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Once You Grasp The Tricks In Magic, It's Only A Repetition After That !
I got too engrossed in the sand moving magic while saying something like teaching Luna-san. So I pull myself together and give Luna-san some advice.
「Then, first will be the Earth Bullet」
「

un」
「To put it bluntly, Luna-san’s Earth Bullet was too unstable. Probably, it fails every two, or three times, right? 」
「

it worked just fine before, but it feels so comparatively speaking」
What do you mean it went well with that? So I thought, but of course, I don’t say it out loud.
「Well then, it will be difficult to use that as an attack. You will have to make it perfect while being exposed to the enemy’s attacks in battle after all」
Naturally, there are allies around you that may protect you until you complete your magic in battle, but I think you should count on that.
To begin with, magic that only succeeds to be cast once every three times is useless.
「

so, how should I stabilize my magic?」
「First let’s learn how to compress your magic power. You will be able to make an Earth bullet perfectly somehow if you can compress your magic power. It will also increase the hardness and attack power of Earth Bullets, and they will not crumble and stray from their course when they flew」
It will become relatively easy to use as long as you can compress your magic power in your Earth Bullet. It’s quite lower in difficulty compared to Fire magic - which requires you to sense the temperature, Wind magic - which requires you to delicately control the magic -, and Water magic, where you have to control fluid objects.
For now, it’s easy magic where you can shoot them straight immediately if you can compress and harden them.
Even when I speak of it in that manner, Luna-san still looks puzzled, maybe because she still didn’t get it.
「

how do you compress your magic power?」
「It’s like squeezing your magic power from the outside to the inside tightly, however, you put in your magic power so that it doesn’t get crushed」
I also create an Earth Bullet just like Luna-san to show her an example.
At first, it was just a lump of sand gathering together, but when I gradually add my magic power and compress it, it gradually becomes smaller and harder.
The Earth Bullet that was big enough that I can hold it with both of my arms has now been compressed into a size that can be grasped with the palm of my hand.
「Look, something like this」
「

a, amazing. Becoming this small.....」
When I hand over the stone bullet to her, Luna-san hit it with her fist while surprised.
Thereafter, the stone bullet - that doesn’t seem to be made of earth - makes a loud metallic sound.
「

it’s hard」
「It’s hard to the point that you won’t be even able to cut it with a sword from any angle」
It was so hard that even Eleonora-neesan can’t cut it with her sword. I’m confident in its hardness.
Although, she then cut it into two equal parts using a real sword after that.
「For now, you should try it out first then I’ll give you advice from there」
It’s better to practice it first rather than telling her all sorts of things. Even though I’ve also never done it before, it will be impossible to understand even if you told them the theories behind it.
「

understood」
After she nods, Luna-san immediately uses Earth magic in the same manner.
Doing it according to what I said before, her casting speed is slow, maybe because she is concentrating on compressing her magic power.
The sand slowly rose and turn into a clump of earth, then she continue to push her magic power inward from outside.
Seeing that, I sense danger from the flow of magic power and deployed the non-attribute magic, Shield.
Thereafter, the Earth Bullet Luna-san made bursts as if it explodes from the inside. The soil was scattered around the place.
Luna-san - who is at the center of the explosion - is obviously covered in dirt. I quickly sensed that it will turn out like this from the flow of magic power and protected myself against it, so I don’t get any dirt on me.
「

it exploded」
「Un, that will happen if you don’t apply your magic power evenly from the outside」
If you don’t apply it to the whole thing, other places will be unable to withstand it and burst, making it explodes.
「....I wish you told me that sooner. And you also protected yourself......」
Luna-san looked at me with a gaze of protest.
「Sorry, but this is the first path a beginner has to take」
Even I also experienced my magic bursting like that many times in the past. This is something you do again and again so many times and there’s no other way but to practice so you can apply your magic power evenly.
Everything is all about the experience. Right, it’s not that I forgot about it or anything.
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While letting Luna-san do the compression method, somehow or other, I look around our surroundings.
Sylvio-niisan is receiving advice from Nord-tousan - who can also use Wind magic - about how to use the magic and took a break. It seems like he can finally hit the target ten times in a row.
And then Elna-kaasan continues to take care of Eric, who is bad at circulating his magic power. This might result in Eric circulating his magic power for the whole day.
Considering Eric’s ability, it would be better to stick to properly learning his basic ability rather than being taught how to use magic unskillfully. If it were to be poorly postponed and acquire a strange habit, then it will become terrible to look at.
And finally, Eleonora-neesan, sitting down on the shore.
Looking at her somewhat sorrowful back, it was obvious that she had not been able to complete her assignment.
Her reddish brown ponytail is swaying lifelessly in the sea breeze.
As I stared at such a figure, maybe she sensed my gaze on her as Eleonora-neesan looked back.
At that time, I felt like I met eye contact with a bear. What should I do now, she will chase after me if I show her my back, so let’s continue staring at each other like this and retreat.
As I was thinking of such a thing, the bear beckoned me to come closer.
No. Apparently, the correct thing to do was to quickly turn my eyes away from her instead of staring at each other. However, it was already too late by the time I realized it.
I can’t ignore it seeing that the bear is calling.
I helplessly walk to Eleonora-neesan side, trudgingly.
「Hey, Al」
「What is it?」
「I wonder why is the ocean so wide?」
Not good, it looks like Eleonora-neesan got mentally crushed because her magic was too inaccurate to hit the target. Even though it’s the muscle-brained Eleonora-neesan, she saying something philosophical like this, she must have got considerable damage.
Although, there’s no way I could answer something like that.
「

