Chapter 31

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I'm now in the cafeteria.

What to do with the two people who froze in shock at my barrier, I waited with Arshain for a while, but eventually my stomach growled loudly, and we all decided to have lunch before continuing. We came to the cafeteria, which was still not very crowded.

We sat at a random table. I ordered my usual children's meal, and the others chose their menus.

Since we were going to practice magic in the afternoon, we decided to change clothes and do some serious training, so we all went back to our respective rooms.

I didn't need to change, so I stayed as I was.

Arshain came back in what looked like a military uniform or camouflage that he found in the closet, and we headed back to the training ground.

We met Yegram and Digray at the dorm entrance and went to the training ground.

Why are you here, Director Tailsmya? And our intelligent-yakuza teacher.

"Teachers, why are you here?"

When Yegram asked, the intelligent-yakuza teacher sighed deeply, and Director Tailsmya smiled wryly.

"Two training dummies were destroyed in the morning alone, so it was decided that we needed to supervise."

"Oh," everyone said in unison, and all eyes turned to me.

It's not just my fault!

When I glared at Arshain, he scratched his head and looked away.

"Director Tailsmya, no, Teacher Tailsmya, if you're going to supervise, why don't you also train us! Especially, the training that made Prince Arshain the strongest in the first year in just two weeks!"

Digray pressed closer to Director Tailsmya.

"Wait, wait! Even if you press me, I didn't do anything special for Prince Hein!"

"No way! You surpassed our ten years of training in just two weeks! There must have been some secret training!"

"Well, I guess it's understandable... What do you think is the most time-consuming part of magic training?"

"Hmm? It's probably the manipulation of magic power, right?"

"Correct! In Prince Hein's case, he mastered what usually takes ten years in just one day, so he was able to handle the subsequent training without any problems. I didn't give him any special training."

"......That's cheating!"

"Indeed, it was a bit like cheating."

"Huh? It's not some secret technique of Teacher Tailsmya?"

"Secret technique? No such thing exists!"

Arshain, who was being stared at by Director Tailsmya and Digray, and I, who was being stared at by Arshain.

I silently pleaded with my eyes, "You were the one who kept it a secret!"

"Is the manipulation of magic power really that different?"

"Of course it is! Your magic has always been rough, you know."

"Shut up! As long as I defeat the enemy, it's fine!"

"Because it's rough, you use too much magic and end up exhausted at the end!"

"Wait, so if you're good at manipulating magic power, you use less of it?"

In response to Digray's question, which interrupted the conversation between the intelligent-yakuza teacher and Director Tailsmya,

"Not just that! The better you get at manipulating magic power, the less resistance you have! This increases the power of your magic!"

"Wh-What? I didn't learn that!"

"You should have learned it in the Young Academy. While they might not have taught you about the relationship with power, they should have mentioned the resistance."

"Hmm? Did they?"

"I learned about magic manipulation and resistance, but not about how they relate to each other."

"That's not good! Not being taught important things during the crucial period of magic training can greatly affect the quality of your magic! I need to talk to the principal!"

"Got it, Teacher Tailsmya! If I start training in magic manipulation now, will my magic power increase?"

"Of course! The effects of magic manipulation training are the same no matter when you start! Shall we begin?"

"Before that, I want to know Prince Arshain's level of magic manipulation! For reference!"

"That's a good idea! But if you want a reference, or rather a goal, you should see Kaita-sama's magic manipulation! Kaita-sama, do you have a magic sphere?"

"Sure do!"

"Then show everyone the color change."

"Sure thing!"

I took out a sphere from my backpack and started changing its color.

First, I changed the color quickly, like flipping a switch.

Then I made a gradient, and finally, I juggled it while changing colors.

Arshain and Director Tailsmya, who were used to seeing this, didn't react much.

Yegram and Digray, who had been surprised by various things in the morning, weren't as impressed this time.

The intelligent-yakuza teacher, however, frowned, widened his eyes, and opened his mouth in amazement.

Director Tailsmya was secretly trying to hold back a laugh at his expression.

After I finished the color change, Digray said with a serious face,

"Having this as a goal... The goal is too high, and I might give up halfway..."

Yegram clapped for me.

