Glast Subjugation (1)
Lucy always lies on the side facing the stars.
If you lay on the roof of the Trix building and look up at the sky, the twinkling starry sky seems to press down on your body like a blanket.
Heat and cold are not very important variables for Lucy, who wears all kinds of protective magic. However, it is more important than you think whether the sun is shining, you can see the open sky well, and sometimes you can hear the rustling of leaves or the rippling sound of the stream.
Walls and ceilings that are completely blocked off are not very good.
This is also the reason why I hate Ophelis Hall, even though it has expensive beds and high-quality bedding in a sunny room.
The maids were busy with no fuss due to the breakup of the Ophelis Hall, but there is still no concession to the maids’ handwork that binds Lucy.
She wears a school uniform that has been cleaned every day, and she gently combs her white hair that runs down her sheep and plays the bachelor, but her behavior is still the same as that of cats on the street.
– ‘There is no end to learning. Lucy. It must have been Sylvania-sama’s will.’
gaffer.
The fragrant scent of rosemary permeates the witch’s hat that Glockt, a wizard with wrinkled wrinkles, wore. When I put my nose to the sleeve of my clothes and sniffed it, I could smell the same smell. While Lucy was sleeping, the maids did laundry as they wished.
Suddenly, I remembered the day Gloct passed away. It was a day of continuous rain.
The image of a time when he sat down in Glockt’s hut with his hat in his arms and blown away all who approached seems to glimmer across the starry sky. Those who wished to tamper with the remains of Archmage Gloct had to break one of them.
Has it changed a lot since then?
Even if it’s more robust, it’s not. Rather, it would be more accurate to say that it has become more sluggish. Except for the maids, there is no one who can discipline Lucy anymore.
If you ask me if my life is dry, it’s not.
Even on this cramped Aken Island, there are surprisingly many sights to see, a lot of delicious food, and there are many more turbulent events than you might think.
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Most of the time, it doesn’t fit into the interests of Lucy, who premiered on Sepa, but it doesn’t seem like she’s having a boring day anyway.
– ‘You will be blessed with natural talent and stars, but that is not a reason to stop learning. Lucy. Even if everyone in the Land of Learning is under your talents, it is clear that there is still something to learn. So always learn. Be humble and use your strength for all.’
– ‘And… Beware of the loneliness that slowly seeps into you someday. The strength that overwhelms everyone is necessarily accompanied by bitter solitude. …I’m sorry I left you first, Lucy.’
The form of loneliness varies from person to person. One way or another, the blade of cold solitude will surely come to anyone.
However, Lucy was too young to understand that fact. And it still doesn’t really touch my heart.
The crushing feeling is closer to longing than loneliness.
He’s an inspirational nerd who only nags on the day of fiction, picks up and throws it when he’s asleep at the edge of the magic forest, or threatens anything he says. It is strange and surprising to feel the empty space after disappearing.
We will probably never meet again.
At one time, there was a time when a part of my heart ached at the fact, but as time passed, the pain of the wound was also slowly worn away.
Now, rather than longing, the feeling of satisfaction of a bag of jerky in my arms takes precedence. On the one hand, it’s even funny to imagine that Gloct would make a face that said, “It’s like you” when he finds out about it.
What is lost is lost. I have accumulated enough experience to know that trying to pick it up again is a waste of energy.
For now, all I had to do was spend time looking up at the starry sky and hanging out.
There isn’t much to do. The class content is too easy. You can memorize at least one book at a time if you skim through it. Practice is also done with just one lift of a finger. Tuition fees are fully covered by the Glockt Scholarship Foundation. The professors also don’t have much of a touch.
I remember the palms full of tiny wrinkles that were stroking Lucy’s hair one day.
The feeling of missing Gloct at some point was just as natural as the comfort he felt for Gloct for the first time.
For Lucy, the feeling of leaning on someone or missing someone was something that would come naturally.
