Wolf’s Melancholy (2)
I have never heard of the name Patriciana.
However the family name that followed it Bloom River was quite familiar.
Act 5 of ‘The Failed Sword Saint of Sylvania’.
The final act which deals with the story of the Holy Changryong Bellbroke and the great sage Sylvania is full of episodes mainly dealing with the war of nerves between families until the truth is revealed.
As it deals with the story of the establishment and origins of Sylvania Academy many characters are involved including those from families that have been passed over as the story progresses.
If you were asked to choose a famous martial family in the Cloel Empire you would choose the Calamore family the Nortondale family and the Elphelan family. If you were asked to choose a prestigious magical family you would choose the Saniel family the Whitefeltz family etc.
The Bloomriver family was a low-ranking member of the prestigious magical family but after Emperor Cloel ascended to the throne they had so many accidents that they were brought down from their position as a prestigious family and brought in disgrace.
Past family heads who were more interested in the field of alchemy than in the field of magic performed ridiculous experiments and ended up seriously injuring people in accidents or blowing up a hill… Even though he had all kinds of accidents he didn’t stop his aggressive magic experiments.
Of course it is a fairy-like place compared to the Rosstaylor family who research the power of evil spirits… The problem is frequency. If we forget there were explosions food poisoning water source contamination environmental damage etc. It was a place that was considered a nuisance even within the Cloel Imperial Family as accidents could occur if the slightest carelessness occurred.
Still taboos are strictly observed and the new head of the family Senir Bloomriver is considered to be a man of common sense more than expected… These eccentrics somehow maintained their positions as high-ranking nobles.
The Bloomriver family known as the ‘Witch’s House’ because they are always exploring extraordinary magic… They also admitted two students to Sylvania Academy.
Traceiana Bloomriver and Patriciana Bloomriver twin daughters of matriarch Sinir Bloomriver.
Contrary to expectations that they would enter the Ministry of Pension both of them entered the Ministry of Magic and surprisingly their older sister Tracyana even took the top position in the Ministry.
“Well now Lucy Mayril the 2nd year valedictorian has risen to such an absurd level that her shine has faded but the traditional strong players at Sylvania Academy were the 4th year valedictorians.”
Naturally the higher the grade the higher the student level.
It is natural that among senior students seniors in their fourth year have the highest level. It’s just that the members of the main character’s generation have ridiculous average values.
Combat Chief Dyke Elphelan Department of Magic Chief Traceiana Bloomriver and Department of Pension Chief Dorothy Whitefeltz.
Patriciana Bloomriver who sent me the letter is the twin sister of Tracyana Bloomriver who is currently the valedictorian of the 4th year of the Ministry of Magic.
I’ve already met two of the top three fourth-year students.
Dyke Elphelan the head of the combat department and the top of the entire 4th grade class interrupted the sparring with Professor Kaleid during the last semester’s final exam.
The sight of a large man running around nimbly wearing gauntlets was like seeing a bear.
And Dorothy Whitefeltz was seen when she was chasing Professor Glast.
Although he was suppressed by Yenika and did not perform well he belongs to the famous Whitefeltz family.
She is the older sister of Josef Whitefeltz the head of the 1st year Magic Department and is treated as the de facto ace of the Pension Department. She is also one of Professor Glast’s best students.
However the twin wizards Tracyana and Patriciana are completely unknown territory. The name is long and difficult so it’s hard to tell and he wasn’t even a very important character in
As a wizard from the troublesome Bloomriver family I knew he would have a big role to play but the part where the scenario began to escalate was when the two twin wizards graduated… He left without receiving any spotlight.
So it was necessary for me to personally investigate the person who sent me this absurd letter.
“Senior Tracyana is famous among fourth-year students for being able to use two types of high-level magic. The position of head of the Ministry of Magic is not for everyone even the head of the fourth year. In fact even taking that into account her level is ridiculous.”
“Hmm I see.”
Student rest area located in front of the student center. This place lined with numerous wooden tables is usually full of students regardless of the time of day.
