29 – oblivion

“What if I make a mistake and my identity is exposed?”

You don’t know what people do, and there must be a lot of kids with good eyesight at the academy. It can be a bit difficult to hide everything with one artifact. I needed an appropriate countermeasure in case of an unexpected situation.

“I was just about to talk about it.”

Elizabeth said reluctantly.

“It will erase your memory.”

For a moment I doubted my ears. Memory manipulation was a representative taboo in the magical world that even an outsider like me would know about.

Elizabeth continued.

“If it is judged to be a threat to you.”

It is not easy to understand It’s not like giving a disadvantage if you moderately conciliate or speak out, but erase your memory?

Is Masters Class that important? Enough to cause serious problems if its existence is known to the outside world?

Furthermore, I heard that Eternia has many descendants of prestigious families and noble nobles.

Are these people going to relentlessly manipulate memories?

“Is anyone erasing their memories? Without exception?”

Elizabeth nodded.

“Even if it’s the royal family.”

If you carelessly touch the imperial family, there could be a big problem. It is a matter that can lead to war if severely twisted.

It was a story that he would protect the Masters Class even at the cost of everything.

she got up from her seat. Then I slowly looked around my room as I walked towards my desk.

she kept talking.

“Of course, it would be best not to create such a situation. If you’re trustworthy enough and can help you, you can make an exception.”

“… Could I be subject to memory manipulation?”

She held the work pieces scattered across my desk one by one in her hand and observed them. There were petal candies and handicrafts made from meteorites that had been handed down recipes from Lilia.

“Masters class is an exception.”

That’s fortunate, though.

If you think about memory manipulation, on the other hand, Eternia feels scary.

How powerful is Eternia if it even applies taboo magic to the royal family?

I even doubt whether this academy was established only for education.

While I was lost in thought, she was still going through my things.

It’s a detached look while telling such a scary story.

He didn’t seem to care much about what I was thinking.

“You have good dexterity.”

“… ?”

She popped a petal candy into her mouth without asking me.

After savoring the taste for a while, he said…

“It’s the first taste. Did you make it yourself?”

“It was made by handing down the recipe.”

A faint smile spreads across Elizabeth’s face.

Anyway, he seems to feel good about candy.

“He is good at alchemy… . I think you’ll adapt well even if you come to the Faculty of Magic.”

“… It is too much praise.”

I don’t even know what sorcery is. I was worried that I was being dragged into something strange after saying one word wrong.

I watched for a while. The atmosphere itself isn’t too bad.

I got out of bed and opened the drawer. There was a small gift box with a ribbon wrapped around it.

Petal candy was carefully wrapped inside.

I made it in advance because the noble magician was coming, but I thought I couldn’t deliver it to you because it was actually a bit difficult.

My intuition is telling me. There won’t be another opportunity other than now.

I approached her and politely handed her the gift box. I can’t help but feel nervous because I’m in front of a precious person.

Her eyes widened slightly at the sudden barrage of presents.

“Can I ask what this is?”

“This is the same candy you just ate. He said he had come a long way, so when he returned, he made it so that he would do something here. It may be sudden, but I’m going to tell you this because it’s now or never.”

Elizabeth was silent for a moment.

I don’t even accept gifts.

Mouth is dry.

During that moment of silence, arrogant thoughts pass by.

Was it too sudden? Have you gone too far? did you make a mistake is this really correct?

“I’m in a position where I shouldn’t accept anything from a student.”

“… .”

ruined. I have gone too presumptuous.

After looking at my face for a while, Elizabeth suddenly covered her mouth and laughed.

As if she had seen something interesting by herself, she quietly laughed for a while and then said.

“You have a cuter side than it looks. I think I know why your master cares for you so much.”

“… .”

“I haven’t officially entered the school yet, so it won’t be a big problem no matter what I receive.”

Did you make fun of me when you saw that I was so nervous?

The noble-looking person, as if people couldn’t even talk to him, is more playful than I thought.

As she said that, she began to write in the air with her finger.

