Glory to Earth Magic Chapter 21

Glory for the Earth Magic! , By : Torimaru Karasuma / 已己巳己

“Please put your hand out for this agreement.”

I and Vrhaly even while puzzled went to get permission to fight from a teacher, we were then brought to a room surrounded by white walls with magic formations drawn onto the ground. (EN: Decided to change Burahari to Vrhaly in case you’re confused.)
This place seems to be a room to sign a contract for fighting. It is said the agreement is not only for keeping the made conditions fufilled but also the prohibit any interference until the day of the duel. 
Contracts are made with an ancient magic technique, putting the hands of those who wish to sign the contract together, the contract is made absolute by a G.o.d. 
A contract G.o.d is an artificially made G.o.d, it is said to be made with lost technology. By the way, if you break the contract, you will be given a punishment that can’t be spoken by any mouth.

The contract itself is used for various things, it seems it will also be used for this fight. Since the contract was not introduced since the duel system was made, it seemed that there was no end to disturbing the opponent with a partner in the dark. 
When I and Vrhaly and I put our hands on the contract, the contract glows for a moment and my name and Vrhaly’s is filled in. 
When the teacher confirms that, the contract is pushed into the bosom.

“This should be protected and held safe until the day arrives. Will you please protect the contract until the day you fight? And please fight freely using all your strength you both have on that day.” (EN: This teacher would get arrested in real life… in most places.)

Because the teacher urged us to leave the room after saying that, I obediently leave.

“One month later, remember it.”

“Yes, but please keep your promise?”

“Hmph, it’s already decided I will win. Well then, I’m leaving.”

Vrhaly says so and flings out of the room, I join the two people who are waiting outside of the room.

“Ah, it’s too sweet!”

Says the angry Fram who was waiting outside the room. By the way, Aldi is on her shoulder. It was decided that only the parties involved in the duel and teachers could enter the room, so they waited outside.

“What is sweet?”

“It is that Alba-sama. While the opponents conditions changed, the conditions Alba-sama has are sweet after deducting it. It’s like pouring sugar over honey toast.”

“It’s an ordinary sweetness?”

“Eh?”

“Eh?”

It’s not scary. I think the sweetness a.n.a.logy of Fram is common. I have a pretty sweet tooth, especially for sugar over vanilla ice cream on the cake which goes down without any discomfort. (EN: Whoa… that’s a lot of calories.) 

Oh yeah, for the time being, I heard it’s impossible to bet on leaving. It seems that it was able to be betted when the duel system was created, but a talented guy was withdrawn from school which the authority figures did not like. 
Because it was a pain losing such promising students, it was prohibited from betting students to leaving the school. In such circ.u.mstances, Vrhaly who learned that I can not be dropped out made a stereotypical condition of running around the school one lap naked. 
Briefly, it was such a condition that I think a child who experiences such an embarra.s.sing thing would not come to school voluntarily. 
By the way, the condition I gave was “Any complaints after the game regardless of “process” or “result” is forbidden.” 

The point is, no matter how I win, he can’t complain. I was also fine with the same conditions, but if I win it may be a strangely highly difficulty due to that uselessly high pride. 
Though I myself didn’t have a grudge against him, it was an offer so that if he lost the duel I wouldn’t be bothered, so I issued a condition like the one mentioned. 
Well, Fram says it’s too sweet.

“But, I do not want to win a grudge.”

“Alba-sama is too tender. Well, that’s a good place to be in.”

“Alba is very friendly! He also made me a body.”

“Oh, so that was it. Anyway, this body isn’t inferior compared to one from a usual puppeteer. Is this also a benefit of the earth attribute? ”

“Well, it is such.”

Fram asks while viewing Aldi’s body, but I was able to make it thanks to my memory from my previous life. I won’t trust it even if I say it, but I decided to keep it as a benefit of earth magic. 
For the time being, cla.s.ses will be divided by attributes starting tomorrow so there will be a lot to learn. Later, I will ask Landrik how to fight with earth magic. (EN: Randoriku to Landrik)

“Speaking of which, what dormitory are you in Fram?”

“I am in the Agni dorm.”

Fram answers my question while showing off doya face. Oh, that result is convincing. I was not particularly surprised when Fram had been quite fast to fighting, she’s strong as expected.

“Can you please come to the Agni dorm if you have any business? That is if you are happy with my power.”

Saying so, Fram bows he head down and leaves because she had some business. Only me and Aldi are left in this place so I decided to return to the dormitory. (EN: s.h.i.+pped?)

“Hey, Aldi.”

“Mmm, what is it?”

Aldi replies with a dull voice while relaxing on my shoulder.

“Can I have Aldi help me in various ways on the day of the duel?”

“Eh? What was it? Was it no a one-on-one fight?”

“One of the duel conditions was to “fight freely using all your strength you have without holding back.”, and isn’t Aldi my contracted spirit? Aldi is also my power…… Well, even though I’m your friend, you are also my power, so if you look at it objectively, can we not cooperate with our strengths? ”

“Yeah! Okay! I will work hard for Alba!”

Saying that this is dirty isn’t allowed. There is no cowardice in battles. I was told to do my best so I will do the best so there are no complaints. 
Aldi is being made a fool of when the earth attribute is made a fool of. I do not feel like having me and Aldi being crushed. 
Well, Vrhaly is still a child so he might say that it was cowards, so I issued that condition. 
It might have been broken if it was a verbal promise, but I don’t have to worry about promises being broken thanks to the contract magic item, it’s also possible to fight with full strength. Ah, one month afterward is Tanos.h.i.+mi Danner. (EN: タノシミダナー) 

When I got back to the dormitory, there was Yatsufusa, Landrik and my other roommates in the lobby.

