The Witch and the Doll Swear

A Feluca cleaves jewel-like waves across the turquoise water.

This is a sea sailing ship, characterized by three triangular sails. Even though this eastern corner of the continent is not close to the Four Oceans, thousands of rivers flow into the deep depressions on the land, and they still converge here to form the most vast lake on the continent, a sea surrounded by the continent.

The peninsula on the north side is like a lady stepping into this emerald green gem from the north of the sea wearing high heels. There are a string of dotted islands scattered on the water.

The oldest city-states of mankind were born on these small islands. In the past far away from mythology, the philosophers here brought the classical era of mankind with olive branches and laurel wreaths.

To commemorate those people and that era, the name of this inland sea is "Elegance".

Although the monsters here are not elegant at all.

"Sail, hurry up!"

The wind that had stopped a few minutes ago was now blowing from the rear of the ship. The bosun yelled loudly at the sailors on the deck, asking them to unfurl the big triangle sails hanging diagonally from the three masts. The terminal of this voyage can also save some magic bones melted in the magic furnace.

Although the employer of the "Jinbei" has always spent a lot of money, the captain who was born as a poor fisherman always instinctively frugal where he can.

According to him, every gold coin you save will become the tooth that the priest of the Templar Church smiles at you, and the skirt that the beautiful girl in the bar pulls up.

"Then why didn't the captain turn off the stabilization circles and barriers on the ship? Those are the most costly things!"

The furled sails unfolded, startling the seagulls hitchhiking on the top of the mast. They hovered over the ship for a few weeks, and landed on the top of the mast again, yelling, as if they were the ship The masters of the ship, and the pale gold sails below that are blown by the sea wind are the thrones for them to issue orders.

At the shouts of the sailors, the ship started again, and they were satisfied with this, so they babbled and twisted their hips on the mast.

"Ha, I'm not afraid of the turbulence of the sea, nor the droppings of seagulls!"

Hearing the young sailor's question, the captain, who was gurgling water mixed with rum, looked at the puddle of bird droppings that fell on the invisible barrier outside the window, cursing.

"But those noble boys are terrible, if one of them gets seasick and vomits, you can hear his jokes for a whole week, not to mention, if any girl gets her face covered in bird feces, hehe. "

The captain didn't continue to speak, but the first mate and the sailors all laughed.

But immediately, they all put on a straight face and started busy with the work at hand.

Because of a polite knock on the door.

None of the sailors on the ship would knock on the door so politely. The only way for them to enter the captain's cabin was to kick the door open or smash the door. Generally speaking, if it was the latter, it meant that the captain's hat was also worn. It's over.

And now this is the case...

The captain straightened his hat, and took his feet off the chart-topped table.

"Please come in."

"Captain Sabos."

A man in a magic robe stepped onto the platform of the captain's cabin.

Seeing that it wasn't some well-mannered but indifferent and arrogant nobleman who came in, or a young lady whose face was disfigured by rats or cockroaches on board, the stiff faces of the sailors relaxed a little, and their expressions became respectful.

Although this gentleman is as skinny and tender as those nobles who make a fuss over a puddle of seagull shit on the deck, no one dares to underestimate his black robes and what... the coat of arms of the seven wings of Magnus .

If these were not enough, just after some noble boys threw bloody meat into the sea, he used the crystal clear ice to turn the dogfish attracted by him into fresh meat on the ship, no one on this ship dared to He said behind his back that he was out of his mind to wear a big black robe in such a hot weather.

The world at sea respects the strong.

"Master Tyrannosaurus."

Seeing him, Captain Sabos also heaved a sigh of relief and sat upright.

"I'm just an ordinary mage from a peasant background, so I don't need to be so respectful."

Tyron shook his head and looked at the chart nailed to the table.

"Hahaha, it's much easier to talk like that, what's the matter?"

"How long is it to Sardinia?"

"It's not far, it's not far, you can already see the tip of the lighthouse in Sardinia, at most one hour more, we will be able to send you to that island."

