MTLNOVEL Chapter 283: The Instructor (2)
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「Every time I feel like I get closer, she runs off so far ahead that I can’t catch up.」 Creos gently supported Emilia while muttering that, also watching the fight unfold. Meanwhile, Mira began to grin maniacally as she carefully controlled her summon.
(Arlon knows what he’s doing. He’s roughly as strong as my Ashen Knight, but I still feel pressured… This will be a valuable experience!)
Mira could feel how much training against Arlon would improve her Armor Spirits, and spurred by that feeling, she began trying out more moves she had been unable to test against any other opponent before.
In the end, the fight between Arlon and the Ashen Knight lasted a bit more than ten seconds, and concluded with a powerful strike from Arlon that packed all of his fighting energy, timed at a very precise moment.
「So that was too much for it to handle.」
「If it could handle it, I would’ve lost.」
That was Arlon’s signature move, which he had honed through years of being an adventurer and fighting other stronger enemies. The way he had found and exploited weak spots on the Ashen Knight really showed how experienced he was.
「I really thought I had made it quite resilient, but I guess that’s not enough against someone as strong as you.」
「You say that, but I’m more terrified of you knowing you can summon a bunch of these guys as easily as you breathe. If you had added just one more, I would’ve been doomed.」Mira and Arlon casually discussed the fight once it was over, while Emilia watched them with even more reverence than before.
That fight had showcased the full strength of Arlon and the Ashen Knight, which was a type of confrontation people very rarely got to witness, but that also meant that it was a good opportunity for Emilia to see what the upper reaches of adventurers really looked like.
Then again, there was a lot she did not understand or could process, so it was hard to tell if she really understood everything that went behind each decision and move during the fight, meaning there had not been much substance for her to learn from it.
Still, it was enough to set her passion ablaze. Her true talent was an avid curiosity and determination to challenge herself, without fearing the unknown. And while Emilia was gaining a renewed motivation, Mira and Arlon were receiving a warning from Creos.
「Umm… If you want to fight without limits like that, could you please do it outside next time?」
At first, they had been exchanging plain blows, but halfway through started unleashing their special moves, greatly increasing the intensity of the fight. Eventually, the shockwaves alone would have been enough to pulverize a monster.
As a result of that, all of the training area’s furnishings and equipment were strewn around wildly, with most of them being damaged in one way or another. On top of that, Creos could see that the protective barrier of the training area was heavily damaged and warped out of shape.
Creos was almost amazed by how much they had gotten carried away, while Mira and Arlon finally looked around and saw the state of their surroundings, and then slouching their backs and weakly saying, 「Okay…」
It was also nearly time for the lesson to start, so they had barely gotten started tidying up the room when other students began to arrive, who were visibly confused by what they were seeing, but agreed to help clean everything up.
Thanks to all of them, they were able to sort out everything just in time and the lesson began without issue. Or rather, it could have, if it was not for Mira. As soon as she introduced herself to them, they began to wonder if she was the Spirit Queen everyone was talking about.
That led to her being showered by a bunch of questions asking about her past experience, and Mira was more than happy to reply, until she realized that she had become the center of attention, when they all were supposed to be learning from Arlon instead.
Once she directed everyone’s attention to him, they ended up becoming much more involved with the lesson than ever before.
And when he was done, things obviously did not just end. By request of all the students, Mira also began giving them a special lesson.
「Listen well, speed might be important when summoning, but you can’t neglect your range…」
She began going over the fundamentals, before branching out into various more advanced topics, and even discussing how to break into the highest level of summoner skills. Since Mira herself stood at the peak of spellcasters, her lesson had so much value that even Creos and Arlon joined the students, listening attentively and sometimes asking questions themselves.
The lesson went on late into the afternoon, until the bell signaling the end of school finally made Mira conclude her lesson.
「Lady Mira, please come teach us again sometime.」
「Thank you so much for today, Lady Mira.」
The students began to leave with a bit of regret that the lesson was over. For some reason, the male students had started addressing her as Lady Mira, either because of her nickname of the Spirit Queen, or some other reason. The girls just called her teacher.
「Well, until next time we meet, Mira. Let’s fight again when we can.」
「Sure, that’s all I could wish for.」
Arlon also headed back to the castle. The only ones left were Creos, and Emilia who would not leave Mira’s side.
「By the way, what does tomorrow’s schedule look like?」 Mira glanced at Emilia and then asked Creos.
「There won’t be any special lessons tomorrow, so by noon, anything goes.」
Sadly Emilia had been busy today and Mira could not give her a personal lesson, so she wanted to know if Emilia would be free the next day. Creos understood that much, and gave a clear reply.
「I see. Let’s do it tomorrow then!」
Creos was in charge of managing all summoning classes, so if he said a student would be free, Mira had no reason to doubt him, and quickly turned to Emilia to tell her, 「Does tomorrow afternoon sound good to you?」
Only then did Emilia realize that they had been talking about her and the personal lesson Mira had promised.
「Ah…yes! Umm…」
Emilia had half given up on that lesson when it was postponed at first, so she was delighted to hear it would happen so soon. But then, she gave Creos a hesitant look, as usually summoners would have a practical training session in the afternoons.
「Don’t worry about that. We received a lot of requests from students to learn simultaneous summoning, so we’ll be practicing the basics.」
Emilia was already way past the basics of that topic, so Creos feared she would not learn much and instead be bored during that time. Instead, it would be much more fruitful for her to be with Mira.
「Please go and learn as much as you can from Mira. That way, next time the other students practice, you’ll teach them together with me.」
Creos smiled kindly as he said that, and Emilia replied right away, giving a confident and excited, 「Yes! I’ll do my best!」
Then, they agreed to conduct that personal lesson there on the second training area, and Creos would make sure they would have permission for that.
With all of that sorted out, Emilia went home together with the butler who came to pick her up, and Mira also returned to where Mariana was waiting for her. Creos still had some work to do at the Academy, so he would stay for another two or three hours.
Back at the tower, Mira took a bath with Mariana and Luna, had dinner with them, and overall had a nice comforting time. That allowed her to recharge her energy by the time Creos returned.
He first entered his office that doubled as his bedroom, put things in order there, and then went to see Mira.
「Shall we go then?」
「Yes please.」
Now, it was time for Creos to work on something outside of the Academy. He was still getting the hang of partial summoning, and after that, he still wanted to learn how to use Exo-Summons and Sense Sync, he still had a long way to go.
So once again, he practiced under Mira’s guidance until late at night.
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