Croisus Van Solstair.
　He is the second son of the Dukes of Solistair, and is the top student at the Academy of Magic, and is called a genius mage by some.
　He is a calm and collected man who is only interested in researching magic, and even though he knows about his family's turmoil, he turns a blind eye to it and spends his time researching.
　He is not interested in succeeding to his family's throne.

　His interest was in magic, and he was a researcher in search of knowledge.
　He thinks it would be better if he were to be destroyed in the pursuit of wisdom.
　He is currently buried in a number of books.

...... is not going well. What am I missing?

　He is studying magic formulas.
　He is also involved in the research of potions, but this is his area of expertise.
　The pursuit of knowledge is his life's purpose, and also his hobby.

　To put it simply, he is a bit of a geek.

　He has silver hair like his mother, and is a young man with a good-looking face.
　He looks good in glasses, but has a rather cold-hearted impression.

　In other words, he is an unconscious rear-ender.

　However, this is only an evaluation from the point of view of others, and if you were to ask him, he would probably deny it completely.

　He understands that his elder brother will succeed him anyway, and so he continues to research magic as he pities those who are fighting for the governorship, but he doesn't feel much attraction to power.
　In a sense, he is like some old mage, but in his case, he doesn't care about anything other than magic research, and taking care of others is just a way to make his work more efficient.
　Everything he does is for the sake of rationality and efficiency, and he even feels that as long as he's having fun, that's all that matters.

　Everything he does is for himself.

　He has a cold opinion of his family: his father, Delsacis, is a capable man but a womanizer, and his mother is an idiot and persistent when he comes home. His brother is a brute and has become stupid in the last few years, and his mother is a friend of his mother.
　My grandfather is respectable, but he gets points for loving his incompetent sister.

　He was also born into a family of mages, so he had no interest in Celestina, who could not use magic.
　Even when she was around him, he treated her as if she were air and ignored her.
　This is still the case today.

　But he didn't know now that he would have to correct some of this assessment.
　The reason was that he had been confined to his room for two months, three weeks of which he had spent in the laboratory given to him by the institute. He was not interested in gossip from the beginning.

　He was also a severe recluse.

　The research he is doing now is deciphering magic formulas.
　Croisus had doubts about the interpretations of magic letters and formulas taught at the academy, so he decided to make his own interpretation.
　That is ......

If this hypothesis is correct, then there is no reason to believe that there is any meaning to magic. If this hypothesis is correct, it will reveal all the factors that have not been clarified by previous research. ......

　He thought that the magic formula was the manifestation of a word or similar command.

　In the past, it was theorized that each letter had a meaning, and that by smoothly channeling magic power into the list of letters, the magic power would be transformed into phenomena. However, if that is the case, it is strange that there are magic formulas that do not work at all when they are activated.
　The reason is that if the magic formula is designed to work smoothly, it should produce some kind of reaction even if the magic letters in the sequence are wrong.

　According to general knowledge, there are letters that determine attributes in magic letters, but if they don't work, it means that magic power itself is not flowing. This is a strange story.

　He believed the lecture, and compared the magic formula that didn't work with the one that did work, there was no difference at all, just one difference in the magic formula. .
　He painstakingly picked up the common string of magic letters from both formulas as well as the formulas of other attribute magic, and examined the remaining obscure formulas.
　As a result, it turned out that the formula had been altered many generations ago.

　This led him to theorize that the mages had destroyed the perfected magic of the old age.
　At the same time, he came to the conclusion that magical letters could represent physical phenomena as [words].

　For example, the wind attribute, the list common to this magic attribute can be thought of as a magic formula that determines the attribute change in the magic itself, and the magic letters common to all the others can be argued to be something that expresses control or power adjustment.
　He did all this work by himself, researched, recorded everything, and compiled it into a paper.

　However, that is still not enough to convince the people around him, and it is not a solid proof.

　The mages belonging to the Saint Germain faction would appreciate it, but the other factions would not only criticize it, but would also try to erase the research results in some way.
　He couldn't let this paper go out to the world just yet, not with the current situation where people were pulling each other's leg.