"Yeah……"

The young man in a black robe nodded. Sabos looked at his expression and picked up the kettle again.

"Could it be that those delicate little girls can't even stay in the cabin of the stability circle?"

"No, those little ladies are still very well-behaved, but the problem is..."

"Those young lads! Aha, I get it, I get it, it's almost..."

Just when Tyron spread his hands helplessly, and Sabos burst out laughing.

From one place on the deck, there was the sound of metal clashing.

The sound was crisp but not pleasant, with cheers and cheers mixed in, followed by a roar a few minutes later, something metal rolled on the deck, and then a young voice screamed.

"My sword!"

A triumphant voice followed.

"I won this time, Jake, do you still have a sword to fight? Is there anyone else who wants to compete with me? If not... Xanros, please play me "Night in the Tower"!" "

When these words were blown away by the sea breeze from the mouth that spoke them, the ensemble of violin and flute sounded melodiously on the deck.

"These noble boys haven't finished fighting yet."

Captain Sabos smacked his lips and walked out of the captain's cabin.

"This should be the last match. They have changed the rules of the duel. Whoever knocks the opponent's sword into the sea will win. Now there should be no one with a sword to use for a duel."

"That means we are going to hear them recite Na Laoshizi's poems for the last time?"

"Ah, that's right..."

Before the words were finished, on the deck, that proud and magnetic male voice started singing.

——You are like the holy light descending and falling——

——You are as gorgeous as the stars pouring down——

——The mediocre is ashamed under your gaze——

——And the brave look at death because of your smile——

——Please don’t be sad about that snow lotus face——

— because I know your heart is burning like a flame! ——

"Hey, it's really a passionate love poem. The sweet words of these little brats are very sweet, but according to us people at sea, if you like a woman, you should take her to drive a boat to the end of the world, haha. "

The captain drank the water in the jug, and in order not to "taint" the ears of these nobles with his voice, he shook the empty jug instead of a vulgar smile.

"Master Tai Lun is just worried that these guys will have nothing to do in the next time. Speaking of which, I heard these guys cracking and banging for a whole morning, and they sang poems many times. Why hasn't their goddess come out yet?" face?"

"Because their goddess didn't hear it at all. As soon as the child got on the boat, she found a corner and used the silence technique to isolate all interference. Their noise here will not affect her at all."

"Hahaha, isn't it? It is indeed the most dazzling jewel in the Emerald Emerald Crown, the flower of Gaoling that can only be seen from a distance! These young men are still far behind, ahaha."

Looking far away at the sharp corner of the lighthouse on the sea level, he tried his best to restrain himself, but the slightly drunk Captain Sabos laughed, patted the shoulder of this approachable archmage, and walked back to the captain's room.

As for Tai Lun, the magician couldn't help but coughed heavily after being photographed by this shot, and after being a little helpless to remind the young students to pay attention to safety, he walked back to the cabin on the other side of the deck.

The boys who stayed up all night to finish their homework the day before the trip were all duels and sea fishing on the deck, but here, the little girls from the Emerald Emerald Magic Academy...

"Teacher Tai Lun, this is too difficult..."

"I can't memorize it anymore, the original scriptures of these magics are too complicated."

"Why is it a mistake to be just a few millimeters away from the magic circle—"

After the young teacher walked in, the little birds chirped immediately.

"I can explain to you in detail what you don't understand, Miss Mire. The reason why Miss Fulla finds it difficult to recite is because you memorize it like memorizing poems by rote, without actually understanding the meaning represented by these original scriptures." , Finally, Miss Miranda, if you want to summon a cute fluffy bunny instead of a fat green caterpillar, please focus on the magic circle instead of describing the character with good character, honor and nobility in the old aristocratic novels."

Amidst the complaints of several girls, Allen couldn't help but joked.

Complaints are complaints, these girls who spend almost half of their time on beauty sleep every day in order to keep their skin supple, none of them stopped their pens.

