Chapter 1 You Learned Magic in Secret

　　The Gloria kingdom was located in the east of the continent.

　　The great sun rose here, illuminating this land full of glory.

　　From ancient times to the present, the people in Gloria had always worshiped truth, rules and laws. Mainly engaged in farming, they firmly believed in the principle that strength was supreme. There was an insurmountable gap between their ranks.

　　The holy knight order led by the supreme king Arthur, and the magician guild established by the queen Elena guarded the entire royal city, as well as remote towns, farmlands, mountains, forests and bays.

　　In the outermost part of the kingdom, there was a small town called Udon, which relied on the magnificent and abundant sea-the Yataska Sea.

Most of the residents in the town were sea people, including men, women, old and young. They prayed to the sea god and accepted the gift from the Yataska Sea. They lived on the sea.

　　The small and common fish was used as the food for the family, and the rare marine products were sent to the inland by commercial carriages to exchange for the abi coins.

　　It's how they lived for years.

　　In such a remote place far away from the Gloria royal city, the residents' life would not be too unstable. They worked hard and endured all kinds of hardships all their lives, and it was almost impossible for them to have a chance to open their eyes.

　　However, with the visit of the kingdom's magic school, it seemed to have brought some changes to Udon.

　　At dusk, the setting sun spread its remaining heat to the ground. Now it was the last stage of workmanship, and only a few workers were left on the dock to do the final carrying work.

　　"Hey, Lo, have you heard about it? There are a group of noble disciples from the magic school in the town. They are the real big shots! "

　　On the deck of a fishing boat, a strong and dark skinned man with a towel on his head was standing barefoot, holding a crab basket made of bamboo fence in his hands and handing it to the young man waiting on the deck.

　　The tall young man named Lo was also topless. His skin was black red because of the scorching sun. The difference was that he was still in his developing period, so he was quite thin.

　　Wrapped in sweat, he looked like a piece of newly refined red copper.

　　When he heard the words "magic school", "aristocrat", "big shot", his expression did not change. He still mechanically took over the heavy crab basket, and was tired on the wooden carriage behind him. He looked at the workers next to him and said, "Two hundred and eighty-eight."

　　The worker nodded and wrote down, "No. eleven basket, two hundred and eighty-eight."

　　After that, Lo asked, "What's a magic school?"

　　The loading man on the deck was shocked at first. Then he remembered that Lo had been with the old sailor Mori since his childhood, so he hadn't received too much education. Lo had only mastered the necessary knowledge of writing and calculation for survival.

　　After Mori died, he often shut himself up. Except for the workers and friends around him who took the initiative to talk to him, he would never say a word lightly and seemed to be not interested in anything.

　　He wiped his sweat with a towel and explained, "You know the Udon School, don't you? Teach the kids to write and count. "

　　Lo nodded.

　　The loading man continued, "The magic school is to teach those noble children magic! As for magic..."

　　He pinched his chin with his rough fingers, as if trying to tell Lo in a metaphor that was easy to understand.

　　Suddenly, his eyes lit up. He pointed at the fishing boat and the wooden cart. "If you learn magic, you can easily lift the crab basket from the fishing boat to the wooden cart!"

　　Only then did Lo have an expression of "I see."

　　"Effortless? Then why don't you know magic, Martin?"

　　"Ouch!" The recorder on the wooden cart behind him took a deep breath and looked up at Lo.

　　The loading worker named Martin was also shocked. He quickly raised his finger to his mouth and made a gesture of "hush". He looked around four times. Fortunately, there were only three workers left in the whole dock.

　　He scolded, "Lo! Don't talk nonsense! If the guard team hear, they won't care if you know what magic is! "

　　"Yes!" The recorder behind him came up, patted Lo on the shoulder and explained for him.

　　"Magic is something that only the nobles have access to. It's a taboo for us. Don't make such a joke anymore! "

　　"Okay... "After being lectured by the two, Lo nodded in confusion. When he took the crab basket, his eyes were erratic as he looked at the seagulls hovering on the Yataska Sea.

