Another day has passed. Now, on the fifth and seventh days after returning to King's Landing, everyone is to gather again.

Miralka takes classes at the Magic University as a professor, but also as a Demon King Crusader, her lecture is treated as a special lecture. As a student, I took a class with Manarina on the theme "From Attack Magic to Destruction Magic - Learning from the Basics of Material Disassembly".

Miralka's Faction Magic is not something that other wizards can imitate, but is on the extension of basic Attack Magic. Theoretically, there is destructive magic ahead of attack magic.

Genius, however, has a completely different idea than ordinary people - if there is a superior compatible magic, there is no need to use basic magic and there is no choice in battle. That is Miralka's theory and aesthetics.

"Ignition magic is the foundation of the foundation and is also suitable for checking for magical aptitude. By developing it - for example, the magic of ignition develops into applied magic such as' Fireball 'or' Burn Rise 'by inducing a' phenomenon 'of burning the surrounding gases or enlarging the flame with magic. Of note here is the increase in magical' destructive power '. When you remove phenomena such as combustion and convert them by removing only the' destructive power ', attack magic develops into destruction magic."

I know everything Miralka says, but the students who attended with enthusiasm were unable to follow, and in about fifteen minutes, about half of them were asleep.

Manarina also keeps her notebooks tight, but sometimes she gets envious. Miralka is still in the lecture, but no one raised their hand when they asked questions, and the students in the lecture room just came to see Miralka, a popular professor.

No matter how strong Miralka is mentally, this situation will endure. She wouldn't look at me - she didn't want me to look bad, would she?

"... it's a bit quick. Next time, we will give another lecture. So, today's lesson....."

Miralka Sensei May I ask you one question? "

I'm not wearing my usual black jacket and I'm wearing a uniform so I can blend in with regular students. When I raised my hand, I found Manarina sitting next to me surprised.

"... Duke Solver. What's the question?

"To destroy aging buildings, ancient battlefield fortifications, etc., Dr. Miralka is using destruction magic. In this case, what is the reason why destruction magic is more effective than spiritual magic and ancient language magic?"

Miralka wears Date glasses only when she works as a professor - she is still 16 years old, and she is trying to be dignified because her students are sometimes older.

The eyes in the back of your glasses shine back while you look. When she held the white ink with her gloved hand, she briefly wrote down my question on the blackboard.

"That's a good question. Spirit magic can affect the surrounding weather after use. If an aging building is magically pushed away with water, there are problems such as increased rainfall in the surrounding area and softer ground. If you try to weave a building with the magic of the wind, some surroundings may desert it. When using powerful spiritual magic, it is recommended to neutralize with anti-attributes. Destruction magic has no such problems. Of course, there is also destructive magic that affects the weather, but it is used differently."

Students majoring in spiritual magic will wake up some of the students who were sleeping, whether they touched the line or not. Miralka puts on her glasses and looks at me--hey, but I feel like laughing without thinking, and I sit down thanking her.

"Dick... no, Duke. Miralka, too, but the glasses look great."

"I don't know... just to disguise myself as a student."

"I think Miralka is very happy, too. I'm glad Master Duke's here."

As Manarina raises her hair, she groans - one of the girls who gathers the visions of magic college students, she looks at me with a smile that makes her beauty stand out.

"... that's what counts. I was just going to bring you a plug."

"Thank you for coming to the lecture. I'm so happy to be a student with Duke."

Miralka begins to ask questions one after another from students studying Spirit Magic and Ancient Language Magic Attack Magic. Some of the questions were preliminary, but Miralka answered them all politely and explained them to the students.

Manarina and I will remain seated and watch over Professor Miralka. Outside the lecture room, there was a gathering of students who were overflowing with capacity to see Miralka's class at a glance.

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On my way home from magic college, I met Leonid and my granddaughter Thio. Verlaine told me that I was going to magic college and he took the trouble to turn his foot.

"Hey, Dick. Looks like you've grown up again."

"I see... it seems that my height may change slightly if I fight with all my might."

"Are you fighting so hard that it stretches and shrinks? As always, you are."

Leonid smiles happily - Tio, who was hiding behind him, comes out in front of me and lowers his head.

