"Ahaha~~ It's finally done~~ Brother Michelle is really a genius~~"

In the underground research room, just as the last set of magic patterns was completed, Ariezel burst into a hearty smile and gave a non-hesitating compliment to the boy named Michelle.

Michelle - Fourteen years younger, but already earning the title of elemental magician.

In this world, it often takes longer to grow from an apprentice to a magician. Generally, fledgling magicians are over thirty years old. Of course, there are many mediocre talents who will never be able to leave their apprenticeship for the rest of their lives.

Perhaps in the eyes of many, Michelle is indeed a well-deserved genius.

If it were an appreciation from someone else, Michelle would probably thank him gratefully. However, only the praise of the girl in front of her, Aliez, made Michelle unable to accept it honestly.

He only felt that he was being teased by the girl, although Michelle understood that Alizer was not the girl who would taunt others.

It's been a month since I apprenticed under Ariezel and began to learn her groundbreaking magical theories.

It can be said that Michelle experienced a thrilling day, and Alize could easily list the magic that made him jaw-dropping, show the structure of the spell he had never thought of, and create all kinds of strange magic devices.

Countless new ideas kept popping up in her head, and then she immediately threw herself into research and practice. In the hands of Ariz, there are no examples of failure in research at all.

It may not be accurate to say this, but it should be said that in the eyes of Aliezel herself, there has never been such a concept as "failure".

Michelle had always believed that the study of magic was accompanied by hard work and suffering, and so did his former mentor. In order to break through a bottleneck, you may immerse yourself in research for decades, and if you fail, your efforts will be lost. And every failure may have to endure unimaginable pain and frustration, so to speak, every inch of progress is the result of accumulated blood and sweat.

But Alize is different, her research is always spooked by chance and carried out suddenly, and in the middle of her research, regardless of whether the original goal and motivation are achieved or not, she can easily discard it and immediately devote herself to a new project. All the accidents and failures encountered in the research are new discoveries and starting points in her eyes.

As a result, the success of each study is often the opposite of the original motivation, and even then - and sure enough, Alezer never fails. She is a "free genius", unbound by any earthly reason, swimming in the sea of demons as she pleases, and the results are at best just a by-product of her adventures for pleasure.

Perhaps the Sorcerer's Guild would not agree with the girl's theories and achievements, but Michelle was already fascinated by her talent and character, and wanted to follow her for the rest of her life, if possible.

This is not any impure motive, it is just a feeling of respect for being a magician and a disciple at the same time. Absolutely - yes, I didn't think there would be some progress in the future.

However, knowing that the world is unpredictable, Michelle feels that if ...... That's right, he's saying that if the mentor needs a good man to be his partner, then it's not that he can't go along with his wishes......

At this moment, Alize poked out her little head and opened her eyes wide to make an expression of "What's wrong?" to Michelle, who was in a daze, interrupting his thoughts.

- Woo wow wow ...... I, what the hell am I thinking about an eight-year-old girl! She's my mentor!

Michelle's cheeks flushed, and she couldn't help but let out a wry smile in embarrassment.

"Heh, hehe...... Miss Eliza, I'm just a mediocrity compared to you, please don't tease me. ”

"No, no~~ Brother Michelle is very powerful~~ For example, the technology of fine control of magic power, and the power equalization pattern of the magic guide, etc., I can't do it~~?"

It's not that I can't do it, but I don't bother to do it at all. Michelle couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Indeed, Alezer is very skilled in the construction of magic, and can do any whimsical spell at hand, but she is a little sloppy when it comes to mastering magic.

Or rather, she is arrogant and casual, because the total amount of her own mana is so high that the subtle difference in attrition is almost negligible.

But even so, Alize was very enthusiastic about the idea of fine control of magic, and at first Michelle really couldn't understand the necessity of it, but from his recent research projects, he finally understood the intention.

It's unbelievable to say that his lovely teacher, Eliza, actually intends to popularize his unfathomable magic props to the town's garrison...... That is, ordinary people. And this is a fantasy move for Michelle, who is a magician.

"Then again...... Miss Eliser, do you really want to give 'these' to the garrison?"

Michelle was quite dissatisfied with this, although Charlie and the other members of the garrison had a lot of care for him, but one yard to another, because of the deep-rooted teachings given to him by his previous mentor, he really didn't think that magicians should easily teach their results to mortals.

"Uh-huh~~That's what I originally planned~~"

"But don't you think it's a pity?"

"It's a pity?why~~?"

"The result of your time and effort is still inappropriate to give it to civilians who don't know anything about magic, right? ”

"Ahaha~~? It's also that~~ These are the results of Michelle's brother and my joint work, which can be said to be the crystallization of love~~ It's really a little reluctant~~"

As she said this, Eliez stuck to Michelle's side, gently rubbing the fabric of the robe with her pink cheeks, revealing a sweet smile.

"Please, please don't keep fooling around like this!"

This action made Michelle's cheeks immediately flush again, and he tried to hint that he should keep a normal heart, a normal heart...... You must not be led by the nose by Arize.

He thought he was roughly used to Ariel's skin-to-skin behavior.

