Flying in the Sky Lilianne

  A mask-wearing people filled out the dim space.

  Normally, I absolutely would never come to a place where a mob is gathered like this.

  However, there’s something the current me has to do.

  I can throw away anything for My Angel, even my petty pride.

  For example, yes, I can even bear the troublesome masks that conceal people’s faces.

  While the gazes were gathered on the stage where a magic tool shined, a mask-wearing man went up on the stage and announced himself as the host of tonight’s event using a loudspeaker magic tool.

  The masked man, who was the host of the event, started explaining after giving a brief greeting.

  The host said that both the quality and size of the conspicuous shine is a 1st-grade article.

  Once he finished explaining, he presented the minimum amount of money and began the auction.

  Though the bidding just began, the price steadily rose.

  However, that amount of money is just a loose change for the people gathered in this place.

  Of course, the same goes for me. But, what I desire is not a magic fragment of such grade.

  For the magic tool I want to make for My Angel this time, even the high-quality magic fragments from the Christophe House don’t possess enough magical power.

  I used countless magic fragments to disperse sorcery by trial and error, but everything was unstable and lacking no matter what.

  There’s no way I could present My Angel a defective product like that.

  The magic stones Annela-dono collected are mostly used for the defensive barrier of the mansion, so I can’t use those.

  The thing would be resolved if I could use those, but it cannot be helped.

  Annela-dono has not been leaving My Angel’s side recently as well, so securing magic stones is not easy.

  The source of supply of magic fragments that is Annela-dono has been lost, and with that, I have lost the way to secure magic stones.

  Magic stones are usually put up for auction.

  That’s because the winning bids would yield much more than selling them in the magic fragment specialist shops.

  Magic stones aside, obtaining magic fragments of a good quality from a magic fragment specialist would be possible, but what I need this time is a magic stone.

  However, a magic stone isn’t something that’s put up for auction very often.

  This time, using the intelligence network of the Christophe House, I have tracked down a black market auction.

  However, unlike the quality assured government auctions, the eyes of all people are on these black market auctions.

  Occasionally, articles that deceive even the veteran warriors are put up for auction. However, that is widely accepted as the powerful charm of the black market auction.

  As a result, I would be troubled if the wrong thing was bid for, so I have to participate myself.

  Of course, several servants from the Christophe House are accompanying me as guards.

  The Christophe House’s servants possess strengths higher than first-rate bodyguards, so I can just concentrate on appraising the magic stone.

  After a couple of auctions finished, the venue livened up.

  As expected, the first few articles were just for a warm-up. The real thing starts here.

  What came out next was magic tool with one of the 2nd-grade recovery sorceries――Water Solace, sealed inside.

  The ornament is not bad, but the size is a problem. It would slip off her arm.

  However, it’s the most expensive article yet. It’s not a mere thing for the masses in the end, huh.

  If it was me, I could seal identical power to a magic fragment one-third its size.

  If I made the ornament much more beautiful too, My Angel might show her compassionate and affectionate expression.

  No, something of such low-grade like the Water Solace is not worthy of bringing out My Angel’s expression.

  As I thought, only the best among the 1st-grade sorceries, Healing of the Earth is suitable……

  However, the Healing of the Earth is already sealed within the Salvarua model necklace I gave her.

  Even if My Angel possesses several magic tools with the Healing of the Earth, they all have to be the best articles……

  「Eliott-sama, next up is what you came for」


  「Fumu. At last, huh」


  My thoughts went off the track a little because my only objective is the magic stone, but the real thing starts here.

  The amount I have prepared this time is all of my wages I have yet to spend.

  I won’t regret if it’s for My Angel.

  Rather, I have forgotten that I am getting paid for my work until now.

  That’s because I have no need for money at all in the Christophe House.

  However, I’m quite worthy of the high-grade magic tool craftsman title, so the remuneration I get is also quite a lot.

  It would be unusual for me to get outbid.

  If I do, I just have to borrow Annela-dono’s shadow.

  「The next article would be this auction’s greatest showpiece. A great magic stone obtained from the very Earth and Water Dungeon called the Dezesseis. As everyone knows, Dezesseis Dungeon has been captured eight years ago――」


  The host gave a stream of explanations regarding the main attraction.

  A befitting reason is necessary for a magic stone of such level to be put up for auction in the black market auction.

  If not, the national armed forces might move to arrest you as a result of your successful bidding.

  However, the Christophe House’s intelligence network has gathered information regarding this matter for me, so there’s no problem.

  The host is explaining the same thing now.

  The noisy venue returned to normal.

  The explanation ended, the host presented the starting bid, and the auction began.

  Naturally, the price jumped to the highest so far, but there’s no problem with that.

  「Eliott-sama, how is it?」


  「Umu. There’s no doubt. There’s nothing to criticize about its concealed quantity and quality of magical power」


  「Understood」


  A servant from the Christophe House with deep knowledge of auctions next to me――I don’t remember his name though――asked for the result of my appraisal, and moved forward to participate in the bidding.

  It’s not possible for me to make a mistake in the appraising.

  The dashing light from the magic tool on top of the stage provided the information, but among the magic stones Annela-dono collected, this one would be of the lower-grade.

  However, the magic stones Annela-dono collects are all abnormal, so this magic stone is a plentifully rare magic stone.

  While thinking such, as one would expect from an expert on auctions among the Christophe House’s servants, his bid was immediately accepted.

  Moreover, a considerable amount of money I have prepared still remained.

  The objective of this auction has been accomplished. There’s no need to stay in this place any further.

  「Let’s return」


  Receiving the magic stone, we left the auction hall behind after I verified the article.

  It was a secondary residence of a noble, but I forgot what his name was.

  Rather than remembering the names of inconsequential nobles, making a gift for My Angel from this magic stone is much more important.

  「Eliott-sama, the troops of the one who fought with me in the auction seem to be encircling the surroundings. Please wait a moment」


  It seems that a fool is doing a foolish thing.

  Starting a fight with the Christophe House’s servants as your opponents is nonsensical.

  However, I shouldn’t be thinking about something like that.

  While I was working out the design of the ornament again, the servants returned.

  Naturally, there wasn’t a single drop of blood on them. But, their opponents aren’t breathing anymore.

  「We have kept you waiting. Well then, let’s return to the mansion」


  Returning to my workshop, I immediately started sealing sorcery in the magic stone.

  A sealing crystal of the 2nd-grade.

  It keeps sorcery limited to the 2nd-grade, but the amount of magical power is much higher than that of a poor 1st-grade sorcery.

  This time, I absolutely needed a magic stone to increase the uptime.

  I specialize in both magic stone processing and the consumption of magical power, but the estimated uptime is still short.

  However, I have no regrets if it concerns My Angel.

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  「My Angel. Please, accept this」


  「Thank youu~」


  Ahh, how beautiful……

  It’s no exaggeration to say that she’s the God’s greatest masterpiece.

  And, her figure while getting accustomed to the magic tool I made, is truly――


  Her hair that glittered like silver threads with two pairs of white-feathered wings on her back.