“Oh! It’s Alba-kun! Are you okay!? I contacted Landrik while I was waiting!”

Yatsufusa is approaching with a worried face. Hmm, although I told you that you did not have to worry, it seems to be in vain. Also, Landrik and the others seem to be worrying about it …… 
Well, anyhow I think it’s a good timing to tell the events that had happened earlier then ask Landrik about good fighting styles and magic in his spare time. (EN: FLAG! FLAG!!!) 

“I do not mind …. but … about magic tools given to you …… normal training…”

“Magic tool?”

“Tools necessary when using magic?”

To my question, Jonand-san explains.

“You can use it as an aid for magic by embedding it in arbitrary tools after engraving a magic power amplification technique on a magic stone which has the effect of acc.u.mulating magical power. It is common for it being inside of a cane, but that is their own fighting style, you can also have a tailor-made suit. You can also order magic tools at school by asking the magic craftsmen.” (EN: So magical.) 

Oh, something like a guy who wizards have in a game or manga. Hmm, it seems that magic stones are quite useful for many uses.

“By the way, I’m a normal wand type. Landrik is a bracelet. You know the there are probably black bracelets on both his arms?”

Sure as Jonand-san said, I look at both of his arms and see that Landrik certainly has them.

“Magic stone’s are said to be an almighty magic ore before it is processed, it gets softer when hot and hardens when it’s cool. It becomes something like a powder and is said to be unable to disappear. By the way, if you mix in magic power amplification while it is in powder form, it becomes a magic tool.”

Great, magic stones. Can it be mixed in with something like steel to make a magic stone sword and make styles like a magical swordsmen? 
After all, there seems to be such a type so I decided to test it out sometime. 
For the time being, I decided to attend Landrik’s morning training starting from the day after tomorrow. When I explained that there are circ.u.mstances and I can’t do intense exercise for a while, I got the answer that I will have Landrik’s weak era training. 
We decided to take a meal and sleep afterward.

The next day, as usual, I went to the school, but nothing in particular came up even with the contract I made with Vrhaly. 
From the afternoon, there will be individual lessons for each attribute. Each attribute had a teacher in charge so we will go to each respective school building according to the guide. 
I also go to the target cla.s.sroom while looking at the map I received to take a lesson for the earth attribute.

I was somewhat lost but reached it, when I arrived safely, I open the doors while being tense halfway. 
Inside was a science room rather than a cla.s.sroom with an atmosphere near a universities laboratory. In the corner of the cla.s.sroom, due to the cla.s.sroom being for the earth attribute, 1m square of a sand field, earth, small rocky mountain, etc. were installed. 
I was the first since there was no one in the cla.s.sroom yet. In the meantime, I thought I’d wait until the bell rang while and sat in the front seat while chatting with Aldi. 
The bell rings after a while, but not a student nor teacher came. 

“That …? Was this the wrong cla.s.sroom?”

Looking at the map, sand hill, etc. in the corner of the cla.s.sroom is telling me that this is the earth attribute cla.s.s more than anything. 
When I was looking at the sandy mountain, arms and legs grew from it and the sand started to move.

“E!? What!?”

Aldi and I are scared of such a sudden thing, then a girl appears from the sand hill. 
The height is about the same as mine, there was a bunch of peach-colored hair which couldn’t be found on Earth bundled in a twin tail having a sleepy face, but the facial features are cute … it was a cute one. Maybe a student? (EN: LOL NOPE.)
However, it’s doubtful about why she’s in the school, (and why in this world)?

“A ~, slept so long. Now, what time is it?”

While scratching her head like an old man regardless of her appearance as a girl, checks the clock.

“Oh, another lesson has begun. Well, students of the beginner department won’t come.”

The girl heads back to the sand hill whether or not she notices me while sleepily yawning.

“Well, since there’s free time, back to the sandpile diet”

“No, no, you stay! You stay here!”

Because the girl was going to enter the sand again, I stopped the girl regaining my sanity.

“Na? Oh, someone was here. Sorry, I’m a bit absentminded after just waking up.”

The girl notices me, closes in towards a platform opposite to me while hitting the sand off from her white coat. 
It’s a swimsuit with a white coat maniac.

“Even so, Landrik is the one who usually comes to learn about the earth attribute in the beginner’s department.”

“Do you know Landrik-san?”

“Anne? Well, that guy is one of the few students who come to seriously study the earth attribute from the beginner department. Let’s not delay the self-introductions. ”

The girl spoke then clears her throat with ⌊Gohon⌉.

“I’m Estrea, a 28-year-old bachelor majoring in the earth attribute dwarf teacher. Therefore introduce me to a good man because a boyfriend is wanted.”

Somehow, the girl revised Estrea-san was saying something like a roommate self-introduction.

“So you’re the teacher!”

In what world does a teacher sleep in the sand while working. I wanted to think that it was inevitable that I forgot to use honorifics.

(AN: It is delicious. Vanilla ice cream sugar bukkake.)

Um… the author note is… バニラアイスの砂糖ぶっかけ. Secretly hoping I translated that last word correctly since it’s… um, not in katakana and is a genre of sorts.

エストレア – E Su To Re A (Estrea)