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.

"Good morning, brother!" An irritatingly cheerful voice sounded above his head. "Good morning, good morning, good morning!!"

Zorian roared, shoving El away roughly. It's the fifth time! This is the fifth reboot in just a few days! How many times does Zach need to die before realizing that he should hold off for a while and try again? Honestly, Zorian would have reconsidered his approach after the second attempt......

Before Kirill could come to his senses, he grabbed his glasses from the bedpost and stomped his feet towards the bathroom. The short, irregular reboot ruthlessly ruined every plan he made, let alone distracted him. In the meantime, in addition to browsing the library looking for useful texts, I fervently hope that Zach won't kill himself too often, what the hell is this guy trying to do?

However, he can't get too excited about it! - After all, how long will this continue? 10, 15 Reboot? Sounds good......

。。。。 Two.....

"Hi Roach!"

Zorian silently motioned for Thaiwen to come in, then slowly closed the door, dragging his slippers behind her. Impatient, he deliberately lazily stalled to play, trying to decide what to do.

He wanted to talk to the telepathic spider in the sewers, but it would be crazy to go there at this time. There's no guarantee that they'll be as friendly as last time, and psychic magic, even within a time loop, makes them dangerous at any moment, he needs a way to protect his mind, and so far, he's only found one enchantment to protect his mind in the academy files. Unfortunately, that particular enchantment would block all psychic communication, including any spells.

His reluctance to enter the dungeon does not mean that he commits suicide regardless of where Thaiwen goes. Why should she care—because everything will reset in a few days, and she'll be fine. Annoyed, he was forced to repeat such conversations every few days, and he had to find a way to persuade her not to go. Thaivin may be even more stubborn than Zach.

"So, Thaiwen, how is life going for you?" He began.

"Uh, I see." She sighed. "I'm trying to get an apprenticeship, but it's not going well. You know how things are going.

"No," Zorian replied happily.

"Numbers," Tevin rolled his eyes. "You really should, you know? Girls-"

“…… Boys who like to exercise, yes," Zorian nodded wisely. "Thaiwen, why are you here? You used divination to find me, right? ”

"Uh, yes," Thaiwen confirmed. "It's really easy to do."

"Aren't these rooms supposed to have shields?" Zorian asked.

Tevin shrugged. "Anyway, I'm here to invite you to join us in the dungeon tomorrow." Again?

It's actually Monday, not tomorrow – the Thai concept of "tomorrow".

It's a big difference – but other than that, it's honest. She even mentioned that there are no nasty little things there, and she stressed that they are perfectly capable of anything. Right.

"Anything?" Zorian asked, confused. "You know, I happened to read about magical spiders and knew that they were very powerful. A single gray hunter has been known to wipe out entire mage hunting teams, and spiders can suddenly jump on you and drag you into their own private pocket dimension. Some breeds even have sentient abilities and possess psychic magic. ”

A joke. The ecology of the dungeons is a huge mystery, and information about the monsters is very scarce.

"Oh, please," Taven snorted disdainfully. "Don't be so paranoid. Okay, as if something like this might be right below Theoria. For God's sake, we won't go deep into the depths of the dungeon. ”

"I don't think you should go at all," Zorian insisted. "I have a very bad premonition."

Thaiwen rolled his eyes, a hint of annoyance in his tone. "Hmph. You're so superstitious. ”

"Time changes people." Smile, then look serious. "But seriously: I have a very bad premonition about it. Is it really worth your death? ”

Apparently wrong, Thaiwen was immediately furious. Serious insults. She had already yelled at him before he could apologize.

"I'm not going to die!" Tevin shouted irritably. "Oh my God, you sound like my father! I'm not a little girl, I don't need to be protected! If you don't want to come, just say it, don't lecture me! Stomping away, muttering in his heart about these egotistical imps, wasting time.

She slammed the door shut, and Zorian frowned. Apparently pointing out the potential dangers of the job is ineffective and will only make her angry.

Oh well, anyway, he didn't expect to succeed on the first attempt

。

。。。。 Three.....

"Hi Roach!"

"It's a good thing you're here, Thaiwen." Zorian said with a serious expression. "Come in, we have a lot to say."

