I didn't wait for her to react. I crouched down and touched the ground with my hand, generating an earth pillar that launched me into the air.
Both Alice and Ghislaine looked at me with strange expressions, wondering what I was doing launching myself into the sky. Weren't I afraid of falling to my death?
They didn't have to wonder for long before they found out the reason.
Using wind magic as I fell, I generated a stream of rapidly moving air around my upper body while slowing the air beneath me as much as possible. Then, like an eagle, I began to circle and fly in the sky.
However, that alone wasn't enough to win this victory. While one hand controlled the wind speed, I used the other to fire a Wind Blade at Ghislaine.
Ghislaine saw me reach out toward her and knew I was going to use magic. She lifted her eyepatch and looked at me with her other eye.
Then, as if she were dancing, she easily dodged all of my Wind Blade attacks.
After collecting enough data...
I descended from the sky and directly admitted defeat.
Overall, I was still very satisfied. Being able to block the Light Katana of a Sword God Style Sword King for a second meant my Air Field performed perfectly.
For now, this tactic of flying in the sky and using Wind Blades still has many limitations.
First:
Because I have to constantly control the wind elements, my mana requires continuous output. This causes my endurance time to decrease significantly. Fighting while flying, I can only last 10 minutes at most. Pure flight lasts 30 minutes at most. This move can only be used in open areas. If it were in a cave or a house, it couldn't be used. Because only the Wind Bladehas the shortest charge time, and I also need to manipulate wind elements on one side without distraction, I can only cast wind-based magic for attacks while in the air. The last point is something I only experienced today. Because I'm flying in the sky, my body is constantly moving, making aiming at the enemy very difficult; at most, I can only attack randomly in the enemy's direction. Additionally, because the distance is increased, the attack trajectory is lengthened, giving the enemy more time to dodge my attacks.
These are all areas that need improvement. Overall, it's okay; if I'm facing a Sword King-level swordsman, even if I can't win with this move, can't I at least run away?
After I landed, before Ghislaine could speak, Alice immediately ran over with a completely different attitude than before. "Cousin, what was that flying magic? It's so cool! I really want to learn it. Teach me, okay? I must learn it."
It was a bit awkward. Given her learning ability—where she'd only be able to cast beginner fire magic after studying for a lifetime—I doubted she would ever learn this move.
Without discouraging her, I said with a smile, "This is Saint-tier wind magic, a spell I invented myself called 'Invisible Wings.' If you want to learn it, you have to start from beginner magic; it's very difficult. After your birthday is over, I need to return to Yars. You can find a magician to learn from, and then once you've reached Advanced magic, come find me in Yars and I'll teach you."
"Okay, okay! I'll go back right now and have Father find a magician to teach me magic!"
Then she ran off like a gust of wind.
She's so easy to fool.
Ghislaine walked over and said, "Your magic is very impressive. I've never seen a magician who can fly in the sky. If you stayed up there, I would have no way to deal with you. You won this duel."
"No, you're being too modest. My magic isn't infinite; I would have to come down eventually. Your right eye can see through my mana casting trajectory, allowing you to dodge my attacks easily. Furthermore, if you had used your right eye from the start, I probably wouldn't even have had the chance to take to the sky. So no matter how you look at it, I lost this battle."
"Oh! Is that so? Then I indeed won."
She seemed very happy because her tail was wagging!
"May I be so bold as to make a request? I would like to learn the basic skills of the Sword God Style from you over these next two weeks. In return, I can teach you some magic that is easy to learn."
"Okay. Deal."
What a direct woman. Dealing with someone like her is very simple. I wonder why she isn't direct at all when it comes to liking Paul.
After returning to the villa, to my surprise, Sauros and Philip met with me together. Their meaning was simple: they wanted me to teach Alice magic. It seems I've triggered the Alice's tutor plotline.
Unfortunately, I still have to return to Yars. So I agreed to teach Alice magic until the birthday party ends, and suggested that they find another magic teacher for her afterward, which they readily accepted.
Being a teacher to Ghislaine and Alice was actually very simple. Both of them are straightforward and stubborn people who will persist in anything they are interested in.
Although their talent isn't great, as long as I taught them once, they would both study seriously without slacking or complaining.
Sure enough, only people like this can reach the height of a Sword King. Success comes from the coexistence of talent and effort; that should be the logic.
The two weeks passed quickly, and the birthday party was held as scheduled. Alice even took the initiative to ask me for the opening dance, but I won't go into detail about the process here. Anyway, as long as no one was killed.
After the birthday party ended...
Philip found me and talked to me about Alice not studying reading and writing properly and her frequent habit of hitting people. He was also very distressed about this and hoped I could give him some advice.
I considered Alice's future life. By the later stages, she should have forgotten reading, writing, dancing, and magic entirely anyway.
So I directly suggested to Philip that Alice is someone who cannot learn things she doesn't like.
Her personality dictates that she is a person with very strong obsessions; she will persist in whatever she has set her mind to.
Therefore, give up on those ideas of raising her to be a refined lady. Let her focus on a path she likes, such as the way of the sword.
As long as she goes far enough on that path, no mockery will exist. No noble will mock a Sword King for not knowing etiquette.
Philip seemed to take my advice to heart, but he didn't agree immediately.
Then we chatted idly. He would intentionally or unintentionally ask about news among the nobles in the royal capital. In the middle of it, he casually mentioned his brother, James Boreas Greyrat, asking about his recent situation, or rather, seeking intelligence.
Although I knew his intentions perfectly well, I answered his questions truthfully.
Finally, I remembered something and asked him, "That Paul Notos Greyrat who ran away from the Notos Family... is he currently in Buena Village?"
He seemed very surprised that I knew about this. However, after whatever he imagined in his head, he replied with a bitter smile, "Yes, he is currently a knight in Buena Village. I was the one who provided him with that job."
"Then do you know if he has children now? How many?"
"He has one son named Rudeus Greyrat. Their family has abandoned the Notos surname."
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