Aurelian magic...?

　Lara repeats my reasoning.

'Yes,'
So this is what Culture Day called for?　Why....
I don't know why. The reason for this is unclear, but was the Culture Day the anniversary of the overthrow of the King of Fools?　And I'm guessing you don't have any good feelings about it.

　However, it must have been 500 years ago that the Foolish King Aurelian was defeated.
　It seems to be a very strong grudge to be lingering for 500 years.
　A king of a country was killed. Even after five hundred years, the evil spirit is still lingering, it must be quite powerful and troublesome.

　However.

''Don't worry about it. It's too much trouble on a fun day like the school festival, but I'll take care of the magical energy.

　I said to Lara, trying not to make her uneasy.

I see, but I'll help you. But I'll help you, too. I want to be able to help Kurt.
Thank God.
So what's the first step?　It would be a big problem if the demonic thoughts get out of control. Have the cultural festival canceled right now........
No, we don't have to cancel the festival itself.

　When I said that, Lara got a pouting look on her face.

''Eh ... but ...
''The demons are just something I... no, we'll just deal with them behind the scenes. Canceling a fun cultural festival is exactly what the Foolish King wants.

　If I'm right, and this is the king's evil intentions, then he must not be happy about the Culture Day.
　The fact that he deliberately decided to do it on Culture Development Day means that the King of Fools must not be happy about the festival.

　And yet, if we cancel the Culture Day?
　This might strengthen the Foolish King's magical thoughts. There is also a grudge that will be strengthened by the approaching achievement of the goal.
　Perhaps the Foolish King's ultimate goal is not only to cancel the Culture Development Day, though.
　Otherwise, there was no way the demonic thoughts would remain for five hundred years.

''That's why the Culture Day will continue. Right, should I tell Marise and Cynthia? We need them to help us. Besides, it seems that Avril will be at the festival. I'll give him a shout if I see him.
Uh-uh!

　Lara clenched her fists tightly and focused on her eyes.
　It's decided.

''Well while you're doing that, a new magic mind is about to be generated.
Ha, I have to go now!

　Although not yet fully awakened, the magic is on the verge of being born in the school building.
　A moment's notice is needed.

''Hiyah!''

　She made a startled sound as she took Lara in her arms.

'We're going to use transference magic,'

　Activate the transfer magic.

　At that time, Lara was gazing at the prize for the magic sword tournament, an invitation to Jio Halwa.
　Although the tournament became a moot point in the middle of the tournament, it can be called my winner.
　When it's all over, I'll come back to get them.

　I'll come back for it.

　The shifting magic succeeded and we arrived in front of the "Third" class.

''This place is........''
Yeah, Cynthia's class.

　It's not surprising, but the people in the school didn't know about the magic, so they each seemed to be enjoying the cultural festival.

''Oh, Kurt........''

　Cynthia pops up from inside the classroom.

'Cynthia. What's that you're wearing?
Haunted.

　Cynthia spun around in place, spinning on the spot.
　Cynthia was wearing a large white cloth.


So....

　
　Unlike undead demons, it is said that neither weapons nor magic can be used. On the contrary, if you stand in front of a ghost, you are unable to use magic.
　Because of such stories, there is a culture that fears ghosts... but it seems that it hasn't changed much since a thousand years ago.

'Cynthia, I need you to listen to me for a moment.'
What...?

　Cynthia twists her head.

　I let her know about the demonic thoughts.

　Then.

''Oh my God...!

　His eyes widened.

'Apparently the demonic energy is about to originate from this haunted house. So can I go inside?

　When I asked that question, Cynthia moved her head up and down.

''Right now........there's no one inside. So, if you want to fulfill your magical thoughts, now is the time........
That's convenient.

　Because if there's someone inside, you have to be careful not to hurt him or her.

Then let's go. Hmm........Lara, what's going on?

　When I tried to enter the haunted house with Cynthia in tow, Lara squirmed and didn't move an inch from there.

''Ha, I........I'm not very good at ghosts,''
What do you mean? A ghost is a figment of the imagination. You've fought more horrible demons than monsters in your life, haven't you?
I know, but I'm...　I'm going to go let little Marise know!　Let's split up!
Wait--

　Before I could call Lara off, she ran off towards our class.

　........Oh well.
　Let's let Lara be the one to deliver the message to Marise.

'Then let's get back on track and get into it.
Yes.

　I stepped slowly under the black curtain that hung over the entrance of the haunted house.
　It was dimly lit inside, with some creepy dolls placed here and there, giving it quite an atmosphere.

　It's probably when you've reached the middle.


'Keke!　'You humans are here!'


　Suddenly, a voice is emitted from the front.

".........

　Cynthia gasped and hugged my arms around her.
　When I looked, I saw that a small doll was floating by itself in front of me.

''Hmmm, possessed by that doll... or something like that.

　To my question, the (demon-possessed) doll just laughed and didn't answer, "Keke".

'Move. If you disobey me, I'll deal with you.
"Don't push your luck, you human beings!

　The puppet emanates magic power.
　Since the magical energy is itself a mass of magical power, it can also exercise magic in this way.

　A spear of blue-white flame was fired from the doll and it attacked us.

''Hmph.''

　Boring.
　I blocked it with my ward magic and immediately counterattacked with my magic.
　But the fire spear I tried to unleash was stopped before it could be activated by my opponent's disobedience magic.

''Mm.''
"Keke!　You know what?　When you're in front of a ghost, you can't even activate your magic!''

　A ridiculous tone of voice emanates from the doll.
　I see. Even though I randomly released it with a lower level magic, I didn't expect my magic to be blocked with a disobedience magic.

I'm not going to be able to get my hands on any of them. Can you also attack with magic?
'....No. I've been trying to cover you with magic for a while now but I can't activate it because I've been using treacherous magic...
Can I get serious?

　Cynthia nodded in frustration.
　How could even Cynthia's magical opponent succeed in disobedience magic?
　With the green magic power she possesses, unlocking the trap is suitable for installation. It uses a complex magic formula for that.
　It seems that analyzing that Cynthia's magic formula is not the least of the trash of the Aristocracy.

　More.

You'll be able to see that it's not a good idea to be in a good mood just because you can do that much. At best, it's just crude trash.''

　When I challenged him, I could see the magic spirit that was taking over the doll grow stronger.

''Keke!　I understand that you are in a hurry, Dana. You can't even use magic to attack me...

　I'm going to try to get another pale spear from the doll, but I immediately counteract it with my disobedience magic.

　And just like that, I let loose a fire spear and skewered it.

''Guaaaaaah!　How dare you use your magic in front of me!
''I just made the magic formula a little more complicated so that it couldn't be defeated by disobedience magic. Earlier I used a hundredth of the power to form a magic formula, but this time I used a tenth of the effort to form a magic formula.

　The power that wasn't serious, he misjudged it to be my full strength.
　

'Good for you. You've succeeded in making me take you seriously ten(ish) times(ish) more than you did at first.
"I am not happy...

　The evil spirit inside the doll gradually faded away.
　Eventually, the doll remained intact, and the magical energy inside it disappeared without a trace.