Chapter XXXVII
In front of the door of the Lord's Mansion, a young man with a gentle appearance hesitated to spin in place.
Now that the day is just getting brighter, and the hard-working farmer has only just gone out to farm, it is obvious that the timing of the visit is a bit rushed.
But in fact, this is not the first day, since many days ago, this young man named Michelle has often wandered around the Lord's Palace.
Michelle is no ordinary teenager, he is also a magician. At only fourteen years old, it was extremely rare for him to become an elemental magician, and even his former mentor praised Michelle as a rare genius in a century.
Although he has a humble personality and does not put pride on his face, Michelle is still proud of it in his heart.
He is full of good prospects for the future, and believes that as long as he continues to hone his fire magic, he will definitely become an elite magician known to everyone in the empire in the near future.
It's a pity that Michelle's self-confidence was completely shattered not long ago.
I still remember that night full of death and despair, the overwhelming undead stormed the city walls, and Michelle's proud fire magic could not stop the monsters from pressing the realm, and only then did he realize his own weakness.
And then, the "angels" who fell from the sky saved the garrison and Michelle who were in a desperate situation.
At that time, the "angel's" gestures and gestures were like breathing magic figures, which were deeply imprinted in the young magician's heart, and also caused his concept of magic to be fatally shaken.
For her, Michelle is both longing and afraid.
Longing for the strength and self-confidence that seemed to be towering at the peak of the demonic path, I was afraid that the efforts I had been piling up and the teachings of my mentor would be subverted in an instant.
Under the struggle of intellectual curiosity and self-esteem, Michelle was born. As if he was in love, he had an eager expression, but he couldn't muster the courage to knock on the door.
But Michelle knew that this would not work, because from the moment he witnessed the "radiance of the angels", he could no longer go back to the past, and if he did not take the step of visiting the "angels'" residence, his magic path would not make any progress.
The wooden gate of the Lord's Mansion looked like an entrance to the abyss of the Demon Dao in his eyes.
The knuckles trembled slightly, and as she approached the door little by little, Michelle was so nervous that her stomach throbbed, her eyes were bloodshot, and her breathing became rapid for no apparent reason.
At this moment, there was a squeak~~, and the door was opened without warning.
"Wow!"
Michelle was startled, as if he had touched boiling water, and jerked his fingers back, and he fell down the stairs in front of the door.
"Oops, I'm sorry to scare you. Who are you looking for?"
"Ah, that, this, it's early in the morning, bother! I, I'm looking for the sky, angelsβoh no, Ai, Ellie......"
The gentle voice of the woman, the plump and soft body, the beautiful face, and the gentle and sweet demeanor made the ignorant young man blush for a moment, and he stammered and didn't know what to say.
"Oh, Miss Eliezer's friend, or ...... Lovers?"
The beautiful maid narrowed her eyes and gave a smile full of charm.
"Ahhh
"Hehehe, it's just a joke, anyway, please go into the house. β
Michelle, who had no experience with women, could not refuse the maid's invitation and went into the house with her.
"Please sit here for a while, I'll make tea for you~"
"Oh no, don't bother! I, I just want to see Miss Eliser, if it's convenient......"
"In that case, I'll take you to Miss's room. β
Michelle didn't think much of it, he followed the maid up the stairs to a door on the second floor.
"Miss Eliza, I'm in?"
"Hmm...... Hmmm......"
Through the door, there was a sound like a dream, and the maid didn't wait for her little master to agree, but went straight to open the bedroom door, which made Michelle panic.
"Girl, Miss Maid!
As a man, breaking into the bedroom of a noble girl for no reason without getting an answer, even if the other party is still young, it is really rude to say anything.
"Hehehe, please don't worry about Mr. Michelle, Miss Alizer has instructed you to take you to her as soon as you come to visit. β
"Huh?"
The unexpected words made Michelle stunned. The implication is that Alize had known about his visit for a long time and had been waiting for it for a long time. While feeling flattered, more confusion welled up in my heart.
At this moment, the door had been pushed open by the maid. A sweet smell like toffee, unique to young girls, came to the nostrils.
On the large bed in the center of the bedroom, a delicate figure was lying prone on the mattress and sleeping silently.
