A magical exercise area illuminated by moonlight.

The place, distanced from the mansion, was the scene of a late night duel.

"Aren't you feeling too fast? Brother Glai."

I say.

"Couldn't you wait till tomorrow? You said your father was going to be there."

- Shut up.

Gly distorts his expression.

"Shut up, shut up! How long have you been planning this?

"About what? I've always wanted to go to magic school since I was seven. Didn't Brother Glai teach you how to have fun? Don't you remember?

"You...... ugh! Don't worry about it... you just got lucky! If a monster happened to show up and you didn't happen to be able to defeat him, you would have been the one getting hit by the army!!

"It just so happens,"

I laugh bitterly.

"Then I wish my brother had defeated me. Don't scream and run away."

"My father instructed me not to leave the mansion! I guess I just followed it though!

"Then why don't you say that directly to your father? Or in the first place, my brother was abandoned for a long time of bad behavior."

"It doesn't matter how bare you are! If only I had the strength to be a magician."

"So you're saying we'll show that tomorrow, right?

"Born lukewarm on Father's terms..."

Gly grips the wand.

"Above Medium Attack Magic Banned? That doesn't give me strength. No terms, Seika. Either surrender, or settle for non-combat. If you lose, tell your father you'll get out of the fight tomorrow. And get out of the house."

"More magic than median is dangerous, isn't it? Tomorrow... I don't know how I can stay talkative."

"And what's the inconvenience?"

……

"I am, Seika. I didn't care about you for a long time."

"I know, brother. I don't know why, but you've always been my enemy."

Speaking of which...... how come what?

I thought it was because you're a concubine, but is that really all this is gonna be?

... okay. I don't care.

"I'm sleepy, so let's hurry. I'll go then. Yes, start -"

"Fuck you!

On Glai's wand, the force swirls.

"- Flame Hao (Flame Note)!!"

Thick red lotus bands abound from the cane.

The flames that lit up the night swallowed me up as I gained momentum.

"What do you say! When it comes to the magic of slavery, it's easier for me to handle it!!

"- If you say so, why don't you give it a little more power?

A space with clear flames.

Gli glances at me stunned when he sees me standing intact in the same spot.

"Huh... Wind Cone Spear (Windrance) Huh!!

Wind spears are unleashed.

But it didn't reach me.

When the spear of the wind hits a space of nothing, it leaves ripples of light behind and extinguishes.

I don't even feel the breeze.

"Ke, junction!? The magic of light attributes!?

"Heh, junction is a light attribute."

Blur and groan.

Easy junction using eight human rattles, but no sign that Grye is going to break it.

I'll take a new human rattle.

- Glai's hair gave her a waxed, hardened human rattle.

"Wind Cone Spear (Windrance) Huh! Wind Cone Spear (Windrance) Huh!

"Shut up. No more magic."

Draw a mark with a curse on Glai's human rattle.

Gli also waved the wand down with the pronunciation of the surgical name.

but nothing happens this time.

…… Wind Cone Spear (Windrance) Huh! Damn, Flaming Ho (Flame Note)!! What, magic...? What the hell are you doing?

"It's forbidden to move again"

Beat the human rattle with a cursed hand.

Then Glai, who was about to cram into me, suddenly stopped moving.

"Hey, move... this is from the dark attribute...?

"Is this a dark attribute?

Though it does look dark.

Looks like these light and dark attributes don't correspond to the yang and yin of Yin Yang Dao at all.

"Ha..."

I sigh and approach Glai unconsciously.

And most importantly, he crushed the right leg portion of the human rattle.

"Hahhhhh!

Glai screams, kneels right, and falls to the ground.

My face is soiled because I didn't even get my hands on it properly.

"Hey Brother Glai. I guess Brother Gli should have brought a sword, if that's what you mean. You're somewhat good at swordsmanship, aren't you? Well, if this happens, it doesn't matter."

said, crushing the left hand part.

Gli screams once again.

"Oh, oh, you... what, this, magic... this, what I've heard..."

"That's it. Don't you think that's strange?

I talk as I walk around the gly lying on the ground.

"You can do anything with magic, can't you? Anyway, it's a technology that interrupts the reason of the world. You can curse people to death from afar, and you can see where they are and where they will be in the future. Any wound or disease can be healed, and in some cases death or even the soul remains in your mind."

Talking, I squeeze the left leg of the human rattle, my right hand.

"Yet when it comes to four-attribute magic, it's fire and wind... I can often use it in such a way that I don't care. I wonder if you don't think it's a waste. Hey, listen, Brother Glee?

Seeing it, Glai also had a constant appearance of breath.

Exactly. You didn't even scream in the fourth one.

By the way, the pain alone is intact now, but it will take a few days for my hands and feet to rot away if I leave it like this.

This is the curse.

"What do you say, Brother Glee? Surrender?"

"Surrender, su... forgiveness..."

"Forgive me."

A stroke of human gutter.

Then all the crushed wrinkles stretched and came back to normal as if they were new.

I peel off the hair I used to paste with wax and throw it around.

Now the curse is completely broken.

"Ugh..."

"Well, can't we move for a while now... But I'll make sure you keep your promise. Tell Father I'm getting off the battle tomorrow, and I'm just leaving the house and joining the army. Don't tell me any more. So that's what I'm talking about."

Without looking back, I will leave the exercise area behind.

Oh, boy, that took a lot of extra work.

"Hmm. You're a completely unfamiliar person, such as challenging Seika to that extent."

From between his hair, Yuki in a fox peeks into his face.

"But were you sure? I've shown you one end of Seika's power, and you can keep it alive."

"I promised Luft."

That's about it.

As my brother predicted, I hope this punishes me.

****

The next day.

Gli never woke up asleep, and the duel meant I was unbeaten.

By the way, it's not my fault you got the fever.

That's why Glai was supposed to join the army in due course... but any training would feel lukewarm after such a sight.

I want you to thank me.