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    • by Cristae Against the Darkness (1) The snow stopped in the afternoon. Instead of running outside, the vice-captain and the knights gathered in the drawing room. Bakura, the old man, was standing by the window, and everyone was listening to his words. He wet his fingertip with saliva, stuck it out the window and waved it around for a while, then picked up a snowflake piled on the storm window, and finally nodded. "It won’t snow for at least a week now. Go clear the snow." "Thank you, sir." "Well,…
    • by Cristae He stopped in front of the collapsed Arthur and Kleio. The two boys looked like castaways stranded in the cold. Arthur had tried to save his precious companion Kleio, and Kleio in turn wished for the world Arthur sustained to be safe. "Having someone you would save even at the cost of your own life makes a person both strong and weak." The crown prince bent slightly toward the boys, as if examining something strange. "You completed the double-cast perfectly, so I owe you an answer." Even as…
    • by Cristae The format of the message announcing the details of the 'Unique Skill' was familiar, but the content was quite different. What happened afterward was even more so. Bracing himself for the distortion that never became easier no matter how many times he experienced it, Kleio hunched his body. But the collapse and reconstitution of the world did not occur. Instead, the surroundings flickered once, as if a page had turned. Dong—dong— The bell for two o'clock rang. 'Time hasn't been turned…
    • by Cristae What Will You Do Gehaim’s body, once his breath completely ceased, crumbled away without even leaving bones, like a beast’s corpse, and scattered as red dust. Only the bloodstains left on Cleio’s knees and hands seemed to prove Gehaim had ever existed. The three boys were silent for a moment. Behind his glasses, Fran’s gray eyes burned fiercely. “What more do you know about this? You’d better explain it properly.” Cleio, whose aether was worn down to the limit and who looked…
    • by Cristae 1891 (1) ‘Right, even if I become the one who shakes the protagonist’s mentality, getting entangled in the narrative is still getting entangled. Damn it.’ Arthur used to say, referring to Melchior, ‘That person has about a hundred ways to achieve his will even without using his skill,’ and it was true. Soon, the murderous intent lingering in Arthur’s eyes vanished as if washed away. Arthur himself knew better than Kleio that this was a cheap trick. He’d seen it all his…
    • by Cristae Tristain Order of Knights (3) Just because one was caught didn't mean they couldn't make excuses, of course. "Uh, well… it's a bit hard to say. Right before I came here, my brother stopped by the capital, you know? At that time, I happened to see some documents from the investigation department of his company that he brought. If this gets out, my brother will probably hate it, so please just pretend you don't know anything." They were the kind of Aser family members who didn't usually keep in…
    • by Cristae Divinely Bestowed Kingship (1) All the luggage that everyone had helped carry in was left just as it was in the bedroom. The long box was at the very bottom. ‘Looks like the kids stacked things like this.’ “Arthur. See the longest box over there? On the floor.” “Yeah.” “Take that out for me.” “You called me over with so much meaning just to make me work….” “I’ll do it.” “No, Isiel. Just stay put.” Arthur knelt and easily moved the luggage aside,…
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      by Cristae A world where magic and monsters existed. At the center of a vast continent, there was a massive mountain range rumored to be home to dragons. The ranges that branched out from this great mountain spine— In the large, deep mountains near the Dragon Mountains, enormous and dangerous monsters had claimed territories of their own. In the smaller mountains, smaller monsters and powerful animals coexisted. And in the forests near human villages, small animals lived in groups. “/Don’t go deep…
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      by Cristae After finishing his monologue, Lee Han realized that his fingertips were trembling slightly. He had tried to stay calm, but the shock must have been great. ‘No matter what, isn’t this a bit too much?’ -Normally, the midterms of lower-year students end without much impact on the school, but the midterms of upper-year students… cause quite a lot of trouble. What Direte said while eating red bean rice cake was as follows. Since lower-year students still had low magical skills, even if…
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      by Cristae “Huh?” “What do you mean?” The Blue Dragon Tower students looked at Professor Lightningstep as if they didn’t understand what he was saying. -We’re friends! That made Professor Lightningstep even more dumbfounded. “Look! Isn’t it trembling?!” “Huh? I thought it was shivering from the cold?” “……” Of course, making it obey out of fear was one way to tame it. If you were in a hurry and didn’t have time to build rapport, you had to make it obey by…
