The door further behind the party venue. I knocked on it lightly about three times and I heard voices coming from indoors.

"I don't mind coming in"

"Excuse me."

When a man is heard from inside, he slowly opens the door and walks straight into the room.

This one had a different qualitative vibe than the party venue. I try to pinch the longer table and the sofa is lined up to face each other.

There's a teacup for two on the table. That smells slightly through this nasal cavity, so I knew it was tea.

And when the man sitting on that couch gets up softly, he turns to me and breaks his face.

"Ray! Long time no see!

"Chairman. I'm sorry. I'm late for the club."

"No, no, I don't mind. Originally, the Seven Sorcerers are rarer to come. I'm just glad Ray's here."

A man wearing a black-toned suit with gray hair all back mixed with black and white. He is about 175cm tall but still has a solid thickness on his body. You welcome me like that.

Sorcery Association, Chairman.

His first name is Greg-Aimston.

It is not the family of the three great nobles, but I have had several exchanges in the past with those who give names to the upper nobles. I took care of a lot of things then, but I haven't actually seen him like this in years.

"Okay, Ray. As the Seven Mages, what do you say? It's been three years."

"Right. I think it's been three years, and it feels like time's passing fast."

"Well... I was surprised when Lydia told me there was a magician who would inherit the Ice Sword. It was unprecedented that a twelve-year-old would succeed the Seven Sorcerers. Originally, Ray's presence was whispered back to back by Makoshiya. You said you had a disciple on that ice sword. I didn't know it was that ice sword now..."

"I miss it. As far as I'm concerned, it's something the association has often recognized."

When I say that, the chairman poses only a few ideas to continue the conversation further.

"At that time, yeah. Lydia's injuries were raising her voice to say whether the Ice Sword should be removed from the Seven Mages. But there was no magician who could be the new seven great magicians. The Seven Mages are symbols. As something that stands at the apex of a sorcerer, it is unacceptable to lack it. So a suggestion was made by Lydia"

"So that was me......"

"That's right. Originally, existence was known. The story of Lydia keeping the boy she helped in the Far East came to the club."

……

Reminds me of that time.

Succession of the Seven Great Sorcerers. That was because it was an unprecedented event that had never been done before.

The Seven Mages are not to be taken over in the first place. It was the only thing unique to the abilities of the Seven Mages, because it was considered impossible to imitate or otherwise.

For this reason, when seven magicians are replaced, they become completely different magicians.

An unprecedented event in which that ice sword is taken over, even though there is such a background.

At the time, I hear the master was told quite a lot from above about it. And I'm going to meet with the sorcerers of the Sorcery Society, including the chairman at my current home, from where I've been identified for their abilities to this day...

"No, it's something I miss. I didn't know the boy at that time was a student like this now... I can tell you now that I didn't trust Ray at all at the time, rather than wondering if Lydia had also been hit in the head in the Far East battle. Originally, there was something wrong with him. I reluctantly turned... your presence overshadowed the magician's existential significance"

"... I'm afraid"

"No, we were surprised not so long ago. A twelve-year-old boy from Ordinary, not a family of magicians, not three nobles... not only was he taking over all of Lydia's abilities, but he even got a whole new kind of magic."

"The anti-matter" anti-material "code is because of the teacher's teachings"

"But I can't use Lydia. That's Ray's only sorcery in this world. That would be truthfully admirable."

"No, I..."

"No, you don't have to be modest. But, Ray. Now that I'm a student, I'll keep the ice sword thing as down as possible, but what are we gonna do now?

"Ahead?"

"Oh, your path is not irrelevant to us."

Conceive.

What am I going to do next?

Each of the seven great magicians lives in freedom, if you look at their masters and carols, you'll know better. Some people are as serious as Mr. Abby, but rarer there.

Based on that, what I think... was what I told Clarice then.

"I'm sure I won't go back to being a soldier, assuming this magical realm rampage Overheat is completely healed. I can understand using witchcraft in self-defense. But again... this hand is too stained with blood"

……

The chairman is giving me a serious look at the words I speak pale. So keep it up, I'll put my thoughts into words.

"That's why I think. Now he wants to be in a position to protect people and watch them grow, not hurt them by witchcraft. I wish I could be someone like a master to someone else, just like I was taught to be... I think so."

"So you're going down the teacher's path?

"So far, yes."

"It's a fine mind. Looks like Ray grew up to be a really great person."

"My master and so many wonderful people were around me."

"Well... Ray's a blessing"

"Yes."

Take a breath from each other and sip on the tea.

Aromatic aroma leaves the nasal cavity. I pour in the tea, moisten my throat, and then I put the cup back on my desk.

And the chairman cuts out a new topic.

"That's right, Ray. I just want to ask you one thing."

"What is it?

"About Amelia-Rose."

"… is it about the causal butterflies?"

"That's right. Details of that ability are already coming up here... but that would be one of the highest in the world, among the sorceries now confirmed. That's the equivalent of the fiction" Kiko "."

"I recognize myself the same."

karma butterflies (butterfly effect)

It is the Origin, an intrinsic sorcery that can interfere with the karma of this world

With Amelia's skill today, she still doesn't deserve the threat... but the problem is its control.

I don't see how this world would be affected if Origin, that inherent magic with overwhelming abilities, stormed out. Amelia may have a faint consciousness, but it's such a powerful magic trick.

I also lost control of myself and had a magical realm rampage, Overheating, but I don't want Amelia to follow the same path.

I can only understand that one as it has become, but the surgeon himself also has chronic pain, which goes on like hell. Shortly after I also developed the magical realm runoff Overheating, I fainted over and over again in that too much pain and endured a long time of embarrassing pain.

