The Seirei Gensouki Spirit Chronicles

Vol 1 Chapter 7: Magic

“Your basic sword technique is very powerful. Get to the point where you won't

ruin it if you learn this royal sword technique. I'll sharpen your attitude”

It had been decided that Rio would learn sword techniques after returning home from school.

(N?)

When he was about to return, Rio suddenly felt like someone was watching him.

Looking closely, he could see Roana and Christina. When Christina and Rio's eyes

meeting each other, she quickly averted her gaze, but Roana became frozen

because unbelief.

He wanted to know if he was being watched all the time.

It was not like there was a big problem, so what happened?

Rio was a little confused.

But since he did not have time to worry about such trivial matters, Rio continued the practice on his sword stance.

...~End Vol 1 Chapter 6 :Reception~...

After School.

As Rio was called by the math instructor to visit him after school was over,

he was currently standing in front of his instructor's laboratory room.

The laboratory is located at

one of the basement of the library.

Rio knocked on the door of the laboratory.

“...”

There's no answer.

He tried to knock it again.

This time with a rather loud voice in order to be heard.

Unfortunately, there is no answer.

(Is there anyone inside?)

Rio knocked on the door once again rather strongly.

“Excuse me. Sensei!”

“Da—! Sorry for keeping you waiting! The place is a little better now! Y-You're Rio, ‘ right? What's up?”

By the way, Rio was almost struck by the door that opened on his forehead. That's because

with incredible reflexes, he managed to avoid it.

What appeared in front of him was

a graceful young girl. A sight so real makes it

slightly stunned.

“Ah—ya. At class today, Sensei told me to come

after school is finished to receive additional lessons.”

“Aah—, I understand. It seems like today was very difficult for you. I'm very worried about the extent of your knowledge. I just wanted to try to see your ability, but in the end I just humiliated you”

He said so while making an apologetic expression.

Rio did not react to the instructor who looked regretful.

“Ah, no. It was natural for Sensei to want to know how vast the knowledge was

the student scholarship. Actually I'm the one who should apologize for taking Sensei's precious time to teach me”

The girl's eyes widened upon hearing Rio's reply.

“Heh ~ even though you are an ordinary person, you are very smart for a child at your age, aren't you? Are you really 7 years old?”

“Ya, right. But Sensei, you are also very young right? I'm surprised that people as young as you are an instructor”

“Is that so? I'm 12 years old. Well actually I was just at the age where I could graduate from elementary school. It's just, I skipped some classes, so I've actually graduated from school”

Thanks to Rio's praise, the girl became more attentive and talkative.

“To be honest, I just want to concentrate fully on my research, teaching

in my free time maybe just for a break just”

Wrapped in a robe, he proudly puffed out his chest. Rio a little

laughing at his actions.

“It really impress”

“Ehehe ~ Ah, you just got into this Academy, so I haven't had time to introduce myself yet. I'm Seria. Seria Claire's. I'm a noble, but I don't like it

formality so act as usual”

“Ya, my name is Rio. Nice to meet you”

“Hai ~ Hi ~ happy to meet you too. Just don't stand there, though,

loglah”

Seria told Rio to come in.

(S-Very messy..).

He instantly performed a double act looking at the chaotic state of affairs in the room.

“Ah, seems a little bumpy. Come here, you can sit here”

(.... Little bit?)

There was something wrong with that statement, but he pretended not to notice it.

As Rio sat down, Seria took out a piece of paper and placed it on the table.

“Alright, first, do you know what a number is?”

“Ya”

“Fu~n, then there are eight books. You've finished reading the six of those books. How many books have you not read?”

Seria gave Rio a simple math problem to solve.

“Two”

Rio answered her immediately.

“Ara, can you do the calculations? How about summation?”

Receiving an unexpected answer, Seria asked Rio. In this world, ordinary people could not even do simple calculations without tools.

“Yes, I can do it”

“OK, then how about this?”

Seria wrote the same question on paper, but this time in the form of numbers.

“I don't know, what is it?”

Since Rio was unable to read, he could not understand the written formula.

“E ~ tto... so you can do the calculation but can not read the numbers?”

“It's true”

Hearing what she said, Seria quickly wrote a number. The numbers written are not difficult. Staring at what he wrote, Rio only needed a few seconds to remember it.

“I'm done remembering it”

“Eh, already? Then, write down the numbers from 1 to 9”

Flipping the paper, Seria then gave it to Rio.

Rio accurately wrote down the numbers.

“True. Moreover, your writing is very good.”.