"... Master... I'm so glad you're feeling well..."

"Oh, you're getting used to it. Our guild hardly talks about trouble, but Dick is different after all./(adv-to, adv-to) (on-mim) hahaha/haha/haha/"

"Mr. Leonid, I still have nothing in particular....."

"Grandpa wants to talk a lot about Master... so... ah, um..."

Tio is pointing her fingers at her and her cheeks are red enough to be clear even if her eyes are hidden by her forehair.

I don't think this is a bad idea, but I can't stop Thio from saying it.

"... Master, if you could hire me as a trainee at the Silver Bottle Pavilion... I'll do my best..."

"Oops... you can say that. I hope you'll be the leader of our guild in the future, but we need to do something about this intrusive idea. That's where the white arrow stood for you."

"Even if they say so... do I have to be prepared to take care of someone else's child?"

"Whatever you say, there's a man with the strongest qualities in King's Landing... No, don't look scared, don't be silly. I thought you were the best Date man in Albain..."

"Hmm, what are you talking about? Once I'm famous for that, I'll rethink a little bit about my relationship with Leonid."

I'm not the one who gets to be danced to say such a good thing, but Mr. Leonid has been doing it quite a lot, so I don't know if it's a joke or not.

"No, no, I'm kidding. Don't be angry, Dick. I think it's nice to see you, so take care of it."

"... Grandpa, if you don't do me a favor, Master will refuse me..."

"That's right, for my sweet granddaughter, I'm going to lower my head like this. Let Thio work at the silver water bottle stand for a while."

--Even if Thio joins my guild, he won't be able to mentor me directly for a while.

That's why I have no choice but to refuse. If Thio is a promising adventurer, it's my job to be an Alliance Master in King's Landing to be able to train where I want to be.

"I see. When I'm ready, I'll take Thio to my guild quarters."

"Oh, yeah. Access from home is possible, but it takes time to get there from one of our neighborhoods. Well, thank you for showing your face at home a few times a week...."

"... okay. Thank you, Grandpa. I'll do my best."

Thio comes here - she has Leonid's daughter to her mother, but she's not so much like Leonid. A girl with tied hair on one side and long frontal hair that hides her face.

"... it's Thio Balanche. My best weapon is a double sword... Thank you very much."

Double Sword Users - There is no one else in my guild who specializes in double swords, but I sometimes use two swords at the same time. Lia used to be a double swordsman too, so I may be able to ask for guidance.

Adventurer strength can be seen as exceptionally high at this age. I want my guild members to be inspired not to be easily overtaken by juniors.

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After returning to the Guild House, I had time until the night shift began, so I went upstairs and stayed in the office room.

With Zeke in charge of two divisions, there are still occasions when I need to give instructions. Zeke didn't understand the personality of all his allies, so he seemed to have trouble choosing the right actor for his request.

But it's also a problem that time solves. Consider setting up another Associate Master in the Exploration Department and the Request Execution Department, and enrolling or nurturing one adventurer above the S rank.

(Zeke is doing well. Mizha also slowly... do you need to train a little more in the sense of strength?)

Mizha's ability as an "ice fox" is greater than S rank, but she is not veterinized and is called A rank. In my opinion, however, it would take less than a year to gain experience and rise to AA rank - competing for top positions within the Alliance for potential qualities.

I will write to Zeke that I want to cultivate Mizha as an adventurer and ask him to consider it. Of course, the path is for Mizha to decide, so it depends on her own will.

Future Alliance operations plans, including development, are written down in a keyed note on a black leather cover. The title says "Minutes of reflection", but the contents are completely different - I have a habit of trying to hide the identity of everything.

"Dee, can I talk to you for a second? Sphere, should I pick you up?

"Oh, I hear you're out for a walk. Well, you don't have to worry about Sphere."

"Speir-chan is strong, but that's not what I'm talking about, so I have to keep an eye on you... maybe I should have followed you."

Master, you want to play Sphere. We'll be together forever. "

The Master answers nothing and comes next to me. She puts her hand on the desk and leaves - I close the 'Minutes of Reflection', but the master opens the page with his finger in it.

