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What Ymir gave me is a potion that allows even unskilled people to create circles.

However, it was said that it only significantly lowered the difficulty level, and that a certain amount of training was required to use it properly.

Mana is energy that responds to will but does not have a specific form, and in order to use higher level magic, it is necessary to use this mana in the form of a ring with only will and senses.

'Dave, don't you want to learn magic?'

And it was none other than Ymir who suggested the training.

Although she had more time after the study, it was surprising that she said that she would voluntarily help with the practice given her inclination.

'You mean magic?'

'Mana management is useful even if it's not magic, so I don't think there's anything wrong with learning it. How about it?'

'I'm fine, but is Ymir okay? Anything else to do…'

'No, no, no, no~ Since you're free until those two return, I think it would be helpful for the party to train even you, who is a non-powered person in the party.'

'… Ah yes. For the party, right?'

It's for a party.

It was her statement that she could not have imagined even when she first met her, but she did not even show any signs of hiding her own composure from her now.

It seems as if there has been a mental change since the relationship that day.

'And well, you don't have to worry about me working so hard or anything like that. We're in a mixed relationship, so can't you do that much?'

'…'

'… What's the matter?'

'No, I'd like to ask for your training.'

Yes, the memory of that day was erased, and the only thing left for Ymir was that they mixed their bodies together.

Now that only the memory of her happy first experience remains, what she has for me can be said to be her crush as a member of the opposite sex.

So she didn't feel any particular objection to her proposal.

'By the way, how will the training proceed?'

'First of all, the important thing is to develop a sense. You know that mana is invisible to her, right?'

'Ah yes. That's why she knows that when she performs magic, she shuts off her eyesight and hearing as much as possible.'

'Yes. Mana, who has to deal with only the senses, is unconsciously drawn to her sight and hearing, because that in itself is a hindrance.'

Even after being gifted with some senses, she is often seduced by sight and hearing and makes magic mistakes.

The basic training required to handle mana was a process that any mana user must go through.

'But should I cover my mouth too?'

'Honestly, there's no need to block it, but if you talk too much, it will interfere with training, so I think it's better to block it. And if you want to really feel it, you'd better cut out all the clumsiness… Well, yeah. I think I'd better take off all my clothes.'

'Yes? Clothes?'

'Ah, we've both seen things we shouldn't see, is it embarrassing?'

'… That, that's because it's always when you do something like that.'

'Well, it's probably a bit like that in everyday life if you're fussy about it. Then we'll leave the underwear behind, and the next thing to do is… Yes, it would be better to keep a leash on the leash in case of an accident.'

But the more I go, the more I think he's trying to fuck me.

Could it be that memories of what happened back then have returned?

No, that wouldn't be it

If at least one such thing had happened, it wouldn't be strange if my body was numb on the spot…

"Dave?"

"… Ah."

The moment my thoughts stopped at the voice calling me, it was only then that I looked back at the person sitting across from me.

Bakery's outdoor terrace in the middle of the bustling city.

She's the silver bob haired woman sitting on the other side of it, staring blankly at me.

"What are you thinking?"

Maybe it's because I've been thinking about myself while dating after a long time?

Even though there was a sweet dessert served by the clerk on the table, his gaze was fixed only on me.

Whoever sees it, I notice that I am reluctant.

Feeling somewhat burdened by that gaze, I smiled vaguely and turned my gaze to the whipped cream cake that came out for me.

"No, it's nothing…"

"Are you Mr. Ymir?"

"Uh?"

"Are you thinking about Ymir right now?"

The moment when the feeling of cheapness overwhelms me.

It was the moment when I felt that the eyes were glaring at me even more deeply, even though we were not looking into each other's eyes.

I don't know the details, but I'd say it doesn't feel very good. It's better to be careful with your answers here.

"… Um, well what It came out during training."

In fact, Celica almost dragged her out by force, but after that, Ymir's side didn't put much restraint on her.

It was training anyway, so we did it because we had free time anyway, so I guess it was an attitude that it would be okay at any time…

It's good that I was freed from that absurdity thanks to you, but that didn't mean it wasn't something that had happened.

"When it comes to training, you mean that?"

"… Well, yes."

Yeah, I guess I can't help but worry.

Thinking about it, I turned my gaze, and I could see Celica, who was making a sullen expression while eating a bite of the whipped cream cake.

As if reminiscing about the bizarre thing he had done before.

"… I don't like it either."

At the end of the day, Celica's voice as she expressed her thoughts was something I could call hostility.

He didn't mention it directly, but it's probably his feelings for Mr. Ymir.

"Ahaha, sure, that seemed a bit odd at the time."

Still, isn't it something to avoid causing discord among members of the same party?

For now, I'm also indebted to this party, and I also have something to aim for. It would also be necessary to mediate so that no ill feelings arise between them. I thought about it and said it.

