Holiday morning - I woke up to the bell (Bell) announcing breakfast.

I have an appointment with Ellie today, so I can't be late.

When I open the sunshine covering the windows down from the bed, the sun's rays are dazzling on one side.

I don't think I need to worry about rain.

I changed into a uniform. When I left the room, I finished my meal and immediately left the quarters.

In a strong light that burned my skin, I walked to the front of the fountain, the meeting place.

Authentic flame festivals are still ahead of us, and the intense feverish sunshine made us feel like a summer visit.

Meeting place - we arrived in front of the fountain, but it looks like Ellie hasn't arrived yet.

(... That was a little early)

With that in mind, when you look in the direction of the women's quarters.

The figure of someone coming at me early in the day entered my sight.

The girl, brilliant, glossy and beautifully long-haired by the sun, broke her neat face when she confirmed my appearance.

"Mars, please wait.

Did I keep you waiting?

Ellie ran up to me and asked me with a sobering voice.

"We haven't waited at all, have we? I just got here."

"Good for you.

I was going to rush here, too, but I was wondering if the boulder would take longer to prepare than the boy. "

The second half of the line was a whining voice though.

Are women's uniforms harder to change than men's?

"I don't have much time, I'm quick, but I think I'll do a quick prep exercise."

"Right."

It's my holiday with Ellie in the corner.

Try to use your time effectively.

We have the Demon Stone in our hands.

By shedding magic on the Demon Stone, he formed a rough athletic outfit.

The prep exercise was so light that I finished running up the school yard.

"For the first time in a long time, can I ask you to accompany me in combat training?

For that favor, I nodded without getting lost.

I feel like it's been kind of a long time since we've had a pair of cuts.

In fact, it's not like it's been that long, but it's probably a matter of feelings because training in large numbers has become a habit lately.

Ellie seemed to have stopped the magic that was flowing into the demonic stone, and her figure returned to her uniform.

And once again, it shed its magic and formed a weapon.

I went back to my uniform just dressed up.

I kind of felt like this was tighter.

"I'll borrow your breasts."

"Ooh."

And about a dozen minutes?

I kept avoiding Ellie's attack.

If there is a gap, point it out and stop the blow.

I'll do everything in my power to stand up to me, Ellie.

"Ha... ha... I knew I hadn't..."

It is only natural that if you move your body at all costs for a long time, you will physically reach your limits as well.

Though he hasn't fallen, he's breathless and painfully looking for oxygen.

"Do you want to take a break somewhere?

"Oh, sorry."

We dropped our hips on the green side of the lawn that stretched around the fountain.

Ellie breathed a little bit.

"After all, Mars is amazing.

I can't compete at all... "

Hold your knees and sound weak - isn't it?

I told him to be sure, Ellie, but the light in those eyes is powerful.

You never seem to be pessimistic about the difference in strength.

"I'm sure you have the strength.

But power isn't like a sudden leap. "

"... yeah"

Ellie agreed small.

You don't have to tell me, you understand me very well.

Then Ellie buries her face in her knees again and shuts up.

When I was also under the guidance of my master, after a haphazard training that seemed impotent and reckless, I turned my thoughts around silently about the words my master told me.

I felt like Ellie was overlapping at the time.

"Hey Ellie, I'm training you two around the corner, so I have one suggestion for you?

Nature and those words were out of my mouth.

Then Ellie looked up.

"What?"

"One thing, aren't you willing to try and remember magic?

"Magic...... is Mars going to teach me!?

I ate better than I expected.

Though my nose and nose looked so bumpy.

"Oh, I'm sorry"

"Nothing. I'm fine, all right?

But if that's how it goes, it means you want to try, right?

"Of course! I want to know what Mars tells me!

Seems a little more excited than usual Ellie though.

More than usual, my silver eyes staring at me were serious.

"Do you want to try then?

This is the magic I taught my master. "

Teaching Ellie now is one of the sorceries I'm best at.

It's an abusive, oversimplistic sorcery to call witchcraft, just to condense and tap into the elements of magic and fire.

In fact, I let them exercise their magic.

Imagine the magic that forms, gathering magic into your palms, and condensing the elements of fire.

Without theories like those in the magic books, there's not even a chant.

But in my hand, a much bigger fireball was formed than in my palm.

"This is the magic Mars used for Sail during the Death Flag match, right?

"Oh."

The difference is that both the amount of magic used and the elements of condensed fire are in different digits than then.

"You're the magic of fire..."

When she saw the magic floating in my palm, Ellie, who stiffened her expression, rang her throat.

To Ellie like that.

"With Ellie's amount of magic and witchcraft control, you can surely exercise it as long as you get the hang of it"

Tell him so.

"Thank you, Mars.

... I'd like to try it, so can you tell me the process?

Ellie made up her mind, even as she floated her nervous face.

And I told Ellie about the magic process.

The necessary process is clear imagination and the condensation of elements of magic and fire.

There are fewer processes than normal sorcery, which seem easy to put into words but are not actually.

Those who have poor magic control will never be able to use it because they must continue to condense and maintain massive amounts of magic and massive amounts of elements in their palms.

Because the uncontrolled cannot even gather magic at one point, and they will fog the magic before condensing.

But if Ellie is now able to overcome trauma and exercise magic.

"... Eh."

Ellie's face showed difficulty.

A flame had already formed in my hands.

Its shape, however, is not condensed and is shaken with melameras.

"Gathering magic at one point feels weird, doesn't it?

