In the end, she couldn't apologize to Epona.
　She was about to apologize in the classroom the next day when she was called to another mission and left the school.

This time it was Epona alone.
　Despite being ordered by the headmaster of the school to be the friend of the brave, or rather the friend of the brave, and being ordered to support them, we weren't even approached by them.

Originally not counted as strength, the chains that bind the brave, but there is a risk that they were deemed to be too much of a hindrance.
　It's a lunch break and they are eating in the courtyard.
　The tart making tea was humming.

'Is your body okay now?
It's perfect. I've had Master Rouges to heal me all night.
　The tart is creating a power hump.
　She was right, the injury is healing, partly due to the fact that I've been strengthening my self-healing powers all night.

Nevertheless, she must have been in a mental shock, and she must still be tired, and I was worried about that one.
　However, Tart has been making his lunch as usual since morning and is behaving well.

I'm relieved. Are you sure you're going to be okay?
Yes, perfectly. Yesterday I took the blunder. I'll work out more and more to make sure it doesn't happen again!　I'll have to use the eye Master Lugue gave me.

It may have been filled with magic along with spunk, but even with the color contacts, a slight light leaked out.

I'd like to have those eyes as well.

Dia looked enviously into the tart's eyes.

'I'll have to think about that for a moment. There's no doubt that Touahade's eyes are useful, but the magic power will drip off before you get used to it. Dia has a lot of magic power, but if we get into a fight like this last one, we'll run out of magic power. Eyes that consume magic power might not suit her.
It's true that you don't have the magic power to use your eyes. But if you train it, you can only use it when you want to, so I'd like to keep it. I've been told that even if you don't put any magic into it, the performance is incomparable to that of a normal eye, right?
That's true.
Then I want it. And if I'm going to get those eyes, I'm going to have to get used to them as soon as possible. ...But it's strange. Tart has much less magic power than me, but he doesn't fall. If you're going to shed your magic power before you get used to it, then it's strange to be able to stay sane.

'You're right, Dear, you've noticed this unnaturalness.

''Oh, that's it. I've been having Lug-sama replenish my magic power often and often. Only recently, I've been able to control it much better and the frequency has decreased.

Dia looks at me and smiles.
　It's a vaguely scary smile.
　........Sheesh. I had kept my mouth shut to Tart because it was the secret art of Touahade, but I hadn't told him not to say it to his relatives, Dia.

'Hey, Lug. I didn't hear that you can supply magic power. If you can do that, why didn't you do it in yesterday's battle?　Then I would have been more active.
It's a Touahade secret. You can't do it in public.

I'm not lying.
　I'm hiding the fact that I can't do it in public in another way, though.

'Hmm ... but how is that possible?　It's technically difficult to match the wavelength of magic power, but it's not impossible. ........Probably, even with the accuracy of the rougue's magic power control, it would be reduced to about 20%. Ah, but with the near-infinite amount of rougue magic power, that's not a problem. The problem is the method of transmission. Direct contact is a must. If you want to increase the efficiency of conduction and still prevent the transformation of magic that has been tuned to the same wavelength, then you have no choice but to... well, that's what I'm talking about. Mmm, all you do is cheat on the tart.

Just the words of passing on the magic power were enough to get me to the right answer.
　This is why Dia is scared.

''Hey, Roug. I want to practice a lot of magic that uses a lot of magic power, but my magic power runs out quickly, so I wasn't able to practice at all.
All right. I'll provide you with all the magic you need.
"Yes. Yeah. Fun. I'll be able to practice my magic all I want, and I'll get to kiss the rogue. ...Well, if the rogue is reluctant, I can do another method of mucosal contact.
'That's not until we're married!

The tart interrupted with a bright red face.
　In many ways, it seems that even the tart who is unfamiliar with this kind of talk can understand this.
　........Let's keep quiet about the fact that that way is better for efficiency alone.

I'm not going to do that one. I'm a bit scared too, and I'll save that for a little later. So, please make sure you provide the magic power for the kiss.

