I'm really not a top magician

Lorelai returned home holding the doll.

As soon as I walked in, I didn’t expect that my father was at home. Shouldn’t he be working outside at this time?

Lorelai quickly scooped the doll in her hands behind her.

Because in the Barthemelo family, Lorelai was not allowed to touch these things that normal people could touch. If her father saw her, she would definitely be scolded.

However, her little action had already been discovered by her father.

"Take it out. Who gave it to you?"

Hearing that her father was not angry, Lorelai finally breathed a sigh of relief: "It's from Sajo Aika."

When Lorelai was about to enter the room with the doll, her father in the living room suddenly stopped her:

"Lorelai," her father called.

"...A-Is there anything else, Father?"

"You've been asking for a lot lately."

"..."

My father casually flipped through the documents in his hand. The only sound in the living room was the rustling of documents, but at this moment it was particularly clear.

"Lorelai. Your grandmother loved flower arranging. Flower arranging may seem simple, but it takes countless efforts and time until it appears perfect."

"The flower doesn't need to understand why it's pruned this way; it just needs to stay perfect. Do you understand what I'm saying, Lorelai?"

Lorelai turned her back to the living room, holding the doll tightly in her arms, and gritted her teeth as she agreed:

"Yes, father..."

……

"Ms. Sajō, the Crown Ceremony is about to begin. Lord El-Melloi asked me to lead you there."

Outside the house, a voice from a classmate was heard.

Inside the house, Aika Sajo was concentrating on drawing the design of the dress.

However, this so-called design drawing was just a random drawing by Aika Sajo.

This reminded her of the time when she created her own equation during the chemistry exam.

Drawing a dress design is not a difficult task.

It's a bit like the boring graffiti you made on your textbook in your previous life.

As long as it conforms to the principles of magic and is drawn reasonably, it can be a ceremonial dress design.

But if you want to make a good puppet, you need a lot of fine-tuning.

So in just one night, Aika Sajo drew out more than a dozen different dress designs based on Aozaki Touko's thesis and her own ideas.

As to whether it can actually be made or whether it is useful, it is unknown. After all, she has not made it.

"Ms. Sajou!"

The call from outside the door urged her again, which finally woke Aika Sajo up.

"I see."

After a simple reply, Sajo Aika finally closed the textbook in front of her. She hadn't slept all night again, but this was her only way of working hard now.

After simply stretching her body and tidying up her clothes, Shatiao Aige officially pushed the door open and walked out.

Officially preparing for his own crown succession ceremony.

P.S. The title was inspired by the ED of Mob Psycho 100 Season 1. I initially fell in love with Mob Psycho 100 solely because of this ED.

ps2: This is a character I created, so it is inevitable that there will be some differences from the original. I hope some fans of Type-Moon's design will forgive me.

Chapter 42 Flowers Taking Steps to the Sky

Shatiao Aige pushed the door open and walked out

There was a young girl standing outside the door. Although she looked a little older than him, it was obvious that she was a student of the Clock Tower.

The girl outside the door was standing respectfully. When she saw Aika Sajo coming out, she was attracted by her genius temperament and her cheeks blushed.

Oh, another superficial guy.

The girl lowered her head and said, "Miss...Miss Aika Satiao, today...today, Lord El-Melloi has asked me to pick you up to attend the ceremony."

Sajo Aika nodded at today's arrangements. Teacher Kenneth had already arranged everything.

As he spoke, a ray of sunlight shone through the dark clouds onto Sha Tiao Aige, as if it was a holy light descending from the sky, full of indescribable mystery.

The girl immediately felt that Sajo Aika was so extraordinary, and she immediately felt a yearning for her.

The succession ceremony of the crown is held inside the clock tower.

Usually, high-ranking ceremonies like these are quite grand in the Clock Tower.

After all, once you reach the level of priest or above, it also proves that the Clock Tower has proven your strength, and you can be said to have a place in the Clock Tower.

Of course, the protagonist of today's ceremony is Aika Satiao.

Therefore, from the moment Sajo Aika and the girl stepped into the clock tower,

Everyone stared at Shatiao Aige, and occasionally said polite words like "Congratulations".

But I have to say, because of Sajo Aika,

The ceremony of enthronement, which should have attracted no attention, became overly lively.

But this is the charm of Sajo Aige,

This is the first genius of the Clock Tower.

"S...S...Sazae-san, I have a question about magic that I'd like to ask you."

Just when Aika Sajo felt bored, the girl next to her suddenly asked a question.

"No problem." Saijo Aika said with a smile.

Seeing her idol agree, Lisa was secretly delighted. Just as the rumors said, Miss Sajo was very easy to talk to:

"When I was making the ceremonial costumes, I always felt that things were not going smoothly. I always felt that there was no novelty. My teacher always told me to use more imagination and not to be restricted by one thing."