“Um... Can you show me which is the number 0, so I can use it as my calculation.”

Rio asked Seria to write it down on paper so that he could memorize it.

“So so. Thanks very much. If it was more than this, I would probably just be wasting Seria-sensei's time . Is it okay if I take this sheet of paper?”

Because Seria looks like she's

thinking of something and the affair with him had been completed, he thought it would be better for him to leave immediately.

“T-Wait a minute! You can take the paper, but can I see it

before that? Ah, I also want to write down some practice questions, so don't go first!”

Rio was surprised because Seria was leaning in

her body was very close to Rio. Taking out a new sheet of paper, Seria quickly wrote down some questions. There are fifty questions and all of them are basic calculations.

“Then, do it!”

Briefly, Rio skimmed through the matter, and he understood it so easily.

He finished it all in less than 5 minutes. Saw it

solving the matter so easily only made Seria even more surprised.

“I have completed it”

Seria immediately started checking her answer after receiving her paper. He did not need to check every answer to find out the result.

“All the answers are correct..”

While saying so, a bitter smile floated on Seria's face.

“Well, if only for such a matter, everyone in the class can also do it, ‘kan?”

Hearing Rio's words, Seria could no longer hold back her laughter.

“Ha, haha.. haha. indeed some of them can do it. But whether

you know, only a few students your age can do this much. Moreover, none of them could be comparable to ability

your calculations”

Rio then realized it. Even among nobles, only those with decent abilities were sent to school.

In fact, it was a way to boast about the intelligence of their children. If that's the case, then it's no surprise that Rio has misunderstood.

“Hah...Everything will soon become troublesome..”.

Feeling annoyed, Rio prepared to immediately stand up from his seat.

“It's okay. I still have time, so don't worry too much about it. Let's talk for a minute”

“You are an orphan who lived in a slum until recently, he said,

‘kan?”

Rumors of his background had reached the ears of the instructors.

“Ya, benar”

There was no reason to hide the reality, so Rio answered her honestly.

“This is not because I look down on you, it's just how can you

talking very politely and have mastered basic calculations? How could? “

Seria continued to speak faster in a passionate tone.Despite her gorgeous smile for her age, her intensity made it hard for her to resist.

“E ~ tto, I studied so diligently that I might be able to speak

well during his time at the Royal Academy . My mother spoke very formally and

I use it as a reference for myself. My mother was also the one who

taught me basic calculations and my mother told me that it would be useful in the future

panat” Of course it's all a lie.

Except the part about learning to talk from her mother was true. In Rio's memory,

his mother Rio spoke in a graceful manner, which was no match for an adventurer.

He recalled the time he was scolded whenever he used foul language. It was from his mother that he was able to develop a polite way of speaking. But the part about learning the calculations from his mother is completely a lie.

There was no way for him to be able to tell that he was learning from his previous life. Rio decided to lie without changing his expression.

“Ah, I understand. So it's from your late mother. Is it possible that he used to be a noble? After all, he is a good man. I

sorry for asking it”

Feeling guilty to bring up the talk about her mother Rio, Seria's mood became regretful.

“It's okay. I don't think about it much anymore

“But something like that.... Haa ~, I think it's true. You look more mature to someone by your age”

Seria was not entirely convinced by Rio's words.

But he felt it was wrong to dig into Rio's past, so he didn't continue on anymore.

He seems to be a pretty caring person.

(So, nobles like him also do exist.).

All the nobles he had met up until now showed his arrogance

that was enough to make Rio judge them badly. But people like Seria also exist.

“Seria-sensei also looks mature”

“Eh, ara, is that it?—Rio you can find out?”

It seems like Rio's words were well received.

(It was unexpected that he was easy to handle.).

The way Rio looked at her began somewhat

unaltered.

“Errrr... Anyway, put that matter aside, regarding your calculation ability, you could just jump over to the upper class. Quite unexpected considering just a moment ago you can't even read the figure”

Returning to the original topic, Seria started to become serious again.

“Do you need to attend any more math lessons? Because you're just gonna

find similar topics for the next three years in elementary school lessons”

All lessons at the Royal Academy are optional for the benefit of noble disciples who are often absent due to their duties. But even so, not all of them are like

that, the diligent one still attends class.

“Haha, it seems like it's bad, because I might be hated by students who

others”

He wouldn't look good if he didn't attend class.

“Ah ~ I understand. That's troublesome indeed. Your good relations will become problematic, especially among the nobles”

Perhaps in view of the quarrel between the nobility, displeasure was seen in

face Seria.