Tevin raised an eyebrow at his actions,

"So...... I guess you wanted to see me? She asked. So, I guess I decided to drop by and visit you, you're in luck, right? ”

"Not exactly," Zorian said. "I knew you were coming today, just like I knew you were here to enlist me to go to the sewers with you."

"It's not—" Tevon began, but before she could pick herself up, she was interrupted by Zorian.

"Sewers," Zorian repeated. "Retrieve a pocket watch from the top floor of the dungeon under the castle that is guarded by some very dangerous spiders."

"Who told you?" Thai was confused. "How could they possibly know? I didn't tell anyone."

"Nobody told me," Zorian said. "I know things like a god......"

Well, in a way that's true......

"God-man?" Thaivan said incredulously.

Zorian nodded solemnly. "I've never told you this before, I have prophetic powers. Every now and then I get a glimpse of the future and glimpses of important events that will affect me personally in the coming days. ”

It's not entirely implausible – such people do exist in the world, albeit due to the time loop.

Unfortunately, Thaiwen is not convinced.

"Oh, really?" Thai said defiantly with his arms crossed over his chest. "What does your 'vision' tell you about the job?"

"It's going to be your death," Zorian said bluntly. "And me, should I choose to follow you? Please, Thaivin, I know it sounds ridiculous, but I'm serious about it. The vision is rarely as clear as this one. I'm not going down the drain, and neither should you. ”

As the silence passed, Zorian began to think that she would really listen to him.

"Oh, Roach, you almost scared me, ha!" She was out of breath and couldn't help but laugh every time she finished a few words. "A vision from the future...... Roach, you have the funniest jokes. You know, I miss your quirky sense of humor. Remember...... Remember the time you pretended to ask me out? ”

"yes," Zorian said with a blank face. "I'm such an interesting person."

Why did he save her again?

"So......" she said, finally controlling her laughter. How did you know I was coming? ”

。。。。。 Four......

"Wow, Roach, what the hell is wrong with you?"

Zorian continued to stare into space for a moment, then shook his head, as if to clear his mind a bit.

"I'm sorry." He whispered, motioning for her to go out. "I just had a nightmare tonight and I didn't get much sleep."

"Oh?" Thaivin said as he fell on the bed as usual. "About what?"

Zorian looked at her for a long time. "Actually, you're one of them."

Thaiwen stopped messing around and looked at him in shock. "Me!? Why am I present in your nightmares? A beautiful girl like me will naturally appear in her dreams! Now I know what it's about. ”

"I walked through the sewers with you and two others I've never met," Zorian began in an eerie tone, "and suddenly we were attacked by a swarm of giant spiders. There...... There are too many of them...... They swarmed, started biting us, and then ......"

He took a few deep breaths, pretended to be short of breath, and finally calmed down.

"I'm sorry, it's just...... It's too real, you know? He said as he looked at Thaiwen with the most hollow eyes. After a while, he looked down at his trembling hands and clenched them into fists in a very noticeable motion. "Their fangs pierced into my skin, and venom flowed through my veins like liquid flames...... And did not kill us, wrapped us in spider silk and dragged to the nest and slowly ate. ”

Tevin nervously moved where she was sitting, very uncomfortable,

"But it's just a nightmare," Zorien reluctantly cheered. "Anyway, what am I here for? Is there anything you want to tell me? ”

"No, no!" Thaivin blurted out, a nervous laugh spilling over the corners of his mouth. "I just...... I just stopped by to talk, that's all! How does life work for you? In addition to the whole ...... Nightmare...... Stuff ......"

A few minutes later, she made an excuse to leave. Later he found out that she had gone into the sewers anyway and never returned.

。。。。 Five.....

"Spiders?" Zorian asked, trying to look panicked. "Thaiwen, don't you often listen to rumors?"

"Hmm...... I've been busy lately. Tevin smiled awkwardly. What, what do the rumors say? ”

"There's some psychic magic that uses spiders to wander through the city's sewers," Zorian said. "There is information that the city is trying to eradicate them, but so far the creatures are avoiding them."

"Are you still going down!?" Zorian asked incredulously. "Why do you think that having a psychic enchantment is enough?"

