Lemuria, why ask for me so early in the morning? I was going to sleep a bit longer.
I know how much you would have taken if I hadn't come to pick you up.
Tell me why you called me. You need money, right?. I obviously need. You're already aware of that. Still, you are trying to make fun of me. If i wanted to make fun, i wouldn't have called you here, but still, seeing you in stress is quite amusing, but as an elder sister, I'm helping you
you only have to make your class win in Interacademy Magic Competition; it's on you how you do it and you will get your bonus
i can do anything to win, yes, anything. You sure
yes, sure. Wait, you can't interfere, and your class can't cheat either.
But just know you were saying we can do anything to win
Listen, this is not a joke. The victor of this contest will advance to the kingdom's team selection competition.
if your class can qualify for the kingdom's team selection tournament. I'll reward you with something you'll undoubtedly like.
no, first tell me what you will give me and i will do what you say.
You are free to leave if you do not want the reward. Keep in mind that no one has ever regretted accepting my offers. You may not receive your bonus even if your class wins the interacademy competition.
Is it a threat? Indeed, it is. What are you going to do? Sakuro Grimard
I'll gladly accept your offer. There is no reason for me to lose both things. I need money, but the reward you give me could be expensive.
So I will just sell it. Just shut up; it's enough. Can you talk about anything besides money?
What are you getting at? Think about it from my perspective: did you know that I regularly deal with debt collectors during the day? I even have dreams about them asking for money. i can't even sleep properly anymore
Why are you crying? This is entirely your fault. If you spend money on what is important rather than buying expensive things, you are no longer a military mage, so try to limit your expenses.
I can't live like a beggar; it's too much for me to handle.
living a modest life doesn't mean you are a beggar.
You must also lead a modest life, don't you? You are a retired military mage, after all.
Do not make comparisons between me and yourself. I am different. You appear to be getting flustered. What happened?
If you want the bonus, you'd better start training your students. Do not waste my time here.
So let us meet on the day of the tournament. Later, Lemuria I have not eaten for the past two days, but would you kindly give me some money? Why did you not ask earlier? I also have a hard time asking for money. i don't want to take money from someone; it's just i really don't have any
ok, come with me. I will take you to breakfast; it is on me. Even if it's not, I can't pay.
Do not ruin the mood with your comments. Don't discuss your finances while we're eating. okay, let's go
order whatever you want to eat. i will have some bread with milk
what is your order? What are you doing here? who, me? yes
i retired and came back home. It's no fun living out there
Sakuro Sophia is also a head chef in the academy. haven't seen her there
i was sick so i didn't come to the academy for the past two weeks ,it's a different matter why you didn't tell me you were back. i forgot to tell you
it's instructor and Archmage Lemuria; they are eating. Let's not bother them. There's Sophia too. Does she know them? I've never seen them together before
How is everyone doing with their one-word chants and physical training?
Instructor, what are we going to do for the interacademy tournament
i was going to talk about that. we are increasing training for that
Josephine: Why is he so excited?
Elnesia: Nope, that's not it. he is after something else i can tell just by seeing his face
i will teach you some new methods of using magic and one trump card technique too. too everyone excited
What's making you so depressed? Not all students are eligible to participate in the tournament. The students that you choose will go
Begin training; I will select you once you have gained some experience in duels and are more creative. There are several methods for tricking someone.
after one week
How many students can I select? Four students.
So the first is Elnesia, who has significant firepower and ice ability. The second is Josephine, who possesses precise control over water, fire, and lightning.
Isn't she a mage with fire-based abilities? I don't know who told you, but she is a multi-talented mage.
instructor How did you discover that? I had never used anything but fire. it's simple. i can see elemental fluctuations around you the most but one more student have fluctuations more than you but her type is only two
I was also caught by this guy. I thought he hadn't noticed me; he was simply keeping my secret. I need to accept that he has some skills. Archmage Lemuria and Dean were the only teachers who noticed me and Josephine having born with abilities.
the third is the red-haired boy. My name is Filius. You are skilled at fire manipulation and hand-to-hand combat. The fourth is that boy with blonde hair. My name is Caspian, and I'm skilled at swordsmanship and wind magic.
you all will come in evening for extra classes.
why only four of us? because you are going to participate in the competition, I need to focus on you guys more
in the evening
Caspian You try to strike me with that wooden sword. You are free to leave if you can touch me. just that, instructor, you are looking down on me. i have trained with swords from when i was 5 years old . stop speaking and just come at me with your best. where is your sword? my , i will not use one. if use one, how will it be fair for you? instructor i mean, you must be good but this is too much. don't waste time i have other students to teach too
don't regret later you asked for it.
is he dumb? caspian is the best in swordsmanship in our whole academy
Elnesia don't worry, my father told me it is impossible to hit him until he allows it to hit
how does your father know him? my father had taken care of him in the past before he left the town. you mean this guy lived here? Yes, not many kids know him, and i just remember a friend with white hairs with whom i have spend my childhood
you mean you and this guy are childhood friends. i don't know but my father told me he was a really good kid before he left
damn you move really fast. what happened to your skills of several years? you can't even touch me. caspian panting and sweating, runs towards sakuro and gives a jab from his sword and then slashes 3 times in perfect combination but nothing touches sakuro
you can even perceive my fake slashes before i even do them
You failed miserably, and now you're going to start training with your wind magic.
filius know you touch in hand-to-hand combat; you can also leave
filius panting and sweating, asked, who the hell are you?" don't you feel tired at all? it's been 2 hours. i was going to ask this question of you. a normal kid should have lost but you are still standing. don't think i'm weak just cause i can't touch you; it's just your stamina is too high for me to handle
you lost go and try using fire with hand-to-hand combat
so know it's josephine . instructor i have to touch you. yes,just touch me. It doesn't matter it's your leg or hands. anything is fine
she raises her hand high in the practice ground.ok ,so "Ignis".a firebal size of a football hurdels towards sakuro .he side steps the fireball .instantly a lightning bolts and water chains comes towards him from the behind trying to seize him but he breaks them with his palms, hitting them. from behind josephine's voice comes you lost her palm almost touches him, himbut he flips over her and aims his palm behind her. I lost
no you almost passed there so you can leave before others but not know .instructor how was my attack.you could have touched me by faking the fireball and then trying to distract me with you lightning bolts and water chain butmy senses are a bit too sharp to be fooled like that and I'm experinced in combat a bit too so there is no chance for youto win at your level.I'll try my best so I can touch you
Your fake attacks aren't strong enough to divert someone's attention long enough for you to get closer. You should boost your firepower a little.
Elnesia calmly inhales as she steps onto the practice field. The temperature in the practice ground starts falling. You've improved your control.
It goes without saying that I have been practicing daily. so my efforts will be rewarded. It pays, but not right now.
What are you getting at? Nothing you do today will touch me, no matter how hard you try. Let's see about that.
He leaps into the air, floating high above. Why does he not stand on the ground? Ice spoikes erupted from his position and spread out in all directions. She did a great job trapping him, but it's unfortunate that the instructor leaped into the air instead of the ground.
A huge ice spike descends on Sakuro from above. Whoa, she did it. Don't get too excited, filius. Yes, Caspian is correct; we are unaware of the abilities the teacher may be hiding. A number of ice shards flew everywhere as Sakuro clenched his fist and broke the spike.
I quit. why you could have used your remaining mana in a lot more ways. I could have, but it's already obvious that I can't touch you.
You can't touch me, that's true, but at least try; only the ones who do so until the very end will succeed.
Whatever, there is no need to try to do what we cannot.
ok know you guys will spar with each other in evening and help each other in creating ways of using your magic