Almark – Northern Sword, Southern Wand

The night before going to mow the medicinal herbs at night, Almark and the three of them gathered in the dorm chat room to prepare for the next day.

Sitting around a table with three people.

"It's a knife for harvesting plants. Gloves, right?"

Wendy carefully arranges the tools on the table.

"Gloves?"

Almark looks at thick leather gloves for his hands.

"Some grasses get a rash when you touch them with your bare hands. There's a rash medicine on it."

Wendy smiles and explains.

Ah, Mikirihaneksa. I see. "

Almark nodded.

"Yeah, and this is the lamp."

"Lamp?"

Almark looked strangely at Wendy's lamp.

"People, can you use the magic of lights?

"Almark, I can't use a sophomore yet."

It's the first time Morgan has noticed it.

Oh, I see.

"Some of the kids can use it anymore, but it's not going to be stable. Second graders shouldn't use the magic of fire in the woods."

Wendy will supplement it.

Almark remembered what he saw in his first magic practice class when he came to the academy.

How focused they were to make a steady flame.

Since it's the spring stage of the third grade, I guess the magic level of the second grade lamp is as good as I can guess.

"There's no one like Almark who can use the magic of lights for six months or so."

I'm convinced that's what Morgan told me.

"In my case, Ilmis teaches me very well. Thanks to that."

"Speaking of which, the majors have gone a lot, haven't they?

Like Wendy remembered.

"Almark, do you still remember your promise to us? Call me anytime."

"Promise? Um..."

Speaking of the promise I made with Wendy recently, please let me know if you're about to be attacked by a dark trap, and if you work hard enough to make your magic empty, please take me to the dorm and send me...

"Ah, you must remember something strange."

Wendy turned red and stared at Almark.

"No, no. Nothing."

"It's not like that. I told you before, if there's anything I can do to help you with Dr. Ilmis' tutorial, you can always tell me."

"Oh, that's what I said. I remember that too."

Morgan nods.

"When you magically failed and were taken to the infirmary. Surely, you refused because you're still meditating."

I see. Something like that happened. "

Almark smiles.

It was when the dragon's flames failed.

It was about six months ago, but I kind of miss it. Looks like it was a long time ago.

"Yeah, the tutoring went a long way. That's right, I'll ask Miss Ilmis next time."

"Not even for our practice."

Morgan nods and walks around his bag.

"This is what I'm taking."

What I put on the table was baked confectionery in a sack.

"After all, walking makes me hungry. I need a snack."

"Yes, food is important."

Almark nodded with a serious face.

"I don't think I need that much."

Wendy laughs bitterly.

"No, I don't know what's going on."

Morgan opened the bag and threw the candy into his mouth.

"You can't eat now, Morgan."

Wendy says in a hurry.

"Ah, I just ate. I wasn't conscious at all."

Morgan looks surprised himself.

"My hands and mouth were moving freely."

"That's stupid."

Almark says, and Wendy and I blow it out.

Um, water after that.

Wendy regains her attention and resumes her explanation.

"We all have our own water, but junior students don't think too much about drinking it, so it's better if we split it up a bit."

I see.

As Almark nodded and Morgan remembered, yes, he nodded.

"Last year, I drank too much water, and I had my third-grade split."

And Morgan.

"You're walking fast, aren't you, senior? I'm finally following you."

"Yeah, you should be more careful around here this year."

Wendy agrees with Morgan.

"Last year, my group saw the leader, the boy, stretching out and walking on his own, and he couldn't pick half of them."

"Then there's no point in going with an advanced student."

While Almark said that, he felt as if he could understand the seniors' feelings as he stretched out into the same group as Wendy.

Let's be careful.

"Here's the rest."

What Morgan came up with was a large leather carrying bag.

I'll carry the grass I picked.

Are you sure?

"Yeah."

Morgan nods.

"Instead, Almark took the grass from the high ground."

Then I'll take care of it.

Almark nodded.

Well, I guess this is my place.

Wendy looks at Almark in Morgan's words.

"What did Almark bring?

"This is me."

When Almark places his dagger on the table, there is subtle air between Wendy and Morgan.

"... hmm?

"Uh."

Wendy opened their mouth on Wendy's behalf after they glanced at each other like that.

"Almark, you know... This internship was never meant to fight anything....."

"Uh-huh. I know."

Almark nodded in haste, explaining that Illmis had told him to take it specifically to alert him to the dark trap.

"Oh, that's what I mean."

Wendy smiled relieved.

"I thought Almark was mistaken about this internship."

"Me and me."

The two of them smiled face to face.

"Well, I'm not that far off either."

Almark laughs bitterly.

"But Miss Ilmis says that the Night Forest is a good place to aim at me."

"Yeah, that's true."

Wendy nods.

"You've never been too careful. I'd rather have a sword than not have one."

"Yeah."

I see. Mars' wand can't be used right now. "

Almark nods at Morgan's words.

How about a little soul?

I don't know.

Morgan said so and looked at Almark.

"I don't know where the deviation is."

"I don't know."

Almark smiled bitterly.

"But I'm sure I'm somehow uncomfortable with magic."

"Yes, it is."

"Are you drinking Dr. Celia's medicinal water properly?

Wendy is worried.

"Yeah, I'm getting a lot less uncomfortable with that."

"Great. Drink it until it's healed."

Wendy nodded loudly to focus on Almark after saying so and smiling.

"If there's a dark trap, it's fine. It's me and Morgan, too."

"Thank you."

Almark smiles.

And then Almark changed his expression.

"I'm going to talk to both of you about that, but I'm going to stop telling the second graders that I'm going with them...."

"I think that's better."

Wendy agrees immediately.

"There is a good chance that there is no dark trap, and if you give a bad explanation to junior students, it can be a weird rumor. I don't like Al Mark being seen with weird eyes."

I agree.

Morgan nodded.

"Those who don't know Almark as well as we do don't know what to say. It's hard to deny it."

With Morgan's words, Almark feels warm.

"But if there's a trap, they'll be in danger too."

Wendy gently shook his head when Almark still revealed his concern.

"The teachers will be watching you this time, won't they? And there's me and Morgan."

"That's right. It's okay."

Morgan smiles gently.

"Besides, I know. Almark with the sword is invincible."

"You told Miss Ilmis that too."

Almark smiles bitterly.

It was embarrassing.

"Because it's real. In fact, you defeated the Dark Beast."

That's how Morgan looks cool.

"No, it was with Ain and Fiquet."

"Well, now I'll work with Wendy."

That's what Morgan said and smiled at Almark.

"Then you're invincible, right?

That's right.

While thanking his people for their gratitude, Almark nodded.

Then you're invincible.