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    • by Cristae North of the Mountain Range (1) Kleio just smiled. As long as there was no proven way to discern souls, until then, he was Gideon Asser’s second son. “It’s surprising to have my very existence as your younger brother denied just because of some memory issues. As you say, I am Father’s child and your brother.” “Younger brother, you say. Do you even consider me family by blood? You don’t remember anything about me. Yet you brazenly swept through the Capital Merchants’ Guild’s…
    • by Cristae In any case, thanks to attending the banquet, I had learned the improved functions of Promise that came with increased narrative intervention. I learned that the terrifying crown prince was not omnipotent. I got a general sense of the opinions of the capital’s upper class. Meanwhile, Behemoth and the two pairs of twins were focusing on demolishing the course meal. Apparently satisfied with the food, Behemoth—who would get noisy if fed anything he disliked—didn’t let out a single…
    • by Cristae "What?" Isiel quickly explained the situation. After repeatedly failing to conquer the ‘Remembered World,’ Aslan lost his temper tonight and suddenly summoned Arthur, who had been sleeping peacefully, to vent his anger. He said things like, let’s see how great your martial prowess really is, or maybe if you conquer the ‘Remembered World’ and return, I’ll acknowledge a lowborn monster like you as my brother. When Arthur didn’t cave in to any insult, Aslan eventually began to…
    • by Cristae They didn’t even look alike down to their toes. ‘Damn, why does the story jump around like that!’ Suppressing his dizziness, Cleio barely managed to sit up. After bowing his head in gratitude to Isiel who had tended to him, he turned on 「Perception」 again. He examined Arthur closely with a completely new feeling. He thought he only needed to watch out for the 1st and 2nd princes, but even the protagonist, who was supposed to be righteous, had a dog-like twist. “Say that again,…
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      by Cristae Episode 186 ‘Oops. The opponent wasn’t Gainando.’ Lee Han realized it belatedly and regretted it. No matter how much the princess couldn’t eat desserts, she wasn’t like Gainando to the point of eating a poisoned cake. But his hand had already moved. Lee Han knew the best thing to do in situations like this. “As expected. It was an artifact with poison detection and detoxification functions.” The silver spoon that touched the poisoned cake produced smoke, just like when the…
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    • by Cristae Once Taetherton received confirmation that magic would be used, he loosened his grip. Kleio took a deep breath, having held it in case the blade pierced his throat. Even a dulled blade stung when pressed to bare skin. Taetherton carefully placed the onyx from Phyton, obtained in the earlier fight, onto Melchior’s hand. ‘He sure treats his lord and others with a clear difference in temperature,’ Kleio thought, as he opened his circle. His body and mind sparked with glassy pain. A new…
    • by Cristae Cleio, using to watch the arena and the judges’ table, let out a suppressed moan. ‘To pit Pierce against Arthur—this is bad. Isn’t this going to expose everything?’ Of course, Arthur had stopped hiding his strength to some extent, and with not only his enemies but also potential supporters among the spectators, it was good to show some of his abilities. However, with Aslan’s intentions unknown, letting Arthur face Pierce was extremely risky. ‘Surely they’re not planning to harm…
    • by Cristae Tristain Knight Order (1) Clayeo just blinked. He was so shocked it felt like the alcohol he’d drunk was churning all the way up his esophagus. "But the moment he broke the , a small void appeared within him. Do you believe in something like innate nature, Asser student? I don’t. I’ve seen that a person, as the sum of memory and experience, collapses when they lose their memories." "So you’re saying that purely because he lost his memories, Pierce Klagen became a petty man who changes his…
    • by Cristae Final Exams (2) In the prime seats in front of the lecture hall next to the stands sat Zebedi, Professor Maria, and an external official—Capital Defense Force Magic Corps Commander Thaddeus Yetzkel—as the magic division examiners. An assistant stood beside them, holding a trumpet-shaped magical device enchanted with magic to conduct the exam. The device functioned like a loudspeaker. “Student Cleio Asher, please briefly explain the magic you will demonstrate.” “It’s a single…
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      by Cristae Heir to the Imperial Throne. The Death Knight’s summons were not over. Gainando, who had been dragged outside, tilted his head and asked, “Me?” You are the runner-up of Blue Dragon Tower. Come with me. Of course, it was referring to the princess. Gainando grumbled and turned his head. What a filthy magic school, discriminating by grades! “I trust you’re not dragging us to the punishment room just for doing well on the exam.” Of course not. The Death Knight answered…
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