  Each wing had a different sorcery sealed within.

  「Uppp~」


  Simultaneously with a sweet voice that would send shivers even to a God, My Angel floated up in the air.

  The four wings each moved separately via telepathic waves and a zero-gravity space wrapped around her body.

  Furthermore, controlling the flight feathers made from the magic stone kept her extremely carefully stable in the air.

  Flapping the four wings while suspended in the air, she truly looked like an Angel.

  「How…… beautiful……」


  When I gave the magic tool with telepathic waves sealed within to My Angel, the servants have naturally gathered around.

  Up until now, there were many who collapsed with a nosebleed, but it was totally different this time.

  Everyone in this place was captivated.

  Nearly everyone started shedding tears unconsciously and naturally raised their hands to pray.

  I was one of them.

  Next, she started flapping her four flapping wings and dancing in the air, making several servant collapse while spewing blood from their noses.

  Among them were several of those who returned from the auction with me after slaughtering their enemies.

  There’s not much you could do after seeing her beautiful appearances.

  That’s because My Angel is that lovely…… and sacred.

  New ideas for magic tools popped in my head as I watched My Angel dancing in the air.

  Ahh…… My Angel.

  From now on, I will show you that I will be able to make any magic tool for you.

  Why don’t I get a hold of another magic stone and make the same thing one more time to see her magnificent dance again!

  Idle Talk 21

  Personal Maid’s――Nija’s Pledge

  All of the personal maids of Lilianne La Christophe gathered in the room of one of the maids――Nija, whose repertoire of odd magic tool recently increased again.

  Nija who was waiting in her room without her usual deadpan expression, but with her normally eyes half-closed and very loose-looking mouth looked extremely creepy.

  Moreover, her bear ears were somewhat proudly glittering as well.

  However, the other three could guess why she had such creepy-looking grin plastered on her face.

  It was so spooky they didn’t want to ask, but they still had to. If they could receive that grace themselves, they could ignore Nija’s creepiness, that was the degree the girls were blinded to by the rewards that await.

  「Nija~ stop it alreadyy~」


  「Right~ right~ just what has happened~」


  「I think I can generally guess, but I would like to hear the method by all means, please spit it all out!」


  「.…… Even Mira reached this point」


  Her voice was penetratingly cold unlike her very loosely looking mouth, but whether Mira was already used to it or she mustered up her courage for the sake of her beloved master Lilianne, she properly stared back at Nija.

  But, it seems to be the latter after all as cold sweat flowed on her back.

  「Leave thatt~ asidee~」


  「Yeah, yeah, leave Mira’s punishment for later and quickly speak up~」


  Jenny and Lacria who couldn’t wait anymore drew closer to Nija, but intending to tease them, the grin on Nija’s face grew larger.

  「.…… Fufu. Want to know?」


  「「「Of course!」」」


  Satisfied by the three’s harmonized voices, Nija opened her very loose mouth.

  Then, the contents Nija brought up were enough to discourage the three.

  That’s because the three never thought of deceiving their master to receive affection.

  But, while discouraged, they simultaneously thought: “As expected of Nija.”


  The boldness to deceive the master in order to receive the reward.

  And the ability to carry out the relatively difficult fake cry was simply done with the use of a magic tool.

  That magic tool naturally came from her beastman friend who specialized in remodeling of magic tools.

  If, by any chance, some kind of a weakened stimulant influenced Lilianne, it couldn’t be undone, so she couldn’t take such risk by any means.

  As expected, that much was impossible for Nija to do.

  At worst, her head would be removed from the rest of her body, and at best, she would be dismissed from her post.

  But, magic tool definitely wouldn’t affect Lilianne. Of course, she had it remodeled with extreme caution.

  「.…… Fufu…… Fufu…… Fufufufufu」


  「I wonder~ if I should practice my fake cryingg~……」


  「How about lightly poking your eyes?」


  「That would be difficult……」


  In the small room where the four women gathered, a conversation with contents that couldn’t be spoken in public unfolded until the break was over.

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  The next day.

  The four gathered in Nija’s room that was full of scattered magic tools again.

  However, Nija who was grinning so much yesterday was now sitting in the corner, burdened by a great shadow.

  Lacria was sprawled on Nija’s bed with her head covered by a pillow. Her ears that protruded out of the pillow were unusually vigorless.

  As for the other two, they were making absentminded expressions as if they lost their minds while occasionally wriggling their bodies with entranced expressions when they recalled that incident.

  The ears and tail which Mira usually tries not to move consciously are also completely out her mind now, as her wolf ears match her facial expression and move restlessly while her tail stands upright and falls down over and over again.

  Jenny’s fox ears similarly jiggle frequently and her tail swayed back and forth.

  If someone were to see the girls in such state that they wouldn’t normally display no matter what, they would be certainly confused.

  「Uu~…… uu~……」


  If someone were to see the expression of Lacria who is flapping her legs while hiding her face with a pillow, they would certainly see that her face is full of shame.

  The shameful hell that completely overwhelmed her normally iron heart continued showing its destructive power even now.

  But, she still participated this daily girls-only briefing gathering. Was it because of the sadness?

  The two who were dumbly staring at the ceiling while wriggling their bodies didn’t know why, but they suddenly received a plenty of reward on a scale they didn’t experience before.

  The girls’ thinking were smashed more than usual and their waists were incidentally too, so they couldn’t come to work at all today.

  Even if it was in order to punish Nija, a reward is still a reward.

  It doesn’t change that it’s like receiving a supreme bliss for them.

  Besides, because it was miraculous that Nija got punished for what she has done yesterday, the other three didn’t have any sympathy for her as she was paying for her mistake.

  No, they had no energy to sympathize because of the unusual reward.

  This time’s reward was too much and they didn’t have any spare energy left to think about anything.

  「Hafuu~…… afuu~……」


  Although they leaked out seductive voices and they didn’t know what’s what, their expressions were that of supreme bliss so there weren’t any problems…… probably.

  Nija who was reduced to ashes in the corner of her room in silence couldn’t compare to the one in bashful agony and two in happiness at all.

  A tremendous shadow was spreading above her and destroying her age that wasn’t compromised in years like a torture.

  Even if you couldn’t tell from the unmoving Nija, her wilting bear ears make it clear.

  Today’s incident must have been like a thunderbolt to Nija who was boasting of receiving the most rewards just yesterday.

  In spite of being convinced that she wouldn’t be exposed, Nija carried her mission out yesterday with a huge success just as planned.

  But, her heart dropped with the words Lilianne brought overnight.

  Her nose that grew from the plan and actions that could be said to be carried out perfectly has been plucked from the root, bringing a despair that made her believe that she just tasted a true hell.

  She could only watch the reward that she was supposed to receive after being completely restricted.

  Taking any means to receive the reward, no, in fact, a personal maid deceiving her master is obviously a taboo and yet Nija did such action that could cost her life without any hesitation. Her actions were something that couldn’t be expressed in words anymore.

  As a result, she could not even avert her gaze as the others received the four to six times more intense than usual reward.

  Lacria who still continued being in a bashful agony on top of the bed.

