Chapter 19 – It Is the Magic You Chose (7)

Carl followed the librarian and was guided to a small room for borrowing books.
Erzsebet, who was assimilating with Pii, prepared her mind for the truth she would soon face on Karl’s shoulder.
The original and most comprehensive history of the Great War. In it you will find records about Lewis.

Drurrrr!

Eventually, a book appeared from the wall.
The thick, worn-out booklet was filled with information about the Great War handwritten by the royal scribe.
Carl, who was looking through it, frowned and said.

“Princess. “I think this is too damaged.”
“Pi—.”

As he said, the original copy of the book was messy, almost as if it had been chopped to pieces.
In some cases, black lines were drawn or the entire page was torn.
But Erzsebet did not give up.
He also confirmed his records from 15 years ago, when he was six years old.

[King Paul III was hospitalized at the Temple of Light for a month due to a cervical fracture.]

‘I found it.’

A slight feeling of shame lingered over the fact that what the chairman said was true.
Whatever the reason, her engagement to Louise was true.

But the problem was next.
No matter how many times I flipped through the large booklet, which was as big as my torso, I couldn’t find anything about Lewis.
It was full of letters that had been crushed with stuck ink.

[Defeat at the Battle of Sekalbaran. ◼︎◼︎◼︎◼︎ Viscounty completely destroyed. No survivors. Due to the introduction of the Knights of Holy Light, a gap is created in the ◼︎◼︎◼︎ front.]

[It turns out that the epidemic in the royal capital was caused by witches. Guard knight Levuier ◼︎◼︎ died during the investigation. ◼︎◼︎ Honored with honors.]

[Baragall’s necros◼︎◼︎ appear near Addenbury territory. ◼︎◼︎◼︎Le’s lordship is out of contact.]

[White Knight Wivlet arrives at the castle with Bahran’s shaman ◼︎◼︎.]

[◼︎◼︎Gong Saya Rampling went missing after the battle with Gwangak. It is expected to take three days to restore the communication crystal of the Pekda Magic Tower.]

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Since then, the results of numerous wars, attacks by demons, and lists of exploits and casualties have continued.
Erzsebet, who was reading history written in blood, had already reached the last chapter.
After the Great War, Margrave Hublet was awarded the Grand-Croix 1st Class Order of Merit, and the Holy Kingdom officially announced the death of Eris Prashuhra.
When the kingdom denied this, a small war broke out, and both sides, unable to find the remains, declared the end of the war after several agreements.

There was no mention of Lewis anywhere.
In the end, is there no result?
As Erzébet let out a small sigh and was about to close his book, a tattered piece of paper slipped out and fell to the floor.

– Uh?

When she checked her paper, she was shocked.
It was because I had seen the geometric picture inserted at the end of the historical record.

[Parencia Academy Construction Design]

Since it is an important policy for the kingdom, it would not be surprising if it was planned years in advance.
But there is one thing that makes Hergé Bett different from her previous paintings ——

[Designer: Terra Ernisten]

A signature written in roughly scribbled handwriting was written at the bottom of the blueprint.

***

Adela had a dream.
She was eating with her family at the castle of the lord of Rochear.

Memories of childhood.
Her parents died during the Great War, and her older sister, Esthel, took over as the original Madou of Roshyar.
A family awarded the Order of Four Leaves, highly praised throughout the kingdom.
But that didn’t mean happiness.

Creep, crease.
Rattling, rattling.

Only the small sound of dishes being moved echoed in the quiet space.
As a young child, Adela watched herself flash a beautiful smile and talk wildly in front of her family.

“…”
“…”
“…”

Her other three people just looked at her blankly and didn’t respond.
There was no change in facial expression.

***

“… Hot!”

She awoke from her dream as the cool spring night air, not the cold wind of the North Sea, enveloped her body.

As soon as Adella opened her eyes, she glanced around her. Her blue hair was a mess.
It was not a dormitory, but the academy’s infirmary.
A white cloth was draped around the bed like a curtain.

Oh, come to think of it, she fainted after using the spell.
Teacher Lewis came running.

“Tsk… !”

As her memories returned, the throbbing pain also returned to its original place.
Her heart tingles. There must be some bruises on her.
She was lying on the blanket wearing only her pajamas.
Adela, who was unraveling her front bed to check her wounds, heard a rustling noise coming from next to her bed and looked next to her. She was startled.

“Seo, teacher… Huh?”

Louise was dozing off in her chair next to her bed.
The moonlight coming down through the window illuminated his black hair.

If I had been awake, I would have seen everything.
Feeling somewhat embarrassed, she tied her collar again.
She then glanced at Louis’ sleeping face.

Sitting with his forehead resting on one hand and his legs crossed, he looked like an old soldier who had fallen asleep after a long war.
The small scars on his broad shoulders and forearms added to his sharp impression.
It looks like a sword would look better than a cane.

Come to think of it, Adela has never seen Lewis use her magic.
Since she used an incredible amount of magic with only a spare sword, she must have incredible skills.
At this rate, he would have been given a small estate, and the place he was staying was a small canteen.