　　"Three hundred and fourteen."

　　The recorder wrote down, "No. twelve basket, three hundred and fourteen... But, wait, something is wrong. ".

　　All of a sudden, he felt something was wrong. He looked at the twelfth basket which was just carried into the cart by Lo. The crabs in it were both full and big. How could they be more than those in the eleventh basket?

　　The recorder frowned and said, "Hey, Lo, did you make a mistake? There are less crabs obviously in the twelfth basket. How can it hold more than three hundred crabs? "

　　Lo had been working at the dock since he was a child. From one day on, he suddenly said that he only needed to deal with the crab basket and the fish basket once and he could clearly figure out the number.

　　After artificial verification, dozens of baskets of fish, shrimp and crab were checked in a row, and the numbers were all correct.

　　Since then, there was no need for the worker to count at the dock. Lo was responsible for packing the cart and counting alone. At the same time, the supervisor also promised him to take half more salary, so that he could cover the household expenses.

　　If it weren't for the huge difference between the two baskets of crabs, the recorder wouldn't have suspected that he was wrong.

　　Lo shook his head and corrected him first, "In the twelfth basket, there are two hundred and thirty-four crabs."

　　Then he murmured, "Three hundred and fourteen is... The number of seagulls over the dock today. ".

　　"Sea... Seagull? "The recorder was so surprised that he didn't understand what Lo said meant for a while.

　　He raised his head and looked at the seagulls circling above his head. They all coveted the fish and crabs on the ship. If it weren't for the guards, they would have immediately flown down to grab food.

　　After the workers left, the seagulls would clean up the fish and shrimps left on the dock.

　　However, no one cared how many seagulls had come to the dock today.

　　Each seagull looked similar, and they had their own movement traces. Who could count them clearly?

　　Therefore, the recorder only took it as an excuse made by Lo because he had the wrong number of crabs, just like what they had said to the bartender when they were drunk in the Victoria tavern after work.

　　He didn't take it seriously. "Lo, be serious! Don't be absent-minded! Otherwise, if you count the wrong number and are discovered by the cunning businessmen, your salary will be deducted by the supervisor!"

　　Lo's eyes were glassy. He stood still and nodded without any reply.

　　"Hey, I heard someone speaking ill of me from afar. Do I look like the kind of person who will deduct the labor money at will?"

　　A loud voice came from afar. The supervisor led the horse which was used to pull the wooden cart towards them.

　　He was the only one who was still wearing a shirt, with beard all over his face and a tall figure.

　　Since he was raised from the loading worker class at the dock, he had a good relationship with the workers in private. They often drank together and talked about the development of girls on the Udon Street.

　　The supervisor came over and handed the horse to the recorder. Then he patted Lo who was standing still.

　　"What's wrong, Lo? Did they bully you again? Don't worry. You won't be paid less! "

　　The loading man on the deck also climbed to the dock and loosened his tired body. "It's time to get off work. I still need a glass of ice cold beer to feel comfortable. Do you want to have a drink with us later? It's my treat! "

　　The recorder tied the horse, got on the wooden carriage, and jumped on the horse.

　　He teased, "Come on, Martin. Is your wife going to give birth? With your poor salary, I think you'd better drink less and save more money to buy milk! Don't be a bad influence on Lo. "

　　Then he took a step forward, rode on the wooden carriage and left the dock, ignoring Martin scolding behind him.

　　The supervisor laughed brightly and put his arm around Martin's shoulder. "My sister-in-law is going to have a baby? You had to save some money. I mean, it's my treat today! Hah aha... "

　　When Martin heard this, he immediately forgot what had happened just now. He shook the handkerchief on his head.

　　"Let's go!"

　　"Let's go!"

　　Seeing that the two of them put their hands on each other's shoulders and laughed all the way away, Lo's eyes suddenly recovered. The dock was emptied.

