Type-Moon, the Path of a Magician

He had no idea whether Ryougi Shiki had the strange attribute of a battle maniac.

However, he did remember that in Kara no Kyoukai, Ryougi Shiki did have the experience of picking fights with people, and in the battle just now, he also noticed that Shiki really enjoyed fighting.

Perhaps this also has something to do with her nature and origins.

Looking at Shi who was getting more and more courageous, he couldn't help but think.

Is she using herself as a tool to vent her desire to fight?

If that's the case, it would be interesting.

I had originally planned to wait until she got bored or her self-confidence was undermined before explaining to her the existing loopholes and improvement suggestions, but now seeing how excited she was to get involved, it saved me a lot of trouble.

"Come on, hit me as hard as you want. I'll keep you company no matter how long you want to fight. So, let me see how far you can go, Shiki."

It seemed that the collision of swords conveyed each other's intentions. During the brief moment of communication, Shi was slightly stunned and looked at Xia Yuan who was so close to him with some surprise.

"you……"

She was about to say something, but the bamboo sword that arrived the next moment did not give her the chance, and Shi could only parry quickly.

Xia Yuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Don't be distracted during the battle, Shiki."

"I understand."

What Shi noticed was that Xia Yuan's sword moves had changed, from being swift and fierce in the beginning to defeating the enemy, to gradually turning into feeding and guiding moves.

Although each swing of his sword seemed fierce and sharp, it was actually controlled just right, and almost every strike was controlled to a level that allowed him to take it with all his strength. Although it was still at its limit, he was not as helpless as before.

Shiki, who had practiced kendo since childhood, could of course understand his intention. He was teaching him moves and wanted to use this method to help himself grow.

What a nosy guy.

"But...thank you." Ryougi Shiki said softly.

She did not let Xia Yuan down. She held the bamboo sword tightly with both hands and tried her best to take every swing of Xia Yuan's sword. Between the collisions of swords, the two smiled at each other.

Bang Bang Bang!

Bang bang bang bang—! !

The dull sound continued incessantly. After holding out for nearly a hundred moves, Shicai was finally defeated due to exhaustion.

In the last move, Xia Yuan easily blocked her attack, then found an opportunity, flashed close to her, and just like at the beginning, easily knocked the bamboo sword out of her hand.

However, this time Xia Yuan did not throw her out again.

Instead, he grabbed her arm and declared victory.

The outcome has been decided——

"The game is over. Let's stop here for today's training. Go back and have a good rest."

"No, keep going. I can still fight."

As if she was still savoring the sense of fulfillment brought by the battle just now, Ryougi Shiki did not want it to end so easily. She wanted to break free from Xia Yuan's hand, pick up the bamboo sword again and continue fighting.

But this time Xia Yuan did not give her the chance to show off. He simply picked up her exhausted body and carried her back to her room.

He shook his head and said, "That's enough training for today. You should rest, Shiki."

"I can still play."

"No, you can't." Xia Yuan shook his head and did not agree with her.

"Have a good sleep. Simply practicing hard may not necessarily lead to the best results. Sometimes it is important to combine work and rest."

"Rest is to save more energy for the next training. If there is anything, we can leave it for tomorrow."

At last……

He whispered, "Good night."

After saying that, Xia Yuan pushed open the door, put Ryougi Shiki back on her own bed, covered her with a quilt, and then turned and left.

It was not his turn to do the rest of the bedtime tidying up work, and it was not appropriate for him to stay here any longer.

But when he came out, Xia Yuan realized that the head of the Liangyi family seemed to be busy drinking with him in the evening and did not help him arrange accommodation.

It was already time to change clothes. The head of the Liangyi family was drunk and Madam Liangyi must be sleeping. It seemed inappropriate for me to look for anyone.

Looking up at the full moon hanging in the sky, Xia Yuan jumped onto the roof of Ryougi Shiki's boudoir and simply lay down.

Since I don't need to rest anyway, it would be nice to stay here and enjoy the moon for a night.

……

……

In the early morning, Ryougi Shiki looked tired after working hard all night.

But because she had to go to school, she was still woken up by the servants at the appointed time.

After a simple wash, Ryougi Shiki began to eat in her room.

The members of the Yoji family do not often dine together.

Because the head of the family is very busy and his brother doesn't want to see him very much, there are rarely any gatherings with everyone present in the Liangyi family, with the exception of yesterday's one.

That's because my father wanted to entertain that strange guy, and my brother didn't dare to disobey my father's orders so the whole family was there.

Soon the servant placed the prepared meal on a tray in front of the two formal dining tables, bowed respectfully, and said, "My lady, please eat."

"I see."

Shi took the plate as usual. When she picked up the cutlery to eat, she realized that something seemed wrong with today's meal.

"The white rice is still the same as always, but what is this black mass? The red bone soup, and the dust covering the fish..."

“Is this food for human consumption?”

She didn't just have this question.

Ryougi Shiki picked up a strange object that looked like meat and had a puzzled expression on her face.