　He stood up to catch his breath and scowled in pain from biting into his chair for so long.

I don't remember how long I've been sitting here," he said.
I'm not sure how long I've been sitting here.　You said the same thing yesterday, didn't you, Croisus?

　He looked in the direction of the voice and saw a dog-eared woman resting on the sofa with a blanket over her head.

Is that Yee Lin? When did you break into my room?　I didn't notice you at all.
I didn't notice you at all. - Oh my God, I called out to you.　I didn't notice you at all.

　The girl with the sweet chestnut hair and a sleepy habit and a somewhat friendly smile is Croisus's classmate and a researcher belonging to the same faction.
　Perhaps because of her mixed blood between humans and beasts, she was born with a high level of magical power and was one of the top performers at the academy.
　Beastmen are not good at magic by nature, but she is good at it.

I don't think a woman of her age should be breaking into a man's room by herself.
Don't worry, Croesus, I trust you.
I'm flattered.
That ...... you'll use proper birth control the first time...
What do you trust him for? ......

　Croisus exhaled a tired sigh .

　He was a pillion.
　More than that, he was a simple-minded man.

　They talked about the lecture for a while, but then ......

"By the way, Croisus, didn't you have a sister named Celestina?

　For some reason, the topic of his half-sister came up.
　To be honest, it didn't matter to him. Until this moment, he had been thinking about ....

"Yes, but what about her?
"I thought you said you couldn't use magic. Is that true?


Yeah, I was told from an early age that I didn't have the aptitude for it. What's wrong with that?
The girl ...... is now a top student in secondary school.　He's become a powerful mage, as if the story that he couldn't use magic wasn't true.

　The book he was casually holding in his hand fell to the floor with a clatter.

The book he was casually holding falls noisily to the floor. "...... must be some kind of mistake.　I don't think she's capable of that, but...
I've heard that she went to the Great Dark Green Zone for training.　I heard that she went to the Great Dark Green Zone to train with Croisus's brother.
No way, that's impossible. My brother hated her.
But it seems that the two of them have been doing a lot of research together in the library lately.　It seems that they were talking about something difficult, but no one seemed to know what it meant.

　It's not like his older brother, Zveit, was the kind of person who would get along with Celestina.
　In fact, I remember that he took the initiative in torturing her from an early age.

　There is a discrepancy between Croisus' memories and what she told him about her brother and sister.

I don't know if there was any change of heart.　But I don't think that's enough to make them get along.
So, I was curious, so I did some research, and it seems to be true. I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I'm not the only one.　The two of us...
"...... I'm curious. It's a good idea to take a look at the website to see if there is anything you need to know. It's unnatural.
The two of them sneaking around ...... together, maybe having an illicit relationship?
Why are you bringing this up?　You have to assume that something happened at your parents' house.　

　When Croisus calmly replied, Yee Lin said, "Croisus, you're so boring!
　He was slightly hurt.

I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I'm not the only one.
"・・・・・・・ Well, you've been borrowing for a long time. Would you like to return it? ......
Why do you look so tired?
Because borrowed books are ...... all that's left in the pile.
I need a dolly .......

　In front of me was a huge pile of books stacked from the floor to the ceiling.
　It looked as if it could collapse at any moment.

I use this place as an inn from time to time, so you can help me, right?
"Yeah, ...... this much?　How many times do you have to go back and forth from the archives?
"Huh?　At least ten times with a dolly?
"Oh, ...... I just remembered something...

　Croisus grabbed Yi Ling's arm as she tried to run away.

You'll help me ......, won't you?
No, it's too ...... embarrassing to stare at me that closely.
"Your face is twitching.　By the way, what's your answer?

　I'm not sure if you've seen this before, but I'm sure you've.
　I'm not sure if you've seen this before, but I'm sure you've.

