor

The apostle came and Raiga decided to greet him, so Seiya tried to leave the room.

「Wait, you should come with me」
「Me too?」

Seiya wondered why he should attend. But he soon figured out the reason.

「That’s right. He is here for you」
「Me? 」
「He probably found the traces of dark magic in the dark territory. It’s no wonder that he knows about its existence. There is also a rumor that Arunia family sends their juniors to hunt the magical beasts. He might have heard that too」
「So it’s like that」

Seiya’s mood switched in a moment. The two headed to the room where the apostle waited.

When the two entered the room, they noticed the silver-haired man sitting there. Raiga sat across from him and Seiya sat next to Raiga.

When the servant, Melena, placed the tea and left, the silver-haired man spoke.

「We’ve seen each other multiple times, but it’s the first time we are speaking. I’m one of the thirteen apostles, Bagil Eight. Thank you for approving of my unexpected visit」

Bagil introduced himself and lowered his head, it was Raiga’s turn to follow suit.

「A special magician, Raiga Arunia. It’s indeed an unexpected visit, but there is no problem. And he is…」
「I already know. Kiritsuna Seiya-kun, right? 」

Raiga was about to introduce Seiya, but Bagil beat him to it.

Hearing his words, Raiga smiled wryly.

「So you know about Seiya. Are you here because of the kidnapping incident? 」
「Yes, I was asked by the seven sages to look into this case」

Bagil immediately answered Raiga’s question, so Raiga continued to ask.

「How much do you know?」
「Only that he is a student from Windistan」

Bagil gave an honest answer. However, Raiga thought that he knew more and asked another question.

「Anything else?」
「He is suspected of using the dark attribute and destroying the kidnapper’s facility. He also possesses an ability to pass through the Great Dalis Canyon. That’s about it」
「Good work figuring it out」

Raiga bitterly laughed.

Bagil removed his gaze from Raiga and looked at Seiya.

「By the way, you are Kiritsuna Seiya, right?」
「Yes. I’m Kiritsuna Seiya」

Since his opponent was an apostle, Seiya used the polite speech.

When Seiya affirmed it, Bagil made a convinced expression. At that moment, Raiga asked a question again.

「So, did you report to the seven sages about Seiya?」

Asked Raiga with a serious expression.

「Please be at ease. I’m here not as an apostle of the Holy Church, Bagil Eight, but an individual, Bagil Naveria. Besides, the seven sages have already closed the case」

Raiga narrowed his eyes at Bagil’s answer and asked the next question.

「What do you mean by that?」
「It’s a simple matter. I just want to know the truth behind the incident. If you tell me the truth, I will go home satisfied」
「I see」

Bagil didn’t report, but it can be treated as a threat. If he didn’t tell the truth, Bagil might report it to the seven sages.

「Well then, Seiya-kun. Can you enlighten me on what happened in that facility? 」

Seiya looked at Raiga seeking an advice, but he said that he would leave it to Seiya.

In the end, Seiya decided to tell what happened in that facility.

「The top of this facility was the man in the white coat, I think he wasn’t a magician. The moment before I was about to be killed I used the magic of the dark attribute to erase the man and the whole facility. Then, I met the daughter of this house and, I’m currently staying here」
「The daughter of this house was kidnapped? I didn’t receive such a report」

Bagil looked at Raiga with a surprised face, and Raiga calmly answered.

「Relax. I didn’t report that」
「Why? 」
「Because I used our information network」
「Was it the association?」
「That’s right」

Bagil glanced at Raiga with the tired eyes and returned his gaze to Seiya.

「By the way, you said that you erased the facility, didn’t you think about the criminals and other people?」
「No, not really」

Bagil lagged for a moment.

「Classmates too?」
「A didn’t really care about their fate at that moment anymore. They always used violence against me and even abandoned me in the end. I’m not strong enough to help those kinds of people」

The eyes of Bagil became somewhat harsh. [¹]

「Don’t you regret it? There might have been other people there」

Bagil raised the volume and stared at Seiya, not losing to him, Seiya also looked back.

「I do not regret it and do not plan to. It’s their responsibility for being caught. I didn’t have the leeway to save those that obediently waited for the rescue」

Seiya revealed his true thoughts.

This isn’t wrong from the standpoint of a magician. The moment you start to learn magic you should learn to protect yourself. If you got yourself into trouble, you are on your own.

You can’t approve of a magician that just waits for the rescue, even if the magic seal stone binds him.

