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Chapter 24 Part 2

————or so I thought, until it hit the enemy.

The moment the magic hit the Living Armor’s greatsword which it was using to defend against the magic, the sphere explodes with a much larger black wave than the first one.

Unable to defend against it, the Living Armor dropped the greatsword. Then after I shoot it with a series of Dark Javelin, the light in its eyes eventually disappears. Subjugation complete.

 

「I used double-casting to fire that second one, but… I wonder why it looked like it didn’t change much until it hit the enemy.」

 

「….With sphere shapes, I think you should think about the volume above everything.」

 

Hmm? What’s that? 

Is she going to start another lesson?

 

「For example, if we take a cloth and double its length and width, it’s going to be four times the size of the original, right?」

 

「I guess so, yeah.」

 

「If we replace the cloth with a box, the volumes would increase eight times. Because if you put together the eight square boxes with the same shape and size and solidify them, the length, width, and height will be doubled. Do you understand this far?」

 

「…Certainly, that’s true.」

 

「The width of the sphere you just shot has increased by about… 20 or 30 percent, right? It’s hard to tell because it’s a sphere, but the volume inside the sphere certainly doubled. That’s why the moment it hit the enemy, it exploded into black waves with twice the power. Now, if the sphere has double the width, the power of the sphere will also be eight times stronger.」

 

「I see…」

 

She explained it to me in such a clearly orderly fashion so even I could build a theory in my head on my own and understand it easily.

……What did she mean she can only teach about adventurer stuff? Isn’t she basically at a level where she can easily become a teacher in the royal capital?

 

As I was admiring Sybilla’s teaching ability, she suddenly shouted at me.

 

「Wait, that’s not it! You… You reached TS* level 8 already!? You cast that Sphere without chanting, didn’t you!」

[*TL Note: Twilight Sorcerer.]

 

「It’s level 7. Well, I had a feeling that it would work, so I just tried it and it did work. Though I thought it would be more powerful like when I double-cast Dark Javelin against the Fire Dragon.」

 

「No no no, that just now was about 5 if I had to score it and I thought that was already pretty amazing, you know! And level 7!? You learned Javs* at level 3, right!?」

[*TL Note: Javelin-type.]

 

「Well, at that time, yeah.」

 

「The fact that she’s starting to use abbreviations like TS and Javs, which sounds handy, shows how impatient Sybilla is right now.」

 

「Speaking of magic and levels, it was nice to be able to use Enchant Darkness at level 2. I didn’t know such strong magic could be learned at such an early level.」

 

I might have used it with double-cast, but to think the magic I learned at level 2 can be so powerful that it can cut through a Fire Dragon, isn’t that a bit abnormal? When I mentioned this, Sybilla let out a deep sigh as if saying “How come you still don’t get it”?

 

「Let me remind you of this first, a magician like a 【Sorcerer】 normally wouldn’t be able to use swords, you know? That’s why Enchant Darkness is treated as weak magic. You can think of it as a skill a magician can use when they’re planning to assassinate someone from behind using a knife or something.」

 

Ahh, that makes sense… I guess it’s quite compatible with me because I happen to be able to use swords.

 

「What’s abnormal isn’t the power or the order of Dark Magic you learned, but the fact that you have the same occupation as Saintess who is the embodiment of purity, yet you still have a better sword skill than a normal knight!  Do you get it!?」

 

「That’s… I don’t have words to deny it.」

 

I had no choice but to agree after she told me that.

It would be one thing if I learned it later, but I’ve spent my childhood learning how to use swords because I wanted to be a swordsman, and what I got instead was this Job.

I don’t hate it so much now, but I still don’t know what the Sun Goddess thinks.

 

Not grabbing the Goddess of Luck’s hair means that you didn’t grab the chance when it presented itself to you.

But more than that, if you don’t start working hard by yourself first, you won’t even be able to encounter the Goddess of Luck in the first place.

If not for all that hard work I’ve done in the past, I might not be able to recognize the Goddess of Luck in the form of Sybilla who’s in front of me now.

 

To me, the 【Twilight Sorcerer】 Job Sybilla bestowed me is the greatest form of luck I’ve received in my life.

 

I myself have experienced firsthand how well this profession fits me.

The attribute granting that can be learned early on and the large amount of magic consumed to use the magic.

Both of these are suitable for me.

 

「But still, if you can use Dark Sphere already, it might be better if we pick up the pace and target monsters that grouped together.」

 

「Targeting a group of monsters you say? Does being able to use this magic have that much of an impact?」

 

「The explosion from the Dark Sphere is a powerful attack that can affect an area. The wave that spreads after its explosion can easily exceed the power of Dark Arrow.」

 

That’s really amazing. It was a small wound, but it’s still a powerful magic that can injure the Fire Dragon, and if an attack like that can spread over an area, then that would be quite fearsome.

So even if multiple enemies appear, I can take them all out at once by shooting a series of Dark Spheres at them, huh?

 

After she finished explaining this, Sybilla laughed exasperatedly. 

 

「Good grief, the only disadvantage it has is that the magic power consumed is several times that of Dark Javelin due to the area attack, but that’s not even a disadvantage for you, isn’t it? Efficiency and absolute numbers. Let’s proceed as is by making the most of these advantages!」

 

「Roger!」

 

Efficiency and absolute number of experience points, and then the power of this new magic and how to make full use of it.

As expected of someone with years of knowledge and wisdom, she was able to teach me everything I needed to know.

Other than that, I can also say that it’s thanks to the Goddess of Luck’s guidance. It’s not bad.

 

Aiming for the next level up, I set foot on the red ground again with Sybilla.