Zorian's eyes snapped open, and a sharp pain came from his abdomen. His whole body convulsed, and he resisted the object that had fallen on him, and suddenly he was completely awake, and there was no trace of sleepiness in his mind.

"Okay—"

"No, it's not," Zorian interrupted. "How could it be a good morning? I've been killed again! This time it was eaten by a giant bug. Waking up like this is really starting to upset me! Wouldn't the time loop start a day later or something? ”

He looked at his sister expectantly. She looked back at him, her mind confused, and perhaps a little scared.

"Hmm, what?" She asked hesitantly.

Without saying a word, Zorian flipped her off the side of the bed. She fell to the ground and let out a cry of rage, and Zorian jumped quickly to her feet in order to better respond to any violence she might decide to retaliate against. Having learned the lesson of the previous reboot, he immediately headed for the bathroom before she could figure it out.

She quickly realized what he was doing, but by this time he had locked the door. Her angry screams were like music to him, especially as they ended up causing his mother to catch up and scold her.

After all, maybe it's a good morning.

。。。。 Two.....

Train...... Ever since he got caught up in this time loop, he had developed a strong dislike for them. Traveling by train on a regular basis is almost as annoying as El jumping on him on every restart. He had thought of killing time by talking to Ibergie so that she would get acquainted with him when he got a job in the library, but after a while he gave up on the idea. Mainly because he decided not to apply for the job again in this reboot.

He has a more promising project to do – master all the shaping exercises in Ilsa's book so he can entice her to take him as an apprentice. Library magic is useful, but getting rid of Xvim is absolutely priceless.

He will also not be present in Kooria when the invasion takes place. Not in this reboot, nor in any reboot in the near future. Even if he had to reveal his secret to Zach because of this, he had to take the first train out of town on the eve of the summer festival. He knew it would be wise to stay in town and pay attention to what was happening—how the invasion was going, and what measures were being taken to stop it. He knew, but ...... It was too much for him. It's not just that getting yourself involved in this mess always seems to lead to his death.

"The emergency evacuation made his nerves tense, but it was just a symptom. He pondered for a moment, trying to get to the root of the problem. Every reason he could think of felt ...... Wrong.

And the only reason he was able to live so long was pure luck. It occurred to him that his most recent death was most likely an allegory of the entire invasion. So you fought off a pack of ferocious winter wolves and reached safety, helped thwart a traitor ambush, and now do you think the worst is behind you? No, stupid, a giant worm suddenly jumped out of the ground and bit off your head! How should you fight something like this?

It's as incredible as Zach becoming a super prodigy in one summer, Zorian learning all 15 shaping exercises in Ilsa's book in a month, or time travel being real. What if his theory about the existence of a third time traveler is correct, and that someone is behind the invasion?

Why hasn't this hostile time traveler dealt with Zach yet? The Lich has proven that it is possible to harm people like Zach and Zorian, and is already working for the invading forces.

Either way, he can only participate in the invasion again after he has gained true magic. First arrival is king, and if he had died in the first place, he would not have been able to study this invasion in detail.

Eventually, the train arrived in Cyo

I.A., Zorian began the long journey to the Academy. This time he wasn't in a hurry, because in the last reboot, he had finally found a spell that could shelter from the rain, and he was eager to try it. Well, he's actually found several protective spells against rain and other bad weather, but only one he's actually able to cast. That's okay, though, because the "Rain Barrier" spell is the best, it provides the most complete protection, but at the cost of being very physically draining to maintain. He understood why mana drain was a serious problem for people who wanted to use the spell extensively, but Zorian only needed it to last for an hour or two in an area where Kooria was extremely mana-rich.

He's encased in a waterproof invisible orb, and in reality, the barrier works on water in general, not just raindrops, so he doesn't even have to worry about stepping into puddles and soaking his shoes.

After breaking out of the time loop, he may never use this spell, as the umbrella is enough and does not consume any mana.