  Jenny and Mira who continued savoring the lingering taste of the reward sprawled on the floor.

  Nija who was carrying a gigantic shadow over her depressed heart in the corner of the room.

  An absence from the work today has been already conveyed by all four.

  The chaos in the room continued existing until the each of them fell asleep from exhaustion.

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  The day after that.

  Lacria, Jenny, and Mira somehow recovered, but it was still impossible for Nija.

  She received a direct order from Lilianne who expected that to rest, so Nija was resting for a few days.

  After that, when Nija somehow managed to return, she decided to pledge an absolute allegiance to Lilianne.

  The pledge of Nija’s allegiance is as a follows:

  Mustn’t make Lilianne angry.

  Mustn’t be dishonest in the work for Lilianne.

  Mustn’t lie to Lilianne.

  Lilianne herself wasn’t aware of Nija’s pledge, but Nija swore to never break it and prioritize it over her own life.

  Nija pledged the allegiance, but the punishment was enshrined deep in her heart.

  Prognostic symptoms that made her quiver every time Lilianne entered her sight remained for a while, but Nija was selected as one of the personal maids of the Christophe House because of her abilities. She somehow overcame her prognostic symptoms and managed to work as smoothly as before.

  But, as expected, fear of Lilianne remained deep inside her heart.

  In the future, this fear will change shape and continue remaining in Nija’s heart.

  Together with the allegiance she swore.

  There are only a few people who know that the『.…… Ojousama, impressive』she often said currently has a completely different meaning from the past.

  Today, Nija served Lilianne as her personal maid by her side as well.

  idle talk 12 – Throbbing Right Eye

  Anatoly Ansel Hasselfosh.

  He, who was born as the fourth son of the Viscount naturally has no right to the inheritance.

  He didn’t have to go through the tough education of a noble as the fourth son and was raised quite freely, however, he was uneasy about his future quite early as he couldn’t succeed the House.

  Without misusing his power of the old noble house, he graduated as Knight from the school with excellent results.

  It’s said that passing the 2nd Knights Order’s Third Grade enrollment test will allow you to safely join any Knights Order.

  Because the 2nd Knights Order mostly involve missions of subjugating monster in the Dungeons, they impose a strict test on joining.

  Those who became First Grade Knights were only a few in the old history, all of which were called heroes without exception.

  Those who became the Second Grade Knights are evaluated as the Great Men and these are also especially powerful people.

  Those passing with third grade are slightly increased in numbers, but there are many people with excellent fighting power among them.

  Although Anatoly had the ability to become an immediate fighting force, it doesn’t mean that he could participate in the subjugation immediately after joining.

  Subjugation units flourish in the 2nd Knights Order and their death tolls are naturally also the highest.

  It’s the country’s pride not to send newcomers who has just joined the unit to the death grounds even if they are capable.

  Above all, they are Knights.

  Knights recognize a Lord and serve him/her and protect the weak, they are not demons who send reckless newcomers to the jaws of death.

  To be evaluated as a Hero or a Great man, everyone without exceptions needs to train, train, and train first.

  After three years of training, Anatoly who finished with above average results joined a subjugation unit.

  The end result was the destruction of the unit Anatoly belonged to on their first expedition.

  The monsters in the Dungeon are weak on the lower layers and become stronger as you go descend.

  But, there are exceptions.

  Monster overflow.

  Sometimes, powerful monsters overflow from the deeper layers to the low layers.

  And unluckily, Anatoly’s subjugation unit has encountered a specie of an ancient dragon on a low layer.

  Even though there were over 300 people in the unit, 80% of them perished at the first moment of the encounter.

  An ultra-high temperature breath of the ancient dragon species didn’t leave even a charcoal behind as even the prepared middle class sorcery defense wall was instantly destroyed and the breath swallowed the Knights.

  Although running seems cowardly, it’s not.

  The ancient dragon species are usually a target necessary to be suppressed by the cooperation of the four great powers of the Lizwald continent.

  It’s a tyrannical species enough to call them natural disasters as they burn down every living thing.

  It also has no intelligence, it’s just a slaughter machine with only instincts to kill all.

  The remaining 20% of the unit fell into a state of panic, but it was possible to open an escape route thanks to the excellent directions of the senior officer who stayed behind, but still, only twenty people were able to survive.

  The senior officer who took command was not among the survivors, but the Anatoly was.

  The surviving Knights immediately notified the kingdom of the historical tyrannical being, but the dispatched reconnaissance unit was reorganized into a research unit.

  What the reconnaissance unit brought back was a core of the ancient dragon species.

  Ancient dragon species are monsters and all monsters have a core.

  And the monsters who had their core removed are destroyed without exception.

  This basically means that the ancient dragon species has died.

  But, how or who?

  When the reconnaissance unit arrived on the spot, they said that the lower layer has already turned into hell.

  The surface of the walls of the Dungeon which can’t be scratched even with a powerful sorcery attacks were crumbled, destroyed, all walls in the maze-like first layer have disappeared.

  Many huge craters were found here and there, it was enough to see at a glance that a fierce battle has occurred.

  A dungeon is a monster, and the interior of the dungeon is its body.

  It’s impossible to break its walls as it’s extremely sturdy and swift to repair.

  Seeing such walls left in the condition that they weren’t even repairing was first for the reconnaissance unit.

  Reconnaissance soldiers naturally don’t work alone, but in a group. The famous large low-grade dungeon became silent as death――It took quite a while to search for the place where the battle seems to have ended.

  The dark surroundings which are usually sufficiently illuminated were one of the problems.

  And, what they found was a dead ancient dragon species with its chest area forcibly torn open.

  It was supposed to have six strong legs, but there were only four and all of them were completely smashed, the long tail that could break strong castle walls in one hit was torn from the root in an unrecognizable shape.

  Although there was supposed to be eight eyes, all but one were scooped out, all six wings which allowed the dragon to cast 2nd grade wind sorcery were cut off leaving only one stabbed nearby in the floor in sight.

  The existence which thoroughly destroyed the monster called a natural disaster left its chest area open, so the reconnaissance soldiers managed to secure the core and bring it back.

  At first, it was thought that the one who defeated the ancient dragon species was the Ovent Kingdom’s Hero Annela La Christophe, but she herself has denied it.

  Eventually, the person who subjugated it couldn’t be found, the low layer of the dungeon which the ancient dragon species emerged was so ruined that it couldn’t be repaired, leading it to its extinction, cancelling the investigation.

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  Two years after that.

  Anatoly resigned from the 2nd Knights Order, after many twists and turns, he was picked up by the potential killer of the ancient dragon species and the living legend Annela, and he was thoroughly tempered at the Christophe House’s personal servant training facility.

  Anatoly was different from the most of the people who suffered from trauma and couldn’t grasp their swords again after encountering the ancient dragon species.

  He was expected to make his talents blossom.

  He became strong, not comparable to the time when he encountered the ancient dragon spiecies, but he himself clearly understands that he still has a long way to go.

  And he clearly knew his limit too.

  Still, in order to repay Annela and Roland who picked him up, he answered to their calling.

