The Mage Will Master Magic Efficiently In His Second Life

Translator: Jiro Editor: Ryunakama

Lets go Zeph! Double Blue Gale!! I matched Millys timing and cast Blue Gale alongside her.

Double Spell Synthesis: Double Blue Gale.

The tornado of water rose up and threw off the remaining Guardians.

We did it!

T-theres more!! A lot of them!

With cracking noises more and more Guardians began to gather. Because there was almost nothing to obstruct ones view inside the Tiros Abandoned Factory, and because the monsters view range was quite broad, if we were to ignore them they would only continue to gather.

Head for the passage. Well be surrounded if we stay here.

Zeph-chi, everyone! Come after me!

With Lydia at the front we advanced while sticking close to the wall. Thankfully there was a narrow passage between the buildings, otherwise we would have probably been surrounded.

Tsch These fellows are incredibly hard!!

Lydia got into a fight with a Guardian that appeared before her. However, she seems to be having a pretty tough fight because of the Guardians metal carapace. Guardians are made out of Magic Metal so it was hard to wound them with anything else besides magic. I crashed a Green Sphere into the Guardian that Lydia blew away. The Guardian was squashed by the enormous ball of magic power, and without giving it a second glance we continued forward.

On top of being hard these guys are also pretty tough.If we take care of every single one of them we encounter, well get surrounded in no time.

Were almost there. Run to the passage.

Okay!!

We desperately ran through the inside of the factory until we finally jumped into the narrow passage. Inside the passage there were two Guardians which we quickly took care of and finally felt relieved in our hearts. Everyone then sat on the ground and took heavy breaths.

Ha Ha Im tired said Milly

The monsters here really are really hard. Lydia agreed with her.

Our attacks dont even make them budge said Claude as she looked at her sword to see if it had been chipped anywhere, after which she put it back into its scabbard.

Well just have to overcome it with effort.

Thats right!! Me and Zeph will take care of it!! said Milly as she wrapped her hand around my shoulders and made a peace sign.

Its all fine but your hand is so short it cant even cover both of my shouldersHowever, with that out of the way we can now focus on hunting. This passage is surrounded by walls on both sides so we dont have to worry about surprise attacks.

So, what are we doing? asked Lydia

You and Claude will invite monsters here while I and Milly will take care of them by using Double Blue Gale. Shirushu will take care of restoring our Magic Power, as well as our recovery in case someone gets injured. In the worst case scenario, well have her transform and go wild.

O-okay. Ill try and do my best! Shirushu said as she held both hands in front of her chest.

Claude and Lydia nodded as well. It seemed like they were both ready with their preparations. Milly looked at everyones faces and made a wide smile.

Well then, lets begin!

Claude, Lydia, Ill make sure to keep up Black Boots on both of you. Ill make sure that it doesnt run out, but just in case you should watch out for it as well.

Okaay.

Understood.

After I cast Black Boots Claude and Lydias bodies were surrounded by wind and their hair softly swayed.

Its perfect.With their increased speed they wont be caught easily.

Make sure not to go overboard, okay?

Yea, yea, we know already Well then, were off. Lydia said while raising her thumb and then dashing off.

It took just a bit before we couldnt see her anymore.

Im worried shell do something crazy.

Im going as well. said Claude as she went in the opposite direction of Lydia.

Both of them went around and began pulling the Guardians.

I guess I should call out Ain before both of them come back.

Ain, come on out.

After casting Summon Servant, Ain appeared from the light. She dramatically spread her folded wings and slowly opened her eyes.

Stop with those poses, just stop.

Hmph Its not bad but I should think of a cooler way to appear next time Gramps did ya call me?

More or less. I might end up needing your help.

Whats up with that! Im quite busy as well you know!

She says after she appears out of nowhere whenever she pleases. What a wilful fellow.

A fight with multiple monsters was efficient, however it was also dangerous. We could get wiped out if we couldnt dispose of the monsters fast enough. That is why I had decided to keep Ain on standby and prepare to use Divine Sword Ainbelle if push came to shove. Additionally, there was one more use for Ain.

The monsters here drop gemstones. Its your job to pick those up.

WHOA!! What a fantastic job!! Roger!! she replied as she stretched herself and saluted almost like a soldier would.

Ain was throwing a tantrum just a minute ago, but upon using the gemstones as bait she easily got hooked.

