52 Episode 52: Yuki and Iris, Odettes "Magic Alliance Orientation" (Part I) (1/2)

─ ─ Odette viewpoint ─

The day before the ”Magic Guild” orientation.

Odette was trembling before a letter from his father, the Duke of Slay.

”... why now and write to me like this”

Crushing, Odette stares at my father's letter.

The letter...

'Tell my daughter, Odette.

Remember the terms of your admission to the Sorcery Guild?

You were talking about a year to allow me to learn in the guild.

If I hadn't become a C-class sorcerer within a year, it would have been a condition that I would have used you for a political marriage.

But things have changed.

Two dukes of the same size as my own married my daughter politically.

The Duke of Slay family lags behind other houses and can't be overlooked.

Reduce the duration of commitments to six months.

If you fail to achieve results by then, proceed with your marriage.

That's it. ”

”You're kidding me!!

Odette hit my father's letter on the floor.

I was supposed to get a two-year respite before entering the Magic Guild.

As soon as I came to Wang Capital, that was in a year.

It was just before the orientation and it shrunk to six months.

”... if your aunt had only lived, you would have stopped your father”

Odette's grandmother was a mage from The Magic Guild.

Since he was little, Odette has been told strange stories by his grandmother.

That's why it didn't bother her her to ask about Iris' 'immortality'. There are strange things in the world, so there are things like that, I guess.

So Odette decided to try to be a magician.

My parents were agreeing with me.

But after my grandmother died, my father returned his palm.

I started thinking about using Odette as an instrument of political marriage in order to stand on top of other Duke houses.

”But... within six months, a C-class magician... oh, my God, I'm not the only one”

That's what I thought. On Odette's head, Yuki appeared.

With Yuki's help, it's easy to get a C-level magician position.

If Odette asks, he'll help.

─ Although.

”Yuki is... reincarnated. Now that the remnants of the 'Sanctuary Church' have appeared, we cannot allow them to imitate prominently. It doesn't mean that my father's story... is today or tomorrow.”

Odette rounded the letter and shoved it into the corner of the bookshelf.

Instead, I look through the guidance of ”Orientation” received from ”Magic Guild”.

”Iris is paired with Yuki, and I am the Countess Terez.”

It's a name I've never heard of, but I need to work together to get through the orientation.

With that in mind, it was Odette working out tomorrow's plan.

─ ─ Next Day Yuki Perspective ─

Orientation day.

I was paired up with Iris and came to the first tier of the giant dungeon Elusion.

Around, trainees from the same period gather.

The number is about a dozen.

There's Odette too. She's paired up with a girl she doesn't know.

Girl with long forehead, quiet feeling. Is she the Countess Terez?

It's about Odette, so it'll be okay to pair up with anyone.

We trained in magic together the other day before we played against Alek-Keeles. Strength is certain.

We have to do our job.

”Again, explain the rules”

Standing in front of the trainees, the magician as instructor said.

There are two instructor roles.

One is a Class C sorcerer, Dr. DeMetel. The other one did say Daraton, a Class C sorcerer.

”This orientation is for you guys to get used to this dungeon, Elusion. To move to the street of the distributed map and come to our waiting point”

They told me, I glanced at Iris.

One for each pair, a map of the first tier of the dungeon is distributed.

This seems to be the route we should take today.

”The routes drawn on the map vary from pair to pair. Each other's routes never cross. This is the purpose of learning the breadth of the dungeon called 'Elusion' and how horrible it is. How about this far?

Trainees, including me, nod to the magician's voice.

”The demons that go out to the first tier are all weak. I don't remember picking a guy like that as a trainee. But if you don't think you can go any further, tap the armband I gave you and cast a spell.”

The instructor showed the armband on his left arm.

Me and Iris are wearing the same thing.

A magic item with crystal balls on the surface.

”So I know where you guys are. It's a hassle, but I'm gonna go help you. However, I would like you to be prepared to make future evaluations. As far as we're concerned, I don't want to take care of the trainees. I just want to get back to my research.”

Class C magician Daraton threw up.

Next door, Dr. DeMetel is smiling bitterly.

”Do you have a map? We wait with the goal of the first tier, after ten minutes the crystal of the armband shines out. Then start moving. Don't think about taking a shortcut, etc. The first tier has huge ground breaks. If it falls, it's upside down to the third tier. As a nobleman, be careful if you don't want to imitate the Ments of the House. That's it.”

Leaving that aside, Class C mage DeMetel and his male instructor began moving.

Enter the sidewalk from the central corridor of the dungeon and leave as you go.

This time we'll be moving through the dungeon cave. It's a hassle, though.

”Are you ready... it wasn't, okay? His Highness Iris.”

”It's okay. Yuki...”

Iris shuddered small next to me.

”... when My Lord calls me His Highness, I don't mind...”

”... Really?

”... kind of tickles. It's like being distant... it's like that.”

”... you've always called me Your Highness, haven't you?

”... Alice's reincarnated body seems to have changed since I became aware of it”

Iris showed the sleeve of the robe wrapped around.

I had goosebumps.