Wizard’s Night (1)
Adonis Hall, the academy’s only defense magic training center.
Whoa!
Flames rose in his grasp. The flame, which was only a handful, gradually grew larger as it absorbed the mana within the body. The searing heat choked my breath, and the air currents changed rapidly, creating a strong gust of wind.
The attack magic “Rising Sun” was completed in no time.
I pressed the timer placed in the corner with 「Insanity」. After canceling 「Rising Sun」, I checked the records.
“3.2 seconds.”
The time it took to manifest was exactly 3.2 seconds.
Considering that the first record was 7.4 seconds, it was a satisfactory achievement. As a talent called the best of all time, his growth was fast. As much as I put in the effort, the result followed, and I felt the taste of training.
I sat down on the podium and wiped my sweat with a towel.
“after······”
The second semester became more relaxed because there were no lectures.
Except for the healing magic project, he spends all of his time training offensive magic. Originally, he planned to study in the field of tech or culture, but due to a confrontation with Karios a few days ago, all of those plans were withdrawn.
“·······”
I stared at my fingertips in silence.
The moment when I clashed with Karios using attack magic, I still can’t forget.
‘Quguagagagagaga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga-Ga Gang
Formidable power that hit the whole body directly.
There was literally a difference in class. It was an attack on a different level than before. then i realized That my offensive magic is still lacking.
That now is not the time to be complacent.
His victory over Terios was only due to the compatibility of his talents of fire and ice. If it wasn’t for that, I might have lost. In a word, it was a victory won by luck. So, you shouldn’t neglect training.
It’s still only the first half of “Eternal Wizard World”, and there are handshakes and variables that I don’t know about in the novel.
I had to become stronger to stand against them.
“·······”
I shifted my gaze and looked around the Adonis Hall. Compared to other training centers, the size is incommensurable. Floor height up to 10 m. It was completed using the latest technology, but it was not very satisfactory. It’s not that it’s not, it’s because even this was too narrow to manifest the [Ultimate Flame].
If [Rising Sun], a magic talent unique to fire art, was a mid-range attack magic, [Ultimate Flame], one step higher than that, was a wide-range attack magic.
Indoors, at least in the tube of Adonis, expression was impossible.
However, it is not possible to do extension work on a building that has already been completed. Furthermore, the Adonis Hall is a clear defense magic training center. It is still wider than necessary, and further expansion here could have led to inappropriate suspicion.
At that time, I was wondering if I should look for another place.
smart-
A knock rang in the Adonis tube.
After I got dressed, I opened the door with 「Yeomdong」.
Kiki profit ·······
The door to the Adonis Hall opened quietly.
Through the cracks, the bright sunlight streamed in along with the cool autumn breeze. The light reflecting off the floor obscured his vision. It was a halo created by Mother Nature.
A black silhouette appeared between the dim afterimages.
again – again –
A gentle yet resonant footstep sound.
A woman with white blonde hair.
It was none other than Jeniel who came to the Adonis Hall early in the morning. Jeniel looked around and walked slowly. There was a slight curiosity in those beautiful eyes.
“Oh… it’s warm. I must have turned off the heating already.”
He mistook the heat of Rising Sun for heating.
After a while, Jeniel’s footsteps stopped in front of me. It was the first time we met since we saw each other in the hospital room.
Do the remnants of that time still remain?
Jeniel narrowed his eyes and glared at me.
“I asked where you were and you were here? What were you doing, Leonard?”
“Defense magic training.”
answered briefly.
Since the place itself was a defense magic training center, no further explanation was needed. Jeniel also nodded as if he understood. He pointed to the timer in the corner and said.
“When does it end? 3.2 seconds…? Could it be that the practice is cut off in seconds?”
“Similar. I’m almost done, but why?”
“The Academy Festival will be held in a little while. Go before it’s too late.”
The exact name of the festival is Wizard’s Night.
Come to think of it, today was the day the Wizard’s Night was held. The roller coaster disaster that killed 40 people, and the haunted house where a warlock is scheduled to attack, all happen today.
However, there is no need to worry.
I asked Jeniel to fill in the security guards, and I bought the talent trait [Sensitive Five Senses] in preparation for the haunted house.
Anyway, I have to go before it’s too late for the festival.