However during this time when summer vacation is in full swing the entire Gyosu building is quiet. Even though it was in front of the student center it wasn’t much different. Normally you have to compete to get a seat but during the quiet vacation season you were able to rent it out.
“Well there are a lot of bad rumors going around about the Bloomriver family… It is also a place where many advancements in the field of alchemy experiments were made. “I know it well.”
Sitting across from me is Elvira Anniston head of the second-year pension department.
He is a student with a deep passion for studying alchemy and magic engineering and is in charge of managing various reagents and magic engineering supplies in the ‘main character generation’ led by Tailly.
Her orange hair scattered and sticking out here and there clearly shows her character as she is not particularly interested in taking care of her appearance.
Still the sharp and playful face still has a cute feel like a little devil.
“I know very well about Traceyana but… Senior Patricia I don’t know. “There are a lot of rumors though.”
My older sister is the valedictorian of her grade and often appears in public places so she is quite well-known among students.
However the younger brother who sent me the letter is missing more than expected and does not show up often in class.
Elvira read the letter I gave her… With her eyes half-open she scratched her chin a few times.
“You flew to senior Ed’s old address?”
okay.
hmm… ”
It was on the way to Glokt Hall that I met Elvira.
There was someone doing something strange so I went closer and checked and it turned out to be Elvira and her group.
Since Elvira is well-versed in the field of alchemy I thought she might also know about the Bloomriver family a family closely related to alchemy so I took some time to think about it.
“According to rumors I heard that unlike her older sister senior Patricia is a person who stays in the corner of the lab and doesn’t come out. “I heard she barely showed up for her bachelor’s classes but with her lab scores and self-taught written scores she almost made up for her attendance score.”
“Is that possible?”
“Well my older sister Tracy Anna said she always showed up for class… That difference is probably what determines whether you are a senior or not.”
There’s no way to say that twins would both be good at studying but they seemed to have a similar innate ability to study.
“It’s a rumor I also heard across the street. He is completely uninterested in rumors about his bachelor’s degree or current status and is just focused on his own research… “I heard he’s a typical corner-room nuisance.”
“… ”
“So you probably sent a letter to your old contact network without knowing that Senior Ed was excommunicated and kicked out of Ofilis Hall right?”
“How long has it been since I was kicked out of Ofilis Hall and you still don’t know?”
“I’m a little creeped out too. “Aren’t you aware that the student council president has changed?”
Even though we go to the same school how can we be so uninterested in outside news?
Basically all academic events are announced through announcements and there are many cases where professors recite the announcements one more time in various classes.
However it doesn’t realistically make sense to not know any of these big news about the bachelor’s… I thought so.
“Actually former alchemists like us have a strange habit. I have a dream of setting up a secret laboratory somewhere and conducting a lot of experiments… ”
Elvira spoke while slightly raising her eyes as if confessing a sin.
We also know that Elvira secretly set up a secret laboratory in a corner of the eastern cliff area.
“That’s why the Pensions Department provides students’ personal labs in separate underground facilities… As if that wasn’t enough they also set up a separate secret laboratory in an external space. If I made something like that in secret and stayed there… ”
“But you probably came to class. “Is it possible to be stuck there for 24 hours?”
“Yes but… .”
Elvira said with a sheepish smile as if a new possibility had occurred to her.
“Senior Tracyana and Senior Patriciana are twins. To be honest if you just change your hair color with magic you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference.”
“… ”
Are you saying that Traceyana attended the event on behalf of everyone?
I was wondering why my grades were so good but was it because I took some classes twice?
“Is that possible with human physical strength?”
“So I guess he also took the top position. Well I’m not saying that’s really the case it’s just my guess. Just guessing.”
Elvira looked through the letter folded it in half and handed it back to me.
“Anyway if you read the contents of the letter it seems that senior Patricia Anna is strangely just. So you can’t just kidnap and detain people.”
“Why do you take it for granted that all of this is true…? ”
“No if necessary we can kidnap and imprison at least one person. “Didn’t you have all the circumstances?”
Elvira speaking slyly blinked her raised eyes.
