Chapter 51

Anyway, the class began.

"Hmm."

Still, starting with magic letters is quite basic, isn't it?

Magic letters are the foundation of the foundation. After all, the combination of these letters forms words, and the combination of words creates spells. It's only natural that a magician would have them perfectly memorized.

But I understood the explanation that followed.

"Many of you probably haven't memorized the magic letters or grammar well. Thanks to skills, you can use magic even if you don't know them. However, to use more advanced magic, a deep understanding of these is necessary."

That's right.

It's different from me, who has to create spells from scratch.

But it's not that difficult.

It's just a matter of memorizing them.

"Of course, it's not something you can easily memorize. After all, there are over a hundred magic letters."

...I think a hundred or so can be easily memorized?

I'm pretty sure I memorized almost all of them on the first day.

I glanced around.

Most of the students had troubled expressions, staring at the magic letters on the blackboard.

Kaito, who sat next to me, was no exception.

"Wow, we have to memorize so many of them..."

No, what are you going to do if you stumble at the magic letters?

The "words" created by the combination of magic letters number well over a thousand?

Incidentally, the magic letters, words, and grammar differ depending on the type of magic.

So you can't use red magic letters in blue magic.

Actually, red magic is relatively easy to handle in terms of spells.

The most difficult is black magic.

After all, it has three types of magic letters.

The complexity of the spells might be one reason why black magic isn't popular.

The blue magic class was similar.

Starting with the basic magic letters.

While red magic letters are ideographic, each letter having its own meaning, blue magic letters are phonetic.

Therefore, there are fewer magic letters, but the number of words created by their combinations is far greater than in red magic.

"Hey, are you really serious about attending six academies? Honestly, I think even one is tough..."

Kufa, who was worried about me, said.

"Well, I can show you my notes if you want..."

"Thanks."

But since the content will likely be what I've already studied for a while, it shouldn't be necessary.

The green magic class was with Colette.

"Ugh... I can't memorize all of this..."

She was also struggling to memorize the magic letters.

There was nothing particularly noteworthy in the practical classes at the red and blue academies, but there was an interesting class at the green academy.

It was a class on flight magic.

The three major career paths for green magic users are farming, sailing, and transportation.

Flight magic, which manipulates the air to fly through the sky, is essential for the transportation industry.

It's much faster and safer than traveling on the ground, making it suitable for delivering letters and light cargo.

Even if you don't pursue such a career, being able to fly would be convenient in many ways.

I was a complete beginner when it came to flight magic.

I didn't even know how to construct the spells.

I don't know if it's because Dad thought I didn't need it, but he never taught me.

No, that's right, Dad has a fear of heights... Yeah, he couldn't teach me because he couldn't use it himself.

"First, imagine your body being lifted by an updraft. It might be easier to imagine if you spread your arms wide like a bird's wings."

The instructor was giving guidance, but this is aimed at those with skills.

With skills, by strongly imagining the desired phenomenon, the necessary spell is naturally drawn in the brain.

In fact, several students were floating in the air just by doing that.

"Wow... t, that's amazing... I can really fly—ah!?"

Colette lost her balance in the air and fell, sitting on the ground.

Perhaps because it was funny, laughter could be heard from around her.

Colette's face turned red with embarrassment.

However, although she failed, she should be able to fly well if she keeps practicing.

On the other hand, I can't do it like them.

Without a skill, imagining it won't make the spell appear.

"Hmm. An updraft, huh. Then the spell should be like this... No, it's too strong, I might be blown away. ...Is this better?"

I constructed and activated the spell myself.

"Alright, here—!"

As soon as my body started to rise, the updraft seemed to shift, turning into a force that made me spin. I ended up upside down and hit the ground headfirst.

"...I see. That was a failure."

Thanks to my protection, it didn't hurt at all, but I reflected on it while still upside down.

Not only should I create an upward air current, but to maintain balance, it would be better to generate air currents from all sides to support my body.

"Hahaha! What was that? Did you see that?! Even though you're a beginner, you all are really bad. Alright, I'll show you how it's done!"

A loud laugh echoed.

As I returned to my normal position, I turned my gaze in the direction of the voice.

A small boy was laughing, holding his stomach.

"Ah, that was funny... But even if you're beginners, you're all so bad. Alright, I'll show you an example!"

The boy, without being asked, demonstrated flight magic.

His small body shot up into the air and swam through it smoothly.

He even did a somersault.

Hmm. As confident as he is, he's quite good.

After a while of flying, the boy came down with a proud look on his face.

"How was that! I can fly better than anyone! I could even win a race!"

...A race?