A Different World (Remilia's Daily Life)

A Different World (Remilia's Daily Life)

"Good morning."

Remilia was in an exceptionally good mood today as she cheerfully greeted a pot of blooming Peacebloom. Morris had actually shown mercy and given her a day off. Mage apprentices had no rights.

During her brief apprenticeship in Dalaran, she had been forced by the gentle-looking mage before her to study magical knowledge in the Tower of Stars for an entire month.

With no foundation in magic whatsoever, Remilia had started with the most basic courses for mages. Often, Morris would simply place a thick magic book on her desk before drifting away.

The Elemental Composition of Azeroth, An Authentic History of Dalaran, The Birth of Humanity's First Kingdom, One Hundred Things Every Beginner Mage Apprentice Must Know, Nine Words from a Great Mage That Will Benefit You for Life, Top Secret: Things Ninety-Nine Percent of Dalaran Mages Don't Know—books like these. Some had been assigned by Morris, while the rest, with their strange titles, had been taken away by Morris with magic after she finished reading them.

A particularly curious apprentice in the tower had been ordered by Morris to clean the toilets for a year in place of the mage servants. Remilia had no idea why her mentor punished him. That apprentice had actually been quite helpful; he was the one who had lent all those strangely titled books to Remilia.

After completing her preliminary education in magical fundamentals, Remilia began learning under Morris's guidance how to construct spell models, sense magical elements, and finally manifest magic with the aid of incantations and gestures. That was the process of successfully casting a spell.

Of these, constructing a spell model was a challenge every mage had to face. It required one to imprint every node of a spell in detail within one's mind. Even the most basic magical tricks consisted of hundreds of spell nodes, and each higher tier of spell model multiplied the number of nodes. Many mage apprentices could not even reach the standard of a beginner mage in their entire lives.

After passing that hurdle, sensing enough magical elements was another difficult challenge. Limited by their innate constitutions, many humans could sense only some elements. Among the four great elements, wind and earth opposed each other, while water and fire conflicted. Positive energy and negative energy would also undergo an annihilation reaction when they met.

Thus, many high-ranking mages might be able to summon massive water elementals and stir up raging blizzards, but the power of their fire magic would be greatly reduced. They would be unable to cast high-tier fire spells such as Flame Shield and Dragon's Breath. Only mages who had broken through their limits could overcome such restrictions.

After her talent awakened, Remilia had been born with elemental affinity and had no such problems at all. In the future, she could summon a water elemental first, inflict Arcane Slow upon an enemy, follow with a bone-chilling Cone of Cold, then unleash a violent blast wave of fire. Arcane Empowerment, a Presence of Mind Pyroblast Fireball under max-level Combustion—no one would want to face an opponent like that.

As long as Remilia grew normally, she would naturally become one of the mages standing at the pinnacle of this world.

"Teleportation's structure is so hard to memorize." After learning Mage Hand, the utterly self-unaware mage apprentice excitedly watered every plant in the White Tower, then secretly began studying spatial magic.

"Schools of Arcane Magic—Transmutation. This isn't a spell you should be studying right now, Remilia." Thinking of Morris's unchanging tone made Remi angry. Forget it, I'd better go find Kindi. The girl happily stepped out of the White Tower.

After a month of living in Dalaran, Remilia had become quite familiar with the place. She made her way to Kindi's home with ease and quietly approached the little gnome, who was bent over her notes. "Kindi, I'm here."

There was none of the startled reaction Remilia had expected. The pink-haired gnome did not even raise her head. "Of course it's you. Only you would be this childish every single time."

The girl was angered by the pink-haired gnome's words. "Hmph."

"Put me down,

you stupid human." Kindi had been lifted straight into Remilia's arms and shouted angrily. "The mighty knight Remilia will defeat the evil witch Kindi." In the grip of a childish fantasy, she ignored the pink-haired gnome's protests.

Without changing her expression, the gnome murmured an incantation. Remilia suddenly felt something tickling her arm. Being especially ticklish, she hurriedly put Kindi down, yet there was nothing on her arm.

"A knight's brute strength can never defeat a mage's wisdom!" The gnome girl declared her victory.

After fooling around for a while, the two finally headed out together, cheerfully making their way toward the central square.

"Apple pie, a glass of iced milk, two grilled meat skewers, one raptor egg tart, and—"

The two girls, their arms full of snacks, crossed the bustling market district and sat on a bench beside the fountain. They ate while watching the sprays of water rise and fall.

"Mmm, Kindi, this isn't as good as the one your mother makes."

"Of course not. My mother's apple pie is the best in all of Gnomeregan."

"Gnomeregan? Your hometown?"

"Yeah, a super beautiful city, even more beautiful than Dalaran. It was the home of all us gnomes. But that was a long time ago." The pink-haired girl's voice dimmed.

"I know you're curious. Actually, lots of people know about it. Many monsters broke in, and everyone fled. A lot of people died in there too..."

"...Kindi, have an ice cream cone. My hometown was supposedly in the Kingdom of Stormwind, but I've never been there either. I grew up in Southshore, anyway."

"Don't be sad. You still have your uncle and aunt with you. Let me tell you a secret—I was actually a child my mother found." Remilia said mysteriously.

"Ah, really? But you've never mentioned it before." The gnome looked at her companion beside her in confusion.

"Father and Mother were both very good to me, but unfortunately, they're no longer here..."

"Remi..."

"It's okay. I still have my brother, and lots of family in Southshore. And you too, Kindi."

"Oh, right, Remi. Did you know? Dalaran's fountain is very effective."

"As long as you toss a coin into the pool and make a sincere wish to the fountain, your wish might just come true." Kindi recounted Dalaran's most widespread rumor.

Having recovered from those unhappy memories, the two girls stood side by side before the fountain.

"You go first, Remi."

"No, let's do it together."

Two coins broke the pool's calm surface, sending ripples spreading endlessly outward. With their hands clasped and eyes closed, the girls prayed silently. After a long while, they opened their eyes and smiled at each other.

"Kindi, what did you wish for?"

"Dummy, it won't come true if you say it out loud."

"Hmph, I know even if you don't tell me."

"Huh? How could you know what I'm thinking?"

"Kindi's wish must have been... to hurry up and grow taller. Hahaha."

"Remi, you're teasing me again! I'm definitely going to teach you a lesson—don't run!"

In the clear pool, the two coins they had just thrown in flashed with light before quietly settling at the bottom. Remilia's daily life continued, everything as it had always been.