"Ugh, yeah.

You mean your body gets kind of hot...

It's like something crawls around my whole body... "

"Gather more magic in your palms from here and tie it to the elements of fire to condense"

Common witchcraft is exercised at the stage of forming witchcraft.

But this keeps the magic flowing even more with the flames forming.

It's like you're forcing yourself to keep accumulating the magic you want to unleash from your body.

That's why we need the technology to be able to control magic of our own free will.

"Uh-oh, I don't know."

Ellie controls the magic and controls the magic that has been formed.

The flames changed shape and changed spherically.

"For once, even as it stands, it can be formed as witchcraft.

The first stage is success. "

"This is the first stage..."

I sweated on my forehead, Ellie.

I also see fatigue from my complexion.

He seems more mentally exhausted than he is because of exercising magic he can't be.

"What do we do? Do you want to continue?

You're gonna be okay once you get some rest?

"But I'll try harder"

The mass of flame formed in Ellie's palm gradually grew larger.

But...

"Oh, no..."

But it cannot keep its size, and the magic that was formed lost its magic.

Gradually the magic fogged and the elements that were condensed accordingly disappeared into the atmosphere.

"... that's hard."

Although Ellie was unfortunately dropping her shoulder and grinning sadly.

"If it's the first time and this is all I can do, it's good.

Continue your training and you will be able to exercise it immediately. "

"Yeah...... I hope so.

Hopefully, I'll be able to exercise it by the end of the day. "

"You don't have to hurry, do you?

"But if it can be exercised, it could be a trump card for the game"

Although Alicia's summoning spirits may certainly advance the game in her favor depending on how she uses it, because no matter how powerful a blow she eats, she will never touch the rules of the game.

"Don't push it too hard.

If anything happens before tomorrow's game, it's important. "

"Yeah, 'cause I know that"

Ellie narrowed her eyes and gave her a small endorsement.

Ellie then continued her training to perform this sorcery while taking a modest break.

However, the process of continuing to collect and condense magic and elements still did not seem to work.

Time went by and the church bells shook for the second time.

"It's time for noon."

"... shall we have lunch"

Erie sinks the tone without success, but she didn't seem to be going to force it.

I was relieved inside.

Serious Ellie, so I was also considering the possibility of continuing my training like this.

"Where do we eat for lunch?

Were the college canteens open for the holidays?

It was when I asked.

It's as if I've targeted this timing.

"That ~? Isn't that Mr. Mars and Mr. Elisha?

It's a strange place to be. "

"Master, have dinner."

"We've been making"

Rafi and the twin Dark Foresters (Dark Elves) showed up right in front of us.

"Mi, guys, why are you here?

"No, Rafi happened to be here, and it seems like you two happened to be here.

Ah, so, actually, I have lunch here, but would you like to join Mr. Mars?

"Beh, lunch box!? Rafi, I don't think so, but that's not it, is it?

My cheeks caught on to that murderous sandwich that used to send me into the afterlife, not that I was going to worship it again.

"Is that it?... Oh, that's specially made, so I can't prepare it today.

Unfortunately, it's a regular lunch box… "

"Oh well..."

I was relieved by the words.

On the lawn that grew to surround the fountain, Rafi laid a handy, bright white cloth.

"Come on, Mr. Mars, sit here.

It's a corner, so go ahead, Mr. Elisha.

If you want twins too, eat them. "

On the cloth I laid, I placed a lunchbox and opened the lid.

Surprisingly, the contents of the lunchbox were incredibly brightly colored.

I didn't know what this dish was, but I honestly thought it looked delicious.

"Master, look at this one too"

"We made it so hard"

The twins also placed a lunchbox on a cloth laid by Rafi.

That's about two turns smaller than Rafi's lunchbox.

"" Open it. ""

The two of you prompted me to open my lunchbox.

"Heh..."

To be honest, the lunches the twins made didn't even look delicious in flattery.

The colors are also more beautiful in Raffi.

Still, it turns out the two of them worked hard to make it.

Because Lucy and Roofi must have never cooked before.

"You worked hard to make it.

Thank God. "

"For your husband."

"Good luck"

When I smiled, they both smiled.

"Mr. Mars! Rafi worked hard too!

"Oh, and Rafi, thank God."

"Yes! Well, try it fast"

As they say, this is how we enjoyed Rafi and the twins cooking for us.

The three of us didn't cook until they were as overwhelming as Nerfa.

Still, it was delicious, and I think it was a pleasant warm dish.

With a treat. After a short break to thank you.

So, Ellie, do you want to continue your training?

"Yeah."

Me and Ellie continued our training.

Rafi has a quiet view of our training.

Lucy and Roofi fell asleep either because they were full or because they both fell asleep on a laid cloth.

Then the training continued until the sun fell - though not entirely, Ellie gradually increased her witchcraft practice.

The amount of magic and fire elements that can be condensed is definitely increasing.

Unfortunately, Ellie will be able to exercise this sorcery if she is not yet proficient enough to succeed in exercising it in action, but still continues to train.

"I wonder if we can make it to tomorrow's game..."

Regrettably, to Ellie, who gently bites her lower lip.

"I've done what I can.

Don't push yourself today, let's get some rest. "

That's what I told him.

Before the sun fell, I sent everyone to my quarters.

Then I went back to the men's quarters, too.

After I took a bath, I picked up dinner and spent some time in my room.

And - we celebrated the morning of the game.