Person with ticket number 52, please come to the counter~ă
A cheerful female voice resounds from indoors.
⊠A bank?
When I walk through the gate of the Cooperation Union, the insides have completely changed.
Umm⊠I didnât enter the wrong building, right?
I look around. Un, itâs the Cooperation Union.
âBoy, carefully observe me when we donât meet for three daysâ it has such feeling?
You probably worked hard. You can see traces of extraordinary effort and enthusiasm (grudge?).
The receptionist Oneesans were at their limit, after all.
That probably brought this drastic change.
The disorderly appearance and the queue that I saw a few days ago had disappeared from the Cooperation Union.
Oneesans behind the counter is working with smiles on their faces. There are no sofas as expected, but a table with chairs where one can fill their papers are here instead.
Un, Itâs a bank. Although it turned out like this because of my suggestion.
ă⊠na-sană
A shock suddenly came crashing into me while I thought where to get the bankâs, the Cooperation Unionâs ticket.
Uh, what!? Anaconda!? Terrible pressure, my bones are cracking. To think I would be attacked in the Cooperation Union!
Is this the danger Berta-san was talking about!
OuchouchouchâŠâŠ I give upâŠâŠÂ gaku.
ăEh!? Hey, Ena-san!? Are you all right!?ă
When the pressure gradually disappeared, shaking came next.
Continuous attacks without letting me breathe⊠the Cooperation Union was a place one had to be careful in, after allâŠ
ăWhat are you doing! Are you trying to kill our benefactor!ă
ăIâm not! I just embraced her a little from gratitude!ă
Woman and man start quarreling in front of the exhausted me.
The man is the Cooperation Unionâs chief. And the woman is the terrifying incarnation of a serpent or not (probably?), sheâs naturally the Cooperation Unionâs receptionist Clara-san.
ăGururuă
Dieter approaches me anxiously.
He probably didnât think that a frail woman (by appearances) could cause me any harm, so heâs apologizing.
ăI am all right. My bones do not seem to be brokenă
ăEna-san, thatâs cruel! Such light embrace with these thin arms canât break bones!ă
Clara-san protests while showing her arms.
As I look, Clara-sanâs arm is certainly delicate, and it leaves me wondering where the strong serpent lurks.
I will keep in mind that sheâs a person not to antagonize in a different meaning from Berta.
ăClara-san, if you would like, please eat this with everyoneă
First of all, I will bribe her with a Swiss roll.
Itâs something I brought for the receptionist Oneesans who build up a lot of stress.
Ah, but was it liquor for serpents!? A blunder?
ăMaa, thank you very much! Is it food?ă
ăYes, it is a cake. I am sorry, I should have brought liquorâŠă
ăLiquor? Of course, Iâm happier about cake! Sweets are luxury goods so itâs not every day we can eat themă
Iâm glad. I wasnât able to remove the âClara-san alleged incarnation of a serpentâ, but women like sweets as expected.
ăIs that okay? To receive something so precious. Even though we, the Cooperation Union should returning the favor we have received from youă
ăThatâs right! We were thinking of showing our gratitude yet we received a present like this⊠Moreover, Iâm sorry for putting too much power a little while agoâŠă
Clara-san hangs her head apologetically.
ăNo, I did not do that much. I just pointed out something that was on my mindă
ăNo, just how much was everyone saved because of your idea! If that crowd didnât get resolved, it would eventually become a big problem. It might have even influenced the public order of the Royal Capital. Iâm really gratefulă
ăEna-san, on behalf of the receptionists of the Cooperation Union, I thank you. Really, thank you very much! As the improvements of this Cooperation Union were reported to the country, you may perhaps even receive a letter of appreciation from the King!ă
Eh!? A letter of appreciation from the King!? That would be bad!
There are too many acquaintances in the Royal Palace, it will be bad if I get exposed.
Before marriage, my grandmother was a little sister of the former king, and I was often invited by the kingâs wife, so I went to the Royal Palace frequently.
The Royal palace was a small haven for the little Amalie who sometimes went there to get away from her mother.
ăEh!? Did you perhaps report about me!?ă
ăNo, usually, the Cooperation Union is an independent organization unrelated to the country. We actually donât have any obligation to report, but because this affects the public order, we have reported about the problems and how to improve them. But, it seems that even the country was surprised so they may want to hear in detailă
Good! It appears they didnât report about me yet!
ăThat, can you keep silent about me being the one who suggested it? I do not like standing out that muchâŠă
What am I saying in a mask with bunny ears? It has that feeling, but I must forbid them from speaking right here!
Thereâs Christhard-sama in the Royal Palace⊠Otousama is there too.
ăFumu, if you want us to keep quiet we will, but is that really okay? You may even receive a reward, you know?ă
ăThatâs right, itâs a waste!ă
ăNo, it is too dearfulă
The two were bewildered by my firm refusal, but they somehow agreed, and we then moved to the place where the main issue at hand, the magic short course will be held.
ăItâs hereă
The place I was lead to is a classroom-like place with desks and chairs lined up.
Several participants were already in the classroom, so I will sit down as well.
ăSorry for the wait, we will now begin the magic short course for beginners! Most people here can already use some simple magic, but here we listen to lectures from the beginning of the first step!ă
First, the Cooperation Union chief told us the usualăTo use magic you have toâŠăreminder.
The students looked bored, but I wanted to shout at them, this is really important! It will be (already was) dangerous if you donât listen!
And then, from the use of magic and history, we move to the talk about basic magic.
Magic changes the shape and form of the magical power within us, created from nothing, changing things before our eyes.
Something from nothing⊠is that really so? Itâs not like fire or water is not here even though we canât see it.
Are there no components in the air that we take to produce magical power?
However, it would be a serious problem if a large amount of fire and water is taken from the air, so maybe we are actually creating magical power from nothing.
Indeed, magic is amazing!
Ah, then, isnât it possible to reduce something to nothing? Put out the fire, turn off the water.
In that case, where the things that disappear go to?
It doesnât seem like they turn back to magical power. On the contrary, it probably consumes magical power instead.
U~n, I see, would it not be erasing something, but âChanging something in front of me with magical powerâ then?
The more I think about it, the more mysterious magic becomes!