“Isn't Sensei also a noble?”

“I think so..”

Feeling sad, Seria's expression and tone became weakened.

His posture became untidy which made his white body part visible. It exuded an alluring charm, which was no match for his age.

In a desolate secluded space, the usual young girl was nowhere to be seen. Honestly, the difference between his looks was too great. Her skirt was almost completely rolled up which was a dangerous temptation for Rio.

“By the way Sensei, you said that you focus on magic research, but

specifically on what?”

Seria who was easily exposed to criticism felt relieved after hearing Rio change the topic.

“Ara, are you interested in magic?”

“Ya”

When Rio replied firmly, Seria picked up a transparent crystal with geometric patterns intricately etched, on a nearby shelf. And as Seria smashed her hands on it, a white light was released from the crystal.

“E ~ tto, this?”

Seeing that, Rio asked about the crystal placed on the table.

The moment Seria released the crystal, it stopped emitting light.

“This determines one's talent in magic, this magic tool is called by ‘Spirit Light Crystal’ Geometric patterns are engraved directly onto the surface. This is a unique artifact so it is quite expensive”

“A magic stone?”

“Magic stones are materials that exist in the monster's body. It was said to be a core of monsters, which caused them to turn into something like beasts

the abnormal (Magical beast). When they die, they leave nothing but magic stones. According to another theory, the dungeon is said to be the birthplace of monster”.

“Monster, magic stone, dungeon.”.

Those were all interesting words that he did not fully understand, he only knew his names.

“Ah, our conversation has strayed far from the original topic. Anyway, ‘Spirit Light Crystal’ reacts to the magic power coming in contact on the surface. It would shine even by applying minimal magic power. It is also known

as ‘Measurement Stone’ (Stone measurement)”

Seria explains the name and effect.

All humans have magic power, but the number varies from person to person.

There are some people who cannot use magic at all because it has insufficient amount of magic power.

This magic tool was used to judge whether one had requirements or not.

“You will know what kind of magic you have from the color of the light. For magicians, it determines their affinity”

Hearing Seria's words, Rio looked at the crystal with interest. Set aside

the process of determining one's magic talent, why such a method was used to

checking if someone has magic power or not? Rio felt something very strange.

“Hee ~, so magic stone power cannot be seen by the naked eye?”

Rio thought the magic power he saw as the light radiating from others could be seen by

eye.

Therefore he questioned the usefulness of ‘Measrument Stone.’ Indirectly asking about his doubts, Rio focused his eyes on Seria.

There were many students in the Royal Academy who were gifted with abundant magic power, but the light around Seria was extremely bright.

By the way, after a bit of practice, Rio could activate or turn off his light vision. The way is to cover

his eyes with magic power.

“Pure magic power can be felt vaguely, but not visible to the naked eye. However as long as the magic is activated, the light from the magic can be seen”

(... Bizarrely. What is the pale light I see? Only I can see it? Feelings

from this light as well... what is it?).

“Alright, let's give it a try” Seria urged him to touch the crystal and a white light began to emit.

(Just like Seria-sensei . Shining white. Does it describe magic?

A white light was shown from the crystal as I placed my hand on it. As far as

I know, the pale white light I saw was magic power?)

He analyzed calmly in his head.

Beside her, Seria stared at the light emitted from the crystal with a hint of astonishment.

“O, it shines! In addition, the white color indicates an all-round type! That color

means you can use any kind of magic as long as you have complete control

for your magic power! It's the same as me! People who emit white light

very rare”

Seria laughed and smiled beside Rio.

There are also types on witches, besides witches there are also warriors. Witches emitted a red color while warriors emitted a blue color.

“E ~ tto, thank you very much. All-round type? I don't know why I'm not really

too understand this feeling”

“Well, you still can't feel the magic power. Magic vision, magic control, and a ‘Ritual Contract’ are needed to use magic”

“I understand. What needs to be done so that I can feel magic?”

“The simplest way is to get someone else to send their magic power into your body and a sense of discomfort will arise, though some

people feel nothing. You need to learn how to control magic power after that”

“I understand. Sorry, but I have another question, but what is ‘Ritual Contract’ ?”

In order to dispel his doubts, he asked for an explanation about it.

“N ~, to say general definition, ‘Ritual Contract’ is a ritual where it will scan your body with an array of words to interfere with the laws of nature. A little inconvenient but it is the most efficient method. At first it might be a little boring since it is only filled with theories about magic, but as the class rises we will perform Contract Rituals. So look forward to”

...~End Vol 1 Chapter 7: Magic~ ...