Looking at the seat next to him there was a boy struggling with his arms tied behind his back and his mouth and eyes covered with a cloth.
town! town! Ugh!”
Slim physique and gloomy feeling. It was Clevius known as the Nortondale family’s sword master.
“I was having a hard time ignoring it from a while ago… Still I really want to ask.”
yes?
“Why is he doing this here?”
Elvira sighed heavily and rubbed her chin.
“I’m making it into a human being.”
“… ”
“Listen senior. He really still has no brain. Whenever he gets a chance he goes around spouting gloomy words and picking fights with everyone he makes eye contact with. Last time you screamed and got angry at senior Ed right?”
I don’t really pay attention to Clevius’s aggressive comments.
Even in the original work he was like this from the beginning. He’s negative and gloomy about everything which makes him feel bad but he does it anyway.
“Clevius needs to develop his social skills more. “Whenever I get the chance I turn off all the lights and just wander around in the dark corner of the room and say strange things to myself.”
“… ”
“I could have become such a dignified and cool man but it would be a waste. So I take him to parties and dress him up in nice clothes. “Sometimes their extroverted mood causes a fight and they try to run away but since we have a lot of calming reagents we can easily suppress them.”
As Clevius turned his body this way and that the blindfold covering his eyes slipped down.
In that state he made eye contact with me and gave me desperate eyes pleading for help to save me just once.
“… How long are you going to stay like this?”
“Until you tell me you’ll come with me to the Pensions Department dinner party next week.”
“Do you really have to go there?”
“There is no better place to build connections and train social skills.”
I looked at her for a while with astonished eyes but Elvira just snorted without paying any attention.
“Also I also want to go to Houdae with a decent boy. “Because I’m a woman too.”
As he said that and smiled brightly I swallowed dry saliva.
When I made eye contact with Clevius again moisture was rising in his earnest eyes.
Please save me just once. From now on I will not speak arrogantly again. I won’t grab your collar or get on your nerves for no reason and I’ll treat you like a senior… It seemed like some sort of message was being conveyed.
I had difficulty averting my eyes.
It’s a bit difficult to live in captivity… It’s not that bad… Clevious…
*[Magic ability details]
Rank: Adept Magician Specialization: Elemental Common Magic:
Quick Casting Lv 13
Mana Detection Lv 14 Fire Elemental Magic:
Ignition Lv 18
One Point Explosion Lv 3 Wind Element Magic:
Wind Blade Lv 16 … Aspect magic:
Star level magical power expression Lv 4
Temperature Transformation Lv 3
Death Immunity Lv 0
Time Prison Lv 1 (new!)
Short-distance space movement Lv 0
Forced Gathering Lv 2
Visual illusion Lv 0
Deception Lv 1 (new!)
I have already read 〈Introduction to Astrology〉 more than 10 times. Now I have completely memorized the order of items in each chapter.
There were quite a few cases where I couldn’t remember the details but I felt like I had embodied all the big details.
Despite this it felt like the growth of aspect magic was still stagnant. Even if you train for a while your magic power level does not increase.
Since other areas of magic are from the original work there are guidelines for how to train but aspect magic is something I have experienced for the first time.
Therefore I had no choice but to learn efficient training methods by directly experiencing them with my body.
However after continuing to read the book and using aspect magic in practice several times… A new magical realm has been opened.
Time prison and dazzle.
I’ve seen time prisons used by Professor Glast and Lucy.
It is a magic that completely blocks the target’s movement for a few seconds to several minutes. However stopping the object’s time itself cannot affect the body during the action period.
It is far from the basics of suppression magic which is to attack while suppressing. It is a magic that stands out more for its ability to leave the battlefield for a while.
And another magic ‘dazzle’.
This magic temporarily takes control of the target’s mind and causes it to behave as desired… It consumes a much larger amount of magical energy than other magic.
In addition if the opponent’s magic sensitivity level is higher than mine or if the skill proficiency in deception is too low the control range is noticeably reduced.
If your skill proficiency increases beyond the limit you can truly dominate the target but with a low skill level you cannot command actions that the opponent can resist.
