Chapter 66

"Standing at the door of the classroom, I took a deep breath and firmly held the letter containing secrets that my mother had given me."

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"I will train under Master Dew to master the circulation of magic and become a mage who defeats all enemies and difficulties with the power of the wind! I aim to become a great wind mage, always with the wind, and known for living like the wind!"

Everyone fell silent.

Their faces clearly read, "Huh? What does that mean?"

"Ahahaha!

That's great, a wind mage!

Wind, you know, the wind that goes whoosh whoosh, right?

Wow, that's awesome!"

Only Patch-san laughed joyfully.

Master Dew scratched his head and asked me a question.

"Well, it doesn't matter what you aim for...

But how do you plan to defeat enemies with the wind?"

When asked by Master Dew, I answered with the basics of wind magic.

"Well, the basic move is the Wind Cutter.

You send a blade of wind to slice through your opponent."

"Blade of wind? How can the wind have a cutting edge?"

...Indeed.

According to the explanation in the light novel—

"The key lies in the vacuum.

A vacuum is a state without air.

You send a blade of vacuum to slice through your opponent, yes."

"Wind without air?

I don't think it's that easy to create a vacuum with the circulation of magic... Even if you could, why would a lack of air create a cutting edge?"

Indeed...

But I remember hearing that if a human is suddenly thrown into a depressurized space, their body would instantly expand and be destroyed.

The human body, especially the water in it, is usually compressed by about 1 atmosphere of pressure, which is balanced by the force trying to expand outward.

It's the same principle as a snack bag expanding at the top of Mount Fuji.

"Everything in this world is compressed by the air.

You might not feel it, but it's a tremendous force.

If the air suddenly disappears, the force trying to expand outward will go unchecked, causing an explosion or the expansion of bodily fluids, resulting in cutting or functional failure."

Everyone looked at me as if I were a troublesome child.

But I couldn't talk about the robust structure needed to create a pressurized area in space here.

I hastily introduced a Level 3 wind magic that was easier to visualize.

"Besides, there's also a simple Hurricane spell!

It recreates the strong winds of a major storm!

If you increase its power, it can flip over magic cars and even destroy buildings!"

Dante-san gave a sharp critique of the hurricane.

"Hmm...

Winds strong enough to destroy buildings?

It's hard to imagine, but theoretically, it might be possible if you push it far enough.

If you can control that much magic, it might be more efficient to just enhance your body and hit with a hammer."

Indeed...

By the way, this country doesn't get typhoons.

That's probably why it's hard for them to imagine the power of the wind.

And I'm not talking about efficiency!

I'm talking about creating a romantic phenomenon with the power of magic!

"Ahahaha!

That's great, full of dreams like a child!

If you can fly freely in the sky with the power of the wind, let me know!

Ahahaha!"

"Kyahaha!

That's great, then I'll call you master!

How about flipping up girls' skirts while flying?

This stoic guy!

Kyahaha!"

"\"Pfft!\""

These guys!

I'll show them the power of my wind magic someday!

I got frustrated and started to circulate magic around my body.

The image was Level 4 wind magic, a Tornado.

"Whoa!"

The wind swirled.

Everyone stopped laughing abruptly.

"...Unbelievable...

You're circulating magic outside your body after just one look."

"No...

You're just releasing it, not taking it back in.

Hey, kid!

Slow down, you'll collapse from magic exhaustion!"

So, I need to circulate it...

Indeed, I can feel my magic being drained.

I tried to circulate the magic I released from my right hand back into my body through my left hand, imagining compressing the magic.

But it was difficult.

By releasing it outside the body, unlike body enhancement, you can simultaneously release and absorb magic, but most of the released magic dissipates.

But...

I have to show them the fear of the wind!

I used my last strength to release a burst of magic and then lost consciousness.

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The swirling wind fluttered the black mantles of the knights, messed up Dew's bangs, and dissipated.

Allen collapsed on the spot.

Dante gasped.

"...Just by mimicking, you managed to circulate magic outside your body and release enough to lose consciousness...

Your talent for magic manipulation is truly exceptional."

Dew's face twisted into a fierce smile.

"That's not a cute thing.

This kid, in the end, listened to me and managed to circulate a bit of magic.

Moreover, in an unconventional way, releasing from his right hand and absorbing with his left.

To be honest, his talent for magic manipulation is incomparable to mine.

If I teach him detection magic, I can't even imagine how far he'll go."

The knights present were stunned by Dew's words.

Everyone here understands the extraordinary talent of Dew Over, the commander, in detection magic.

"...Well, I've seen something interesting.

'A mage who defeats all difficulties with the power of the wind,' huh?

...You might only be able to laugh about it now."

Patch's face was filled with joy.

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The story returns to the External Magic Research Club.

"I've found my direction as a mage.

Though I'm far behind everyone else, I will strive to become a mage and train here."

Hearing my confident words, Al and Dol, as well as the other club members, were shocked.

The members probably know that I lack the talent for property change.

Hehehe.

That day, after collapsing at the central garrison in the capital, I woke up and asked Dew to take me as a disciple again, and he agreed.

Since then, I've been helping with the knights' work while learning external magic circulation from him.

It was a harsh training, as I had hoped.

Last weekend, for example, no matter how many times I was told to focus on enhancing my hearing, I kept practicing magic circulation until I collapsed. My master got angry and, as a punishment, sent me into a pitch-black cave filled with vampire bats, armed with only a wooden sword, and made me jump down a strange vertical shaft to find an exit, which took me 12 hours to find.

I could have died.

But through this forced, life-threatening training, I learned the importance of enhancing my hearing with detection magic.

Not only is the magic itself useful, but the feeling of linking magic outside my body back to myself is directly applicable to the wind magic I want to do.

The teachings of the ancients are indeed important.

"Really?

Impressive, Allen!

So, what kind of magic is it?"

Hehehe.

Glad you asked.

"My magic is wind attribute magic that applies external magic circulation!

I live with the wind!

That's my path as a mage!"

"...Again, I don't understand...

So, you're creating wind with magic circulation, but what's the purpose?"

"Hehe. Just watch.

See the results of my month of grueling training."

I stood naturally in the spot.

Everyone watched in anticipation.

"Haah!"

Magic swirled.

In this month, I had learned to create a wind of about 8 meters per second and circulate magic in a 5-meter radius with almost no loss.

"Kyaaa!"

The wind I created lifted the skirts of several female students who were watching in anticipation.

One of the girls with braids, whom Dol had mentioned as my fan, had a very flashy purple—

I felt a gaze and looked up to see the girl glaring at me with tears in her eyes.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to—"

"You're the worst!"

She ran off, leaving those words behind.

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Allen began his journey as a mage.

The astonishing topic of expanding the concept of detection magic to create a new (non-)attribute magic, "wind attribute," which anyone could use, was completely ignored.

Instead, a group of lecherous male students joined the External Magic Research Club out of curiosity, and they began to revere Allen as a "skirt-flipper" due to the high difficulty of the "skirt-flipping" technique.

Furthermore, the overly talented lecherous male students organized the mathematical conditions required to flip skirts with wind and named it "Allen's Formula."

Allen's research was completely labeled as a perverted pursuit.

Only Faye and Jue, upon hearing the rumors, burst into laughter and started wearing unusually short skirts, circling around Allen. However, Allen's popularity among female students plummeted, and there was even a movement to establish a fan club.

Moreover, a strange phenomenon emerged where Allen's reputation would drop even if the wind just blew and skirts were lifted, like an old saying.

Thank you as always!

I'll take a break tomorrow!

I'm sorry for the long afterword!