It’s annoying and dissatisfying, but there are people who feel empty when they’re not around.
After realizing what longing is, I don’t want to increase that kind of relationship anymore.
It was a sensation that the young genius wizard did not want to experience again, and as a result, he became detached from the sepa, and when he came to his senses, he became infinitely indolent. In a way, it could be said that it was a very funny life.
One day, when the fate given to my life approaches, I know very well that I have to get up even if it bothers me.
because it’s not now
Lucy was dangling from the dangerous railing on the roof of the Trix Pavilion and waving her feet. The night sky in autumn staring at the beef jerky with one hand holding it tight with one hand in case the hat might fly off…
For the time being, it looks like the clear and clear autumn days will continue. There will be no trace of rain.
It felt so good, Lucy hummed an inappropriately humming song.
*
Act 2, the final chapter begins.
In the meantime, other events had no choice but to cross over through Ziggs, Yenica, and Lortel.
There were things he didn’t want to approach, but he didn’t have time to do that in the first place. And there was no justification, no title, no reason to be involved in what happened between the first graders, the generation of the protagonists.
As long as it is confirmed that we are running smoothly towards the end of the story without any problems, there is no problem.
However, in this final chapter, things have changed a bit. Because there is something called a cause or reason.
If it’s a recipe for tech supplies that will be thrown away anyway, I’d definitely like to take it with me. This is because there will be no other solid foundation for growth. If you’re lucky, it might be a means to explosively strong.
[ thank you for your effort! Master Ed! The camp’s food stockpiles are no problem right now! ]
“It’s not enough to spend the winter, but”
It didn’t take long to gather food for an immediate stockpile. At first, I got used to hunting to a certain extent, and after my specs went up a lot, it was easier than I thought to subdue wild animals.
[Still, don’t overdo it! In order to fill the 6 hours of sleep allotted for today, you need to finish today’s study. And today, the intake of meat and vegetables is very low, Master Ed! You have to supplement it even in the evening, and you haven’t been drinking enough water! ]
“Yes, yes.”
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Mug began to report my work and elements one by one in a square shape. At this point, rather than being a spirit that crosses the battlefield together, it feels like I just have a personal assistant, so it’s strange.
[If I fall again, then I will really die! Please live a healthy life even for me! I would like to maintain a contractual relationship with Master Ed for a long time! ]
Once I got ripped off, it seemed that the mug that was always next to me was being reprimanded by Tarkan for what he did. In any case, it was the same no matter where you went, the more you take on the subject of responsibility at the end of the day.
I’m sorry, Mug!
“Isn’t it too good to be a kind person, Ed?”
“What do you mean all of a sudden?”
“Today my friends are fighting, and I haven’t been able to say anything.”
After finishing my academic calendar, I returned to camp with Yenika.
It has become natural for Yenica to return to my camp instead of the Dex tube, to the point where even I can’t feel anything unusual. At Dex, I wondered if I was really just sleeping.
Considering Yenika’s feelings of being very uncomfortable with Dex, it wasn’t something she couldn’t understand. In the first place, I was the one who said that I could come to the camp anytime and play.
Yenica came to the camp, naturally took out her own mug, made herbal tea, and placed it on a simple table with mine.
It was very uncomfortable at first to use the spirits to help with the maintenance of the camp, or to roll up the sleeves of the school uniform and do the laundry. It was because I had nothing to give in return.
In addition, he takes the time to tell him the know-how of the magic of the spirit world, and when he asks if there is anything to repay him, he shakes his arm in a hurry to say that it is okay, and he even has bad thoughts about whether the westerns feel like this.
…let’s stop thinking like that.
“Clara and Anise had a fight today. that, you know? Friends who always go with me.”
“Yeah, you know.”
“It’s not a big deal, we were just chatting while going to the monster ecology class after the elemental science class, but the little things didn’t match, so the mess turned into a fight. But… I’m in trouble because I’m stuck between them, so the two of them say they’re more sorry.”