Ssssss

Soon after, runes appeared in the air with bright yellow sparks.

“I don’t care what you give me.”

Elizabeth waved her hand in the air again, and the letters flew into the meteorite bracelet I had made for practice and began to stick one by one.

what. Was that just an enchantment? Making artifacts so simple?

Elizabeth handed the meteorite bracelet to me. In the aftermath of the enchantment, the part where the letter was engraved was glowing red as if it had been heated by fire.

“A good gift must have a corresponding reciprocation.”

In fact, the candy was prepared in this way out of a rather snobbish calculation.

Even so, I thought it would be enough to leave a little favor or a good impression.

“It seems like a gift too big for that.”

“Don’t worry, it’s not a big deal for me. All you have to do is keep it a secret from me.”

“… .”

I don’t know. I should get it because it looks good.

I took the bracelet and put it on my left wrist.

“That will stop all sorts of curses. It’s not great, but the synergy with Uncheol is good.”

“… thank you.”

I don’t know exactly why, but Silverin’s advice seems to have worked.

***

I asked the butler where Silverine was.

I heard that she went out for a walk for a while.

I went to the lakeside and walked on the sandy beach.

The sun was shining and the wind was moderately cool.

I could see Silverin’s figure in the distance.

She spread out a mat and sat down in a light dress, looking at the waves of the lake.

She didn’t seem to notice me approaching.

When the wind blew, she caught her flying hair and accepted it cheerfully.

It seems to make me feel better too.

I stopped for a moment and watched it.

It was like a painting, and it felt like I was ruining it by interfering.

Silverin looked around for a moment and gestured to me.

“When did you come? Come on.”

She tapped one of the mats with the palm of her hand, as if telling her to sit next to her.

As I walked and sat down next to her, she again admired the tranquil shores of the lake.

Silverin looked different than usual. There were none of those fancy ornaments on her body.

Even those big earrings. Even the rings and necklaces with those big jewels.

Because of those accessories, Silverin had a strong feeling of being a ‘wizard’ no matter what she did.

However, looking at her simple appearance like now, she just looks like a noble lady with a pretty face.

“Teacher.”

“yes.”

“When are we going to Eternia?”

It takes weeks to go to the academy. I think it should arrive without a hitch if I prepare from now on.

“You’ve done that hard thing and you’re thinking about the next thing right away. sooner or later There are only a few days left to see this lake, so enjoy this moment, disciple.”

Silverin looked more happy than usual.

I don’t know how to enjoy life. just lived like that I just endured day by day and came this far.

I followed her and looked at the lake. It is a wonderful scenery.

“You’re not coming back here after the entrance exam is over, are you?”

“yes.”

It takes a month just to go back and forth between the academy and Wiesel. If I leave here, I will stay at the academy until the entrance ceremony.

After that answer, she didn’t say anything for a while.

Then she suddenly brought up another story.

“I know that? Vampires also loved this lake.”

“… It’s a little creepy.”

Come to think of it, Silverin’s mansion was also said to be a place where vampires lived in the past. Does Wiesel have a deep connection with vampires?

“Vampires live forever, remember everything. They considered it a curse. I had to live with the memories I wanted to forget forever.”

she continued.

“By the way, do you know what they called this lake? It was called ‘The Lake of Oblivion’. This lake is so beautiful that if you stare at it, the painful past melts away and you focus only on this living, breathing moment.”

“How does the teacher feel?”

“Hmm, I guess that’s right. you?”

“well… I don’t know.”

Well, to me a lake is just a lake.

“But I think it’s true that old memories have faded since coming to Wiesel.”

If I had stayed in Harman, I would have remembered everything like vampires.

I must have held those who abandoned me in a corner of my heart and resented them.

However, after meeting Silverine, a lot of things changed.

Unbeknownst to me, the past that had oppressed me gradually faded away, and I stopped resenting anyone.

I felt a little more free, not tied down.

“That’s enough. leave space little by little. So that new people can come in.”