dark night.
I put on my hood and came out of the mansion.
There was no one on the street, and the only light was the moonlight.
pierce-
A place where only grasshoppers sing in a quiet space.
There he saw a small hut with the lights on.
It was such a remote place that I wondered if there was such a place in the capital.
I opened the door to the hut and entered.
“Are you here?”
Inside, Ian Astria was sitting in a chair.
I came to see Ian to learn space magic.
A few days after meeting the chief wizard.
I wrote letters to everyone around me, including Rie and Astina.
It tells me to cooperate with Ian Astria.
I couldn’t write the details, but everyone responded to my request by sending me a letter telling me to explain in detail later.
“Are my friends any help?”
“The number of people who are arguing next to me has increased and it’s just annoying.”
Even with that said, things seemed to go smoothly.
Liena Astina was working hard, and McDowell, who was still in the capital, was helping him.
The empire was buzzing about him these days.
Suddenly, the imperial figures were helping Ian, which made me feel strange.
“How are things going?”
“When passing through the capital, the Imperial Army decided to inspect the luggage. Other things seemed to be going well.”
What Ian decided to take on is direct pressure on Perian.
Perian is forced to remain in the mansion by order of the emperor.
In order to study the magic of spirits, he had to move his luggage to the capital.
Ian ordered the Imperial Army to search the luggage under the pretext of blocking the rebels’ passage.
In that case, it would be impossible to bring in items related to spirit magic through other people.
However, checking the luggage did not prevent everything.
If Perian tries to use space magic to bring his luggage, there is nothing he can do.
Then I needed my role.
When he tries to get out of the mansion using space magic, I follow him with space magic.
Check out what Perian is doing and what luggage he brings.
If you have created a hidden place with space magic, you can check it and let others know.
In order to do that, you must first learn space magic, but… … .
“It is a week later that the imperial passage begins. The guys around you barely ripped off the idea of starting tomorrow.”
“Ahaha… … .”
I thought maybe Rie was like that.
Rie decided to start because she was a person who started right away.
Still, it seemed to me that the time was properly adjusted, perhaps thanks to the fact that I was told to follow Ian’s words.
“Then, let’s stop chatting and teach the magic of space right away.”
“All right.”
Then Ian used space magic.
There was a small hole next to Ian, and Ian put his hand through the hole.
“This is the material I have compiled about space magic.”
What came out of the hole was data about space magic written in Ian’s handwriting.
When I saw the material, my eyes widened.
“Can’t we keep a record of space magic?”
“Then, is it okay to cheat on my father? It’s okay to burn everything here anyway.”
Ian felt something subtle when he said that.
I started to scan the material Ian gave me.
“I am not looking now. I can’t stay here long, so study after I leave.”
“… … yes?”
Didn’t you tell me to study with this?
“You have one week left. You should be able to use space magic within a week. You should also be able to write small applications there. So I will tell you.”
I opened my eyes wide.
Ian was going to let me know in earnest.
I’ve had some of Ian’s teachings.
When he taught me the basics of space magic, he made it really easy to understand.
Ian’s understanding of magic theory was at a high level, so I was able to learn easily even if I didn’t know about space magic.
What Ian is saying is that he intends to use space magic properly.
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“Then let me tell you about the use of space magic.”
Ian put a blank sheet of paper in front of me.
“Looking at the last time I found out about the use of time magic, I thought I was able to perceive space properly.”
“Yeah, that’s what made it possible.”
“We haven’t used space magic yet.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Then Ian drew a small square on the paper.
After drawing the square, I started making small dots on it.
“Then let us begin. This is the space you perceive. Am I right?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Ian drew a small circle inside the square.
“Then I will call it you. Do you properly understand the realm of reality and space?”
“Yes, what happens in reality cannot affect the realm of space, but what happens in the realm of space can affect reality. Is that correct?”
