- Probably... more or less.
- Probably... more or less.
New here? I'm Roha — want a quick tour?
The president ponders, scratches his head, and then shrugs.
Pressing his palms to his forehead and sighing, he shrugs gloomily:
- Probably... more or less.
Varya, being lost in thought, didn't pay much attention to this act of seemingly reading minds.
-- Thank you, Futaba.
She steps aside, takes out magazine number 3, and looks for the publisher's name.
— So, did you enjoy the royal lessons? — Leyla asked her companion on the way back, with a sly smile.
"Purupurupikopuyo", 77 Luck Street, building 7, Kermek.
— Uh... I guess... Although now I have some doubts about whether I should have spent the opportunity to learn something truly important in exchange for knowledge that I might not even need. What about you?
— To me? — Levisia was a little confused, already accustomed to the fact that in this academy, she had long become number 2. — Yes, of course.
— Well, it depends on what you had in mind. The ability to throw chunks of rock might not be that useful in life. But you can learn that in Mr. Titan's lectures. Besides, if we're lucky in the future, maybe we'll have the opportunity to learn something else from His Majesty? For example, if we prove ourselves as young talents in the field of magic, — the Taumian girl tried to cheer up her peer, without raising the question of how he was going to write down new "spells" in his magic diary. Or that his ability to use these spells will expand if he takes up sports and goes on a diet. — I liked it too, actually. It turned out to be very informative in many areas. Although, I think it's better not to talk to our peers about the events at the villa, no matter how informative they seemed to us. It will be our little secret, ha-ha.
After finishing the urgent task, I'm looking for Levisia to discuss some issues.
- So, what do you think? Were your elders very upset? The atmosphere was tense yesterday, and I think they wouldn't be too happy to get a scolding from a little girl.
— This is related to the library's collection. Well... According to my recent request to Their Majesties, — Varya wasn't sure if the director remembered this, and perhaps she wasn't even sure about her initial presence during the conversations with Dedom Morozom. — I need to write a formal letter here (shows the address) to order magazines on behalf of NAILS. Do you mind?
— Ha... Ha... Yes, I suppose I'll agree with you on that. Although I do have some doubts about the new disciplines. I have the impression that the king is more interested in spending time with Futaba than in nurturing the talents of Sakuramoria...
— There is a point to be made. If there are to be any new lessons, it will only be at Futaba's request. And asking her for something like that, after everything she has already done for us, would be extremely inappropriate,” Leyla said, not arguing. “However, your new spells can be viewed from a different perspective, from the perspective of the opportunities they open up for you. In addition to their direct function, they have also deepened your own understanding of magic in general. But, in particular, the influence of magic on your own body. This is already a good enough foundation to build upon. To master other, related magical techniques. Perhaps even to create your own in the future. With due diligence and ingenuity, based on this knowledge, it will be possible to create something with a wider application. Besides, we should not forget that I, too, have gained certain, and different from yours, knowledge in this area. And that we, as fellow mages from NAILS, can combine our efforts to explore this field of magical science. So don't be discouraged.
- Not just for them... I'm not offended. At that time, I was very angry with my brothers, that's true. And you were all there, you remember that terrible situation well. Another tragedy on our territory, as a result of the king's games... - her hand involuntarily clenched into a fist. - But a couple of days cooled my head. The question is - did it cool the heads of the perpetrators, and anyone among their potential followers? We need to come up with some measures to prevent something like this from happening in the future, otherwise I don't even want to imagine what might happen next time.
- Is it cute? And it doesn't turn out to be too vulgar, and you could even say it carries some kind of symbolic message.
— Related to my magical techniques…? — Toad looked thoughtfully at Leila and decided that it was still not worth judging a book by its cover. — Y-yes, I think it would be very informative and certainly useful in the future... We could even somehow combine your magic with mine and see what comes of it. It's interesting, though, how the king came to this. Perhaps commoners like me just wouldn't understand.