He is absolutely right. I never carried anything heavier than books. I tried holding a sword once. It didn’t turn out well because I almost sliced Ichirou’s face in half.
Higan, even though she is a beast kin, her race as a fox does not specialize in close combat but in magic. I bet she never carried anything heavier than a book too.
I’m guessing a dragon isn’t heavy yet for Alstroe but I shouldn’t compare us to her.
Master then spoke.
“Asagao, your heal is strong too but can you cast it in a wide area?”
“No, master, I can’t”
Rose can.
Her heal is a bit weaker than mine but the range of her heal is outrageous.
It can affect the whole throne room. No, since they are training properly, I guess her heal is stronger than mine now.
“Well, for now, you should expand your magic capacity. I want you to expel magic in the air.”
“…how?!”
“How you say. Imagine squeezing out something inside you.”
“That’s difficult to understand.”
“Well…I haven’t trained anyone for a hundred years so it’s a bit difficult for me too.”
Are you serious right now?!
“Then, just cast your barrier continuously until you deplete yourself.”
“Just now master, you tried to change the process of expelling magic for me, didn’t you?”
“Ahahaha…what can I say…sorry…because you only have four skills, it’s hard to make a training plan for you…so all I can think right now is increasing your magic capacity…”
“uuhhh….”
Why do you keep rubbing salt in my wound?
“Higan, for you, you should try enhancing your attacks with elements for now.”
“How master?”
“Let’s start with wind. Try to imagine your punch with wind swirling around your knuckles.”
“Un.”
FWOOOSH
Her punch looks so pathetic but there was a breeze that came with it.
“That’s good. Let’s end it for now. Today, let’s rest.”
That’s a relief.
I go to Alstroe for my magic experiment.
Well… she is sleeping under the shade of a tree. It can’t be helped. We will try it later.
“Asagao!~”
“Higan? What’s wrong?”
“Look!”
FWOOOSH
SPLASH
She made a victory pose after she showed me her lame punches with wind and water. Her face, though, it is kind of annoying.
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“Umm…Higan…”
“Asagao, I will train hard so I can punch with flame and thunder too! Bye!”
She left.
I just walk aimlessly in the plains of the demon continent. There was a high cliff. Master is on the edge, sitting. I climb too and sit beside him.
“Oh my, Asagao, what’s the matter?”
“Master, there is something bothering me since you came.”
“What would that be?”
“Why are you doing this? I mean, aren’t we total strangers to you?”
“True, you even have that crazy girl with you but it seems you tamed her.”
“That’s rude. I didn’t lure her with anything.”
“Hahaha! Please don’t tell her.”
“We’re drifting with the conversation master.”
“Oh right…”
“I know it couldn’t be just on a whim.”
“Haaa… you are just a little girl, why are you being so suspicious!?”
“I am suspicious because I am a little girl. We are taught not to talk to strangers. Well,…we kind of did…a dragon at that…”
“Hahaha! So you are a bad girl!”
“Muh…”
“Fine. It’s just that, you girls reminded me of my last disciple.”
“Disciple?”
“If you are fine with long ramblings of this old dragon, will you hear it?
“Un.”
Master looks at the empty sky. The weather is cloudy and you can feel a cool breeze. In the cliff that where we are right now, there is the sight of the grassy plains swaying with the wind.
From afar, you can see Alstroe sleeping peacefully under the tree. Higan is frolicking again.
“A hundred years ago, I met this girl. She was a war victim. She lost her parents in an attack. There is nothing in particular with her but I took her in out of pity. She was quiet and obedient. She was living in my house back in the Dragon Valley. Although human, she was not a bit scared of the other dragon kin. Because I am a magician, naturally, I have a lot of books. That girl, she became a bookworm…”
Well, it was your fault, though. Don’t try to look regretful about it.
“That girl then showed aptitude in magic. The magic, though, is arcana magic. After observing her for a while, I was able to deduct the disposition of her arcana magic.”
“What is it?”
“Control, it was either her wish or desire. Not just control but to manipulate as well. After that, I trained her rigorously like what I am doing to you two now. She wanted to train as well so there was no resistance to it. She didn’t voice out any complaints and worked hard to master her magic. After I had taught her the ways of magic, I also taught her ancient spells. She readily absorbs everything I taught her that her determination was scary.”
"...Okay..."
“Many years passed the girl became a woman. She became beautiful and intelligent. She already surpassed me in magic already. Even becoming so strong, she continued to train herself and kept studying and researching. By the time I knew it, her power was unstoppable.”
"..."
“Something happened one day, I would have never thought about it. She confessed her love to me. At first, I was reluctant because I treated her as a family. She told me that she will wait for my answer. We did still live in a single house so talking and seeing her inevitable. Noticing how she feels about me, I gradually became conscious of her too. After that, I answered her confession and we became lovers.”
“Oh, did you two do adult things?”
“Ah… about seven times or more…wait you are just a little girl, you shouldn’t ask something like that!!”
“Muh…”
“Ehem! Moving on! We became lovers. Our relationship was sweet even though she always kept herself in the library reading books. My position as her Master was, of course, nullified. But it did not matter as we still talked about magic and stuff.”
"..."
“Since she was an arcana magician, she stayed young and healthy. But one day, she left. She told me that she will exact vengeance. After that, I learned that she had made a sin. She returned to me devastated and shaking. She smiled at me. I knew what that smile was. She got drunk with power. She realized how strong she became and planned many things.”
“Arcana Magicians drowns in their desire…”
“Correct. I had no choice. Even though I love her so much, I sealed her powers. I don’t want her to destroy herself. She hated me and resented me.”
“Sealed? Master, what kind of seal is that?”
“No, it is not a seal. In her mind, it is. But in reality, it’s a contract that seals her power. I told her that if she ever releases the seal, I will die. If I do die, she will inherit my powers as well. If she matures and reflected on her past, then she will be able to break it by herself and I will pass away. But her maturity will stop her from breaking it. That’s a really hard dilemma I gave her. But well, she was not entirely to blame. I made her that way. If she becomes more powerful for better or for worse, it is her decision.
“Master, do you want to see her?”
“…of course…I love her, even now. She lives in the human continent, but I am afraid that if I meet her, what will I say? What if she has a lover? What if she has a family of her own already? What if she is happily living and if I came to her life again, I will ruin it. One of the reasons I don’t fly above the human continent is that she can feel my presence. I am scared of her confrontation. I am scared that she is still angry and resenting me.”
“Master…”
“Hahaha…I became a bit dramatic there…”
“I feel like you are more pitiful than us right now.”
“What the hell do you mean by that…”
“Master…there is an enemy that we need to defeat. But I, myself is generally weak and useless. Right now, we need to return to the human capital and we are heading to the demon capital to ride an airship. Master, why not fight with us?”
“I see, but to tell you the truth, my soul is withering now. My body is everlasting but my soul is wearing out.”
“Master…”
“Don’t look so sad. I have lived my life happily. You two would be my last students. I am just waiting until she breaks the seal on her own.”
“Why do you want that master?”
“Because up until today, she is still just my disciple, so I want her to move on from being my disciple to being a new master.”
I see. He means he wants her to move on now without him if possible.
“You are weird, though.”
“Why?”
You guys already knew I am a flying dragon, but none of you ask me for a lift.”
“aaa….”
Eh…come to think of it, we never did.
“Dumb kid,”
“EH?! T-then, master will y—“
“No. I told you right, remember?”
Eeeehhh…..