That's right—after all, Alyse is only an eight-year-old girl, and there is no need to be overly shy about intimate contact, and aside from the fact that she is her mentor, she is at most a spoiled sister.

Even if there is any special idea, it should wait a few more years, when Ariezel is slim......

In short, Michelle felt that it was time to put on a stern posture to point out her mistakes.

"I mean, as a magician, you take your accomplishments too lightly!

Alize frowned, revealing a slightly complicated expression.

- Oops...... Isn't that a bit too heavy?

The words came out of the trend, which made Michelle regret it a little.

"Hmm...... Despise my own achievements~~ Na, Brother Michelle, what about me, because I am still young, I really don't know much about the reserve, pride and other things of the imperial magicians, I just think that knowledge and technology are not things that should be enjoyed exclusively~~"

――Okay...... It seems that she is not angry.

Alize's calm answer relieved Michelle, but he couldn't help but ask.

"Why is this?"

This is also the most puzzling part of Michelle, not that Michelle himself is a narrow-minded or stingy character, but only that this is the unwritten code of conduct as a magician.

It can be said that in this continent, magicians are extremely special, and it is not an exaggeration to say that magicians have crossed races and nationalities and become a new race.

They use magic to distort natural phenomena at will, revealing divine powers that are untouchable to ordinary people. And all of this depends on excellent talent and hard work, yes, magicians are not ordinary people, they believe that you are the best chosen by the "gods" - this is the pride of being a magician.

And Alize doesn't seem to take this seriously at all, as if in her eyes, magicians and mortals should be equal, which makes Michelle, who has longed for magicians since childhood, unable to let go.

"Brother Michelle, the history of the Terrence Empire can be traced back to many years ago~~?"

"Eh...... probably, from the founding legend of the Holy King who slain the dragon, probably from a thousand years ago...... Why do you ask this?"

"Millennium...... According to the history I know, the empire a thousand years ago, the standard of living has hardly changed much from now. The only thing that has made some progress is the Sorcerer's theory of magic. But those theories are basically not used in the world, but only among high-ranking magicians, right?"

"Isn't this a matter of course? how can the bloody and sweaty achievements of the great magicians be understood by mortals!"

"Here's the problem~~ This is a very narrow class consciousness~~?"

"Class ...... ...... consciousness?"

"To put it simply, the current magician system is similar to today's imperial aristocracy~~ Everyone thinks they are superior, and then they become unenterprising. But at the same time, I am afraid that I will be eliminated by new things, so I don't hesitate to squander power to monopolize knowledge and intelligence, everyone is too timid~~ According to the history I know, such a system can last for a long time, and sooner or later it will kill itself due to stagnation~~?"

"This! this ......"

Michelle wanted to refute something, but he couldn't, because even if he didn't want to admit it, the reality was exactly what Ariza said.

Perhaps magicians have exclusive knowledge of magic, or perhaps this is just a form of "cowardice". Everyone didn't want to admit that they were mortals, and they were afraid of being easily surpassed by nobodies, so they shrank into a turtle shell called the [Magicians Guild] and kept themselves.

However, even then, no one is willing to stand up and reform the system, because magicians cherish their status and achievements, and no one wants to share their life's knowledge with others.

In addition to Eliza, she has no reservations about Michelle in just one month. It's a pity that Michelle can only understand a little from it now, and has to sigh for his mediocre talent.

However, after all, what exactly did Alizer teach herself? What she did was like a denial of the system of the Wizards' Guild, or even the system of the imperial aristocracy.

Not only that, what she is doing now is to make magic guides that far exceed the level of the [Magicians Guild] into "weapons" and distribute them to Celea's "army" for free.

Although the size of the garrison is limited, Michel is confident that once equipped with "these", those militias can immediately be transformed into the Empire's leading fighting group.

If you think about it from the standpoint of Miss Alize as the daughter of the lord...... Thinking of this, a conjecture that made Michelle's scalp tingle passed through his mind.

"Miss Elizer...... Do you say you, you ...... Isn't it trying to subvert the country?"

Because it was too extreme and too dangerous, Michelle blurted out that she immediately regretted it. But he didn't want to take the question back, but swallowed and waited for Alice's answer.

"Ahaha~~Of course not~~ Actually, I'm not interested in social, humanistic, political, and historical or anything like that, all I want to say is ...... Don't you feel bored if the two of us continue to play alone~~?"

“！！”

However, Alize gave a ...... that exceeded Michelle's expectations without thinking No, if you think about it, that's the expected answer.

She said - boring...... I see...... It wasn't until the moment the word blurted out that Michelle finally realized Ariel's true intentions.

Alize El Cruznier, who wants to take advantage of the whole world...... It's like taking advantage of yourself this month. Give knowledge, spark change, and then help yourself to gain more truth and reach higher heights.

She's the real monster, the monster called "Curiosity".

"So Brother Michelle, take care of me from now on~~?"

The sweet and greasy voice made Michelle's back suddenly cold, and he saw that the cute beast was biting his arm, bending the corners of his lips into crescents, raising his gaze, and throwing a mischievous smile......

And in the depths of that smile, Michelle seemed to see a completely different new world.