The soft hair shines a little brilliantly in the early morning sun, and just seeing the pair of clutching the futon and gently rubbing it with her cheeks, as if it were a kitten's coquettish sleeping position, no matter who it is, there will be an urge to hug her tightly into her arms.
The boy finally met his "angel" who was in a sense "longing for the dawn" - Eliezer El Crusnier.
Alize is only eight years old now, and if she grows up in a few more years, it is hard to imagine what kind of charming flowers will bloom, and she must have fallen in love with all the opposite sex who witnessed her appearance.
But Michelle knew that beneath that innocent and rare beauty lay a terrifying, monster-like power.
"Miss Alize, are you up? Mr. Michelle has arrived?"
"Uh......h Michelle...... Well...... Meow~~"
At the call of the beautiful maid, the young girl opened her sleepy eyes, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her fingers, stretched her arms and opened her small mouth and yawned.
A series of moves made the silk straps of the pajamas slip down, revealing the pearl-colored round and delicate shoulders.
This made the young girl exude an incredibly coquettish brilliance, and Michelle involuntarily looked away.
"Honor, dear Miss Eliezelle, I admire your amazing magic, and please don't hesitate to ......."
"Ahaha~~ You're finally here~~"
But in the next second, Michelle only felt a warm and extremely comfortable "object", covering his upper body.
Then, the sudden weight caused him to lose his balance and fall to the ground, interrupting the second half of his sentence before he could utter.
What was originally just a faint aroma was now close at hand, playing with his sense of smell. Michelle suddenly turned her gaze back, only to see that the girl, who was at least five meters away from her, was sitting on her waist at some point.
I couldn't understand what she had done in the moment, but the boy didn't have time to show his disgust, and was deeply attracted by the slightly narrowed, unawake misty eyes of Elize.
I saw that the girl's gaze was condescending to her, and her pink tongue licked two lips, and her eyes at this time were as if she had found some delicious food, full of greed and bewitching brilliance.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time~~Brother Michel~~Welcome~~"
"You, did you know I was going to come to you?"
"Of course~~ I guessed when I saw it for the first time, who made my brother smell very familiar...... That's typical, intellectually curious...... Investigator's scent. β
But halfway through the words, Alize looked weak and fell into the young man's arms.
"Ahaha, awful...... Sorry, I'm a little hypotensive, I just got up and couldn't exert my strength~~"
The soft touch of close contact made the innocent Michelle even more panicked, and cold sweat like raindrops was constantly pouring out of his forehead.
"Miss Ai Elieze!What are you doing!!I, I, I, I'm just here to ask for magic!!"
Michelle's panicked level rose again, causing him to stutter violently.
"UM~~YES, BUT GIVEANDTAKE~~ While teaching you magic, I hope you can also agree to some small requests from me~~"
"What, what request?"
"Let's wait a minute, anyway, let me collect some magic samples first~~"
As if chasing victory, Alezer made a move that far exceeded the processing load of Michelle's brain.
I saw the girl stretch out her fingertips as delicate as white jade and gently wipe the drops of sweat that slipped down her cheeks. Then Alize took her sweat-soaked fingers into her mouth and sucked hard.
"I really didn't read it wrong~~...... Fiery ...... Drastic...... My brother's magic is so powerful~~"
The angelic girl's expression of intoxication after swallowing drops of sweat made Michelle's mind white, he couldn't understand Elize's intentions at all, and why it had become like this, only his heart beat like a drum.
"Oh, Miss Eliezer, you're very unruly with the guests, at least change your clothes and wash up. β
The beautiful maid shook her head, and as she preached, she reached out and gently lifted Eliza's body away from the boy's body.
"Well~~It's also ~~ Then Brother Michelle, please wait for me in the 'research room', I'll be here soon~~"
As soon as the words fell, there was a crisp snap of his fingers, and then in the blink of an eye, the scenery in front of Michelle's eyes changed dramatically.
He was no longer in the girl's boudoir, but collapsed in a dimly lit space. The metallic walls have no entrances and exits, and a large number of unknown instruments are piled up.
By the time Alize finished washing up and arrived, it was already more than ten minutes later.
"Eh......? Eh, eh, eh, where the hell is this!!Mom~~~ Come and save me-!?Let me out-!!!"