"Remember, this is just a goal! If you can change colors at this level, you can cancel out intermediate-level magic spears with a beginner's magic sphere."

"Kaita-sama, can I borrow your magic sphere?"

"Sure!"

When Yegram asked, I lent it to him.

Digray and Director Tailsmya also wanted to try, so I gave it to them.

Director Tailsmya then handed it to the intelligent-yakuza teacher with a smile.

He took it with a face that looked like he had bitten into a sour bug!

With the three of them starting the color change, Arshain and I, along with Director Tailsmya, began practicing intermediate-level magic.

Intermediate-level magic, in simple terms, is a spell that turns a magic sphere into a spear shape to increase penetration and range.

Some people shape it into a bird or insect, but the form is up to the individual.

The goal is to make it fast, far, and sharp, so we practiced hitting flying targets, similar to clay pigeon shooting on TV.

Director Tailsmya operated a remote control-like device, and a shooting port appeared at the corner of the stage, from which targets were launched. The targets were flat, disc-shaped objects made of some unknown material.

We started with slow-moving targets and gradually increased the speed.

First, we tried to shape the magic sphere into a spear.

I created a magic sphere in my palm, sharpened the tip, and extended the base.

A small spear was complete. Then I threw it at the target. "Hya!"

...It didn't even graze it. Throwing the magic sphere would be faster and fly better.

I'm not cut out for spears.

What else? Since I thought of clay pigeon shooting, how about a rifle bullet?

Good idea! I sharpened the tip and carved grooves in a spiral, like on TV, and shot it from my fingertips.

The bullet made a cute "chun" sound and flew at an incredible speed, piercing the target with a "pachya."

Hit by Keita Gokki! *Clap clap clap.*

While I was celebrating, I was grabbed by the shoulders and spun around.

In front of me was Director Tailsmya. He's so close!

"Kaita-sama, what was that magic? I've never seen a spell that flies so fast!"

"Hehe..."

"Cute faces won't fool me! Now, explain!"

I was picked up so I couldn't escape.

When I looked to Arshain for help, he shook his head.

I had no choice but to explain.

Since there are no guns in this world, I'll say it's an arrow.

"I made the sphere into an arrow's fletching and shot it from my fingertips!"

"Fletching, ah, I see! But that speed? What's 'hyun'? You didn't make the gesture of shooting an arrow, did you?"

"I just imitated the moment it flies! Hyun!"

"Imitating the moment it flies... Can you really do that?"

"Want to try?"

"Sure, let's give it a shot!"

Director Tailsmya put me down, created fletching in his palm, and shot it from his fingertips, just like I did.

It flew with a "hyun" and hit the target with a "pan."

I cheered "Yay!" and high-fived him as he laughed.

"It's not as fast as Kaita-sama's, but it's a success!"

"If you practice, it will get faster!"

"Right, I'll practice!"

Arshain watched our interaction with a bemused look.

He then tried to imitate it and started shooting spheres.

"Ah, so that's how Prince Arshain became strong. Kaita-sama uses unconventional magic, Teacher Tailsmya analyzes and imitates it, and then Prince Arshain imitates that."

"Right! So watching Kaita-sama will make you stronger! But, you need Teacher Tailsmya in between, right?"

"But it can still be a reference."

"Or a goal, maybe?"

He seemed to understand.

Meanwhile, the three of them continued changing colors without stopping.

Everyone is so serious.

Arshain has been shooting distorted spheres the whole time.

I think the reason they're not flying fast is because of the distorted shape.

I flew over to Arshain and looked at his hand.

Sure enough, he was trying to force a slightly pointed, distorted sphere to fly.

So, I'll show him an example!

I created a bullet in my small palm and showed it to Arshain.

He looked at the bullet I made and started improving his sphere.

Next to us, Director Tailsmya was also watching closely, but I ignored him as usual.

After that, Arshain's spheres became much faster.

We high-fived and ended today's training.

Digray and Yegram had improved a lot in color changing and could now switch colors like flipping a switch.

They still needed to practice gradients.

The intelligent-yakuza teacher... needs to try harder!

After parting ways with the two teachers, we all headed to the cafeteria, as we were all hungry.