  Anatoly Ansel Hasselfosh became the vice commander of the Knights of the White Crystals.

  At their first meeting, his Lord, Lilianne La Christophe was young just as he heard, only a two years old child.

  But, such child gave a greeting with a firm attitude in front of many, fully armed Knights.

  It was simple to do something stupid to scare a child without knowing. But, he saw Annela in Lilianne.

  The rampage of the ancient dragon species that he sees vividly even now.

  Anatoly who was able to see Annela’s battle only once during the training in the facility feared her more than the dragon.

  Anatoly who trained and trained now clearly understands the difference and limit of his power.

  He was afraid that time he encountered the ancient dragon species, but Annela is a monster who surpasses even that dragon by far.

  He saw an illusion of such Annela in his young Lord.

  Not that she resembles her by appearances, or that her voice sounds is similar, his heart was grabbed by something within Lilianne.

  He was able to find it in the person he’s going to serve for the first time.

  It was a refreshing feeling as if it was dispelling the fear carved in his soul…… he felt that he should devote his loyalty, body, heart, everything to her.

  And his right eye which throbbed all the time while looking at her.

  He doesn’t know yet.

  That his own Magic Eye has been forcefully awakened by his young Lord’s tremendously powerful magical power.

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  As the vice commander of the Knights of the White Crystals, his position is to supervise the Knights from day to day, it was Anatoly who has not seen his Lord Lilianne since the formation ceremony.

  But, one day, he was let known that Lilianne wants to inspect the mansion, and immediately arranged a secure route, but before long, the mansion inspection turned into the practice inspection and he knelt before his young Lord.

  He was able to feel that Lord was much stronger than she was at the formation ceremony.

  The figure of Annela he visualized was certainly growing, but it definitely wasn’t a growth of a normal child.

  But, the rest was overwhelming.

  His Magic Eye that he became aware of little by little which allowed him to sense that something during the formation ceremony allowed him to see far more overwhelming existence than the ancient dragon species standing right in front of him.

  But, it wasn’t like the fear he feels from Annela.

  Those feelings were his conviction and great delight that he didn’t make a mistake in the person he chose to serve. It was enough to make him tremble even though he did his best to restrain it.

  He and his subordinates shown splendid fights and fascinating cooperation they have forged every day in the mock battles.

  After several bouts, Nija, one of the personal maids was to act as his opponent.

  Anatoly naturally knows that this maid isn’t an ordinary person.

  Anatoly was vexed that he couldn’t participate in that training as the supervisor of the battles because of his position as the vice commander, but he was also happy to see the movements of the existence boasting to have top class fighting abilities even among the Christophe House.

  The battle that started was extremely short.

  Even the members of the Knights of the White Crystals who forge their bodies everyday couldn’t follow Nija’s movements with their eyes.

  The eyes couldn’t catch up. Thus the body naturally couldn’t catch up as well and the results were a disastrous defeat.

  But only he――Only Anatoly was able to follow Nija’s movements.

  Not only that. Anatoly’s Magic Eye had the potential to make Nija’s movements play in a slow motion.

  The Magic Eye which has awakened in Anatoly has the effect of greatly improving the kinetic vision.

  The characteristic of his acquired Magic Eye is that it doesn’t change the color of his pupil.

  Even though it should exhibit far weaker effects than hereditary Magic Eyes, Anatoly got to know thanks to the results of examination that his Magic Eye falls into the fairly strong class.

  But, only he knows about that.

  Normally, those with strong Magic Eyes are judged as a threat that equals an advanced level sorcery.

  If you consider that those who can use advanced sorcery are only royal sorcerers, you would understand the degree of attention

  Thus, taking the advantage of the characteristics of awakened Magic Eyes, Anatoly decided to conceal it as much possible to use it as his trump card.

  Even if he has a Lord to serve, it’s impossible to divulge everything about his trump card in terms of information leakage.

  It’s trump card because of its wonderful effect and the strong burden it has in a daily life.

  Strong Magic Eyes consume a considerable amount of magical power. Since Anatoly has only the average amount of magical power, he can keep the eye activated only for about twenty minutes.

  And Nija’s movements are the shortest and the fastest.

  She makes no wasteful movements at all and yet they are beautiful as if she was dancing.

  You can understand her shortest movements from her footwork. Her hand used as a hand sword has a precise angle and power to make people lose consciousness after one blow and since it’s integrated with her next action, there’s no loss between attacks.

  Even though it would be as fast even if there was a loss.

  Anatoly was able to follow Nija’s movements with his Magic Eye, but if you asked if he could match them, the answer would be no.

  Currently, the power of Anatoly’s Magic Eye is extraordinary, but it’s far from invincible.

  But, he got used to his Magic Eye considerably since the formation ceremony several months ago, and because he started adapting his body to that power, Anatoly’s strength considerably increased.

  As the time was too short――another personal maid beside Nija is going to take on three similarly strong Knights as the last ones at the same time.

  Anatoly wouldn’t have problems even if he took ten of his subordinates at once.

  And his power is presently increasing.

  Anatoly, who thought to have run out of growth, succeeded in acquiring new power by the unlikely fortune of having awakened a Magic Eye.

  He knows.

  That this power was unlocked by his Lord Lilianne.

  He doesn’t know yet.

  That he’s not the only one who has awakened to Magic Eyes.

  It’s a long way ahead that he becomes aware of that.

  Idle Talk 20

  The Phantasmal Bad Ending of Volume 8

  【Reki-kun, endure! It will be fine, if it’s Reki-kun…… Reki-kun can endure it!】


  「Gururururu」


  The sorcery that is completely restricting Reki-kun’s abnormally strengthened limbs is about to break.

  Despite developing the 2nd-grade restriction sorcery already twice, I will have to recast it again.

  【Sorry…… I’m really sorry…… Reki-kun…… sorry!】


  「Gurugaaah!」


  I added an additional restriction sorcery and forcibly bound Reki-kun’s limbs.

  If I didn’t do this, Reki-kun would struggle until exhausting all of his strenght.

  The current Reki-kun would wreck even this enormous Reki-kun room in an instant.

  The surroundins are perfectly protected with concealment and barrier sorceries, but Reki-kun would immediately destroy them were I to remove the restriction.

  The present Reki-kun is in a state in which I am not able to go easy on him.

  His mental condition is in a state where he would bare fangs even at me who is his master without hesitation.

  「Gugaagyaaaaah」


  Reki-kun’s cries which were neither yelps nor howls filled up the concealed space.

  These cries were filled with abnormal magical power that would cause harm to the spirit were it not for the barrier.

  Reki-kun is now in the worst state possible in which all of his actions involve destruction.

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  This event dates back to the time we have just finished removing the lump of magical power.

  「Well then, I will take this to the research institute at once and examine it」


  【I will leave it to you, Sensei】


  「Yeah, leave it to me. Kuti, you have to complete the sorcery in question by the time I come back」


  「Leave it to me, I will have it done at once!」


  【Do your best, Kuti】


  「Leave it to me!」


  The thing Sani sensei is taking to the research institute in the Forest next to the world is naturally the magic stone (temporary) that fell off Reki-kun’s forehead.

