Graduated from Witchcraft Institute

The next morning.

To monitor Alice's movements, Mi and I headed to Count Goldart's mansion.

Eileen, Satsuki and Cyril have three people standing by in the neighborhood.

In addition, Eileen has been asked to purchase and hold hand mirrors for communication (contact) at the city's magic store.

I can only get one-way contact from me, but it should help me contact the steeple.

Well, Mi and I headed to the Count's mansion, and first around entering the upper class neighborhood, we exercised a perception inhibition (incentive) spell.

This spell has a radius of about five meters centered around the operator as its effect range, and as long as you stick with me and act on it, it works on Mi as well.

And we both begin surveillance in front of the Count's mansion, a little further from the main entrance.

There were two gatekeepers in front of the main gate today, but neither of them seem to be aware of our existence.

"This spell of perception inhibition (incentive) is amazing. Mi 'am, for a bandit (sheaf), it's such a spell that you can get your hands out of your throat."

Mi snaps at that with a puffiness.

I think so, and for the record, I'll explain to Mi how to get to spell mastery.

"Recognition inhibition (insensible) is a level spell, such as below inside. If you enroll in the School of Magic, or if you study carefully for six months about the right teachers, you will be able to use them if you are a good musician. Even those who are slightly ill should get it if they focus on studying for a year or two."

"Ugh, that's just a little... Mi isn't very good at studying. Even if you try to read a book, you'll soon be sleepy.... it costs money to study for that, doesn't it? The School of Magic, was it four hundred and fifty gold coins in four years? It's not a very expensive amount."

"What can I teach you? If it's okay for me to use my convenient time, I don't mind taking tuition for a cheap price."

When I hear that, Mi closes her eyes and looks at me.

"What... does that mean handpicking?

"No, I don't think I take my hands or feet very often."

"Are you alone in the Chamber?

"Well, there 'll be a lot of those cases"

"Would you praise me if Mi did well?

"I'll praise you when I can, though I think it's good teacher training"

"Really...... Hey, I'll think about it."

Mi dyed her cheeks somewhat and moistened.

It's hard to be cute, but what are you thinking?

But I can't help being over-conscious, so I decided not to worry about it for a moment.

Well, anyway, me and Mi stuck up the mansion for a while.

The effect of perception inhibition (incentive) expires in an hour, but each time it consumes magic (mana) and extends its effectiveness to accommodate prolonged stakeouts.

Exercise magic concealment (seal magic) spells on top of perception inhibition (sensible).

This is a "hide magic" spell, which can be exercised against active magic to avoid sensation by magic sensing (sense magic), etc.

As such, I repeated several extensions of the effects of recognition inhibition (insensible), pinching the snacks I had brought with me, back after lunch.

"─ Moved"

"Oh, really?

"Oh. ─ They're coming out."

Alice finally showed her the move to go out of the mansion.

This is the time we've been waiting for.

When Mi gathered some information from the city folks last night, Alice often goes out between the morning and around noon, and once out, Ni, they tend not to return to the mansion for about three hours.

I've been straining myself in the morning in anticipation of that move, but it's about to finally hit my aim.

Alice, who leaves the mansion's residence, passes through the courtyard on the property and comes to the main entrance.

And when I let the servant open the gate, he leaves the main entrance of the mansion.

"As usual, D, I'll be out for about three hours"

"Ha. Be careful, Master Alice"

Let the gatekeepers, older than yourself, bow their heads and the red-haired beauty of the wavy long loosely comes out of the mansion.

And she came towards us.

"Mi, I'm gonna pull over."

"Huh!? Why...?

"Narrow the scope of recognition inhibition (insensible). When Alice comes within the range of effects, she'll notice this one."

"I see, I see."

Typically, the range of effects of recognition inhibition (incentive) is about five meters radius around the operator, but it is recognized among those within this range.

It was necessary to narrow the range of effects in order to avoid Alice falling within range.

As a result, Alice walked right in front of me and Mi without noticing our presence.

When I confirm it, I exercise the Spell of Reading (Telepathy) against Mi.

This is a spell that allows an operator to have conversations by object and thought of a spell.

When I confirm that the spell has been activated, I speak in my head to Mi in conjunction with the test of effectiveness.

'... All right, Mi, I need a tail. If you feel you're in danger, you put your safety first, and if you can afford it, you call me.'

'Yes, sir. I'll take care of it.

Mi followed Alice and started tailing her as she followed through with her thoughts.

Well, a mentor-class sorcerer is just a man, except that he can use magic.

It won't be the first time that Mi's tail, a professional on that path, is felt, albeit rushing out.

I then go into the alley and take the hand mirror out of my luggage and use a communication (contact) spell to communicate to the hand mirror that Eileen is in possession of.

The hand mirror I have shows me in another alley.

"Wow. Bit of a surprise. Suddenly it showed."

From across the mirror, Eileen is looking at this one surprised.

Behind that, Satsuki and Cyril were peering this one in with interest as well.

"Irene, Alice moved. Come to the front of the mansion."

"Ugh, yeah, okay. I'll be right there."

"Satsuki and Cyril received that mirror from Eileen and waited there. If anything happens, just make sure you can move."

"Whoa, okay. Call me when you get busted."

"I'd prefer not to."

Contact the three of them that way and disconnect (contact).

─ Okay, now we're all set.

Let's try to attack the enemy's base.