“You were really embarrassed, weren’t you?”
“That’s true… I feel weird when I think about how you really care for me until I fight.”
Yenika grabbed the mug and looked at the campfire with a grassy face.
“When you think about it, always. Everyone says that they are nice, kind, and good-hearted, but they are trying to be considerate of me and do me a good thing, so I keep building up… It’s okay, but that kind of obsessive idea keeps growing.”
The fact that Yenika is a fairy of the world is a well-known fact, so I won’t deny it, but it’s strange to feel that consideration is tiring again.
No, if you think of it as a Yenika-like reaction, it feels natural again.
“But if I say it again, I can’t say it because I’m going to be a very tired person. I’m afraid you’ll talk about why you feel uncomfortable even if you are considerate.”
“It is true to some extent. I thought you were nice, but you can’t complain about why you care about that again.”
“Ugh, as expected, Ed is straightforward. But again, it’s true, so I can’t respond.”
Seeing Yenica moving her feet while smiling like hehehe, it seems that she has changed her mind recently.
“I mean, it’s going to get worse. It seems like we’re trying to do the same thing every time, but this time it’s real.”
Saying that, he takes a unique pose as if it were me. I put my hands on both waists and groaned, so bad-! To be honest, I don’t know what that means.
“Then I have something to ask you.”
“yes! What?! Are you in a hurry?! Just talk!”
“…”
After Yenica also spoke, she took a deep breath and put down the mug. And while thinking about what to say, he hesitates and speaks slowly.
“If you ask me… may or may not listen… would you like to talk first…?”
“But it’s kind of a pity to ask for something for free. It might be very cumbersome and dangerous. It seems like it will be fine, though.”
As I lowered my voice and spoke carefully, Yenika only knew I was serious and covered her expression.
“I have some things I have lost and I want to find something, so I want to go somewhere… It’s a dangerous place to go alone.”
“Where?”
“Underground water. There is a place where you can enter through a large entrance on the outskirts of Gwakwon-dong.”
“okay? Is it that dangerous there? I haven’t been there, so I don’t know… If Ed said that much, wouldn’t it?”
To some extent a plan has been established.
The final battle in Act 2 starts at the Trix Hall and leads to the underground waterway, and the secret laboratory inside, the last magic tower.
While the main character, Taylor, was following this path, I was planning to come out of the secret laboratory’s soul library with all the recipes and magic tools I needed to bring.
However, it is inefficient to break through the strict security system and guardians of the secret laboratory, and it is not clear whether or not it will even be possible. Even if it were possible, I wouldn’t want to do such a painful thing myself.
So, the core of the operation is changed to ‘follow’.
If Taylor clears the road ahead while riding the final battle line, he will carefully follow behind and pull out only what he needs to bring.
A ‘Badge of Fame’ that is dropped by Berus, the student council president in Phase 1. The accessory that greatly increases the resistance of all elemental magic… well, it will be quite helpful in the future, so let’s leave Taylor with it.
You don’t even need the magic equipment that Claire, assistant professor in Phase 2 drops. This is because it will help the scenario progress right away, but in the long run, it will be a useless complex.
The secret lab in Phase 3 is the key. Replicas of all the high-quality magic books in the soul library, all recipes, and tech supplies must be swept away as much as possible.
It seems that he has penetrated up to type 5 swordsmanship, and even in class B, his swordsmanship ability is said to be at the top.
In the beginning, the final battle in Act 2 has only some complicated or useless bad ending conditions, but if you follow the specifications well, most of the battles are simple. Most of the bad ending conditions are very special situations, so there is no big problem. Of course, there is no need to be vigilant, so I’ll definitely check it out.
We’ve decided to follow suit, so let’s make sure that we’ve finished up to Phase 5 and return to camp. Then the plan is complete.
Still, I might be in a crisis situation while traveling alone… It would be perfect if I accompany a colleague who supports me a little bit.
