Glory to Earth Magic

"Guuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!

A musculoskeletal, bearded man is screaming with his arms iced.

"Ha! Think of me as a child and look sweet, so that's what happens."

"Damn it! Wait, you fucking pussy!

"Ha-ha-ha, who waits!

My surrounding muscles come after me, but I don't know what I'll do if I get caught, so I'll take advantage of the local interests and wrap them around.

"... well, if you get here, you'll be fine."

I'll make sure they don't come after me while I'm hiding in the shadows.

"Hey, Merclio!

"Ugh!? What is it, Meliera? Don't be surprised."

Suddenly, when they called me by my name and looked back in surprise, there stood a red-haired woman my age with a seemingly indulgent face.

His name is Merriella. He's a child in the same orphanage as me.

"You, you've had another fight with the adventurer. The Alliance is complaining about Sister again!

"Uh, no more, uh-huh. But you didn't. They were making fun of the Sisters."

I couldn't forgive them for making fun of us living in the Glades.

Fortunately, I have a talent for ice attributes, and I don't fall behind the miscellaneous fish adventurers around there.

By the way, Meriella has a flame attribute talent.

"Hey! Say it quickly! I'll burn you to death for making fun of Sister."

"Oh, yes, yes. I've already punished you, so you're not going."

Damn, I have trouble with this guy because he looks like a flame attribute and he looks angry.

When this guy runs wild, I always help to contain him.

"……… well, that's fine."

To my words, Meliera manages to calm down with her nose ringing.

This guy, whose boiling point is lower than mine, goes to sell fights right away, no matter who he is.

Well, as far as I'm concerned, I can't say very strongly because the majority of the reasons I go to sell fights are because they make fun of me, just like me.

Me and Meliera are orphans.

I don't remember the face of my birth parents at all. Now, Sister takes care of me in a church and orphanage in the Glades.

Melliera and I met there, too.

In addition to us, there are several orphans and the management is in a painful state.

It feels like Sister said she would make money going out somewhere if she didn't let us get the hang of it.

"Why? You came all the way out here to whisper to me?

"Oh, I did. Merclio, you have a visitor. Correctly, to me and Merclio… but"

Me and Merriella, huh? Where the hell do you like it?

I wasn't very interested in the guests themselves, but Sister was calling, so I decided to head to church with Merriella, even though I was reluctant.

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"Oh, welcome home, both of you... it looks like Merclio's screwed up again, doesn't it?

"Ugh... it's nothing good."

"Hehe, well, you're more childish with your arms white, and I like that, don't you?

Sister laughs as she rocks her chestnut hair.

"... don't treat me like a child! I'm eight years old!

"I'm not a kid enough. I don't even bother to use hard words."

"Meriella, shut up!

I... have to be an adult. You can't stay a child to protect Sister.

"... I'm sorry. Right, Merclio is a fine adult."

At about 2m tall, in repeated washes, shrunk and giddy clothes, Sister puts her wrapped hands over my head and strokes them as she piques her freshly torn muscles.

Once upon a time, Sister was an adventurer, but she got sick, so she retired and became a church Sister.

This is how I normally spend my time right now, but I know that I sometimes throw up blood.

But you'll never see such weakness in front of us.

He's spitting blood. 'Cause I just stumbled upon him.

That's why I have a magical gift. I have to work hard.

I read a lot of difficult books, studied words, and learned difficult rhetoric.

"……… well, you just have to know."

But for Sister's sake... I can't tell you how embarrassed I am to jump my hand stroking my head in the blindfold.

"So... who are our customers?"

"That's not me."

Just like you answered my question, your mustache would appear.

"……… What about you?

"My name is Valenz. I'm a magic school teacher."

School of Magic…… it was once founded by one of the five heroes.

Whatever it is, it's a weird place to tell me that you can study regardless of your identity.

If I go there, I can get a good profession, but I know I don't have that kind of tuition here.

So I'm gonna be a first-rate adventurer and make the Sisters feel better.

"Let's get straight to it. Merclio, Merriella. Why don't you come to magic school?

"School of Magic!? What shall we do, Merclio! Scouts are here from the School of Magic!

Admiring the School of Magic (in school uniforms, to be exact), Meriella is getting tense after listening to her grandfather, Valenz.

"………… Why us?"

I don't trust these guys.

Because I've seen a lot of guys who look nice and cheat people.

