A: Magic Forest

(7)

"Flappius Exarus!" Right after those two words were spoken, the broom in Lila's hand started to float. However, the success was only a few seconds later and after that, the broom again lost its magical power and dropped Lila to the ground.

"Duh, it's not like that, Lil," complained Cia, "the broom you're using should be raised even higher and your left leg should be in front of your right foot."

Lila chuckled while scratching her non-itchy head. He stood up and patted the back of his dirty black skirt from a fall. Apparently, learning to fly a broom was included in one thing that was very troublesome for him.

This is still the most basic exercise. The spell given by Cia for Lila to memorize was also still one. But, looking at the broom that did not fly for long and Lila's feet that were still treading on the ground, it seemed like this exercise would take longer compared to Cia's estimation.

Lila returned to cast her spell solemnly. Fail. Again, his efforts this time did not produce satisfactory results. Just like earlier, the broom in Lila's hand was raised a little and then down again in just a few seconds. The girl looked riled up and agitated. Not only that, his stamina had also been drained out even before the break, he had spent a lot of food in the cafeteria with Cia.

Cia who was nearby also felt tired. The two-braided girl exhaled a rough breath and wiped the sweat that poured from her temple. Tired of standing up, he decided to sit down and look at the light blue sky above his head.

The sky that Cia was looking at was now being crowded by broom riders and some flying snails who were air traffic controllers. His attenuation was fixed to the group of academy disciples who could smoothly swerve in the air with their brooms. The girl thought that if Lila could do such things, she would not have bothered to teach the girl the most basic things that should have been taught at the level of education under the magician academy.

The bell rang indicating that the break time was over All the students of the magician academy, with the exception of Lila and Cia, had to enter their respective classes. Not long after, the sky was back. The academy student has returned to his class and the air traffic control flying snail has re-entered his shell. Now, only Lila and Cia remained in the backyard of the magician academy.

"Cia, I'm such a hassle, right?"

"Eh?" cia Response. Suddenly, Lila who seemed to remember still chanting the spell to fly just now was already next to him. Not only that, he asked Cia.

With teary eyes and a soft voice like crying, Lila said, "I-I'm troubling you, right?"

Cia was confused to respond to Cia's question which was like a simalakama fruit. If he answers 'yes', it is certain that Lila's mood will be damaged in the next week. However, if the bespectacled girl replied 'no', Cia would be spoiled and not serious about practicing because she knew that her guide did not mind her attitude.

Go forward to retreat.

Cia fell silent and thought of the best answer she had to give her best friend. Lila who was next to him was still waiting for Cia's reply patiently. "E-eh, why are you asking me that?" asked Cia stammeringly.

"I saw you exhausted from earlier. You must be tired of teaching me, right? Huaa, I'm sorry, Cia. I don't know what else to do" lila regretted.

Cia's hand was used to rub Lila's shoulder gently. A moment later, he lifted Lila's chin, stared fixedly at Lila's two irises, then smiled warmly. Isakan Lila stopped and silence enveloped the place.

"You never bothered me. Yes, sometimes you have a lot of behavior. However, since I'm your best friend, I don't feel burdened by all of those things. After all, you and I have known each other for a long time, right? How could I feel burdened just for teaching you how to fly a broom."

Hearing Cia's explanation, Lila smiled. All the heartache and regret flew into the sky and disappeared into the distance. The happy Lila is back. The girl smiled then hugged the body of Cia who was in front of her tightly. "Yey, thank you, Cia," said Lila, "I'll take training more seriously from now on!"

After saying that, Lila let go of her hug on Cia then started to stand up and walk towards her broom which she placed a few meters away from where she was now. He again took a position to fly a broom and his determination to fly was round.

"Alright, Lila, let's do your practice again! Remember my words! Raise your broom a little higher, put your left foot in front and your right leg behind, say the spell out loud, and fly with confidence!"

Lila nodded steadily. His gaze sharpened and his mind focused entirely on the broom that was in his grasp. He took a deep breath, then shouted, "Flappius Exarus!"

Fail again. Just like earlier, the broom could not fly properly. Lila pouted. However, after seeing Cia who was already willing to bother teaching him, the look on that face now changed with an optimistic smile. The girl's hands clenched and she again tried her luck this time. Cia cheered and gave her spirit from afar. Lila's stamina seemed to be fully charged, and she tried to fly her broom many more times until the twilight violet was already visible in the sky.

Not felt, the training they both did had already lasted until the hours of the academy lesson had been completed. The orange sky above them is now again crowded by brooms and other air vehicles. The broom parking lot was also crowded and all students and mentors flocked to go home to their respective dormitories.

A few tens of minutes later, the sky had turned dark and things were back to the way they were. Silent and silent. All that was seen now was a herd of announcement-bearers pacing the starry night sky to announce an important notice to all the students of the magician academy.

"Well, it's time to go home, Lila."

Lila. Cia was already next to him and offered the girl a ride of a broomstick. "It does not feel, the time has now shown at six in the afternoon. We'd better hurry home before the magical spirits kidnap us if we linger here" Cia invited. Because she could not resist, Lila hitched a ride to Cia. Fortunately, their dorm room was next to each other. So, Cia wasn't too bothered with it.

His training this time has produced results even though it is not too significant. Lila had to thank Cia a lot because thanks to her, the girl could fly a broom for up to a few minutes.

The plan, after returning to her room, Lila will train again until smooth. Flappius Exarus spells were repeatedly uttered by Lila that night. However, tomorrow, he had to go back to face the head of the magician academy with Cia because of the many damage he caused in his room while trying to practice how to fly a broom alone.