Chapter 355 : Nostalgic Scenery
「Mark-sensei, it’s time!」(Celine)
「Sensei, huh…?」(Mark)
「Yup! You’re the teacher now! Come on! I want to master Levitation Magic as soon as possible!」(Celine)
Yesterday, I promised Celine I would teach her Levitation Magic. I plan to teach her whenever we stop to eat lunch and when we camp by the side of the road at night.
After finishing our lunch, Celine grabbed my hand and helped me stand. She looked so eager to learn the spell.
「Alright, let’s begin. Ahem! As a matter of course, you need to produce wind-attributed mana before you cast Levitation Magic. First, can you show me your wind-attributed mana?」(Mark)
「Alright.」(Celine)
Celine closed her eyes and began producing wind-attributed mana from her body.
Meanwhile, I focused my mana in my eyes to see how it was going. I could see a half-translucent green aura enveloping Celine’s body.
As expected from the person who taught me how to control my mana. Her mana was very stable. She’s really good at controlling mana.
However, there was one problem… Her wind-attributed mana was weak.
「Hmm… I see. Celine, I’m afraid you won’t be able to use Levitation Magic with only that much mana.」(Mark)
「Hahh… I knew it… It’s too weak, isn’t it?」(Celine)
「Yeah…」(Mark)
Normally, magicians have the attributes they are good at and the ones they are not good at.
People like Deel who have the Gift called The Blessing of The Four Origins and can fully master the four elements without even breaking a sweat are exceptions. (chapter 181)
Celine can use fire magic much better than me, but it seems that she’s not very good at wind magic.
『Nicola-sensei, I need your wisdom. You know how to help her learn the spell faster?』(Mark)
I asked Nicola via telepathy. She was lying down on the ground with her full stomach after eating lunch.
『A sensei calls me sensei, huh? That’s funny. Anyway, the reason why Celine’s wind-attributed mana is weak is probably because she rarely uses wind magic. Well, the solution for that is quite simple.』(Nicola)
『Oh! As expected from Nicola-sensei! So, how can we solve this problem?』(Mark)
『You just need to supply her with wind-attributed mana while she’s learning the spell just like when you helped her with her Portal Stone in the village.』(Nicola)
『Ahh! I see!』(Mark)
She’s right. If Celine’s wind-attributed mana is too weak to even learn the spell properly, I can just supply her with my mana until she can do it on her own.
It reminds me of when I supplied her with fire-attributed mana when she refined her Portal Stone before we left Schultria Village.
「Celine, I will supply you with wind-attributed mana. It can help you learn the spell faster.」(Mark)
「Supply me with mana? Hold on… Mark, that’s…」(Celine)
「We did it when you refined your Portal Stone. Remember?」(Mark)
「Of course, I remember, but… Ugh…」(Celine)
Celine blushed and looked away for some reason.
She scratched her cheek with her index finger and glanced at me shyly.
「Umm… I guess we don’t have any other choices…」(Celine)
She looked a bit hesitant but then she reached out her hand toward me.
I grabbed it and nodded at her.
「Alright, here we go.」(Mark)
「…Nghh…. MMmmhhh…! Aaaahh…!!」(Celine)
Celine started to moan as I transferred my wind-attributed mana into her body through my hand.
『Woohoo~!』(Nicola)
At the same time, Nicola got up and looked at Celine with her usual perverted face.
I see… Now I know why she looked somewhat hesitant just now.
「Celine, you alright?」(Mark)
「I’m… I’m fine… Mmmhh~! …I just feel a bit of a weird sensation throughout my entire body… Mmm~! …Please keep going.」(Celine)
「O… Okay… Anyway, while controlling the wind-attributed mana, imagine yourself floating in the air.」(Mark)
「Alright… Mmhh~!!」(Celine)
I remember she moaned a lot too back then… Ugh… This is awkward…
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Four days had passed, and I began to see familiar scenery. It seemed that we had finally entered our home region.
Celine has been practicing Levitation Magic really hard these past four days. She can now float in the air without needing me to supply wind-attributed mana, though she can only do that for a short duration.
Right now, she is floating a few meters above our carriage while I’m holding the reins, driving the carriage down the road.
「Mark, Nicola-chan, I can see the town from here!」(Celine)
Hearing Celine’s voice from the sky, Nicola opened the curtain behind the driver’s seat, stuck her head out, and looked up at Celine.
「Really, Celine onee-chan!?」(Nicola)
「Yup! We’re almost there!」(Celine)
「Onii-chan, you hear her! Can you make the horse run faster? I want to see Mama and Papa!」(Nicola)
She grabbed my clothes and shook my body.
「Calm down. I understand your feelings. I too want to see our parents as soon as possible, but I can’t drive faster than this or else I may damage this carriage.」(Mark)
「Uuu…」(Nicola)
「It’s better if I drive safely and we get home without any accidents, don’t you think?」(Mark)
「You’re right…」(Nicola)
「Then be a good girl and behave.」(Mark)
「’Kaaay~」(Nicola)
She replied to me with a pout face and sat next to me on the driver’s seat.
After passing the forest, we could finally see the wall surrounding our hometown, Fatia.
Ahh… How nostalgic…
We’ve only been away from home for a few months, but it felt like it’s been years.
While I was looking at the town, Celine came down and sat next to Nicola, and as usual, Nicola clung to her right away.
「I’m sorry, Mark, Nicola-chan… You can’t see your parents’ faces for months because of me…」(Celine)
Suddenly, Celine apologized to us while patting Nicola’s head.
Originally, we planned to have a few days trip to Sadola Town to complete a quest from the Adventurer Guild. However, we got into serious trouble while we were inside the mine in Sadola Town.
The mine started to crumble while we were fighting monsters, so Celine was forced to use her Portal Stone and teleported us to her village.
She is probably blaming herself that we ended up having this long trip, but of course, Nicola and I are not blaming her. I’m sure Mom and Dad won’t blame her either.
It’s not that she’s done something wrong after all, so I replied to her by shaking my head.
「No, Celine. Please don’t apologize. You’ve done a great job as our guardian. Besides, I had so much fun. I learned many things and met many people on this trip. It’s all thanks to you. Thank you, Celine.」(Mark)
「Me too! I had soooo much fun! Thank you, Celine onee-chan!」(Nicola)
「You guys…」(Celine)
I could see a drop of tear in her eyes.
It seemed that she had been thinking about it all this time… Thinking that it was her fault we were away from home.
To cheer her up, I asked her a simple question.
「Celine, how about you? Did you have fun?」(Mark)
She stared at me for a few seconds, and thenー
「…Fufu. Of course!」(Celine)
ーreplied to me with a bright smile.
Thus our long and joyful journey reached its end.
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