That change of attitude is way too fast. As always its still a mystery to me where she learns all of this stuff

Theyre coming. said Shirushu to which me and Milly got ready for battle.

It seemed like either Lydia or Claude was back. After we turned our gazes to the place that Shirushu pointed out we heard the ground ringing.

Zeph-kun, Im heading over there. Im bringing GuardiansA total of six of them!

Claude huh.Seems like shes in a tough spot.

Milly and Shirushu prepared themselves so that they could fight back. And Ain on the other hand had a face akin to that of a dog waiting for its food.

Milly, aim carefully!

Right!

In the next moment Claude, and the couple of Guardians that were chasing behind her appeared. The Guardians position was quite split up. I concentrated on Millys movements. I matched her breath and the way she was beginning to gather magic power in her hand, and cast Blue Gale as well.

Double Blue Gale!!

The doubly strengthened water tornado hit the pack of Guardians and as if drilling through them it raised them into the air. However, it appeared to have missed one of them. With a clunking sound the Guardians fell down and within the midst of the pack of disappearing Guardians, a single Guardian appeared and charged at us. Claude noticed that and turned around in order to face it. However, her worries were unnecessary.

Claude, do not worry. Just continued pulling him the way you were doing.

WHAT?!!We wont kill it?

Itll be more efficient to take him out alongside the next pack, dont you think?

I see Now that you said it

Seeing Claude agree with me I re-cast Black Boots on her and she went off to gather more monsters. This was how theTraintactic worked with more people. The Train was a type of tactic where you used yourself as bait to gather a large number of monsters and then wiped them out in a clean sweep. This time, due to having more than one train the rotation of monster packs was higher. And since we were within the Tiros Abandoned Factory, which was surging forth with monsters, our hunt would turn out to be quite the efficient one.

Claude its fine if you dont tell us the number of monsters next time. At any rate if we fail to kill some of them well just add them to the pack afterwards. One more thing, its be great if you could try and gather them in one place as that will make it easier to aim our spells.

Understood.

This type of tactic depends heavily on the skill of the person who takes up the train role.Ill have Claude work to the utmost of her ability.

And then the second wave came. Claude had gathered an even larger number of Guardians in one place and was pulling them towards us while blocking their attacks with her shield.

Oh, so she can do it if she tries.

Claude! Do your best!!

Ha Ha Okay!!

Still, she does seem really exhausted.

Claude was breathing heavily as Milly continued to cheer her on. As a result of Claudes effort, this time we were able to wipe out the whole of the pack with a single Double Blue Gale. Ain then began to gather the dropped gemstones.

YEY! Food, food

Good job Claude.

Hihihi Thank you.

All right, lets go again.

Understood!!

I re-cast Black Boots on Claude and sent her off. As Shirushu saw that she whispered something out.

I somehow feel like doing that as well

Her tail was wagging back and forth like she was really eager to give it a shot.

This reminds of that time.Before when I had a dog it would excitedly catch and bring back everything I threw

Go get them!

Woof?!

Shirushu let out a faint sound when she heard Millys words.

Milly, even if youre thinking it you shouldnt say something like that out loud.

Um Zeph-san, you were thinking the same thing, werent you? asked Shirushu with a disheartened tone.

While I was trying to cheer both her and Milly up I saw Claude coming back. We wiped out the pack brought by Claude and then sent her off once more. And then Ain continued to gather and eat the dropped gemstones.

For christ sake, where are your manners?!

After the fourth time that we went through this process I noted that Lydia hadnt come back even once.

Lydia-san sure is late

Thats right I think shes probably fine Its her were talking about after all. It seemed like Shirushu and Milly were both worried as well.

Still, Claude already came back a number of times.I dont think she died, but its possible that she got surrounded and isnt able to escape.Ill call her to check just in case.

Lydia is everything okay on your end? Im afraid that Black Boots might run out if you take too much time.

Oh!! Im sorry Zeph-chi, I got immersed in gathering the monsters that I forgot. Ill be there soon! said Lydia with a laugh.

It seems like shes fine Wait Shes been gathering them all this time?Just how much did she manage to pull?

At that thought shivers ran down my spine. It was then that Shirushus ears twitched.

Lydia-san is coming back I p-pick up a huge number of monsters behind her! Shirushu said as she pointed in a direction.