I can't do this ten times!　I'm going to break!
"Don't worry, you're stronger than I am.
I can't, I can't, I can't, I can't, I can't, I can't, I can't. ～～～～

　I'm not sure how much she hates it, but she flails about, trying to force her arm free.
　On the other hand, Croisus can't afford to lose his valuable labor force.
　As a result of their unyielding struggle, the two collapsed in a tangle on the sofa.

"・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・

　As a result, they stared at each other as if they were about to have an affair.
　For some reason, time passed in silence.
　I don't know if it was a minute or a second, but there was an awkward silence between them.

"What are you guys doing?
"Oh, hey, Croisus. 　I have a favor to ask you... ......... ohhhhhhhhhh?
Selina? Makarov?

　And the scene was witnessed.

"Mr. Croisus, ...... I knew it was coming, but it's not ......
Oh, when did you two get so close? ......
You're wrong!
And, hey, you're tougher than you think, aren't you?　I can't believe you've done this ten times. ...... Even though you have beast blood in your veins, it might break Yi Ling. ......
What?　I'm not sure what to say.　I'm not sure what to make of it, but I'm sure it's a good idea.

　I've been greatly misunderstood.

　Selina's cheeks flushed as she sluggishly accelerated her misunderstanding, while Makarov held out his fist with his thumb between his index and middle fingers, crying tears of blood.

'You're mistaken. I was asking him to help me carry a book to the stacks. ......
"You got carried away and pushed me down!　I was so horny. ...... d*mn it!
It's not like that!　It was really just an accident. ......


"Yeah... it's probably an accident. An accident of youth. ...... Is your contraception safe?
"You're not listening to ...... people.

　It took a long time to appease the two people who had made a huge mistake, and from there it got even more confusing and out of control, and it ended up taking about three hours for them to come to terms with it.
　By that time, both Croisus and Yi Lin were mentally exhausted to the point of peak fatigue.

　They were both satisfied with the results, but ......

'Yes, I know. That's what you want me to say, isn't it?　Don't worry, I'm still a grown woman. ......
"That's enough for today!　Hey, Croisus. Tell me about it later, okay?　Tell me what it was like in detail.

　"......" he said, and left.

　The misunderstanding is still going on.

　The next morning, rumors spread that the two had become lovers, and within the Saint-Germain school, it was acknowledged as an official relationship.

　At the Istor Academy of Magic, students are allowed to marry each other, and not a few of them work on their studies together.
　The two try to clear up the misunderstanding, but they fail because they are thought to be just hiding their embarrassment and some of them are jealous.

　We don't know what will happen to them, but at least Yee Lin seems to be in a good mood.
　Croisus had retreated to his room and had not been seen for several days.

　At any rate, the return of the books borrowed from the library will be delayed for a while.


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　A few days later, Croisus came to the library, which is actually a large library in the academy, but is called "the library" for convenience because of its enormous volume.
　The reason, of course, was to return the books he had borrowed and overdue.

　He could only sigh at the thought of having to go back and forth between his research building and the main library for several days to return books.
　He is an indoor person by nature, and does not take the initiative to play outside.
　He always spent his free time in his room, drinking tea and reading books.
　Perhaps that's why he was complaining that 'the troublesome season has come' in anticipation of the upcoming actual training by the top students of the academy.

　He doesn't like to be bothered with anything other than his own research and is seriously thinking of boycotting this annual event.

　Although he is tall and looks physically strong, he is not athletic enough to play sports.
　His reluctance to even return books is hardcore, and to be honest, I don't want to think about Croisus going out on a demon hunt in the name of actual training.
　However, it was his duty as a student of the academy, and as the head of the school, he had to participate.

　According to some rumors, he is considered to be a superhuman, with a clear mind, excellent grades, extremely good looks, good sportsmanship, and an impeccable family background. 　
　But not many people know that he is just a recluse.
　He is in the pitiful position of being disadvantaged by his appearance.

　However, most male students look at him with jealousy. .......

　Anyway, he has to participate in the annual event, and the thought of it makes him feel depressed.

