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Shylock and the Magic Manor

[In Shylock’s room]

Akira: Shylock, you’ve been to the Magic Manor many times before, right?

Shylock: Yes. I always paid a visit to the Manor before the battle with the Great Calamity.

Akira: Do you have any special memory about this place?

Shylock: Your question brings the faces of people whom I will never meet again to my mind. Some Sage’s Wizards have always been around, but the group has changed a lot with the times.

Shylock: Once there was a wizard who looked at the carvings on the gate of a newly renovated Magic Manor and was delighted by the elegant and innovative design. Then a few decades later, another wizard arrived, looked at the same carvings, and found them hackneyed and boorish. And yet some more decades passed, when someone young came by and commented that those same carvings were cool in a retro way.

Shylock: Though the object is the same, fashion changes with the time, so the value ascribed to certain values also changes. I never intend to change, however, there have been people who call me youthful.

Akira: Have you been called an elderly?

Shylock: …….

Akira: Ah, please don’t misunderstand me! That isn’t what I mean! I just wonder if there's anyone who would make such a comment to you!

Shylock: *chuckles* I’ve also been said to be calm and mature.

Akira: I see!

Akira: On the other hand, you certainly seem calm and mature at first glance, but you’re really…

Shylock: I’m really what?

Akira: There’re times you’re playful like a mischievous child too.

Shylock: Oh my, that’s lovely to hear.

Akira: Is that the influence from the cat-like Murr? Or is that an aspect of your personality all this time?

Shylock: Well, who knows. My teenaged self was probably on the straight-laced, overly serious side. On the other hand, like with the gate we talked about earlier, the value attached to me changes with the times. Perhaps the me who exists in this ever breaking world is always the same, but in the past, people viewed me as a naïve and earnest youth.

Akira: (It’d be fun to experience the era when Shylock is considered naïve).

 

Murr and the Magic Manor

[In Murr’s room]

Akira: You’ve been to the Magic Manor many times before, right?

Murr: Yeah~!

Akira: Do you remember anything about this place?

Murr: U-hm…. I forgot everything!

Akira: I- I see. Don’t you have any clear flash of recollection either?

Murr: U-hm, I was happy!

Akira: You were happy?

Murr: I was summoned to be a Sage’s Wizard! My beloved moon! The Great Calamity! I was sad that I of all people wasn’t chosen to be in the company of wizards to whom the special crest granted by the Great Calamity appeared, so I was overjoyed when I was chosen!

Akira: I- I see. I’m glad for you. In that case, you first came to the Magic Manor after you became a Sage’s Wizard?

Murr: Nope! I had been here before that! Why those people were chosen but not me? Were there some kind of conditions for the selection? With those questions in mind, I came here to collect biological materials for research from the Sage’s Wizards. The ones present were all wizards, so they were absurdly averse to that idea, making it impossible to carry out.

Akira: Oh, so they refused to hand over their blood or hair. In any case, did you find out what the conditions for being summoned were?

Murr: N-o id-ea! I forgot about that already!

 

Chloe and the Magic Manor

[In Chloe’s room]

Akira: Chloe, have you been to the Magic Manor before?

Chloe: No, this is the first time I’ve been here! Also the first time I learnt that there’s such a place like the Magic Manor or that a crest appears too. From now on, there’ll be lots of training here for the battle against the Great Calamity, right?! I’ll try my best! Let’s work hard together, Master Sage!

Akira: Sure!

Chloe: It’s certainly exciting that there are many wizards at the Magic Manor! Perhaps I’ll simply die when I least expect it. Earlier I met Mithra…..

Akira: You nearly died together with Mithra?! Are you okay?!

Chloe: I’m fine, I’m fine. Mithra is so tall and dashing, isn’t he? But I found it scary to strike a conversation with a Northern wizard like him, so I just discreetly watched him from a distance. When I was lost in thought about the kind of outfit that would suit him, he suddenly appeared in front of me and asked what I was staring at as he placed a leg on the table.

Akira: (It’s like he got on the wrong side of a delinquent. If it were me I would simply cry)

Chloe: But when I talked directly with him, we had a fun chat about outfits.

Akira: Heh, that’s unexpected!

Chloe: Mithra said he had a spare outfit lying around that I could try and brought it out.

Akira: What kind of outfit is that?

Chloe: An enchanted outfit that absorbs the magical power of your opponent and increases your defense.

Akira: Oh. Did you try it on?

Chloe: No, I didn’t manage to. Rustica, Shylock, and Faust all came barging in. They said that outfit may be fine for Mithra, but I’d die if I put it on.

Akira: I’m so glad you’re okay!

Chloe: So there’re all kinds of outfits in the world! I’d like to see more of them!

 

Rustica and the Magic Manor

[In Rustica’s room]

Akira: Rustica, have you been to the Magic Manor before?

Rustica: Hmm, I wonder. I don’t remember. I have travelled for a long time, so maybe I’ve had the occasion to stop by this place.

Akira: Oh. You wizards live for a long time, right?

Rustica: That’s right. What about you, Master Sage? Have you gotten used to life in the Magic Manor yet?

Akira: I have, thanks to everyone. You are all so kind and the life here is lively, so it’s fun for me.

Rustica: I’m glad to hear that. There’s nothing I wish for more than you feeling at ease in your everyday life here. Even so, from time to time, there must be nights when loneliness comes to you, just like there are sunny days and rainy days. In times like that, please feel free to call on me.

Akira: Rustica…

Rustica: I am a decent musician and an even better conversationalist. If the friends I met here at the Magic Manor or you wish for a recital, I’ll be happy to make use of my skills. Allow me the honor of being by your side, Master Sage.

Akira: Thank you. Your words made me feel lighter. I do have anxiety occasionally. In such moments, please let me talk to you and listen to your music.

Rustica: I’ll be delighted to.

Rustica: It’s decided then. Let’s come up what to do for a party right now, for the occasions when we get lonely.

Akira: A party?

Rustica: Yes. That way, we will be able to welcome even the darkest of nights, don’t you think?

Akira: Ahaha! That’s interesting! In that case, let’s make a spread of cakes and eat a lot of sweets.

Rustica: Delightful. We’ll need Nero’s help in that case. Any other idea?

Akira: I’d like to fall asleep while spreading out on the bed and being surrounded by cats!

Rustica: That will require the cooperation of the cats and Owen. Anything else?

Akira: Uhm, let me think….