Chapter 24 – Unrequited If you are not the best, then your life is not worth living. My father always said that to me. Ever since I could remember. Those were the words that I heard the most. They stuck to me, just like a shadow. My father would not acknowledge me if I wasn’t…
Chapter 23 – A Full Moon and a Waltz “You have my sincere gratitude. I don’t know how I can ever repay you for helping me.” I stood there, a little stunned, as she thanked me earnestly. The woman in the dress and her guard knights. She had such a calm way of carrying herself,…
Chapter 22 – The Two The battle against the onslaught of shadows became even more severe. After all, there were just too many of them. No matter how many I destroyed, the horde would revive and attack again. On top of that, each one of these opponents that I faced had incredible ability. It was…
Chapter 21 – Cold Sweat “That is the assassin who used the transformation potion!” As I had flown out so suddenly, the nearby knights were all looking at me, stunned and wide-eyed. But they eventually grabbed their swords and shouted angrily. “Bastard! What have you done to Lady Andarsia!” Yes! Now go and get him!…
Chapter 20 – Leap As Spell Boost stretched out time, I ran. Ugh, it was difficult to run. They were getting in my way. I kicked off my heels and cut off the hem of my dress so that it would be easier to run. This was no time to be worrying about my appearance.…
Chapter 19 – The Smell of Bergamot The Red Rose Ball was also a social gathering for the royals and powerful nobles of neighboring countries. Under a chandelier of silver and crystals, next to the beautiful vases and colorful flowers. The nobles made friendly conversation. People observed who was talking to who, and in what…
Chapter 18 – Words That Give Power The ball would be from evening to night. And so I did not need to go to work today until the afternoon. This allowed me to eat, get plenty of rest and recover my energy before heading to the palace. There, I joined the other Royal Magicians who…
Chapter 17 – Preparation for the Ball While there was a new mystery, apparently, I was now going to attend the Red Rose Ball. The royal ball that I dreamed of as a child! To think that the day would come where I could attend! What kind of place is it? Perhaps it will be…
Chapter 16 – Forever Important, the Only One As the Red Rose Ball was to be held in the royal palace, it was an event that required the highest level of security in order to avoid any injury to its honored guests. On the other hand, this was incredibly difficult, given that so many of…
Chapter 15 – The Red Rose Ball “You won’t believe it! Ms. Leticia is so very kind, and she even praises me for doing completely ordinary things. ‘You are brilliant, Ms. Noelle.’” It was during my break at work. I was telling Luke about my superior who I looked up to. “The moment I first…
Chapter 14 - The Little Newcomer Magician Leticia Lisettestone was the vice captain of the 3rd unit. She was also the third woman to become an Adamantite-ranking magician, and was Captain Gawain Stark’s buddy. She had the nickname, Iron Woman. If she believed that she was right, then she would stand up against anyone with a…
Chapter 13 – Royal Magicians Order The Royal Magicians Order was one of the highest organizations in the kingdom. Their activities were diverse, and so the jobs varied greatly depending on which department one belonged to. In broad terms, there was the 1st unit, which unified the kingdom’s world of magic. This was mainly like…
Chapter 12 – Good News and an Omen(Magic Artificer Guild 2) The Magic Artificer Guild in the western frontier town. The guild chief had returned past midday after spending the night at a banquet in the royal capital, and his voice sounded very excited. “Listen to me. The Marquis introduced me to a certain someone.…
Chapter 10 – Reward! “Did you see that? I passed as well.” I boasted after the battle was over, and Luke looked at me with a smile. “I did see it. You’re still as strong as ever.” “Indeed! Indeed! I’m a lot more capable than I thought.” I had felt complete despair at first, but…
Chapter 9 – End of the Battle Spell Boost, which accelerated the proper time of a target. Within this time that had been stretched out, Mr. Gawain and I continued to fight. It was all that I could do to keep up. I could not let my guard down for even a moment. With just…