He shook his head. He really shouldn't be under any illusions about what he's going to do after getting out of the time loop, because it doesn't look like it's going to happen anytime soon. He has to focus on the present moment......

He would love to admit everything to Zach and that together they could try to solve this mess - two heads are definitely better than one, and Zach may be impulsive, but he can't have achieved so much if he didn't have a clear head. However, he strongly suspects that Zach's affairs are far more complicated than they seem.

He decided to see how Zach interacted with him in this reboot before making a decision.

。。。。 Three..... -

"Zorian! This way! ”

Zorian glanced at Benisek, who looked happy, and he waved at him like a madman, not knowing what to do. He didn't really want to talk to him. Benisek may be his closest friend in the student body, but he can also be annoying at times.

He arrives at Cyo

IA is only one day. Normally, it takes at least a week for everything to go off track, and even then, a lot of things do happen again. For example, most teachers follow some kind of fixed teaching schedule, and as far as he knows, Tov always comes to him for help with purple creeper ointment,

Now that he remembered, it showed that the accident was not so accidental. The accident is so insensitive to change that it's a bit suspicious......

"You've just arrived at Cyo

IA, is it? As soon as Zorien sat down next to Benisek, Benisek urged excitedly.

Zorian nodded hesitantly.

"You're not going to believe that!" Benisek said excitedly. "Do you know Zach? You know, Zach Novida, he's been in classes with us for the past two years. ”

Zach, of course. He really should know.

"Of course I know him," Zorian said. He ...... Very memorable. ”

"Zach escaped from his family mansion yesterday."

"Uh, what?" Zorian asked incredulously. "What does 'escape' mean? he

"That's the problem?" Benisek said. Apparently he and his guardian got into an argument that eventually turned into a magical duel. A duel, understood, Zach won! Half of the mansion was destroyed, and Zach fled into the city, where he remains unfounded. They are looking for him everywhere! ”

"Well, wow," Zorian said, honestly, speechless. So what's going on?

"You said so," Benisek agreed. "I'm not sure I believe the official version, though. I mean, there's no way Zach could take on his Guardian in a magical duel!

But the Novita Mansion must have been ruined by something......"

"How do you know this?" Zorian asked.

"It's all over the newspapers," Mr. Benisek said. "Besides, everyone is talking about it. I can't believe that one of our classmates would be involved in such a thing. What do you think, Zorrian? ”

"Ben...... Honestly, I don't know," Zorian said.

That's exactly what he thought. He had no doubt that Zach would be able to defeat his Guardian, whether it was the seventh lap or not – a politician and not a battlemage as far as Zorian knew—but why would he do it?

"Well, he's not coming to class this time," Zorian said aloud. Then again, he wouldn't have thought that Zach would walk into the classroom these days as if nothing had happened.

"I doubt it," Benisek laughed.

"Has he ever killed anyone?" Zorian asked. Negation. "So basically he didn't do anything serious. If he turns himself in, what will be the worst-case scenario? ”

"Well, Tessen is certainly not very happy with him right now, and his influence is too great, even for someone like Zach," Benisek said. "Attacking one of Elder Edmar is actually quite a serious crime, and if Terson is inclined to pursue gratification, he could really ruin Zach. I don't think he's going to do that, because that's just going to draw more attention to what's going on. The whole thing was a huge political scandal for him. I'm guessing Zach will come back after he's calmed down in a month or so, and Tessen will be 'magnanimous' to forgive him for everything. ”

Zorian was silent.

About a week later, the newspapers stopped reporting on the matter, and the rumors disappeared. He threw himself into the exercises in Ilsa's book. He ignores almost everything else, and he often skips class when he thinks he can get away with it. Akoja is angry because he apparently broke the attendance record in the class and allowed Ilsa to push him into a corner one day for it. Luckily, despite Zorian's uneven attendance, he scored high on each of his exams, and he assured her that the project would be completed within a month and that he would be back in class after the summer break. She asked him to promise that he would show her what he was doing when he was done, and he enthusiastically agreed with her

The result - at the end of the restart, he mastered vertical and fixed position levitation. He didn't bother to show Xvim these advanced skills, and nothing seemed to make the guy happy.