No matter how she looked at it, she didn't think these were things that normal people should eat. Although they smelled okay, judging from the appearance, they were definitely not normal food, right?

She had been eating meals cooked by the family chef since she was a child, so she was very sure that this was definitely not made by him.

The only person in the entire Liangyi family who can change their menu at will is the father, but father would never do such a boring thing for no reason, so she probably knows who created these weird things.

The servant beside him was a little scared when he saw Shi's bored expression, but he still explained it anyway.

"That gentleman told me to bring this to you. The master said yesterday that in the Liangyi family, any order from the gentleman should be regarded as an order from him, so I..."

Is it really that guy?

What on earth was he trying to do, replacing her breakfast with these weird things? Was he trying to poison her?

"you……"

"You go down first, and leave the style to me. I will tell her to eat all the food."

Ryougi Shiki gritted her teeth in dissatisfaction and was about to ask the maid to go to the kitchen and bring her a normal breakfast when a male voice from the window interrupted her.

Then the elusive Xia Yuan jumped in from the window.

"Good morning, Shiki."

"Well, you can't go through the main entrance?"

Ryougi Shiki looked at Xia Yuan, who seemed fine, and felt even more depressed.

"What on earth are these things of yours? Are they really for human consumption?"

"Um……"

Xia Yuan answered without hesitation: "It's for you to eat."

"..."

The two looked at each other briefly, and then there was a chaos.

Ryougi Shiki drew out the spare bamboo sword in the room and chased after him, while Xia Yuan kept dodging, and for a while the two of them started fighting in the room.

"It seems like they have a really good relationship."

Seeing the two people starting to fight in the room, the servant beside them nodded slightly and turned around and left decisively.

She saw nothing.

Fortunately, it was only a short farce, and the two stopped and returned to the most important part of the meal.

"Shi, it's time to eat." Xia Yuan pointed at the strange dishes on the plate and continued.

“…Is this really edible?”

Shiki picked up a piece of meat whose composition was unclear and handed it to him with an expressionless face.

"of course."

Xia Yuan didn't hesitate and just opened his mouth and ate the meat that was handed to him.

He prepared all these breakfasts himself, so he didn't know if they were edible or not? At most, they looked a little different, but they were actually very nutritious.

"???"

You actually ate it!

It can be said that Xia Yuan's words made Ryougi Shiki dumbfounded.

"It tastes okay, but it tastes a bit like gum candy."

After eating, Xia Yuan did not forget to express his feelings. Seeing Ryougi Shiki's suspicious look, he still explained.

"These are all very rare magical materials. They can only be used in cooking after special processing. If you eat them, it will be helpful for your subsequent magic learning."

Thinking back to the beginning, there was no treatment at all, and the Count fed me a handful of magic dust to force the circuit to open.

He had eaten these things before, and he hated himself. Compared to them, Ryougi Shiki was already so lucky. She only needed to take them regularly to steadily increase her strength. How could she refuse such a good thing?

Even the leader of the Liangyi team, after hearing about his miraculous diet therapy, asked if he could get one too. Although he was a little old, he also had a heart for progress.

However, Xia Yuan directly rejected him on the grounds that there was not enough material.

Because it is too late to train a Liangyi team leader at this time. Even if he is eaten, it will only be a waste of materials and manpower, and he will have to suffer that pain. It is totally meaningless.

Therefore, the leader of Liangyi team was visibly disappointed.

"Do you mean that you can become stronger by eating these?" Ryougi Shiki understood what Xia Yuan meant.

Although it looks scary, it actually smells okay.

However, if it is true that Sigurd, the hero in Norse mythology, could become stronger by eating Fafnir's heart, then she might as well give it a try.

Noticing the wonderful thoughts in Shi's mind, Xia Yuan couldn't help but chuckle.

"Of course it's not as simple as you think. Do you really think this is the dragon meat in Norse mythology? It's just to let you accumulate some magic power in your body, slightly enhance your physique and magic power, and let you adapt better in the next training."

If it were really that easy to become stronger, there would have been many heroic figures.

Besides, this was just some magic material he took from Orange's inventory. It wasn't Fafnir's heart or a dragon's blood. How could it have such magical effects?

So don't think about achieving success overnight, take it slow and steady.

"Anyway, eating this will help, right? If that's the case, I'll eat it."

After listening to Xia Yuan's words, Shi was not too disappointed. In addition, he had just seen Xia Yuan eat it with his own eyes, so Shi was no longer so resistant when looking at these strange foods.

Then he took a deep breath, lowered his head and quickly devoured these strange foods.

However, in just a few minutes, the plates were cleared away by Shi Heng, but her expression looked a little strange.

"Although the taste is not bad, the texture is still very strange... It's like eating a rag directly."

"Here, drink water."

"Thank you, Gulu, Gulu."

He took the cup of water that Xia Yuan had prepared in advance and drank it all in one gulp. This unforgettable breakfast finally came to an end.

If possible, she never wanted to touch these strange dishes again.

"where are you going?"

Ryougi Shiki picked up her schoolbag as usual and prepared to go to school.

"Can't you see? Go to school. It's not the weekend."