Visitation (2)
Another night went by in the Taboo Mansion. On the bed in the room is a single Dark Magician who won’t wake up.
“Asch-sama……your body has already recovered, has it not?”
Mira, in fact, spent the entire night casting Healing Magic on the sleeping Dark Magician continuously. Based on the competent butler’s experience, most of his wounds should heal if she does it continuously for two days.
“……I wonder if it has. The muscle ache in my entire body, it still hasn’t fully subsided”
“Is that true?”
“What merit is there for me to lie?”
“No. I was sure, you dragged it out and rested for another day because the students did not come to visit”
“……there’s no way I’d do that, right. A mundane routine like a visitation, who do you think would be happy about it? In the first place, people visiting people is calculated. It’s impossible for it to be anything but calculated. Hmm, thinking about it that way, one sure can say that visitation is a horribly scummy act. Maybe I should try writing a thesis or something with that next time. The title will be『Regarding the worthless tradition known as visitation』. Uh-huh, that’ll do, let’s do just that”
“……”
I definitely hit the bullseye; the competent butler was certain of that.
At that moment, the Demon Beasts in the forest started making a ruckus all of a sudden.
“……hmm, a guest?”
Excited Excited. A Magician over the age of 200 who’s getting his hopes up for a visitation.
“I will go and take a little look”
Mira leaves those words behind and exits her master’s room.
・・・
“Asch-sama, Cis-sama is here”
“Is-, is that so. Let her in”
A response with a somewhat quivering voice. He’s in anticipation, going, ‘is it now, is it now’, for the moment of his first-ever visitation in his entire life.
“Excuse me……”
Timidly, the Holy Mother beautiful young girl, enters the room.
“Oh, Cis-kun, what is the matter?”
His manner of speech is frankly barefaced and unnatural.
“Yes……actually, I……want to become capable of using magic!”
“……nn?”
“When I look at Lily……even though she’s my best friend……I feel very frustrated. I think, ‘Aah, I wonder why can’t I use magic’. I hate such myself very much”
“……”
It wasn’t a visitation……it was counselling……
“Asch-sensei……I have practised magic over and over and over again ever since then. And yet, I can’t use Healing Magic even once since that time. What, should I, do”
Cis who looks down with an about-to-cry face.
“……well, cheer up. Like I said before as well, you’ll become capable of using it one day. Mor-, more importantly, yesterday and today, I took a da――”
“I want to become capable of using it now!”
Vigorously. The Holy Mother beautiful young girl who approaches Asch, the self-proclaimed patient, vigorously.
“Ca-, calm down. I got it, I’m also interested in you as the Holy Ark. I shall try looking for a way to somehow extract the substance inside your body”
“Re-, really!?”
“Aah……however, it’s better to not have too much hope. It has been over 10 years since you were born. You can say that you’re compatible as the Holy Ark. I can’t imagine how that substance is existing inside you”
“……”
“Rather, more so than you as the Holy Ark, I’m intrigued by that trait of yours that’s able to control Demon Beasts. That’s why, if extracting that substance doesn’t have a positive impact on your body, I’ll refuse to do so. Are you fine with it nevertheless?”
“……yes”
The Holy Mother beautiful young girl who nods reluctantly.
“Fuu……is that all? The business you have with me”
“Yes! Thank you”
She makes an expression like her worries had completely cleared up and bows.
“……is that really all? Do you not have any other business with me?”
“Nope! Then, see you in school tomorrow! Excuse me”
The Dark Magician who stares lonelily, at the back view that’s about to leave the room energetically.
‘What a, lonely Magician’, is the competent butler’s feelings.
“…..ah! Asch-sensei, I forgot to say something!”
“Wha-, what is it!?”
In an instant, his expression lights up brightly.
“Can I play with Cer-chan? It has been a long time since I meet that kid”
“……sure. Mira, please lead her the way”
“Yes. Understood”
Mira bowed to that lonely-looking back and led Cis to where Cerberus is.
Asch who, in the end, keeps on watching over the beautiful young girl and the Demon Beast playing around from the window sorrowfully.