"Mind magic is a subtle thing," Tevin said. "It uses only a small amount of mana in a very complex way, and it's easy to fight with brute force. Always be reminded that the other person is a psychic mage, and it is easy to make yourself immune. Trust me, now that I know what these creepers will bring, I won't fall for their tricks. ”

He wanted to keep Twen alive, but that didn't necessarily mean he had to stop her from going into the sewers.

He eventually admitted. "But I'm not going with you."

"Oh, come on!" Thaiwen protested. "I can guarantee your safety!"

"No," Zorian insisted. "Find someone else to come with you!"

A few days later, she did visit him and told him that the sewer expedition had failed, but nothing had attacked them either.

。。。。。 Six......

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.

"Good morning, brother!" An irritatingly cheerful voice sounded above his head.

"Good morning, Kiri!" "Zorian!" Zorian shouted, taking the shocked Kiriel into his arms. "Oh, what a wonderful, wonderful day! Thank you for waking me up, Ki

i, I really appreciate it! I don't know what I would have done without my lovely sister. ”

Kiri squirmed uneasily in his arms, unaccustomed to receiving such gestures from him, and did not know how to react.

"Who are you and what did you do to my brother!?" She finally asked.

He just hugged her tighter.

。。。。。 Seven.....

"Can I do something for you, son?" Karen asked. "If you haven't noticed, it's already class."

"Yes, I noticed," Zorian confirmed. "I just wanted to hear your advice, if you have the time."

Karen impatiently motioned for him to get to business.

"I wonder if you know a good way to fight mind magic," Zorian said.

"Well, it's your Mind Shield spell," Karen said cautiously. "Most mages agree that this is what you need in terms of psychic magic protection."

"Yes, but that spell is a bit slow," Zorian said. "I'm looking for something more flexible than that."

"Do you know why most psychic magic is restricted or forbidden?" Karen asked. Obviously, a rhetorical question, Karen immediately began to explain. "That's because it often targets most unarmed targets. Most psychic mages are criminals who use their powers against weak-willed people, not the work of a master, let alone psychic magic. For mages, it is rare to meet a psychic mage who understands them and truly understands them.

Still, even a medium-minded mage can easily ruin your life, let alone a magical creature with this power. However, it is easier for most people to practice Psychic Shield, and the shield can be cast immediately.

"What better way?" Zorian urged again.

Evil smile. "I'm glad you asked that, son. You see, not so long ago, the course of the combat magic class was much more demanding, including 'resistance training'. Basically, the Battle Wizard will constantly cast various psychic spells on his students while making them resist. It will be very effective in giving students a natural resistance to common mind-affecting spells such as sleep, paralysis, and domination. Unfortunately, there were a lot of complaints from the students, and the reaction was particularly bad, thinking that the reaction was overreacting, so I was denied. ”

Zorian was silent for a moment, trying to digest the information.

Is this really the best way to deal with psychic magic? The defense program is engraved in his soul, just as repetitive movements inscribe certain reactions in muscle memory. Sounds so...... Unconscious. And it can be very painful.

It was then that he noticed that Karen was looking at him with a very predatory look.

"How's it going, son?" Karen asked. "Do you think you have what it takes to get through this? I'll do my best to help you! ”

He lied. The first spell he cast on Zorian was the "Nightmare" spell. Whatever the spider has to say, it's better to be worth it.

。。。。。 Eight.....

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.

"Good morning, brother!" An irritatingly cheerful voice sounded above his head. "Good morning, good morning, good morning!!"

Zorian took a deep breath and focused on the image of what he wanted to achieve until it became so real that he felt like he could almost touch it. Billowing streams of mana burst out of his hands, invisible to the naked eye but easily felt by the senses - the mage was always able to feel his mana, especially in the process of shaping it. In less than a second, everything was ready, and he applied the effect to the little pest lying on him.

Nothing happened.

Zorian opened his eyes and let out a long, frustrated hiss.

"It's itchy," Kirier said. "What are you trying to do?"

Zorian squinted at her. Well, that? It's a challenge.

。。。。。 Nine.....

"Mr. Kaczynski, what can I do for you?" Ilsa asked. "Normally I would think you're here to complain about Xvim, but you haven't even had a meeting with him yet."