They are all children of the nobles, and the advantages of hard work and hard work are completely invisible to them, and they like to chat about irrelevant topics while studying, but the good news is that they know how to fear magic, and they are more serious than those teenagers In front of such advantages, it is only a small problem to like to desert.

Well, just a small problem...

"Ah, if only I had one percent of Miss Liliana's talent."

"Even if you only give me one-thousandth, I will definitely be able to solve this nasty Ekemedazo rune combination formula. Holy Light is really unfair."

"Miss Liliana is talented, and her family background is so noble. Grand Duke Einstein's family still has the right to inherit the empire, which is a branch of the royal family! Although my father always calls me little princess, but Miss Liliana Unlike us, she is the princess of Fei Leng Cui, and also the princess of the great Seven Hills Empire!"

...it hasn't been quiet for a few minutes.

Tai Lun looked helplessly at the girls who started chattering again—maybe they had held these lively canaries for too long in the noble district of Fei Leng Cui. In the cabin of politeness and etiquette, they can finally free their true selves from the complicated etiquette of nobles.

"That's right, she's super cute, and there's nothing annoying about it. As long as it's not too noisy, she can have afternoon tea at the same table with anyone. Although she's mostly reading at that time, but Did you know that feeding her food at that time would not be refused!"

"Huh? Really?"

"It's true! That time because I saw Miss Liliana looking so serious like a cat, I couldn't help but put a cookie to her mouth. I thought she would be ignored, but I didn't expect Miss Liliana Eat that cookie! After eating it, you rubbed your lips against my fingertips and licked off all the cocoa powder on them. Do you know? Miss Liliana’s lips are simply better than Helen’s. The pudding needs to be softer!”

"Speaking of which, there were a few times when I stopped Miss Liliana when she was about to bump into someone because she was too focused on reading in the library. Her body was light and small, soft and had no strength. As long as she You can hold her in your arms with just one pull. When she raised her head and looked at me in confusion, I felt like my motherly nature was overflowing."

"Ey-"

"Hey, hey, dear little ladies, I understand that everyone likes Miss Einsteins very much, but talking behind her back is a bit rude after all, and my pen has stopped."

Seeing that their conversation was gradually turning from a study break into a girls' party, as the only male in the cabin, Tyron coughed twice before the topic gradually tilted to a more private area, reminding the girls that their The homework is not done yet.

But as soon as he spoke, the girls invariably focused their gazes on his face, their big emerald eyes shining with curiosity, as if they wanted to dig out the deepest hidden secrets from the tutor's answer. Got a secret.

"What does Mr. Tyron think of Miss Liliana? Although there are many boys trying to get close to Miss Liliana, she never pays attention to them. Those stupid boys in the college 'accidentally' in the corridor I bumped into her and helped her pick up the book, thinking that this would make her remember herself...well, Miss Liliana did remember it, but that's because her memory is very good."

They looked at Tai Lun with great interest, just like the angel in the temple's fairy tale who has a thousand eyes and can see through people's hearts. This is a little skill that these girls have figured out by themselves. They believe that they are being stared at by a group of the opposite sex. If so, people with evil intentions will definitely leak out the flaws accidentally!

"There is only Tutor Tyron. In the academy, she will only talk to Tutor Tyron!"

But Tyron just thought it was a little funny.

The girls' gaze may be effective against those similarly young teenagers, but it will have no effect on anyone who has systematically accepted social etiquette. Of course, he has nothing to hide.

Liliana Einsteins, the little princess of the emerald green that these girls discussed, the boys spent a morning in a duel to win the recitation of poems by constantly dropping valuable swords into the sea. She expressed her admiration for the goddess of power, the emerald pearl, the highest unattainable flower of the emerald city——

He is also the best student he has ever taught.

There is no relationship between him and her other than teacher-student. These girls are right to say that she only talks to themselves, but they must not know that apart from simple polite greetings, she only talks about obscure topics. Understand the magic.

