“Then, let’s head to the training tower, Abel.”
“Let’s both do our best today too~”
Claire and Racine smiled.
The three of us are taking an educational course, so we have training today too.
They are both receiving their educational course from Veronica.
I wonder if they’ll be doing training with those weapons again.
And I’m going to train magic with Ashe.
“Wait, Abel-kun. I want you to escort my training today.”
Lil suddenly said as we were about to head to the tower.
“I’ve got permission from Captain Ashe. Dita, I’m sorry, but I’d like you to team up with someone from another squad for patrol today.”
“…Dita will obey orders.”
Dita nodded obediently.
“So please, Abel-kun. Be my opponent.”
“Lil…?”
“I have to get stronger too. I don’t know when the Empire might attack.”
Lil said in a serious tone.
“No, I want to get stronger. I was reminded of it during my recent fight with Origa. Seeing you cornered by Origa right in front of my eyes—”
Her blue eyes welled up.
Perhaps she was recalling the battle from that time.
“I want to gain the power to protect those I care about with my own hands. I was desperate during the last battle… I managed to manifest Megid Mirage. But I can’t use it freely with my own will yet. So—”
“…(stare)”
Dita was staring intently at us.
Hmm, what’s up?
Her gold and silver odd eyes held an unusually sharp light.
“…Everyone is getting stronger through training. Be vigilant.”
“Eh?”
“…A voice calling Dita.”
As I tilted my head, wondering what she was talking about, Dita stated plainly.
Did I hear a voice?
“…Magical communication.”
Dita answered my unspoken question.
“…Data correlation. Magic Power wavelength (pattern) blue, this magic frequency is… Dorothea.”
Dita muttered something to herself.
Is this some kind of magic communication spell?
Like a modern mobile phone?
There are still so many magics that I don’t know about.
“…I’m going to Dorothea’s.”
Saying that, Dita left.
“What in the world?”
I didn’t quite understand what Dita meant.
Even though we’re getting better at communicating, her words and actions are still full of mystery.
Claire and the others seemed to have the same thought, looking bewildered.
Well, that’s that, but for now it’s about Lil.
“If Ashe-san has given permission, I don’t mind. Shall we, Lil?”
“Yes, I’m counting on you, Abel-kun.”
“…Cutting in. It can’t be helped for training, but…”
“…Indeed.”
Claire and Racine glared at Lil and me with unimpressed eyes.
Lil led me to a training room that was different from usual.
The room Ashe uses for her educational course is about twenty meters square, but this one is more than double that size.
“Alright, let’s have a special training. I will definitely master… that ultimate technique.”
The Lil who appeared wasn’t in her knight uniform.
Nor was she in the light green outfit she wore when repelling the Empire before.
She was wearing a form-fitting black bodysuit that somehow reminded me of a ninja.
Her arms were bare up to her biceps, and the neckline was so deep it looked like she might reveal the upper half of her breasts.
Furthermore, the back was almost completely exposed, and the white skin peeking out from there was strangely erotic.
“L-Lil, that outfit—”
The leotard-like costume Claire and Racine wore for training the other day was also sexy, but this outfit was just as alluring.
“It’s a training outfit.”
Lil smiled refreshingly at me, who was flustered.
Ow, I feel guilty for getting a somewhat erotic feeling.
“If I can use Megid Mirage freely with my own will, it will surely be a great power in the war against the Empire. This is training for that. I want you to lend me your strength, Abel-kun.”
Lil bowed deeply.
“Ah, let’s do our best together.”
Pushing aside my recent erotic thoughts, I replied earnestly.
Claire, Racine, and Lil.
Each of them is working hard to prepare for the coming battle.
I have to try my best too.
First—Lil’s special training.
Through that training, let’s hone our strength, not just Lil’s.
Several hours later—
“Haa, haa, haa…”
“Are you okay, Lil…?”
“I’m pretty… exhausted.”
Lil collapsed on the spot, breathing heavily.
She looked as tired as a professional athlete after a full sprint.
It’s no wonder; we repeated mock combat dozens of times, pushing her Magic Power to its limit.
Honestly, I was quite tired too.
As expected of the Elf race, Lil’s Magic Power is high.
In addition, she has the skills of a swordsman.
