Chapter 81 Extra Chapter 3.1 - Mea’s magic practice, Part 1 (1/2)

Extra Chapter 3 – Mea’s magic practice, Part 1

Translator: “Pink Tea” Editor: ”Ryunakama”

Dressed in a cute and somewhat revealing outfit with a lot of frills that looked both like a traditional dress and a dancer girl’s attire, Mea stood with her eyes closed, holding both of her hands in front of her. The location had nothing in surroundings being the central passage of the heated pool on the northern side of the island.

Mea stood silently, without any change.

A light breeze blew, shaking Mea’s beautiful cat ears. Her tail also kept swaying without rest, almost transmitting her silent nervousness to the observers.

In fact, Torraine, Rant, and Schnee, who were intently looking at Mea, and Ayla and Taiki, who stood a bit away, were watching her, holding their breath.

Without even glancing at the audience, Yuri, with her usual fluffy demeanor, narrowed her eyes and nodded contently.

「Yes, good, you are getting better bit by bit. Is it because of the sharp instincts of a beastman? You are successfully regulating magic power. Both Ditzen-sama and I spent quite a long time before achieving this level of control over magic power. Perhaps, Mea-sama might become the most amazing practitioner of all.」

Seeing Yuri somewhat happily say that, Torraine softened her expression a bit and looked at Mea.

Behind her, Rant and Schnee exchanged surprised looks.

「Amazing, to think Mea can become a magician…」

「Isn’t this first even among our relatives?」

Whispered Rant and Schnee, while Ayla and Taiki also showed signs of admiration.

「Is it rare for a cat beastman to be a magician?」

Ayla strongly nodded in response to Taiki’s question.

「I think it’s extremely rare. You might not know this as you have spent most of your time among the skies, but almost all of the known magicians these days are humans. Only a few of them are elves, but even that can be called unusual. After all, most of the elves live in the woods and won’t come near human settlements.」

Hearing that explanation Taiki hummed.

「Does that mean that beastmen genetically have scarce magic power? Or they just don’t have foundations to become magicians?」

As Taiki muttered those words, Ayla slightly lowered her head with a glum look.

「I’m not familiar with the word genetically, but beastmen mostly settle among the same race, so they might not have many opportunities to learn magic.」

Hearing Ayla Taiki gave half-heated「hmm」of a reply and continued observing Mea.

「I see. However, in that case, any race should have many of those missing their chance to learn magic, living in remote or poor settlements.」

After saying that, he mumbled in a small voice 「Even on Earth, apart from advanced countries, the people unable to go to school were more numerous.」Ayla was unable to catch that and only tilted her head, but Taiki didn’t respond to her and while smiling wryly shifted his gaze to Yuri.

「Even so, Yuri-san is mysterious, her ability to sense the flow of magic is pretty mysterious as well, but you wouldn’t suspect that she is of royal blood from her attitude at all. There is also no hint of discrimination towards beastmen that you mentioned earlier.」

As he said so and laughed, Ayla looked at Yuri, narrowing her eyes.

「…Indeed, I don’t sense even a speck of malice or ill intentions from Yuri-sama. I feel like she is treating everyone as equal.」

Ayla replied while her eyes looked like she was looking at something radiant, to which Taiki nodded and said.

「Yes. Just like you, I think it’s amazing.」

「Eh, ah, y-yes…? T-thank you very much…」

Though a bit bewildered by sudden praise from Taiki, Ayla gave her thanks and then when silent. Perhaps not sure how she should have reacted, however not only her cheeks but even her ears also went red as she looked down at the ground.

Then, the ears of Mea, who until now was silently concentrating, dropped to the sides.

And suddenly, a strong wind swept, with Mea in its center.

「Ah.」