27 Chapter 28: Magic Stone (2/2)
”Well then, um?”
”Frank, call me Frank.” Said the blacksmith
”Frank, I'm John, these two are Serena and Ariel. We have a deal.”
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”Hey John, are you sure it wouldn't have been better to just enchant gauntlets to do more damage when you attack?” Serena asked
”Nah, It's fine. Besides, i specialise in daggers. If it ever reaches hand to hand combat then I'll rely on my martial arts. But I only know a bit of MMA.
”MMA?” Ariel asked
”It's something complicated, but don't worry about it.” I said
”More importantly, where are we going?” Serena asked
”Training.” I replied
”What do you mean?” She asked
”Training. We're going to train.” I replied
”What kind?” She said
”I'll be teaching you the concept of fire magic, Ariel will be practicing on improving her concept of Wind magic and i'll be creating new spells and do exercises to strengthen my body.” I said
I look a lot less skinny than back when i met Ariel because I've been properly eating my meals but i haven't been properly working out. Which is why, i'll need to start doing that.
”Huh? What is this? This person just said something about teaching me the concept of fire magic, something researchers still haven't been able to grasp and said he'd be creating spells as if it were something normal... What's wrong with this person?” Serena mumbled
”Oi, I can hear you.” I said
”It's alright serena, you'll get used to it soon.” Said Ariel with an empty expression”Ariel, not you too...” I muttered with a saddened expression”D-Don't be sad john! You may not be normal but you're still amazing!” She said
Please stop, you're hurting my feelings.
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”Where are we?” Serena asked
I don't know. We were searching for an where we could train in a kingdom surrounded by water and ended up here.
”We're not too far from the port, but it looks like some sort of dock. It's empty so it should be fine right?” I asked
”Well, it is spacious... It looks like it was recently used but since it's empty right now i say we should use it.” Said Ariel
”Well then, let's start.” I said
”Huh? now? Wait a moment what if someone overhears us?” Serena asked
”Nope, I've checked, there aren't any people within a 50-metre distance from us.”
”What if someone has the ability to hear us from far? You should be paying more attention to these things!” Said Serena
”It's fine, it's fine. Look. Stand over there for a second.” I said as i pointed at a location 5 metres away.
”Fine...” She said as she walked over
”Quiescis” I muttered
”So what exactly are you trying to show me?”
”I'm trying to show you my new spell.” I replied
”Huh? What did you say?” She asked
”I said, I'm trying to show you my new spell.” I repeated
”I can't hear you!?” She said with a surprised face
”Alright i turned it off. Can you hear me now?” I asked
”W-Wha- Don't tell me you...”
”That's right. Unlike silentium which stops sound from moving inside. Quiescis prevent sound waves from reaching outside a certain field. Ariel who was standing next to me could hear me perfectly, isn't that right?” I said
”Yes, like John said. I could hear him but you couldn't, it was probably due to our positions... You were outside of the field so the sound wasn't reaching you.” Said Ariel
She's a good learner... I wonder if there are any schools in this world... Wait, there was one in halfaust. I heard it was called the royal academy or something.
”Ah, that's right... I forgot it's john after all...” She said with a saddened look on her face
”Oi, why are you talking about me as if i were some sort of lost cause.”
”Cheer up, Serena. On the bright side, you'll be learning from him!” Ariel said
”No... I don't want to stop being normal...” Serena said
”Alright, we're outside, the weather is nice. Why don't the two of you fight me.””You're on, I've wanted a rematch since the day I lost.” Said Serena
”I'd also like to fight john.” Said Ariel
Wait, wait, wait. I was joking. Why would Ariel even want to fight me? Does she hate me... Where did i go wrong...
”Before we start, just know that we are dueling to see how much we can improve over this week.”
”Okay.” They both replied as they nodded
”After this match, i'll start teaching Serena the concept of fire magic. As for you ariel, i will also help you improve your control over the wind element. Now, I'm going to flip this coin, when it lands we start. If you two can beat me now or after this week, then I'll do anything you ask.”
”Anything?” Asked Serena with an evil smile
”Really?” Asked Ariel with an excited expression
I don't feel safe... Should i not have said that? I did it to motivate them...
”That is if you win.” I said as i pulled out a silver coin from the magic tool box
”Well then. Good luck.” I said after throwing the coin into the air.