Chapter 31 – Reasons for Distrust (4)
‘The magic is gone?’
The disappearance of the magic that had been on the verge of completion until just now.
It was an embarrassing phenomenon even for Kalt, who had experienced many battles.
Could it be that the Kobold Warrior’s roar had an effect that could interfere with magic?
Such an absurd idea came to mind, but Kalt immediately denied it.
If such an effect had occurred, Kalt, who was strengthening his body, would have seen some changes or felt strange sensations.
Then, the most likely problem is Scarlett’s own problem.
There are two typical cases where a wizard is demonstrating magic and the magic disappears.
One is when you run out of magic power along the way.
The other is when you panic and are not in the mental state to maintain magic.
From what Kalt saw, Scarlett was a little agitated by the roar, but her reaction was not to the point of panic.
If so.
‘There is something wrong with Scarlett’s mind itself.’
A phenomenon that could be problematic was discovered.
If so, you can use this as an excuse to ask later.
What needs to be done now is to kill the Kobold Warrior, which roars loudly and then swings its sword at Kalt.
‘Thanks to you, I saved myself the time to bring up the problem.’
Although it may not have been her intention, she gave a small thanks to the Kobold Warrior for bringing good results to her.
‘So I’ll finish it off right away.’
Kalt pulled out his Mana Blade and cut off the Kobold Warrior’s head along with both arms.
Patter.
The Kobold Warrior’s arms, neck, and sword fell to the ground in a ready-to-attack position.
Kalt’s expression changed to one of urgency before he turned around and ran towards Scarlett.
“Scarlett! Are you okay?”
“Uh, huh? What is it?”
Suddenly, Kalt became worried about himself.
Scarlett was taken aback by how urgent he seemed.
“The magic broke halfway through. Did something go wrong?”
‘Ah.’
“Is that why you’re doing this?”
“Of course! Are you in any pain?”
Scarlett was embarrassed by Kalt’s reaction to his continued concern for her.
“It doesn’t hurt, it’s okay. Why are you making such a fuss?”
“What a fuss. It’s hard for the magic to wear off in the middle of it unless there’s a serious condition.”
Scarlett was speechless at Kalt’s words.
What Kalt said was right.
Usually, it is rare for a magician to lose their magic midway.
Unless it’s a special situation like you.
But she has never reacted like Kalt before.
Even though she was shown to have broken the spell halfway through.
Usually, I would wonder why it was not resolved, or I would belittle Scarlett and blame her for something like this.
He may have reacted that way because Scarlett seemed to be in good condition when the magic failed, but even so, it was the first time someone was as immediately concerned as Kalt.
That’s why.
‘Oh really. What should I say?’
Scarlett was hesitant about what answer to give.
If I had just reacted strangely, I would have shamelessly pretended that it was nothing.
Scarlett was not so brave as to be so shameless towards Kalt, who was so worried and whose reasons for concern were valid.
Still, she didn’t want to reveal her problems right here and now.
It would have been better to discuss things calmly later, after some time had passed, but to be exposed in a situation like this that suddenly happened.
As Scarlett was desperately shaking her head, Aria approached.
“Don’t worry too much, Kalt. Scarlett was just surprised.”
“Surprise?”
“Ah, Aria!”
“Yes. Scarlett is surprisingly timid. She must have been startled by the roar just now and the spell broke.”
‘You idiot! That excuse would work… !’
“Really? That’s surprising.”
‘It worked!?’
“I never thought Scarlett would have such a weakness.”
Kalt pretended to think deeply and then smiled at Scarlett.
“Well, there’s nothing we can do if you’re startled. But next time, let’s concentrate so that we can stay alert even if we hear a roar.”
“Uh, that is.”
I didn’t know she would get over it so easily.
Even though she was shaking, Scarlett couldn’t ask why she trusted her so easily.
“Okay, okay.”
First, Aria added a hastily prepared excuse.
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After finishing extermination of kobolds and paying money to the guild.
Scarlett went straight into the room and buried her face in her pillow.
“Ah, really!”
Today was the worst.
She ended up showing a pitiful look to Kalt, who still thought she couldn’t let down her guard.
Besides, because of her own problems.
Her own stubbornness in not wanting to reveal the matter yet led her to make her own strange excuses in her aria.
Are you just scared?
This is absurd.
If she was just that bad, she would have overcome her problems a long time ago.
Her own problems.
There really is nothing we can do.
Because it’s a stupid and pathetic problem.
Arya’s problem too.
Nellis’ problem too.
If you look at the reasons for both, they are still understandable reasons.
But I am not like that.
Even if you think about it yourself, it is a pathetic problem.