"So that's how it is,"

Sajo Aika nodded pretentiously.

But as she had just started learning puppetry a few days ago, she actually didn't know the answer to the question.

As for the pretentious nod, it was just for the other person to see.

Just talk nonsense, since neither of us knows the answer anyway.

"What's your name?" asked Aika Shajo.

"Li...Lisa...Lisa Portman." The girl named Lisa answered shyly.

"You speak of yourself as a group."

Sajo Aika chuckled, and immediately found the shy girl in front of her very interesting. "I think your problem, in the final analysis, is that you have too little experience."

"Experience?" Lisa was puzzled.

Finally, it was time for Sajo Aika to perform. She quickly rolled up her sleeves and explained:

"Because we believe what we see, we believe what we see. Because we process and integrate the reality received by our eyes, and then feedback it through other means to interpret reality."

"We often say that art transcends life but originates from life. It's the same principle. Without experiencing the baptism of reality, how can you have enough vision to recognize things, understand things, and then develop them?"

"It's the same with magic. The world is vast, but your knowledge and perspective are as tiny as a leaf. How can you clearly understand this world? How can you reach the root of it? Ultimately, you just don't know enough."

The core of this statement in the world is very simple and can be summarized in one sentence. There is no point in such a long speech.

But scammers like Aika Sajo will lengthen such simple words and add many abstruse words, such as "roots".

This is actually a kind of psychological suggestion.

Although you may not understand what you are saying and feel confused, you will still feel it is mysterious when you subconsciously hear it.

Although Lisa didn't quite understand what Aika Sajo meant, when she heard the word "root", she still felt that Aika Sajo was stunning.

It turns out that this is the Clock Tower's recognized genius, who is already exploring the source.

Shatiao Aige is indeed worthy of its reputation.

I must take note of what Sha Tiao Ai Ge just said and go back to study it over and over again!

Thinking of this, her admiration for her idol deepened.

At the same time, the two had already arrived at the entrance of the venue.

Before Aika Satiao stepped into the venue, thunderous applause broke out on both sides of the venue.

The person being welcomed by the applause was Aika Sajo who was standing beside Lisa at the moment.

Lisa felt that it was even too great for her to be able to stand next to her idol.

"Miss Sajo, please!"

Lisa leaned over to see off Aika Sajo.

"Thank you for taking me here today."

Sajo Aika said, "I don't have anything to thank you for. So, I see you have good talent and are a natural at learning puppetry. So, I'll give you this design of the ceremonial dress I personally designed, along with my thesis. You must work hard and strive for a breakthrough in the future."

She has made some progress in puppetry recently and is now able to start designing ceremonial costumes, but she has been staying at home lately and doesn't know what to do with the designs she has on hand.

This is right in front of me...

what do you say that is?

It seems to be Lisa?

probably……

Anyway, the girl in front of me is a good choice. She is also a puppeteer. Let her try to make it. If she can do it, everything will be fine.

If not,

It has nothing to do with me anyway.

It's your own puppet-making skills that are not good enough, what does it have to do with me?

Anyway, no matter what the situation is, Aika Satiao has found a way to solve it.

But it was different for Lisa. She was the next heir of a small family under the El-Melloi family. She was already happy all night to be able to come to visit the ceremony and meet her idol. And today she was ordered by Lord El-Melloi to come and receive Aika Sajo. She felt that her life was so wonderful.

But she never expected that her idol would be so generous as to give her the design drawings of a dress.

To be honest, she had recently hit a bottleneck in her puppet-making skills. Coupled with the teacher's criticism and classmates' disapproval, she had been depressed for several days.

Now, not only did Aika Sajo give her personal guidance, she also sent her exclusive design drawings of the dress, which gave her a glimmer of hope in puppetry again.

My feelings for Aika Sajo have reached the point of being moved to tears.

After all, the people in the Clock Tower are very arrogant and rarely publish their research results. This is very normal, not to mention those arrogant people who are called geniuses.

But Aika Sajo was different. She gave away the research results that others cherished so much.

Powerful, unimaginably powerful,

This is the attitude that a genius should have.

"Thank you, Miss Sha Tiao. I will definitely work hard and will never let you down!"

Lisa was very grateful.

"Don't say anything. Since I'm giving it to you, this blueprint is yours."

"Lisa, why do we think the flowers on the cliff are beautiful? It's because we stopped before the cliff, instead of taking a step toward the sky like those fearless flowers. What you lack now is the courage and perseverance to move forward."

"But if you really make it, remember to show it to me. It can be regarded as a kind of testimony."

After the conversation, Sajo Aika walked directly into the ceremony venue.

But in Lisa's eyes, Sajo Aika's forward posture was as beautiful as a flower taking steps towards the sky.