The sound of raindrops continued to be heard endlessly, the time that should have shown morning but thanks to the rain still showed no signs of stopping making it look like night.
The rain that lasted all night made the air very cold and the trees made moist.
Akasha woke up from his sleep with very pale skin, a body that kept shaking nonstop. Anyone could tell that Akasha was really very cold.
(Is it night? No, it's morning. Even though it's fleeting, there's sunlight.)
Akasha thought as he looked up at the sky and realized that the rain still hadn't stopped.
Akasha memory even began to dull, Akasha didn't remember if he was only 2 days old and still far away from the time Erina meant.
Akasha looked at his hands that kept shaking nonstop as if to remind Akasha of the memories that Akasha had forgotten.
Akasha didn't know the reason why his body kept shaking but the only thing on his mind was to immediately find food to eat.
Akasha went to get some fruits that Akasha had stored in the ground. Even though the ground was muddy because of the rain, Akasha dug the ground.
After finding the fruits, Akasha immediately cleaned them in the river and ate them.
"...!!"
Unlike the previous time when he felt good, this time it was not a good taste but a pain attacking Akasha body.
"Uhuk!...Uhuk!"
Akasha coughed very loudly, and what came out of Akasha mouth was blood.
"...What?"
Akasha finally realized that his body was currently in a dangerous condition. The reason Akasha was able to survive eating the deadly fruits was because his metabolism managed to withstand it but because Akasha had a fever, Akasha metabolism was not working properly at the moment until the effects of the fruits started to take effect again.
(Am I actually in danger?)
Akasha sense of danger finally surfaced for the first time after a long sleep. Akasha knew right now that he should immediately give up on this test and ask Erina for help but Akasha's strong will forbade her.
A confused Akasha decided to think after the rain stopped.
While waiting for the rain to stop, Akasha looked at the sky and thought about something. But there seemed to be a fog that made Akasha thoughts unfocused.
The fever not only ruined Akasha mobilization but also Akasha thinking power which became increasingly dull coupled with a body that was still exhausted. Akasha could only stare at the sky with rough breathing due to the difficulty in breathing.
The poor bedding, the unbalanced and lethal food, the poor air temperature, and the exhausted body made Akasha fever stronger until it tried to force her to sleep.
The overwhelming drowsiness was something Akasha fought against until she did not have enough strength to resist.
Before falling asleep, Akasha mouth muttered...
"I will succeed....I will become the Mage Of Justice...no matter what...because...that is...the...meaning...of..."
Akasha finally lost her consciousness. Although she was called asleep, Akasha current state was closer to the direction of approaching 'Death'. Sensing the danger in the owner of the 'Soul', the power in Akasha's body began to release its power.
At that time, Akasha body and soul experienced strange phenomena, so strange that even the surrounding world felt it, the atmosphere, particles, Ether, Anti-magic, time, even the system of that world experienced anomalies.
...
(Why... Why doesn't he give up? Even though her body...)
Erina could only look at Akasha with a very surprised look at how Akasha never gave up even if his body couldn't do it anymore.
Erina looked at Akasha who collapsed in her arms, Erina hand unconsciously touched Akasha cheek with a longing gaze.
Akasha determination and strong will reminded Erina of Erina's missing master. Erina even thought maybe Akasha was master child.
"...at this rate I'll have no choice but to straighten her out, right?"
Originally Erina had not planned to teach Akasha as a Mage but a Warrior because of Akasha body. But Erina decided to change her mind after seeing Akasha strong will.
For Erina, the brain alone is not enough to become a mage but also the body and mentality must be strong while Erina saw potential in Akasha.
Erina took Akasha and brought her to the wooden boat that was used before and returned to the edge of the lake.
Akasha used magic for the first time in the Anti-magic place, just a simple magic, a magic that protected them from the rain. Just to protect Holo from the rain, Erina had to use magic in the anti-magic area.
Little by little Erina began to grow feelings of care for Akasha and actually became Akasha master.
Erina who had not developed for a long time, gradually began to develop for the better.
(Is this the kind of feeling the master felt while nurturing me?)
While rowing, Erina thought about her teacher, an outstanding mage who was able to defeat the First Mage.
...
Erina returned to her house and immediately laid Akasha down on the bed.
Then Erina began to activate magic from Erina magic card, card II, the card Erina had used on Akasha when she first found her.
"-La Papesse-"
Unlike before, this time Erina magic was not blocked but not activated and was destroyed instantly.
"...Huh?"
Even Erina could not help but be surprised by this phenomenon.
Canceling magic could only be done with Anti-magic so it was only natural that magic could be destroyed because nothing was perfect anywhere.
But the magic of the 22 cards Erina had had the ability equivalent to the highest magic in the magic world.
Moreover, the Ether consumption needed to activate each magic is very large, even greater than the Ether needed to neutralize all the Anti-magic in the lake before.
So logically, there was no way to cancel Erina magic, but now Erina magic was canceled so easily that there was not even a sign of anti-magic around.
Naturally, Erina face was now full of shock as her logic could not follow what was happening.
"My magic was canceled?... Why?"