It is said that by increasing your mastery of the deception magic skill you will be able to break through the opponent’s resistance and make unreasonable demands… In that case the magic power consumed would be enormous.
With low skill proficiency you can only guide the opponent’s movements or naturally disperse the flow of consciousness.
“Hmm… ”
This is what I feel every time I look at the skills of the Aspect magic group one by one these are magics with incredible power.
Compared to elemental magic which mainly deals with firepower aspect magic is specialized in controlling the battlefield and creating variables.
I wanted to train as much as possible because it felt like it really suited my fighting style.
It was a bit painful to know that I couldn’t use my newly learned magic because I couldn’t use my magic properly right now.
After checking the newly learned magic and checking the increased abilities I arrived in front of the Glokt Hall.
“You’re finally here Ed Rosstaylor.”
Stairs leading to the entrance of Glokt Hall. A girl sitting near the middle of the place supporting her chin caught her eye.
“… “Senior Patricia?”
“You’re just making an expression like you don’t know anything! “You read all my letters!”
The first thing that catches your eye is the purple bob hair. When you raise your bangs with a hairpin your pure white forehead is beautifully revealed. Her two assertive eyebrows narrowed daintily.
“You have a camp in the northern forest right?”
“… ”
He jumped up from his seat started stamping his feet when he saw me and started getting angry.
“You thought I didn’t know?!”
Ah yes… Did you know?”
Actually pretty much everyone knows it.
Well most of the students still don’t think that I would be living such a miserable life in the forest but it wasn’t something I was keeping a secret from.
“Tell me honestly what on earth they are planning there!”
“… There is no need to decorate anything. “I live there because I don’t have anywhere else to live.”
Do not lie! “The dormitory is fine but you’re talking nonsense!”
“It’s been less than two years since I got kicked out of the dormitory.”
“… uh?
Patricia tilted her head for a moment at my words then chuckled again and continued speaking.
I see. I… “It’s a little dark from the news outside.”
After saying that Patricia hesitated wiggling her fingers. Then she suddenly comes to her senses again and raises her voice.
It felt like the other person was getting angry for something unreasonable so I just listened quietly.
“Anyway that’s not really important… ! You are a girl who is slightly taller than me and has white hair tied back… know… ?”
“… ”
After hearing that impression there is only one person that comes to mind. No it was not a person but a spirit.
According to him he was a high-ranking wind spirit who ran away from the camp to run away from home.
“He comes and goes from camp every day and recently I saw him run out barefoot from the northern forest!”
“… So?”
“For now I secured it and protected it. I’ve seen it disappear near your camp every day and not come out for several days only to come out for a walk once every few days! I’ve never seen him eat properly and he looks haggard every day… It was as if he was tied to someone and couldn’t even leave the forest! I don’t know what the threat was… !”
Certainly if you only listen to the explanation you may be misunderstood.
“Always barefoot and without proper clothes… You’re not even treated like a human being! So I took this opportunity to take care of her and secure her! If you don’t tell me the truth… “I know how to report this to the academic department!”
“Before I explain… that… How do you know the situation around my camp so well?”
At those words Patricia swallowed hard and her pupils trembled.
that… How can someone who doesn’t know anything about the bachelor’s degree know so well what the girl who visits my camp is up to? ”
“… “What are you going to do with that?”
“Something like a secret private research facility that is prohibited at the academic level… “Did you park it near the northern forest?”
“… ”
I asked as if thinking about it. If there was such a facility in the northern forest it would definitely have been noticed.
Well first of all I am human… The range of movement is limited but Merilda who manages the entire forest would not know that.
“You saw it… !”
You watched and fell asleep and now you confessed you bastard.
Suddenly magical power erupted from around Patrician. Now that the situation is like this he is going to exercise his skills.
Well I’m not sure if I’ll hurt you… Are they trying to take control of the conversation by at least using force?
Unfortunately I am currently unable to use my magic power. It was the moment when I was about to reach for the various magical engineering supplies I had in my arms.
