Zero no Tsukaima:Volume1 Story1 Chapter3

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Chapter 03

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Chapter 03 part 1.0

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Legend

Mister Colbert is a steadfast instructor who has been working at the Tristein Magic Academy for the past twenty years. His nickname is "Colbert of Flame Snake". He is a mage who specializes in magics from the "Fire" system.

Colbert has been concerned about the commoner young man who was called out by Louise during the "Spring Familiar Summoning" a few days ago. To be exact, he's concerned about the runes that appeared on that young man's left hand. It was an unusual rune. So, he has closed himself off inside the library ever since last night, looking through books.

Tristein Magic Academy's library is located inside the main tower, where the dining hall is also located in. The bookshelves are shockingly large. It's a grand sight to see bookshelves nearly thirty meters tall line up alongside the wall. And it should be so too, because stuffed inside this library is the history of everything ever since Founder Brimir first built a new world in Halkeginia.

Colbert is inside a section of the library called "Phenia's Library" that's only open to instructors.

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It's because he wasn't able to find the answer that he was looking for from the regular bookselves that are open to the students as well.

Using the spell of floatation, "Levitation", Colbert floated up to the shelves that could not be reached by hand, and looked through the books with intense concentration.

And then, his efforts were rewarded. His eyes stopped at the descriptions of one book.

It was an old book that described the various familiars that were used by Founder Brimir.

One section within the book captured his attention. As he read through the section carefully, his eyes opened up wide.

He compares the section from the old book with the sketch of the runes that appeared on the young man's hand.

Colbert went "ah", and cried out in a strange voice. For an instant, he lost his concentration needed for "Levitation", and almost fell to the floor.

Colbert held onto the book in his arms, decended to the ground, and dashed out in a hurry.

His destination was the academy principal's office.

The academy principal's office is located at the top floor of the main tower. Osman, the principal of the Tristein Magic Academy, ruffled his white beard and hair, placed his elbow on the heavy Sequoia table, and is busy looking bored.

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He was pulling his nose hairs absent-mindedly, but now he mumbled with a slow "hmm" and pulled the desk drawer open.

He took out a water smoke pipe from it.

And then, his secretary, Miss Longville, who has been sitting and writing at the desk placed in the corner of the room swung her feather pen.

The water smoke pipe flew into the air, and arrived in Miss Longville's hand. Osman mumbled in a bored voice.

"Do you enjoy taking away an elderly person's entertainment? Miss......"

"Old Osman. Managing your health is part of my job as well."

Osman stood up from his chair and walked up to Miss Longville, who has a refined and intelligent look. He stood behind Longville, who's sitting in her chair, and closed his eyes heavily.

"With peaceful days continuing like this, ways to spend time sure is going to become a very big problem."

The wrinkles engraved on Osman's face speaks of the history that he has lived through. He's said to be a hundred, three hundred years old. Nobody knows what his real age is. Perhap he himself doesn't know as well.

"Old Osman."

Miss Longville said without removing her eyes from the feather pen running on the sheepskin paper.

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"What is it? Miss......"

"Please don't touch my butt just because you're bored."

Osman opened his mouth halfway, and began walking around in tottering steps.

"Please don't pretend to be feeble-minded everytime things go bad for you either."

Miss Longville said in a calm-as-ever voice. Osman sighed. It was a deep sigh filled with agony.

"Where exactly is truth? Have you ever thought about that? Miss......"

"At the very least, it's not inside my skirt, so please stop sneaking your mouse under the table."

Osman looked down. With a sorrowful face, he whispered.

"Mortsognil."

A small mouse appeared from under Miss Longville's desk. It climbed up Osman's leg, jumped onto his shoulder, and tilted its head. Osman took a nut out of his pocket, and put it in front of the mouse's face.

Squeak squeak, the mouse cried happily.

"You're the only friend I can trust, Mortsognil."

The mouse began nibbling on the nut. After it finished nibbling, it cried out again with a "squeak squeak".

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"I see I see, you want more, huh? Very well, I'll give you more. But, I want your report before that, Mortsognil."

Squeak squeak.

"I see, white? Pure white, huh. Umu. But Miss Longville is best with black, don't you think? My cute Mortsognil."

Miss Longville's eyebrows moved.

"Old Osman."

"What is it?"

"If you do this again, I'm going to report to the royal palace."

"Ha--! Do you think I can work as the magic academy principal if I'm afraid of the royal palace--!?"

Osman opened his eyes wide and yelled out loud. It had an impact that's unimaginable to have come from a teetering senior.

"Don't get all prickly just because someone peeked at your underwear! You're letting marriages run away from you because you're always like that. HaaSushi-Y 18:08, 4 September 2006 (PDT) To be young again18:08, 4 September 2006 (PDT), Miss......"

Old Osman began rubbing Miss Longville's butt without reservation.

Miss Longville stood up, and began kicking her boss around silently.

"Sorry. Stop. Ow. I won't do it anymore. Really."

Old Osman held onto to his head and cowered. Miss Longville, while panting, continued to kick Osman around.

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"Ow! To kick a senior. You. Like that. Hey! Ow!"

Such peaceful time was shattered by a sudden intruder.

The door was opened forcibly with a slam! And Colbert flew into the room.

"Old Osman!"

"What is it?"

Miss Longville was sitting at her desk as if nothing happened. Osman folded his arms behind him, and greeted the intruder with a serious tone. That was some quick work.

