Chapter 42 - Sparta - Hard Training

"Then I will immediately give you all the secrets of earth magic!"

Agereas declared in a loud voice.

He seemed to be very excited.

"Before we start, there is something I want to explain to you, Agereas......"

I can't use common natural magic because I'm easily disliked by spirits.

That's why I'm going to explain about my constitution.

But I am able to handle magic by seizing some of the demons through seances.

"I see, then you may begin to seize me!"

Agereas permission was granted, and we began the seance immediately.

This time, it seemed to go smoothly.

"I command thee in the name of Norman, strictly. I command thee in the name of Norman, to dwell in my body at once. Fill me with your knowledge and power. Thou shalt fulfill all my wishes faithfully within thy power. Come - Second in order, Agereas!"

I make a conscious effort to seize only one-hundredth of Agereas's spirit.

I don't want to make any more mistakes like I did with Crocell.

It's a good thing that I've gotten used to controlling foreign objects that enter my body.

I looked at the palm of my right hand and saw that a new sigil had been carved into the back of Crocell's sigil.

"How are you feeling? Master?"

Focalor asks.

'Not much. At this rate, we should be fine."

I'm going to try using earth magic.

"Earth, arise, Polvo!"

A magic circle appears in my hand, and sand spills out of it.

It worked.

"Excellent work, Master."

Focalor praised me.

"Thank you, Focalor. Thank you, Agereas, for your cooperation."

I bowed my head to Agereas.

I think we were able to finish this project without any problems.

This was also thanks to Agereas's cooperation.

"Not yet!"

Agereas shouted loudly as if to put a damper on the finished atmosphere.

"I haven't given you my secret technique yet!"

"Well, uhm, well, but I can now use earth magic like this......"

I told you, Norman. I told you, "I'm going to teach you everything I know about earth magic."

Sure I remember saying something like that.

"Aaaah!!"

Agereas shouts and puts his hands on the ground.

At the same time, a magic circle appears on the ground.

The ground shakes like an earthquake.

I saw a crack in the ground in front of Agereas.

At the end of the crack, a protrusion rose up from the ground with great force.

If you look closely, you can see that the protrusion is shaped like a giant's fist.

"From now on, Master Norman, you have to be able to do this!"

"Well, that's a bit of a challenge, isn't it.....?"

Agereas is a demon, so it's easy for him to do it, but I can tell just by looking at him that it's a complicated magic.

"Who says it's impossible? You have a part of me in you, don't you? I'm sure you can do the same thing!"

Is that so? If that's what Mr. Agereas says, then maybe it is.

"Well, then, Agereas, I look forward to working with you."

Well, it's nice of you to teach me.

"Call me Master!"

"It's, It's nice to meet you! Master!"

"Now, the first thing you need to do is to perform the earth magic 100 times in a row!"

"Yes!"

"Say "oss" instead of "yes."

"Oh, oss! Master."

Then the training continued like a Sparta.

First, he was forced to invoke the magic of earth many times without rest.

"I'm already at my limit......"

"You'll have to do something with your energy!"

"Even if you say so, I already have no magic power."

I can't activate magic when my magic power is exhausted.

"You can't complain! If you have the energy, you can do it!"

"Uhm......."

Agereas, at first I thought he was just a good demon, but he has become something of a pain in the ass.

"Master, I am ready to eliminate Agereas if you order me to..."

Focalor whispered to me.

"No, you don't have to go that far."

Agereas doesn't seem to be a bad demon, and erasing him is a bit much.

"Norman, you're not ready! Hurry up and resume your training in earth magic!"

"Oss, Master......."

I replied and managed to squeeze out some power to activate the magic.

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"Really, I've reached my limit......"

A few hours later, I found myself lying on the ground saying that.

It's not just that I don't have any magic power, but my physical strength is already at its limit.

It was difficult to move my body.

"Agereas, if you continue to overwork my master, I will deal with you for him."

Focalor said, giving him a glare.

"Hmm, then I will give you a break for one minute."

One minute is too short!

I was at the limit of my physical strength, but I was still grateful to get a break.

Then, one minute later.

"Mister Norman, your break is over!"

"Oss, Master......."