I wonder」
Let’s just let it flow.
「「................」」
Then, we were silent for some time and only hear the sound of the waves *zazaa* can be heard.
The area surrounding us is filled with blue color as far as the eyes can see, and the target made of Earth magic standing straight ten meters ahead of us made the scene feel out of place and surreal.
I feel the blowing sea breeze against my skin while listening to the sound of the waves for a while.
「

Al, I can’t hit it with my magic. What should I do?」
This is Eleonora-neesan we’re talking about, so I thought we will have a bit more of an abnormal conversation or such but she’s unusually straightforward this time.
She gained some confidence after receiving lessons on our way here from Elna-kaasan, but she probably feel down after not being able to hit the target ten meters away from her.
「Can you try it one more time」
「Okay」
When I say that Eleonora-neesan stands up and takes a deep breath, then she pushes out her right arm.
「『I ask thee　O blazing flame Gather and become a ball』」
Along with Eleonora-neesan’s powerful voice, as she chants, a flame starts to form at the end of her palm.
Before long, a fireball formed and burn brightly, then Eleonora-neesan moves her arm as though to aim at the target like before.
After that, she stares in the direction of the target with nervous-looking eyes and shot the fireball.
The blazing fireball flies away and continues flying toward the target.
However, it got blown by the sea wind and although it veered off to the left edge of the target, it blew up the seawater at the back *basshan*. 1
「Something like this」
I wish you don’t say it like that with a self-satisfied look as though you’ve done a difficult task on your face though.
「It looks like you’ve been doing that continuously now, but it doesn’t hit the target that often?」
「I’ve hit it a few times, but I can’t hit the target continuously for five times」
Being able to hit twice or thrice might be considered to be pure luck, but as expected, it will be difficult for her to hit it five times.
「HmăƒŒm, there doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with the flow of magic until the formation of the fireball though」
I guess it’s because she had received strict lessons from Elna-kaasan during our journey and our break time, after all, Eleonora-neesan’s casting of the fireball has become smoother than before.
But of course, things like the casting speed or the wasted magic power still have much to be desired, but she can just improve it from now on. Rather than that, she should take care of her accuracy right now.
It’s not as unstable as Luna-san’s or the magic being attenuated faster. If anything, she put too much magic power in it that it flew so far.
Why can’t she control and hit a target ten meters away?
Frankly speaking, although there is the wind blowing, she just has to simply shoot the fireball straight ahead though.
「I feel like it will hit the target if the target itself is a monster or a human....」
Please don’t look this way while muttering such a dangerous thing.
I don’t want to simulate being a human guinea pig.
「Maybe, I think it’s because the image of the fireball flying far was insufficient. I’ll try hitting the target with a fireball then, try looking at my magic carefully」
「

fine」
I ignore Eleonora-neesan’s slightly disappointed-looking face with all my strength and cast Fire magic.
I slowly create the fireball so that it will leave a strong impression in Eleonora-neesan’s mind, and I push out my arm in the same manner and send it flying.
After that, the fireball I shot out hit the circle I created on the target as though being sucked by it.
In order to get a clear image of the fireball’s trajectory, I hit the target five times in a row.
「How is it? Do you think you can get the image?」
「Probably? I feel like I can do it now!」
Despite saying that in an uncertain tone, she creates a fireball in front of her.
She aims at the target in the same manner with her hand and launches the fireball forward.
However, the fireball was smoothly flying past the target to the side.
「