  Unlike the common magic stones found in dungeons, this magic stone (temporary) has a tremendous amount of my very own magical power.

  And the biggest problem is that it surpasses the sealing properties of common magic stones by far, absorbing the magical power of nearby sorceries and thus deconstructing them.

  This absorption property is so violent that it destroyed even the severed space it was in.

  Because the absorption until destruction took some time, I developed a three-layer barrier sorcery around it together with Kuti, making it carryable at last.

  Sani sensei who lived for four digits of years hasn’t seen anything like this magic stone and because there was a limit of what she could find out here, she decided to take it to the research institute where she can examine it with a proper equipment.

  Understandably, my lessons were cancelled.

  In the meanwhile, Kuti is going to create the sorcery Sani sensei asked of her.

  The sorcery she’s going to create will be a dedicated sorcery for safely removing the lumps of magical power.

  This time, Kuti used life support sorcery a lot and I, who is able to see the present amount of magical power went hand in hand with danger. Rather, there was no other method.

  But, just a slight mistake in the absorption of magical power could have costed me my life.

  However, Kuti will be able to create a more safe and efficient sorcery.

  The necessary theory and formulation seems to be already completed, so all that’s left is just the to construct it.

  But, even Kuti isn’t able to construct sorcery in short time.

  Kuti will devote herself to sorcery construction while Sani sensei examines the magic stone (temporary).

  As for me, I decided to stop my daily mofumofu of Reki-kun and follow-up on the withdrawal symptoms that are going to accompany it.

  I believe it will be harsh on Reki-kun, but it will take time for Kuti to complete the sorcery, and if something irregular like the lump of magical power resurfaces again, it might be a matter of life or death.

  「Well then, I’m off」


  【Take care, Sensei. Thank you in advance!】


  「Bye~」


  They have already contacted the other side with Kuti’s dimensional communication sorcery, but the doorway to the Forest next to the world can be opened only at the discretion of the other side.

  This doorway’s location is also restricted, so it’s not possible to open it here either.

  After seeing Sani sensei off, I had a plenty skinship with Kuti because I won’t be able to see her for a while and then she entered her Unconscious Domain in order to create the sorcery.

  Wiping my sticky face with a handkerchief I usually have on me, I explained what will be happening from now on to the anxious Reki-kun.

  Reki-kun who heard the explanation tilted his head as didn’t understand the severeness of withdrawal symptoms.

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  Reki-kun’s mofumofu-less life has begun.

  Day 1.

  Reki-kun was able to spend the day peacefully with his state of mind and physical condition as usual.

  He wasn’t showing demand for mofumofu on the first day.

  With my study and magic time lost, I was able to end the day by playing with Reki-kun to full satisfaction.

  By the way, Reki-kun’s lessons were cancelled as well.

  This day, I stayed at the Reki-kun room, we had a meal together and we were together even during the bath and toilet time.

  Day 2.

  Just as the noon passed, Reki-kun’s tone started becoming strange.

  He would hectically stand up and sit down, and he also started moving about.

  He seemed irritated when I called out to him as he immediately looked the other way.

  Even so, I managed to calm him down by playing and exercising with him.

  Day 3.

  The situation was similar to Day 2, but the exercises started becoming ineffective.

  He lost appetite and his irritation got terrible.

  But, it seemed to be on the level where he could suppress it with his own will.

  Day 4.

  He was irritated so he destroyed all of his playthings.

  The flow of his magical power also stagnated, making it difficult to confirm his health.

  Although he didn’t groan or bark, his eyes were full of anger when I called out to him.

  Day 5.

  He was able to destroy many parts of the floor.

  The damages were to a degree they still could be fixed with sorcery, so I managed to avoid further problems.

  I understood Reki-kun’s terrible state just by looking at him.

  There was nothing but anger in his eyes and he wouldn’t stop trembling.

  It’s difficult for me just to look at him.

  Day 6.

  Reki-kun destroyed one of the defensive barriers I set up beforehand.

  At that time, Reki-kun wasn’t able to control himself anymore.

  I restrained Reki-kun while crying, but he destroyed my restriction sorcery by fighting against it with his full strength.

  After destroying all of the defensive barriers, Reki-kun directed his sorcery strengthened fangs towards me, but he fainted as soon as Kuti’s automatic defensive barrier activated.

  It was the result of Kuti who temporarily suspended the sorcery construction on behalf of me who couldn’t do anything, and attacked Reki-kun with unbelievable power.

  Day 7.

  Reki-kun received damage that injured even his internal organs, but Kuti immediately healed him, so his life wasn’t in danger.

  But, from that day, Kuti didn’t speak a word and began monitoring Reki-kun while creating the sorcery at the same time.

  As I couldn’t do anything against Reki-kun who was seriously trying to kill me, I couldn’t say anything.

  Day 8.

  Reki-kun destroyed all of the surroundings while overflowing hostility and killing intent.

  Reki-kun wasn’t moving with all his might at speeds I couldn’t follow, but Kuti’s suppression far surpassed that, pulverizing Reki-kun each time before he could harm somebody.

  The floor was repaired immediately, but Reki-kun’s injuries weren’t as bad as yesterday.

  Kut immediately healed those injuries, but I was doubting my eyes at the sorcery she used afterward.

  Kuti has completely froze Reki-kun up.

  I stopped her in panic because Kuti was seriously intending to freeze Reki-kun to the state of asphyxiation.

  Day 9.

  I made up my mind.

  I restricted Reki-kun with the strongest restriction sorcery I could use.

  I received the eyes of anger, hostility and killing intent of the rampaging Reki-kun.

  I developed several more layers of the restricting sorcery with my vision blurred from the tears flowing from my eyes.

  I forcibly pinned down Reki-kun who continued resisting and I continued developing layer upon layer of restriction sorcery in order to completely restrain him.

  Reki-kun is now trying to break through the restraints even at the cost of damaging his own body.

  He will try to kill me once he breaks through and will ultimately get killed by Kuti.

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  Day 14.

  Kuti’s sorcery was completed.

  This sorcery was totally different from the sorcery that was first planned.

  It was different from the initial configuration of completely and safely removing the magical power from the target as it left a small portion of my magical power within the target.

  When Kuti began exercising that sorcery without explaining anything, I was able to analyze the results.

  【Kuti…… why……】


  「Reki is no good anymore. He will eventually end up harming you. I will kill him if this doesn’t work」


  【Kuti…… I beg you…… stop it!】


  「If this sorcery goes well, Reki will return back to normal」


  Indeed, Reki-kun will return back to normal if this sorcery goes well.

  Because he’s under the influence of my mofumofu――withdrawal symptoms caused by my magical power, the withdrawal symptoms won’t occur if their cause is removed.

  But, this sorcery leaves just a little bit of magical power behind while removing everything else.

  It extends not only to the magical power, but the body as well.

  There are few places in Reki-kun’s body that weren’t influenced by my magical power.

  In other words, Reki-kun will eventually die even if he returns back to normal.