"I had a notebook like this... Dee, I'm gonna keep everything a secret."

"It's not a secret, it's a plan that hasn't been implemented yet, it's a note of my thoughts."

"You're writing that so people can see you, right? It has beautiful text and the contents are organized with sticky notes."

"That's better for me to repay myself... what do you care?

What was written on the page that was opened was "Collaboration with Other Alliances."

Leonid, along with Etna, is the guild leader of the King's City. Cashmere, Sherry, and Lotte also worked together to lubricate the Alliance with information exchanges and job presentations.

"... the Grandmaster can't believe I'm good. Don't even think of writing that. I retired a long time ago. Dee, I'm your mentor, but I'm not an active member of the guild."

I didn't write it with an idea. One possibility - to have Master put together the guild of King's Landing, as it once was.

I know that she is not in the mood. I can't help thinking that I'm just leaving it to others. I've been doing a lot of appointing people to some kind of position right now.

I think the Alliance Master should move for the Alliance the most. It hasn't changed yet.

"I guess I'm counting on my master..."

"... that's not true. Dee, even if you really think about it, it would be better if you didn't tell me."

That's true too. I'm sorry... about Sphere. Why don't I go look for it? "

I don't want to constantly detect my whereabouts, so the magical connection between me and Sphere is blocked if not necessary.

As soon as he felt like it, he knew where he was - but the master shook his head as if he had remembered. Her silver rough hair shakes and her long eyelashes drop shadows on her white cheeks in the cool daylight.

"Yeah, I'll just wait a little longer. Because I think it's your mother's job."

"... I see."

"I'm sorry, I was worried. I have to be a lot older than you, Dee... and I'll always be a kid. I'll laugh....."

"I don't laugh. I think Master is Master, including that kind of place."

Master - Rimserit stared at me with different eyes.

She always seemed to distract herself, but now she seemed to be showing her true feelings.

"... after all, I want to die with Dee. Dee, if you're going to die first, then I'll find a way to die... promise."

I thought I might never hear her say that again.

--However, the loneliness that Master has endured for a long time may remind me of my lack of grace.

Before I answered anything, the master hugged me with a lean on my back.

Neither the softness nor the temperature of the body has changed since I was a child.

"... what? If you say such a thing, everyone will get angry again. Don't push yourself against Dick... Miralka will destroy me."

"He doesn't use magic to hurt people. That's why I'm raising my magic to that realm... so no one will be afraid of Miralka, even if it's called" Poor Disaster ". I know you're afraid of strength."

"Yeah... Miralka is a sweet girl. Dee, that's what you care about because you know that kind of thing."

If I were you every day, I would have tried to replace the word "important" with another word.

Members of the Demon King Crusaders are walking ahead of me. I thought it was my role to be recognized by the people and to stand on the stage in the light - it was appropriate and to see it on the sleeves of the stage.

"Cherish" means asylum. Everyone is not in a position to be protected by me - it is our fundamental concern to have such feelings unilaterally.

"... Dee, are you thinking of something difficult? Because I said something weak....?

"I'm relieved to know that it's not the same as the old master, even if you just say it yourself."

"Yeah... I'm not going back to what I used to be. But, Dee, how I feel about you hasn't changed since I left."

If you don't kill me, my master will kill me.

How did the promise change? If I live, so will my master - it's simple, it's natural, and it will continue.

"... I'm glad to hear it. The truth is, you shouldn't have said that. Dee, that's the only thing I can say to make sure it doesn't become a burden on you, and it's really the most..."

"There's Sphere, there's everybody. And...."

I heard Verlaine calling me from the ground floor before saying the same thing.

Down the stairs was Sherry, Lotte's sister, and Cashmere. It is unusual to face each other in private clothes rather than as an adventurer - Sherry and Lotte are dressed in matching colors, but in different shapes or differences in their sisters' preferences. Mr. Kasumi always looked like an oriental dress and looked prominent as he walked down the street.

"Dick, make yourself busy. I had to consult with Shelley and the others because I couldn't get my face out."

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"... hey, sis. If you don't tell me, I know Dick better than you do...."

Shelley looks at me and tries to move her mouth, but her voice is not blurred.

