“I’m not sure, Sharl. What’s this Magic Tournament? I don’t know anything about it.”
“I don’t know either.”
It seems Toko doesn’t know either.
“Don’t you know? It’s a practical training session held at the training ground at the end of July.”
I looked at Toko when Sharl said that, but she shook her head.
“I don’t know. What’s that?”
“Um, we don’t have much practical training in class, do we? Instead, there are practical training sessions about twice a year. It’s basically a battle using magic.”
Oh, this sounds like an event from a Magic Academy.
“I see, so there’s something like that.”
“Yes. But even if you win, it doesn’t really mean anything, and you don’t gain any qualifications.”
“No prize money either?”
“None at all. There used to be some, but it was removed recently. Well, I guess it can become a betting target within the dormitory?”
Betting, huh…
“It feels like quite an event, but I haven’t heard anything about it, and it doesn’t seem to be generating much excitement.”
“Participation is only for those who wish to join. For example, it wouldn’t make sense for someone like Noel, who’s focused solely on research, to participate. It could even be a traumatic experience for her.”
That’s certainly true…
“I see…”
“The only ones getting hyped are the samurai folks. Their parents pretty much tell them to participate.”
You’re speaking as if it’s someone else’s business.
“But Sharl, you’re a samurai too.”
“That’s right. So I should originally participate. But I became student council president because I didn’t want to. As the student council president, I have to handle things behind the scenes, like being a judge.”
So that’s the motivation behind becoming student council president with her family’s influence in just her first year…
“Frank and Ilmera will probably participate…”
Yuika might join too.
“Isn’t that the case? But I’m not going to participate. That’s why it’s impossible for me to beat anyone. I absolutely won’t participate and won’t fight Toko-san!”
What a weak-minded heir to a prestigious samurai family.
“Then, it’s fine, right? President, teach me the magic to fly in the sky.”
“This and that are different. Why should I help the enemy?”
Well…
“…but you keep sending messages pretending to be my girlfriend.”
“What did you say?”
“Nothing. Instead, I’ll teach you a special magic.”
“What? I have enough reinforcement magic already.”
I’m the one teaching her! Mainly the martial arts, though.
“Not that, the magic to walk on water! It’s super cool!”
“Huh? Walk on water? What’s that?”
Of course she’d have that reaction.
“It’s really mystical! When you do it on that lake, you feel like a goddess!”
Is it like which axe to drop? Maybe she’s already pretending to be a goddess.
“That’s ridiculous…”
“…it’s as good as the young lady’s potion!”
Of course, there has to be something.
“Shut up. Uh, so where would you use that magic? I can fly, you know?”
“When I fall from a ship into the sea! The magic to walk on water doesn’t use much magic power, so it’s a lifesaver!”
That’s a very specific situation…
“I see… the sea…”
Wait, what?
“Sharl?”
“I… can’t swim.”
I suspected that might be the case.
“But you can fly.”
“My magic power is low. I run out of magic power quickly and end up plopping into the cold sea at night. And then I drown in the cold water.”
This girl seems to be imagining a classic movie.
“Are you going to ride on a luxury passenger ship?”
“I once got on one long ago.”
Such a young lady…
“Story-wise, it’s only my big brother who dies.”
“Shut up.”
Don’t kill off the brother.
“It feels like it would be better to have it…”
“Young lady, it wouldn’t hurt to remember this.”
“That’s true…”
Looks like a discussion has begun.
“Flight magic is indeed advanced, but plenty of people use it. However, I’ve never heard of magic to walk on water; that would be rare. It’d be a good trade.”
“Well, if Toko-san learns it in no time, it would only hurt my pride.”
Sharl…
“Young lady, this reaction is troubling. I think Tsukasa-sama and Toko-sama on the other end are also troubled.”
Yeah.
Especially Toko seems to be feeling awkward.
“Alright, I’ll remember it… I don’t really use flying magic much anyway.”
“Really?”
It seems convenient.
“It’s definitely a magic that can’t be used in our world, and we don’t really get the chance to fly. Our uniforms have skirts.”
Well, that makes sense.
I wouldn’t want to wear something like Yuika’s underskirt.
“I’m in a training uniform or gym clothes, so I don’t mind. President, teach me!”
“Where at?”
“Huh?”
“Where can I teach you? Neither flying nor walking on water can be demonstrated in this world, you know?”
That’s true.
They’d film it and it would go viral.
“Hmm… it would definitely be better outside, and I wanted the president to walk on the lake…”
That would definitely make for a picturesque scene.
“I don’t want to have such a spectacle. Besides, I don’t want anyone else to see us together. Especially people from both factions.”
“Well…”
“Then let’s do it indoors. The magic to walk on water can be done in the bathroom. Actually, I thought of it while I was in the bath and practiced it.”
“Don’t disturb your family!”
Yeah, that’s true.
“Well, that’s okay. Anyway, the magic to walk on water can be practiced in the bathroom, and I just need the flying magic to be taught a little indoors. The rest can wait until we go outside here to practice.”
“Well, if that’s the case… wait a minute. Where’s the bathroom?”
“You… don’t want it. It’s awkward to go to the president’s house, so the dorm room will be fine. It’s next door, and no one will notice.”
This feels like a rendezvous.
“Well, it might go unnoticed, but… um, what about clothes for practicing in the bath?”
“Swimwear is fine.”
“I don’t have any. I don’t like swimming or going to the sea.”
I know that.
She enjoys staring at chemicals in an air-conditioned room, smiling to herself.
“Then… what about being naked? It’s a bath after all.”
“Why do I have to take a bath with you?!”
“No, I won’t join; the only one who’ll be naked is the president.”
“That sounds even worse?!”
Fair enough.
“Hmm, then wear something that won’t get ruined when wet.”
“If that’s the case…”
“Alright, okay! President, I’ll be prepared, so come to my room!”
“Right now?”
That’s kind of hasty.
“The sooner, the better. Plus, I don’t know anything about this Magic Tournament or whatever it is, and there’s a test in August, right? President, you’ll get busy because of my idiot brother.”
I can’t say anything…
“Um, well…”
Sorry…
And thank you, sensei.
“So, let’s do it now. President, come to my room.”
“To Toko-san’s room?”
“I don’t know well, but there are probably research results in someone else’s room, right? You wouldn’t want to let me into your room either, would you?”
“Ah, that’s true. It essentially has the library of our research results, but I can’t easily show it.”
I see…
“That figures. Noel would definitely never let me into her room, but what’s up with that?”
“Magicians like us who are focused on research never let others into their laboratories. It’s a treasure more valuable than life.”
I spent the whole day in Sharl’s laboratory, though. Although I didn’t understand anything.
“Wow… huh?!”
Toko is staring intensely at her smartphone.
“What’s wrong?”
“Uh…”
Toko looked up and stared at me.
“By the way, Toko-san, are you okay with this? You have your own research results too, right?”
“I don’t! It’s bothersome, and my handwriting is awful, so I haven’t prepared anything. I don’t have a computer, and my smartphone is annoying.”
“I’m really sensing sibling vibes here.”
Ready, set…
“We’re siblings!”
“Alright, alright… then, I’ll go when I’m ready.”
“Should I call big brother too?”
“What if Tsukasa gets caught…?”
He’d probably not just get caught, but also be beaten by the female dorm students using magic? I absolutely don’t want that.
“Then I’ll be waiting. Just sneak over.”
“Should I climb in through the window?”
“It’s night, so that might be a good idea.”
This really feels like a secret rendezvous.
“…If Toko-sama were Tsukasa-sama, it would be more entertaining.”
Chloe really says some frivolous things.
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