‘If you had a title…’

Adela did not forget her purpose for which she came to her academy.
What you need is to marry a nobleman with the rank of earl or higher.
I don’t know the outcome of the competition, but since many salons will be opening soon, I was thinking of making my social debut through one of them.

Gulp.

Adela swallowed her saliva.
She may be dancing with someone, but it’s unlikely to be Louis.
Then I wanted to hold that hand just once.
The sad moonlight cast the shadow of a carefully outstretched finger on his body.

Adela slowly approached the sleeping Luis.
I felt like I now knew the identity of the pain coming from her chest.
The moment her trembling hands touched his body, electricity zapped through her body, like when she had first kissed him.
And–

〈 Unique Magic: The End of Magic ⌜Magic·End⌟〉

Sigh!

“Huh?”

All her mana was gone.
At the same time, Lewis woke up and grabbed Adela’s hair.

***

“Miss it hurts! “It hurts!!!”

What? I reflexively opened my eyes and quickly looked around.
Night. Nurse’s office. And Adela.

Parencia Academy.

“Let it go, Se-yang!” “Your hair has all been pulled out!!”

Oh, what else can I say?
It seems she still had the habit of sleeping lightly.
The battlefield, where one had to prepare for the enemy’s surprise attack while sleeping, was suitable as a grave site, but not ideal as a bedding.

In particular, the evil Antiope, one of the four worst people who were said to be the devil’s closest associates, was a monster who committed atrocious assassinations that could not be detected by any detection magic and penetrated any defense magic.
After suffering from it for several years from the day I first encountered it, my colleagues suffered serious injuries one by one.
〈The End of Magic 〉 was created to counter Antiope’s attacks at the time.

I still turn this on because I can’t forget the horrible memories of that time.
I wonder if the thing that burned my soul in a bonfire is still alive somewhere on the continent.

Tduduk!!

“Ah.”

While I was lost in thought for a moment, I heard an unpleasant sound coming from Adela’s hair.
Only then did I notice her neck tilted back to its limit and I immediately relaxed my grip on her.

“Are you okay?”
“It hurts… It’s a kata that’s on fire in my head…”

But why is he being held captive by me?
First, I decided to gloss over it.

“They’re all doing it to become smarter.”
“Really?”
“Of course. Do you want to do it one more time?”

Adela held back her tears and thought a little, then gently placed her head in the palm of my hand.
I couldn’t help but chuckle at the sight of her closing her eyes tightly.

“Then I’m going now. “Rest well and go to class tomorrow.”
“Yes?”

I felt sorry for teasing him any further, so I got up.
Since it was confirmed that Adela was safe, there was no need for her to spend the night sitting in this uncomfortable guardian chair.

“Joe, can you stay a little longer?”

But Adela’s white hand grabbed me.
Even though any wizard would instinctively feel very anxious about the state of no mana remaining in her body, she did not let go of her hand.

“Why?”
“Just… “There’s no one here, so just wait until you fall asleep.”

Can’t you sleep alone?
What a foolish thing for a woman who is not even a child but a grown woman.
I also like sleeping at my own home.

“No.”
“Ugh! My heart suddenly hurts…”
“…”

I think I remember him…
Without any hesitation, I sat down on the chair again.
If I leave like this, Adela, who is bored and unable to sleep, might go to the security guard to stab me.

On the white blanket in the moonlight, she asked me several questions right before she fell asleep.

“Sir, do you have any title?”
“No.”
“Then do you have any plans to go to the North Sea and scold the demons?”
“I can’t take it anyway.”

If I was going to give it to you, I would have given it to you a long time ago when I won the devil’s head.
Come to think of it, that part is still on the 3rd floor. As soon as he falls asleep, I’ll have to go back quickly.

“Teacher.”

Just when I was wondering if I might need a physical sleeping pill, Adela asked another question.

“Have you ever taught magic to anyone else besides me?”

It was something she had heard once before.
I thought for a moment because he felt like he was going to ask me again and again if I didn’t answer.

If you ask me if I have ever passed on karma in the same way as Adela… Strictly speaking, that is not the case.
No matter how advanced wireless charging is, isn’t wired charging still the trend on Earth?
Eris also said this. Originally, it was said that three heroes were okay. Hublett is of course excluded.

“Nothing.”

After careful consideration, there was no response to the answer I gave.
When she turned her head, Adela was already asleep with her blanket all over her head.

Is it finally liberation?
Just as she was about to return to the canteen, a light piece of paper fell out of her pocket.
It was the Litweis test paper I was planning to throw away before the game started.

“…”

I became very curious about the past of this mentally unstable bread thief.
Didn’t he go to the Mon King Battle when he was young and hit his head?
It’s very rude to look into other people’s memories, but since there’s only one page anyway, it’s okay to look at just a few fragments.

“What the fuck.”

But soon the cold table that came to mind showed something completely different from what I expected.

“…”

In the end, I changed my mind and sat next to the bed until daybreak.

I thought back to myself that I saw it for no reason.