  Kuti has been creating the sorcery, monitoring and suppressing Reki-kun without listening to me these past few days.

  Kuti can take a life of anyone except myself without any hesitation.

  Even if it’s Reki-kun, he has been already delineated in Kuti’s mind when he bared his fangs against me.

  What do I do?

  What’s the best thing to do?

  Kuti’s sorcery will be developed soon.

  Despair started moving in my thoughts.

  My field of vision changed completely.

  Formulas floated over my head, it was a space full of floors.

  When I grasped as if to seize one of the formulas floating over my head, a window with the details of the formula opened before my eyes.

  I don’t remember how many times I repeated that action anymore.

  But, I was done just a moment before Kuti’s sorcery completed.

  My field of vision changed completely, the constructed formula before me was daringly repainted with my beautiful formula and the sorcery activated.

  Kuti opened her eyes wide in surprise.

  The sorcery used on Reki-kun should have completely removed my magical power for the target and left only a small portion behind.

  But, the sorcery which was the first one I ever created changed the effect.

  The formula spread through Reki-kun’s body and…… removed all of the permeated magical power.

  In this world――Auriol, entities with no magical power don’t exist.

  Creatures who don’t posses magical power are proved to not being able to live.

  That is the difference between this and my previous world.

  Reki-kun who’s all magical power disappeared will naturally die.

  But, this overwritten sorcery won’t end here.

  Instead of the magical power that vanished, a new magical power based on Reki-kun’s physical information will be generated.

  The world is filled with magical power.

  With my Cloudy Eyes, I’m able to see the fine particles overflowing within the magical power.

  Although they are overflowing, it’s necessary to take several steps to utilize them.

  There was not enough time to go through such a process.

  That’s why I had to use my magical power which I could use easily.

  However, using my magical power to generate magical powers in others is completely different from the act of giving magical power to others.

  Sharing my magical power would be the same as usual.

  Therefore, I couldn’t use that hand.

  That’s why, I decided to…… create magical power anew.

  Even if it was necessary to use all of my magic power to generate a minimum necessary magic power.

  I was convinced as my vision was turning dark.

  Reki-kun can be saved like this.

  I felt like I heard Kuti’s voice from afar.

  idle talk 11 – Under the Legendary Tree

  「Contract with me and become a magical girl!」


  「.…… Eh…… no…… I think?」


  「Please, somehow!」


  「.…… Eh……」


  「If it’s now, I will give you another freebie!」


  「.……?」


  「We will burden the handling and shipping fees!」


  「.……???」


  「It even comes with a cute fairy now!」


  「.……!」


  「How about it!?」


  A small fairy that appeared with a faint magical power paper blizzard was spilling a smile and doing a certain commercial with explosions in the background.

  「Explosions is romance, huh」


  「You understand!? Explosions are nice, aren’t they…… after all, I think that a signature pose is necessary for explosions! Recently, I think I have started preferring magical girls that are overflowing with manliness rather than the weak magical girls! That’s why! I think that magical girl with mainly explosions is super cool!」


  「Please, wait a moment」


  「As for the signature po…… fue?」


  「What is a magical girl?」


  「Magical girl is a magical girl, you know?」


  「In the first place, magic is supposed to be a fictitious thing found only in stories」


  「Ugh…… as expected of my Lily…… smart……!」


  「I do not belong to anyone but myself」


  「I, it’s philosophical!」


  「It’s the truth」


  「It’s like the heart’s owner!」


  「I will keep the ownership rights」


  「Objection!」


  「Overruled」


  「I will proceed to the Supreme Court!」


  「Our Christophe House has enough money and connections」


  「W, we can finish the settlement right now, you know!?」


  「Then, please face your right and leave from that window」


  「What do you want me to do!?」


  「.……」


  「.……」


  「.…… Haa. It can’t be helped, I will hear you out for a little longer」


  「As expected of my Lily!」


  「.…… May I ask you to continue?」


  「Of course you can! Leave it to huhh?」


  「Why did it turn into a question there?」


  「Seriously~ Today’s Lily is so stiff~ Let’s get more comfortable! Humans are the most carefree!」


  「You seem like a fairy no matter what, though……」


  「I’m the magical fairy girl from the Forest next to the world, Kulestilt-chan dessu!」


  「I’m the third child of the 2nd Rank Royal Sorceress Claireteal La Christophe, Lilianne La Christophe」


  「.…… So stiff! That’s too stiff! Stiff, stiff, stiiiiiff!」


  「Please don’t act so violently」


  「I’m shorry」


  「As long as you understand. Please, reflect on that」


  「As expected of Lily! That’s why you were chosen as a magical girl!」


  「Is that so? I’m honored to be praised」


  「I will get embarrassed if you are so polite~…… Ehehe~」


  「.…… So, may I request you to continue?」


  「Leave it to huhh!」


  「It’s not a question this time, is it?」


  「I will take it out here~」


  「.…… Are you ignoring me?」


  「Magically magical girl is magically entrusted with magical magic huhh!」


  「.…… It’s pretty, isn’t it? Only the looks, though」


  「Isn’t it~! No matter what, this is a magic item necessary for becoming a magical girl! 『Lady Shaver 2058 Kutispecial』!」


  「Sheiver?」


  「It shaves hair」


  「Hair? Head hair?」


  「N~n. Things like shin hair or underarm hair」


  「Shin……? They indeed grow on Otousama’s shin, but…… I don’t have any?」


  「.…… How about underarm?」


  「.…… Not growing」


  「Which reminds me…… Lily looks about twelve years old to me」


  「I will be twelve this year, I’m still eleven」


  「.……?」


  「.……?」


  「Oh, well!」


  「I don’t really understand, but is that fine?」


  「It’s fine, it’s fine! Anyhow, a pattern like this is my dream!」


  「I see. A dream, huh」


  「A dream! Yume desu! Somewhat, a huge delusion!」


  「It seems unreasonably realistic, though……」


  「You must not min~d it! Leave it to huhh!」


  「Is that your signature line on which you decided a while ago or something?」


  「Leave it to huhh!」


  「.…… Not listening」


  「Leave it to huhh!」


  「.…… The continuation」


  「Leave it to!」


  「Huhh!?」


  「This Lady Shaver 20…… it’s too long, so let’s go with just a shaver. The shaving~」


  「On top of being ignored, you are going to shave me!?」


  「You can transform into magical girl by shaving your hair!」


  「What hair?」


  「I think shin hair is the standard?」


  「.……」


  「The runner-up is the underarm hair~」


  「.……」


  「Do your best…… moustache」


  「Moustachse…… do I have it? Rustle, rustle」


  「Let me see for a bit~ Yes, don’t move~」


  「Nn」


  「Plump and juicy, glossy lips…… I’m getting attracted almost as if it’s sucking me up~ …… Nchu~」


  「Nnu~」


  「.……」


  「.……」


  「Ppuha~! Thanks for the meal~!」


  「.…… Uu…… I was tainted……」


  「As expected of Lily! A softness just like a marshmallow and not lemony, but refreshingly Lily-tasting mellow taste, with intensity and severity of the sun’s heat, the world’s best lips!」