hey, you maliciously don’t put up something like a Wind barrier around the target, right?」
「'course not. That’s due to Eleonora-neesan’s ability」
But, the fireball missed the target and even I also unintentionally thought the same thing.
「But then, why does it miss the target? Though I also didn’t see any kind of abnormality in the flow of magic power......」
「Haa, that’s why I told you I’m not good at magic training. It’s all just about adjusting your magic power and such. It’d be better for me to swing my sword. Not to mention ten meters, I can even send a slashing attack from thirty meters away」
No no, that’s just Eleonora-neesan herself is the strange one. No matter how fast ordinary people swing their swords, there’s no way for them to be able to make a shockwave from their slashing attack.
And I wondered how would you attack if she lost her sword, but I thought that she will just send an air bullet flying to the target with her fist if it’s Eleonora-neesan.
Eleonora-neesan sits down on the ground as though she sulked.
Then she grabbed a stone on the ground and threw it toward the target.
The stone hit right in the middle of the target ten meters away from her. Then it fell to the sea *pochari*.2
A flash of improvement method flashes into my mind after seeing such a casual scene.
「You manage to hit it even though it’s so far. Amazing. Hey, Eleonora-neesan, try hitting it one more time」
「Haa? Well, sure......」
When I praise her while giving her a pebble, Eleonora-neesan answers with a suspicious tone but she still obediently threw the pebble once again, perhaps she’s just plainly happy being praised.
And then, just like the first stone, it similarly also hit the center of the target.
Even though she basically didn’t use much strength while sitting there, just how much arm strength and accuracy you must have to do that?
「Un, isn’t aiming using your hands more suitable for Eleonora-neesan?」
「What do you mean?」
「I wonder if you can control and throw the fireball using the feeling when your throw the stone before」
「

I see. Then, I’ll try it out」
Perhaps she has regained her vigor, Eleonora-neesan stands up after saying that.
Eleonora-neesan’s strong point is physical activity, so I think it will become much easier if she also adds making a big gesture as she uses the magic. To begin with, the image of Eleonora-neesan sending magic flying like a magician doesn’t suit her.
「『I ask thee  O blazing flame  Gather and become a ball』」
When Eleonora-neesan chants like that, flames began to gather in front of her right hand and turn into a ball.
After she makes a neatly shaped fireball, Eleonora-neesan looks at the target with a sharp gaze.
Then she moved her entire body into a large form like a pitcher, twisted her waist, and threw the fireball on her right hand.
The blazing fastball leaves Eleonora-neesan’s right hand and pushes on straight to the target ten meters ahead and hit right in the middle.
「Ahh! I hit it right in the middle!」
「Come on, continue with the magic, and don’t forget that feeling!」
Eleonora-neesan looks back looking happy, but her assignment was to hit the target five times in a row. The moment she grasps the feeling of using magic, she should practice it by repeating the action.
「Okay!」
When I told her that, Eleonora-neesan creates another fireball and continue to hit the target right in the center in succession.
And even with the last fifth fireball, Eleonora-neesan managed to hit the target right in the middle without veering off course.
「I did ităƒŒ! Now it’s over with this!」
Maybe she was delighted that she clear-ed the assignment as Eleonora-neesan immediately fall to the sandy ground on her back.
「Ara ara, it will dirty your clothes and hair yet you still fell down like that」
The one who said that line that represents my feelings was Elna-kaasan. It looks like she was watching our situation halfway through.
You may feel like she’s angry if you only listen to the words she said, but Elna-kaasan’s tone didn’t make you feel that she was angry at all and sounded gentle.
She heads for Eleonora-neesan - who collapsed on the ground - while praising her with a calm smile on her face.
「You did it Eleonora」
Elna-kaasan strokes Eleonora-neesan as if caressing her.
Despite looking slightly embarrassed, Eleonora-neesan looks happy and shy as she says,
「

thank you」
「Fufu, I think you should not say that to me though?」
Perhaps she noticed Elna-kaasan’s meaning as Eleonora-neesan slowly raise her body and turn around toward me.
Then while averting her gaze looking embarrassed, she says,
「

Al too, thank you」
「You’re welcome」
She wasn’t a little bit honest, but it’s nice she thanked me.
It’d be nice if she can become kinder to me in our next swordsmanship training though.
「Now then, Eleonora! Practice your magic!」
「Ueehh!? Why? I have properly finished my assignment, right!?」
「You can’t stop here now, you have to continue to practice the magic now that you have especially grasped the feeling of using the magic!」
「Th, thats!」
Although, it looked like Eleonora-neesan’s magic training will still continue.
TL Note :
1. *splash*
2. *splosh*