Touching the dark hair on her shoulders, she lay down her sad eyes and struggled to talk - but as she waited, Shelley put her hand on her chest to calm her breath and finally squeezed out her voice.

"... welcome home... Dick. It's getting a little bigger...?

"Mr. Leonid told me, but I'm not that old to change my back."

"Yes... then maybe Dick's vibe has grown..."

Shelley's tension seems to have eased a little and her expression is relieved. However, the more I saw it, the redness slightly appeared from the neck to the top. Lotte seems to be aware of it and is in a hurry like herself.

"This is also because Dick will leave her sister behind. Sister, it's fine when I'm working, but when I came home, I sighed a lot and I just saw the southern sky on my holidays."

"Ah... no, that's not true... if you do that, you'll be stunned by Dick..."

"Um... you're worried about me. Thank you, Shelly."

"... yeah"

It was a very small reply, but the smile was too impressive - I know you're happy, but there's something moving about it.

"Absolutely... now Shelley, one of the leading masters of the King's City Guild, is connected like a kitten just because Dick is back. If the guild saw what Dick was doing to Shelley."

"... that's not true. Everyone's serious about their work... and thanks to Lotte and everyone else, I'm a master too."

"Onee-sama... you can put me in good sight. I was worried about what would happen if I talked all the time."

"... I'm sorry. I knew it... I thought Dick might have filled my head..."

Does it mean that the feeling moves when the distance is placed? Shelley is more clearly expressing her preference than before. I think it's okay to take the word "full of heads" as it is. Because I'm worried, I'm full of brains, and I can interpret it.

"Dick, I can't see Sphere... what's wrong?

"Unfortunately, I'm out now. I don't know if I'm walking or shopping... but I don't know. I think he'll be back soon."

"... I'm glad. I wanted to see Sphere, too... and I couldn't do anything that looked like my mother..."

"Sister... I still have to say something to Dick. My sister was worried about Mr. Sphere, and the rice didn't go through her throat. So take responsibility."

"Eh... no, that's not true. I'm eating properly... water and fruit..."

"This is... if you think you're a little thin, is that what this is all about? Love trouble is another sin for Dick....."

"... that's not true... Dick is not bad. I'm not on an adventure, so I'm not hungry."

Once told, it certainly looks like Shelley is sleepy. Compared to Lotte, the difference was not that different.

"I'm sorry about Dick, but I could use a little snack. I heard from Sakuya that the Lord has not sent me in in a long time."

"I don't mind... does Kasumi-san like oriental cuisine? I've been doing a little shopping, so I can get you something simple right away."

"... Dick, I'll help you too. Dick has just returned and is tired....."

"Well, then, may I... have permission to enter the kitchen, Mr. Dick?"

I don't have a problem alone, but they're already going to help, so I'll take it easy on the words.

--At that time, there was a sound of the back door opening. You don't have to look, just feel the magic, Sphere is back.

"Welcome home, Sphere. Sherry and the others are here."

"Ah... uhh, yeah. Hello, Sherry, Mother Lotte, Onee-san Cashmere."

Shelley walks slowly, bends over and hugs Sphere. Lotte and Cashmere were just watching at first, but they looked at me and then they went to love Sphere - our princess is still very popular with everyone today.

"... Sphere, I'm glad you're doing well. I was going to come see you sooner...."

"Yeah, Shelley, your dad said your mom was working hard. I wanted to see you, but you shouldn't get in the way...."

"Sphere is always welcome. I have to keep my sister's daughter a secret from the guild members...."

Lotte sees me - that's what I'm really supposed to say. But she also understood the situation.

"I'd like to introduce you to the guild, but until you're ready, Sphere wants to invite you to our home instead of the guild house. First, let's have a tea party, and we'll talk together...."

"Yes, Sherry, I'd like to disturb your mother and Lotte's sister's house for a moment."

"... good boy"

"It's true, Dick's daughter wasn't as honest as I thought... or was she like this when she was a kid?"

Kasumi hugs Sphere as she imagines something. Master and Eileen often do the same, but they seem very comfortable to hold - Sphere is also illuminated, but everyone seemed happy to be loved.