Chapter 106: v6c12

 

After school after that day, at the magic practice room.

As usual, Yilmaz called out to Almark, who was about to start meditating.

You are going to participate in the martial arts tournament the day after tomorrow as leader of group , right?

"Yes."

Almark nodded.

"Then there will be no practice tomorrow. The fighters need a good rest before the tournament."

I understand. Thank you.

"In return, ......"

Yilmaz looked at Almark and added, "

"We're going to try something a little different today," h

"A different thing ."

Almark looks up at Yilmaz.

"Nothing serious," Yilmaz says.

He points to the dark blue uniform robe that Almirk is wearing.

"Take off that uniform robe."

"......?"

Almark looks at him questioningly.

"This?"

"Yes."

Yilmaz nodded.

Almark takes off his robe and puts it on the floor, his face still doubtful.

"I took it off."

"Good. Now, as always, we will begin with meditation."

'...... is that it?'"

"Okay, meditation."

"...... yes."

Almark closed his eyes.

Almark don't know what he is planing , but he did as he was told and start meditating.

That is one of the thing Almark has been working on this summer.

?Doubts and anxieties that came to his mind.

One by one, he rounds these thoughts into a sphere and submerges them in the water at the bottom of his mind.

It is not to throw them away. he just let them sink once.

The sound of the water rises, "Bo-chan, bo-chan," and each time it rises, his mind becomes clearer and more focused.

This is the way Almark has found to meditate.

Eventually, all the balls sink into the water and the mind empties itself.

Instead, something , like water, sand, or wind, rises up in the space.

It is magic.

He knead that magic with the the image.

At first, he had no idea how to knead it, but as he meditated daily and kneaded the magic appropriately, he gradually got the hang of it.

Almark now kneads his magic in a familiar way.

Soon, the quality of the magical power increases and begins to undulate, creating a single flow.

Shape.

A shape that can exercise power over ,the world.

The magical power flows as if it is seeking such shape.

(It is ready.)

Almark opens his eyes.

"Are you ready?"

He nods silently at teacher's' question.

“Good. Now, show me an image of the fog spell .”

'Yes."

?Almark raised his right hand.

After practicing day after day, he was able to create a much smoother fog.

Almark concentrated and created the image of subdividing the magical water.

(......Hey?)

Almark felt uncomfortable.

He did not feel the magic power gathering nicely in his right hand.

(On the contrary, it was as if the magic power was leaking out from everywhere in his body.

(What is this?)

(I feel terribly unprotected to use magic.)

If I were to use a metaphor, it would be as if a mercenary were to go into battle without armor..

Even so, Armark's right hand casted a magical fog.

However, it is far from its usual vigor and unreliable.

Normally, the magical power would flow straight down a single channel, but now it was as if the channel had burst at countless points, preventing it from flowing downstream.

'Teacher , this is...'

He couldn't resist calling out to teacher .

'Imivicariasa.'

He said.

"It is the name of the plant from which the fibers woven into the robe you wear originated."

"Imivicariasa."

Almark ruminates on the name, unsure of what he is talking about.

Teacher nodded.

"This is why mages wear robes, Almark."

“There are several plants that used to block magic. Imibicariasa is one of them."

He said.

By wearing a robe woven with the fibers of such plants, it prevents the excess of magical power from leaking out of the body. Simply put, it makes it easier and more efficient to concentrate magic power to using magic.

"That was the original reason for magicians to wear robes, ".

"Nowadays, however, the original meaning has faded, and many magicians in the outside world wear robes merely as a symbol of their authority, "

"Most of the robes they wear are just cloth, though, and often there is nothing to them".

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"...... So it doesn't have to be a robe as long as it has those plants woven into it?"

"It is preferable to cover the whole body, but you don't have to stick to a robe. However, as I said before, the robe is now a symbol of a magician. I guess everyone thinks it's more like a magician to wear a robe than any other clothing."

"I see."

Almark nodded.

"Today I understood for the first time. I didn't realize how much more difficult it is to use magic when you're not wearing a robe."

«I thought it best to make you feel it," .

"From now on, let's start practicing without robe ."

"Yes."

As he replied, Almirk thought back to his classmates.

Wendy and Nelson in Lord Boruk's labyrinth .

Morgen on the trip to Miletus.

None of them wore robes. And yet, they performed their magic as if they wore =robes .

"All my classmates use magic normally, even if they are not robed,"

I knew they were all amazing,"

" You can see that only when you try it yourself. "

"Everyone is still far ahead of me. I can't keep up."

'Is that depressing?'"

He looks at Almark as if to measure him.

“I'd be lying if I said it's not depressing at all."

Almark smiles.

I'm happy."

Teacher raises one eyebrow.

"Yes."

Almark nodded.

" I'm happy to know once again that my classmates are such a great group of people. It makes me proud to know that I'm with them every day."

?After the extra class, on the way home, Almirk asked teacher .

"Do you practice martial arts as well?"

“Why?”

"You said that fighters need rest."

"Ah."

He Smiled .

“When I was a student here, I won three consecutive high class individual tournament .”

'What?"

Almark rolled his eyes.

'Wow, you're not only a magician, you're a martial artist too."

"I was joking."

He replied, his face returning to a straight face.

"I'm not good at martial arts. More often than not, I wasn't even chosen to participate in martial arts tournament ."

He answered without a smile.

It's just common sense that people who taking part in it need to rest. Now, it's getting late. We done for the day.

(I've asked too many questions), Almark thought.

Ahead of him, as he hurried back to dormitory, he saw a small light.

(Was it the light of a lamp, or the light magic ?)

(Who could it be)

As he approached, he saw a girl sitting on a large stone by the roadside.

She was playing with a flame in the palm of her right hand, shaking it fluffy.

It was a girl I had never seen before. She had a slender, delicate body. Her black hair contrasted with her white skin.

She was about the same age as Almark.

The girl looked at Almark as he approached.

"Ah!"

She smiled.

"You must be Almark."

She called his name, and Almark stopped.

"You know me?"

The girl nodded with a smile.

"I don't know you."

 Almark says, and the girl stands up, still smiling.

?'The flames flicker."

“I know you. Your name is Almark."

The girl says as if singing.

Before Almark can look at her, the girl turns back and walks slowly toward the school building.

"Where are you going?""

Almark calls out.

"You are ......."

"He wanted asked back , when he is interrupted by a girl who turns around unexpectedly and said

'Be careful, Almark."

The serious tone of the girl's voice was a big change from the previous one, and Almark stopped talking.

“The day after tomorrow, the martial arts tournament ...... will bring evil forces.”

The serious, dark look in her eyes was enough to make Almark gasp.

"Evil forces? "

At that moment, a strong wind suddenly blew.

The flames on the girl's hand were drowned out, and darkness enveloped the area.

After his eyes finally adjusted to the darkness, no matter how hard Almark looked for the girl, she was no longer anywhere to be seen.

When the dormitory finally came into view, Almark remembered that the girl from earlier was not wearing her robe.

(Who was that?)

(What kind of evil forces is that?)

Almark thought .

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