"Time flies, isn't it?"

After what happened to Genos last time, life has gradually returned to its usual state. After the last meeting, Genos's attitude towards me was much closer than before. However, there is still a hatred between Genos and Nanyun, and my relationship with them is still in the middle as usual. Nan Yun was the first classmate I took the initiative to talk to when I first came to this school. His sultry and funny personality really made me like him as a person, so he became my first trusted friend here.

"In the blink of an eye, I've been here for two months."

As usual, in the morning, Mr. Shigeaki finished the preparatory class, and today it was a lecture on "Mastering Magical Tenacity", and then in the afternoon it was time for us to move around and practice on our own.

"I heard from my family, it's time for a magic drill recently."

Nanyun didn't go home early today, but was worried about me and asked me to go to the river to chat. Listening to him, it seems that there will be a legendary magic drill in the near future.

"I remember that Mr. Shigeaki said that magic drills are mixed with magic to fight. In the course of the battle, it will stimulate its own attribute adaptability and judge the direction of the spell cultivation that will be carried out later. ”

"Well, I'm not really interested, but I have to go. We have twelve students, and we have to attend every one of them to be taken care of by everyone. ”

"Nanyun, you yourself are a 'Shengmu' family, you should have mastered a lot of spells about this attribute."

"Hey, keep it secret."

Six of the children of the seven families are about the same age as me. However, the only two children in my class have become friends with me. Nanyun's family asked for further study at the Kingdom's magic academy in order to inherit the family business. But as for Genos, his family has been martial arts practitioners for generations, and there is no reason to learn magic. However, he responded by saying that when he was born, the Church Revelation prophesied that he would be the son of the demon of the Coming Family. It's such an incredible reason.

"I really want to see what the affinity attribute of the small domain is, only you and I are looking forward to it the most."

"I want to know, too, it feels like I'm pretty much right with the arcane."

I don't know enough about myself, and I'm a mystery in the eyes of others. There is no way to guess what his attribute affinity will be like, so he has lost his expectations for himself. Slightly disappointed, I turned my head to look at the cattails beside me, which were gently blown by the wind and became erratic. Seeing it reminds me of the day I lost my home. Everything is so fast, so fleeting.

"The fabri..."

In a trance, I began to get a little agitated and took revenge on the cattails. As the chanting ended, a strong wind rushed out of my palm, and the angry wind mercilessly crushed the poor cattails. One or two cattails were blown out of the branches by the strong wind, as if they were seriously injured. When the wind blew, I fell into a sense of loss again.

"I don't even know what I can do now..."

Seeing me like this, Nanyun also began to feel distressed. After all, what I was thinking in front of him, he couldn't guess at all. Nanyun himself also understands that his family is alive and well. Compared to me, who lost everything, he didn't know and couldn't touch it, everything was actually so far away.

"I'm sorry I thought I was upsetting you."

After I said what I had just said, I crossed my legs and buried my head in deep thought. Seeing that I was getting more and more dull, Nanyun thought for a while, then opened his hands and hugged me, and whispered in my ear.

"Now, as compensation, I'll teach you a little trick of magic."

"I heard from my family that magic doesn't actually have to be sung. Some simple magic can be used with your own mind, and it's basically like a trace of magic. ”

When I heard that, I was very concerned. I turned my head slightly, looking at him with a little helplessness and anticipation.

"I'll give you a brief demonstration."

Nanyun stood up, looked left and right, and then walked over to a small flower next to her, which was still in the budding stage. Then he reached out and touched the flower gently. After a few moments, the flower began to move! The tight bunches of buds slowly open and finally bloom beautifully.

"This example is the magic that I instilled in the imagination of 'helping it,' and the magic seems to have emerged as energy that provides life force."

I couldn't believe that this kind of thing could happen to this magic, which was completely devoid of chanting spells. However, this kind of thing was realized in the hands of friends. Nanyun looked at him in surprise and continued with a smile.

"This spell actually has a spell. You should remember the living blood in second-order magic. ”

"Live blood? Is that spell? ”

Shocked, I turned to the grass next to me and tried to chant the spell. The grass began to grow faster than before, at my chant.

"Huh? How fast..."

"Yes, if you don't chant, the cast will be longer, and the effect won't be as good."