I wanted to solve it quickly because it was pathetic.
It is a problem that cannot be solved no matter how much we want to solve it.
Even if she confides her problems to Kalt, whose specialty is mental counseling, will she really be able to find any clue to a solution?
“… Stop worrying about unnecessary things!”
Feeling that her mind was becoming unstable, Scarlett immediately decided to divert her mind.
In this case, reviewing is best.
Scarlett took out her magic book from her luggage in her room.
It is the first book distributed to students at the academy.
This is a book containing basic magic compiled by the wise man Marius.
It is the book Scarlett has read the longest, and it is the foundation of Scarlett’s magic.
It was also a book related to Scarlett’s worst moment.
I opened the book and looked again at the magic written inside.
These are magics that are already in my head.
Scarlett had a habit of going back over her books and retrieving her knowledge to clear her complicated mind.
When Scarlett was engrossed in a book.
Knock.
Someone knocked on the door.
‘Who is it?’
“Scarlett, can I come in?”
The person who knocked on the door was Kalt.
Scarlett closed her book, got out of bed and opened her door.
“… Why.”
“I want to talk for a moment. Can I come in?”
“Shouldn’t you consult with Aria?”
“It’s already over. It’s been an hour since we got back, right?”
‘Has it already been that long?’
She was so engrossed in the book that she didn’t notice the passage of time.
“Scarlett, can I talk to you for a moment?”
No, that’s enough.
If she were the usual Scarlett, she would have refused, saying she couldn’t let down her guard so easily.
The face of Kalt, who was urgently worried about her, appeared in Scarlett’s mind.
“So.”
“Thank you.”
As Kalt entered Scarlett’s room, the book on the bed came into view.
“Is this the basis of magic written by the wise man Marius?”
“Do you know that book?”
“Of course. I’ve often seen wizards from other hero parties looking at it. Actually, I have a copy too.”
“What? You know how to use magic?”
“No, I can’t use it.”
If Kalt could use magic, he wanted to use it.
However, Kalt had no talent for using magic.
There was a time when I rationalized that because I had the ability to hypnotize myself, I couldn’t use magic.
“I bought it to show Ianna. Ianna learned magic almost on her own, so I thought it would be good to see something like this.”
‘In the end, I didn’t watch that bitch until the end.’
She tried to make the process of having to use tools one by one more comfortable by having Ianna learn her basic magic.
Of course, basic magic can be used in many other ways, so she recommended it to Ianna.
-So you don’t learn, Kalt. Rather than spending time learning minor magic, it is more helpful for this party to only hone the magic I can use.
‘Stubborn bitch…’
He might have used hypnosis and told people to shut up and learn, but Kalt at the time believed in not using hypnosis and respecting the other person’s will as much as possible, so he did not hypnotize or force anyone.
“Yes. Well, The Basics of Magic is such a good book.”
Even at the academy, you learn magic through the basics of magic, but the amount of magic in the basics of magic was considerable.
Therefore, the academy took the approach of teaching only some of them and letting students learn the rest according to their tastes.
In Scarlett’s case, she knew how to use most of the basic magic.
“Yes, it’s a good book.”
‘It was worth a lot of money.’
Annoyance began to creep in towards Lee Anna, who stubbornly kicked away the money she gave me to grow.
But Kalt exercised her patience and quickly suppressed her irritation.
Because there are more important things to focus on now.
Scarlett sat on her bed, crossed her arms and looked at her kalt.
“So? What do you want to talk about? I’ll tell you in advance, I’m not really in any pain.”
“Yeah, I didn’t come here because I was worried about my health.”
“Then what is it?”
“Scarlett.”
Kalt sat down next to Scarlett and asked, looking straight into her red eyes.
“Aren’t you suffering from some kind of mental problem when using magic?”
“… Why do you think that?”
“At that time, I skipped ahead after seeing Aria. But it was also strange. I’m not a wizard, but I know this. A magic demonstration that stops in the middle is a phenomenon that happens when you can’t maintain concentration, like when your magic power runs out, or you fall into a state of confusion. Hey.”
“…”
What Kalt said was right.
Because it was right, Scarlett realized that she couldn’t be too hasty.
‘As expected, I just overlooked it at that time.’
“Scarlett, you still don’t trust me, do you?”
“… Uh, that’s right. I still can’t trust you.”
Although she couldn’t believe it, Scarlett knew very well that it couldn’t go on like this.
So Scarlett knows how she can convince herself.
She said there were conditions under which she could confide in Kalt about her problems.
“I don’t know anything about you yet. Kalt, if you tell me… I’ll tell you too. It’s an equivalent exchange.”