　His footsteps were heavy as he rolled the dolly.
　Needless to say, the cart was heavy in reality as well.

　When he went through the entrance of the main library, he saw the reading area in front of him, and since it was lecture time, he could not see any students.
　No, there were students, but they were people he did not want to meet.
　His half-brother, Zveit, was there.

　Zveit had a stack of books and seemed to be researching something, occasionally running his pen over a piece of paper to record something, and then turning to the books again.
　Croisus remembers him as someone who would say, "Magic is power, hahahahahaha! He wasn't the kind of person who would spread out a book and do research, nor was he the kind of diligent person who sought knowledge.
　But that was a mistake in the first place, Tsveit is actually a very serious person who doesn't like to be seen making an effort.
　The reason why Croisus didn't know this until now is because he just tends to stay in his room and never had a chance to see him working hard.

　It could be said that Croisus was that indifferent to his surroundings.

　However, since he saw him here, he felt obliged to at least greet him, and he let out a sigh with a gloomy look on his face.

It's unusual. It's rare to see my brother in a place like this. ....... I thought you were at one of the faction's annual "theory of theories" meetings.
"Oh?　What's that, Croisus? You've been absent for a while, since I dismissed all the tactical theories they invented, and there's been internal strife. I've been banned.

　For a moment, Croisus thought, "Oh? he thought.
　He hadn't expected his brother to be so easygoing.

'Who the hell are you?　If you're borrowing from The Complete Book of Ancient Magical Formulas and Rosena Celeste's Theory of Magic for a long time, all the magical formulas in these books have been altered. ......
"...... Oh, I borrowed that one, didn't I? I'm sure there's a pile of them buried in my room.
"d*mn, you're the one who ...... convinced me. I'm sure you're right,......, I can't find it.

　Zveit kept his eyes on the book as he spoke.
　Croisus is puzzled.
　This is not the kind of person he knows who does this kind of magical research.

What's wrong with you all of a sudden?　Are you going to devote yourself to magical research now?
I've been assigned some homework. I've got some homework to do. I just need to make some improvements to my magic. ......
"Homework?　Is it from your grandfather or father?
No, my master. Celestina learned from him. ...... Now she's a 'genius'.
What?



　A student has a "master".
　This is something that all mages aspire to, and there are many who have made it big under the guidance of a good mage.
　For example, if you study under Creston or any other famous mage in this country, and your abilities are recognized, you will have a high chance of getting an important post in the country.
　However, in order to do so, talent and academy grades are the criteria, and those who achieve the highest grades are accepted as apprentices.

　I couldn't believe that Zveit and Celestina had a teacher.

"Who did you learn from? Viscount Negus?　Or the Marquis of Atmeyer?
"・・・・・・ Croisus, what follows is the secret business of the Dukes of Solistair. Never speak of this to anyone. ...... Can you do that?
"You mean he's that good? I'm sure you'll be pleased to hear that.
That matter is also top secret. It's a matter that I can't even tell His Majesty about, so I can't talk about it.

　Zveit was more serious than ever.
　This was not the expression of a man who had been in a good mood before, but the expression of a man with a responsibility.
　Croisus, too, steeled himself and prepared himself.

Let's hear it. I'm a member of the Dukes of Solistea, so I have a duty to listen when it comes to my family.
"...... Okay.

　Zveit looked around to make sure there was no one else in the room.
　It's also important to use magic carefully and consider the possibility that someone is listening in.

"As it turns out, we studied with an unknown mage.
"What?

　The impossible answer came out of my brother's mouth.

"While returning home from summer vacation, your grandfather and Celestina were attacked by bandits. It was the mage who saved them from that predicament. You can't tell anyone about him because you owe him so much, and his abilities are out of this world.
"...... Wait a minute. It's strange that a mere unknown mage should be obligated to that level of secrecy. Who the hell are you?
The problem is that the mage's occupation is the Great Sage.
What?

