Nowadays, when it comes to festivals, shouldn’t there be fireworks?

[What are fireworks?]

No way! I can’t believe the concept of fireworks disappeared over the past 800 years!?

We have to restore this wonderful culture.

I quickly stood up and grabbed a piece of chalk at the blackboard.

“Let’s see, fireworks are…”

I drew the diagram of fireworks and their composition on the blackboard.

First, we would set colorful fires and then have them blossom like flowers in the night sky.

As for the most important component of fireworks, 800 years ago, it was known as a firework ball; a spherical mold made by packing multiple pieces of gunpowder, designed to ignite at different intervals.

However, someone of my caliber could create such an illusion with magic without having to make a firework ball or anything like that. Nevertheless, with the current system called spell craft, manipulating a flame reaction would be difficult, and include several asterisks. That was especially true for students, many of whom were freshmen or second years.

So, I thought it’d be wiser to make a similar tool and just focus on setting it off on the day of the event. Of course, it wasn’t as primitive as the firework balls that had been passed down since ancient times either.

Thus, I roughly summarized it and asked everyone, “What do you think?”

Among the stunned juniors, Mark muttered to himself.

“It seems that the concept is foreign to most of us. Why don’t you show us an example?”

When he said that even a small demonstration would be fine, I clapped my hands.

“Hm, will a color change reaction be enough?”

In that case, we already did something similar in the first semester.  With that thought in mind, I produced several flowers of light.

Back then, Cecily’s magical power was still dormant, so I had to ask Eivind for help. As of the present, that was no longer the case. If it was just an illusory magic, then I could cast it as many times as I liked.

It’s just—hmm… It isn’t as impressive because the room is bright.

Then, when I casted darkness magic while creating small fireworks of light, many gasped.

Hehe, this feels nice.

When I got carried away and performed a flashy attraction, Mark said, “That’s enough.”

I wished I could have made more ♡ shaped fireworks and other designs, but the moment I restored the brightness of the room, the juniors all began to say, “Awesome!” all at once.

“A-are we really going to make this?”

“Isn’t this awesome? Wouldn’t it be great if we did this at the school festival?”

Yes, yes, youths are so simple, and that’s alright. I love that about them.

“Color change reactions is probably something learned in as third years. As you know, first- and second-year students are the focus of club activities. Didn’t you say that you’re going to launch it? In other words, you’re planning on setting off something bigger than what you’re doing right now, right? Do you really think you can do it?”

“We’d have never become researchers if we thought something was impossible from the start.”

Even though magic is so fascinating, he said something so boring.

…But, I’m currently ‘Cecily Travasta.’

If someone who was a failure until a while ago were to say that, it might not be very convincing.

[…Sorry.]

No need to apologize, Cecily. From here on, they will be praising you.

Then, I held up my index finger and smiled.

“Well then, let’s ask a professional.”

—The professional was, of course, everyone’s favorite, Eivind Dahl, the future sage.

“Well, if three-year students are in charge of the colorization part, wouldn’t it be possible for the freshmen and second years to do the rest?”

Upon hearing the words of The Great Man Himself, the juniors got excited once again.

But in the end, it was Mark who was reluctant.

“You’re only being supportive in front of her.”

“No, I’m serious? Wouldn’t it be difficult if everyone focused on the entire process all at once? Hence why, the third years will be in charge of the colorization, the second years will create the outer shell, and the freshmen will construct the launch spell craft. Afterwards, all that will remain is managing the launching.”

“Still, even if the development of each formula goes well, the coordination and balance between them…”

“For fine adjusts like that, she—no, I’ll do them. It seems interesting.”

Oh, how nice of you Eivind.

Well, it would have been easy for me to adjust the whole thing, but Eivind was also talented in his own right.

Even so, Mark still seemed unconvinced.

“However, in the first place, wouldn’t that be irrelevant with the mission of Magic Analysis Club?”

“To analyze is to unravel things in detail and conduct theoretical research, right? I think it’s the perfect research presentation for announcing the analyze a new formula.”

What’s with that gaze seems to say, ‘I refuse to back down?’

Your bangs are long, and you also can’t see clearly, so you aren’t intimidating in the slightest, alright?

While I was sitting on the chair and looking up at him, Mark slightly clicked his tongue.

“Your girlfriend’s personality sure is nice.”

“Thank you for the compliment. Can I be alone with my cute girlfriend now?”

“…Have it your way.”

It seemed that the juniors had already started forming groups, with the second-year club leader at the center.

Eivind took that opportunity to lead me by the arm towards the deserted hallway.

“Have you been referring to me as your girlfriend among your friends?”

“I haven’t, but is it okay if I say it publicly?”

“Of course not. If Cecily’s search for a fiancée is negatively affected, how will you take responsibility?”

In response to my question, Eivind shrugged his shoulders with a wry smile.

“Lady Travasta is all you ever think about.”

“I won’t hand her to you, okay?”

“That’s a shame.”

Leaving aside such casual remarks, this was also a good chance for me.

I wanted to confirm something that I was also a bit concerned about.

“I apologize for the trouble, but is it okay for the next sage, who has just suffered from a massive failure in his main research, to help out like this?”

“I was made to clean up the laboratory, but there was nothing else to do. Besides, I am mainly being kept as the next ‘vessel of the king,’ so research results are secondary… Apparently, all I have to do is to remain stress-free and healthy until I graduate from school. The king will take over from there.”

“…You say that so casually.”

When I knitted my eyebrows, he poked me there with his fingers.

“Well, it’s the truth. More importantly, how much can I meddle with the fireworks? Honestly, I feel like if you put your mind to it, you’d be able to finish it right away.”

“It’s fine. I’m going to let Cecily handle everything.”

[Eh?]

Cecily’s flabbergasted yelp in my heart was so cute that I wanted Eivind to hear it too.

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