"Still, Ymir-san doesn't have bad thoughts either, so I think it's better not to look at it too negatively…"

"No, he's always been like that."

Celica cut me off halfway through and just roughly scooped out the cake in front of me with a fork.

Without realizing that those words and actions are considered foreign to me.

"The people in front of me only take care of their own circumstances, as if it's okay, and when I try to talk openly, they openly spit out harsh words and keep their distance… How annoying it was for her to act as if everything was forgiven because she was the archmage."

"… Celica?"

"That's why I was anxious. Because Dave takes good care of people. He used that psychology to worry that he wouldn't take care of his own self-interest. How worried he was while I was gone. But now he's even made Dave do that… What? Training? No, there's no way that person would give someone something like training in the first place. A person who had only taken care of his own research until now said that his research was over…"

Murmur murmur.

Celica even chewed her fork roughly as if she couldn't hear me anymore. She felt her breath choke for some reason at the cold feeling she felt from him.

Was he the kind of guy who liked to gossip like this?

No, the atmosphere is worse than that.

Beyond the mere hostility, it felt like a heavier and deeper sensation emanating from the body.

"… Are you looking for something?"

Yes, it is a common feeling on the battlefield.

The atmosphere when I regarded the person in front of me as a target to overcome the enemy and defeat.

Celica was aiming those feelings at none other than a member of the same party.

"Yeah, it is. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to do such a thing."

– Hard.

The moment your teeth chew on the fork.

The moment I was bitten enough to leave marks on my teeth on a fork that had nothing on it, my eyes that were savagely opened began to look across the street.

As if we were staring at the mansion we escaped from.

"Even if she pretends to be indifferent to that woman in the first place, she is a woman first, so there won't be such a thing… Maybe he was undermining her before, knowing that Dave wouldn't say no… No, maybe she already did something. It wouldn't be strange to do anything at the point of reaching that point…"

The moment I saw him so blatantly revealing his murderous intent, I realized that my foreboding premonition was not entirely wrong.

Of course, the last time I saw him, I was wary of Ymir, but wasn't there a sense of caution and confusion in many ways at that time?

On the other hand, her current state shows no hesitation at all.

On the contrary, her anxiety grows while not meeting her, and as a result, she seems to have had her situation in mind as she aims her sword at her.

"As expected, catching me and taking care of it…"

"Something seems quite different from the last time I saw you."

The change was considered so sudden that I unknowingly spewed my thoughts out of my mouth without any filtering.

Of course, it's not very incomprehensible.

She is a warrior If she had played in the real battle for about a month, she would have gained that much experience, and her rapid growth would have made a lot of changes to her psychological state.

It is said that such growth proves his qualities as a warrior, but seeing that his emotions are extremely biased depending on the situation, it doesn't seem to have a very positive effect.

Is it a challenge to coordinate that in the future? It's been a while since I tried to take a sip of juice in a frustrating feeling.

– Knocked up.

With a groan, the fork fell from her mouth and bounced off the table, before falling to the floor.

"Uh huh?"

As she looked at her questioningly, what came into her eyes was Celica, her face dyed red.

However, what appeared on her face was a completely different state from the hostility she had shown so far.

It wasn't that he was overheated, but that his emotions had changed in response to my self-talk.

"Uh, yes? Do you see it?"

"… Celica?"

"Wow, I'm sure I've changed a bit. Because the work in the Great Forest was so difficult, I suffered a lot. Ahaha."

Celica trembled at my words and grabbed the juice glass.

In her demeanor, she showed nothing of what I would call the nervousness she had shown before.

"Even so, I guess it's worth the hard work… Yeah, I'm pretty strong too? It's not as much as Verdia's, but she's definitely enough to serve one person, so Dave would be surprised to see it, yes, that's true…"

Her face is blushing and her head is lowered somewhat.

Even so, the eyes are sparsely looking at my eyes.

Yes, if you're not blind, you'll know right away. That she now feels her shame.

"Still, I didn't mind coming back as it was after work, so I paid attention to various things…"

She timidly reveals her feelings and gently brushes her hair.

"Uh, how are you? The way I look now… Doesn't something look odd?"

In the shy gaze that followed the questions that followed, there was a glimpse of what could be called expectations.

I could guess right away.

Now, the woman I said to herself is not a change on the inside, but a question she asked with the 'external side' in mind before she came here.

"Hair, it suits you well."

Although the change is faint, this side is also a body that has lived and lived with a lot of eyeballs.

No matter how trivial it is, it is not difficult to find a turning point by comparing it with the image in memory.

"Well, does it look like that?"

Celica smiled brightly as if to teach me that my guess was not wrong.

In that smile, I could feel the look I showed before parting.

Even though the attitude towards others has changed blatantly, as if it teaches me that it is not crazy to me.