　In this world, a profession is a skill, and the most suitable one for the person is chosen and indicated in the status.
　In this world, a profession is a title recognized by the world, and since most people tend to fulfill that profession, it can be called a vocation in life.
　Among them, the professions of [Great Sage], [Wise Man], [Saint], [Saintess], and [Hero] belong to the legendary category.
　If a person with such a profession were to appear, the country would be eager to add him to its ranks.

"My benefactor wishes to live a quiet life," he said. If the government finds out about this, the country will fall into ruin.
"...... Is that true?　It's hard to believe. ......
It's true. You've rewritten all of the magic formulas in this academy's instruction manual.　I'm not sure if you can do that.　I couldn't do it either.
I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that.

　I'm sure you've heard of it.
　It's not surprising that the Great Sage altered the magic, then used it to enable his incompetent sister to use magic.
　He came to a conclusion.

I don't want to ...... say this, but... I've heard that all the magic we used was altered in the wrong way.　The only reason Celestina couldn't use it was because of a problem or flaw in the magic formula itself.
It's a good idea to take a look at the actual information on the web, as well as to make sure you're getting the most out of it.
...... So you're right, the current magic formula is inferior to the ancient one. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for. This proves that everything the heretic mage Sahakul wrote in his book "Lost Magic and Destroyers" is true. And you're the only one who was doing anything wrong.　I just wasn't interested.
"Isn't it worse when you're not dealing with ......?

　I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's a good idea.

I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but it's a good idea.　Even if she couldn't use magic, she could rewrite the formula.
"Hmm, I must revise my assessment of her. Was my sister good?
Oh, ...... and she's even stronger than you are now.　She's been through a lot.
"The Great Sage seems to be very talented. She can't use magic, and you've managed to develop her in such a short time...
No, she's just a real warrior. He's like you, but he's the opposite. He's a monster who's put theory to the test.
...... That's scary.

　The people who are opposite to me are all physical people.
　To be honest, he feels uncomfortable with people who force indoor lovers to go outdoors.
　If you are a warrior, it is easy to imagine that you have sought out the battlefield and have repeatedly experimented with magic there.

I'm sure you'll be able to tell me more about it.　To be honest, I'm curious.
"As I said before, to improve the efficiency of treasure magic. I've been reexamining the formula of this spell and it seems that it places a heavy burden on the individual and consumes a lot of magic power. The power of this spell is not stable, and it's constructed with an exquisite magic formula as if it were a harassment.
　Whoever created this spell is a genius in another sense. If you try to make it even a little more efficient, it won't even work.


It's more difficult than I imagined. ...... can you read magic formulas?
"Yeah, ...... has been drilled into me for the last two months. I've been prepping for it, and I've been going through the dictionary to decipher the language.

　At this time, Croisus regretted to death that he had not returned to his parents' house.
　At the same time, he noticed that there was something in Zveit's words that bothered him.

"Did you just say [language decoding]?　So the letters in the magic formula were a series of words!
"Yes. This is where the laws of physics are expressed in magical letters, and then activated by forming a circuit called a magic circle. You said "still", right?　You're the one who taught yourself how to do that!
I'm sure you've had some doubts about the theories taught at the academy for some time. I think it was about two months ago that I started looking into it in earnest.　I see, so my hypothesis was correct. Now that I've got the ...... hint, I can proceed with my research.

　Croisus could not hide his joy at the fact that his research had taken a step forward.
　On the contrary, he was suddenly motivated by the fact that the hypothesis he had put together in his paper had been proven correct.
　Zveit, on the other hand, felt mixed emotions.

"Croisus I must admit, I think I underestimated you.
What is it?　I don't know what to say.
I'm sure you'll be able to understand why. But you're self-taught. That's a big difference.

　In the past two months, Zveit seemed to have grown a lot.
　He was now comfortable enough to honestly admit his mistakes.

It's just a hobby. It's just a hobby. I do it because it's fun.
"But be careful, you're just like your master. You could end up making something dangerous.
Something dangerous... is there such a thing?
"Extensive annihilation magic: ....... Master can use it.

　A cold breeze flows through the quiet library.