But at that time, poor Michelle could no longer stand the loneliness caused by a series of mental stimulation and closed spaces, and her frenzied cries echoed throughout the "research room".
"Ahaha~~ I'm sorry, I didn't expect those little tricks to scare you~~"
"One, it's usually a thing that would startle anyone![Space Magic] or something, but it's something that only exists in legends!"
Originally, Michelle had fully imagined Eliza's ability to break through common sense.
What she didn't expect was that she simply overrode her imagination in a snap of her fingers, not to mention "breaking through common sense" and even reaching the height of "mythology".
"Hmm~~ Is it a legend?In fact, as long as you understand the principle of the technique, it is not difficult to operate......"
Aliez clasped her two small hands to her chest with an incomprehensible look.
"Eh, can I do that?"
"Hmm~~~ The technique I can complete, in principle, anyone can do it~~?"
Elize's affirmative words made Michelle's eyes sparkle with hope.
"Then, then please advise me! Please make me your apprentice, as long as I can do it, everything is at your command! No, I will not tell you, I have worshiped other people's disciples before......"
"Ahhh~~ Actually, Brother Michelle, I have already investigated your resume before, but it is really not possible to become my apprentice~~"
Arielze's refusal was not unexpected.
In fact, in the wizard's profession, like his current practice, it can be said to be an unforgivable taboo, in case he is reported by anyone, then Michelle may not be able to obtain the qualification of a magician from the Magician Association in the mainland for the rest of his life.
But even with such a high risk, even with the incomparable guilt of her previous mentor, Michelle resolutely chose this forbidden path under some inner struggle. Because, the new magic path that Aliezel showed in front of his eyes was too magical and too tempting. It was like another form of the creator god, deeply imprinted in his young heart.
After four years of study and hard work, Michelle finally graduated from his apprenticeship and became a trainee magician, but now he wants to abandon this identity and re-apprentice under Alize. If it were another magician, no one would easily agree.
"No, it's out of the way! Even if you're not an apprentice! It's just a handyman, or a servant! Please, please keep me with you!"
On this continent, basic magic apprentices are like personal servants. And being an apprentice doesn't mean you can learn the magic of your mentor. Many people can only be apprentices for the rest of their lives, and there are many reasons why this is the case.
First of all, learning magic requires talent, and most people have very limited talents. Many mediocre people, even if they follow the magician all their lives, will not be able to learn half of the technique. The magician knew this, and would pretend to teach him, just to get a free servant.
Secondly, magicians are selfish, in fact, most magicians are unwilling to teach their long-studied techniques to their apprentices, and too qualified apprentices will be jealous of their mentors, and if they do not have the right guidance, they will not be able to shine for the rest of their lives.
In this regard, Michel was very lucky, and the mentor he had followed was a loyal but strict old man, who was harsh on his apprentices, but in return, he would teach them without reservation.
However, other apprentices who were unlucky and failed to meet a good teacher could only silently follow the mentor's side, constantly observing and thinking, and gradually "stealing" his knowledge and becoming self-taught.
Such examples are rare, but they are not impossible. Now Michelle has made up her mind that even if she abandons the future of her self-esteem in this life, she will follow suit.
You know, unlike many apprentices, he didn't learn magic for fame or profit, he just loved magic as a miracle because of his eccentricity.
At this moment, he wanted to climb to the pinnacle of the devil's path like the "angel" in front of him! Even if he was spurned by the world and betrayed his teacher and violated morality, he did not hesitate to do it, and all he longed for in his mind was to reach out and touch the unknown territory that Elizer showed him.
"That~~ brother, you misunderstood~~ I mean, you don't need to be my apprentice, because I don't have the qualifications of a mentor recognized by the Wizards Association~~ From a professional point of view, I'm just an amateur magic enthusiast~~ What's more, magic is only a technical means at best, and I conduct relevant research for practical purposes, and I have no plans to delve into or further my studies. β
"Isn't it true that your advanced skills, Miss Eliza, have not been recognized by the association!?"
"Hmm~~ Even if I take the exam, I'm afraid the Magicians Association won't recognize my qualifications. β
"How is ......it possible, if you don't even have the qualifications of a magician, then who else in the world would dare to call yourself a magician!?"