He is a person who is kind to me, supports me with force, and is worthy of this kind of request.
“I was walking around there and I dropped one of my items into the waterway. I guess I’ll have to go into the canal and find it myself.”
“That must be hard work, Ed! I’ll help you!”
“Thank you, Yenika. The underground waterway is very dark and humid, and there are quite a few small spaces… You’d better wear clothes that can get dirty. Thank you. I will repay you.”
“Yeah, no! Ed! That, but… it’s dark and narrow…?”
Yenika flicked the mug, pricked her ear and cleared her throat. The lieutenant spirits invisible to me whispered something, and they waved their arms and pretended to drive away something.
“Oh, that can’t be helped! yes! You just have to stick with it so you don’t get lost!”
“Yes, thank you.”
“…”
After all of a sudden saying that, Yenika frowned again and ripped off her hair.
I think something has been sorted out.
“Yeah, I’m too easy…!”
“…that, is it?”
“But… Ed will go alone if I don’t go? Are you going to run around looking for that dark place alone?”
“That… I can’t deny it.”
“That’s not even a little…!”
It’s impossible to predict why you’re worrying about such useless things, because it’s a worry that you’ll be constantly following Yenica anyway.
A girl who has lived her whole life like a princess in a fairy tale. Her life is to repay her love by receiving a lot of favors.
You can’t say it’s bad, or even criticize it as an unrealistic human being.
It cannot be said that it is a bad thing that Yenika’s nature is right, and she is not a human being who lives only in her own world, far from reality. Rather, it seems that Lucy stands out more.
It is enough to just live happily in a flower garden full of favors. There’s no one to say it’s bad.
However, if Yenika herself jumps out of such a fairy tale and says she wants to live in the real world anyway, the responsibilities she has to take on are limitless.
Sometimes, there will come a time when you have to turn away someone’s favor, and surely there will be times when you have to shake your head in response to a sincere request.
In order for Yenika to achieve such inner growth, she must have a good reason.
No matter how good a person is, when he rolls around in a muddy reality, there are many times when he has to accept kindness as malice.
For a girl in an unspoiled fairy tale to become an adult living in reality, the basic ingredient of desperate reality is essential.
However, it doesn’t look like such a desperate thing will happen right now… I have no choice but to tell you to do your best.
“Well, let’s go together next time when the academic schedule is a little more relaxed… Maybe we will have some free time while the school is busy with other things… It would be appropriate around the time of the seal ceremony.”
The sale of the sage’s seal also became public to some extent. Of course, it wasn’t something to be proud of, so it was a rumor that only circulated inside.
There were rumors that the transaction was in the form of a mortgage rather than a sale.
Anyway, Yenika knows the general situation, so I’ll just say that.
“Yeah, Ed. Then I’ll go out to the entrance to the underground waterway. Huh, the time has come already.”
After school was over and we went back to camp together, Yenica cleaned the hut and cleaned up the supper while I was making some bricks and finishing firewood by the river.
After that, the sky became dark and a star or two began to appear.
“Today is the day of the student meeting at the Dex Hall, so I have to go quickly. Have a good day Ed too!”
“Yes, Yenika. Take care of yourself, and when it gets dark on the way, watch your feet.”
What I am aware of these days is that my attitude towards Yenika seems to be getting worse.
Anyway, Yenika has a knack for making people around her have a bad attitude. In a way, it is ironic that even though it is a blessed nature, I am not proud of it.
Waving her hand with an ehehehe smile and welcoming Yenika, who slowly walked away, I sat by the bonfire and trimmed the arrows by myself.
*
“From the next semester, the number of students in Class A is expected to increase. Two more will be promoted. Two more people have joined in one year, so there are definitely a lot of talented people this year.”
A comprehensive class in Class A of the Ministry of Magic, supervised by Professor Glast.
Although there is no specific course name, Professor Glast’s special class, which deals with magic in general, is only available to selected students.