I see that you've been prevented from escaping.
　It's not that I don't like the kiss.
　I like Dia, and I think it's more of a perk. It's just that I've been avoiding it because I'm worried about reason.
　I was also afraid that if I kissed her, I would lose my grip on it.
　Kissing the Dia I love and that was the end of it, that would be killing me alive.
　A totally young body is hard to handle.

'Dear, I digress, but you really want your eyes.
'Of course, I think that if you can see the magic, it will make it easier for you to control the magic. You will definitely improve your magic. It's a good idea to have an advantage in the magic fights between rear guards in actual battle. That's rather the main thing for me, rather than assisting in melee combat like Tart does.

It's a very mage like idea.
　Even if you can't hear the chanting from a distance, if you can see the movement of the magic power, you can anticipate the completed magic.
　When using magic on their own, they can find the correct answer by comparing the movement of magic power with the completed magic.
　The visualization of information that could only be captured by the senses is of great significance.

Being able to see magic as well as super dynamic vision is a huge advantage.

''Well then, I'll prepare for the surgery for both of you.

We have now decided to operate on Tart's other eye and then Dia's eye.
　I'm looking forward to watching them grow up even more.

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A week later, Epona returned.
　After that, she became strangely stranger to me.
　I, of course, have been trying to distance myself from Dia and the others.
　I was alone, and there was no doubt that something had happened while I was on my mission.

I tried to talk to them, but they avoided me.
　He didn't participate in the study group either.
　I had no choice, so I decided to visit Epona's room at night.
　I don't want to keep missing the timing and not being able to apologize.

After finishing my training, I took a shower and then headed to Epona's room alone.
　I was almost to Epona's room.
　There was a loud siren sound.
　Is this sound an attack?

Is it true that the Knight Academy was attacked?
　What kind of people attacked this place?　It's insane.
　No matter how inexperienced they are, there are more than a hundred people with magical powers in this school.

''........No, if they are demons led by a demon race, is it possible?''

Demons.
　The instructors came and told us to gather in the auditorium immediately.
　At the same time, a swarm of demons is approaching us.
　This time, in addition to the orcs, just like last time, there seems to be a wide variety of demons in addition to the orcs.
　The size of the crowd is incomparable to the last time.

''Is this the strange feeling of that orc swarm?

The last time the Orcs made a move like that, it was not natural.
　That's why I suspected that it was reconnaissance and intelligence gathering.
　That turns into a half conviction.

Then I'll guess what kind of information they wanted at that time.
　Most likely, the weakness of the brave Epona. Their goal is to crush the brave man.
　And that goal has been achieved. That's why they retreated at that time and attacked the school today.
　If you think of it that way, it makes sense.

Epona's weakness, as known to them, is her inexperience in controlling her power and getting her allies involved.
　If that's all it is, it won't be Epona's own weakness, but being hesitant to get involved and get hurt, that's fatal.
　If this school is filled with demons, it will be the most difficult situation for Epona to fight.
　She would be unable to move.

''Suppose that this attack on the school was only done to weaken Epona. It's quite a lick. They think they can take on more than a hundred additional magicians if they want to weaken one brave man.

Demons are nothing more than beasts that move around on instinct, and the literature says that demons have a high degree of wisdom, the ability to create demons and to lead them.
　But how could they think and move so far?
　They can't just attack you head on. How many tricks does he have up his sleeve?

Epona!

Epona hears a siren and calls out to her as she comes running out of the room.
　Epona starts to say something, then swallows the word and looks for another word.

'I'll go first. Fight as far away as you can.

It's a word of rejection.
　So I release the words I need to say to her.

'I'm sorry about the last time I saw you. ...and we will fight again. I will be strong enough to do it. So don't fight alone.

It's a resolution.
　I won't be slowed down anymore.
　Epona didn't turn around and ran off.
　The word has been delivered. Now all we have to do is prove the word.
　Maybe you'll get that chance.