Of course, he was not in the city at the time of the invasion. Without Zack's ring, he was even more useless in battle than he was in the last reboot, so it was doubtful that he would be able to hold out for a long time through it all, practicing the call to battle he learned from Zach every day, hoping to hone them into the same state of reflection that Zach was. It takes years of practice, but it just means he'd better start as soon as possible.

Nor did he leave directly by train, as he usually does, but walks to a hill overlooking the city and observes the city from there.

Watching the invasion unfold from such a high vantage point not only relaxes Zorian's nerves more than being in it, but it also provides quite a bit of information. It is interesting to look at how the invasion was carried out in a broad sense. There seem to be several stages, the first of course is the camouflaged artillery magic barrage. The explosives were mainly targeted at three key areas: the town hall, the local military base, and an unknown group of buildings. The academy does not appear to be the main target, probably because the invaders wanted it intact. In addition to the explosion, the impact zone also produced a large amount of fire element. Fortunately, many buildings in Kooria have moderate fire protection measures.

Monsters will pour out of the sewers, and after rampage through the city, the spellcasters will finally arrive.

When the clock finally struck two o'clock in the middle of the night, the battle was still raging, and everything suddenly fell into darkness.

All things considered, the monster army is the least devastating part of the invasion – and when he finally gets some skills, it's worth checking out.

The next three games were basically the same, until Zach duel with his guardian and flee into the night:.

Why is he in Ilsa's office now, let's see if he can get something from her.

"Mr. Kaczynski, what can I do for you?" Ilsa asked.

"Well, I'm a little worried about the plan you outlined in the first class," Zorian said. "I'm not sure what I can get out of it because I've got a firm grasp of all the topics you mentioned."

"I see," she said after a second of silence. "Do you mind if I give you some quick tests to confirm this?"

Believing that he could handle anything she would test him with, he agreed. Ilsa continued to rummage through the boxes and come up with two different tests. Zorian completed the test in 10 minutes from memory. The other, which is unusually unfair, is an advanced topic that does not appear in the classroom at all. Zorian had only completed a quarter of the questions by the end of the time, and he was fairly sure that his answers weren't all right.

Ilsa took a quick glance,

"Your knowledge is rather uneven," Ilsa sighed dramatically, "here...... I'll give you an extra reading list for you to study in your free time. ”

Two minutes later, Zorian found himself almost pushed out the door, holding a piece of paper with hastily written words in his hand. He loves the variation of the flame practice. But he didn't. He won't be so easy to beat! He could definitely read a couple of theoretical manuals. He'll be back.

。。。。。 Four.....

"Good morning, brother! Good morning, good morning, good morning!! ”

"Good morning, Kiri," Zorian said cheerfully. "Thank you for waking me up."

Kirill stared at him for a few seconds, then snorted in disappointment at his lack of response and got off top of him alone.

"You're not funny at all," she accused.

Zorian just nodded in agreement.

"Mommy wants to talk to you," Kirier said. "Can you show me some magic before you go? Rest assured?

Well...... Why not? He quickly cast the 'Floating Lamp' spell, and a ball of light suddenly appeared above his palm. He made the orbs fly around the room while repeating the spell twice, each time producing orbs of a different color.

The same variation of the glowing practice that allowed him colored light also allowed him to change the color of the glowing orbs produced by the floating lantern spell. … For example, fire-related exercises improve fire and heat-based invocations, and levitation-based techniques that rely on telekinesis to improve spells.

"More! More! Kiri asked.

Zorian distracted Kiri with a couple of balls, and when Kiri realized what was going on,

Unfortunately, when Ilsa visited, he had kind of forgotten that his entire room was filled with colorful balls of light, so he didn't think about inviting her into his room. He hurriedly swept his hand in front of him, making them disappear in the blink of an eye, but it was too late—Ella had already seen them and was looking at him curiously.

