Shi ni Modori, Subete wo Sukuu Tame ni Saikyou He to Itaru

- Yeremias side -

Eric, after I told you about the room change, I headed to the training ground for the Magic Knights.

I heard that Tina decided to join the Magic Knights in today's training, so I thought I'd ask Anne for more details about the story.

In the middle of the night when all the knights slept still, only some people know where Anne is, etc.

I also heard a little noise on the way to the training ground.

Again, Anne seems to be doing it today.

When you get to the training ground, there is one person in this vast place who is just magical. Needless to say, it's Anne, head of the Magic Knights.

She has her appointments filled with various jobs from morning to day, and even at night.

I don't have time for training.

That's why I train in the middle of the night when I normally have to sleep.

Anne is not a genius temperament, let me tell you.

Of course I think he's more talented than a normal person, but he's definitely a hard worker.

I've never seen the day she lacked training, even though she's busy as a captain.

I guess that's why the Commander of the Magic Knights serves.

I'm under her influence, too, and I train if I have time.

As I approach her, I immediately notice this one.

The magic doesn't activate, but I turn this one around with magic control.

"Always a good day, Anne"

"Thank you, Yelle"

"You have more heat in your training today than usual"

It was immediately apparent to me that I saw it from the shadows every day.

... you're not a stalker, are you? It's about time you stopped by my office.

"You know what I mean? A new chunk of talent came in today. I can't lose."

"Is that... is that about Tina?

"Yes, it is."

She nods with a slight bitter laugh.

I didn't expect to make her look like this...... what did Tina do?

"What exam did you take?

"I've only done normal tests, magic control, liberation, and magic activation. I just saw that."

Anne keeps talking as she remembers the morning.

Because of my mind, I may have disturbed my magic control.

"From what I've seen, it was an unreachable realm for eighteen. I can't believe I barely got a magic lesson with that."

"Eric, you said you taught me... you said you hadn't taught me in years"

"Yes, her growth has stopped there once. And yet, with all that power... it's awesome to be modest. Even if I say growth has stopped, I will still grow if I tell you from now on"

Anne looks to the left and walks over there. I follow after that.

"This is what Tina did when she activated the magic."

"... Huh! Amazing......"

The ground was submerged there.

Is it about five meters on the side and about three meters deep?

"Is this... Tina's intermediate magic power"

Surely this would be as powerful as advanced magic if it were normal.

"No, this is a 'small explosion (burst)', just a lower magic of fire attributes"

"Huh! Is that true?

I didn't know advanced and inferior magic would be almost as powerful......!

"I, and even Viviana, can surpass the power of advanced magic with intermediate magic. But it's a little hard for junior magic to be as powerful as advanced magic."

Anne is about to regret it a little, but she also looks happy.

"I was honestly jealous to have all that power even though you were about ten years younger than me. But... I could recognise that magic has more potential. Then I'll just work hard to get there."

Anne said that and did magic control again in earnest.

That's where I think she's amazing.

I don't give up no matter how adversity, I think its uplifting is above all great.

I can assure you that that heart has grown her.

But...... one thing bothers me.

"Anne, I was wondering if it would be a little impossible for you to read Saba as you are thirty-three years old..."

"Shut up! I'm just a little bogged down!

"Do you call the five-year-old difference a little?

"That's good. That's about it! Besides, I'm as young as the world says I am in the early twenties!

"Are you saying it yourself?

"Shut up! That's why you can't read the air!

Does it matter that I can't read the air here right now?

At the end of the day it pissed Anne off and I made sure she kicked me out and left the training ground behind.

"Ha, I've been watching you, Yele. It was a nice mess."

In the hallway leading to the office, a man emerged from the dark.

Deputy Commander of the Knights - Liberto Corrales.

Knights of the Kingdom of Begonia, the mightiest knight.

If you mean it, you're probably strong enough to beat ten or more knights at the same time.

"Liberto, why are you here?

"It's just a walk. I'm finally feeling better. I'm gonna wind up at night and get ready for tomorrow."

"First try not to drink enough to hang over."

"Ha, that's a consultation I can't do. But let's keep it that way today."

Exactly how tight it was to throw up in today's training, I usually have a whiskey bottle but not now.

"Eric, how have you been? How do you feel about fighting?"

I hear the cause of the vomiting was a heavy fight with Eric Kun.

"Well, that was a little more than I imagined. I have strength, I threw up and the fight was interrupted, but if I did it like that, I'd be the one who lost."

"Were you still no match for your 'Drunken Sword'"

A move that only Libert can do, "Drunken Sword".

You seem to be kidding me, but that one is very strong.

It's so frustrating and hard to read the center of gravity that they don't understand where to attack from and how to avoid it.

"Yeah, maybe it's like I'm in full season"

"Huh! I didn't expect you to say that much..."

Libert is quite good at discerning strength.

If you say that he's as strong as his whole season, Eric, I'm guessing you're really that strong.

"And he's still stretching. It wouldn't be strange to be so proud of yourself if you were that young. He didn't see that. I still got eyes for you when you went up there."

"... Really?"

Liberto walks past me laughing with pleasure.

"Don't get a little lonely about losing the title Knights Strongest. Well, not that I thought about it."

That's what he said and left before me.

I walked into the office after I lost sight of him, too.