“Yeah, as you said, what happens in reality cannot affect the spatial realm. However, it is different when permission to enter the space area is obtained. We inherited space magic from the Astrian family. In this way, even people who exist in the real world can influence the realm of space.”
Ian continued.
“But that doesn’t mean you can’t change the spatial area significantly. You can’t even scratch a space area. Because this is not an area that beings in reality can touch. It means that even if we can deal with the realm of space, there are limits.”
I have a question here.
“So, isn’t space-cutting magic tearing up space? How do you do that?”
Ian’s eyes widened at my question.
“Aren’t you going to try to explain that now? Questions will be answered at the end, so listen first.”
“… … All right.”
“As you said, space cutting or space movement. To our eyes, this seems like an act of tearing up and destroying space. But space magic is not like that.”
Ian drew a line by connecting the dots on the square he had drawn on the paper.
“This way, you will see two squares.”
“yes.”
Having said that, Ian began to draw a line at random.
“Think of this square divided into dozens. And you can move the divided space according to the rules of space.”
“… … Is it moving?”
“Just as in an empire one must obey the laws of the empire, in the realm of space one must obey the rules of the realm of space. The rule of space is simply how to move the divided space like a puzzle. Therefore, we cannot use any other method than to move the divided space according to the rules of the spatial domain.”
“Dividing space and moving… … .”
“Simply put, think of it as dividing a room. We are the managers who can move the divided rooms. To change the space we are in and the space next to us, and to make the adjacent spaces open. That is the magic of space.”
Based on reality, the space area is divided into rooms and the rooms are moved.
Because it happens in the realm of space, it makes the impossible happen in reality.
There it is clearly divided like a room, but in reality, it is invisible, so it disappears and moves in an instant, and the reality is torn.
Trying to understand a realm that is invisible in reality, although it seemed understandable, there was an ambiguous corner.
“For now, let’s keep going. If you don’t understand, I’ll explain it to you later, so keep listening.”
“All right.”
So Ian continued his explanation.
***
Ian’s explanation was easy to understand.
Theoretically, I could understand it, but the content was too difficult to apply in practice.
It is natural that it is difficult for others to take the theory lectures they have been taking for several months at a time and then try to put them into practice.
I had to do it though.
It’s been a few minutes since I practiced on my own.
Ian tapped the desk.
“I’ll just go back and try it. If you stay here longer, you will be caught.”
“ah. Okay. Just go back.”
Ian started packing up his luggage.
“After three days or so, when I have more time, I will look after the magic.”
“All right.”
Anyway, the magic I need now is space movement.
No other magic was needed now.
He said that he would have time in three days, but it didn’t make sense that we had an appointment in time because it was late in the morning anyway.
It seemed that he took the time because he understood that he could learn to move through space even in three days.
He continued to speak in a tone of ignoring me, but it felt like he was treating me like a human being.
If you look closely, they seem to be caring, and there is also a sense of respect.
As I looked into this, I had a question.
current situation.
Ian tries to push Perian away.
However, in the relationship between Ian and Perian, can they do that?
Perian actively supported Ian, and Ian followed his father.
That is a fact that has not changed much to this day.
If Perian didn’t believe in Ian, he wouldn’t have been able to show him the necromantic magic.
Still, Ian was trying to hit Perian.
It’s me, I don’t feel like that person is my father anyway, so I say yes, but not Ian.
Perian treated Ian as a father, and Ian treated Perian as a father.
Could such a relationship be destroyed overnight?
It’s just that the chief mage has been scolded?
I didn’t know what he was thinking.
“Then let’s go.”
Ian picked up his luggage and headed towards the door.
I looked at Ian’s back.
“older brother.”
“… … what?”
“What do you think about pushing your father away?”
“… … What kind of cloud-catching sound is it?”
“… … no. Suddenly, I asked a question.”
Ian opened the door of the hut with a grim expression.
“I just do it because I have to do it.”
After saying that, Ian went out.