Ira Merlin was dreaming and retracing her hazy memories.

– Ira, look at this. Don’t you think it’s a beautiful construction technique?

when she was still young

Those days when even beginner magic was barely possible.

-Wouldn’t you like to try this magic?

It was a memory of the days with the old master.

The reason she started to learn magic was because she was fascinated by the unfinished magic formula that was like a flower that her master made.

-Master, I think it’s too difficult for me to understand!

– There will be plenty of time in the future, so shouldn’t we learn slowly?

-Still, I want to complete that magic as soon as possible!

Aira felt her eyes blur as she watched the vision of the dream she had then. Are you trying to wake up from a dream?

‘no.’

She noticed that she was holding back tears.

Even though it was a dream, I couldn’t help it.

-Then, since this teacher will help you directly from the side, would you like to try it together?

-Yeah!

Because the dream remains just a dream.

After all, the promise with the master could not be kept.

Aira still couldn’t use the magic her master had shown her.

-You and me. Let’s learn this magic together from now on.

I couldn’t complete the research I did with my teacher.

‘I’ll be sure to complete it. Master.’

Aira closed her eyes tightly to shed tears along with her weak heart.

the tears run down your cheeks

‘Our magic.’

the world has turned

* * *

Right after Ira wakes up from her dream.

She rubbed her wet eyes and checked her surroundings.

Someone at the desk was scratching a pen while checking her papers.

“Master… … ?”

“Well? Are you awake?”

Aira blinked her eyes as if she couldn’t understand the situation.

“Oh, Your Highness Oz? Why are you here?”

After about 5 seconds of silence passed, Ira belatedly shuddered.

“Huh… … ?!”

And Ira, who was shuddering, caught her breath when she saw the robe that was covering her fall down.

It was the [Robe of the Starry Sky].

Of course, there was no way Oz, who was considered to have talent comparable to Salem, would wear an ordinary robe.

Even the sum of all the loans in the name of support she had received from Spellage right now would not be worth it.

“Uh, uh uh, uh uh… … .”

What would happen if he tossed over while sleeping and damaged his robe?

Of course, Aira also knew that if it was at the level of the [Starry Sky Robe], it wouldn’t be damaged even if it was moderately shocking.

However, the more I think about its value, the more I can’t help but feel that the world is turning yellow.

“You must be tired.”

“Oh no! I can still do more! Please don’t throw it away!”

“In the first place, it wasn’t a relationship that should be abandoned… … no. It’s a greeting, so don’t worry about it.”

Oz corrected his words as Aira’s complexion turned pale in real time.

“Let’s get this first.”

“This… … ?”

Aira folded the [Robe of the Starry Sky] as carefully as possible and accepted the papers Oz presented.

“I don’t know what direction the research will go in the future… … .”

“ah… … !”

Aira let out a short sigh while looking at the documents Oz handed over.

[Pinaka] consisted of numerous basic, elementary, and intermediate magics, as well as spells that acted as parts created solely to complete [Pinaka].

And when Aira created the formulas corresponding to those parts, she put the magical formulas she knew into her fists and completed them through numerous experiments.

“That would be more comfortable than going through a fistfight.”

What Oz handed over was a summary of the phenomena that appeared when those equations were combined.

It meant that Oz had already made it official what Aira had worked hard to build up.

difference in talent. Ira felt the difference keenly.

But even bigger and more intense emotions were swirling inside Aira.

“… … thank you.”

Recovered the way of research that had been blocked.

Experiments that proceeded slowly with numerous repeated failures will eventually progress rapidly as if gaining wings.

“thanks… … .”

Ira felt speechless. I couldn’t express my gratitude because of the tears that kept leaking out.

It seemed that the end of the magic I had dreamed of since childhood was in sight.

Although he was jealous of the talent that surpassed his accumulated efforts, his gratitude was greater than that.

“No, I didn’t know you would like it that much… … . If you appreciate it that much, I hope you can show me the finished magic later.”

“Yeah!”

Ira hugged the few papers Oz handed over and said as if they were precious.

“If this magic is completed… … I’ll show Oz-sama first!”

Aira nodded widely and opened her research journal.

It’s time to restart the experiment that was blocked from now on.

“… … Before that, let’s go to Tia’s laboratory.”

“Ah, yes… … .”

Unfortunately, her enthusiasm did not last long.

* * *

A few days had passed since the incident with Professor Aira.

Tia’s experiment did not show any significant results.

In the first place, it was unavoidable because he was not of this world.

Perhaps because the rules themselves were different, even the common blood sampling was impossible.

Wouldn’t it be better if it was a creature that didn’t flow blood, but there was nothing to be sure about ‘outside existence’ because even the perception of blood had changed.

“Are there any samples missing?”

“… … Sounds like you’re going to catch a few more.”

Tia muttered as she looked at the professors and researchers.

Since there was nothing to compare with, it was only natural that it was impossible to know whether it was an ability unique to that individual or an ability possessed by the species itself.

“Wouldn’t it be better to quit?”

“why.”

“Because it’s dangerous.”

“… … ?”

Tia looked up at me with an expression as if she had never heard of it in her entire life.

To be honest, I wanted to say sorry.

Isn’t she the furthest thing in the world from danger?

Even if it was later, there was no one who could threaten her now.

“… … Yes, it must be dangerous. In fact, I had no intention of going either.”

“danger?”

“I, my existence, are a threat.”

“Ah, I understand.”

Seeing that a single move would cause an emergency in each country, it was understandable.

Didn’t Tia’s flying through the dormitory ceiling a while ago put an emergency in the empire?

It was so noisy even in the relatively isolated ＜Skientia＞, so there is no need to guess what it was like outside.

