“What are you going to do with the money? It seems like it could sell well.”
“Well, I’m a zero-magic inferior, right? So, I’ll use this to build wealth, gain power… and stand above the heavens.”
“You’re too ambitious.”
“Just kidding. I can’t burden my family. If I can’t become a Magic Knight, I’ll make a living this way.”
“…No.”
“Huh?”
“Absolutely not. I won’t allow it. As the head of the Lagler family, I forbid you from selling sushi to make money! If you can’t become a Magic Knight, you’ll be my shoulder massage and hug specialist!”
“You’re not the head yet.”
“I will be.”
“No, it might be Big Sister.”
“No way, I respect Big Sister, but she won’t become the head. No, I won’t let her.”
“You’re that eager to be the head?”
“Fufufu, as the head, I’ll be the most important, so I can do whatever I want with you… Big Sister probably wants the same. As the most important, I’ll do as I please.”
“That’s scary. Can I be the head?”
“Sorry, but it’s impossible for someone with zero magic.”
“Huh?! Seriously?!”
“Fufufu, I’m looking forward to the day I become the head.”
“I’ll write to Papin and recommend Big Sister.”
“Hey! Stop that! Father might actually listen to you for some reason!! And Big Sister would say the same thing!”
“Really? I don’t get that vibe from her.”
“…Big brother, you’re a little too carefree…”
Thud!
The cat on my lap jumped up.
“…Huh?”
“What? What’s wrong?”
I felt a surge of magical energy. Something’s entered the academy. It could be a student, but would any student come in with such a strong, assertive presence?
“What’s wrong, Big Brother?”
I can’t help but think that if you can’t sense this, you’re still far from being the head of the family. Well then, is something important happening?
──Boom!!!
“W-what was that!? That sound! It’s coming from the annex!”
“Seems so.”
“Big Brother, stay here! It’s dangerous!”
“Got it.”
My little sister soared through the sky using wind magic, heading straight toward the source. When I looked up, the blue sky was tinged with red. This must be a barrier magic meant to trap others inside while keeping outsiders from entering.
Something feels troublesome. Could it be terrorists from the Free Organization?
“Leader.”
“Kirs.”
“Yes. They’re here! Those guys!”
“I see.”
“It’s the Heavenly.”
“Hmph, just as I expected.”
“Yes, I’ll start searching the academy immediately!! Then, if you’ll excuse me.”
The Heavenly
, finally making their move on the academy… I always thought they were a dangerous organization, but I didn’t expect them to go this far. I can’t stand people who believe in conspiracy theories.
Even in my past life, there were terrorists—a brother and sister—who carried out indiscriminate bombings. They also had some nonsensical ideology, like “Death is salvation!” or something. I managed to disarm their bombs before they went off, though.
To think there are terrorists like this in another world too. This is…
“Zero-sama, I’ve prepared the attire of the Proxy, the mask, and the shoes that make a clacking sound.”
“Why are you preparing these?”
“Fufufu, I’m a maid who’s always prepared, right?”
“Yeah, yeah.”
“Please absolutely crush the terrorists. Finish them off!”
“Whose perspective is this?”
Well, I have my little sister to think about. My big sister is currently away on an expedition—a training camp to strengthen the magical knights. I don’t know if they targeted this timing because the upperclassmen are gone, but…
“──Then, shall we go, Vice Leader? Everything is according to the One’s will…….”
“Yes, let’s proceed.”
“…Y-you know, this way of speaking is still embarrassing.”
“Please bear with it. You’re the one who started this story.”
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“Ho ho, you’ve got quite the magical power, don’t you?”
“I’ll take that as a compliment.”
Kirs charged straight at the Heavenly. Sparks flew across the academy, and smoke filled the air.
“Heavenly, there’s no mistaking that one.”
“…Ho ho, you know of us? Impressive.”
The person facing her was a member of the Heavenly
—a woman with black hair and black eyes.
“I am Method of the Wind Sword. Remember me.”
“Oh, is that so?”
Kirs immediately began casting a spell.