Zorian smiled brightly. This is a highlight in this series of brief reboots

"Actually, I'm here to ask for advice on a personal project," Zorian said. "What kind of magic is used to lift a person by telekinesis?"

Ilsa blinked in surprise. "Like, using pure shaping techniques? Why?

"15 people in total?" Ilsa asked incredulously.

Zorian decided to demonstrate. He picked up a particularly large, heavy book from Ilsa's desk and let it spin in the air above his palm. Spinning such a book is actually much more difficult than spinning a pen, and this particular trick was taught to him by Iberg.

After a while, he made the book glow ominously red. Using pure shaping techniques to spin a book in the air while keeping it closed and making it glow with colored light is an impressive performance in the third year and should be a testament to his skill.

Ilsa took a deep breath and leaned back in her chair, visibly impressed.

"Hmm......" she said. Your styling skills are good.

Still, hover a person without a spell...... It's not really covered in the manual. As far as I know, no one does. If they need live levitation, they just need to focus the proper attention on themselves at all times. Usually a ring.

And gravel is, put a pebble on the palm of your hand and let it break down into dust. North search is an exercise for soothsayers who use a virtual compass to locate magnetic north. If the technology is good enough, there will be no need for a compass in the future - they just feel where the north is at all times. ”

"It does work," Zorian agreed. "I'm going to try to learn that. However, are you sure you can't help me solve the problem of personnel levitation? ”

Ilsa gave him an annoyed look. "Aren't you giving up? Why are so many talented students keen to waste their time on useless pranks? ”

He's essentially trying to play prank on the little girl. Ilsa reached out and grabbed the book from the air, causing Zorian to blink in surprise. He still hovers it? After a second of introspection, he realized that yes, he had kept the book in the air throughout the exchange. He stopped spinning it, and it stopped glowing, but apparently it was so easy for him to levitate an object in the palm of his hand now.

Ilsa's musings are interrupted when she tosses the book on the table, and the book hits the wood with a deafening roar. She smiled at his surprise and motioned for him to pay attention.

"Like I said, there's no book on this," she said. "And I've never tried anything so stupid."

Zorian nodded.

"If I'm in your position, the first thing I'll do is stop relying on my hands to levitate objects,"

Zorian pulled out a pen from a nearby box full of pens and let it float in the palm of his hand. After a while, his hand moved from side to side, but the pen remained suspended in the same position in the air, stubbornly refusing to follow the movements of his hand.

"Perfect presentation," Ilsa praised.

Ilsa reached out and twisted his palm to the side. The pen fell to the table in an instant.

"Because using your hand as a reference point limits the effect of your mana," Ilsa said, leaning back. "Even though the pen looks independent of your hand, it's just an illusion.

The book that Ilsa had thrown on the table to attract his attention suddenly rose into the air. Ilsa didn't make any moves.

Especially since she's smiling at him.

"Look," she said. "There are no hands. Of course, this is only one limit. For skills that are difficult to learn, you just need to reduce the dependence on your hands to make them more flexible. Twisting your hand to the side should not cause the pen to fall like a stone. ”

"You're surprising me," Zorian snorted angrily. "I don't usually lose control of my mana so easily."

"I keep my word," Ilsa said with a good-natured smile. "You're already amazing for a student, but you still have a long way to go if you want to be among the ranks of truly great. But anyway, if you've made some progress in this area, you should try to levitate some creatures smaller than humans. insects, then rats, and so on. All in all, it should only be you...... Oh, about four years or so. ”

"I'll start now," he said only one sentence.

。。。。。 Ten......

Not again! 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.

"Good morning, brother!" An irritatingly cheerful voice sounded above his head. "Good morning, good morning, good morning!!"

Zorian stared blankly at the ceiling above him, speechless for a moment. That prediction he made? He can't remember how many reboots have been made in that time, well over 15. Nothing has changed since then – very few reboots last more than 3 days, and none of them last more than 5 days. Whatever Zach is doing, it's extremely difficult, and Zach is a stubborn guy who won't give up anytime soon.

"Zorian? You okay? Forget it, I didn't hit you as hard. Get up, get up. ”

Zorian ignored the little girl, who was pinching his side with increasing force, staring at the ceiling, holding back a convulsion. This pain is negligible compared to the few particularly nasty pain spells that Karen used on him during a "resistance training" session.