Sister, because people are good and Meliera is simple, I'm the only one who can protect this place.

"Because there are rumours about you... a blazing hell (Blazing Inferno) and an icy hell (Coquitos). There's this orphanage full of magic and talent as a child."

Were you getting so famous?

Well, it's obvious if I'm a genius!

"Even if it's our motto to train talented young people, I want you all to enroll in school. I'm not saying I'm here because of a visit from the dean."

"Um... the offer is greatly appreciated... as you can see, I can afford to pay for two people here..."

Listening to Jijii, Sister looks sorry.

Yes, no matter what Jiji says, there's no such thing as money here.

"Then don't worry. My school has a system called Scholarship."

"" "Scholarship?

To a word we've never heard, we ask a different accent.

"Um, it was enacted by the founder of the school. It's a system that invests in students who can't afford money. I only need to lend the money, so of course I'll have it repaid. By the way, this is what interest looks like."

Jijii gives Sister a scholarship and explanation, and Sister looks impressed.

Apparently, it's a pretty conscientious system.

It's very frigid, but maybe I can trust the School of Magic a little bit because I know I'm a boulder too.

"The school also has a dungeon called the School Labyrinth, where you can buy and sell with the materials you can take, so you can repay it with the money you earn there. With your talent, you can go to school on your own."

"Um, I mean, that's it, right? So if you work really hard, you can go to school, right?

Merrier, who is a little sorry in his head, is trying to understand himself.

"Um, that's not what I'm talking about."

"Merclio! Let's go! Me and Merclio, scholarship? I can afford something like that!

Meliera slaps me on the shoulder with a bash as she tells the weather if she knows or not.

"Go, Merclio"

When I was worried, Sister opened her mouth with a gentle smile on her face.

"But..."

"Hehe, I know you're trying to be an adventurer for us. But you really want to go to school, don't you?

It is completely obvious.

... Yes, I really want to go to school.

And I want to join the Knights of the Kingdom. The Adventurers, although they are certainly a grabbing profession, are more stable in the Knights and need not be separated from the Sisters.

But............

"I'm not willing to study under a guy weaker than me! You want to take me to school, after you take me down!

I'm ashamed to say that I want to go, and I say that.

But it's also true.

If the jizzy in front of me is weaker than me, the teacher's level will be the same.

It would be useless to go at such a low level.

"Already! If I had Merclio, I would have told you to go honestly without being so weird......"

"Ugh, shut up! This is a man's will! Shut the fuck up, girl and kid."

"So you're not a child either......"

Merriella has a frightened face, but I can't leave either.

"Whoa, whoa. It would be nice to be healthy. Fine, I'll deal with them."

Jijii laughs like she said she had plenty of room.

"Hey, I'm gonna blow your space."

When I stood up, I headed to Jizzi.

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"Father, where are you going?

A little boy asks as he looks up at me.

To the same redhead as me, a neat face that looks a lot like Meriella. This is my son Aruba.

"My dad used to take care of me."

Aruba doesn't know Me and Meliera are orphans.

He thinks he's from a normal civilian. But that's fine with me.

Me and Meliera don't pay much attention to their origins, but there are always people who make fun of them just because they're from a ghetto.

The reason we say we're from a ghetto is that there should be no such thing as a son meeting irrational eyes.

... but I definitely wanted that guy to meet Aruba and bring him here today.

"Something's gone wrong."

The doll on Alba's shoulder... Aldi, Alba's covenant spirit, says that.

"Well, it's a favela... some dirt, close your eyes."

"Ah... I'm sorry"

Aldi honestly apologizes for what I said.

This child is not indistinguishable between good and evil, although he Zubazuba says things that others have difficulty saying because of the purity characteristic of the Spirit.

This way, if you know it's a bad thing, you're a good girl who honestly apologizes.

Boulder, my son just signed a contract.

That's how I see the church I'm used to walking in the Glades.

In front of the church, many years after that, Sister was still cleaning her muscles.

Me and Meriella's making money, and Sister's getting excellent treatment, so Sister's feeling totally better.

Too much energy, enough for me and Melliera to make occasional matches.

Looking to the side, Aruba is surprised to see Sister.

The first time anyone sees Sister, most people are surprised.

If Sister and I knew each other, we'd be more surprised.

With that in mind, we head to Sister.

Sister opens her mouth looking at us with a gentle smile that hasn't changed for years.

"Welcome back."