This question made the corners of Alize's mouth raise and reveal a frank and unfathomable smile.
"Then Brother Michelle, let me tell you...... How different is the technology I think of as 'magic' from the concept you are familiar with? β
Elemental magic is generally divided into six attributes - wind, water, fire, earth, light, and darkness.
And the innate magic of human beings only has a certain attribute corresponding to this.
This is a concept that is well known to ordinary elemental magicians, and of course, Michelle is familiar with it.
After all, this is also a basic knowledge that has been passed down for hundreds of years, and there is no need to doubt it today.
However, Elize, the girl in front of her, gushes about strange things that are completely different from this, subverting Michelle's perception of elemental magic.
In other words, elemental magic is a general term for the technique of interfering with the molecular movement of matter and the state of molecules with magical power. β
"......What is a molecule?"
"Molecule~~ is the most basic unit of objective things~~ It is a very small particle that cannot be observed with the naked eye. In fact, whether it is air, liquid, solid, or biological cells, they are all composed of molecules with similar and different structures~~"
"How can such a thing happen!?"
It is completely beyond the realm of Michelle's common sense, but he cannot find a basis for denying it. If this had come from the mouth of an ordinary eight-year-old child, or even an adult, I am afraid that Michelle would have laughed at it as a baseless claim.
"Well~~ but, the microscopic technology of this world is not enough to capture the existence of molecules, and you are helpless if you don't know anything about it, so you don't need to delve into it for the time being, as long as you have such a concept in your heart~~"
"Good...... Good!"
"So brother, have you ever had any doubts about the classification of the elements you are familiar with?"
"...... question?"
Sophia's question made Michelle fall into deep thought. The six elemental attributes, in his opinion, are all extremely common and commonplace phenomena in nature. Maybe if you think about it, there will be times when you feel the greatness of the natural world, or a little incredible. But he never had any doubts about the elemental attributes, "I'm sorry, Miss Elizer, I ......"
Alize shook her head "it's okay" as she held up a finger, and then she let out a faint amount of magic from her fingertips.
"Fire-Water-Wind-Earth-Light-Darkness-"
Like lighting a lantern in the air, Eliez's fingers flickered slightly, and the flames of fire, the condensed droplets, the coiled air, the floating ores, the dazzling points of light, the cloudy black jadeβshe let the "spheres" of various elemental magic appear in front of her hands one after another.
It seems to be a simple action, but it has left Michelle speechless. A magician who simultaneously casts all-attribute elemental magic is an unheard of miracle even in history.
Among them, wind and earth, water and fire, light and darkness are the attributes of extreme restraint, and it is impossible for anyone to control them at the same time.
"Look at Brother Michel~~ The fire is just a 'burning state', water is liquid, but when the temperature rises, it will turn into steam, and when the temperature decreases, it will condense into ice~~ And the same is true for the wind, as long as the temperature continues to decrease, all kinds of gases in the air will turn into liquid. Not only the air, but even the metal or ore will melt into a rock liquid in the process of continuous heating and heating~~ It can be said that all substances with a single molecular structure in the world will show similar state changes according to the different temperatures~~ Then the question arises, is it necessary to divide them into different elemental properties~~? The answer is obvious, there is no such need, and the way the elements are classified is simply wrong. β
"W-how is that possible! Are you denying the foundations of elemental magic?"
Unexpectedly, from the first sentence, Aliezer completely denied the meaning of the existence of "elements". If these words reached the ears of the senior magicians of the Guild, they would surely jump up and criticize her as a heretic.
Even Michelle couldn't resist the onslaught of this strong theory at this time, and if it weren't for Arielizer's mouth, he would not have been able to suppress the urge to argue with reason.
"Ahaha~~ There's nothing wrong with negating the wrong concept, right~~?"
"So, tell me what the right classification is for you?"
"In fact, in the final analysis, there is no need to classify the elements at all~~? It's just that it depends on your magic power, which molecular structure is easy to influence, and how much you can interfere with the speed of molecular movement~~ No matter what kind of substance, compress the molecular structure and slow down the molecular movement, it will be a low-temperature solid-state, and on the contrary, it will be sublimated into a high-temperature gaseous state~~"
"But, but what about light and darkness! That's not matter, is it?"