Currently, only three first-year students are allowed to participate in the class: Ziggs, Lortel, and Lucy.
“Class B’s Adele and C’s Ayla are the most influential. Even if you join in the middle, the content of the class will not be disrupted, so don’t worry.”
The special lecture room in the faculty building for Class A is spacious. However, there were only three people sitting in the spacious lecture hall.
There is one boy who sits steadfastly and listens to Glast, one girl who judges Glast’s feelings with her bewitching eyes and a subdued smile, and one girl who sleeps well.
There was no need to tell who was who.
“Oh, Adele and Aylarani. I’m surprised. Were the two of them vague or weak in their magical abilities or combat power?”
Although Lortel dared to provoke the senior professor, Professor Glast did not show any particular displeasure.
He is infinitely generous to the talented. His attitude could be said to be infinitely consistent in one way or another.
“We do not select simply based on the amount of magic power or the level of magic response. I just accept it as Class A if I have any magical talent in any way.”
The bachelor fully trusts Professor Glast’s selection. Therefore, this level of autonomy is guaranteed in class organization.
As if to repay that trust, Professor Glast’s eyes always accurately discern the light of talent.
Adele, who plays an instrument or sings all the time, and always has a relaxed smile, is famous among students as a bard or romantic singer. Even Lortel was amazed at her mysterious talent in dealing with magic using the instrument itself.
Ayla had little quantum form of magic and was immature, but her amount of knowledge and academic ability was comparable to that of professors. Also, he seemed to have heard of stories that showed a particularly great sensitivity to certain special magic, not general magic. It was out of interest to Lortel, so I didn’t know the details.
“Still, won’t it cause dissatisfaction among other students who want to get into Class A?”
“That’s my job.”
There were always a lot of students who were dissatisfied with Professor Glast’s class arrangement.
“Well, I’m sorry, but… there were a few kids who didn’t seem to have a bad amount of magic power or sensitivity… But if those kids complained…”
“I don’t want to waste my time on such a vague talent.”
Professor Glast responded like a sword to Ziggs. However, Ziggs continued speaking with an unfriendly expression on his face.
“I’m careful to tell you, but…”
“You don’t have to be careful. If you feel anything, let me know. I’m not really offended.”
Ziggs spoke clearly even though he was cringing.
“You said it was an ambiguous talent, but they are also children who work hard in their own way and want to be recognized. Also, I don’t know how my talents will develop further, and I don’t know where I can go to look down on my skills. It seems to undermine their efforts.”
Ziggs talked up to that point and looked at Professor Glast’s expression for a moment.
Lortel, who sat in the seat next to him, took a deep breath. It was a fight that Ziggs, who looked at him, did not understand.
It seems that Ziggs considers it rude to question Glast’s policy head-on. They still haven’t figured out what kind of person Professor Glast is.
It would not be strange to be angry, but once again Professor Glast spoke calmly in a calm, subdued tone.
“Do you think I am ignoring or ruining their efforts by denigrating and demeaning their efforts? Ziggs Eiffelstein.”
“…”
Silence means affirmation.
“I’m sorry. I do not think so. Rather, the surest way to ruin someone’s life is to prematurely instill confidence in an ambiguous talent and shyly push it.”
Lortel didn’t listen.
For Lortel, who had gathered some information about the personal histories of the bachelor’s staff, Professor Glast’s remarks could have some meaning.
Professor Glast’s only daughter, Mury, was a student at the Ministry of Magic who was enrolled in Sylvania.
Hedgehogs also take care of their young, and it is clear what kind of expectations Professor Glast had for Mury, who showed his interest in magic.
And there was no need to describe in detail what the outcome would have been if he jumped into the subjugation of the demon tribe with overconfidence in his ambiguous talent.
Excessive obsession with certain talents and respect for great men who will advance the progress of the times.
The reason why he devoted himself more passionately than anyone else for the birth of an extraordinary person who makes the majority of ordinary people follow is… In the end, it must also be to eliminate such unnecessary sacrifices.
