Chapter 40

In the morning, since everyone ended up in a miserable state due to their own actions, what should we do in the afternoon?

As we were discussing, "How about this...," a few young ladies approached us and said,

"Excuse us, if you have the time, would you be willing to be our opponents in a mock battle?"

The one who spoke was Eliza Slimea, the young lady with the pigtails.

I thought mock battles sounded a bit dangerous, but apparently, they are a regular part of the curriculum at the academy.

I had always thought that noble young ladies would make a fuss over even a minor scratch, but while there are some like that, it seems that noble young ladies are expected to have enough martial skills to defend themselves.

Come to think of it, the First Royal Consort had a scar on her face!

There are also many young ladies who laugh "Hehehehe" while wielding whips and iron fans.

Scary!

Moreover, for some reason, the barriers of girls are apparently more powerful than those of boys.

That's really scary!

Without any reason to refuse, and since we had been playing with magic for a few days, we decided to have a proper training session. The battle began with Eliza and four other young ladies against Althea, Yegram, and Diggory.

Me? I'm just an observer.

The young ladies said it would be impossible to attack a young child like me.

Tailsmya Director is the referee, and the intellectual-yakuza teacher is observing.

I'm sitting between the intellectual-yakuza teacher's crossed legs.

The training facility's remote control creates a large barrier to prevent any damage outside of it.

Since I've been living a life far removed from real combat, I'm excited, nervous, and a bit scared!

The young ladies exchanged noble courtesies and faced each other, and the mock battle began.

Althea, who always carries a magic bag, held a sword for the first time and stood at the front, while Diggory, who had pulled out two daggers from somewhere, stood next to her.

Yegram, who focuses on magical attacks, stood at the back.

On the young ladies' side, two mages stood at the back, Eliza in the center with a whip, and a young lady with a slender sword at the front. What was that spiky stick again?

"Teacher, what's that spiky stick?"

"Ah, that's a mace, a weapon used to knock down opponents."

"Scary!"

"Look closely, the truly scary thing is that whip in the center. It has small but sharp blades attached, and it can cut an opponent's neck with a single swipe!"

"Eek! Are Hein and the others going to be okay?"

"Well, those three should be fine, but sometimes young ladies can launch quite vicious attacks."

The image of young ladies is becoming increasingly terrifying!

The young lady wielding the mace seems frail, but I can't imagine where she gets such strength, and the young lady with the slender sword is incredibly fast.

If you dodge the attack from the front, the whip whistles through the air and gouges the ground.

The whole time, magic is flying around.

What is this? Young ladies are so scary!

Moreover, they are all fighting in their uniforms!

The boys' team, which seemed to be on the defensive, suddenly changed when Yegram arched his back. A magic spell was activated, and a wind-like force swept through the barrier. The two mages at the back, who were touched by the wind, suddenly hugged themselves and started shaking.

The wind continued to swirl, moving from the back to the front, brushing against the young ladies in the front and then returning to the back.

The young ladies who were touched by the wind started shaking and clutching their weapons.

Taking advantage of this, Althea and Diggory disarmed and neutralized their opponents.

Eliza, who was in the center, tried to help her friends despite shaking, but her aim was off due to her trembling, and her whip was quickly entangled and taken by Althea's sword, ending the mock battle.

"We lost rather quickly, I'm sorry for the disappointing result and for not making it worth your while to be invited."

"No, no, not at all! The two young ladies in the front had a good balance of speed and strength, and Slimea's whip was both accurate and powerful. The wave attacks from the back were quite threatening!"

"I'm very pleased to hear that. However, I don't think you all were using your full strength, were you?"

Eliza glared at us with a slightly pouting face, which was truly tsundere! She was undeniably cute!

But that's not the point.

Indeed, apart from Yegram, none of the others used magic, and Yegram's magic seemed more focused on neutralizing the opponents rather than attacking.

"We were powerless against the power of Assemble's magic and were neutralized. The swift and precise suppression methods of Prince Althea and Raver were very educational. Thank you."

"Indeed, being able to accurately point out each other's strengths shows that you have a good eye! Do you understand your own weaknesses as well?"

Tailsmya Director joined in with a teacher's demeanor.

Each of them discussed their weaknesses, and Tailsmya Director gave advice on magic.

"Teacher, you seem like a student."

"No, I'm definitely a student."

"Eh? You don't have classes, you don't study, and you only come to the training facility?"

"Well, this year, the group assignments and class leader elections were unusually quick. Normally, it's more complicated and takes longer."

"Hmm."

"Starting next week, we'll have exercises away from the academy, so you won't have time to be bored."

"Hmm."

"It's different from the world you lived in, isn't it?"

He ruffled my hair.

The discussion ended, and the young ladies left. Althea and the others came over.

The intellectual-yakuza teacher stood up, holding me under his arm.

With a "Here," I was handed over to Althea.

"Thank you for the training."

The three of them patted my head.

"Thanks to the training with Keita, my magic power increased, and I was able to win!"

Yegram said, but I think he was already capable of that level of magic.

"Yegram, you were already strong, right?"

"But my activation time and control of wind magic have improved significantly!"

"Hmm, Yegram is amazing."

The cheerful exchange between Yegram and me was interrupted by Diggory.

"Hey, I worked hard too, but this time Yegram got all the credit!"

"Diggory, your exploration was cool."

"Really? Thanks! Actually, I'm even cooler, but I can't go all out against young ladies!"

Ignoring the elated Diggory, I patted his arm and said,

"Hein was also cool at the end, the whip went 'whoosh' and the sword 'clink.'"

"Didn't use magic?"

"Yeah, our basic approach in this team is centered around the sword."

"Huh? Don't you cast magic on the sword?"

"Magic on a sword? I've never heard of that."

"Magic sword, you mean?"

"Magic swords exist in the castle, but..."

The method of infusing magic into a sword and fighting doesn't seem to exist.

Shuuta, your dream of a magic sword doesn't exist in this world?

Brother, make one!

I felt Shuuta's voice from somewhere.

If the youngest asks, the older brother has no choice but to try!

"Sheryu, I want a knife."

"Keita, a knife is too dangerous for you! It's not a toy!"

Althea scolded me.

But I wasn't asking for a weapon.

Maybe Althea was a bit excited from the mock battle, as he didn't notice my request.

The knife Sheryu always carries is a paper knife or a dining knife.

This time, he handed me a safer paper knife.

I looked at Althea, who scratched his head.

I jumped from Althea's arm, took the paper knife, and cast magic on it.

The knife is made of silver.

I flowed magic into the knife, but it didn't flow smoothly at first. I slowly infused it, and the knife gradually glowed, showing the flow of magic.

Let's try water magic, which is safe!

I cast water magic on the magic-infused knife, and it became moist as if it were wet. I then lowered the temperature, and the surface froze.

I imagined a magic sword with a sharp, icy edge that could freeze an opponent with a touch.

The knife glowed softly, and it was complete!

"Sheryu, do you have something to cut?"

"Something to cut?"

He rummaged in his magic bag and brought out a piece of wood. Why did he have that?

But it was convenient, so I ignored it.

I placed the log in front of me and touched it with the magic sword.

The cut slowly progressed, and the cut surface froze.

The log was cut without much force.

Everyone was speechless and stunned.

I put my hands on my hips and smiled smugly.