"Ahhh~~ The positioning of these two properties is different, they are not the result of interference with matter, but only show some extreme characteristics of magic. β
"Extreme...... ...... features?"
"To put it simply, it is the absorption and reflection of magic on external energy. The magic that absorbs all the energy is called 'darkness', and the magic that reflects the energy in its entirety is called 'light'. From the basic concept, it is the same principle as visible light. β
In order to better understand the metaphor, Aliezel went on to explain the principles of reflection and color rendering of the spectrum.
"Then, then my fire attribute is ......"
"That's right, Brother Michelle's magic is very intense, it can accelerate the movement of molecules and increase the temperature, and the fire attribute is just a fierce oxidation reaction caused by heating up the substance to the ignition point~~"
Then, Ariza added the concepts of "ignition point" and "oxidation". While explaining, she also demonstrated.
"The flame I released is different from the elemental magic that my brother is familiar with, in order to pursue greater power, I have made various adjustments~~ First of all, extract various elements in the air, reconstruct the molecular structure to create a low-temperature flammable gas, and then compress and cool it to make it appear liquid, use gravity operation to fix it, and launch it while pressurizing it in a directional manner, depressurize it during the launch, sublimate the liquid state into a gaseous state, continue to heat up until ignition, and provide enough oxygen on the injection shaft to make it oxygen-rich and burn, just like this~~"
The blue ball of fire that appeared in the palm of Aliezel's hand suddenly shot out a hot ray, sweeping against the ground, leaving a crystallized trail on the ground that had been smoked by the ultra-high temperature.
Although it is also a technique that uses fire to perform heat attacks, it is not strictly speaking a fire magic in the usual sense.
"But if it's true, as you say, there is no such thing as an elemental attribute!, then why do most people only have the magic of a single attribute?"
"Of course, because this is the same principle as the 'voiceprint' of everyone's voice is different~~ Everyone's innate magic 'ripple' is also unique, so everyone's influence on matter can only stay in a fixed range, but, just like singers, they can deliberately change their own magical characteristics through a certain amount of effort and practice, so as to broadly manipulate the molecular state of more matter. β
"Indeed...... But in that case, why can't the attributes of water and fire, and the attributes of wind and earth coexist?"
"It's simple, Brother Michelle, can you learn the sound of a girl's voice? Or can you make your left and right hands write different words at the same time?"
"This ......"
"In fact, it can be done. In the same way, magic is just like the vocal cords or the hands, just an 'organ' of the human body. But to force to do something that violates physiological habits and brain coordination, the process is still very painful after all~~"
After some explanation by Elize, Michelle ...... the elemental magic It should be said that the perception of magic, or the application of magic, has been revolutionized.
Until now, he couldn't believe why a girl who was only eight years old could have a mind capable of subverting the truth of the world, where did she come from, and where did she go?
Although Michelle was still in the dark about many strange terms and concepts, he was convinced that the young girl in front of him, her unique knowledge and bold ideas, was enough to shake the magic world of the entire continent.
But at the same time, a profound question inevitably surfaced in my mind.
"Miss Elizer...... You, what exactly do you want me to help you?"
Michelle couldn't help but ask, he didn't feel that his ignorant and incompetent self could help the genius in front of him.
This doubt quickly turned into uneasiness and fear, for he knew that geniuses were often insane, and that the price she demanded from herself could be heavier than she could have imagined.
"Hmph~~ Brother Michelle...... Good question...... Where's Eliza~~ I want to borrow your body~~?"
"Body, body...... What do you mean by that......?"
"Hey, hey...... Brother, you probably don't know what precious treasures you are hiding on your body, anyway...... Leave it all to Eliza...... Don't worry, I'll be gentle...... It won't hurt you~~"
After saying that, Ariezel put on a bewitching expression that was very inappropriate for her age, and her cheeks flushed slightly from excitement, and slowly forced her towards the young magician who was at a loss.
"Ah, Miss Eliezer...... Wait, wait!"
"Don't wait~~Don't move~~[Gravity Hell]~~"
"Don't, don't...... Wow...... Wow, a