Chapter 331: End of the Lesson

 

「It’s fine, really. There’s nothing more shocking than the King’s Bough, so it’s alright. Yup, it’s alright. 」

「You have to throw your sense of values out of the window if you want to understand this guy. That way, no matter what happens you won’t be surprised. 」
Khan said as he stood imposingly, with arms folded, beside Hauron. Aun?*

「Yeah, I agree with you, there’s nothing more surprising than the King’s Bough. I guess. Alright, can I use magic now? 」
I wanted to accomplish the reason we came here.

「You… 」
Dinosso.

「… You don’t believe there’d be a second time, huh.」
Retze muttered.

「But that second time will probably far more shocking.]]
Butler murmured along those lines too.

「… Okay, then should we start with Fire? 」
「Yes. 」
I thrust my hand to my bosom pocket and pulled out a few sheets of paper drawn with magic circles.

「You don’t show your hand to your opponent! Those with sharp eyes can read that, you know. You know that it’s bad for your enemies to see through your next move, don’t you? 」
I thought it would be better for the spirits around me to see the circles clearly, but it seems I was mistaken.

「Spirits look beyond the parchment and straight at the magic circle traced with magic so you don’t have to worry about it. 」
「I see. 」

I listened to his explanation then tried it again while feeling like I didn’t quite understand it, but I didn’t understand it.

「 『A fistful of Fire, this I desire, direct it towards the direction that I have in mind; one-tenth more of mana I shall bestow, Fireball! 』 」
After taking all their opinions into consideration, I ended up with a chant that considered safety first and foremost.

A transparent something akin to a shockwave flew out and slashed through the air, effectively cutting the branch I was eyeing.

「Wait, didn’t you say ‘Fire’ earlier? 」
Dinosso commented.

「A change of mind, or maybe you used the wrong circle? 」
Retze tilted his head in confusion.

「Wait. How did it turn into a Wind Cutter when you asked for fire…? I did say that you use fire, and you also properly chanted Fireball, right? 」
Hauron was perplexed.

「… Perhaps the spirit surmised the inner thoughts of my heart. I carefully made sure that the opponent will not be able to guess what spell I will be using. 」
Hmm, seems like I have to start with asking the spirits to refrain from listening to my inner thoughts.

「I don’t get it at all… 」
「Next one is fire, it’ll definitely be fire!! 」
Please don’t give up on me!

「『A fistful of Fire, this I desire, direct it towards the direction that I have in mind; one-tenth more of mana I shall bestow, Fireball! — Uwahhh, I take that back!! Cancel, cancel!! 』
Countless fist-sized fireballs surrounded us.

「Stop it, will you! 」
「That’s dangerous!!!! 」
Khan and Dinosso yelled at me.

「I forgot to set the exact number. 」
My heart was pounding a bit from almost destroying the entire woods.

「What the heck is going on with your mana!? 」
「Well, he even managed to contract three deity-class beings all at once, notwithstanding it was consensual. 」
Khan was usually taciturn, yet he was the one doing most of the explaining today.

「Thanks to that, I almost depleted all of my mana and ended up collapsing. 」
「What the heck is that amount, huh… 」
Hauron wearily commented.

When I tried checking out the surroundings, I 「Saw」 the spirits I named gathered here, all excited to lend a hand, and the sheer number was overwhelming.
「Isn’t it better to give up at this point? I can only see a future filled with accidents at this rate. 」
「That’s so mean of you, Dinosso. 」
If I don’t rehearse here until I can do it properly then I’ll be stressed out doubting if I’ll be able to perform actual magic in front of other people!

「I also believe that it might be more befitting to abstain. 」
Even you, Butler!?

「If you’re gonna ask me, I think Jean is the one being confused here rather than the spirits. If you’re having a hard time with the process and the spirits read your mind, then why not ask them telepathically as you have done until now? 」
Not sure if it’s because magic isn’t Retze’s field of expertise, but his suggestion was surprisingly fittingly simple.

「Ooohh!? 」
Retze Sensei!

『I’ll be chanting now, but please ignore that and conjure a normal-looking fireball, please. 』
「『A fistful of Fire, this I desire, direct it towards the direction that I have in mind; one-tenth more of mana I shall bestow, Fireball! 』 」

A fireball flew out!

「Whoa! What a miracle! 」
Dinosso excitedly shouted.

「It was a splendid fireball. 」
Butler applauded.

「You guys… 」
Hauron looked like he’s going to have a migraine.

「Thank you for accompanying me. We managed to do something about this somehow, thanks to all of you. 」
Thanks to Hauron’s acting coaching and Retze’s pointers, I successfully made my magic appear normal. Thanks, Great Sage, thanks Retze Sensei. Dinosso, Butler and Khan, thank you guys for watching over me.

「Hey, just what am I to you guys? 」
「Hauron-dono, I believe that it was precisely because you taught him about the magic circles and the incantations that he also made it this far. 」
Butler commented.

「But everything doesn’t even have anything to do with magic! 」
「Calm down, you’re being too harsh. 」
Khan pacified Hauron.

「Magic circles and incantations are normally connected to magic. 」
Butler rubbed his beard.

「It’s because of you that he managed to make his spells normal-looking. I don’t use magic, but I totally approve after observing this much. 」
Dinosso patted Hauron’s back with great gusto.

And so, my magic lessons finally ended safely.

Notes

T/N: Aun or Aum (阿吽) – ॐ Om, kinda like Amen, I guess? It’s a sacred syllable or mantra in Hinduism and Buddhism. But given the context, it’s probably more like a description of mucho Khan and burly Hauron’s appearance at that moment, and this is what I found — this photo depicts Om in this context 🙂

 

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  1. Hikikomori

    Thanks for the treat.

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