Thankfully, Xiaomei slapped him a few times and then pretended to slap him in the face. Before he could react, her fist stopped before it was about to hit him in the face.

"Hmm...... Zorian? She said, sounding a little worried. Seriously, are you okay? ”

Zorian turned his head slowly, mechanically, to meet El's eyes, trying to keep his expression blank. After staring in silence for a few seconds, he slowly opened his mouth...... Scream at her. She flinched at the sudden outburst and let out a girlish scream as she rolled out of bed.

He looked at Kiriel for a moment and blushed with anger, and then he couldn't restrain himself anymore. He started laughing. Ha ha!

Even though his little fists began to rain down on him, he was still laughing.

。。。。。 Eleven.....

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—"

Zorian let out a muffled yell, flipped Al over on his back, and began to tickle her mercilessly. Her screams echoed throughout the house until her mother came to his room and stopped him.

。。。。。。 Twelve.....

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

A brief silence followed, broken only by the rustle of Zorien's blanket as El impatiently rolled over on the blanket.

"Kiri," he said finally. "I think I'm starting to hate you."

Sure, he's exaggerating, but gosh, it's so annoying. Interestingly, Kirier actually seems to be concerned about his statement.

"I'm sorry!" As she spoke, she quickly got up from the bed. "I just—"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Zorian interrupted, feigning an angry glare at Kirier. "Sister apologizes? That's not going to happen. Who are you and what did you do to Al? ”

Al was stunned for a moment, but soon she understood what he meant, and her face became irritable.

"Bastard!" She snorted and stomped her foot childishly for emphasis. "I apologize too! When I was wrong! ”

"When you're cornered," Zorian corrected. "If you are so eager to continue to be favored by me, you must hope to be of great help from me. What happened? ”

He did want to know. She doesn't show what she wants from him as he goes through it all, but it must be very important to her if she's willing to apologize to get it. It doesn't make much sense - Kirill isn't really a shy girl and used to express her desires easily. For a moment, he was tempted to conclude that he had misunderstood the situation, but then Kirill looked away and began to mumble something clearly.

"What's that?" He urged.

"Mommy wants to talk to you," Kirill said, still avoiding his gaze.

"Yes, well, mom can wait," Zorian said. "I'm not going anywhere unless you tell me what you want from me."

She pursed at him, then took a long breath, ready to go.

"Please take me to Theolya!" She said, clasping her hands in front of her in a pleading gesture. "I've always wanted to go there, I didn't want to go to Kos with my mom and ......"

Zorian ignored her. How could he be so blind? He knew it was strange that he could convince his mother so easily not to let him take Kiriel with him, but he didn't want to question the favorable outcome, so he ignored it. It's simple, of course...... She didn't want him to take her either! It was Al who wanted to go. The mother only symbolically tried it so that she could tell Kiriel that she had tried and failed.

No wonder my sister always looks so sullen on the way to the train station.

"Zorian? Please? ”

He shook his head, cleared his thoughts, and smiled at his sister, who held her breath and looked at him with hope in her eyes.

"Of course I'll take you along," he said.

"Really!?"

"As long as you behave well-"

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Kiriel shouted happily and jumped around excitedly. He could never comprehend that she possessed such infinite energy. Even as a child, he had never been so enthusiastic. "I knew you would! Mom said you'd definitely say no. ”

Zorian looked away in embarrassment.

"Well," he said feebly. "Show what she knows. So can I assume that this plan of yours has been approved by the mother?

"Yes," Kirill confirmed. "She said she could as long as you agreed."

Oh, that demon woman...... Say no but let him take responsibility. In retrospect, the plan was almost grandiose in execution - she even put him in a bad mood by giving him a lecture on proper dress and family honor before asking questions.

He sighed, put on his glasses, and got out of bed. "I'm going to the bathroom."

A second later, his brain caught up with what he was saying, and he froze. Looking back at his sister, he was surprised to find that she did not rush to the toilet, but looked at him in confusion.

"What?" She asked.

"Nothing," Zorian said, and walked out of the room.

It's going to be an interesting restart.