Did he come to enjoy the festival with me? Then what about the lifeguard I asked for earlier?
Before I could say anything, Jeniel hit the ball first.
“Can the security guard be late? Prepare quickly and pay attention to the safety of students.”
A small smile crept across his lips, which were still pouting. As if it had never happened, Jeniel smiled brightly.
“why? I wonder if I didn’t keep my promise to you?”
“That’s not-“
“don’t worry. I’m not a kid who breaks promises like that. As you requested, I applied for a security guard.”
but.
Jeniel only committed adultery, but was a character with thorough concepts in the rest of the field. He was well-received by those around him, and he was famous for treating people well regardless of whether he was superior or inferior. Every vacation, I went to volunteer activities that didn’t leave a record.
There’s no way a kid like that would break a promise.
“And as I requested, people I know who have free time also applied. My status is a professor, but I don’t give lectures…”
Jeniel flashed his hand. A thin, white finger pointed at me.
“Leonard you.”
“·······”
I blankly looked at my fingertips.
If possible, I asked people around me to recommend it, but that’s me.
“······me?”
“Yeah, you. After training, there will be nothing to do anyway, right? Besides, it’s not fair to have me as a safety guard and only you to enjoy the festival.”
Jeniel inflated his cheeks.
He looked like a hamster with sunflower seeds in his mouth.
“So join us. Besides, it’s scary to be assigned to a haunted house.”
“A haunted house?”
“yes. I wanted it to be placed in a place as pretty and crowded as a merry-go-round…”
it’s a haunted house
It was a pleasant sound to hear.
In order to prevent the black magician’s attack, it was a place I should have visited at least once anyway. Rather, it would be safer and more effective to stay nearby as a lifeguard.
Furthermore, now was the time to show off well to Jeniel. The ‘exceptions for pharmaceutical invention projects’ that must be abused to obtain medicinal materials. It was because he needed Jeniel’s help to use that method.
There is no loss either way or there.
But if there was one thing that got in the way… it was the ultra gyro drop installed at this festival.
It was a ride sponsored by ‘Everworld’, the best amusement park in the empire, and it took two days to install. Its height is equivalent to 300 m, and it was produced with a setting that makes you feel the thrill of falling in your heart. At the time of writing, I conceived it carefully with the desire to ride it myself.
As an amusement park fanatic, I really wanted to ride it.
It is a ride that exists only in fiction, not in the real world.
I’m sorry, but what can I do?
Many lives are more important than that ride.
I said without hesitation.
“good. I was thinking of applying for a security guard.”
“Ohh~ As expected, Leonard. Shall we go then?”
Hehe. Jeniel approached me with a snort and crossed his arms. The contact that would have thrilled me normally felt like shackles today. The shackles that restrain me from the Ultra Gyro Drop.
“That, yes. let’s go······”
I came out of the Adonis Hall as if I was being dragged.
＊＊＊
The magician’s night that everyone has been waiting for.
Hours before the grand festival, 70 security guards were given a booth layout map. The student council president, Selina, explained the role of a safety officer.
“When you first arrive at the booth, you must first inspect the facilities. We will give you a list for each team, so please check it carefully. If you find a problem, you can inform the student council executive without delay. After the inspection is over, help the booth progress, and you can pay attention to the safety of students as the top priority. Then, please take good care of me!”
The security guards moved to their respective positions.
There were some who faithfully performed their roles, but there were also security personnel who did not. Haselin and Ellis, who were placed on the roller coaster, did just that.
Haselin slumped to the floor.
“Eww… what is this?”
A festival safety officer who applied for Leonard.
Contrary to expectations, however, Leonard did not show any nose plucking. They were not assigned to the same area, and they did not appear in Security Officer Oti.
Is it a lie that Leonard is participating, or is the student council protecting Leonard?
Well… both of them were equally annoying.
“So. I can’t even play at the festival. I have to stand here all day.”
Alice’s complaints were similar.
She put her ass next to Haselin’s. I threw the facility inspection list handed out by the student council to the ground.
“Really annoying. Net cheaters.”
“So. Rumors spread as if I was alone with Professor Leonard. Let’s sue.”
“With what?”
“I don’t know. Sue at once.”