If she brought me into close combat, I wouldn’t stand a chance.
That’s why I have to maintain a certain distance, but Lil doesn’t make it easy.
Exchanges of feints and small techniques.
And then, sneaking in the Incantation for a big move.
The magical combat, with its mix of strategies, was sufficiently meaningful for me, who had little practical experience.
“It seems I still need more training… I couldn’t manifest Megid Mirage even once.”
“It’s an ultimate technique, isn’t it? If you could master it so easily, it wouldn’t be called an ultimate technique, would it?”
I said, following up with a smile.
“I’m not saying to take your time, but there’s no point in rushing. You just have to do it steadily.”
Well, these are words I say to myself as well.
After fighting Origa, I feel like I’m beginning to see what I’m lacking.
And the image for overcoming it—
Magic is a power of the spirit, and this image is of utmost importance.
That’s why there are many mages who level up dramatically with just one such image—literally, with “how they feel.”
—All of this is from Ashe, by the way.
“Thank you, Abel-kun.”
Lil smiled.
“Speaking of which, can only Elves use Megid Mirage?”
I suddenly thought of it and asked.
“Hmm… If you have enough Magic Power to materialize and maintain the manifested armor spell, it should theoretically be possible for Humans too.”
Lil said.
“However, there are probably only a handful of Humans in the entire world who possess that much Magic Power—”
Lil stopped mid-sentence and looked at me intently.
“…I see, maybe Abel-kun could do it.”
“I thought so when fighting Origa. This looks useful, doesn’t it?”
“Like some kind of convenient item.”
Lil gave a wry smile.
“This is, after all, one of the ultimate techniques of magic.”
“But if I can master it, it will be a great power in the war against the Empire. Teach me how, too.”
“Eh, w-well…”
Lil hesitated for some reason.
“Hmm? Is something wrong?”
“Megid Mirage is an Elf secret technique. Even if it’s you, Abel-kun, it’s not something you can easily teach to a Human.”
Lil shook her head from side to side.
“The code…”
“‘A power beyond human reach. If more humans wield it, the human world will surely be plunged into war—a war unlike any seen before. Yes, just like the destruction of the High Ancient Civilization—'”
Lil recited as if singing.
“It’s all from Origa-sama, though. Ah… I’m sorry. It’s not that I don’t trust you, Abel-kun. No, I trust you. But, the code… it’s a very heavy thing for me… so, you see.”
Lil explained with a tearful face.
It seemed to be a more significant issue for Lil than I had anticipated.
Perhaps my suggestion was a bit too casual…
“No, I’m the one who’s sorry. I didn’t mean to trouble you, Lil. If it’s the code, then I can’t do anything about it. I’ll get stronger my own way.”
I apologized to Lil, feeling remorseful.
“By the way, your Magic Power is quite depleted, are you okay?”
Lil stared at me intently.
“If you deplete it too much, your recovery will be slow.”
“Hmm? Ah, I’ll manage.”
Rather, I’m going to “manage” it from now on.
With the usual—that method.
“………”
At that moment, Lil’s eyes narrowed suddenly.
Her expression turned into a glare, or perhaps a displeased look.
Hmm, what’s going on?
Is she still angry about my proposal earlier?
“I’m really sorry. I won’t mention Megid Mirage again, so please forgive me.”
“Eh? Ah, no. It’s not about that.”
Lil frantically shook her head from side to side.
“I’m the one who should be apologizing repeatedly. I’m sorry.”
And so, after a lunch break, we continued training until evening—
At night, I arrived at the Almelis Temple.
It’s time for the ritual with Racine to recharge my depleted Magic Power.
…Well, to put it simply, it’s to have sex.
Even though we’ve already been intimate a few times, there’s still a unique sense of excitement before sex.
Anticipation and tension.
And rising desire.
These mix to create a unique, restless, and fluttery feeling.
“Alright, let’s go.”
I muttered to myself to psych myself up, and headed for the ritual chamber.
Clack.
At that moment, I heard footsteps behind me.
“…Hm?”
I turned around, but there was no one there.
Was I imagining it, or did someone just pass by?
Well, that’s not as important as the ritual right now.
I walked step by step towards the ritual chamber where Racine was waiting.
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