CH 11

[I Decided to Live as the Magic Swordsman Frick]

“Next, let’s try to see if it can be used in battle. The first (Fire Arrow) seems to have provoked the Giant Ant’s nest. I will not make the same mistake as yesterday, so Frick-sama don’t need to worry and please practice the magic in battle.”

A large crowd of ants with large black bodies were crawling out in large numbers from a large hole in the ground pointed by Noelia.

Fifty-, no, more than sixty?

They are not a strong opponents, but it will be troublesome to be surrounded in a crowd of them.

They are the kind of opponent you wouldn’t want to face with just a sword.

But now, I have magic.

I looked at the group of giant ants appearing one after another from the ground, and immediately activate (Fire Arrow).

The fire arrow that flew out hit the head of a Giant Antーwhich was approaching at the beginningーdirectly, blown it away, and burned it’s body.

It can penetrate through the hard skin of that Giant Ant in one shot huh…magic is amazing.

However, it seems that it is too much work if I finish them one by one.

Come to think of it, Noelia said that magic is power of imagination.

If I imagine shooting multiple (Fire Arrow), would it be activated as is?

I feel that it would be nice to try modifying the incantation-like a little.

I get close to the approaching crowd of Giant Ants, and decided to try the multiple (Fire Arrow).

“『Hunt my enemies as a group of hot burning arrows, (Fire Arrow Barrage)』”

I imagine that more than 100 (Fire Arrow) flew out toward the enemy and form them.

Then, I swung down the sword that I pulled out towards the incoming crowd of Giant Ants.

“Frick-sama, what magic are you-!? That is the incantation of (Fire Arrow), isn’t it!?”

Noelia, who was chanting for self-defense, had her eyes rounded when she heard my incantation.

“I’m trying to see wether or not the magic incantation that fitted to the actual battle will be activated. If it fails, please support me.”

At the same time I said so, the multiple (Fire Arrow), which radiated dazzling lights, were shot all at once from the tip of the sword that I swung down.

Apparently the activation seems to have succeeded, and the fired (Fire Arrows) chase after the Giant Ants who were within my line of sightーand recognized as enemiesー, and hit them one after another.

Noelia, who was watching the situation, was dumbfounded and dropped her wand on the ground.

“I-, I don’t know this kind of magic though…what an annihilating speed and what an aiming power…”

The (Fire Arrows) that was released blows off the head of the last Giant Ant, and the ones who had lost their target hit the ground and blast up some flames.

“I just imagine it and then think up the incantation, but unexpectedly, it worked. As Noelia said, “magic is power of imagination”, right.”

“I-, it’s wrong. The meaning of the words “magic is power of imagination” that Frick-sama says is different from what I said!”

Although usually Noelia’s facial expression and voice are different, her facial expression and voice are matching now.

Apparently, the magic I used is something different.

I just formed the incantation with imagination, adjusted the power, and activated it in a shape that fits the actual battle though, riight.

Iーwho have lived as a swordsmanーthink that the power of this magic and it’s power ? annihilating many opponents are perfect for actual battle.

“Perhaps, is it no good?”

“It’s not no good. I’m surprised that the magic that was activated by Frick-sama was so wonderful. I can’t imagine multiple (Fire Arrow) flying with such complicated movements.”

Noelia was staring at the still burning figures of Giant Ants with their head blown away by my magic.

For the time being, I don’t think she is angry, and it seems that she approves the magic from before.

Even so, thanks to Noelia, I managed to adjust it’s power, and I also understood that unforeseen magic could be easily created.

I’m having a hard time with a sword alone when a crowd attacked, but I’m reassured that magic can be used at such times.

I was thinking of eating as an adventurer only with a sword, but it seems that even a swordsman who can also use magic can fight multiple battles, and fortunately I have a lot of useless magical power.

There were adventurers who used sword and magic even in the royal capital, but if I remember correctly, they were called mage swordsman or magic swordsman.

Alfine prejudiced it as a heresy, but it might be better to call myself as a magic swordsman so she can’t find me.

The Magic Swordsman Frick…in that case, no one would think that I’m the swordsman Finn.

“Noelia, thanks to you, I can use magic, and I will call myself a Magic Swordsman from today. Once again, as the Magic Swordsman Frick, I will ask the Infinite Mage Noelia-jou, to continue to teach me magic. Will you accept it?”

I looked at Giant Ant’s burning carcass and reached out to Noelia, who was befuddled.

“Eh, ah, yes. If you don’t mind with my crude magic, it will be a nourishment for Frick-sama to grow.”

Noelia looked at my reached out hand and grasped it.

She is a girl with a lot of strange behavior, but her root is not likely to be a bad girl.

However, she is a child who shows unusual interest in magic, and it seems her weakness is when she finds something she’s interested in, she will forget to see her surroundings.

Although, according to the story I heard from Rebecca, she is the most knowledgeableーand is the pride of Youg Hannotesーin things related to magic knowledge in this age.

There is no more capable person than her to ask as a magic teacher.

Iーto make the best use of the hidden talent within meーdecided to ask Noelia to be my magic teacher in order to develop my talent.