Tyron even clearly remembers the magic and magic theories involved in every conversation.

Taking the "Force Field Shaping Theory" of the former Magic Emperor Douglas and the "Element Theory" of the Dark Sage Elmea as the starting point, starting from [Magic Shield], [Arcane Missile], [Fireball], [Element] Door], [Tamila Multiple Arcane Missiles], [Water Shaping], [Atmospheric Hammer], [Feather Fall], all the way to the most complex magic that can be understood using the simplest elements and force field theory. [Siva's Frost Scepter], and then move to Kshtara's "Theory of Material Operations", from [Grease Technique] to [Black Widow's Spider Web Technique]. Right now, in the compartment of this cabin, the girl who used [Silence Technique] to isolate herself from the noise of the sea should be studying the twelfth magic she learned, [Manstein's Touch of Conjuration].

The girls who wanted to hear something more interesting were obviously not satisfied with this answer, but they just laughed for a while and then focused again - because of the distraction, the one who was not only the summoner, The eldest lady, who doesn’t learn any other magic, failed to summon her favorite fluffy little pet, but instead a slimy snail as big as a fist...

The screaming girl threw the frightened snail out of the cabin, and it probably landed on the head of some unlucky boy, causing the teenagers on the deck to scream.

Looking at these children who were far from being called mages regardless of their age or thinking, Allen pressed his forehead helplessly and continued to write today's diary in his notebook.

[The second era of the Tonglu calendar, the year of the Pleiades, the tenth day of the month of Heat.

The voyage to Sardinia was uneventful.

It is said that the first level of the ruins of the Tower of Magera, which is the target of extracurricular study tours, has been explored. The academy negotiated with the Magicians Association and the Holy Church to get some study tour spots. I don’t expect these young nobles to understand there. What does everything mean? They are already the second generation born after the collapse of that huge magic empire. The new magic system has been implemented for less than two hundred years, and the ancient magic has become an ancient manuscript, and the incomprehensible carvings in the ruins arts.

But what must be known is that the great dark sage Elmeia also created the safer and easier-to-use Magnus seven-wing magic system based on the ancient magic, although the ultimate goal of whichever system is The search for truth, but modern magic, which has only been developed for about 200 years, must also draw nutrients from the thousands of years of history and glory of ancient magic. 】

"..."

Writing this, Tyron couldn't help looking at the wooden door in the cabin that had been closed since they boarded the ship.

[...That's right, I don't expect these children to learn anything during this three-day school trip, as long as they can maintain their interest in magic and understand that the existence of ancient magic is still necessary, not The "magic of the devil" preached by the Holy Church is enough, but there is a child.

If it's her...]

"Mr. Tai Lun, I can't understand this magic formula..."

"Okay, I'll be right there."

The diary is closed.

There is still about an hour away from Sardinia. I am explaining to the girl how the Sobera equation communicates the spelling material with the world's [law and principle], and changes the [symbolism] of the spelling material into something that can be written in the magic circle. While assembling, through the porthole on one side, Tyron saw several tall towers on the sea level that gradually revealed sharp corners.

Probably in order to avoid the vortex in the sea, the Jinbei, which was originally facing the direction of the island where the lighthouse was located, turned the ship, so from the porthole on the side of the cabin, one could already see the sharp and thin spire piercing the sea level.

Maja Tower, this is the legacy of the huge ancient language magic empire era that was destroyed more than two hundred years ago, the residence of a member of the Imperial Mage Council.

Since ancient times, the mage's tower has contained countless treasures and knowledge, both of which are coveted by the world, but the former is protected by layers of magic and institutions, while the latter depends on the luck and knowledge of the seeker.

...if it was her...

Watching the top of the steeple move from the left side of the porthole to the right side, Tyron couldn't help saying the last sentence in his heart that he didn't have time to write in the diary.

Liliana Einsteins.

If it's you, if it's a genius like you, here... what kind of gains will you get?