“For now, let me know every magic you two can use.” 

He is overly enthusiastic, starting our training right now! I thought you only wanted company!

I really can’t argue that now. It seems he plans to train us while moving along the demon continent.

Higan and I showed our magic to him. Of course, I excluded that enhancement magic.

I don’t want him steering his attention to me.

“…”

“What?”

“Come to think of it, I still don’t know your names.”

Are you really a legendary dragon?

Haaa…

I don’t have any reasons to divulge anything to him important so let’s get this over with.

“Asagao.”

“Higanbana, call me Higan.”

“Alstroemeria! Call me Master Alstroe!”

Alstroe…isn’t that a bit too much?

“I understand, Master Alstroe…”

ARE YOU REALLY A LEGENDARY DRAGON?

I feel like the positioning turned like this.

Alstroe>Master Murot>Asagao>Alstroe.

Let’s leave Higan out. She doesn’t deserve it.

Master then discusses the priority of the training since he already saw our magic.

“Asagao, since the magic that you can use is limited but the usage is versatile, for now, let’s try to improve the capacity of your magic. Higan, you don’t need to learn any compounded magic, I will teach you enhancements based on elemental buffs.”

“Elemental buffs?”

“Yes, enhancing elements to your weapon. But not now.”

Ah...

Since humans are the only race that can use soul weapons, this may be an important skill for other races to learn.

“Ok. The training will start now! Since we will be on the move, I want you two girls to run from here up to the border.”

“HAA? Run you say, master…”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

“For stamina, also, please carry these things.”

He summoned a dimensional storage?!

He gave me and Higan a rucksack. It is really heavy…there are several fist size rocks inside it

“Rocks!?”

“Rocks. Go along now!”

“…”

We ran...

Since the people that are left behind are Master and Alstroe, catching up to us is a piece of cake for them so we just ran without minding them.

You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author.

Alstroe randomly picks up a boulder and throw it to him. Master got it rough too huh…

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It’s already sunset when we reached the border.

Sweats here and there.

Higan and I are literally bathing in our own sweats.

I flop down in the ground with my back. Higan… planted her face in the ground.

Please don’t do that.

“Hey, we are not done yet. Set up the camp.”

Ah. That’s right. We need to set up the camp…wait…

“Wait…only us?”

“Of course.”

I can’t feel my legs anymore but we need to do it.

Higan shakily stands up.

I take out the tents and other necessities for the camp from my dimensional storage. After an hour, we somehow finished setting it up.

I know how to do it you know!

We have been camping for some days now. Alstroe- brought an animal she hunted and threw it to Master. Alstro asks him...

“Hey, hey! Can you cook that?”

“Yes…”

He reluctantly said it. Master proceeded with processing the animal that Alstroe caught. After a while, he started grilling it over the fire we lit up ourselves.

We ate our fill. I only ate half of my serving and proceeded to rest. Alstroe-nee said she won’t be sleeping tonight.

It seems she wanted to bully… I mean keep an eye to Master.

My body is aching. I feel crippled. How about Higan?

Higan entered the tent too to sleep. She shakily flop her body beside me.

“Higan…what do you think of all of this?”

“Hm?”

“All of these are sudden and abrupt. Do you think we can get stronger with his guidance?”

“I don’t know. But we don’t have any idea on how to train ourselves too. This isn’t so bad. I feel like everything is new after all.”

“I see.”

My body is hurting all over. I feel like tearing up.

What if I use cure?

“Higan…is your body hurting all over too?”

“Of course, we are both thin you know.”

“Do you want me to use cure on you?”

"Hm… I guess no, I don’t want.”

“Why?”

“Because I feel like this pain is the proof that I achieved something.”

“I see...”

I pass the night enduring the pain.

For the next ten days, we only did physical training. We did strenuous exercises too like push up, sit ups, more running, carrying heavy things on our back or anywhere on our body and more running!

Sometimes, we will fight monsters ourselves.  Please spare us from this hellish training, we are just little girls!

Master called to us.

“Ok, let us see your body.”

Higan and I reflexively covered our bodies and run away as far as possible from him. Alstroe-nee got on her kicking posture.

“NO! NO! THAT’S NOT WHAT I MEAN! IT’S A MISUNDERSTANDING! WHAT I MEANT IS IF THERE IS A PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENT TO YOUR BODIES! PLEASE STOP! ALSTROE-SAMA WILL KILL ME!

No, we somehow understand what you really meant but we just wanted to do this to you.

It’s fun.

“Ahem. How does your body feel? I bet it’s lighter and you feel more energetic right?”

I try to feel my own body. Certainly, I feel like the training paid off. My pain tolerance leveled up! But what does it got to do with magic training?

“Master, we do feel a bit stronger now after ten days, but what about magic training?”

“You are too hasty. There are still one and a half months to train.”

"Muh…”

“Today, I am just going to give you two lectures about magic.”

“That’s fine Master, but I was thinking something in the past ten day. What magic do you specialize??

“Oh, we can start with that. I specialize in ancient magic.”

“Ancient Magic?”

“Ancient magic is a magic that disturbs the composition or property of anything. For example, in ancient magic, you can learn about sealing magic. You can also learn shape shifting, transformation and morphing. It also has a wide range of curses too. With it, you can also use summoning and opening gates from this world to another.”

“So basically, it is something that does not have any elements.”

“Quite close. Even though I specialize in it, I can also use elemental magic.”

“Then what about arcana magic?”

“…Arcana magic is…something only humans have.  No, usually, only humans have, because of their overflowing desires for many things. Its power is dependent on the user. It’s called lost knowledge but in reality, arcana magic is only unique to the user himself because of their disposition and when they die, no one can learn it. Some people may have the same power because of the same disposition, but arcana magicians have their own skill trees that branch down having more unique skills and abilities.”

“…”

“Well for now, let’s check any improvements, Asagao, use your barrier and make it as wide and strong as you can.”

“Un.”

I use my barrier.

Wow… It became big. My barrier was two meters in radius and two meters high before. Now, it became seven meters in both radius and height!

“M-Master!!”

“Un. Good!”

I am grinning right now! I can feel it! Next is Higan’s turn.

“Icicle!”

The icicle that came out isn’t as big as the icicle she summoned when I gave her the enhancement but the icicle she summoned right now, you can see the improvement of quality of the magic.

“Wawawawawa!!”

“Good too!”

“Master! What happened!?”

“What happened you say?”

“Yes!”

“Your bodies are just so weak it limits your potential. That’s the whole reason for the physical training. Even children at your age are probably physically stronger than you.”

“”…””

I can’t refute. I got to admit…he is right again…