　　He looked down at himself in surprise, and the smile at the corners of his mouth could not help overflowing.

　　"The range of perception has increased a little, and the other abilities have also become stronger..."

　　Lo clenched his fists. The muscles on his arms were about to burst, and blood vessels appeared under his dark skin, like a winding valley.

　　If the scene was seen by others, they would probably be flabbergasted.

　　Even the workers who worked together all year round never thought that there was a strange dark red body hidden under his dark skin.

　　It was a body full of rage and primitive nature.

　　He squatted down, put his left hand on the ground and closed his eyes. "If try my best to perceive..."

　　As the dark red color on his body became brighter and brighter, the projection of the whole dock and the near sea area appeared in his mind.

　　The wooden boxes for packing, fishing boats parked at the dock, anchors in the water, and seagulls floating in the sky were all very clear.

　　"This is..."

　　In his perception, there was a gray fog at the corner, and a strange and obscure force seemed to be blocking his perception.

　　Suddenly, he opened his eyes and stared at the corner.

　　He snapped, "Come out. I know you are peeping at me!"

　　The dock was still quiet. Only the sound of seagulls circling in the air could be heard.

　　Without any response, Lo picked up a brick on the ground and squinted slightly.

　　"Swish!"

　　The brick hair made a sound of breaking through the air and flew towards the target at top speed.

　　Then, a golden pattern suddenly burst out at the corner where there was nothing before. It circled around the golden wheel and broke into pieces as soon as it touched the golden wheel.

　　At the same time, a person appeared with the golden wheel.

　　This man had soft and long golden hair, and a short ponytail was tied behind his head with a silk hair band. If it weren't for the masculine voice, it would be difficult to distinguish his gender.

　　He was wearing a robe made of the first-class cloth that he had never seen in Udon. The color was bright and the tailoring was reasonable. Presumably, there was only one place in the whole kingdom that could have such a masterpiece – the royal city.

　　The golden haired boy, wearing gloves, was standing at the corner with his arms crossed, looking incredulous.

　　"No, it's impossible!"

　　He was shocked and uncertain. Although his disguise was not as good as his teacher's, it was not so easy to be found by a loading worker on the dock!?

　　So he asked, "Who the hell are you?"

　　Lo didn't answer him. Instead, he walked slowly towards him with a threatening look on his face.

　　"I advise you to tell me your identity before asking me, or I can't guarantee that you can leave here safely."

　　The golden haired boy looked at the man in front of him, who was walking towards him while his muscles and bones were ticked. His eyes turned into a pair of vertical pupils, which were also emitting a faint dark red, with a strange smell.

　　Somehow, his sense of superiority suddenly disappeared. His legs trembled and he couldn't help but panic.

　　"What, what are you doing! I'm warning you, I'm the second son of Count Grayton, the first-class student of the day class 2746 of the magic school! Yes, my father was Count Grayton in the royal city! If you dare to lay a finger on me, you will be the one to suffer! "

　　Upon hearing this, Lo smiled awkwardly without showing anything on his face.

　His face was still cold. He asked, "Tell me, what you saw just now?"

　　Leo suddenly found that the closer the tall and thin boy was to him, the clearer he could see his strange pupils.

　　The clearer he saw the strange pupils, the more he wanted to run away.

　　"Yes... How about telling him? It's not a big deal anyway, isn't it? I just want this guy to stay away from her! I can't stand it anymore!" Leo thought to himself.

　　Suddenly, he reached out his hand and made a gesture of "stop".

　　"Wait, don't move. Let's have a talk!"

　　"I was found immediately when I just slipped here. Don't worry. I didn't see anything!"

　　The anger in Lo's eyes increased. He didn't stop but quickened his pace. "It seems that you don't want to talk about it anymore!"

　　Leo suddenly closed his eyes and looked away. "Yes, I'll tell you everything! I saw it! "

　　Lo snorted, "Tell me, what did you see?"

　　Leo shouted word by word, "I saw it! You learnt magic in secret! "