It may seem noble to some, but to others it seems infinitely sad. Lortel didn’t want to sympathize. Because, in a sense, it is nothing but self-righteousness.
“All right…”
Ziggs quietly lowered his gaze and just nodded his head. More than that was really far off.
“And, Lortel Keheln… Hmm… this has nothing to do with class. I’ll call you later.”
This is probably because there is something to discuss about the sage’s sealing ceremony.
Lortel is in the position of purchasing the sage’s seal, and Professor Glast is the head of the school and presides over the ceremony for the sage’s seal.
It was a matter before the students and teachers took the stand, so it was not something the denomination could discuss.
*
[Magic Abilities Details]
Rank: Proficient Magician
Specialty: Elements
Common magic:
Quick Casting Lv 8
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Mana Detection Lv 8
Fire Elemental Magic:
Ignition Lv 14
Wind Elemental Magic:
Wind Blade Lv 13
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Elemental Magic:
Spirit Sensation Lv 12
Spirit Understanding Lv 12
Spirit Hyunhyun Lv 1
Sense Sharing Lv 1
＜ Elemental Slot: Lower Fire Spirit Mug >
Induction Stage: 2
Elemental Efficiency: Good
Unique Grant Skill: Blessing of Hwabok (temporary explosion of fire immunity)
Explosiveness (Lesser Explosive Magic)
Increase fire magic powers
＜ Elemental Slot : Empty >
It was time to slowly learn intermediate magic.
For students of the Ministry of Magic, whether or not to acquire intermediate magic is very meaningful.
Intermediate level magic, or so-called middle level magic… is the dividing line between a professional wizard and a novice wizard.
Unless you have original magical talent, if you follow the normal curriculum, you will be able to handle the first intermediate magic at the beginning of the third year at the end of the second year. Even if you only know how to handle two or three intermediate magic, you are treated as a professional wizard for one person.
In other words, the key to a wizard’s ability is how diverse and powerful he can use this lieutenant’s magic. Beyond that, only 10% of Sylvanian graduates can reach.
Even with the same intermediate magic, the power is definitely different depending on the level and proficiency. For example, the ice spear handled by Lortel certainly exceeds the power of intermediate magic used by 2nd graders even with the same intermediate magic.
When it comes to high-level magic, unless you are a faculty member, you know only a small fraction of the difference at the student level. Among the 4th graders who are graduating, only those who are treated as elites can use high-ranking magic.
If you go to the highest level of magic… In the first place in Sylvania, there would be only one or two human beings who could use it. Except in exceptional cases like Lucy.
Anyway, the spec itself has risen to the point where there is no problem in using intermediate magic. If you think about the beginning, it really is a growth that will fade over time.
By the time of the next elemental science class, you will soon be able to play your part as a wizard.
I calmed myself down and closed the book in the corner of the classroom. Today’s elemental science class was deep in its own way, and there were many things to absorb.
“Ed has a student call. After the next lecture, please go down to Professor Glast’s lab from the bottom of the faculty room in the faculty building.”
It was time to pack up the book and leave the classroom.
The soohak assistant, who is now quite familiar, hinted at me.
“yes? You mean calling?”
Looking back, I couldn’t answer Professor Glast’s call last time. It was due to overwork.
I just forgot about it, but seeing it again, I wonder if it’s an important business.
As far as I know, Professor Glast cannot afford to meet anyone now. It will be very busy as the Bonseo Recognition Ceremony will be held within a few days. Of course, I am also busy.
Well, Yenica and I promised to meet in front of the waterway entrance on the day of the ceremony, so it won’t be any different…
Still, I didn’t have much time because I had to finish the camp work, prepare for the final exam, and have some things to check in the scenario.
I didn’t want my body to be affected by being overworked again, so I tried to deal with it slowly, but am I getting this busy again?
“Um… please tell me you do.”
I said that to the assistant and put the book in order.