The two of them didn’t stop complaining. On the other hand, Yerina meticulously checked the condition of the roller coaster by herself.
A total of two people per booth.
However, roller coasters, ferris wheels, circuses, etc. Three people were exceptionally placed in a booth with a large scale.
“Check if the frame of the booth is strong and if the attached facilities are built solidly. great. shall we start.”
Yerina boldly rolled up her sleeves. Nearby Ministry of Magic agents stopped her.
“But if you use telekinesis, it will be difficult.”
“I’d rather push it a little with my hand-“
“Ah, can you confirm that? wait it out See if you can survive a hurricane.”
Geeing-
A mana that spreads quite menacingly.
Fortunately, it was alleviated by the magical intervention of the Ministry of Magic agents. Yerina pursed her lips and grumbled, and the agents calmly suggested another way.
As they exchanged opinions, Hasselin and Elise watched, clicking their tongues.
“Why are you working so hard? They don’t give you a dime.”
“So. Besides, that was sponsored by Everworld. It should be safe at least.”
“yes? no. It’s a gyro drop, and that one was made by the architecture club.”
“okay?”
Eris, who was staring at Yerina, shifted her gaze to Haselin.
“It’s still safe, right?”
“I guess so. An older brother I know belongs to an architecture club, and he won a gold medal in an architecture competition last year. Would such talented people make mistakes?”
“but. You must have done well.”
The two of them took a break and rested comfortably.
The time has come for the festival to begin. Yerina, who was struggling alone, couldn’t finish the inspection in the end, but Haselin and Ellis didn’t care. I brushed my ass off and got up from my seat. Just in time, members of the architecture club approached the booth.
“uh? Haselin, what are you doing here?”
“I applied for a security guard this time. I am in charge here.”
Haselin proudly introduced herself. Alice shyly nodded.
“hello. This is Alice, who plays the roller coaster with Haselin.”
“okay. Please take good care of me. This is the architecture club, Sharon and Cordell…”
A meeting between a man and a woman.
In an instant, the atmosphere became friendly with that tickling top. The safety guards and members of the architecture club chatted like men and women on a blind date.
“I… Actually, I know your brother. Do you understand Professor Zelin’s magic conflict?”
“Uh, you too? Somehow, the face looked familiar.”
To put it mildly, the romance of campus.
At worst, dereliction of duty.
Because of that, preparing the booth was solely up to Yerina. Yerina moved silently, and Ministry of Magic agents assisted her. Several members of the architecture club also contributed.
“I’m sorry. Originally, they are diligent kids, but suddenly they meet someone they know.”
“Is it heavy? Please give me.”
“yes? Oh, thank you.”
Thanks to this, I was able to finish preparations for opening with ease.
When all the preparations were finished, flash battles in a straight line rained down on the gloomy sky. Huge firecrackers exploded and beautifully embroidered the sky.
Whii-i-i-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yi-ying——!!!
It was a signal flare to announce the start of the festival.
Soon, the crowds rushed in like a flood.
Students with cute headbands, professors looking around politely, excited children and nearby residents. A lot of people flocked to the academy.
Of course, the most popular place was the ride booth. In the blink of an eye, a long line stretched in front of the roller coaster. Haselin and Ellis couldn’t chat anymore.
“Welcome~ This is a roller coaster made by the architecture club~”
“Guests with a height of 130 cm or less cannot ride the roller coaster. Sorry, but my little friend will take the ride next year.”
“Okay then, the roller coaster starts!”
Popularity that never fades.
Every time the roller coaster goes around the course, the waiting list doubles. Thanks to that, the security guards and members devoted themselves to their work without realizing that time was passing.
“I’ll just make it this far. The rest of you please wait.”
Yerina happened to be in charge of the queue.
The moment the operation was in progress was her only break.
Yerina continued stretching her arms.
“Ouch- voila!”
It was a tougher job than expected.
If I had known it would be like this, I would have worked for money. People are crazy about what’s so scary about what’s fun.
“I don’t understand…”
Shaking her head, Yerina stared at the roller coaster. A roller coaster that descends, ascends, and rotates 360 degrees. The body shaking dangerously as if it would break soon. Just looking at it made me sick to my stomach. Especially in the low rotation section, it is especially severe…
“Eh?”