However, Bagil didn’t agree with his opinion.

「You!」
「Calm down」

Bagil stood up and roared and Raiga said that in a deep quiet voice.

「Excuse me」
「It’s not like you can’t understand what Seiya is saying. You should know his grades in the academy」

As he said, Bagil knew his grades since he looked through them for the reference.

「At the bottom of the class…..」
「That’s right. Did you want him to fight the kidnappers and rescue everyone? 」
「What if you hid your power?」

Asked Bagil while looking at Seiya instead of Raiga.

「No, I learned how to use it the moment before I was killed」
「I see, sorry」

Bagil and Seiya abandoned the polite speech at some point, but they didn’t bother.

「So, why are you letting him stay, Raiga-dono?」
「Because he is my daughter’s fiancé」
「Fiancé?」
「Yeah, that’s right」

Bagil couldn’t understand what he was saying. Usually, a special magician won’t pick a user of the dark attribute magic as his daughter’s fiancé.

「Did you aim to obtain a dark attribute magician?」

Bagil thought that there was an ulterior motive so he asked, but the answer was different.

「Wrong. My daughter wanted him as her fiancé and Seiya agreed. The dark attribute doesn’t really matter」
「So it was like that」

Bagil took a deep breath and changed the topic.

「By the way, I heard that there was one more girl who returned from the dark territory. Who is she? 」
「She is the fairy from the Great Dalis Canyon. I contracted her and brought her back」

Instead of Raiga, Seiya answered his question.

「You mean complete contract? How did you do it? 」

Seiya’s answer was too shocking so he froze with a stupid face. If the people outside saw his face right now, they would have been disappointed in the thirteen apostles.

「The method is a secret. However, even I say, only I can do it anyway」
「Who on the earth are you? Wielding the power of the dark attribute and making the complete contracts with the faeries…」

Looking at Seiya, Bagil lost his words. But Seiya wanted to know the answer even more.

「That, I want to know myself the most」
「Did you lose your memory?」
「Kind of」
「Sorry」

Bagil thought that it was untactful of him and apologized. However, from the standpoint of Seiya, who heard a lot of thing about himself in the Senabia Magic Academy, it didn’t amount too much.

「So, will you tell the seven sages that he is the dark attribute user and can contract the faeries?」

Raiga asked for a confirmation from Bagil.

Raiga was the most afraid of the Holy Church becoming aware of this matter and taking Seiya away.

If that happens, Yua’s new trustable companion will go away.

After Yua met Seiya she had completely changed and was radiating happiness. That’s why he didn’t want for her to revert to her previous self.

「Rest assured. I don’t plan to report unless something happens, but I will be grateful if you grant me an opportunity to talk with your daughter」

Bagil won’t report about Seiya, but he wanted to hear the story from Yua’s standpoint. Raiga’s answer to that was already decided.

「That might be impossible」
「Why so?」
「Because I don’t want her to remember the time she was kidnapped. She is enjoying her life right now, so I won’t forgive anyone who messes with her」

Raiga said his true thoughts, but Bagil couldn’t retreat at that point.

「And If I say that I will report about Seiya-kun to the seven sages?」
「In that case, I will erase you」

Although he didn’t release his killing intent, he still put Bagil under considerable pressure. To counter that, Bagil released the pressure of his own.

When a special magician and one of the apostles clash, normal people usually lose their consciousness, but Seiya was as natural as ever.

「Do you know what will happen if you kill an apostle?」

In case Raiga really kills Bagil here, he will become an enemy of the Holy Church, the apostles, and the association.

If that happens, you can’t continue to live peacefully in the Leiria Kingdom. However, Raiga just laughed.

「In this case, I will just fight. Alter all, I’m the special magician and Seiya has the power of the same level. My daughter is strong. We even have a fairy. Do you have the confidence that you can start a war? 」

Raiga looked convinced of his words. Although the numbers are pitiful, he thought they would win. He held a strange confidence in them.

Bagil thought of such a Raiga as weird and thought of a compromise.

「Raiga-dono, how about the duel with me?」
「Duel?」
「Yes. If you win, I won’t report to the seven sages and give up on talking with your daughter. If I win, I want you to grant me an opportunity to talk with her」

True, if they duel, they will both survive. And the method of「the weak will listen to the strong」is often used in Freestan.

「Fine」

Just like that, a rare duel between a special magician and an apostle started.