"In that case...... Isn't it just for beginner spells..."

Only relatively simple spells could be unleashed through non-chanting spells, which instantly cooled my expected heart in half.

"I'll tell you, actually, living blood is a spell that belongs to the attribute of raw wood. Each attribute has the most basic spells, but Mr. Chongming didn't completely hand it over to us. Therefore, if you use this trick in battle, you may be able to unconsciously discover your own attribute affinity. ”

After learning all this, my self-confidence gradually returned, and my dull and confused mood disappeared. The little trick that Nanyun gave me really inspired and awakened me, allowing me to take a break from the shadows of the past.

After saying goodbye to Nanyun, I was even more excited about what kind of colors I could dye in the magic drill. A few days later, Mr. Shigeaki announced the day of the magic drill, which made me even more excited and looking forward to that day.

"Students, today's magic drill will be conducted by lottery."

When the day finally came, I looked around at the other classmates with anticipation and excitement, wondering who I would fight against.

"Sakiyu, I've fought with you too many times, and this time I'll draw lots at the end to avoid another one."

Genos seems to be a little tired of fighting me, or is he taking pity on me? It was inevitably embarrassing for me to do this, but I finally became friends, and I really didn't want to fight him.

"To be honest, I don't want to fight with my friends, since that guy smokes last, then I'll be the first to smoke."

Nanyun walked over slowly, his sharp eyes mocking Genos beside me. Not to be outdone, Genos grinned at Nanyun. Seeing that the quarrel was about to start again, Mr. Shigeaki suddenly interjected, and he was humorous and shifted everyone's attention to him. Nanyun didn't care about Genos, and conducted the first draw under the instructions of Mr. Shigeaki.

"Yo! The first game was played by Nanyun...... Saki Domain! ”

The teacher, who was still making a noise just now, suddenly fell silent. And Genos and I were even more shocked by the result, staring at Nanyun on the podium. And Nan Yun was even more surprised, his frightened mouth couldn't be closed for a long time, and his hands holding the fruit strip trembled slightly. In the quiet classroom, it seems that only Mr. Shigeaki does not know the anxiety of this scene.

"Hey! I say! Nanyun, you're the magic forerunner in our class, don't abuse our Saki Domain! ”

"How did I know this was going to happen!"

The anxious atmosphere was instantly detonated by Genos's words, and everyone else began to have different opinions.

"Nanyun, who was already in contact with magic early, actually faced the later Saki Domain?"

"It's going to end badly."

"It's a shame for Sakiyu."

The atmosphere of the audience seemed to be brought into the saying that "I" would be abused, and the pity for me and the oppression of Nanyun permeated the entire classroom. Nanyun is my friend and mentor, and I am of course very grateful for everything he has done. But this kind of coincidence is really something that we don't want to imagine and accept.

"That's good! Who's coming next? ”

Teacher Chongming's words once again drove everyone's rhythm, and then all the students gradually drew lots and decided to fight.

During the magic drills, each class will come to a special arena, surrounded by an enchantment where the archmage will amplify the magic to facilitate the creation of a magical affinity. And every time we invite the children's families to attend, we will witness the growth of their children and lay the foundation. Teacher Chongming also knew my predicament, so he invited Gu Lie, who was entrusted by Ao Rui, to witness. Although it's not that no one pays attention to me anymore, it's not Uncle Rui who is still a little disappointed.

Magic drill is a battle in which students can stimulate their own affinity for magical attributes, and they can choose a prop to assist in the battle, from a short sword for training to a staff that is conducive to casting spells. Students can choose to use it as long as they wish. And this battle must be until the attributes of the two sides are stimulated, so the possibility of a bitter battle or an instant end cannot be ruled out.

"The first battle! Fought by Nanyun! Saki Domain! ”

Following the call of Mr. Shigeaki, I entered the middle of the arena and took the wooden dagger that I had been thinking of using from the beginning. And Nan Yun, who walked in on the opposite side, was empty-handed.

"Nanyun? Won't you take something to block the attack? ”

"No, there's no need for that..."

I felt full of confidence and seriousness when this sentence came out of Nanyun's mouth, and it didn't look like a joke.

"So! Fight! Begin! ”