Sion entered the Black Magic Club.
What awaited him there were two beautiful female professors.
…Perhaps because both were majoring in black magic, they weren’t in their right mind.
“Surprised, right? Sorry. But when Grangshar said she brought members for the Black Magic Club, I was curious.”
“Ah… I, I see. Nice to meet you. My name is Sion.”
“Hehe, yes. Sion… That’s a nice name.”
Lick.
She licked her lips and smiled alluringly.…At least it didn’t seem like a face suitable for a professor to have towards a student.
All Sion could do was… change the topic.
“By the way, what are those ears and tail of Professor Grangshar?”
“Oh, these?”
“Wuh?!”
When he touched the tail, Grangshar was startled.Her eyes seemed quite different from last week.Should he say she looked blank? Just a bit… not in her right mind.
It wasn’t Grangshar who answered Sion’s question but Kaela.
“Curious, are you?”
“…Did you perhaps use Mind Magic?”
“Oh, that’s right. Correct answer.”
“…….”
She removed Grangshar’s cat ears.Upon closer inspection, they weren’t real ears but rather a headband.The tail was similarly a toy.
When Kaela took them off, Grangshar was surprised and reached out her hand.
“Why are you taking them away?!”
“Well, it’s because Sion is looking at you weirdly.”
“Not weirdly! It’s common sense to wear cat ear headbands and tails during club activities… common… sense… huh?”
Grangshar squeaked as if broken.Her eyes regained their sharpness.Within moments, they were dyed with anger.
“Wuhhh! You’re messing with me again!!”
“Hehe, I’m sorry. But this time, it wasn’t a big prank. Just dressing up as a cat in front of the student?”
“What’s so not a big deal about that! You really…”
Creak, creak.
Having gotten tired of getting angry, Professor Grangshar sat down and took a breath.…Could it be she got tired from just getting angry?Considering her fair skin and thin body, it was a possibility.
Whoosh!
“Wah.”
Dark blue will-o’-the-wisps erupted around Grangshar.When Sion stepped back in surprise, she crossed her legs and smiled creepily, just like when he first saw her last week.
“It’s been a while, Sion… You haven’t forgotten my name, have you?”
“…Yes, you’re Professor Grangshar.”
“Indeed! My name is Grangshar von Deherzorne III! The guiding professor of the Black Magic Club…”
“?”
While he wondered at the sultry moan,Kaela was blowing air into her ear.
“Kaela! What are you doing at such an important moment?!”
“Sorry, but Grangshar looking cool is just too cute.”
“It’s not that I’m cool at all, I’m just like this… Ugh! That’s enough! It’s already out of my hands!”
Grangshar made a sulky face.Kaela chuckled as if she found her cute.…It seems he could roughly guess their relationship.
“Anyway! Today, we will learn a new magic for our only member, Sion!”
“Oooh. Thank you.”
“And that’s why I called this troublemaker here.”
“I see… Please take good care of me.”
“Take good care of me.”
Sion clenched his fist, filled with enthusiasm.
‘Mind Magic… Just listening seems frightening.’
The power of summoning magic, which was one of the black magics, was also remarkable.Although it was nonsensical that he needed to prepare bones ahead of time.If he prepared enough bones in advance, it seemed possible to create a one-man army, a staple in fantasy novels.
He was also curious about the power of Mind Magic, which was also black magic.
“Shall we first learn 1st Circle ‘Brainwashing’?”
“Br-brain… washing?”
“Quite a creepy name, right? But like 1st Circle magic, its effectiveness isn’t too great.”
Brainwashing.Literally means ‘to instill thoughts’.It’s a technique to induce a specific thought in the other person or to make them comply.
“It looks like a panacea, but it’s not. The success rate is determined by various factors.”
“The success rate?”
“Yes. For example… something like this.”
Whoosh!
Kaela’s finger sparkled.
‘…Her magical power is invisible?’Her magical power was colorless.If Sion didn’t have the identification lens, he might have missed the movement of her magical power.The transparent magic flowed into Grangshar’s ears.
“Grangshar, what color is a strawberry?”
“Huh? Strawberry? It’s obviously green. Why are you suddenly asking that?”
“……??”
“See? This is what I mean.”
Strawberries are red.However, Grangshar claimed, as if it were obvious, “Strawberries are green.”…Is this what 1st Circle magic brainwashing is?
Snap!!
She clapped her hands loudly.Grangshar stayed blank for about a second, then suddenly regained her senses.
“I’ll ask again, Grangshar. What color is a strawberry?”
“Green… No, it’s red. What’s going on! Are you trying to use me as a teaching material?!”
“Does Mind Magic require teaching materials by necessity?”
“Well, that’s true, but… ugh.”
“Now then, next.”
Whoosh!
Again, magic swirled into Grangshar’s ears.
“Grangshar, when are you going to repay the 10,000 gold coins you owe me?”
“10,000 gold coins… Wait a minute! There’s no way I borrowed such a large amount of money! Especially not from someone like you, a creepy guy!”
“Hehe, yeah. That’s right.”
This time, even without Kaela clapping her hands, her brainwashing was released immediately.Sion watched that scene while stroking his chin.He grasped roughly how the ‘success rate’ was determined.
“…The content trying to brainwash determines the success rate.”
“Exactly. In fact, there are even more complicated factors at play—like the user’s magic density, the control of the magic, the target’s likeability towards the user, trust level, etc.”
“I see.”
