Before returning to Carlisle's mansion, I came to the magic school.
　I don't have a class today, but instead I have an appointment with a boy I teach privately.

　I flew from Horsen's house to the magic school and after landing I walked to the place where the kid was waiting for me.
　A creek runs through it, a short distance from the schoolhouse.
　There was a little grown-up Xiaomei Mei.

Alexander!

　Xiaomei looked up and happily called my name.

I'm sorry, did I have to wait?
"No!　I just came from--not!　I've been doing my homework for Master Alexander, so I'm totally fine.

　Xiaomei hurriedly reiterated .

　The long and lustrous black hair, the lovely appearance, and the slightly small animalistic personality .
　Two years after she met him, at twelve years old, she hadn't changed much.

Then let's begin today's class.
"Yes!

　She's the only student I personally teach.

You said you did your homework, so let's see you do it.
"Yes!

　Xiaomei replied vigorously, then closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
　The next moment, his eyes widened and Xiaomei was no longer a small animal.

　She held up her hand with tremendous concentration and a devilishly serious look on her face, slowly releasing her magic power.
　This is the same magic that I did in front of three hundred students yesterday, releasing magic power like smoke!

　The magic Xiaomei released was distinctly different.

"--sigh.

　Xiao Mei took another deep breath, and the magic she was releasing was interrupted.
　The interruption was when it was pale, and it was when it was thick.

　Xiaomei only let it out when it was dense beyond a certain point.

''Shh!

　And then an even deeper breath.
　The intervals between interruptions became even greater.
　You can only let it out when it's more constant and dense.

　When we were done, Xiaomei inhaled deeply, stopped releasing her magic and looked at me.

"What do you think, Master Alexander?
It's perfect. With regular mupapat, you can scoop up more than 95% and use magic, but Xiaomei is already able to pick out more than 97% to use.
"Really?!
"Yeah. Did I ever lie to Xiaomei?
"--Ha!

　Xiao Mei was startled for a moment and then shook her head with a pull .

''Considering the amount of magic and the efficiency of the Mupapaato formula, ...... yes, Xiao Mei is already the best wizard in this magic school .
"Really?!
I'm not sure if it's a good idea. I know it's a long time coming for Xiaomei, but she's not going to be able to go anywhere when she graduates. I guarantee it.
Thank you ......

　Xiaomei clasped her hands together on her chest and smiled happily.
　A smile like a flower. A stranger wouldn't see her as the best wizard in the school.

　Xiao Mei's growth made me happy as if it were my own.
　I was so happy, but not long afterwards.

Sir!　Principal!
Hmm?
"Help me, principal!

　All of a sudden, boys a few years older than Xiaomei, with different expressions of blood, came over to me.

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"My room is ......

　In front of the icy door, Xiaomei was in a fit of laughter.
　The boys have brought her to the magic school dormitory.

　This wizarding school, which will be a wartime fort, forces all students to live in a dormitory.
　Of course, but what good is having a box with no contents? It's a boarding system to ensure that there's always room inside.

　Xiaomei was no exception.
　That's why Xiaomei's room is on ice.

What's the meaning of .......

　I saw the boy who brought me here, who came running to me for help.

　He was about sixteen years old, and he looked like a rascal.

His name is Patrick, Principal.
Patrick you are. What's this all about?
I'm sorry, it was my fault. I accidentally unleashed a study spell that was sent to me from my parents' house here.
"I see.
"Please, Mr. Principal, the other teachers will make fun of me if I don't. I've heard about you, sir, and I need you to do something to melt this ice.
"...... Yes,

　I saw Xiaomei.
　No relation to the boy, but I had to help him because Xiaomei was frozen in her room and was in trouble.

　Incidentally, the commotion was getting louder and louder.


　Students who live in the same boarding house are saying, "What's going on? I'm not going to let this go, I have to hurry.
　We can't let it go like this, we have to hurry.

We'll just melt it. Patrick, you and Xiaomei stay back.
I get it!
"Yes!

　As the students moved away from the icy door, I approached in reverse and gently touched the ice.
　Because it was made of magic, I analyzed the magic contained in the ice and transmitted its properties to the Philosopher's Stone.

　It's not simply a matter of using fire magic to melt it; a tool like this made of magic can sometimes be cursed.
　If you don't follow the right steps when melting them, the ice and everything else might collapse.

　That was the right decision.
　The answer from the Philosopher's Stone was to infuse it with ultra-pure, attributeless magic.
　Fire magic would have been absorbed by the opposite, only increasing the strength of the ice.
　That's what I thought.

　With a sigh of relief, you burst the necessary magic.
　You need to use the Mpapat formula to achieve a high output of 120% at a moment's notice.

　People can go beyond their limits, not always and everywhere, but there are certainly moments when you go beyond your limits.

　Apply the Mpapat formula to find your limits with even more precision than the one you taught Xiaomei.

　In a fraction of a ten thousandth of a second, it existed, and I released my magic power accordingly.
　Ultra-pure, attributeless magic power.
　The magic power was sucked into the icy door - and the room.
　In the blink of an eye, the ice disappeared without a trace.

Okay, now you should be okay.

　I turned around and saw that Xiaomei was relieved, but Patrick was stunned to death - his jaw was about to drop.

What is it, Patrick?
"You're kidding ...... melted permafrost?
"...... Patrick, what were you up to?
"Eh, ...... ah.

　He narrowed his eyes and lowered his voice to inquire about the strange reaction.
　Patrick went pale.
　Well, it looks like it wasn't just an accident.

　　　　　☆

　In the principal's office, after hearing from Patrick, Ethan reported to me.

"He confessed that he wanted to embarrass the Vice-Emperor.
Me?
Yeah, you're a kid, but you're a principal and a teacher, and you're so cocky. And he didn't like the fact that everyone only talked about getting a job with the Vice President.

　It's a vendetta.

"So they're going to pretend that the magic tool they ordered, Permafrost, is just ice and make fun of it because they couldn't melt it. His friends spread the rumor that he'd invited other students from the dormitory to watch the show.
"What is such a thing ......, permafrost?
It is the magic of perpetual freezing that no human hand has ever melted in the past hundreds of years. It is used to preserve the bodies of loved ones who have passed away because it can never be melted by human hands or by nature.
"......

　Ethan looked at me with respect.

　More importantly, ...... was that ice that was so amazing.