Chapter 20

Chapter 20: Vespa (3)

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The first principle when dealing with Gray Chasefield,

Never, absolutely never let yourself be underestimated.

This person’s standard for perceiving the world is that everyone except herself is beneath her feet anyway.

Among them, unless there’s something special by any standard that catches her eye, she’s the type of human with a mind-boggling brain structure that just forgets about it completely.

‘…No, wait, thinking about it.’

By that standard, shouldn’t Vespa, who became a Grand Mage, not have been ignored?

She was someone who could erase mountains by casting magic.

[…At that time, I had also become stronger.]

‘…’

[Even as a Grand Mage, it would have been difficult for her to last more than 10 seconds against me anyway. There wasn’t much reason to pay great attention.]

‘Ah.’

While that doesn’t make it right, Carlisle can’t deny that it’s the truth.

But, thinking about it the other way around.

Rather, it could be called a golden opportunity. Right now is the point where Gray hasn’t fully grown yet.

It could be said to be the perfect time to put into practice the ‘method’ that Carlisle is thinking of.

“So, so, Carlisle…”

Vespa opened her mouth stammering.

Carlisle had explained it as thoroughly as possible, but she looked like she wasn’t sure if she properly understood it herself.

“I need to prove to Miss that, um, my abilities are amazing?”

“Yes.”

“…And it would be best to fight with Miss once?”

“Yes.”

“…”

…Actually, it would be stranger to understand the content immediately upon hearing it.

Vespa looked around blankly.

She seemed to be trying to figure out what kind of joke this person was making.

However, Carlisle’s eyes were nothing if not serious, beyond serious. He was looking at her with clear eyes and smiling.

‘…Is this person insane?’

His eyes were so full of conviction that even Vespa, who usually couldn’t utter a single curse word, thought so.

No, it’s not like he’s trying to joke around.

How is someone who has only done housework as a maid her entire life supposed to square off against a Hero?

“I understand that it sounds crazy. It really is an impossible thing. Vespa, you’re completely inexperienced when it comes to fighting.”

Ah, thank goodness. That much reason remains.

“But still, you would be able to survive even if you dueled with Miss.”

…Or maybe not?

“So, so what kind of nonsensical talk is that-!”

“Well, shall we go find out from now on?”

This person doesn’t know her own potential yet.

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“-Magic lessons? With this person?”

Elena, who was in charge of guidance, looked at Carlisle and Vespa and said such words.

Since this wasn’t in the schedule at all in the first place, she seemed surprised that Carlisle had suddenly brought someone.

“Even if she’s not a student, observation should be possible, shouldn’t it?”

“…Uh, but the professor would probably be troubled too…”

“Please, Senior Elena. If it’s not you, there’s no one else I can ask about this. Isn’t there some way it might be possible?”

“-Hmm, is, is that so?”

The corners of Elena’s mouth twitched upward.

“Then, then it can’t be helped- I’ll try persuading the professor once!”

“…”

Carlisle nodded.

‘Easy.’

[…Disgustingly easy.]

Since she always seemed to be suffering from a need for recognition, he tried scratching that part once, but he didn’t expect it to work out this refreshingly.

Moreover, she does her work well.

From what he’s seen by occasionally asking her to do various things when he needed something or had a favor to ask, while she gets flustered and awkward, she’s never failed to do anything.

He mostly received a lot of help from her to match Gray’s difficult temperament.

Getting things, finding people, gathering information…

When it comes to social network-related work excluding jobs that require direct physical labor, she really does everything well.

To the extent that reasonable suspicion becomes possible.

‘This person being a respected senior, isn’t it actually that she’s being treated as a convenient worker by other people?’

[…I can’t say, the possibility is low.]

Someone who happily agrees to everything just by being gently coaxed like this would have a hard time not being popular wherever they go.

…Since she seems satisfied with that herself, he doesn’t want to tackle her about it though.

Above all, it’s also true that he’s receiving a lot of help from that personality right now.

Just looking at Elena somewhere getting a large glass sphere and placing it right into Vespa’s arms shows that.

“Here, you can use this!”

Vespa, who received it, tilted her head.

“This is…?”

“Since it’s a basic class, it’s an item to know your capabilities first. You just need to put your hand on top and concentrate your mind!”

Ah, this is that thing.

The sphere that, if you’re a legendary-level new student, usually can’t handle the tremendous magical power and bursts as soon as you put your hand on it.

And then other people can’t accept reality and give lines like ‘Is it broken…?’ That’s the customary item.

‘…Will Vespa also have a similar scene?’

[A similar thing won’t happen. Even if it’s the distant past, she’s Grand Mage material. Her talent can’t be lacking.]

‘Then shall I help a little?’

Having such thoughts, Carlisle stealthily moved behind Vespa, who was holding the glass sphere and tilting her head.

Then, he closes his eyes and concentrates his mind.

One fact that Carlisle also knows for certain.

The Hero’s born talent isn’t limited to one field. To the extent that the words about being omnipotent that this person always has on her lips don’t feel like empty words at all.