The ability to be too powerful involves its corresponding cost.

I haven't mentioned that in detail to Amelia yet, but no, it will probably be spoken of from the chairman's mouth, but the problem will be her everyday life.

So I immediately understood what the chairman wanted to say.

"So, yeah. Ray is in the same class as Amelia-Rose in the college. I hear you have a friendly relationship."

"Exactly."

"I want you to keep an eye on her so she doesn't get off the road. Probably in a few years, she'll be running for the top seven magicians again. It's a shame to lose a good magician here."

"Ha. Got it."

"I'm sorry. It's what we do."

"No. As long as I'm happy if I can support my friends myself. I'll take the lead on the mission."

"No, this is not a mission. A personal favor."

"... If that's the case, I'll understand it that way"

"Ah. Then I'm sorry I let you take the time. I'll see you, Ray."

"Yes, I enjoyed having a meaningful conversation today and myself"

When they stand up at the same time, they shake hands.

That's how I respectfully left this room when I was there to thank you.

The party was already about to come to an end, but there were a number of magicians who were still bickering.

In the meantime, as I head towards the door to leave the association... some gaze intersects.

Attention-grabbing, no doubt.

As for my plans for today, I didn't intend to stand out, I was planning to greet the chairman immediately before returning. For that reason, he wanted to see the chairman in a separate room.

The conversation with the colonel was also good because there were still very few people...... the problem is still, that statement by Princess Olivia. After that, I also had a conversation with Amelia's mother. In that place, it stands out to the boulders that I interacted with some of the most famous figures in the magic world.

Most of them already think I'm not just a student.

……

But don't you dare, I'll walk with no food on my face.

Along the way, it's one man who comes out on my path.

It is the middle back middle meat and the hair is only slightly mixed with gray hair, but the face still looks young. That's what he's been talking about, smiling at Nicole.

"You're Ray-White."

"Yes. Nice to meet you, my name is Ray-White"

"I'm Bruno-Bradley. He's the current head of the Bradley family."

"Thank you for your kindness in this. Thank you very much for your son Rebecca."

"Ha. I thought you were listening. When you have an interesting junior, you have a daughter."

That sharp gaze was clearly what was exploring me.

Perhaps nobility is not a single rock again. From the looks of this, I'm sure Senior Rebecca's father looked into me. But still at the core... have you not reached the fact that I am the Ice Sword?

Now I was trying to be sincere with him.

I can't read anything from the person's good-looking face. I don't know why you've been in contact with me here, its intent is unknown, but you should say a minimal greeting here.

"I see. But I'm still shallow on myself. It is something that we want to improve in the future."

"... well, shall we do that today? I look forward to seeing you again."

"Yes. Now excuse me"

Take your steps slowly.

At the same time, I understand.

The three nobles clearly draw a line with the other sorcerers. There were people around who looked at me like they were asking about me. But the father of Senior Rebecca...... that gaze also gradually comes off by Mr. Bruno giving way.

I still don't know about the aristocratic faction, but I definitely felt that there was some great will behind it.

"Ray, are you done?

"Master, and Carla, too."

When I went outside the association, it was my master and Mr. Carla who were waiting. I'll give it back to you, too, because Kara will give you a thank you as usual.

The master, on the other hand, looked tired.

"Master, are you tired?

"Hmm? Well, yeah. I haven't been here in a while. There was talk of piling it up, but it's troublesome, so I cut it up."

"Ha, you sound like a master"

"So, how'd it go?

Start walking side by side.

That's what the master in the wheelchair asks me, so I tell him exactly what I feel.

"I learned. Colonel Farrenheit, it's good to see the chairman too for a long time. But......"

"Bruno would have spoken to you, wouldn't he?

Blue Sky "Seiten" thunderbolt "Beauty".

In this case, should it be described as such?

I was purely surprised.

The master was not there. Even so, he knew I was being spoken to by Mr. Bruno.

"Master, why did you do that?

"It seems that nobility has been acting suspiciously lately. Faction feuds or something else… what we know is that at the heart of that vortex are the heads of the three nobles. The three nobles are headed by the Rose family. But Bruno is about to step up the Bradley family status... there are rumors like that"

A master who speaks in a serious voice without a moment.

When I hear that word, I introspect.

─ ─ Are you saying that the encounter at that time was natural but not coincidental...

"I don't think they found out it was an ice sword."

"Really?

"Ah. I leave your information to the Kara and Hale clans. But the Rose family Eleanora has found out. A hell of a witch."

"... Were you"

"I don't mind if they find out. Carol and Abby are open. But again, it depends on time and case. Especially the Seven Mages, only one of them has the influence to change the situation. It's about time."

"... I mean?

"You too, it's time to be ready. To live as a magician, you need to know the world better. You can't just be strong, you can't live. So come to my house now. Let me tell you something about that."

"I appreciate that..."

"But, well, I'm sorry. I should have said it sooner... but it was too long. The relationship between nobility and the Seven Sorcerers is actually quite troublesome. Especially since there aren't seven magicians out of the three nobles."

"I see. Let me learn"

And I headed to my master's house, where I heard the sorcerer's insights. But they don't know anything about the three nobles down to their depths.

It seems that even the Hale clan, which makes intelligence a business, cannot know.

The Master said - the magician's world resembles the abyss.

The more I know, the more I will be swallowed by that darkness, and the more I will have to live with that darkness, the master said.

From here on out, I'll know.

There are things in this world that cannot be confronted by strength alone.