Chapter 124 – Flowers on the Cliff – 3
Arwin Cassandra.
As the only son and only heir to the Cassandra family, he also joined the Bohrin family, especially Irina Bohrin’s social club, at the invitation of the elders in the family.
However, Arwin, who was not interested in such activities in the first place, found out a little about the social clubs he was forced to participate in, and decided to participate in the academic conference, which was the field he was interested in.
Of course, he had to participate in other things as well…
“Nice to meet you! I’m Irina Boring!”
“Ah yes. I wish you all the best in the future.”
So he felt quite at ease when he attended the meeting.
The girl named Irina Vorin was more than just a rumor he had heard. Although it is not uncommon for women to enter society in aristocratic societies, even thinking about it, she was active and took the initiative in unconventional behavior. Many male aristocrats who followed her around were rather tired of her reverse.
Arwin watched it from a step back.
It’s not that he wasn’t unlikable in terms of his appearance, background, or personality, but there was a difference in family status, and he wasn’t interested in the first place. Surprised and actively participated.
And.
“Are you new? This is the second son of the Franz family, Leoric Franz!”
“Nice to meet you. My name is Leoric Franz of the Franz family.”
“… Nice to meet you. I am Arwin Cassandra of Baron Cassandra.”
He appeared
The famous characteristic of the Franz family is the golden hair that reflects the light and shines, and the golden hair that sparkles like a jewel. Even the Boring family cannot ignore the quality and quantity of magical power, but his appearance seems to prove that he is one step different from him.
And something more heterogeneous.
‘Why is the magic…’
I don’t feel any magic power.
Being an aristocrat in particular, he does not pressurize the surroundings with his magical power even during normal times. But still, there is a sign that is felt weakly. If there is something huge in front of my eyes, there is a feeling of pressure that I can feel even when I close my eyes.
But this guy doesn’t have that. He doesn’t feel anything. He doesn’t have the magic to shed even a speck of dust. What is it?
“That person…”
“It doesn’t look that great… ?”
“Oh my goodness. Cool guy.”
… The people around them were sitting in the corner of the meeting whispering to each other, probably not realizing this fact, looking at Leoric Franz, who was looking this way.
We could hear each other whispering, but he was just watching the conference.
Irina Borin looked at him with one last mysterious look and then turned to the conference participants and started shouting.
“What we are discussing this time is about the magical power of the Boring family! Let’s discuss the use of our family’s magical power!”
Are you okay?
In an instant, the people participating in the conference exchanged glances with each other. Studying someone else’s magic is a sensitive thing. Of course, it’s just that you don’t do it openly, but it’s natural to secretly research the family of the other person. But to do it so openly.
“Fine…”
“Ruler! Then let’s begin!”
Disregarding the pressures around her, Irina immediately spread her hands and raised her mana.
A light that felt lighter than the one-sided blue began to spread around.
“Now, what can I do with this!”
People at the conference began to quiet down.
It was a completely unexpected subject.
“As for what you can do…”
“It is literally. The Boring family is called the magic of the sky. Then what can I do with that magical power?”
“… I’m not asking about general usage. Well.”
Although puzzled, they immediately plunged into discussion.
Although not popular among the gatherings that Irina Boring attended, there were many people who were sincere in their activities, so their discussions started to heat up as time went by.
“As expected, the Boring family’s flight skills are special. It is bizarre to compare the amount of mana and mental exhaustion required to produce the same results with the mana of other families.”
“There will be few families that surpass the Boring family with long-range bombardment using flying techniques.”
“In addition, the utilization of the wind controlled by the Boring family is tremendous.”
The tactic of the famous Boring family. Aviation, the ability to manipulate the wind. Long distance attack. At those words, Irina shook her head.
“But if that is the end, why is it called the magic of the sky? There must be other uses for this magical power.”
At that, Arwin raised his hand.
“Listening to the story, it seems that you did not deliberately learn about the family’s vision. Why did you make that choice?”
“Of course! Because it’s the Boring family! Boring’s magic has pursued freedom since ancient times! It is the sky that has reached the end!”
Irina’s arms stretched out.
A blue mana reminiscent of the sky began to emanate from her body.
“But from what I heard, my brother too! Father too! Even my grandfather uses only the techniques handed down from his ancestors! Of course, they may have developed their own technology, but in the end, applied technology derived from the basics passed down from the family!”
