Episode 88

When you live a regular life, there are times when you get the feeling that time passes quickly. the more you get used to it.

Has it been a week already? I think I thought about it the other day.

“Let’s put this away for today.”

“I guess so.”

November.

Frid and I, who came out early in the morning as usual, picked up the brooms.

A lot of fallen leaves flew from the mountain behind the building. The area around the Technical Department building and the now-completed workshop building were littered with fallen leaves.

“You’ve been having a hard time since morning, brothers.”

“You’re here early, sister.”

“good morning.”

Then, Neil walks into the workshop.

After the workshop was completed, Nayel always came out early, and by the time I was tired of walking around the playground, I could hear the sound of metal hitting.

“I just remembered something funny.”

“What is it?”

“We were on the barrier at this time exactly a month ago?”

“… … It’s not fun, it’s scary.”

Fire, the flames lightly raised by Freed’s fingertips burned the fallen leaves.

The process of putting out the fire with water magic, gathering it with wind magic, and burying it into the soil is as smooth as breathing.

“The weather has gotten a little chilly too.”

“That’s right. Shall we eat ramen later?”

“Do you boil it yourself?”

“That’s right, I’ll be there soon, so wait for me at the Liberal Party.”

“good.”

I parted ways with Frid in front of the Tower of Freedom.

In the morning, restaurants do not sell ramen. This is because even though they gave various variations, the stimulating food did not change. The only way to eat it is to cook it yourself.

“Lift more!”

“8 to the left!”

“great! Get off now!”

Somewhere away from the Tower of Freedom.

Construction of the new tower is progressing smoothly. A considerable number of wizards were mobilized and the speed was fast. Did I mention that the height is equal to the Tower of Freedom?

“… … It doesn’t have a name yet.”

The sign on each tower was empty.

The three towers of freedom, justice and truth are named after the school I attended.

there is no fourth I wonder what name it would be if left alone.

[Tower of Truth]

[Wisdom goes to the sky. Let everything you think be as clear and clear as the clear sky.]

I passed the Tower of Truth sign and returned to my room. On the way down after washing, I picked up valuable mushrooms and vegetables from Jinridang.

“Ah, it’s a rocktrin.”

“hello!”

“I saw Frid at the restaurant earlier!”

“okay, thanks.”

I was able to run into the students of the Liberal Party who woke up early. It wasn’t until November that my face seemed to get used to it. There was no one running away anymore.

“Ahaha. Sir Rockstrin.”

“The children have grown.”

When I went up to the cafeteria, there were four students around Frid. They were class A students staying at the Tower of Freedom.

“I heard from Frid!”

“I heard you cook it yourself?”

“Maybe we… … .”

Professional chefs would make it much better, but the ramen I cook is much more stimulating because I don’t consider health at all.

We used to boil and eat together sometimes at Jinridang, but rumors spread all the way here.

“I knew that, so I brought some ingredients.”

“Wow!”

Even 6 people can’t help it.

In the warehouse behind the kitchen, the cooks were in the middle of preparing the ingredients, but it was still far from morning, so there was room to boil the pot.

“How is class today?”

“I am grafting the existing theory as close to the imaginary theory as possible.”

“Because I have learned so far.”

The class method is a little different for 1st grade A class.

Teach the existing system, discarding parts that conflict with the Imagination Theory. The remaining part is twisted according to the imagination theory.

It is a so-called ‘fitting together’, and it is said that quite a lot of research has been conducted among professors in that way.

“There are days when we don’t have first period. The tech said you have to be there by 9:00 every day?”

“Students have to take classes.”

“If you see His Majesty doze off every day… … .”

“Your Highness is no exception.”

“Lord Rockstryn is strict.”

I made eye contact with Fred and smiled. In the classroom, I even wake up when the professor comes.

Ainim, who joined the engineering department, sleeps behind the sofa for another hour even after Baeller’s class starts. Now, no one is surprised by that.

“Okay, complete. Let’s eat before blowing.”

“Thank you, I will eat.”

“Wow. It’s all red.”

After breakfast, I return to the technical department and open the door. At this time, Hira usually arrives first.

“Did you sleep well, Rocks?”

“no. I slept about an hour late thinking about what you said yesterday.”

“Because there is no need to take it so seriously. It’s not like we’re going to teach fusion magic right away from the first year.”

When you sit down, Hira will make tea or coffee for you. Then we sit on the sofa rather than the manager’s seat far away and talk about this and that.

“You know because I’ve used Freed as well.”

“If we prepare for emergencies, I think it would be okay to pull the timing. Even a 2-star will be enough power.”

“Ugh. Then I should get the material a little earlier.”

There is no awkwardness in exchanging stories because even the guys who had no contact at first became close. The same was true of Baeller.

And if you just watch those things… … .

“Rox?”

“yes?”

“no. there’s something stupid So, should I get the materials pulled?”

“Ah, that would be nice.”

I hope this peace will last forever. It comes to mind every time I think about it.

[NEXT EPISODE]

IX. land of ash and sand

: D-10

without missing a day.

every day without getting tired.

I don’t even know the standard. Like they say you can never escape It suddenly appears in front of my eyes and harasses me.

