Chapter 208 - Negi Indecision 2

Negi PoV

I wanted to become stronger than I am now, but I realized that compared to father, Shirou-Nii or Asuna-san I was nothing. Because I don't have the talent for fighting or martial arts like the three of them. The current me is still lousy and hasn't been able to reach the level of strength I want.

The words from Kotarou in our match two days ago replayed in my head right now when I was having a crisis in my heart. Father and Asuna-san were able to become strong because they were both innocent and somewhat stupid people whereas Shirou-Nii was a genius who surpassed even father and Asuna-san. I knew there was no way I could surpass Shirou-Nii, since he was on a different level. But at least I might be able to surpass Asuna-san or father.

According to Master, I don't resemble father at all in demeanor and intelligence and I more like my mom. The one who is more like my father in demeanor and intelligence is Asuna-san. There are two things that my father passed down to me my face and my magical energy capacity which is many times that of an ordinary human.

Sometimes I get annoyed, why can't I inherit father's fighting talent. My father was the strongest magician who was dubbed the Thousand Master, a great magician who mastered many powerful magic and extraordinary martial arts. Asuna-san is a special girl who has great martial arts and fighting talent as well as a special ability, Magic Cancel. Both have something in common, namely stupidity.

And lastly is my older brother, Emiya Shirou. A genius in the battlefield and martial arts, someone who could turn basic magic like projection magic into something extraordinary, possessor of Denial of Nothingness a special magic that could create anything from nothing except living things. In order to become strong like the three of them it seems that I have to find 'something' that is special only for me 'something' to pave the way for me to become strong quickly!

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But I'm currently really confused as to why an innocent and stupid type of person like my father and Asuna-san can get stronger so quickly? Is Kotarou's theory about the brainless and noisy stupid main character in the Shonen Manga getting stronger quickly are real? To me that was a very unreasonable thing.

But if you think about it, Asuna-san's firm nature, daring to make decisions quickly without thinking and also hitting first and then asking later is indeed similar to the main character from a Shonen Manga that I borrowed from Haruna-san. Acompletely absurd reality, but there's no way I can change my character to be like Asuna-san right?

End of Negi Pov

"Hmm, for now it seems I have to focus on developing the ultimate skill that I don't have at all," Negi said with a sigh. "But how can I make the ultimate move?"

"How to make the ultimate move you say?"

Because a voice suddenly appeared behind his body, Negi was immediately taken aback. To the point that he felt goosebumps, Negi was confused by the true identity of the person who had responded to his remarks earlier.

"Eeeh who are you, huh?" Asked Negi with a confused look on his face while looking behind him. "And why are you suddenly saying that to me?"

"Khu Khu Khu you want to develop great ultimate moves right? It's natural for a man to have one or two ultimate moves, do you want me to teach you?"

When Negi looked at the man who responded to his words, Negi immediately realized that the man who responded to his words who was currently sitting at a table in a restaurant was one of his father's colleagues, Jack Rakan.

"The cost of practicing one ultimate move is five hundred million Drachmas, the cost of the idea of ​​a move is two hundred million Drachmas and the cost for copyright of the technique is ten billion Drachmas. The cost for practicing one hundred billion Drachmas and the cost for a graduation certificate is one trillion Drachmas! And all these costs must be paid directly in advance!" Rakan's crazy remarks made Negi even more confused, how could he have that much money to pay Rakan to help him create the ultimate move?

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"Where did Rakan go?" Asked Nagi clone. "I can't feel his presence in this place at all."

"He went to Granicus to meet your stupid son, along with one of his students who is acting mysterious and wearing a mask," Replied Evangeline, who was currently basking in the artificial sun at Rakan oasis.

"Oooh so he went to test Negi's abilities with his student named Kagetaro who I think is very good at using shadow magic," Clone Nagi said. "But I hope that Kagetaro doesn't hurt Negi too much, because Negi's current abilities are still not enough to win against that Kagetaro."

"Well, at worst that Kagetaro might cut off your son's hand or stab one of his internal organs," Evangeline said with a relaxed look on her face. "I've done something even worse to your son Nagi, so you don't have to worry, whatever Kagetaro did to your son, he can deal with it."

"Yeah, but you know it's not how sadistic Rakan can be if he's trying to test someone's abilities," Nagi's clone said with a sigh. "He won't hold back, when the day before he tried to test Shirou's abilities. Rakan immediately used fifty percent of his powers! Luckily Shirou's abilities are on the same level as ours, otherwise he could have died!"

"Well, I'll admit Rakan is a very sadistic person," Evangeline said. "He really enjoys torturing other people, but I've been training your son for the past few months and I know thw best how strong your son is, he won't allow himself to be tortured by that daruma and disciple."

"Hehehehe Eva, apparently you really care about my second son," Nagi's clone said while quipping Evangeline. "Do you love him like your own son?"

"D-Don't misunderstand!" Evangeline stammered. "I don't care about him at all! I just feel sure that he won't be taken down easily because he is my student!"

Evangeline's tsundere reaction made Nagi's clone burst out laughing, because he hadn't seen Evangeline's reaction like that for a long time.

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Asuna and Setsuna were currently soaking in a small hot spring located in the middle of the forest. Next to the hot spring was a small hut made of wood. The cottage had been the residence of Asuna and Setsuna for the past week. They both live in the forest because they got an assignment from someone who is their client to get the horns of the black dragon that lives in the forest. But because they couldn't find the black dragon at all, the two of them had to become residents of the forest. Until they both find the target they're looking for.

"Sigh working as a monster hunter really isn't easy," Asuna said. "We've been in this forest for a week but our target is nowhere to be found."

"Black dragons are not really dangerous monsters," Setsuna said who was bathing right next to Asuna. "But their natural camouflage ability makes the black dragons very hard to find."

"This way we won't be able to reach Ostia in time to meet our friends," Asuna said. "The black dragon really is a very annoying creature!"

"But without the horns of the black dragon we wouldn't have the money to go to Ostia," Setsuna said who was just as annoyed as Asuna. "So no matter we like it or not we have to complete this mission!"

"If I have the Denial of Nothingness like Shirou-kun! Then the cost of going to Ostia isn't a problem!" Asuna said with a pout.

"Asuna-san using the Denial of Nothingness in such a manner is illegal," Setsuna said. "Besides, if you try to master the Denial of Nothingness you could die, because true magic is the natural enemy of a magic canceler user like you."

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