In the town of Yurgano, Shuki and his friends were welcomed.
The mayor of the town, Senteim, had sent his daughter, Châtone, to study under Shuki.
The mayor, Sentaim, had also sent his only daughter, Chatone, to study with Shuki.
"This is, don't you understand, the formula for detecting the element ......, the <>?"
"......I understand, for the time being."
"Well, I'll give you a thorough lesson on that later."
"Yes, please."
Châtone, 15 years old, was listening to Shuki's lecture with more enthusiasm than anyone else.
"Sir, I'd like to show you something about the radio station I mentioned earlier: ......".
After the lecture was over, she came to Shuki and asked him many questions.
"<>, right. Elements, are the things ......."
Shuki was not afraid to teach his eager pupil, and often lost track of time and became enthusiastic in his explanations.
So when he was late returning to Adriana's place,.......
"...... Daddy, you're late!"
"Sorry, Ad. I had a long lecture."
"I know who you are. Châteaune, right?
Adriana is watching you very carefully. You can't underestimate a child.
Châtone is very dedicated. I'm happy to teach him."
"...... mmm."
Adriana looks a little pouty,
"Come on, let's take a bath together."
Shuki says to her, and she immediately smiles.
"Yes!"
Taking a bath together is Adriana's moment of bliss.
Her father, who is usually busy with his pupils, looks after her alone.
"Daddy, today I learned how to dig!
"Well, that's great, Ado!"
And whenever she reported that she had learned a new magic, her father would always pat her on the head, so Adriana studied hard every day.
These father-daughter moments were precious to Adriana and to Shuki.
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"...... Therefore, it is necessary to compose such a flow of magical control (magi sequence) here. ......Any questions so far? If not, that's all for today."
"Thank you very much!"
A year has passed since Shuki came to the town of Yurgano.
The levels of those who have come to receive his teachings have become clear, and he now gives lectures at three levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
The advanced level is mainly composed of Shuki's old disciples who can be called "high disciples" and whose purpose is to pursue new engineering magic day and night.
The intermediate class is the most numerous class of the general disciples. Talented mages are learning a new field of engineering magic.
Shuki and his disciples take turns giving lectures.
The beginners are those who are talented but not yet ready to learn engineering magic. The more inexperienced among the disciples are in charge of this class.
In addition, there was a class specializing in teaching healing magic, which was characterized by the large number of female mages.
And there was an extra class that taught <>.
The purpose of this class was to teach the subjects that Shuki had learned in Japan, but for some reason this class was not popular and was closed after six months.
The mayor's daughter, Châtone, was at the top of the intermediate class and was expected to join the ranks of the high school students in another six months.
I must do my best to be useful to Mr. Shuki.
Châtone herself does not seem to be aware of whether this feeling is a longing or a love.
Adriana always entered the intermediate class to listen to Shuki's lectures whenever he gave them.
The classmates think that she is just lonely and comes to see her father, but this is not the case.
He understood the content of the lecture better than anyone in the intermediate class, even more than ...... Châteaune.
As a proof of this, he was practicing magic by himself on the outskirts of town when everyone else was lecturing except Shuki.
"......I have to get good at it and help my father!"
She had decided in her childhood that she would do her best to help Shuki achieve his dream of perfecting engineering magic.
And it was no child's dream; she was steadily gaining in ability.
"<>!"
Now Adriana had mastered earth, water, fire, wind, lightning, and healing, each at the intermediate level.
"...... but this is still not enough."
He instinctively felt that in order to perfect his father's pursuit of engineering magic, he needed to be able to master all of the attributes up to the advanced level.
And that was what Shuki felt as well.
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"To construct new magic at will, one must be versed in all the attributes and think comprehensively."
This is what Shuki said in his lecture.
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"......Well, I'm almost there, but it's not working. ......"
<<<>>.
But no matter how many times he tried, he could not get the power to hit the target.
"So, I'm just trying to hit them with <> from above and below..." said Adriana, worried.
Adriana was troubled, when a voice called out to her.
"There is weight in the air. Why don't you try to feel it?
"What?"
Adriana turned around and behind her was her father, Shuki.
"Father?
"That's great Ad. I didn't know you were already practicing this level of magic.
Shuki crossed his arms and thought.
"You're coming to the advanced class tomorrow.
"...... is that right?"
Adriana had been forbidden to attend the advanced classes until now.
This was out of Shuki's misguided parental concern not to deprive her of time to make friends of her own age.
Adriana had no friends in the town of Yurgano.
This might have been the beginning of a long and lonely life for her.
Anyway, Adriana was allowed to join the advanced class with the adults.
From then on, Adriana's success was remarkable.
"Well, I think we should not lose the power of the molecule, but rather, we should improve its shape.
I see what you mean. I see what you mean, but it would require very delicate magic control to maintain it, don't you think?
"Well, then, why don't you lose the power of blood and instead wrap it up in your magical power?"
"...... Master, I think I can do it that way!"
"I see. Okay, let's think about the flow of magic control (Magi sequence).