― Hwaaaaaaaaa!
For a moment it felt like the atmosphere split.
The wind blew and separated me and Patricia and someone else stepped in.
The appearance of a girl who caught the wind from a long distance… It looked exactly like Patricia or Bloomriver.
However his eyes are more innocent and his hair is bluish. Everything else is so similar to Petriciana that people who see it for the first time probably won’t be able to tell the two apart except for their hair color.
The girl who appeared with the wind holding a large staff in one hand instantly manifested her magic power and exploded all of the magic spheres that Patricia Anna had manifested destroying them.
―Kwa-ga-ga-ga-ga-gak!
“Hahaha!”
―Wheeeeeeee!
Patriciana barely managed to steady herself by holding on to the railing as the fierce wind blew.
The girl who landed with the wind Traciana Bloomriver a fourth-year senior… She fastened her school uniform coat and looked back and forth between me and Patricia.
sister… ! You’ve arrived at the right time! This person… !”
Tracyana with blue hair walked towards Petriciana at a slow pace pulled her earlobe and brought her towards me.
“Ahhhh! Argh!”
“I’m sorry my little brother is a bit immature!”
sister! it hurts! Let go of this! “Please listen to what I have to say!”
Tracyana pressed down on Patriciana’s head and made her apologize.
“He has a tendency to jump to conclusions but he’s a good kid at heart so just turn a blind eye to it!”
sister! That’s not it! sister! The camp where these humans live…there… That girl… !”
“You mean the girl you brought to the Lorail Pavilion? I already brought it! “The kidnapper is not this person it’s you Patricia!”
After saying that Tracyana unleashed her magical power creating another wind and the girl landed in the sky above Glokt Hall.
The girl wearing a white dress and flowing hair is a familiar face.
“… Merilda.”
Merilda opened her mouth to say something but stopped. It looks like she doesn’t want to find out that she is her spirit.
When playing bachelor’s degree Merylda moves as a human being. They are wary of being exposed to the world as a spirit and not being able to attend school comfortably like before.
Just by speaking to the spirit the magic power is conveyed through a sound so you can instantly tell that it is a spirit.
That’s why Merilda in her human form rarely speaks in front of strangers.
However it seems like he tried hard to explain that he was not kidnapped… It seems that due to Patriciana’s lack of sensitivity she did not properly understand Merilda’s explanation of her incomplete appearance.
“You… !”
Only then did Patrician startle and look towards Merilda but Merilda ran up to me and hid behind me.
Patriciana who was watching the scene stared at my face and Merilda’s face for a moment… .
Soon he lowered his head.
“I’m sorry!!!!”
It would have been great if I had assessed the situation this quickly a long time ago.
*Patriciana was standing in the corner of the bench with her arms raised and crying.
“I received a letter from the head of the Sinir family. “Her mother rarely sends correspondence so suddenly so I was a little perplexed.”
Tracyana Bloomriver looked strangely more mature than Patricia.
It’s amazing how similar their appearances can be yet their auras can be so different.
“It seems like something big has happened at the Ross Taylor family. No news has yet reached Sylvania but soon rumors will abound. “Because it was such an enormous event.”
Senir Bloomriver was at the scene of the catastrophe at Ross Taylor Mansion.
Since Ed Rosstaylor the person involved in the incident has returned to the Academy I sent a letter to my daughter who was at the Academy to inform her of this news. The letter Tracyana was holding seemed to have just arrived.
“From what I’ve heard you’re not particularly wary of me. “Senior Tracyana.”
“I’m on your side Ed Rosstaylor. “My mother decided that you would not have participated in the Ross Taylor family tragedy.”
Tracyana showed me the exact letter Senir sent me. It also meant that she trusted me.
“If that’s what your mother judged then I should believe you too. Still if the news gets out various rumors and public opinion will be formed about you even within this academy. “After all you were also wearing Ross Taylor’s name.”
“Will it adversely affect me in any way?”
well. That remains to be seen. Anyway I wanted to put some face stamps on you so it turned out well. “It looks like public opinion among fourth graders will be favorable to you.”