Through the identification lens, he had already learned ‘Brainwashing’.
‘…It’s surprisingly subtle, huh?’He couldn’t quite figure out how he could put this to use.He couldn’t use something as trivial as “Strawberries are green” in battle.
While Sion was pondering, Kaela laughed.
“I’ll teach you a simple brainwashing technique that you could use in battle.”
“Thank you… but did I mention that?”
“Hehe, I have a pretty good idea of what you’re thinking.”
“…Is that so?”
Hearing such words from a Mind Magic professor was a bit creepy.Surely, she wasn’t thinking of using a spell that reads others’ thoughts, right?
“There are indeed such spells, but they’re quite complicated. Reading a person’s heart is a difficult task.”
“…….”
“Why the long face? Do you think I’m reading your heart right now? Which side is the truth? Hehe.”
Professor Kaela’s smiling eyes were scary.Perhaps because her eyes lacked focus from the outset, they seemed even scarier.Sion swallowed hard and decided to focus on the magic.
“Don’t you have to chant?”
“Oh my, look at my mind. I forgot to tell you about the chant. Um… try to repeat after me.”
Sion looked at her lips.
“Open your heart and accept my whisper… Brainwashing!”
Whoosh!
Her magical power spread from her finger.The target wasn’t Grangshar but Sion.At the moment it was about to enter his left ear…
Ping!
Sion created a barrier spell using a silent chant, blocking the flow of magic.
“…Huh?”
“Ah, I’m sorry. I did it unconsciously…”
“Wait a minute, you blocked Brainwashing by looking at it…? And using a silent chant for the barrier….”
The corners of her mouth slowly curved upward.“You can detect colorless magic just by its subtle movement… As expected, Sion is a monster as the rumors say.”
“…A monster?”
“Um, it’s nothing. Anyway, try to chant the spell?”
Although her words were concerning, he decided to follow her instructions all the same.
“Open your heart… accept my whisper. Brainwashing.”
Whoosh!
Magical power jumped out from Sion’s index finger.Of course, it was colorless.Like a thin thread, the magical power flowed straight into Kaela’s ears.
“…Professor Kaela, what color is an apple?”
“Red… I want to say, but I’m a body that Mind Magic doesn’t work on.”
“…Huh?”
“It’s just like that. I won’t bother explaining… So don’t use it on me, got it?”
“Ah, yes. Then…”
Being a Mind Magic professor, she seemed well-prepared against Mind Magic.Then the only remaining target was…
“W-why are you looking at me?”
“Well, there’s only one person worth using on.”
“Ugh… Then I’ll do it! I’ll face you directly!”
“…Please take good care of me.”
Whoosh!
Magical power flowed from Sion’s index finger.
“Wait! With a silent chant… I’m not ready mentally yet… wuhhh.”
Jittery.
The magic entered her ears.She rolled her eyes back as if she was in ecstasy and occasionally trembled.Was… Brainwashing a success?
“…Professor Grangshar, what color is a grape?”
“Grapes? It’s obviously yellow!”
“…Yes, that’s enough. How do I release it?”
“Physical stimulation can release it. Since it’s 1st Circle magic. Like this…”
Snap!
Kaela clapped her hands again.Grangshar made a blank expression for a moment before returning to her original self.
“Ugh… after being subjected to Mind Magic, it feels strange! It feels like my sense of common knowledge has been messed up!”
“Hehe, that’s right. So, Sion, you should use Mind Magic carefully.”
“…Understood.”
“By the way, to be doing silent chanting from the first day… that’s impressive.”
Kaela looked at Sion and smiled broadly.She slowly approached Sion.
“It’s rare to find someone with a talent for Mind Magic. Usually, one side of their heart is exposed or they are not in their right mind.”
“Is that so? More than that, I’m a bit too close to you…”
“I can understand why other professors are eyeing you…”
Soft!
…In the end, her chest collided with Sion’s.It was so big that there was still enough space between their faces despite that.Kaela looked at Sion’s face, as if she didn’t care at all.
“Hmm, are your eyes special? Or is it something magical? It’s fascinating… I want to dissect your mind~.”
“Please hold on to that thought… and um…”
“D-do you feel it! Kaela, you silly girl~!”
Pow!
Grangshar immediately pulled Kaela away from Sion.She squeezed between them, forcibly separating Kaela from Sion.
“Huh? What’s wrong? I was just looking at your eyes for a moment.”
“Your shameless chest is touching Sion!”
“…Oh, was it? I was being so careless. It was so big that I lost my sense of distance.”
She brushed off her chest.Each time she did so, her chest shook up and down.…Sion made an effort to direct his gaze elsewhere.
“And now it’s my turn! We said we’d only learn 1st Circle magic today. Today, I will teach Sion a different summoning magic!”
“Oh dear, I want to teach Sion a bit more since he’s learning so quickly… Is that not possible?”
“Not possible! It’s a promise!”
Grangshar stood protectively in front of Sion.
‘But you’re touching me too…’The problem was that her butt was… touching Sion.Sion struggled to find stability, recalling the patriotic song in his mind.But the professors’ battle for dominance was showing no signs of stopping.
“I shall teach summoning magic!”
“I’ll teach one more thing, okay?”
“One becomes two, and two becomes three. Do you think I won’t know your intentions?”
“Ugh, I must fix this with Mind Magic~.”
Sion simply closed his eyes.…It hadn’t even been an hour since the club activities started.Already, he began to miss Serenne, who had been his ear then.
