That night, I bumped into Kaisaf in front of the dormitory.

He was dressed roughly in a white shirt and shorts.

It was no coincidence that I met Kaisaf here.

Students from Sanzar Academy were assigned to the same floor if they were of the same gender.

“Owen. Where are you going on a night like this?”

“I just wanted to enjoy the night air. ……”

“I’m coming with you. There’s nothing to do here.”

We left the dormitory and walked outside for a while.

And then we come to a patch of grass.

“Should we sit around here?”

Kaisaf sat down.

I sat down next to him.

This world, like Japan, had spring, summer, autumn and winter.

It was now the end of summer.

The days were still hot, but the nights were cooler.

“The night breeze feels good.”

“Yes.

Kaizaf laid down on the grass.

We remained silent for a few minutes.

“So, what’s going on?”

Kayzaf suddenly asked.

“…… Not much of anything, I guess. It’s just that I feel a little ashamed of myself.”

“Shameful? Why is that?”

“I lost to a guy I fought today.”

“Owen, the man who defeated you, is he really that good?”

“No, ……. It’s just that the match was under the restriction of not using magic. But if I had used magic, I would have …….”

In the first place, even if I was a wizard, I couldn’t compete with someone who uses a lot of physical strength.

When I thought about it, I was not losing, was I?

That was right.

If I could use magic to fight, I could fight even better.

It was a lopsided match to begin with.

It couldn’t be helped.

“Are you disappointed that you lost? Or are you saying that you lost because of bad circumstances?”

“What, ……?”

“You beat me once. Afterwards, everyone told me that I only lost because I was taken by surprise and that I was the better fighter. But I lost to you. —That’s the truth.”

Kaisaf continued.

“When I lost to you, I made excuses too. That’s why, as everyone says, if I had known that Owen would fly, I could have shot him down. With wind magic, you can attack your opponents as much as you want, even if they are in the air. In fact, it’s an easy target. In fact, I’m confident that next time we fight, I won’t lose.”

“Kaisaf……?”

“I think the fact that you can’t use magic was a disadvantage for you. I can’t fight if I can’t use magic either. I know how you feel. So, what do you want to do? Do you just want to say that you could have won if you could have used magic?”

‘No, I don’t.’

I’m not trying to make excuses for losing.’

“That’s not cool.”

I had a goal to become a great wizard.

Did I lose because I couldn’t use my magic?

Was it because the situation was bad?

Or was it because you were deceived by your opponent?

If all of those things were true, I had to admit defeat.

I couldn’t become a top-notch wizard if I kept making excuses here.

“I want to be strong.”

I hated myself for being weak.

But I couldn’t be strong without admitting my weakness.

“Yes. That’s a good answer, just like you.”

Kaisaf said, “Yosh” and sat up.

He stood up and brushed the grass from his clothes.

“Let’s go.”

He held out his hand to me and said.

“What? Where?”

“We’re going to sneak into the girls’ dormitory.”

What about —-?

What was this guy saying with a straight face?