It has to be here.
After Roxy finally relented, she made that condition.
"The spell I'll teach is Water King Magic [Lightning]."
Roxy looks a little reluctant.
Sylphy and I nudge ourselves against her shoulders.
So Lightning, huh?
From the name alone, it sounds like the lightning magic we often think of.
Well, thinking about it, Lightning Magic doesn't seem to exist in this world.
And King Class too.
Must be some awe-inspiring magic.
"Okay, here should be fine."
Arrived at some point, Roxy jumps down off the horse.
She ties Matsukaze to a tree roughly the width of my thigh.
How nostalgic.
I learned Water Saint Magic in a place like this, with a horse tied like this.
"Sensei, do you still remember Kalajav?"
"Ah. Paul-san's horse. How nostalgic..."
Roxy says, her eyes off to a distance.
I was 5 back then.
12 years have passed already.
I learned many things since then, but it's finally time to reach King Rank.
Feels like I took a very long detour.
Ah.
That time our horse almost died by lightning.
It survived barely, but dying from that wouldn't be at all strange.
Roxy might have forgotten about it already, but just to be safe.
"It's safe this time, right?"
"It's safe. But you should cover Matsukaze up, so he won't catch a cold."
"Got it."
Following her instruction, I build an earth fortress for Matsukaze.
Matsukaze did not object, but hid himself inside it.
"Then, should I keep my distance too?"
"No, it's fine. I can only do it once, so watch carefully."
Sylphy and Roxy wear their raincoats as they talk.
We were soaked during Saint Class too.
If it rains, then those are obviously necessary, so we brought some along.
"All set?"
"Okay."
"Got it."
Roxy nods and points to a far away tree.
A huge tree.
Even far away, it's obvious how wide it is.
"I will target that tree over there. I can only do it once, so please watch carefully."
"Okay."
Roxy nods to me and takes a deep breath.
"Phew... Haa..."
Roxy holds up her staff, closes her eyes, and concentrates.
The preparation time is unusually long for her.
Saint Class was right away, but King Class must be different.
"Phew..."
If someone used Magic Power Eyes to observe Roxy, they could probably see the magic gathering.
Roxy stayed like that for a while.
And a little later, suddenly says.
"Then, I'll begin."
I hold my breath.
Roxy sticks her staff on the ground.
Her left hand holding the shaft, her right holding its magic stone.
Then, reciting each line diligently, she begins incantation.
"Oh great water spirit, the son of the lightning emperor who ascended to the skies!! Fulfill my wishes, rain down your ferocious blessings, and show me your strength to this tiny existence! Let your godly hammer strike the anvil, and demonstrate your authority, and devour the earth with water!!"
Something's off.
No, this isn't right.
"Ah, the rain!! Destroy and wash everything away!"
Suddenly dark clouds cover the sky, turning pitch black.
And immediately rain begins to pour down.
Blustery wind blows, and I was soaked instantly.
Electric flashes cover the sky, soon to become lightning.
But this is merely Water Saint Magic [Cumulonimbus].
"Oh great light spirit, help the lightning emperor in the sky!"
Right when I was thinking.
Roxy continues the incantation.
"Had you not seen that stands on the ground! Rising arrogantly against the emperor! As sword of the thunder god, strike him down! Let your power shine, show the wrath of his majesty!"
The clouds shrink with every line.
Those dark clouds tightly gather in a single point.
Squeezed tightly, as if struggling the dark clouds let out flashes of light.
Soon after it reaches the size of a pea...
"[Lightning]!"