All of our classes have successfully advanced to the second year of the Ifrus Magic Academy.

　It's been three months since we became second year students.

　It's the same as when we were in the first year, we still have to play against other classes once a month, but we win without problems and keep our current classroom.

　Also, about once a week, the head of this magic school, Sage Luano's special classes continue to be held.

　After all, wise man Luano's lessons are very informative.

　It's a great way to learn more about magic that I didn't even know about.

　But is it okay to have them teach me how to use ancient magic and even forbidden magic?

　Isn't it forbidden magic because you're not allowed to use it?

　It seems that's not exactly what I'm talking about.

　It's not that kind of thing. The Sage Ruano seems to think that we are the ones who should be in charge of the future, and he said he's going to entrust us with all of his magical knowledge.

　It's not that he wants us to use ancient and forbidden magic, but he wants us to acquire the knowledge we need to stop those who try to use them to do bad things.

　I see, if that's the case, I have to learn it properly.

　That's how I learned while taking Wise Luano's class.

　My favorite magic, the flame knight.

　This is a magic called Flame Knight, Yoko told me once.

　This flame knight──.

　In fact, it seems to be a forbidden magic.

　It was in the forbidden book called 'Ancient magic and taboo magic compendium' brought by Sage Ruano.

　It's not a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

　And because it's a magic that moves automatically with the will, it has the potential to run out of control, so people other than wise people are currently prohibited from using it.

　I'm a wise man, so it's okay to use it, right?
　I'm level 1.

　I invented it and used it, thinking it was original magic, but apparently there have been wise men in the past who have done the same thing.

　It's a bit frustrating.

　But the Flame Knight of Forbidden Magic doesn't have the ability to work together with a few of them, nor does it have the ability to self-destruct and try to damage the enemy as much as possible when it encounters an enemy it can't win.

　Furthermore, my flame knight has lightning magic coated on its body surface, and even if it is attacked with water magic, its original weakness, it doesn't weaken, but rather becomes stronger on the contrary.

　I guess you could say that this area is my original, right?

　Incidentally, as a means of stopping the Fire Knight from going out of control, I invented a spell to create a vacuum space...

　This one is believed to be ancient magic.

　I've heard that a long time ago, one of the shape-shifting heroes used it to stop a huge fire.

　Hmm... I guess those people who have been reincarnated after all, they think in much the same way.


　Just like that, while I was in the middle of Luano's class, a red bird came in from the classroom window.

　It's a letter bird, a bird that carries a letter to me.

　It senses the magic of the person you want to deliver the letter to by meeting the person you want to deliver the letter to or showing them your belongings, and then it carries the letter to them.

　Also, the color of the letterbird changes its ability.

　The normal letter carrier is green. It is common to have several birds carry the same letter with the same content and fly it because the letter may be attacked by a demon and not be delivered.

　The letterbirds that carry urgent letters are yellow. They fly faster and stronger than the green ones. If you fly one bird, you can usually get the letter to them properly and contact them quickly, but it's more expensive.

　And the red letterbird that came into our classroom.

　This one is for royalty only. Rarely do nobles use it on the condition that they pay a large donation to the state.

　That red letterbird landed on Merdi's seat.

　Could it be that Merdi is royalty?

　Meldy removed the letter strapped to the letterbird's leg and opened it.

　Merdi, reading the letter, gradually clouded over.

　And then...

Headmistress, Tina, can we take a break from school for a while?

Hmm, what's going on?
What's going on?

My father has fallen ill, and I want to go home.

　Meldy says that his father was cursed and his family called him to come home because his condition was not good.

　And Merdi's hometown, Bestieth, the land of beastmen, is twenty days away from here in Glendale by carriage.

　The country was on the same continent, so there was no need to take a boat, but it was quite a distance.

　If Merdi was going to return to the country by carriage, he wouldn't be able to come back to the school for at least forty days.

''This academy doesn't care if you don't attend classes as long as you clear your regular exams. It doesn't matter if you miss the academy, but what better way to do it?

What do you mean by that?

You will make it compulsory for me to visit your country once a year for off-campus training, and I will send it to your country.

　The school has a rule that once a year you have to go out of the country and spend a month there.

　And it is up to each class to decide when and where to go.

But it's going to take more than a month just to get there and back...

　I knew Merdi was going to take the carriage home.

　Your family is in danger, right?
　You could always count on me.

My...
Why don't we just use Halt's transference magic and head back?

　What I was going to say, the wise Luano said to me.

　d*mn, I wanted to be cool.

'Ha, Hurt, may I ask you to do something for me?'

　Meldy asks me if I'm very apologetic.

　Her cat ears, which usually stand pinned upward, were flattened and listless.

　She had tears in her eyes.

　Ka, it's cute.........

　I don't know what it is, but it makes me feel as protective as when I see a kitten.

　By the way, I love kittens.

''Of course!　I've been to Bestieth, so I could do it right now.

　My transfer magic requires that I have a magic circle set up at the transfer point.

　Ever since I learned transference magic, I had set up a magic circle for transference in every country on the same continent in case something happened to me.

　Tina's flight magic took me there, so I was able to visit all the countries in a week.

''Thanks, Halt, thank you!

　Merdi hugs me.
　She licks my cheek as if she's so happy to see me.

　A cat?　I mean, it's a cat.

"What do you think?　In the meantime, can we just go to the Bestiary immediately and come back for our stuff and stuff if we need it?

　His father is in critical condition.
　You'd better go now if you can.

All right, then. That's all I'm asking for!

All right. Let's just get Merdi out of here first. I'll come back for you guys later.

　He told Tina, Rifa and the others.

'Alright, I'll get ready for the trip. Mr. Merdi, we pray for your father's recovery.

Thank you, Doctor.

All right, let's go.

　I grabbed Meldi's hand and transitioned towards Bestieth, the land of beastmen.

　Enjoying the feel of the big paw pads in Meldi's hand...