"I'm so sorry, Shougo, magic may not be suitable for you!"
Saying this, Soma Haruto shook his head and sighed, took out Tokiwa Shougo's apprenticeship red envelope from his pocket, put it gently on the table, stood up and left.
Also left behind was the small white ball he used to perform at the dining table two days ago.
Does Tokiwa Shougo have no magic talent?
To be honest, there are still some.
But regarding his magic talent, Kao Zhenharuto gave a very pertinent evaluation of "very regrettable".
Tokiwa Shogo did not believe in evil at first.
Magic, isn't it all about quick eyes and quick hands? Dumb tape, stupid tape.
However, today, two days later, Tokiwa Shogo, who did not believe in evil, finally turned into a haggard face with no highlights in his eyes.
"Haha, it doesn't matter. Anyway, I'm already a 'physical loser' and a 'game idiot', but I just added the title of 'magic incompetent'."
Tokiwa Shougo, who was mentally depressed, started saying this sentence to everyone he met in the 9 to 5 room. Among them, Tsukuyomi, who had been "randomly encountered" the most times, finally became so annoyed that he couldn't stand it anymore and finally couldn't hold it back. Angrily, he kicked him out of his nine-to-five day job.
"well……"
In the park, Tokiwa Shogo, who was sitting alone on the swing, let out a long and sad sigh.
"Can't anyone come and comfort me?"
He looked up at the sky, then rubbed his belly, wondering if it was almost time for dinner, should he go back?
At this moment, a mature uncle's voice suddenly sounded next to him.
"Oh? Young man, have you encountered anything unhappy?"
Tokiwa Shougo looked in the direction of the sound, and immediately couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise.
"No...Uncle, how did you do it?"
I saw that there was a swing exactly like the one he was sitting on on the empty sand next to him. An uncle wearing a black top hat and an exquisite handmade tuxedo was swinging in sync with him, with a smile on his face. Looking at him with a kind smile.
"Hmm~~How did you do it? Actually, I don't know how it appeared. It just appeared with a 'swish'."
Listening to the uncle's words as if coaxing a child, Tokiwa Shougo suddenly lost his temper.
"Hey, uncle, I'm 18 years old this year."
The uncle smiled without any pause when he heard this: "Oh, is it such a coincidence? I am 36 years old this year."
Seeing the uncle's teasing smile pretending to be shocked, Tokiwa Shougo felt speechless.
Uncle, is this interesting to you?
I said that I was an adult, not a child, but you then said that you are just one step older than me... Isn't it amazing that you are older? Is it okay to treat people like children when they are older?
But then I thought about it... Well, in a joking scene, teasing other people as if they were children, it's really special when you are older.
Therefore, it’s not that I’m angry, I’m just very depressed.
So, looking at Tokiwa Shogo who was holding his forehead and sighing, the uncle laughed and continued: "Look, since I have told you my answer, shouldn't you also answer my question?"
"But your answer is false, just to tease a child."
When the uncle heard this, he shook his head and said with a smile: "I didn't coax you, but if you insist on thinking so, I can't help it, so why don't you just make up a story to coax me? I don't care."
Seeing the hateful expression on his uncle's face that said "I'm much more generous than you", Tokiwa Shougo was really filled with hatred.
However, after calming down, he didn't make it up. Instead, he briefly talked about the things he was learning magic but couldn't learn.
Finally, he took out the prop used for magic performances from his pocket - a small white ball.
Recite this magic key silently, throw it up, and let it spin and float above the palm of your hand.
However, this little white ball was always staggering around like a drunken man. Soon it was like a wild horse running loose and started to let itself go, suffering from the expression of "Sure enough, it has become like this!" It shot out from the palm of his hand.
But at this moment, the small ball that had been shot out to embrace freedom suddenly stopped in mid-air, and then flew straight back as if it was pulled by some force.
"Eh--??!!!"
Tokiwa Shogo's originally low mood suddenly became high!
Then the rising tone of the "eh" sound began to fall as his eyes widened when he saw that the ball did not return to his palm but flew to the sky above the uncle's palm.
"Why?"
"Hmm~~why?"
"Huh? Again?"
Seeing the uncle's familiar and thoughtful look, Tokiwa Shogo couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
This tangled little look immediately made the uncle laugh heartily.
For a long time, he stopped laughing and glanced at the small white ball floating in his hand with some nostalgia, then let it fall and handed it back to Tokiwa Shougo.
"Here, go on."
Then he continued: "Although 'teaching magic without cost' is a magician's commandment, I am in a good mood today, so I will teach you a lesson."
Then he almost broke it apart and told Shogo Tokiwa about the various essentials and tips of this little magic trick.
Tokiwa Shougo heard that it was like an enlightenment, and he suddenly realized it. He immediately threw the ball and started experimenting, and then... RouOOOO~~~~The white ball flew away.
Tokiwa Shougo: "..."
Uncle in Tuxedo: "???"
Logically speaking, since Tokiwa Shogo can levitate the white ball, it means that Tokiwa Shogo has already achieved half the success, so the talent must be there, but why is it that he is so broken and Tokiwa Shogo still can't complete it? Can't control it?
The uncle in the tuxedo looked at Tokiwa Shogo with a sad expression on his face. He didn't say anything, just looked at him.
Then Tokiwa Shougo realized it.
Because Kao Maharuto looked at him the same way before.
So he quickly returned to a state of self-destruction, and looked much sadder than at the beginning.
This made the tuxedo man look a little embarrassed.
"sorry."
"No, no, no, this is my problem. Uncle, you don't need to apologize. On the contrary, I should thank you. 'Magic is taught at no cost'. Although I haven't learned it, I appreciate it."
He put away the ball, swung the swing again, and looked at the sky. After a moment, he suddenly asked: "Hey, uncle, do you believe in the existence of magic?"
The man in the tuxedo next to him was silent for a long time, and finally said slowly: "Ah, I believe it."
"Well...then, do you think I can become a magician?"
"No, there will only be one magician in this world!"
"Eh? Are you so sure?"
After hearing the crisp answer of the tuxedo uncle, Tokiwa Shogo turned his head with a smile, looked at the swing and the tuxedo uncle who had disappeared next to him, and asked softly, as if there was still a swing there, and there was also a tuxedo uncle who liked to tease young people.