Using the slightly recovered magic power, he activated his magic again.

Then he continued to train in earth magic all day until he passed out.

In the end, he could not master the target magic in just one day, so Agereas declared that he would not leave and would accompany him for another day of training.

So, the training with Agereas took place over several days.

One week later.

"Fist of the Earth Giant!"

I put my hands on the ground while chanting.

A magic circle appears, and then the earth cracks.

At the end of the cracks in the ground, a giant's fist made of earth appeared.

What do you think? I don't think it's bad.

"It's not good. It's not big enough!"

Agereas said.

"Damn it!"

I was frustrated, but I quickly switched gears and activated my magic again.

Agereas was very strict, pointing out anything he didn't like, whether it was the speed or the shape.

After hundreds of times and countless times, he finally said......

"Passed."

I got the word from Agereas.

"Yay, finally......."

I was so happy that I wanted to show more emotion, but I was so tired that I could only mutter.

"Congratulations, Master."

Focalor said.

She's been watching over us while we've been training.

"Thank you, Focalor. Thank you, Master."

"Hmm, Norman, you have great potential."

He gave me a compliment.

I can't help but smile.

"Well, I've spent too much time in this world. I think I'd better go home."

"You're leaving already?"

I couldn't help but ask him that since he had been accompanying me for so much training, but when I passed the exam, he wanted to simply leave.

"I have some things to do in the demon world."

"Is that so?"

It is true that I am only summoning demons unilaterally, but demons should have their own lives in the demon world.

Well, there are some demons who want to stay in this world, like Crocell and Focalor.

"I'm sorry, I've kept you busy for so long."

"Hahahaha, no problem. I also wanted to talk to the new owner of the grimoire "Goetia".

"The new owner of the grimoire Goetia......?"

Suddenly, the words caught my attention.

"Did it have a previous owner?"

Come to think of it, I don't know much about this grimoire Goetia.

"Yes, the grimoire has been passed down from generation to generation. You've been chosen by Goetia as its new owner."

Chosen.

I feel uncomfortable saying this as if Goetia itself has a will.

Well, I wouldn't be surprised if Goetia really had a will of its own.

"However, Norman is an unusual type of owner among the previous ones."

"Is that so?"

"Yeah, you're greedy."

"Is that so?"

I was not really aware that I'm greedy.

"Not many people would summon one demon after another after getting a copy of Goetia."

"That's surprising. I'd like to get to know more demons, though."

"Hahahaha, interesting. Not many people want to be friends with demons."

"Is that so? I don't think that's strange, because all demons are good people."

"Maybe it's your good fortune or your popularity that makes you think so. And yes. I have one question for you from our conversation earlier."

I listened, wondering what he wanted to ask me.

"You said you wanted to be friends with many demons. Why is that?"

"I thought it would be fun to make friends with demons since they are all very interesting."

I said, remembering what I had done so far.

Thanks to the demons, my daily life became a lot more colorful.

"Norman, you're a terrible liar, and I want to hear what you really think.", Agereas said.

Oh, it seems that Agereas has seen through me.

Then I'll have to tell him the truth.

"I'm going to master magic. In order to do so, I need the power of demons. That's why I'm going to keep summoning demons."

Yes, my first desire has always been to master magic.

I lied because I was afraid that people would think that I thought of demons as mere tools.

"Hahahaha, that's interesting. Now, let me tell you about a demon that I recommend to Norman. The 70th-ranked Sele. Her magic is unique and interesting."

"Really?"

The 70th-ranked Sele.

I'll put her on my list of demons to summon next.

"Oh, right. I haven't seen Orobas for a long time, but I thought he was coming here."

Well, he's kind of missing......."

I've been looking for him, but I can't find him......

It's hard to find him.

"I see. Then I have a message for Orobas."

"What is it?"

"His boss is angry with him. His boss is pissed. He wants him to come back."

"Okay, okay. I'll let him know."

Orobas must be going through a lot.

After that, Agereas left.

Anyway, with this, I was finally able to learn the four systems of magic: fire, water, wind, and earth.

It is said that a sorcerer can finally reach the starting line when he has mastered the four magic systems.

I was finally able to stand on that starting line.