“Rather than that, it seems to be getting closer to the dog’s appearance, as you said.”

“How do you know if even perception changes in real time?”

They say that I have [contemplation], but Tia will be no different from others, but she says as if she can see the entire process.

Or is there something special about dragon eyes? The eyes are bloody, but I don’t feel anything special, right?

“I’m dividing my consciousness and isolating it.”

“Is it like multiple personalities?”

“It’s not similar. Strictly speaking, it would be correct to say that the moment is cut out as if taking a photograph.”

“Well, even lizards cut off their tails, so there’s nothing special about it.”

“Did you just call me a reptile?”

“… … It was just a metaphor.”

There’s no way to be brutal

Sometimes he acted like an adult, but the saying that the mind follows the body seems unmistakable.

“Well… … .”

After a moment of silence.

Tia checks her watch and sighs lightly.

“Are you going out again?”

Just like the original, Tia’s outings have been increasing recently.

“why? Are you going to have an accident in the meantime?”

“… … You seem to have a lot of nerves these days.”

Aren’t you reacting too nervously to one question?

I’m sorry… … .

“Oz.”

“I don’t crash.”

“I don’t expect much from that… … . You better not get too close to Prudence.”

“Yes?”

It was unexpected. I had been suspicious of Prudence from the beginning, so it didn’t matter, but I didn’t expect Tia to react like that.

If you think so, I hope you hire the right person on a regular basis.

The condition to become a professor at ＜Skientia＞, which can be said to be the world’s best educational institution, is whether Tia likes it.

From Gerard to Prudence Loa. At this point, I wonder if there is something wrong with her eyes to see people.

“Professor Prudence didn’t gain the trust of the head of the academy?”

“Well… … . If you only consider him as a professor, he is a professor who does his job.”

“There are not many people like that.”

Rather, if you intend to infiltrate ＜Skientia＞ even superficially, it is common for you to work hard as a professor.

Rather, it would be rarer to see someone not doing their job as a professor.

How can you be lazy when a fire-breathing lizard is watching with its eyes wide open?

“Should I say I’m a little out of line?”

“Are there one or two people who have gone astray?”

“… … Well, so are you.”

Even if you look at me with a bug-like expression, I don’t get hurt anymore. that you don’t get hurt

So don’t look at me like that.

“Um… … . Ideology is dangerous if you insist.”

Tia tapped her head with her index finger as if contemplating a word, and then spoke in pity.

“Why on earth did you accept such a person?”

“Because he was the one who had to be like that.”

Tia frowned and looked at Prudence Roa, who was eagerly examining the ‘existence outside’.

“Still, he was infinitely honest about his feelings.”

There was a little bit of pity in those eyes.

“Still, if possible… … .”

And the direction of that gaze was towards me before long.

I understand, but I can’t help but feel sorry for that gaze.

“I hope you don’t end up like Prudence.”

“… … .”

After that, Tia trudged out of the lab.

* * *

Originally, I was planning to approach Prudence Loa and get information, but somehow Tia’s words caught me.

So, I decided to refrain from immediate contact and contact ＜Tenebris＞ to ask for information.

-Are you really talking about information about Prudence Loa?

Lucia’s voice over the communication port had a hint of puzzlement.

-Don’t you know that better than we do?

I don’t know what Oz used to be like, but I don’t know anything now.

The basis of the information I have is mostly from the game.

“Did I seem that interested in other people?”

-… … I thought you were quite interested, wasn’t it?

“I don’t need to be interested unless it’s special.”

– Well, if that’s the case.

The bluffs and lies that I have grown accustomed to.

It’s to wrap up who I am now, but it’s quite tiring to continue living like this.

-Hmm, more than that, Prudence Loa… … . The ‘Wizard of the Ghetto’… … .

What’s more than that? Why do you look so nice? I’m surprised

Whether she knew that thought or not, she started to hear the sound of papers being flipped along with her drooling through the communication port connected to Lucia.

Are you rummaging through documents for information? Where is this guy now… … .

“Tell me the most important things first.”

I thought it would be long, so I decided to start with the simplest outline.

A person’s essence is the law that most can be seen when it is revealed on the outside.

-What… … . The most important piece of information would be that he was a revolutionary.

“Revolutionary?”

As soon as I heard that word, the word Prudence was talking about, struggle, crossed my mind.

At that time, I just wanted to say a proverb, but it seems to be different.

– He was about 50 years ago. One of the revolutionaries who tried to change the lawless city of Spellage.

“If you tried to change, what would you mean?”

-Prince Oz, I would like to know about the history of your country.

Lucia’s criticism goes in one ear as she waits for her next words.

Even in the original world, I was not confident in history.

-If you have to say, you probably wanted something similar to what you have now.

The correct answer was to go through ＜Tenebris＞ without taking an insensitive approach.

The assumptions I had been thinking of so far have gone wrong.

If you didn’t want ＜Spellage＞ to look the same as before, then what on earth were you thinking?

“Can Professor Prudence Roa fail in the revolution after all?”

-Well… … . Rather, it would be more accurate to say that it was incomplete combustion. Because in the middle of the revolution, the system of spelling changed.

“… … Yes, I understand.”

Incomplete combustion.

This is probably the best word for Prudence Loa.

It wasn’t that he didn’t like ＜Spellage＞ now. The current appearance of ＜Spellage＞ had nothing to do with it.

What he hated was the existence of Deus Ex Machina, which made all his efforts and history meaningless in an instant.

[King of Darkness]

salem sudra

The greatest wizard in history.

Prudence Loa must have hated the individual who made decades of hard work worthless overnight.