Did I make the episode so tight? In retrospect, you’re right. So I can’t even get angry.

“Hey, Rocks.”

“why?”

“How many do you see?”

Suddenly, Hira held out her finger.

“one. what are you doing?”

“Look a little closer.”

“No, it’s just one.”

Put your finger in front of your nose. It was still one. Hira spoke lowly.

“no. Two.”

“What… … ?”

I rubbed my eyes in surprise.

One is right.

“It’s a gap in my eye too, Lord Lockstryn.”

“Hey, what is it?”

If Frid, who was next to me, hadn’t said it with a smile, I would have been fooled.

“I was just playing around.”

It was only then that Hira relaxed her expression and smiled briskly. You’re playing a strange prank.

“I need to wake up Your Highness soon.”

“okay. We should watch this together.”

I put my glass down and walked behind the sofa. I want it to be Rocks when I wake up, it was Ai-sama’s simple wish. There was nothing I couldn’t hear.

“You should wake up, Your Highness.”

“yes. Ouch.”

I hate to open my eyes right away.

It means you were awake earlier. I pinched the ball once.

“Should I make a bet?”

“Will it succeed or not?”

“Then bet on who can’t. Success is a given.”

I opened the door first, and the other three followed me like chicks.

At the edge of the field stood Baeller.

“It depends on how far you go. The loser will rub the shoulder.”

“Isn’t that unfair? Didn’t you see Rocks three days ago?”

“I have to tell you what I saw. The last record was 13m.”

3-star magic 「Wind Wave」.

It is wind-attribute magic that maximizes its lethal power against enemies at an adjacent distance of 10m or less, but 「Wind Wave」, which is composed of a complete theory of imagination, has a much longer range than that.

“The standard is 20m. up, down.”

“How many Rocks are there?”

“I am a little over 25m.”

When I cast 「Wind Wave」, the maximum range is about 25m. Any further than that, and the wind dissipates.

“Then I’m down.”

“Huh. It should come out about 15m.”

“I am up.”

“Me too.”

Hira and Ai chose down, and Freed and I chose up.

I raised my hand and gave a signal.

three, two, one.

“Oh oh!”

Quaggagak!

The dust flew violently. The “wind wave” that swept across the sand on the floor with fierce force crossed the marked scale twice.

“22m!”

Excitedly, I ran toward Baeller.

* * *

“Have you seen Her Highness?”

Rockstrin ran out and hugged Baeller.

I thought it would be impossible, so it was a great achievement. But that’s not what’s important.

Ainim nodded with a serious expression.

“yes.”

The child’s eyes were swollen.

Actually, I wasn’t sleepy at all. didn’t even sleep I kept watching Rockstryn from behind the couch.

What Hira said was true.

“I can see it in Rox’s eyes.”

“There are things we can’t see.”

Undoubtedly.

Occasionally, Loxtrin’s eyes are out of focus. Every day I stare at that terrifying face, and I can’t help but find it.

It’s different from time to time, but it’s mainly in the morning hours that you can find it.

In what Rockstrin calls the most peaceful time.

‘How many do you see?’

I measured the distance accurately.

A span of distance in front of my eyes.

There are times when Lockstrin’s focus is fixed on empty space.

Impossible without a subject.

“What is it?”

“If you are looking at something, won’t it be reflected in your eyes?”

“But you can’t put your face right in front of Rox. Are you going to run away right away?”

While making a favorite tea like that, if you approach it from this side, it will quickly run away.

The child was upset and muttered.

“Should I hold onto it like before?”

“yes? Have you ever been caught?”

“yes? Ah, um… … .”

The child, who had brought his hand to his lips without even realizing it, took it away. Hira narrowed her eyes.

“That’s right.”

“Yeah, Rocks was having a hard time back then! I don’t know what to do or how… … .”

“Yes, you did well.”

Hira stroked the child’s head. It was a good thing, but it felt like the hair on the child’s head stood on end.

This, too, has its own downsides. The child grumbled.

“… … And it didn’t even come off.”

“I don’t think it will. There must be a reason.”

“yes?”

“When Rox sees Her Highness… … . Because the expression is a little different.”

You can see it if you look closely.

Even if it seems inconspicuous.

The fine eyebrows, the curled corners of the mouth, and the twitching cheeks. It’s also strange to be jealous of that, it’s true that I like it, but something is different.

I don’t know because I’ve never experienced it, but if I had a father who loved me, he wouldn’t have looked like that. I think so.

“How about the video recorder?”

“Can you see through the eyes?”

“You should ask Neil. stealthily.”

“stealthily… … ?”

“Absolutely. You’ll hate it if you dig into this, Rocks.”

But I have a strong intuition.

Something unknown is haunting Rockstrin. It was like that in the past, now that it’s a little better, and in the future.

It was a story she had heard from her mother, telling her never to ignore that intuition.

“If I get caught, I’ll say it’s something I made up on my own.”

“Hira.”

“it’s okay.”

Even if you get disillusioned.

I’d like to help if possible.

If you are in a crisis, you want to save it.

“Because I’ve already been hated once.”

I want to keep that smile.

I didn’t want to see my precious Lockstrine collapsed by something unknown.

To Hira Yuxilla, Lockstrin Aindarok was such a being.