"It's not a second-year spell," Ilsa said, her eyes fixed on his.

"Daimen, you can be a pretty good teacher." Zorian said with a cheeky smile. But if . What has been learned, it is that Damon can get away with any punishment.

"And you know how to produce something other than white light," Ilsa noted. "Touching. I guess it should be easy for you. ”

She handed him a familiar scroll that Zorian was about to inject mana into to break the seal, when he realized something was wrong. Ilsa looked at him like an eagle, expectant and wary. She'd never shown so much interest in him opening the scroll, so what was so special about him this time? He stared at the scroll for a few seconds, unable to see any difference from the scroll he was used to. Even the symbols on the seals are the same. Await...

After a while, he remembered where he saw the symbol engraved on the seal, and immediately wanted to bang his head against the wall or something. How...... Why...... Those sneaky little things......

He's always done it wrong! All along, he simply injected mana into the seal to break it, when in reality, he had to inject mana into it in a very specific way so that he could strip it intact! That's what I said, right here at the damn seal! It would require more mana control than simply flooding the seal with mana, but it wasn't something he wasn't capable of doing, even before the time loop. All along, he thought that the symbols on the seals were purely decorative, but in fact, they were instructions. The instructions are written in some obscure form, but still. How could he miss it?

He directed the mana to flow along the sides of the seal, causing it to bounce open without resistance.

"Well done," Ilsa said with a smile. "There aren't many students who have such a firm grasp of magic at this stage. I saw someone following in the footsteps of Daimon. ”

Zorian smiled politely back. He can't frown, he can't frown......

"Unfortunately, I'm in a bit of a hurry, so we'll have to continue this conversation later," Ilsa said. "Come visit me in my office when you arrive in Kooria. Now about your electives......"

Ilsa stared at him. He glanced back. She glanced at the two filled papers on the table, then turned her gaze back to him, this time with a thoughtful expression. Zorian remained silent.

"When I called you to meet me, I didn't expect me to have such a high level of knowledge and shaping skills," Ilsa said thoughtfully. "The second exam I gave you was the one I gave them at the end of my student's third year

She tapped her pen on the table and fell into deep thought.

"Transfer me from Xvim so you can teach such a promising student?" Zorian tried.

She laughed at him.

"I'm sorry," she said. "You're good, but not that good. Furthermore....... With your amazing shaping skills and more. ”

"You'll be surprised to know that it doesn't make much of a difference to him," Zorian sighed.

"Oh, please, Mr. Kaczynski, you haven't even had a meeting with him," Ilsa reproached. "I'm sure any rumors you hear are grossly exaggerated."

"All right," Zorian said, rolling his eyes. "Can you at least give me a written permission so that I can skip your lessons? You yourself said that there is nothing to learn. ”

When he's in a time loop (he can skip classes if he needs more free time).

"No," Ilsa said. "I need you in class, even if it's just to motivate other students to work harder. Don't worry, I'll make sure you don't get bored during class. ”

Nonsense. Maybe he shouldn't have asked her that question......

"In the meantime, I'll do you a favor," Ilsa continued. "Although I am personally too busy to teach you, I will see if I can find a teacher who is willing to give you private instruction. Do you have a field of magic that interests you in particular? Personally, I would advise you to study divination, but it's your choice. ”

"Spell formula." Zorian said firmly.

"Oh? ambitious," Ilsa noted. "It's a difficult topic. Your shaping skills won't help you either. ”

"I'm sure," Zorian confirmed. Ever since he started learning magic, spell formulas had fascinated him, and he couldn't afford to waste such an opportunity.

"Good," Ilsa shrugged. "In this case, I don't expect any problems. I am sure Miss Bull would be ecstatic to have such a talented and determined student. ”

"Miss Boole"? Like Nora Bull, the orange-haired madman who wants them to read 12 books in a week and give them a 60-question "progress test" every other class?

Zorian resisted the impulse. Why can't he have a normal teacher?