[Skill Info]

◆ Magic Resonance

◆ Magic Absorption

◆ Magic Condensation

◆Magic Transfer

All of these are skills for handling Magic, which is an essential element of magic.

In order, they are skills for feeling Magic, taking it into the body, and condensing it to handle it efficiently.

And what’s at the end is the key Magic Transfer.

What Carlisle intends to do is simply blow the magic he gathered through Gray’s skills into Vespa’s body.

“…-“

When he closed his eyes and concentrated his mind, along with a strange sensation as if another organ had grown in his body, he felt the ‘flow of power’ around him.

This is Magic resonance, the foundation of Magic.

‘…I heard it originally takes several years just to feel this.’

To feel it and even be able to handle it at will, by copying 4 skills while sitting in place.

From what he’s heard, this is the result of Gray ‘casually’ learning magic for a few months.

Once again, seeing this is amazing.

‘Hero.’

[Hmm.]

‘How did you have such talent and never once think of helping others?’

[…Stop picking at old wounds. I know I did wrong too.]

Well, reflecting is enough.

Carlisle chuckled and blew Magic into Vespa’s body.

He absorbs it from the surroundings, condenses Magic in his body, and blows it into Vespa’s body.

Considering this person’s talent, there’s a high probability that some phenomenon will occur just from that.

Vespa’s current state is one where she’s not even aware of her overflowing talent herself. It’s natural since she never had the opportunity to encounter it in the first place.

Even in the world before regression, if you ask how she happened to encounter magic, it was truly purely by coincidence. She said she just learned about it while passing by mages.

This time, it’s Carlisle’s turn to become that coincidence.

‘Now, I wonder how it will be…’

Even at worst, wouldn’t she easily show something like the sphere cracking? With such thoughts, Carlisle let out a small laugh.

However,

The scene that followed was definitely not one that would end there.

“Huh?”

With such words.

-…

CRACK, a fissure appeared in the glass sphere that Vespa was holding.

“Uh, Ca, Carlisle, this, something-“

And then, following that.

-…!!!!!!!!!

A whirlwind occurs centered on the sphere that Vespa is grasping.

As if a black hole had suddenly appeared in mid-air.

“What, what is it?!”

“KYAAAAH-!”

In addition to that.

Chaos breaks out in all directions.

Through the glass sphere that Vespa is grasping, even the spheres that other students were grasping and blowing magical power into are all flying over at once as if attracted to a magnet.

The spheres that flew through the air, stick to the sphere that Vespa is holding. As if they’re forming some kind of colony among themselves.

“Uh, Ca, Carlisle! What, what is this?!”

“Wait, wait a moment, please calm down first-“

But before Carlisle could finish speaking.

The sound of a building breaking can be heard from somewhere.

“-What?! Are we under attack or something?”

“The warehouse, the warehouse-!”

Then several spheres can be seen flying through the air from far away.

…And all the spheres that flew over like that stick to the sphere that Vespa is holding.

“…”

What is this?

[…It’s talent.]

‘…Excuse me?’

[That sphere is probably a magic stone that reacts to the user’s Magic. It has no will of its own, but probably how ‘intimately it behaves’ is determined according to the user’s capabilities.]

If the user’s Magic nature is unpleasant, it sends out tingling electric currents, or if the user’s capabilities are high, it gives a friendly, warm feeling like a living creature.

Something like that kind of reaction.

In that regard.

This phenomenon occurring is all the magic stones nearby reacting as soon as they felt the Magic that Vespa was ‘unconsciously’ emitting.

Because the nature of the magical power she possesses is, above all else… ‘friendly’.

[Magic is said to be the will of nature that makes up the world. In that regard…]

Gray paused for a moment.

As if she herself was dumbfounded by what she was about to say.

[This isn’t just genius level.]

It’s the level of being ‘loved by the world.’

…So.

Right now, someone who just slightly accepted Magic into her body, the moment she slightly released it outside her body.

All the magic stones nearby reacted.

“Like a reunion between family members long separated by the realms of life and death.”

“Ca, Carlisle…”

Buried in a pile of glass spheres, Vespa’s words flowed out mumbling from below, her form was no longer even visible.

“Did, did I do something wrong…? Who, who should I apologize to-?”

“…”

Apologize to yourself.

You were working as a maid while having this kind of power?

‘Hero.’

[Hmm.]

‘Doesn’t this seem stronger than before regression?’

A silence that couldn’t be denied was rising softly from within the Holy Sword

[Probably she was on the side of realizing her talent too late. Rather, it seems the efficiency is higher because her physical age is younger.]

One newly realized fact.

Whatever it is, the sooner you encounter a new field of study, the better.

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[System Message]

▶ ‘Vespa Luciana’s’ talent has awakened! 

▶ ‘Vespa Luciana’ is included in the ‘Training’ list. 

▶ Try changing the target’s future! 

▶ ‘Trait: Grand Mage’s First Love’ is unlocked! 

▶ Related quests are generated! 

▶ Try developing the trait to obtain rewards! 

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