As expected, even Ars couldn't make a face that he didn't see. Without even a glance at the boy who was blown away, Ars lightly rubbed the section.

　Still, he had never seen Loki's face like this before.
　I couldn't see any expression to express any emotion, and the only thing that was filled with emotion was the fist that he punched away.

''I'm sorry.''

　Perhaps anticipating the nuisance ahead, Loki immediately bowed vigorously to Ars.

　Somehow, Ars guessed why she was forced to act. No, he had been so far away from her that he had been disappointed.
　If it was a word that Ars couldn't miss, then for Loki it was more than he could bear.

　So, Ars placed his hand on Loki's head, "No, it's probably right," he said. It wasn't an affirmation to justify the violence, but to her emotional upsurge. However, in this training ground, the damage caused by violence is a pinprick.

'Just a bit too short-tempered, don't you think?
'Al, I apologize, but this isn't for short-circuiting you. As many times as you want to spout the same words...

　Loki opened and closed his hands emotionlessly, as if to say, "Indisputable harm," he said.

　Ars resisted the urge to let out a sigh. It was troubling, but he was at a loss for words, considering that it was for his own good.


　Dangerous eyes....or so the boy said.
　While the wall separating the outside from the inside has been removed, it does not lead to a direct threat. So the myth of safety within the survival zone is a rubbed-in stereotype, I suppose. And it was still going on.
　Sometimes Ars thought that even though humanity had been pushed so far into a corner, the people living there were somehow secure.
　Yes, as long as no harm comes to them or to their immediate surroundings, they are not concerned about what happens in the distance. No, they pretend to follow a superficially rubbed-in common sense or code of conduct. We may not be able to really think kindly.

　Let's say that someone is involved in an incident, it is easy to make it less real just by passing a single image. And then, according to the general reaction/common sense, we say empty words to someone we don't know, "I'm worried".
　Until now, he had thought it was a sickening thing - to say words that disguised themselves... But now, thinking about the boy and Loki's actions, Ars suddenly thinks.

　Perhaps it is because we really worry about someone, encourage them, or make them happy because we wish to be so.
　We all want to be right, so we spin our words with the right image in mind. We want our emotions to catch up with that.


　If you think of it that way, Loki's anger may be an act of following the rightness in her. So Ars didn't blame Loki for his actions.
　It seemed a bit pleasing to him.
　However, if possible, I would like to take the lead myself. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for, but you'll have to be careful. Sometimes I want to experience my body moving according to my emotions, I thought.

　As he was thinking about such an emotional consideration, Loki quickly turned his sharp eyes, characteristic of an accomplished mage, to the ignorant boy. As if to say that this was the gong to start.

'Now, if you don't teach him that ignorance is a sin, could you please wait a moment, Al? It won't take long, sir.
Don't...

　I won't take long, that awkward smile that tells you, I won't take long.
　But Ars raised her arm to block Loki's progress. She could only see the boy ahead of her, and because of the urgency of her restraint, Ars's arm fitted neatly into Loki's thin neck.

　'It's that again?' his chin rested on Ars's arm, and a dumbfounded look was given, as if he knew the restraint would be applied.

'More importantly, hey!'

　However, Ars calls out sloppily to Tesfia, who is off-topic without a word in return.
　Tesfia and Alice were told that he was doing a poor job of unraveling his junior. Perhaps that was the boy. At least the flow of magic power was smooth for a new student. The basics of magic manipulation, it should be difficult to even notice it without someone's advice.

　The techniques that Ars taught the two of them are very useful for all mages, and at the same time, it is a shortcut to building up their abilities for the students of the academy as well - although it is not necessarily reflected in the rankings.
　But..........

''You guys........''

　Loki's chin still rested on Ars's arm as he felt comfortable. As expected, Ars, tired of it, gently lowered his arm. It was Loki who looked down at it, following the arm that seemed to be falling with regret.

'Hey, what is it?　Your eyes are a little scary, okay?

　Then Tesfia responded fearfully to Ars's cold gaze.

'I'm stunned. You guys, I only taught you skills.'
'Ugh ... that's ...'
'I don't blame you, but don't be too irresponsible if you're going to feel guilty about it.

　Tesfia and Alice would have taught the underclassmen what knowledge and skills they could have. That's fine, it's a common sight on campus.
　However, if you've reached the stage of taking care of them, you need to understand what it means to be a mage. You need to feel the outside world firsthand.
　Scars?　Hurt?　You shouldn't even be able to say those words. The point is, it seems that someone who has never even been injured is planning to go out into the outside world as a mage, what a joke, Ars attempted to distract himself by picking at his brows - knowing that it wouldn't solve anything.

　However, from what Ars knew of Tesfia and Alice's personalities, there was no way they would be able to preach what they should be as mages. Because the only person they know is Ars. In that sense, the two of them should now be a little more aware of that magician - a magician who goes out into the outside world.

　Ars, who lightly lifted his brows, couldn't help but overflow "terrible" to the current new students.
　It was like looking at the old Tesfia.

　In Ars's vision, Maine stood up resolutely and looked at him unchanged.

　The girl who was approaching at breakneck speed passed Ars and rushed up next to Main in a straight line. She flipped around in a hurry with a crumple and turned around, and forcefully grabbed Main's head and made her lower it in an eagle grip.

　It was Fiona who lowered her head with him. He lightly shifted his gaze to the boy next to him, stifling his voice and adjusting it so that only the boy next to him could hear him.

'What the hell are you doing!　Not once, not once, but twice towards Master Ars... you're a little more awake now!
Headache of this magnitude.
'Idiot!　You didn't even know who did what to you. Okay?　You're a naive man, so don't do anything you don't have to, for God's sake.

　Fiona was watching from afar, and she could hear him talking. Perhaps her partner, a girl named Loki, had blown the main out of the water, and her ability to be the #1 partner alone should be far higher. That much was predictable.
　However, the fundamental problem was that the other party was originally not allowed to even speak casually.

''My friend excused me. ''My seniors have also caused some trouble during the training.''

　So Fiona had to rely on her seniors first. Coincidentally, Tesfia and Alice seemed to be on good terms with the first place, so the only plan left was to ask them to step in between them and escape the difficulties.