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Lawrence looked at his appearance on the mirror before nodding his head. He is quite satisfied with it, it somehow emphasize his natural handsomeness. He grabbed his bag and was about to leave when something emerged infront of him.
He stared at it tilting his head wondering if this was part of the thing that Zet mentioned. "He said that I would be able to use abilities, he didn't mention anything about items at all" he said grabbing the Arcane Boots. He thought of using it as it vanished on his hand, instead his mana reserves grew to an abudant amount.
The amount was enough to baffle him. If he remembers correctly, Tohsaka Rin who is considered a genius has prana reserves of 500. She was said to surpass 20 normal magus with her prana reserves and now he just gained a huge 250 amount of it. This means that his current prana reserves is 10 times bigger than a normal magus!
Lawrence dropped the bag he was carrying, he immediately controlled the balls and turned all of them into Exort before casting the Sunstrike spell at the same place where his family mansion was located.
He felt the drain in mana as the spell was conjured, he can sense the destruction it caused destroying the portion of the mansion that was being reconstructed. He also caught a glimpse of his father's angered face when he did it.
He grinned widely satisfied with his father's reaction. The thing that made him happy the most is that the spell was bigger than before! It was twice the size and the force of it was three times. He realized that he really can't use the Sunstrike spell and the one before was just a fluke.
The thing he used right now was the real thing. The speed of the strike dropped surpassed many mach making it faster than speed of sound. Even Servants will have a hard time dodging it if their speed is below C or something.
That simple spell took 175 of his whole mana reserves leaving him with 75. However that is not a problem for Lawrence as he can simply use the Arcane Boots. He pulled the trigger on his mind as a blue glow emerged from his body, he can feel his mana instantly replenishing.
His mana now returned to its previous number being 250. He also sensed the cooldown on Arcane boots which was quite small if he may say so. It is not Dota where a single match can end within an hour or so, this is a real world. A meagre minute is already a short time.
Lawrence started calculating whether he could use Sunstrike every minute raining spell that has the same amount of force a Noble Phantasm has. A dangerous idea emerged from Lawrence's head almost taking over his body control.
The balls on his body changed colors turning into Exort, Exort, and Wex. Though before he could complete the spell, he snapped from it. "Hoh, that was dangerous. Why would I think of using that spell when I already know how dangerous the Sunstrike is" he complained to himself.
He shook his head and walked to the door ignoring his previous thought. It is already school time and he still hasn't left his home. Bea was already waiting at the front door holding a lunch box on her hand. She looked like a faithful wife taking care of his husband.
If not only for the emotionless look on her face, it would have been more beautiful scene. Still, Lawrence wasn't dissatisfied with it and rather loved the scene. "Good luck at your school master" she said lowering her head a little.
Lawrence smile appreciating her small gesture. It was enough for him, he already decided to treat her as a normal girl. At least to honor the fact that she managed to live in this world.
He slowly walked to the school unaware that most of his spells are adapting to the world he is currently in and gradually turning into conceptual spells. The danger of Lawrence slowly rose without him knowing.
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Arriving at school, there was nothing noteworthy. He simply walked and no one bothered with him. Aside from the glance of the girls, there was nothing else that took his attention so he thought he will have a rather relaxing peace at this academy.
Though that thought was instantly destroyed when he reached his classroom. It was not because a monster appeared or a magician made an appearance. The cause of his shock was merely the presence of a single girl sitting on the side of the window.
She was a beautiful girl but that is not what took his attention, it is her identity. She is what he would call a last boss or something in this world as the hidden personality she has could spell destruction to anything.
Though he seemed to be calm when facing this girl as if even with her being connected to that place is not a problem with him. He has a feeling that he could tank any attack that came from that place.
He slowly made his way to that girl before sitting down next to her. He gave her a polite nod as he introduced himself to the girl, "Hello, my name is Lawrence Ranvil. I would like to be your friend" then without beating the bush, he told his intention to the girl somehow baffling her.
"Yes..?" She asked in confusion. Almost all of the people in the classroom turned their attention to their conversation. This would be the first time they see someone talking to the disturbing girl Ryougi Shiki. It is a rare occurence in the classroom.
"I said I would like to be friends with you. Is that perhaps a problem? Then we can start being acquaintance" he said giving her a small smile. He is now getting interested in this.
Shiki looked at the young man infront of her for a few seconds. She has trouble coping with his friendly attitude as she was used to everyone ignoring her. She shook her head and made a decision, "Do what you want" she said making Lawrence smiled further. "Great" he responded.
-Months later.
Lawrence and Shiki are currently in the rooftop eating their lunch. The two became friends after 2 months of being close with each other. Shiki initially thought that he will eventually lost interest in her so it was unexpected for her to see him still chasing after her.
She already asked for his purpose which he responded saying that he like her and wanted her to accompany him for the rest of his life. Shiki considered it as a joke at that time but she is slowly realizing that the young man she befriended is serious about his intention.
"Hey Ranvil, why are you trying to get close to me?" She repeated the question she asked many days ago wondering if his answer will change. Lawrence took a bite to his lunch before answering. "I like you, that's all to it" he said smiling lightly.
At first he was just intrigued about the girl who is connected to the place but now she has fully gained his attention. His instinct is screaming to him to make her his and accompany her for the rest of their life. Now he wanted nothing but that.
Shiki hummed for a bit, "Then its impossible" she said eating an onigiri. Lawrence raised his eyebrow at her answer. "That is up for me to decide. Anyway, can you tell me why it is impossible?" He said giving her a grin.
"You will never understand me" she said confident about it. She don't know why but right now, she is aching a lot from that confidence. As if it was a misplaced one and something she shouldn't be proud of. She can't understand what it is so she just pushed it away.
Lawrence stared at the sky for a few seconds before answering. "You know, we might have a lot of similarities than you initially think. And as for knowing you.. I am positive that there is no one there who knows you more than I do" he said giving a melancholic smile.
Shiki was captivated by that smile but when she remembered her true upbringing, she can't bring herself to appreciate it. It was more than she could ever take, this is why she doesn't want Lawrence to be attached to her even more further.
"Are you sure of your words. It might change if you know something" she asked without even looking at him. And without even a hint of hesitation Lawrence answered her, "Yes. I believe that I understand most of you" he said handing her a bottle of water which she took and drank from it.
Although still assuming the manners of a lady, she has gotten unreserve when it comes to Lawrence so accepting something that he used was now normal for her. "I see, I won't hold to that belief but I will still appreciate that you tried" she said returning her gaze to the sky.
A comfortable descended on the rooftop, only the two of them can be seen feeling the wind. Shiki finally broke the silence when she finished her food. She stood up and walked back to the classroom where Lawrence followed her.
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