Oh no, that was fun earlier.

　I remembered Elene's joyful smile earlier and couldn't help but grin. No~, that smile was cute. She was so excited and happy every time I moved the golem.

　I got too carried away at the end and ended up getting pissed off at Aeris and the others, but I'm glad that Elene was still happy for me.

　The soldiers around her were very pale, though. Grand also went back to work, pulling a face on the way.

　I remembered Elene's happy, smiling face from earlier as I walked along.

Now, unleash your magic as I have taught you!

"Yes, Miss Merlin!

　Apparently, they had come to the training grounds. There, Merlin was teaching magic to the wizards. As an assistant, Mari is also teaching them together. Let's take a look at a few of them.

　The number of wizards is about 6 men and 4 women. Well, it's not often that women join the army itself, so if you think about it, the percentage of women in this country is probably high. I think the reason for this is that there are women in high positions of power in the kingdom.

　There are women in the queen, the prime minister, and even the generals. So does Merlin, the head of the magician's corps. It's also because I don't know any male overlords.

　At Merlin's command, the magicians, who are lined up ten at a time beside each other, release magic all at once. Each of the magic released has different attributes, but all of them flew to the target at the end of the magicians' gaze... or so I thought.

'Ah!　It's not safe!

　For some reason, the magic that one of them unleashed flew towards me. Why is it that it's normally the one that doesn't fly?　I think so, but well, we'll talk later.

　Glancing around, Merlin holds his head and looks dumbfounded, and Mari panics for a moment, but is relieved to see that it's me. Hey, shouldn't you be a little more worried about me?

　The magicians naturally shouted something about danger, and the person who released the magic was screaming with tears in his eyes. I feel a little sorry for him, so let's just deal with it quickly.

　I wave my right hand at the flying flame ball to drown it out. The power is so-so. But why did it go off like that?　From Merlin's vibe, it seems to be an everyday occurrence. That's what I was thinking.

D-Day, d-don't worry about it, sir!　Ah!

　A wizard pattered underneath me. A girl who was clearly about a single digit in age came running underneath me. How old is this girl?　Now, though, he's blushing red from the bite.

'I hope you're okay, Mr. Ray?'

Are you all right, Mr. Ray?

　As I was looking at the girl, the Wizard Commander Lord and his assistant finally arrived.

''Yes, it's fine, Master Wizard Lord and his assistant.

'Ugh I knew you'd be fine, Ray. So forgive me.

Yeah, that's right. We figured it was better than us being in between.

　The two of them suddenly began to cringe at my attitude. The wizards and the girl who came after me, perhaps seeing them for the first time, are rolling their eyes.

　When I'm laughing at them, they puff out their cheeks in a puffy way, as if they knew they were being teased.

'Moooooooo!　Oh, Mr. Ray!

Well, all right. So, Ray, what's up with you?

Hmm?　There wasn't anything in particular to do, so I was just looking around to see if there was anything I could do. In case you were wondering, I was entertaining the awesomely cute Elene earlier!

　I give a thumbs up and say with a smile. Seeing me like that, Merlin smiles bitterly, "Hey, you're an idiot of a parent," and Mari rubs her belly, "If I had a child too.......

　Seeing the two of them, the wizards again show their expressions of surprise. Among them, though, the men glare at me.

''So what's wrong with this girl?　What's wrong with you?

　I puff the head of the girl who just released her magic into a ridiculous place.

''Well that's enough for you, Ray-kun. Mimi is going to shrink even more.

　Oops, I enjoyed the reaction so much that I unintentionally poofed too much. When I stopped her, the girl called Mimi rushed away from me and hid behind Mari's back.

'The girl's name is Mimintia Alderson, and she's a dwarven woman. She looks like a child, obviously, but I believe her age was 21.

'What?　You're 21?

　When I ask Mimi, she fearfully comes out of Mari's back and nods with a coy smile. Apparently dwarven women don't change their appearance much in any way.

'I'm sorry about that. My name is Ray.... It's nice to meet you, Mimi.

　Watch out. I almost gave him my full name. Then I respectfully stroke Mimi's head. Mimi-san seems to feel good after being stroked, but she remembers being stroked by a younger person, and she hurriedly pulls away from my hand and hides behind Mari's back again.

　And a killing spirit is released from the magicians around me in a buzz. It seems that Merlin and the others and Mimi-san are popular with the male wizards.

　I'm not sure what Merlin thought when he saw the hostility of the wizards towards me, but he grinned and turned to me with a very bad smile.

''Come to think of it, Ray-kun, you said you had nothing to do, right?

Hmm?　Yeah, I'm looking for something.

'Then, Ray-kun, I want you to have a mock battle with these girls. Ray-kun alone and all the wizards here.

　Merlin, who has a very bad smile on his face, will say something like that. Naturally, if you say it that way, the magicians will glare at me with angry expressions on their faces.

　In particular, the men who had been glaring at me before Merlin said such a thing were at the height of their anger and had terrific expressions on their faces.

　As I was lightly pulling away from those men, Merlin came to my side.

'I need you, Ray, to break their little tendril of a nose.

　He says. I look at Merlin to see what he means.

These are the kids who joined the team this year, and they came in wanting to be like you. Many of them have high self-esteem because they were accepted in a competition that was multiplied by several dozen times.

　And Merlin says something like that with a sideways glance at the wizards. That's dozens of times more impressive. There are about fifty of them here alone. Speaking of those dozens of times, how many thousands have come to receive it? But oh well.

All right. It's a favor for your lovely wife. I'll take it.

　I sneakily whisper in his ear, imitating Merlin, and Merlin's face instantly turns red. Now, let's go for it.