(This girl… she’s beyond the level of a student. Her magic casting speed, her mana capacity—everything is top-tier. If I were still a student, I might have lost to her.)
Kirs activated her magic, creating and firing wind bullets without chanting. Method countered them with a single hand.
“Fufu, is this all you’ve got…!?”
(What!? The bullet just pierced through my refined palm!? Impossible!? I definitely stopped it with [Wind Pressure’s Frontal Rondo Room]!?)
[Wind Pressure’s Frontal Rondo Room]. A magic that creates a compressed wind domain in the area the user is looking at. Anything passing through that domain, whether it’s a person, object, or magic, is torn apart by the intense wind pressure.
It’s a high-level magic, classified as a first-rank spell.
(This woman… that magic she used was a third-rank spell, [Gentle Breeze’s Air Bullet], right!? How could a third-rank spell penetrate a first-rank magic!?)
“There’s a difference in our levels.”
“What!? Don’t get cocky, brat! Show some respect to your elders!”
“I have no respect for those who attack schools and engage in illegal activities as part of the Heavenly !”
A refined magical energy began to swirl around Kirs.
(This girl… she has more mana than me, even though I’ve been using demon cells? Her mana is too refined… Even so, she’s just a student, right? Does she have some special cells or lineage?)
“You look puzzled.”
“…What’s your trick? Is it your cells, your lineage, or some completely different power?”
“Who knows?”
Kirs focused on refining her mana, and its quality rapidly increased.
“W-what!? There’s still more!?”
“Of course. Who do you think I’ve been learning magic from?”
(──The first time I saw the Leader’s magic, I thought it was the power of a god.)
(I’ve seen many other magics and exceptional knights, but I’ve never seen anyone surpass him!!)
(I’m fortunate. From the very beginning, I’ve known that my goal is to reach the Leader’s level.)
(I’ve always had the world’s best role model to look up to.)
She generated and controlled a mana capacity that defied imagination. What she always remembered was that world’s strongest power.
The strongest in the world. In this world, it’s only natural to aim for strength.
──The one who showed me that world’s strongest power was…
(This will prove it!!! Who is worthy of standing by your side!? It’s not the Vice Leader!! After all, the Vice Leader steals your snacks and takes your bedsheets under the guise of washing them!! I’m definitely stronger and more worthy of being the Vice Leader!!)
“[Spiral: The Tower I Build—I Am the One Who Looks Down from the Summit—The Azure Sky Falling, Dyeing the World Blue.]”
She gathered a [Wave of Intense Mana] in her hands. The magical shockwave emanating from Kirs made Method flinch and widen her eyes.
“Hey hey, that’s… cheating!!! What kind of mana capacity and control is that!? What kind of training and talent does it take to master something like that…?”
“──[Azure Sky Gem: Extreme.]”
The signs of an extraordinary magic activation appeared. Method, prepared for death, immediately distanced herself. However, Kirs closed the gap with physical techniques while constructing her magic, landed a strike, and then threw Method into the air.
“You… you brat!?”
“──This magic is the Leader’s. It’s too powerful to use on the ground.”
If classified, it would be a special-rank magic, or even beyond that—a force that expands endlessly like the sky, collapsing the target from within upon impact.
That’s why it can’t be used on the ground. The magic would disperse everything until its effects vanish,
so it must be cast into the sky.
“──Leader. I will definitely…”
She released the azure gem into the sky. The gem expanded, overwriting the sky with blue before exploding, creating a gust of wind that swept across the area.
“I did it!! Ugh, I used too much mana… I’m feeling dizzy… Well, the rest is up to you Leader…”
“That was splendid, Kirs-sama.”
“V-Vice Leader…”
“I was watching. To think you’ve mastered the Leader’s technique… That’s amazing. I’m truly astonished.”
“…You can act all relaxed if you want. This time, I defeated a high-ranking member of the Heavenly .”
“Yes, thank you. The title of genius truly suits you.”
Reina carried her on her back and began to retreat. By now, the other members, including Jean of the Star, had already begun engaging Heavenly in combat.
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