Episode 227 Ally

After receiving the news from the university that she had passed the exam, Alisa went to the Adventurer's Guild to look for Grimm. At that time, I was reading materials in the reference room to check the latest information on the Narukami Dungeon.

"I'm here, Grimm-sensei."

I turned around at that voice and noticed Alisa's happy face.

"You look happy. Could it be that you passed the university exam?"

"That's right. I passed it."

"That's good. That really is good."

I was happy that my student was accepted into the university. However, when I thought about her graduating from me and becoming independent, I felt a little lonely.

"When I enter university, I'm thinking of starting full-scale research on magic circles while continuing to explore dungeons."

"I see, Yuuki-san wanted to research magic circles."

"Grimm-sensei, I'm your disciple, so Alisa is fine."

"But, you're going to graduate and become a university student."

Alisa shook her head.

"Even if I become a university student, I have no intention of quitting as a disciple of Grimm-sensei."

"I think it's an honor, but I'm not an Analysis Wizard, I'm a Life Wizard."

"I think Life Magic is necessary for me to master Analysis Magic."

[ Isn't she a good girl. It would be nice if you could tell her the truth and she could become an ally. ]

Suddenly Metis' voice echoed in my head. Without replying, I considered Metis' proposal. I was sure Alisa would keep my secret.

But, what about getting my cute student involved in my troubles? There was also the matter of Diaspora that I heard from Emilian of the Wisemen.

"What's wrong?'

Alisa tilted her head. It was because I was thinking about it. I desperately wanted an ally, but ... I've decided. I'll confide and have her be an ally.

"Do you have time today?'

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"I do, but, is there something you need help with?"

"That's not it. There's something I want to talk to you about."

I took Alisa to the paid practice field. I couldn't think of any other place where I could tell my secrets. I was a little depressed that I had only been to places like this.

We rented a small practice field and the two of us entered.

"Grimm-sensei, what do you want to talk about? If it's a confession, please give me time to prepare."

She said it in a joking tone, so I couldn't tell if she was joking or not.

"No, it's not a confession. It's a more serious story."

Alisa looked regretful for a moment, but she quickly returned to her original face.

"And what is the serious talk?"

I stared into Alisa's eyes.

"What I'm going to talk about, please don't speak of it to even your parents or siblings."

"I understand."

I told her that I was a Sage and told her that I had heard from Emilian of the Wisemen that there was an organization called Diaspora that was hostile to Sages.

"It's amazing. Wiseman Rodford of England has passed away, so you're the eleventh Sage."

Alisa was looking at me with her eyes sparkling.

"It's absolutely a secret."

"I understand that. I won't tell Amane-tachi. That's right, is the Magic Book you showed me before a fake?"

"That's real. But, most of the Life Magic I taught Alisa-tachi was created by me."

Alisa let out a sigh.

"What are you sighing for?"

"Even though you're a Sage, you even got a Magic Book. The world is unfair, isn't it."

"Since Life Wizards rarely play an active role in dungeons, isn't there a surplus of Magic Books for Life Wizards."

"Is that how it is?"

"I don't know how it is in reality, but it's easier to think that way. My head hurts when I start thinking that the dungeon is trying to make me do something."

Alisa nodded in agreement.

"What are you going to do from now on, Grimm-sensei?"

"Aiming to become an A-class adventure, I will increase my achievements. And then, when I reach A-class, I'm thinking of announcing that I'm a Sage."

Alisa pondered.

"Are you going to make it public? It might be dangerous."

"If I don't announce that I'm a Sage, I can't register the Life Magic I've created. If that happens, the spread of Life Magic will end halfway."

"That's right. The deception that it's magic from a Magic Book won't work forever."

It seemed that in the past there were people who got about 20 spells from Magic Books and registered them with the Magic Agency, but the number of Life Magic Spells I've created has already exceeded 20.

"Come to think of it, you've reached magic level 17, haven't you. In that Magic Book, there is magic that can be learned when you reach magic level 17, but have you checked it?"

I completely forgot. Since I was training Tamegorou's armament and Western Swordsmanship, it slipped my mind. As expected, it was the right thing for me to confide in Alisa. It was impossible for me to do everything by myself.

"I was so busy with Shadow Puppets and the Narukami Dungeon that I forgot about it."

I took out the Magic Book and checked the magic that could be acquired at magic level 17.

I took in the magic from the Magic Book. It must be because my magic level was 17. I learned the magic easily. When I checked the Life Magic, it was a magic called 'Star Picture'.

Because it was named Star, I thought it was a magic that would be reminiscent of Meteor and attack the enemy with meteorites, but it was completely different. It was a magic that manipulated small lights like many stars. As for what was done with the thousands of lights, they seemed to draw pictures in the air.

I explained 'Star Picture' to Alisa. I activated it as a trial and tried to draw the appearance of a FireDrake in the air. Thousands of tiny lights appeared in the air, splitting into different colors to form a FireDrake. From a distance it would look like a real FireDrake.

"Uwa~ah, it was such a magic, was it. But, even though it's just drawing with light, can it not be learned unless you're magic level 17?"

"This must have been created by the dungeon. Since it's pointlessly trying to complete perfect magic, the magic level that it can be learned at increases."

"Can you use the Sage System to make it simpler?"

"Of course. Shall I try?"

"Yeah, please do."

After I nodded, I realized that I had forgotten to mention Metis.

"Before that, let me introduce my partner. Inside the drawstring bag on my waist is the Magic Intelligence I got in the dungeon."

"What is a Magic Intelligence?"

"It's a dungeon seed. It seems that it will become a dungeon when the Magic Intelligence grows. I'll let her explain it herself."

[ My name is Metis. ]

Alisa was startled when she heard the mysterious voice that echoed in her head.

"Grimm-sensei, what is this?"

"I told you, it's a Magic Intelligence. You can talk to her with your thoughts."

Metis and Alisa started talking. After confirming that, I used the Sage System to start remodeling 'Star Picture'. First, I restricted the colors that could be changed. I used only the three primary colors of light: red, green, and blue. And then, I narrowed down the number of lights to 500.

In addition, but restricting other functions, the magic level that it could be learned at had been set to '7'. When I tried activating the degraded version, I found that it was not as easy to use as the original magic.

If you didn't carefully consider the arrangement of colors, you wouldn't be able to create a proper picture. And, since there were few lights, it became a small one.

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