  「.…… My first kiss has……」


  「I snatched it! Tehepero」


  「I can’t marry anymore……」


  「I will receive you! Leave it to huhh!」


  「.…… Do you promise?」


  「Leave it to huhh!」


  「Then, let’s seal it here. Ah, if not a thumb print is also fine」


  「Yes, yes, over here, alright~」


  「Yes, indeed. Then, the betrothal money in full by tomorrow…… I will leave it to you」


  「.……!? Li, Lily!? This is four times the amount of the yearly national budget of the Ovent Kingdom, you know!?」


  「.…… Am I not worth four times the national budget?」


  「Uu! What is that super effective technique of upturned and teary eyes!? I have confidence in myself, but anyone else would faint, you know!?」


  「Is that…… no good?」


  「Uu!? It’s not no good! It’s not no good, okay! I won’t get disheartened by this meager amount of money! I will do anything if it’s for Lily, you know!」


  「I’m glad to hear that. As expected of Kuti」


  「Hahaha! It’s a piece of cake if I set my mind on it! Leave it to huhh!」


  「How reliable. As expected of a person who will become my husband」


  「Husband! Yeah…… what a sweet ring it has! But, I’m a woman if we go by gender! But, Lily is a girl! Ahh, it sounds sweet, but…… however!」


  「Is that…… no good……?」


  「It’s not no good at all! Husband, bring it on! Leave it to huhh!」


  「As expected. Kuti-sama!」


  「-sama! She attached -sama! Attached it! A, a, a, a, a, attaching -sama to someone like me!」


  「It’s only natural, Kuti-sama. I’m yours after all……」


  「Ahh, amazing! Incredible, Lily! That slight blush, that head hanged down in embarrasement, those glances you peek with at me, what an expression of a demoness! It’s so like you the nose bleed is alreadyyyyyyy!」


  「Ara, ara, a disaster. Now, please rest your head on top of my lap」


  「Happiness~ It’s the prime time of my life~」


  「Fufu…… I’m happy as well……」


  「.…… Ha!? The magical girl is!?」


  「It’s almost morning, so let’s continue another time」


  「A…… mor…… ning you say!?」


  「Now, it’s time to wake up, you know…… Kuti」


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  「Will you wake up or not-!」


  「Buboaah!」


  【Kuti…… I don’t think that’s a shriek a girl should let out, you know?】


  「Seriously, when do you plan to start waking up without my help!」


  「.…… H, huh…… my Lily is?」


  【I am here?】


  「I, I didn’t mean that…… my twelve or not, my eleven years old Lily!」


  「Are you still half-asleep……」


  【Kuti…… quickly wake up~】


  「M, my prime time of life~」


  「Why is this fellow crying……」


  【Kuti, don’t cry. I will become sad as well】


  「.……!」


  「Even so, there was no need for the kiss, even if it was the cheek」


  【Ehehe~】


  「Th」


  「Th?」


  【Th?】


  「The prime time of my life has cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooome!!!!」


  idle talk 2 – The Twilight Encounter

  Gatangotogata…… gatangoton.

  The definitely not regular little body shakes.

  Looking up, the sun which has shined high up in the sky was slowly going down.

  The slightly curled hair was a little…… no, they were swaying quite a lot in the cold wind.

  But, the owner of that hair was obviously indifferent to the cold temperature around.

  While looking at the sun going down, she――The fairy Kulestilt, found herself a bit bored.

  She usually uses the fairies’ unique ability to freely fly in the skies.

  But, she doesn’t purposely fly in the skies this time but rides on a wagon pulled by two animals instead.

  There were a lot of similar wagons, and furthermore, there were about ten people armed with large swords and bows protecting the wagons.

  She’s riding free of charge, but it appears that she doesn’t think so.

  She is constantly grasping the surrounding with sorcery and driving away enemies which approach too close.

  By doing such, she promises safe travel.

  At the same time, she controls the temperature and level of humidity to the most suitable with her sorcery barrier.

  She, who is a fairy can’t be perceived by general races.

  As is usual, she’s not perceived by anyone in the group of wagons.

  However, such thing doesn’t matter to her.

  In short, it doesn’t matter to her who thinks what as long as she alone knows.

  Merchants who make a livelihood as peddlers fundamentally move their wagons in a group called caravan.

  They move from town to town utilizing maintained highways wide enough for several large stones.

  Other roads are in terrible states, weather-beaten and without any maintenance.

  However, maintained highways are definitely not any safer.

  Because of that, it’s necessary to hire a force of mercenaries or adventurers, which would cost too much if moving in small numbers.

  The merit of organizing a group is that even if you have to hire a somewhat large amount of people, it will be cheaper by dividing between the merchants.

  Naturally, they can hire nasty ones cheaply, but that doesn’t guarantee security.

  In the worst case, the nasty people will turn into bandits themselves.

  In that situation, you have no right to make a fuss about it.

  Early on the tenth day after the caravan has departed from the port town.

  Thanks to her taking advantage of the ride, threats such as demons and bandits didn’t even approach the caravan since the time of departure.

  If it were the usual itinerary, they would already have their hands full of threats of all sizes.

  Every member of the caravan was happy about the safe travel, while the hired mercenaries suffered a loss.

  「Haa~ The sky is so high~」


  A ringing bell-like voice which no one perceived mixed with a sigh.

  In the ten days of travel, the only things for her to see were the appropriately escaping monsters and bandits, the slowly changing scenery, and the high sky.

  「I wonder why did I think of moving on a wagon~」


  She got on the wagon moving on the highway on her usual whim, but it was only tedious to her.

  Then, as for why did, she spent ten tedious days like that……

  In fact, she found her bragging about her skills of being able to guarantee the safety from monsters and bandits somewhat fulfilling.

  It was also great to listen to the various talks of the caravan members when preparing to retire.

  However, that was only for a few days.

  Now, her thoughts of guaranteeing the safety of the caravan completely disappeared with enemies running for safety, and she also grew considerably tired of the conversations during the camping.

  However, taking in the consideration that she has not been recognized for her action in the few days, her passion somewhat shifted, and she decided to stay at most until they arrive at the nearest town.

  「The town should be visible any second~ tto…… Oh~」


  She raised in vigor, looked over the driver’s shoulder and there, she discovered a large stone wall.

  It was the stone wall surrounding the place of the caravan’s destination, the capital of the Ovent Kingdom, Ovent.

  That stone wall stands strong, completely surrounding the capital, clearly demonstrating the strong refusal to welcome enemies.

  The capital is the symbol of safety and piece of mind, loved by more than 500,000 residents.

  The capital of the Ovent Kingdom, Ovent.

  Total population exceeding 500,000 with various races living there, clean townscape and landscape which is said to be very beautiful.

  The stone wall surrounds the town in a circular shape and inner walls surrounding the general layer, commercial layer, noble layer, and castle layer respectively.

  In the center of the capital, there is a castle surrounded by white walls. It’s the castle of the royal family.

