My life-long father looks at me in silence.

　Blaise Lamprog.
　The current head of the Count of Lamploog family.

　I'm not going to be able to tell you what to do, but I'll be able to tell you what to do. It seems that Blaise was also a top-notch magical researcher before he took over as head of the family, and even now, he often leaves his home to visit research institutions around the country.
　Furthermore, he also seems to excel in magical combat, and he was invited to be a court magician more than once.

　But I'm not sure how great that is.
　I guess I was a court magician when I was an official of the Onmyou dormitory, but there were a lot of my coworkers who were just plain stupid and couldn't even do a good job of fortune-telling.

"Hey Seika!　What are you talking about?　What's the point of having a witchless person like you come in!
All right.
What, father?
But I'm just going to watch. Get ready to go if you want.

　I smile at Glai, who is stunned.

Thank you, Father. I'm ready to go.


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　A short distance away from the mansion, there was a magical exercise area used by the Lamprog family.
　However, it's just a row of rock targets on a wooden platform.

　The Lamprog family's mansion itself is located at the foot of a small mountain some distance from the city.
　Glei says that he will eventually hunt the monsters that live in the mountains to get some real-world experience... but anyway, it's true that loud noises won't bother you here.

You should start with Luft.
Yes, Father.

　His eldest brother, Luft, holds his staff up with a nervous look on his face and points the tip of it at the target rock.

'Reverse winding is green!　Spirit of the spirit that fills the gas phase, gather and use your anger as a blade.

　With the words, the power flows to Luft's staff.

"Wind Edge!

　The wind released from the wand slammed into the target rock with a bang.
　Upon closer inspection, the surface of the rock seemed to be slightly scratched.

"It's stable. The power is also a decent point. If this is the case, it's fine to challenge unchallenged.
Yes!

　With a delighted elder brother at my side, I think about it.

　It's a magic that deals directly with matter. It's still pretty close to existential magic.
　I'm not going to be able to get the best out of it.
　It's much different from the magic of the previous life, where curses and fortune telling played a major role in every country. It's more like martial arts.

　What a waste........what a waste.

　The other thing that bothered me was the fact that the spells are normally spoken.
　It doesn't matter what the language is, it doesn't matter what the spell is, so that in itself isn't weird, but....
　It's kind of embarrassing to hear. I don't know how these guys can be so calm.

'Next time Glei, try it.
Yes!

　Glai stepped out with enthusiasm and held up his staff in a licking gesture.

'Burning is red!　O spirit that gives birth to fire and sulfur, let it roar and become a fireball!　----Fireball!

　What was released from Gurai's staff was a bright red fireball.
　It hit the rock with great force it scattered to the four. Rocks don't burn, so it's no surprise.

''How was it, father!
'Glei, why didn't you use wind magic like Luft did?
Ugh, that's...
'It's good that you've learned some new magic. But it's still rough. I taught you to become proficient in one strain first.
Yes.....
'Learn to be as diligent as Luft. You don't have a bad plot either. If you don't work hard, you will eventually become a great sorcerer of the two systems, wind and fire.
'Yes, sir!　Father!

　I'm thinking about it again as Glai doesn't seem to be feeling sorry for himself.

　Hmm.....
　Is that a pure spell, or is it burning magic?
　It's not efficient, it's not physically powerful, and it's hard to aim for fire spread. If that's the case, why not just use fire arrows?

　No, well, it's just that Glai isn't very good at it and it's really more powerful.

''Hmph ... yeah. Hey Seika!　You should try it, too!

　And Glai, who was on a roll, suddenly called out to me like that.

''Hey, Gurai........''
You're so boring to watch from up there. Now that your father is here, why don't you let me borrow my wand and show him how to be a Lamprogue?

　Ignoring Luft's restraint, Glai walked over to me and pushed his staff against me.

　I'm not sure if it's a good idea to make fun of me for not being able to do it.
　It's a really bad character.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. I'll give it a try.

　I walked past a smirking Glee and stood in front of the target.

　To be honest, I don't really want to show my curse now.

　Those who stand out are the enemy of my eyes.
　That's why the world is actually more prone to death for the strongest people.
　Even if you are the strongest, you can't escape the logic in the end.

　But the weakest are always deprived. That's another truth.
　It's still inconvenient to be a fool. It would be good to show the least amount of strength at this point.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work. You don't have any magic powers.

　With Glei's voice behind me, I'm aware of my spell power.
　I can't use the mantra, the seal, or the spellcast as long as he's watching me like this, but I can probably manage it.

　I chant the mantra in my mind.
　I make a sign on my consciousness.

　I call it fire and earth.
　He apologetically utters the name of our jutsu briefly.

"Huh-uh-uh-uh-uh.
"The Fire and Earth Phase - Demon Fire Technique.

　The wand, or more accurately, the one that was released from the space in front of it - was a large fireball covered in blue-white flames.
　The fireball hit the rock as it was.
　And it exploded loudly.

　The silent training area.
　Everyone's eyes were headed for the half-empty rock and the rest of the fire that was billowing white smoke.

　Not good.
　We've gone too far.

"Was that........a fireball.......?
No chanting... and that power... and the flames were kind of blue...

　While my brothers were muttering in a daze, my face was grim.

　My technique of Yin Yang and Five Elements is to apply the elements of the world to the five elements of wood, fire, earth, gold and water, and the total of seven attributes of yin and yang, and to summon the qi of each one at will.

　The "demon fire" he often used in his previous life was a simple technique of igniting a lump of phosphorus that he had summoned as earthen air with fire air, but it seemed that there was too much phosphorus, and when it shattered against the rock, all the pieces burst into flames and exploded. It seems to have been.
　On top of that, the shards of quartz that I mixed to keep the nucleus in shape had shattered the rock in the blast.
　Also, I forgot all about the flame color reaction.......I could have at least mixed in some lime or salt and it would still be a natural color......

　This is terrible.

'Seika.'

　Imao's father says in a calm voice.

'Aim for the rock next to you and try again.
Yes. Father.

　Well, at least add it up this time.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa...

　Once again, a huge blue fireball was released...
　With a loud bang, the target rock was destroyed again.

''Arre...?''

　It's better than before, but not much has changed.

　It seems that this body's spell power is circulating too well and it can't control the jutsu properly.
　I'll have to fix this.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this.　Seika has no magic. I thought you couldn't use magic or maybe I had some of my strongest magic left in my staff?

　Glai looks up at his father and says.
　I don't see how that's possible.

I'm sure you'll find that even those who weren't born with magical powers have used magic in some cases. And depending on the quality of the magic, the fire can take on a characteristic color.
Father.

　I call out to my father.

"I want to learn magic just like you.

　I miscalculated a bit, but this could be a good opportunity. If they found out I could do magic, maybe they could teach me too.

　But my father shook his head.

"No.
...Why?
'There are examples of people who have used magic without magic power. But there are no known examples of people who have made it big as magicians. It's useless to learn.
....
'Seika. Starting this year, you will be given a tutor like your brothers. Focus on that.
I understand, father.

　My father looks at the two brothers and says

'Now that it's come to this, the exercise is over. I'll arrange for a new target. Until then, you two are on your own to practice on your own.

　With the two brothers' replies, my father leaves. Luft chased after him.
　Glei," he says, grabbing his wand from my hand as he leaves, "don't get carried away, no magic.

"Don't get cocky, you magician!

　I went after my brother, and I was the only one left.

　It was a good time.

　I learned about the magic of this world and my own problems.
　I'm glad that I'm going to have a tutor. The books I could read were not enough for me to learn.

　The magic exercises are just fine.

　I'll be able to skip the formula and just watch.