Well, of course, Master would notice. While thinking about how to answer that question, I stared at the devil who is eating a thick omelet next to me.
“Although this thing is essentially a bad thing, I don’t think it is harmful, at least for the time being… if I must say, it is like something that you would kill whenever you see one. Yes, like a cockroach.”
“I assume it is also the reason why Hiiro’s magic power increased so much? There is also a connection between that thing with the girl you were with when you were back, am I right?”
With the spoon in my mouth, I nodded.
“Hiiro,”
Master smiled wryly.
“Although your magic power increased, that increase also made you weaker.”
“… right.”
With a sigh, I stirred the jelly in front of me.
“Right now, you most likely are unable to control the huge magic power you suddenly obtained. Of course, I don’t doubt you will try to reduce the power when shooting a Nil Arrow. Even so, I’m sure you will find the power of the arrow to be more powerful than you expected. Adding to that, you most likely also don’t know the limit of magic power you should use to reinforce your body, which in contrast, will make it weaker than before.”
“As expected of Master. All the things you stated are correct. Shall I invite you to a Hawaii trip as a reward?”
Master gently strokes my head.
“Honestly, I don’t feel like I can master it. Even the Nil Arrow that Master taught me has now weakened into a mere mass of magic power. Yesterday, when I got into a fight with a high-ranking magician, she even said, 『You amateur who doesn’t even know how to hide your magic power』, to me.”
“Nil Arrow was originally magic that is made to prevent the opponent from detecting the arrow by mixing magic arrows with magic operators in the air… However, the current Hiiro is unable to control his magic power, so he unconsciously puts in too much magic power to the arrow, making the concept of ‘invisible’ disappears, as the arrow was caught in the opponent’s magic detection. Which makes it no longer a Nil Arrow.”
It’s just as Master said. Even a high-ranking magician like Chris usually can’t deal with Nil Arrow at first glance. The only ones who could deal with it at first glance were the devil, such as Arshariya, who were originally out-of-norm existence, so we can regard them as exceptions.
“Hiiro, you are currently standing at a boundary.”
Master likened her index finger to a boundary line– and stood it up neatly.
“On a boundary between genius and mediocrity. If you can control that overwhelming magic power, you will definitely become a magician who is touted as a genius. However, vice versa.”
She then smiled at me.
“Hiiro, do you want to become stronger?”
The faces of many people come to my mind. All of them were people I wanted to protect, people I didn’t want to lose.
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That is why I nodded silently.
“Yes.”
Following my resolve, Master also nods her head.
“Very well, let’s move on your training to the next stage.”
Master then stood up and threw the last remaining strawberry into her mouth.
“For the next training, we’ll change places. You only need to bring one thing– your resolve.”
“That’s good.”
I smiled wryly and stand up.
“Because I always bring that with me.”
After parting with Master, I returned to school. As usual, I finished the class peacefully while being teased by Tsukiori.
“Hiiro-kun,”
This hero-sama, who most likely was able to perfectly control a huge amount of magic power she had, whispered while stroking my cheek.
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“I’ll be waiting.”
Tsukiori, who has been very happy since I came back, then left with a smile on her face.
“… how could she say that easily.”
With a wry smile, I also head to the meeting place I had promised with Mulle and Lily-san.
“Too slow! What were you doing? You are too slow, Sanjou Hiiro!”
Mulle, in casual wear, was baring her teeth. She wears a sleeveless black dress and a casquette. The figure of Mulle, who was swinging a tiny purse, truly looks like a tiny tyrant, but as one would expect from a heroine, her cuteness is undeniable. Her platinum hair was bathed in the sunlight, adorned with a beautiful glow of sunlight, adding brilliance to the small girl.
As I was looking at her, Mulle stepped on the ground and groaned while looking up at me.
“I hate waiting for people the most! Didn’t I say to arrive on time? This is a great loss for me, you know, a great loss! How will you compensate me for this loss?”
“He arrived on time, though? Why do you have to be so angry, Ojou-sama?”
Lily, who took off her usual maid outfit and wore a pure white tucked blouse and a long flared skirt, stared at her watch. Contrary to her usual self-confidence-look when she wore her maid outfit, Lily who wears casual wear seemed defenseless… and such a Lily-san glanced at me and smiled.
“Sorry, she is always like this.”
“… (fantasizing about the two’s Yuri date in their casual wear)”
“Look, Sanjou-sama is also exasperated. Ojou-sama, please behave yourself a little more.”
“Shut up, shut up, shut up! How preposterous to make the member of the Eisbert family wait!”
“I am very sorry for the clamor.”
Lily-san said with a wry smile, and I smiled and shook my head.
“No, that’s fine. Rather, I’d love to watch the exchanges between the two of you for the rest of my life. I’m that type of person, after all.”
“Lily, don’t you think this guy is sometimes creepy…?”
“Mulle! He just helped you yesterday!”
No, Lily-san, I’m pretty sure Mulle is 100% right this time (I’m someone who knows his own creepiness).
At any rate, everyone seems to have gathered safely. By the way, since I was told 『come with your casual wear』 yesterday, I wore the clothes that Snow picked for me.
“So, where are we going to buy things to prepare for the new students’ welcome party?”