Yerina’s eyebrows furrowed. He tilted his head as if he was puzzled. It’s not that it’s not, it’s because the railroad really shakes.
Besides, that railroad is a section that has not been inspected due to lack of time.
Something… something is wrong.
Yerina looked around urgently. Only Ministry agent Jake was nearby. I couldn’t help but tell him.
“Jake.”
“Yes? Why are you like that?”
Jake, who was inspecting the tickets, glanced at Yerina.
“Isn’t the turning section a bit strange over there? Are you shaking?”
“Where are you? Turn section?”
Jake moved his gaze to where Yerina was pointing. Obviously, the railroad tracks were shaking violently just a moment ago. But maybe it was after the roller coaster had passed, there was no movement at all. On the contrary, only the customers’ grievances increased.
“Aren’t you going to check the tickets?”
“I’ve been waiting for an hour already.”
“Oh really. I’ll stay up all night like this.”
“sorry. Please give me a ticket.”
Jake hastily looked away. He said while quickly checking the tickets of the guests.
“I’m busy right now, so let’s talk later.”
“yes? When later?”
“I don’t know exactly. I don’t have time to rest like Yerina-nim.”
“······what the.”
Yerina let out a laugh.
He came as my guard, so why is he busier and chaotic? Do it roughly, or do your best for nothing. no way
Ki-Ik-
The sound of the roller coaster coming to a halt was heard from above. Then Hasselin’s voice rang through the speakers.
-The exit is on the left. Goodbye~
The bitterness that remains in my heart.
However, there is no material evidence, only heart evidence. I just couldn’t stop driving with this.
“Yes, please enter. I’ll just go in here. The rest of you can wait.”
Yerina sent the next passengers inside.
Soon after, the departure announcement sounded.
-The 44th start of our roller coaster. Let’s get started. Let’s go~
The roller coaster moved noisily on the railroad tracks, and Yerina watched in silence.
Shu Woo-wook-
As the roller coaster descended rapidly, people cheered. I felt the thrill with my whole body and enjoyed it.
“Kyaaa!”
“Wow!”
Yerina scratched the back of her head for no reason.
Maybe I misjudged. On the one hand, it was fortunate that it did not stop the operation. If I work for nothing and there are no problems, I will only be in trouble.
It was a time when I was feeling a little relieved.
Kiyiyiik──────!!
The sound of friction close to the high seas hit the eardrum. It was a sharp roar that was hard to hear.
“Ugh-”
Yerina, who reflexively covered her ears, looked at the railroad tracks again. The roller coaster, which had lost its braking power, was rapidly descending with sparks splashing. It wasn’t running, it was sliding.
Significantly faster than before.
The cheers turned into screams before I knew it.
“Kyaaa!!”
“Wow!!”
Even in the steep climb section, the speed did not decrease. Rather, it swayed dangerously as if it would derail at any moment.
Let’s get into the turning section of the problem soon
Kwajik———!!!
The railroad collapsed powerlessly, and the roller coaster soared into the air. Screws and fragments that had not yet been tightened scattered in the air, and a series of sheep flew up one after another according to their inertia.
The naked scene was reflected in Yerina’s retina.
“·······”
A sight you won’t believe when you see it with your own two eyes.
The figure reflected in the moonlight was strange, mysterious, and even beautiful. It looked like a train flying through the sky. I was literally floating.
However, that dreamy scene did not last long. Slowly, the roller coaster fell to the ground as it slowed down.
That too, towards the queue waiting for their turn.
Whoa, whoa——!
A fall in which the body cannot react.
Perhaps a tragedy that was foretold from before.
Yerina tightly closed her eyes. There was nothing else I could do.
I just trembled in preparation for the impact and rupture that would reverberate through the space.
“·······”
But… even if time passes.
Even if cold sweat forms on my forehead.
The area was quiet. No sound was heard.
As if time stopped, as if the space that had been engulfed in screams stopped, a strange silence passed. Only the gentle breeze of the night blew through his skin.
Yerina slowly opened her eyes.
“…?”
And then I stared blankly.
A roller coaster still suspended in midair.
Passengers who were stuck as they were, and customers who shrank in a queue.
That moment when everyone’s eyes were focused.
“ah······”
Elasticity that spreads faintly.
