Chapter 5

June 19, 15

Correction of error

Unexpected manifestation → Unexpected statement

June 27, 15

Multiple corrections made.

"Offer a small demon, create a small ball of ice, and destroy his possessions."

It has been two days since then, and I have been training to activate the Ice Ball, a basic ice magic spell, but it's not going well. Today, I almost managed to form the ball of ice, but my magic power dissipates before it becomes a complete sphere.

"Sir Christoph, it's time to start sword training."

Deputy Leader Fédeler came to call me with a wooden sword.

"Activating magic is difficult, isn't it?"

Deputy Leader Fédeler seemed confused by my unexpected statement.

"I can't use magic, so I don't know what to say... For swordsmanship, it's important to imagine how you and your opponent will move, but I don't understand magic. I'm sorry."

Hmm, is visualization important in swordsmanship... I never noticed that before.

From now on, I'll incorporate visualization training into my practice swings.

...Wait a moment! Could magic also be about visualization?

...Isn't incantation, in a sense, a form of visualization? Maybe... I'll try it during my free time.

That day, I tried to visualize an imaginary opponent while practicing with the wooden sword.

However, it seems I still need more time to be able to do 100 consecutive swings.

Hanna's lecture finally ended, so I plan to take a short break and then do some magic visualization training.

"Thank you, Luna."

"Sir Christoph, I'm worried about your health from all the training."

Luna, who brought me tea, is concerned about me.

Luna is my personal maid and has been working in this mansion since five years ago, exclusively serving me.

I was bedridden until about a year ago, so it's understandable, but Luna is quite a worrier.

"I can finally move my body, so I want to train to build a body that can resist illness."

It is said that mages generally live long lives, so if I train my body and use magic, I should be able to live to a decent age.

"Luna's tea is as delicious as always."

"Thank you... Please don't overexert yourself."

"I'll be careful."

We enjoy a casual conversation during the break.

Luna is five years older than me and has a nice figure and a beautiful face, so it's a pleasure to look at her.

Since I lost my memory, she overlooks any inconsistencies with the previous Christoph, thinking it's just a change in personality.

Well, I've taken a break, and my body feels fine, so let's do some magic visualization training.

First, I close my eyes and imagine the size and hardness of the Ice Ball, then channel my magic power.

The size is 5 cm, and the hardness... should I imagine it as iron?

I felt the sensation of magic power flowing from my body, so I opened my eyes and saw an ice ball floating about 10 cm above my palm.

This is a success.

Perhaps because I had a clear image, the ice ball remained floating without dissipating.

I touched it, and it was a cold, solid block of ice.

Next is the speed.

Let's try 150 km/h.

When I was in Japan, I used to love baseball and went to many games. In baseball, 150 km/h is quite fast, so this should be good.

Launch!

*Thud*, *Crash*!

...What?

*Crack*... *Boom*!

...The Ice Ball hit a tree, and a large hole opened where it hit, causing the tree to break and fall.

I turned around to see Luna staring at me with a half-opened eye.

"...Sir Christoph?"

"It seems to have been successful..."

Is this a success? The Ice Ball did fly, right!

"...I think the Ice Ball's lethality exceeded its intended level?"

I also thought that...

But I insisted it was an Ice Ball.

...Maybe it's because I imagined the ice as hard as iron.

A ball of iron that size traveling at 150 km/h would have considerable power, and it would have killed a human... I need to be more careful.

After that, my mother, who heard the sound of the tree falling, came running and questioned me. I explained, and Captain Rosalia was called in to witness the same Ice Ball.

"Without incantation?!"

Oh, right, I didn't use an incantation...

I realized I hadn't used an incantation when Captain Rosalia shouted in surprise.

"Christoph is a genius in magic!"

My mother is jumping with joy.

It seems that even Captain Rosalia can't perform magic without incantation, which is a high-level skill.

Did I do something big?

My father, who was coincidentally in the capital, was also informed by my mother. He suggested sending me to the Royal Magic Academy to become a court magician, which caused quite a stir.

Apparently, there was a possibility that I had aptitude for all elements, so they were considering sending me to the Royal Magic Academy. This incident seems to have decided my path.

So, I'm set to enter the Royal Magic Academy next spring.

...Wasn't I supposed to become a viscount and manage a small territory?

My father also suggested allocating more time for magic training instead of sword training, but I insisted on continuing sword training until I could do 100 consecutive swings, as I want to build my physical strength. The books I read and Captain Rosalia agreed that physical training is important, even if I'm not aiming to be a swordsman or a knight.