I can see it. That's the magic city.
'Wow!　It's in the middle of the lake!　That's neat, Ark!
Yeah, I guess so.

　After saying goodbye to the City of Swords, we came to the City of Magic.
　It is said that excellent wizards from all over the world gather here and spend their days studying magic.

It's not just a matter of time before you get to know them.
Six?
''Ah. I'm specializing in red magic, blue magic, yellow magic, green magic, black magic, and white magic.
'Huh?　Why don't you do it with me?　I wish I could learn everything at once!
''Well Leila, your mother doesn't know much about magic, but you shouldn't say that in town too much.
Mom, why?

　It seems that this is the first time a mother has come here who can't use magic.
　Being able to use magic would come in handy in many ways, and it would be nice if mom could practice it.

　Apparently, unlike the City of Swords, this place didn't seem to be occupied by demonic tribes or demons.
　The streets are lively and people seem to be going about their daily lives as usual.

　We came to the Red Academy.
　I heard that my father used to go there, but when I went to the office, he was treated as a suspicious person.

　When we were about to be kicked out of the premises at this rate, an older man in his mid-20s approached us.

''Master!　Aren't you the master!
"...who?　I don't remember taking an apprentice.
Hey, it was me!　I'm a kite!　Have you forgotten?!

　It seems that he was an acquaintance, or rather a pupil, of my father.

　Through the arrangement of this brother, who seems to be Kite, we were able to get a tour of the academy.

''That's right!　There's a training facility that just opened recently. Would you like to take a look at it?
Hmm, that should be interesting.

　I was taken to a newly built training facility.
　They had a field there that was designed for real-life combat.

There are three types of fields. The first is the city. Then there are the forests and the rivers. And the last one is the palace.

　I felt like I was in a game.

　I was pulled back with a nip and a tug.
　When I turned around, I saw Leila's eyes were shining.

　Oh, that's an annoying pattern.
　From the characteristics of my twin sister, who has been with me since she was born and now knows it all too well, I instantly guessed that.

"Ark, let's play Mogisen over there, too!
Okay, but do we have permission?

　The next thing I knew, Leila was pulling me by the arm and I was floating in the air.
　I had become like a koi-nobori (carp streamer) and was helplessly jumping into the field of the city with Leila.

　There are no people in the city, but the buildings and roads are exactly like the city itself.
　There are things like overturned carriages on the ground.

I wonder what they're made of?

　I was curious, and when I touched the carriage, I found that it was quite hard.
　Normally it would be wood, but it seems to be made of metal.
　Probably to prevent it from breaking even if it's exposed to magic.

''Where did you guys come from!''

　Suddenly, I heard shouting.
　I looked over and saw a group of high school-aged men and women with annoyed looks on their faces.

'This isn't a children's playground!　It's dangerous and we need to get out of here fast!

　Probably the students of this school.
　It seems that they were about to use the field and we got into it.

I'm sorry. I'll be out in a minute and--
Are you guys going to be in trouble?　Then mix us in!
Hey, Leila.

　Leila calls out to them, interrupting my words.

'Haha!　It's still a few years early!　If you're blessed and lucky enough to be a wizard-type profession, you'll be back!
'That's right, sweetheart. This is a field for magical warfare. It's only available to those who can use magic.
I can do magic.　Look, look.
No, no, no, you can't do magic on an unblessed child--
"Firelance.

　D'oh!

　The spear-shaped flames struck a nearby building.

''........What?''
'Wow!　Wow!　I'm not broken!

　While her brothers are stunned, Leila is delighted that the building is almost intact.
　It looks like it's built pretty solidly after all.

''Why don't you make it stronger?　Explosions.

　Doggone it!

　A furious explosion hit the building.
　This time the walls have melted away.
　But the building itself was still intact.

Wow, that's not broken!

　Leila is surprised.
　Her brothers, on the other hand, look at her in disbelief.

Oh, my God...?　It's supposed to be made of a special building material with a magical barrier attached to it...
I mean, didn't you just use the Explosions...?

　Leila smiled and said to her brothers.

'Hey, you can do magic!　Can we play mogisaeng with you?
"..........

　For some reason, the brothers backed away, their faces twitching.

'Yo, we just remembered our business!　Sorry, guys!　I'll see you tomorrow!
Oh, come on!　Wait for me!
'I'm not feeling well today either, so I'm going to take the day off... but take care of the rest...'
You were fine just now!

　Somehow, one by one, one by one, they leave as if they were running away.
　Eventually, the last one, too.

'Oh, yeah, I forgot to study for the test. So I'm going to go home right now, but you guys are free to use it as you see fit. Okay then!

　He said that and returned.

'You're all busy!'
'Hmmm, I don't think it was like that but...'

　We ended up having a mock battle, just the two of us.