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When Shinji had teleported to his home, he turned on the lights and immediately
sent a thought to Marie.
『I'll call Shizuku, can you tell her for me? 』
『Okay~』
After a few moments of waiting, Shinji rang the silver bell.
A magic circle appeared in front of him, and Shizuku appeared in the
middle of it.
"Good
evening, Shizuku"
"......Good evening"
Shinji smiled, and Shizuku replied reluctantly.
"I see
you've been to the magic store today. It's expensive, isn't it?"
"You've
got good hobby in letting spirits peek in and listen to what she hears"
Shizuku turned away from Shinji with a grimace. But Shinji continued
to speak without regard to Shizuku's defiant words and attitude.
"I'm
responsible for monitoring you. If you don't like it, I hope you'll learn your
magic soon"
"I
understand. But the magic books are very expensive, so I thought I like to
practice from you"
Shinji shook his head as if to say, "Just get started".
Shizuku and Shinji's eyes met in silence, and silence reigned in the room for a
while.
"......Please
treat me well"
"Well
said. Even if you don't like someone, you should act in a proper manner. It's
no good being a wizard/witch if your thoughts show in your attitude and
face"
Shizuku bowed down to Shinji. Even if lesson has been confirmed,
there is still an attitude. At least, no one would want to teach something to
someone who is behaving badly.
And once Shinji decides to take care of her, he will teach her well.
"......Are
you telling me to keep smiling?"
"Well,
if it makes the other party drop their guard, it's a win-win. You've got good
looks too. So, you should use it to your advantage. Okay, let's practice
magic"
Shizuku felt frustrated, but he had a point.
She took a deep breath and exhaled. After taking a deep breath, she
looked at Shinji again.
She still didn't like the man, but she changed her mind, thinking
that there was no profit in rebelling against him. It reminds her of the time
when she was dealing with a teacher at her school who she didn't agree with.
"So, could
you teach me <Body Strengthening Magic>?"
Shizuku put on a mask and gave a gentle smile. It's a beautiful
smile that would have fooled him if he hadn't known that she hated him.
"Of
course. I'm going to use my magic slowly, so take a good look at the magic
circle"
"Yes. I
understand"
Seeing that Shizuku was obediently begging for instruction, Shinji
finally felt more comfortable.
"Waaaaaa...........Nooo......
I can't do it at all......."
It had been an hour since Shinji and Shizuku had started their
practice session, and Shinji had been sincere in his approach to teaching
magic.
He taught with all his strength, casting the magic very slowly so
that she could see it well, and pointing out where to correct Shizuku's
mistakes in the magic.
This was also conveyed to Shizuku who was being taught.
Still, Shizuku didn't feel like she could use <Body Strengthening
Magic> at all.
(Why?...... I
want to learn it quickly and move on to the next magic!)
She can't dive into dungeons without learning magic such as
<Water Bullets> and <Water Blades> that attack directly.
Although, there are chores that can be done in the city, but it is
only for a lower-ranked adventurer, and it is easy to imagine that Shizuku, an
intermediate-ranked adventurer, would not look good if she took it.
"You
can't be in a hurry. You need to calmly and carefully create a magic circle.
See, the part you just fixed is broken again"
"Yes......."
Seeing that Shizuku has no energy left to repair the damage, Shinji
let out a small breath.
(She's stuck
in a ditch...... and it's not like she can do it in an hour)
Even Hayate, who had practiced for half a day, had not yet been able
to acquire it. It's not surprising that Shizuku could not learn it.
In the practice, the sense of the individual plays a huge role. The
better the intuition, the shorter the time it takes to learn it.
Even Shinji, a self-proclaimed hard-working man, was not good at
study through watching people. Remembering the past when he had given up
on Emily's favorite move, he felt depressed.
"I think
we should take a break. Sometimes things go better when you take a break"
"......I
understand"
Shinji used the boiling water to make a cup of tea and handed it to
Shizuku as well. The good smell of the tea calms down the tiredness of
Shizuku's thoughts.
"......Why can't I do it?"
"It's
only been an hour, right? Unlike Hayate, you can practice all day long. If you
keep practicing like this, you should be able to learn it in three days"
"Three
days?!"
Shizuku is shocked to learn that even the basic foundation of body
strengthening magic takes three days. And she could not imagine how many days
it would take for <Water Bullet> or <Water Blade> if it took three
days even for body strengthening magic.
During her training, she will continue to live on Hayate's earnings.
......Hayate received 15 silver coins as a daily allowance. And the total
amount of money is exactly the same as allowance: six silver coins for food for
the two of them and nine silver coins for lodging for two people, and if they
wanted to buy anything else, they would have to use their savings.
Shizuku, who has never worked as anything other than an adventurer
in this world, doesn't realize it, but fifteen silver coins is about twice the
amount of money someone can get as a part-time clerk normally.
In fact, half of Hayate's daily wage comes out of Shinji's pocket.
Shinji decides that Shizuku could be of great use if he could train
her, so he leaves Hayate with <Heliotrope> to create a one-on-one environment
with Shizuku.
Shinji plans to train Shizuku while she works out.
Marie and the others confirmed that Shizuku and Hayate have enough
money in their savings to buy two spell books on <Body Strengthening
Magic>. If that's the case, they'll have to learn magic on their own.
Since Hayate is protecting her life, she doesn't need to go to the
dungeon to earn money, and now she has more time to spare.
In the past, the future was uncertain and there were many worries.
Although she pretended to be fine, Shizuku was also worried inside.
Now that the situation has settled down, she no longer feels anxious
about her life, she used to think about so many things that she didn't have
time to worry about one thing at a time.
Now, however, Shizuku finds herself thinking endlessly about the
only thing left to worry about, that is her magic progress.
She had fallen into the trap of thinking that she needed to learn
magic as soon as possible in order to break through her current situation. She didn't
realize that this was exactly what Shinji wanted.
That's when the magic ritual flashed through Shizuku's mind.
"There
are no shortcuts. You just have to train steadily. Just, I only have one hour
left today. I have to work with the apostles early in the morning"
"An
oracle from the goddess?"
Shizuku came to her senses at the mention of apostle work.
Shizuku has no respect for the goddess Arian, but she has been
warned once and she will not forget it.
"I'm in
<Suru> now, so maybe we'll cross paths?"
"I'll
pretend to be someone else"
Shizuku smiled and Shinji nodded.
After being warned by Shinji to keep her outings to a minimum,
Shizuku went back to practicing her magic.
She practiced until the last minute, but was unable to learn the "<Body
Strengthening Magic>.
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- The first time is a serious practice.
- Hayate's part-time pay was a handful.
- It was all a trick behind the scenes to train Shizuku.
- Will Shizuku, who is struggling with the practice, began to begging a magic ritual?
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