The wind blew and her blue eyes twinkled.
“No fun! So I thought! Without prejudice, I will only think of my own heavenly magic!”
It’s so dazzling.
They are different from those of us who are simply lucky enough to be born into a good family. When such a thought vaguely passed through Arwin’s head, Leoric, who had been quietly watching until then, stepped out.
“Then, what is the sky Miss Irina thinks of?”
“The sky I think? … It is freedom.”
Irina’s head turned toward the ceiling.
You couldn’t see it through the ceiling, but her gaze seemed to be looking towards the sky beyond the ceiling.
But at those words, Leoric’s head shook.
“Shall we change our words? Then, from where to where is the sky?”
“… That.”
Heavenly justice.
At those words, the eyes of the people at the conference turned to Leoric.
“Sky. It’s a word with so many meanings.”
He said softly.
“Then where does the sky begin? Miss Irina.”
“Wee, I think wee! Looking up at the blue sky. No matter how high you look at it from the top of a building, you can’t reach the sky even if you fly as high as you can with all your mana!”
Irina’s hand stretched out into the air.
People didn’t know what she was thinking, but she nodded her head as if only she knew.
“That is the sky. Then how about this?”
Leoric’s gesture drew a golden line in the air.
And above that line, there was a person who looked up at the sky.
“This commoner is looking up at the sky.”
“Yes.”
With another gesture, a person is drawn in a higher position this time.
“To this commoner, how would Miss Irina, who continues to pursue the sky while flying, look like it?”
“… That’s.”
It will appear to float in the sky.
Staring at the speechless Irina, Leoric’s gesture changed the picture.
The line representing the land draws a U and goes deep.
“Then what if.”
It is so drawn that it is buried in the ground around it as if it means underground. And a person is drawn at the bottom, and that person also looks up at the sky.
“Where is the sky for this person?”
“The sky, the sky…”
“It will still be underground, but even the people standing on the visible land looking up will be seen as people living in the free sky.”
Seeing Irina’s eyes shake, Leoric smiled.
“If it were me, I would first define the word sky.”
“… Wouldn’t that be the act of imprisoning the infinite sky?”
At Irina’s words, Leoric shrugged her shoulders.
“Maybe, maybe not. Isn’t it important that she thinks what she thinks?”
“That’s…”
“Miss Irina. I have felt it in several conversations, but you feel that everything around you is like a chain that binds you.”
“That, that…”
Irina panicked and avoided Leoric’s gaze.
“In your eyes, the sky seems to be a space where you can go anywhere because there is nothing and it is infinitely wide.”
“That, isn’t it?”
Leoric shook his head quietly.
“Then, where do the sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, snow, hail and wind come from? To me, the sky appears to be rather full of invisible things.”
Irina Borin’s blue eyes widened.
Leoric whispered quietly to her.
“Don’t be bound by common sense and prejudice. That is the prison that truly imprisons you. It is not family or tradition that imprisons you. It is the prison of common sense and prejudice that binds you. What’s bad about the rain coming down from the family? It is also one of the freedoms chosen by the people of the Bohrin family.”
Academic conference that has become quiet before you know it.
All eyes were on Leoric.
Feeling that gaze, Leoric slowly rose from his seat.
“Then I will get up from my seat.”
“Le, Leoric.”
She blocked Irina from standing up to him, who stood up first. Then he looked around and smiled.
“It’s a meeting that’s not as bad as I thought. If I can attend next time, I will attend.”
Having said that, Leoric Franz disappeared.
And only then do people realize it belatedly.
Even when explaining using magic.
That he had never once felt the power of magical power felt in the golden magic that he saw in front of his eyes.
* * *
While thinking about the past for a while, Arwin’s gaze moved to the noisy surroundings.
The city of Müller is finally starting to be seen in the distance. The small city passed by and was promised to be welcomed by Leoric Franz, who became the lord of Müller.
While the other nobles around them were dissatisfied with each other, the person standing in front of them was staring at the city in a daze.
Ordinary city.
While other nobles saw it and laughed at it, saying that the countryside is the countryside.
People’s eyes began to look up over the city.
“I knew it… He is a scary person.”
Arwin muttered quietly.
Above the mighty city.
There was a circle of light enveloping the solidly floating sun.
The huge cross of light that stretched out in the shape of a cross with the sun in the middle was just scattering light.