"Extensive Annihilation Magic. It's not a magic that people can use, you know.　It's impossible for an individual to activate it with their own magic power, and more importantly, where are you going to get the huge amount of magic power? That's impossible!
You can find the answer in Luigius' The Providence and Mysteries of the World: ......
What?　You can't possibly use the magic of nature ......, I thought it was an insignificant book, but I didn't think there was any truth in it .......
No, you're good enough. You're more of a mage than anyone else. ...... Do you want to know how to decipher it?
No, I'm going to be self-taught until the end. The answer is already there, and it turns out it can be deciphered.

　In Croisus' mind, he had some idea of how to decipher the magic formula.
　The only thing left to do was to go back to the lab, investigate, verify, construct the magic formula, and put it into practice.
　It's not that I'm not called a genius.

Oh, I almost forgot. Master to you.

　Zveit throws him something.
　Zveit tosses him something. What he quickly takes in his hand is a silver ring.
　If you look closely, you can see an intricate magical formula engraved on the surface.

　Croisus gasped at the sheer precision.

"What the hell is this ring ......?
The ring is a medium, a replacement for a wand. He wants you to try it out. He also said it would be helpful if you could write a report on it.
"A metallic medium. It's made of mithril. ...... Very interesting.
"Send the report to your grandfather so he can get it.
All right. I'll send you a copy in a few days.
And get that book back to me. There's someone who needs it!
"・・・・・・・・・・・

　I don't expect to be able to easily carry the mountain of books I took out.
　I just didn't know how long it would take to return them all.
　I was exhausted from carrying them on the cart, but the thought of doing this over and over again was depressing.

"Brother, will you help me?
"No. It's your own fault, you're too lazy to carry it yourself.

　I didn't expect it, but he still refused.
　For a while, Croisus had to repeat the hard work he didn't want to do.

"Oh, by the way, I heard you're living with a ...... woman.
"No, I'm not. It's just that she's been sleeping in my lab for some time.
It's all over the news, you know?　They've been hugging naked together. ...... I'm so jealous, d*mn it...
You're jealous to the point of shedding tears of blood?　It's just a misunderstanding. ......



　Croisus has no way of knowing that his brother is hurting from a broken heart.
　He sees the tears of blood.

He cried tears of blood. "All of them are in full bloom in spring. ...... I'll have a black eye on those Avec!

　The jealousy of his older brother was truly pathetic and shallow.

I'm not sure what to make of it.　I'd like to know, if you don't mind.
"Hmm?　We were classmates in secondary school. ....... He's in your faction, ......, or was it Macaroon?
Makarov, yes. I see. ...... He's... kkk. I don't know what I'm going to do.
You're just like your master,.......

　You'll be able to find a lot more than just a few of them.
　I'm not sure what to make of this.

"...... He's changed, hasn't he?

　He muttered to himself.

　In the past, Croisus showed no interest in people and smiled on the surface, but in his eyes, there was no reflection of anyone.
　He was so indifferent that even his own brother, Zveit, felt like a mere ornament, and he spent long days reading books without even trying to remember other people's names. He was such a person.
　His words and actions sounded a bit sarcastic, and more than anything, he didn't like his brother who didn't even look at him.

　But now, Croisus doesn't have that coldness.
　He never took his eyes off of Tsveit while they were talking.
　Unfortunately, he was not aware of this at all, but it must be difficult to understand the changes in oneself.

"Is it a woman?　Is it a woman?　I'm sure you're not the only one.　I'm sure you're not the only one.

　I'm not sure what to make of this.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

"Blemite ......, remember that sooner or later. I'm sure you'll be able to get rid of this grudge.

　The anger of his broken heart was directed at the one who had used the brainwashing spell.
　Well, if it weren't for the brainwashing spell, there's a good chance it would have worked.
　It was almost like he was taking it out on her, but in a way it was probably the right thing to do.

　His anger was directed at Sumptroll's subordinate, the Blemite.

　And it's not clear whether spring will come to Zveit or not.