Start of the Second Year

Hey Serge, can I ask you something?

Sure, Ill answer if I can~

Are you and Chris a thing?

Serge fell forward against the desk, but the answer was obvious just by seeing his reaction.

Sorry bout that

The girl was the daughter of the family whose residence he lived in. She wasnt an existence he should make moves on.

She was entering the category of beautiful in Serges sense of aesthetics, but she was suddenly getting taller, more well rounded, and womanly. It even looked like her long black hair was getting more glossy.

Well, maybe I should trying going on the attack?

Ignoring Serges advice, the boy called out to Chris.

Although they were usually for tying connections between houses, it wasnt as though none were for love.

Above all, his mana was insufficient to talk to Chris.

That Chris was taking practically the same classes as Serge was.

Serge tried stopping her.

Even so, with the Millennium practically on their doorsteps, she wasnt able to bear being a scholar. Despite her father the earl and the masters attempts to change her decision, her will was firm.

The earl might have realized

One day, he talked to Serge in the greenhouse.

Yeah, there are so many things that I wouldnt have realized on my own.

The earl cut away rose thorns with some pruning scissors. The roses in this world had thorns as well.

It came!

I believe that she is an excellent person. She is very kind.

He thought that was a very safe response, but

The earl laughed out loud. Was there something funny in what he said?

I believe that those are the impressions of people that, along with being envious of her, can only see what shes like on the surface.

Umu. He failed a bit there.

Was this not thanks to Carla? After all, the one to take care of him as a child and his now-deceased mother was Carla.

And then the earl finally came to his main point.

In the event an emergency happens, could you take the girl to Ogress?

The earl said something like that very simply.

Sir, thats

Could I ask you to do that for me?

Even if you have to force it. If its you, you can do it.

Serge shook his head.

He nodded.

Ill help her. Ill risk my life for her.

It appeared that Azel sent the date that the Millennium would be coming to the upper echelons of the Magic City.

Heading to Azels tower each day, he mainly researched space-time magic.

But even so.

He thought she would be better off studying grand magic or something like imbuing magic into the armor and weapons of troops.

It was enough for her to overtake her brother, who had been studying the same offensive magic, with surprising swiftness.

Really, why is she like that?

Two people were talking with each other in Azels tower while they sipped on Radam-prepared tea.

A thousand years ago. Shana Milgrid. As companion of the hero, she was the great witch that defeated the Demon King.

To be rejected and still after the hero that set out to defeat the Demon King, it was a pitiable saga.

Shes alive. She was fighting against the Demon King just the other day.

He felt it back when he met with Dark Dragon Valis, but its a strange feeling.

The hero that shouldve fought against the Demon King is the Demon King this time? How did that happen?

Hmmm lets put it this way. For you, what is human? How far does it go?

Yeah. So? How far would you go including races?

Right. The hero thought so too. Then he included goblins, orcs, and other low-intelligence races, spending years hundreds of years thinking about how to have them live together with humans.

The more he heard about the ideal, the more it sounded like he was a good man.

Un, either way, I thought itd fail. But then now it looks like he might succeed. He actually made that thing

A golem. Thor called it a robot though.

A machine. In other words, the power of science.

It was probably strong. It was the combination of two worlds strength. No matter how much someone was called a great sage, there was no matching up against that.

Serges mana pushing interrupted, he shouted.

The Great Collapse?

The end of myth. The start of the world. That was the Great Collapse. He had been told that it caused even more people to die than the Millennium.

Azel told him who knew.

Saint Emperor Ryuke Shifaka and the Wandering Sage Alvis. Corfus of the Oomori Woods if you include the elves. And the dragons.

Azel said the name of the most famous human in history and the name of a person hed never heard.

Even Ive been alive for a thousand years. Is it really that impossible?

And that person named Alvis-san is

A great sage among great sages, even Azel wasnt someone who could compete with him. And then there was the Demon King that was even stronger than him.

He believed that Ria would be able to do something about it.

If its Nee-chan if its Carla-san and Nee-chan, they will win, even if its the Demon King.

Yeah, according to the stories I heard, if its those two, they might just win.

If they fight, that is.

She talked with ogres and vampires, yet fought against the werewolf and obliterated goblins and orcs alike.

I I have to get stronger, too..

Ah, how about I not.