Huge Holy 81

81 - There's no way that this is going to go over well (thinking logically)

RAW

The air in the salon is uncomfortable.
Ekaterina and I are the only ones touching the tea set that Ekaterina prepared.

Zekkiro had no manners or shits, and with a stiff attitude, was sitting on top of the chair while hugging his knees, while Basili continued to clang his shoes in irritation.

All of this was after Ekaterina and Basili started looking through mine and Zekkiro’s magic circles.
As for myself, it’s not like I can call it my best work, but at least I thought that my defensive magic circle utilizing Zekkiro's dwarf ironmaking magic circle would be somewhat appreciated.

But, what Basili yelled at was――

“What the hell! Is this magic circle!! It doesn’t have a countermeasure against magic circle breaker!”

Zekkiro's magic circle.
In place of Zekkiro, who let out a pitiful “Hii!” scream, I made a follow up.

“Please wait. Zekkiro-sensei’s magic circle is not only a security measure, but also a defense against all external factors. It's extremely dangerous to give an improper stimulus to this highly concentrated fire magic essence, or rather, geothermal energy.”

This so-called highly concentrated  geothermal energy is a magma reservoir.
Zekkiro's magic circle is beneficial in the sense that it doesn't stimulate it.
There are other advantages as well.

“By deploying this magic circle widely, it should be possible to distribute the geothermal energy evenly. Leaving aside the countermeasures against the magic circle breaker, Zekkiro-sensei’s idea of the magic circle is wonderful.”

Then Basili frowned.

“Wait. This magic circle was devised by Zekkiro?”

...From that?
Then, what is the evaluation of my magic circle? Wait, this is not the time to throw that tsukkomi.
I seek direction by looking at Ekaterina's complexion.
After gracefully sipping her tea, she takes a beat and speaks.

“Basili-sensei. Both magic circles are for the purpose of preventing the resources of I Confederacy from being misused. So I think Josiah-sensei's opinion is helpful.”

“An adventurer using magic circles?!... !! In the first place, why did Zekkiro submit this kind of thing!”

I answer in place of the rattled Zekkiro.

“First of all, Zekkiro-sensei prioritized the previous defensive magic circle as a countermeasure against those who were influenced by Phantom Thief R and would try to misuse geothermal energy and water seepage.”

Basili glared at me instead of Zekkiro and rebuked me.

“The priority should be countermeasures against Phantom Thief R! An amateur trash has no idea of how to ​​misuse energy!! If Phantom Thief R tried to pull the water seepage of a neighboring country, just show them that!”

“...There are no areas around I Confederacy that are severely lacking in resources like the desert area. Besides, that guy probably won't repeat the same performance twice”

“On what grounds――”

Then Ekaterina interrupted.

“He was a student of Josiah-sensei, that’s why he knows. What kind of personality he has, and to some extent, his behavior and thoughts.”

“Ha!?”

Basili was skeptical, but Ekaterina remained calm.
This woman knew. Ah, did she get the information from E Kingdom...?
She presented a small article about Randy using magic circle breaker and leaving W Country.
And then she said.

“I have received reports from E Kingdom that Josiah-sensei once stayed in W Country and left behind many achievements. At that time, he also taught Phantom Thief R... Randy the wisdom of magic circles.”

Basili said, “What the hell?” and then asked Ekaterina.

“And you appointed him knowing that, Ekaterina!!?”

“Of course. Even with that, he has no desire for status or honor. His dedication as an adventurer is one of the reasons why I chose him as a teacher for the adventure department this term. Also, he has a sense of responsibility. Even in this case too, I am sure he himself deeply regrets the matter with Phantom Thief R.”

Regret... I wouldn’t call it that, but I didn't expect him to run to crime.
Or rather.
I guess Ekaterina recognized that Randy = Phantom Thief R through the elves around Giam.
Even Randy's departure from the country is only mentioned in a small article in the newspaper.

He himself has caused a lot of trouble and responsibility for those around him, but today too, still free and unrestrained, he is trying to find something to perpetrate.
He did more or less... give me a criminal notice.
She made it public to take measures against him, and maybe to make me take responsibility, or rather, it sounds like Ekaterina is complaining to me to take responsibility in a roundabout way.

Zekkiro asked me in a small voice, “Is, is that for real?”, Basili glared at me, and Ekaterina put a silent pressure on me.
Reluctantly, I answer while backing down.

“Yes, that’s right... However, I could never have imagined that it would turn out like this. I am only one adventurer. I am not conceited enough to think that my magic circle will be adopted because of my position. Thus, I would like to use Zekkiro-sensei's magic circle as the main axis, or perhaps using another idea――”

Basili immediately objected, “I'm not listening to the likes of your opinion!”.
Aah, this guy is no good.
While I was feeling fed up, Ekaterina warned him, “Basili-sensei, please be quiet in the salon.”
Basili clicks his tongue.
Looking over the magic circles again, Ekaterina said, “Once again, I have something to say to everyone.”

“There are various suggestions on countermeasures against Phantom Thief R and others that would misuse energy. However, we received a letter directly from the governments, that they would like to receive suggestions from us, teachers and professors, and use it as a reference. I Confederacy is currently shifting policies toward full scale usage of natural energy sources such as geothermal heat. For that reason, they would like to take the opinions of people in a wide range of fields――not just Zekkiro-sensei, but also Josiah-sensei and Basili-sensei and the others.”

“Me too...?”

Basili responded. He didn’t think they would like the opinion of even a pharmacist like himself.
The expression on his face is that of half surprise and half joy.
Ignoring Zekkiro who muttered, “It's become a big deal...”, first of all, Ekaterina said.

“This time, we will submit both of your proposals to the government. Thank you for your valuable opinions.”

Zekkiro was flustered by the sudden declaration, and raised a hysterical voice saying, “Wha, wa, um, you're just going to submit it!?”
Basili furrows his brows and says, “Drop Josiah's magic circle!”
He heard about my connection with Randy earlier, it can't be helped that he thinks my opinion is suspicious.
Ekaterina said calmly.

“We are just submitting it. How the government will deal with it depends on them after they receive it. Basili-sensei, if you have any opinions on Josiah-sensei's magic circle, please give me some suggestions.”

“...Hmph.”

Basili doesn't seem to like it, but will the government actually accept an adventurer's opinion?

☆

And one of the dormitory supervisors, a woman named Riccarda from the history department, showed up on the day of the entrance ceremony.
She was in her late twenties and apparently the daughter of a noble family.
She seems to have the personality that likes to travel around the world until the last minute, and she was so engrossed in history and culture that her engagement was broken off, but she was bought by Ekaterina and became a teacher.
She has long wavy brown hair and a fairly average figure. She looks like a normal woman, not like Nyanna with her huge breasts.
Even her greeting to me was a quick response that she seems to only say for politeness' sake, but I'm rather relieved at that.

Finally, various students entered the miniature garden called the academy.
From here on out, I can finally enjoy my [hobby]――......

――――

Previous | Next