  Right now, the inner walls are not visible from the outside, but after a little bit, the castle will be in view.

  Gradually approaching the place of destination, her heart can’t help but beat in excitement.

  「Fi~nally arrived~! Now then~ How much has changed in the 50 years~?」


  Fairies live far longer than the general races, and she is 30 times older than the average lifespan of the general races.

  She came here approximately 50 years ago, but the power of development during such small moment of fairy’s life is eye opening.

  That’s why she was looking forward to spending a long time in the ever-changing streets.

  Slowly, but gradually, the caravan neared the large walls.

  They have reached a large front gate where similar caravans in great numbers had their baggage inspected in order to be allowed into the town.

  「Now then, there’s no need for me to wait here anymore~ This is a farewell! Bye by~e」


  No one has noticed the fairy lightly waving her hand at them, but she didn’t mind it as usual.

  Because she’s not in a hurry, she slowly and smoothly floats in the sky.

  While passing through the large gate, she self-importantly greeted the guards good work with a smug face. Naturally, there’s no way they heard her.

  To Kulestilt who visited the town after 50 years, it was a noisy town crowded with people of various races.

  More than four two-horse pulled carriages are able to pass on the main street lined up with street stalls.

  A delicious mix of fragrances floats around, but because fairies don’t find it necessary to eat, she flies in the sky without much interest.

  The object of her interest is the difference from when she came here 50 years ago.

  「Ah~ The clothes shop that was there has disapeared~! The restaurant that was there also became a weapons shop~ That place――」


  Restlessly looking around, she delightfully enjoyed the changes.

  You could say that “Knowing the changes in the world” is the sole pleasure for her who lives for a long time.

  While enjoying the changes of the 50 years, she flies over the wall from general layer to the commercial layer――commonly known as a commercial wall.

  Although the general layer and commercial layer are blocked by a commercial wall, there are gates in the east, west, north, and south which are always open.

  Even in the war 800 years ago in which the whole Lizwald continent was rolled up, the Ovent Kingdom never allowed the invasion of capital and the gates of commercial walls has never been closed.

  The general layer is for the general public, small stores, street stalls, inns, and private houses. There are stores aimed towards elementary~intermediate level adventurers, but there are more specialized shops in the commercial layer, big general-purpose shops, large specialized shops big shops called Large Stores has also started increasing.

  Inns and private houses have completely disappeared, and it became a complete layer for business.

  Organizations for each occupation called guilds are fundamentally in the general layer, but they are partly in the commercial layer as well.

  As you go to further, the shops’ appearances will become more luxurious and the number of shops for nobles and large businesses will increase.

  「Are~? I thought for sure that there was a large jewelry store, but…… fumu. It became a school, how nice~」


  The jewelry store that was in her memory got closed due to tax evasion, and now, there was a medium-sized three-story facility built instead.

  The schoolyard is not that big and the classrooms count only up to twenty, but on the Lizwald Continent, it’s considered medium-sized.

  As far as small-sized schools go, they are schools with up to five classrooms with no schoolyard.

  In Ovent, there are five medium-sized schools and only two large-sized schools.

  There are cases where churches are considered as small-sized schools, and there are only about twenty in the capital alone.

  However, this is also due to the fact that the Ovent Kingdom is emphasizing on the pursuit of knowledge, there are only about two school per capital in other countries.

  Because the church is also concurrently serving as a school, reading, writing and simple calculations are spread over the whole continent, but anything beyond that is low.

  Frustrated by such state, the King Ovent has been trying to build schools throughout the Ovent Kingdom and keep the tuition not so high for the last 30 years.

  Especially to discover people with capacity even from the poor who can not afford even the not so expensive tuition, a system for supporting school attendance was established, and those who passed the exam with a high score were exempt from tuition and able to receive various kinds of assistance.

  For such reasons, Ovent, the capital of the Ovent Kingdom is also known as the Academic City.

  It has became known as the Academic City over the last 20 years, so she, who visited for the first time in 50 years has no way of knowing.

  While watching the changes behind the commercial wall, she flew over the third wall――commonly known as the noble wall. By the time she flew over it, the Sun had gone down, dying the wonderful mansions red.

  「This is the same as always~」


  Slightly disappointed that the streets have not changed in the last fifty years, she enters the noble layer searching for changes.

  Unlike the commercial wall, the noble wall is opened during the day and closed during the night.

  When passing through everyone except nobles and royalty have to present identification papers and explain the reason for passing through.

  As the name of the wall suggests, this layer is the residence of nobles, a residence of wealthy merchants and their large stores and offices. There is also a security organization different from the general and commercial layers.

  There’s such security organization because this is where many people responsible for the running of the country reside in great numbers.

  Because it’s possible to gain power if you have the ability in the Ovent Kingdom, there are many children attending the schools and thanks to the school assistance system, the percent of children attending the school is way larger compared to other countries.

  The other countries have a hereditary system, and although it’s still in the Ovent Kingdom as well, there are now nearly 40% of the nation’s core people who gained their place with their ability.

  In Ovent, there is a custom of displaying your power with your residence so many powerful people are putting their energy into their mansions, but to her who is a fairy, it doesn’t seem that much.

  That’s why there are not many changes from her memory of 50 years ago.

  「.…… How boring, as expected this area…… Un? …… What is that?」


  She was not trying to hide her disappointment, but a large mansion suddenly caught her interest.

  It didn’t attract her attention because it was a large mansion, but there was something different from the other mansions.

  「What is that…… a barrier? Is there a meaning for a barrier in a town like this?」


  What reflected in the eyes of the fairy who could perfectly visualize the sorcery was a 3rd class defensive barrier.

  When it comes to the 3rd class barrier, the user must be a considerably skilled sorcerer.

  Even skilled sorcerers need considerable means to maintain the barrier, and she will be able to find out only when she approaches it.

  「Hee~ To maintain a barrier of such scope for so long means…… it uses a magic tool. Aren’t you quite good for a fellow outside the forest!」


  「Maa, still~ It won’t~ Work against me~ Eiya!」


  In an optimistic, carefree tone, she takes out a formula stored in her archive, instantly constructs and deploys it.

  She finished the delicate operation instantly. If there were a sorcerer who could perceive her in this place, they would have fainted.

  She is the only one among the fairies who can handle such operation in such short time.

  「Now then, now then~ I wonder what’s inside~?」


  Although her interest was in the barrier, she instantly rendered it partially useless and slipped through.

  There must be a reason for this barrier.

  She who instantly invaded inside the barrier discovered an outrageous magical power that is unbelievable even for fairies.

  「Over there~ Mufufu~ Wait for me~」


  With a frivolous not hurrying pace, she leisurely strolled around under the bright red light towards the place she has detected.

  In one of the windows she has arrived at, there was a mixture of shock and overwhelming existence that will decisively decide her future.

  A moment of twilight, as if the world stained with bright red light.

  Because of the warm light that was dancing in front of her eyes, she was fascinated as if she had forgotten the time.

  That day, Kulestilt, a high-grade magical power holder from a unit directly controlled by the Fairy Queen, met an infant with white, cloudy eyes.