Chapter 468: First Anniversary Extra Chapter (1/2)

It's going to be a long story, so I'll split it into multiple parts.

Sanctuary, God Realm. There, the two people who could be described as the pinnacle of this world were currently exchanging words with serious expressions on their faces.

[……No.]

[……I want to help Kaito-san too.]

[No!]

[Why not? If I amplify Kaito-san's magic power to those ”Peerage-holders”, wouldn't that fix everything?]

It all started yesterday, when Kaito tried to start training to increase his own magic power so that he could suppress Isis' magic power of death.

Kuromueina had placed a ward so that Shallow Vernal couldn't see them, but Shallow Vernal had somehow heard from somewhere about what they were doing. She offered to help, but Kuromueina had firmly refused.

[That would certainly lead to the same result. But it's not just about the result! The course of which Kaito-kun is working hard for Isis is also very important!]

[Mhmm, as long as the end result is the same, I don't see any problem……]

[Shiro would be happier to receive sweets made by Kaito-kun rather than sweets he bought from a store, right? This is the same as that.]

[……I see, I finally understand now.]

[Unnn, in that case……]

[Well then, I will create a ”magic tool that increases your magic power just by touching it”……]

[……No, that doesn't change anything……]

Shallow Vernal's motivation was a cute one: She wanted to do something to help Kaito. However, if she, who could be said to be almost omnipotent, lent her power without restraint, that would end everything in an instant without any effort on Kaito's part.

For Kuromueina, who valued the process, this was something that couldn't be overlooked, which was why she refused Shallow Vernal's help.

[……However, I would like to do something to help Kaito-san.]

[H- Hmmm…… Then, how about you create a magic tool for Kaito-kun's training? Errr, how about———- or something like that. If you can create a magic tool like that, that would make Kaito-kun's training better……]

(T/N: The description of said magic tool really was cut off.)

[I understand…… It's done.]

[Unnn, thank you. Later then. I'm going to Kaito-kun's home now.]

After receiving the magic tool that Shallow Vernal had created, Kuromueina waved her hand and left. Left alone in the Sanctuary, Shallow Vernal was still somewhat dissatisfied.

Thinking for a moment, Shallow Vernal seemed to have suddenly thought of something, she drew a circle in the air with her finger.

Thereupon, the image of Kaito in her appeared, and Shallow Vernal lightly waved her finger at him.

[……Making it so that ”it's easier for Kaito-san to grow” should be alright.]

With a faint smile appearing on her lips, she muttered those words that no one else could hear.

The day after I made up my mind to challenge Isis-san's magic power of death, I began regretting my decision a bit.

[Well then, let's start your training today.]

[U- Unnn. But before that, can I ask you something?]

[Unnn?]

[W- Why did you bring that huge pile of ”Fruits of the World Tree” with you?]

Yes, there were hundreds of Fruits of the World Tree piled up behind Kuro, which was kind of making me feel uneasy.

When I asked her about it, with a smile…… a devilish smile on her lips, Kuro spoke.

[……This will be used to recover Kaito-kun's fatigue. For the time being, I'll have you use ”about 500” of these ”for today”.]

[Those are just for today!?]

I don't think something that would require me to eat 500 Fruits of the World Tree couldn't be called training. I heard about how some Demons are able to increase their magic power by eating foods that contain magic power. I mean, that was also the case for our Lynn…… However, I've heard that Humans can't increase their magic power through food.

In other words, her purpose of making me eat the Fruit of the World Tree wasn't to increase my magic power, but to heal all kinds of wounds and fatigue.

To sum it up, I'm about to go through ”hellish training that can only be overcome by having me eat 500 Fruits of the World Tree”…… I feel like this will be tougher than I imagined.

[Let me first explain to you the basic method of increasing your magic power. The more magic power you use, the greater the increase in maximum magic power you can receive, especially if you recover from using up all of your magic power.]

[……Can I ask you a question?]

[You can~~]

[Wouldn't using up all of my magic power make me faint?]

[Unnn. Not only that, but if you consume magic power too quickly, you'll get headaches and feel dizzy, and most of all, you'll feel extremely languid. That's why we would usually increase it little by little over time…… but something like that wouldn't be enough for this matter! I'm going to have you use your magic power ”until you faint over and over again”, Kaito-kun!]