"I, I have serious news!"

"There's no such thing as serious news. They are only small deals."

"P, please look at this!"

Colbert passed the book he was reading earlier to Osman.

"Isn't this "Founder Brimir and his familiars"? Again with you fishing up old documents like these. If you have that much free time, go think of some good ways for us to collect more tuitions from those slack nobles instead. Mister......, what is it?"

Osman tilted his head.

"It's Colbert! Did you forget!?"

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"Right right. That was your name. You always talk so fast, it's no good. Well, Colbert-kun, what is it about this book?"

"Please look at this too!"

Colbert passed Osman the sketch of the rune that appeared on Saito's hand.

The moment he saw it, Osman's expression changed. His eyes glowed and turned a serious tone.

"Miss Longville, please leave the room."

Miss Longville stood up, and left the room. Watching her leave the room, Osman opened his mouth.

"Explain the details to me, Mister Colbert."

It was just before lunchtime when Louise finally finished cleaning up the classroom that she messed up. It took this long since she was forbidden to use magic to repair the room as part of her punishment. Still, since Louise can barely use magic to begin with, it doesn't really have any meaning. Mrs. Cheverus came to about two hours after being blown away by the explosion wind, and returned to teaching. But for the whole day that day, she didn't do any more "Alchemy" lectures. It appears to have become a trauma for her.

Finished with the clean up, Louise and Saito headed toward the dining hall, in order to eat lunch.

On the way, Saito teased Louise over and over again. After all, it was because of Louise he had to do all those manual labours earlier.

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It was Saito who carried the new window glasses, it was also Saito who carried the heavy desks, and it was also Saito who wiped the soot-filled classroom with a floorcloth. Louise only wiped the desks reluctantly.

He sleeps on the floor, receives poor food, on top of that, he has to wash her underwears (he didn't do it yet though).

Being abused by Louise like that, there was no way Saito could keep quiet after discovering her weakness. As if seizing the moment, Saito teased Louise non-top.

"Louise the Zero. I get it now. It sure is clever. Probability of success is zero. But still a noble even then. Wonderful."

Louise was silent. Saito became gleeful.

”Alchemy! Ah! Kaboom! Alchemy! Ah! Kaboom! It's a failure! It's a failure because I'm Zero!"

While jestering like that, Saito circled Louise around and around. Whenever he said "kaboom", Saito raised his arms, and portrayed an explosion. It's a detailed performance.

"Louise-ojousama, this familiar has created a song."

Saito said while bowing his head humbly. Of course, he's making fun of her. He's playing her down.

Louise's eyebrows twitched. She's on the verge of explosion, but the gleeful Saito doesn't notice that.

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"Why don't you sing it?"

"Louise Louise is no good Louise. A mage who can't use magic. But it's ok! Because I'm a girl......"

Saito held onto his stomach and laughed.

"Bu-wa-ha-ha-ha!"

He laughed at his own joke. A hopeless guy.

When they arrived at the dining hall, Saito drew the chair out for Louise.

"Here we go Ojousama. You mustn't cast magic on the food, alright? It'll be hectic if the food explode, after all."

Louise sat down silently. Since Saito got to tease Louise all around, he's feeling satisfied. He got his revenge on the saucy and arrogant Louise. The rough meal doesn't bother him either.

Although the destitute-looking soup and bread on Saito's plate is painful to look at, since he got to laugh so much earlier, it's even for him.

"Now then, Founder whatever. Highness Queen. Really damn it for the meager food. Amen."

As Saito was about to start eating, his plate was picked up and taken away from him.

"What are you doing!?"

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"Youyouyou......"

"Youyouyou?"

Louise's shoulders were trembling from anger. Her voice is trembling too. It appears that she had been suppressing her overflowing anger until they arrived at the dining table. Probably so that she can think of an effective punishment.

"Youyouyou- you familiar, howhowhow- how dare you say, thithithi- things like that to your master."

Saito realized he went too far.

"Sorry. I won't say them anymore, give me back my feed."

"No! Absolu-tely no!"

Louise distorted her adorable face out of rage, and screamed.

"One meal cut for every "zero" you said! It's final! No exceptions!"

In the end, Saito left the dining hall without his lunch.

I shouldn't have been sarcastic with her...... A doer-regretter, he is.

"Haa, I'm so hungry...... Damn it......"

Holding onto his stomach, Saito placed one hand against the wall.

"Is something the matter?"

Turning around, a plain-looking young girl dressed in maid outfits with a large silver tray in her hands looked at Saito

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with a worried expression on her face. Her black hair kept together by a hairband and freckles looked lovely.

"It's nothing......" Saito waved his left hand.

"It can't be that you're the one who became Miss Valliere's familiar......"

It appears that she has noticed the runes drawn on Saito's left hand.

"You knew?"

"Yes. They say that a summoning magic ended up calling forth a commoner. It's becoming a gossip."

The girl smiled sweetly. It was a carefree smile that Saito saw for the first time after coming to this world.

"You're a mage too?" Saito asked.

"No, I'm different. I'm a commoner like you. I am a servant who's hired to take care of the nobilities here."

I'm not a commonor, but someone from Earth, but it's probably pointless to explain. So Saito kept quiet and greeted the girl.

"I see...... I'm Hiraga Saito. Nice to meet you."

"What a strange name...... My name is Siesta."

At that time, Saito's stomach grumbled.

"Looks like you're hungry."

"Yeah......"

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