Erna saw the warded dorms and me, and it seems that there's a lot of things that are stuck in there.
　But for now, we're going to take a tour of the campus.

　As Erna moves, the onlookers move as if caught in the act.
　I decided to join the onlookers and observe Erna.

It seems that she hasn't changed much since I saw her when I was a child. I can't help but feel nostalgic.

　Erna was having such a conversation with the headmaster as she walked next to him.

　Furthermore, there was one old man who was following her from behind.
　Perhaps he was Erna's follower or something.
　I can feel the magic power ... not much, but it's like a wizard.

　And then for a while, Erna went around the campus, chatting happily with the headmaster, but...

'By the way, Erna. I heard you were donating your work for the festival...

　The headmaster broke off the conversation, "I can't stand it," he said.

''Yes, you're right,''
I don't mean to be rude, but what will we get? What? I'm a fan of Erna's work. I'm very excited about it.

　At the headmaster's words, even the onlookers listen.

　There may be a part of them that simply wants to have a little fun.......but Erna didn't come to this academy for sightseeing in the first place.
　The main idea is to submit her work to the cultural festival.
　It can't be helped that the headmaster is itching to do it.

　Everyone's attention is more focused on Erna.
　Erna opens her petal-like little mouth.

I'm thinking of putting up a statue.
'Yes. I've made a few things up for this day.
Oh, I'm looking forward to it. I can't wait to meet you.
Let me show you something.
What?
"Sebas.

　Erna called out to the old man who followed her from behind so.
　Then the old man, called Sebas, stepped in front of Erna and held up his hand.
　A magic is activated on the nearby wall.

　Then - although it was rough, the image of a certain statue was projected there.

'This is the statue I'm planning to donate to the cultural festival this time.

　Absent-mindedly, Erna seemed to have a slightly smug look on her face.
　Hmm, it looks like they're using some kind of image reproduction magic or something to project it onto the wall.

''Wow, it's beautiful.''
Yeah.

　Lara, who had come with me, was looking at the statue with a twinkle in her eye, looking at its projected image.

　It's quite a magnificent thing.
　It looks like the statue was made in imitation of the beauty god Razebara.
　It's unfortunate that the images are very rough, perhaps due to the lack of precision in the magic, but even so, you can see that the details have been worked out.

''Haha, haha. Erna-sama, is it time for me to go?

　Sebas asks Erna, out of breath.

'Yes. 'I'm sorry, Sebas. That's enough.'

　With that being said, Sebas stops activating the magic.
　The image on which the statue was projected disappears.
　The activation time of the magic would be about 10 seconds at most.
　And yet, to be that tired.......is it because of the low storage of magic power?
　That's about the extent of it, and you're okay with being in the company of Erna, who seems to be quite famous.

　When I think about it.


'And yet ... that magic you just did!　I didn't know there was magic that could play back those images!
'It sounds like Kurt uses it occasionally, doesn't it?　And the footage is rough compared to Kurt's.
You're an idiot. He's an idiot. You can't compare.
It's true.


　Look at the footage I just saw.
　The onlookers seem to be more concerned about the magic that Sebas used than the statue.
　It's a student of the magic academy, after all. It's a bit of a wizard's edge.
　It seems to me that it can't be helped that they are more interested in magic than art.

''Mm.''

　Sebas was a little frustrated by the students' reaction.



　And apparently Erna was intrigued too.
　She asks the headmaster that question.

'Yes.'
A spell that stores and replays distant images can only be activated by a very clever user.
I agree.
'That's why I have Sebas as my bodyguard and valet... what kind of student is Kurt, who says he can do more magic than that?　Isn't it about time we said hello?

　Erna also feels an itch to propose to the headmaster.
　She has been keeping her gaze fixed on me from earlier.

　.........It's troublesome.
　Well, I can't just ignore it after being told to this extent, can I?


　I left the onlookers and stood in front of Erna.


'Are you Kurt?'
That's the way it should be.

　I was just replying to him as normal, and then all of a sudden Sebas changed his color.

'Eh, what to say to Lady Erna!　The students of the Magic Academy can't even use a single honorific word!

　I yelled at her.
　But Erna controlled it with her hand.

'Sebas, I'm good. It's easier for me to chat with you this way.
And yet...
It's fine.

　Sebas still seemed to lack something to say, but it couldn't be helped if the Lord, Erna, told him so.
　Although he took a step back, Sebas's dissatisfied face grew even darker.

''You sound like an amazing wizard.
..........

　I guess she took my silence as an 'affirmation', and Erna looked happy.

'Then may I try one thing...?
"Try?
Yes. Can you show me some magic?　I've become quite interested in you.

　Oh boy.
　She wasn't in the mood for that today.

　But she also came all the way here.
　It's a good idea to be insulated.

I'm not going to be able to get my hands on any of them, but I'm going to use my magic to make a small model.
Is that possible?
Yeah, if you have the right materials. You showed me a great statue. And I wanted to repay you for it.

　When I praised her, Erna became more and more in a good mood.

'Thank you. But..........it will take a long time to build it, won't it?　I'm so embarrassed. I'll be able to come here next on the day of the school festival...

　Erna puts her hand on her cheek and makes a troubled face.
　But what are you talking about?
　Don't take so long.

You don't have to worry about it.

　I turned my back to Erna and continued, "I'm not going to take that long.

'I won't take up so much of your time.'

　The same as in the past.

　The problem was the materials, but I used transference magic to dive deep into the Treasure Labyrinth and collect the Orihalcon.
　It would only take about enough to get to this point.

''Then let's go.''

　He poured his magic power into the round lump of orichalcon.
　Then the orichalcone immediately changed its shape like water.

''What do you mean?　Orichalcon is like water...
Orichalcone is an inherently soft material. This much is easy.
Orichalcong is ... soft?

　In the blink of an eye, the orichalcone was magically added to the orichalcone and took the form of a magical academy.
　It's a miniature of the magic academy in the palm of your hand.

You should see it.

　I hand it to Erna.

'Hmph!　Of course that's not a big deal!

　Seeing this, Sebas interrupted from the side.

''The fact that it's an orichalcon in the first place is also suspicious. It's probably a bogus one anyway. There's no way it can be processed that easily!　And such childishness. How could you show it to Lady Erna, who is also the best sculptor in the world?

　Apparently, Sebas is complaining about the miniature models I've built.

''Lady Erna, you're wasting your time. I think it's time to go home--
'Sebas. Can't you see how wonderful this statue is?
What?

　Erna looked at the miniature seriously and continued.

''Every detail has been created...!　Even with my own eyes, I can't get a complete picture of this miniature model. Not only the exterior, but every single room has been perfectly executed. If this is presented to the world, it will cause a tremendous revolution in the art world...!

　Erna didn't even make eye contact with Sebas, and she seemed to be excited.

''That can't be...''
Sebas, you have a problem with my connoisseurship?　If you're going to be any more rude to me, I'll have to think about how you'll be treated in the future.
'Oh...'

　As a result of that chiding, sweat floats on Sebas' face.

　It seems that Erna can use appraisal magic.
　It's not just the exterior of the model (miniature), but also the 'interior' which was my real aim......it makes good sense.

'And........there is no doubt that this is an Orihalcon. The Orihalcon was considered impossible to process because it was too hard................................How could you do it so easily?

　Here, Erna looks up and meets my gaze.
　She stared at me with sparkling eyes.
　The reason why it was easy to do this is because the orichalcon is soft(──)... but you won't understand if I explain it to you.
　I'll just have to cover it up.

"This is about as common as it gets.

　When I said that, people around me would say, "How can it be normal?" and "Your normal is not everyone's normal.