Tracyana was sitting in one corner of the bench sharpening her cane.
“I don’t know why but Dyke the head of the combat department really likes you. It’s a poisonous tumor that’s hard to find these days. “Dorothy the head of the pension department seems a bit antipathetic but he doesn’t seem to hate it but rather is afraid of it.”
“… ”
“I’m just asking what did Yenika do to her?”
“Can I move on with no comment?”
“… Okay I won’t pry. “Petrine please raise your hands properly.”
With a sigh Patriciana raised her hand upright. For her twin sister she seems to have a bit of authority.
It seems that Patrician is inferior to Tracyana in many ways. The name Petrin seems to be a nickname…
“Anyway I’ll tell you this since you are also in the same boat. My mother and the head of the Bloomriver family Senir Bloomriver… “I’m stuck with Tanya Rosstaylor.”
I was shocked and trembled at those words. Then she slowly shifted her gaze towards Tracy Ana.
This is a family that would not be surprised if they were exterminated immediately. I can’t believe I joined such a family. Even though I am from that family.
“Once news of the Ross Taylor mansion begins to arrive in earnest public opinion will begin to diverge even among students belonging to various families within the academy. When that time comes you will have to distinguish between those who are on your side and those who are not on your side.”
“I’ve gotten used to being stared at with disapproving gaze.”
“Just saying you don’t like a person and considering that person a traitor have completely different weights.”
I nodded at those words. He was right.
“You can trust Dyke the 4th grade valedictorian. But I’m not sure about Atalanta the top student in the third-year pension department. The same goes for Wade the head of the first-year combat club. Their family is loyal to the imperial family. I don’t know what kind of unexpected action they might do. “Just like Petrin did today.”
All right. “Thank you for the advice.”
“What is the advice? It’s just a matter of course. then… ”
Tracyana shook off her clothes stood up and grabbed Patricia’s cheek. She stood up like that and greeted me.
“Anyway it’s unfortunate that the first impression was bad. See you later. maybe… “We might see each other again during the next combat practice or joint class.”
When I nodded Tracyana disappeared into the distance dragging Patriciana with her. She said she would stick with her as an ally for now so she seemed like a pretty dependable senior. Although his physique was somewhat small.
by the way… Let’s hear the circumstances of how this happened… ”
I let the two wizards leave and turned my attention to the back.
Merylda was there looking away as if embarrassed.
*
next.
A guest room in a magnificent and splendid imperial palace.
Lucy Mayril was sitting quietly on the sofa in the flashiest and most spacious room.
The chef who swept up all the beef jerky in the imperial kitchen and brought it to the table… I was sweating profusely.
Lucy Mayril the rare genius wizard who single-handedly sent away the evil god Mebula was lying on the sofa chewing and throwing away bites of beef jerky.
Selaha who was sitting across from him had smiling eyes but his mouth was not smiling at all.
“… .It doesn’t taste like this… !”
Lucy Mayril who has been holding a beef jerky gourmet dinner for about three hours… He was never satisfied.
This is the person whom Selaha threatened to call a first-class VIP. The man who had been the imperial chef for 13 years was sweating profusely and she was lost in thought as to how she could satisfy this man.
Selaha had to endure a pounding headache while keeping a smiling eye.
This wizard who came to the imperial court as a replacement for Ed Rosstaylor… Lying down on the bed with muddy clothes stepping on the carpet without taking off your shoes etc… The truth was not the ordinary truth either.
What’s more he has such picky tastes that even at the imperial family’s luxurious banquet he only shows a grumpy attitude.
To put it bluntly… Very harsh and obnoxious… !
However Selaha kept smiling without saying a word. She just sits across from me with the corners of her lips quivering.
There is absolutely no dignity in his actions… . I kept thinking about just sending it back but I couldn’t.
However Lucy herself seems to be very dissatisfied with her treatment and feels like she will go back at any moment.
It goes without saying but if Lucy decides to go back the imperial family cannot stop her by force. However they do not actively open their mouths or negotiate anything.
It was crazy and crazy.