I don’t know whose voice it is. But one thing was certain. That low exclamation spoke for everyone here.
Even in a world where magic thrives, it is inexplicable, never encountered in a dream.
Because it was such a mysterious moment.
Because this is true magic.
“·······”
Yerina swallowed dry saliva. At the same time, a person came into my mind.
The only wizard who can implement such great magic.
The man who saved everyone at every moment of crisis.
Leonard Adonis, the greatest defense mage in the empire.
So, the superior magical power felt from a distance must be his. Otherwise this situation was not explained.
Yerina followed her feelings and moved her gaze.
“·······”
just as expected.
He was standing not far away.
Even when everyone was dumbfounded, he kept his cool by himself, and his blue eyes shone more than anything else in the world.
Are you aware of his presence?
Everyone, including Jake, turned their heads one by one.
“·······”
Leonard stretching his arms towards the roller coaster.
As soon as I slowly lowered my arms, the roller coaster gently landed on the ground. It was a perfect landing that left no noise. A tragedy that should have resulted in at least dozens of casualties was safely over.
Even at that miraculous moment, the scene was still.
People couldn’t get out of the dream-like reality, and only his cold voice flooded in.
“Jeniel.”
“Uh… huh?”
“Check if there are any injured. You must have been very surprised mentally, so if necessary, cast a mental and physical stabilization spell.”
“····yes. Okay.”
In the gap where people were stopped, Jeniel hurriedly ran. The stillness of the area, which had been solid until then, was only then disturbed. Passers-by who came to their senses belatedly hurriedly approached the roller coaster.
“it’s okay?”
“Are there any injuries anywhere?”
“This one? Are you okay here too?”
A space that became noisy as if it had never happened.
Suddenly, student council executives and medical staff were put in. Of course, the roller coaster operation was stopped, and Yerina’s time was blown away. At the same time, my mind went blank.
As if infected by the cluttered atmosphere, I couldn’t think of anything.
“·······”
The surroundings flow busily.
Unlike him, the flow of thought stopped.
Not long after, Yerina realized something.
“Oh right······”
Yerina looked at the seat where Leonar was. But he had already disappeared. I was walking alone a little further than that.
It shouldn’t have gone this far.
There was something I hadn’t been able to say.
I forgot because I was so busy with work, but I forgot about it for a while because the situation was so urgent, but I had something to say to him. That was the reason why I applied for a security guard.
So, I must tell you today.
I need to unravel the confusion that has been entangled in my emotions.
Only then will my identity be firmly established.
You will no longer be confused by your personal passions.
Yerina followed Leonard. I ran out of breath, and before long I succeeded in catching him.
“Hey, Leonard.”
“·······”
Leonard turned his head in silence. He looked down at Yerina with serious eyes.
Yerina barely held her breath before speaking.
“I have something to say, something to say.”
“What is it?”
“That’s… that’s why…”
It was an opportunity I had been waiting for so long.
Now that everyone’s eyes, including the Ministry of Magic agents, are focused elsewhere.
It was a rare moment when only the two of them were left alone.
However, has the surprised heart not calmed down yet, or is the mind shaken ahead of the truth?
When I looked at Leonard, I couldn’t speak.
“I have something to say… Actually, what kind of person am I…”
I was afraid.
I was afraid that I would lose someone dear to me because of this.
The truth that was not revealed to anyone, the fact that it was different from others made Yerina hesitate.
I was afraid that the rules of the world that I had denied so far, that the self that I had dismissed as something other than wrong might not be, in fact, that I was a strange person.
“I am… I am…”
Yerina’s lips trembled. Her delicate hands were drenched in sweat, and her pupils were shaking anxiously. My heart was pounding like a panic attack.
The time when I was barely opening my mouth after gathering my resolve.
“You don’t have to tell me if it’s difficult.”
he said first
Looking at Yerina with indifferent yet sincere eyes.
“No matter what kind of person Yerina-nim is, no matter what she is. I will always treat Yerina-nim.”
The only voice that comforts herself, who no one else has covered.
Words that were essential for Yerina’s special life.
“So you can stay.”
Leaving those words behind, Leonard moved on again. Fine black magic leaked from the haunted house he was heading to, but Yerina did not recognize it.
I just stared blankly at his back, which felt so far away .