Subaru Natsuki, who returned from the new Three Kingdoms

"Teach me magic!"

Betty: "..."

She closed the book and took a deep breath.

"Betty has neither the time nor the inclination to teach magic to a madman."

Don't say that!

Subaru Natsuki said earnestly.

“If you teach me magic, it is like giving a great banner to the wind and a precious sword to its sheath.”

"If I, Natsuki Subaru, ever achieve great things in the future, I will never forget the kindness that Teacher Betty showed me today!"

Betty doesn't need your gratitude!

The magic exploded once again in the next instant.

This time, Subaru Natsuki was prepared.

He shifted his foot, trying to avoid the force.

But Betty simply raised her hand slightly.

The space felt as if it had been directly pressed down.

Another force struck, and Subaru Natsuki was sent flying once again.

boom!

This time, he was kicked out into the garden outside the mansion.

He was covered in mud and grass.

Natsuki Subaru lay in the middle of the garden, gazing at the sunlight, and let out a long sigh.

"Ugh."

"Why is it so difficult for me, Natsuki Subaru, to learn magic?"

"Could it be that Heaven is helping Bei but not Mao?"

Soft footsteps could be heard from not far away.

Natsuki Subaru turned his head to the side.

The silver-haired, purple-eyed girl stood at the edge of the garden, looking at him with some concern.

"Pleiades?"

Emilia walked over quickly.

Why are you lying here?

Natsuki Subaru sat up and patted the grass off his clothes.

"I'm contemplating life."

Emilia blinked.

"In the garden?"

"To be precise, it was after being kicked out of the library and into the garden that he took the opportunity to contemplate life."

Emilia was stunned.

"You saw Betty?"

"I saw him."

Subaru Natsuki nodded sadly.

"She is very strong."

"It's so powerful that it made me rethink magic."

Emilia breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt somewhat helpless.

Did you make Betty angry?

"I just advised her to read less."

"..."

Emilia was momentarily at a loss for words.

Natsuki Subaru looked up, his eyes brightening again.

"Amelia, I want to learn magic."

"magic?"

"Correct."

Subaru Natsuki clenched his fist.

"Betty wouldn't teach me."

"But this road must not be cut off."

"If I can master magic and combine it with the Heaven-Hateing Sword Technique, I will surely be able to reach a new level of strength."

Emilia looked at his earnest, almost shining eyes and smiled gently.

"If you just want to know if you're suited for magic, I can have Parker take a look for you."

Natsuki Subaru was stunned.

"Parker?"

Emilia nodded.

She raised her hand and called softly:

"Parker".

Faint points of light gathered in her palm.

The next moment, a small gray kitten peeked out from the light and stretched.

Good morning, Lia.

Parker yawned, then looked at Subaru Natsuki sitting on the grass.

"what?"

"Isn't this the kid who called himself the General of Chariots and Cavalry of the Great Wei?"

Natsuki Subaru immediately sat up straight. It turned out that the little cat he had met once before was Mr. Parker!

A flying kitten! It really creates a magical atmosphere!

"Mr. Parker."

He solemnly cupped his hands in greeting.

"Please teach me magic."

Chapter 33: 033. I'm sorry, I don't remember you...

The process of Puck teaching Subaru magic was simpler than Subaru had imagined.

It sounds simple, at least at first.

"Subaru's door isn't completely unusable."

Parker hovered in mid-air, his tail swaying gently.

"Compared to Lia using ice magic, you're better suited to try basic yin magic first."

"Yin attribute?"

Subaru Natsuki's eyes lit up slightly.

"It doesn't sound like something a gentleman would use."

Emilia quickly explained:

"That's not what I meant. There's no such thing as good or bad in magical attributes."

Parker smiled and continued:

"For Subaru, the easiest thing to learn is probably the veil. Simply put, it's about creating a black mist to obscure the enemy's vision."

Natsuki Subaru was silent for a moment.

He then became deeply respectful.

"A good strategy."

"On the battlefield, cutting off the enemy's sight and hearing and disrupting their formation is the best strategy."

“Mr. Parker’s words are the most truthful of military strategy.”

Parker blinked.

"Um... thank you?"

Emilia stood to the side and smiled softly.

She had gotten somewhat used to Subaru's strange way of speaking.

But while it's a habit, actually understanding it is another matter entirely.

The following training is not complicated.

Puck taught Subaru to sense the gates within his body, instructing him to draw magic out little by little from within the gates, and then push that power outwards.

The first time, Subaru Natsuki only managed to rub a wisp of black smoke, like soot from the bottom of a pot, into his palm.

The second time, the black mist grew a little larger, but it directly smeared onto his own face.

The third time, a real black fog finally spread across the garden.

The fog wasn't thick.

But it's enough to obstruct the view of those standing inside.

Natsuki Subaru stood in the center of the black mist, his face serious.

"it is good."

"From this moment on, I, Natsuki Subaru, am also a sorcerer."

Emilia whispered encouragement from the side:

"Subaru is already very impressive. It's rare to see someone control their magic output so restrainedly on their first learning session."

Parker didn't speak immediately.

It perched on Emilia's shoulder, quietly watching Subaru Natsuki emerge from the black mist.

'He's really acting strangely this time.'

It's not just that he speaks strangely.

It's not just that their behavior is strange.

His magical flow wasn't particularly graceful, even somewhat rough, but it seemed completely different from before.

He is now far too adept at reacting to danger, pain, and failure.

He was more skilled than an ordinary teenager.

More importantly, Parker vaguely sensed an inexplicable sense of unease.

Subaru is like 'him'.

Yet she is different from 'him'.

The person Parker remembered was always calm on the surface, as if he could handle anything.

But beneath that composure lies something noisy and relentless, almost childishly persistent.

The Natsuki Subaru in front of them was exactly the opposite.

He appears noisy, absurd, and spouts incomprehensible nonsense, as if he can never be quiet for a moment.