Black Flame

A lively black flame flickered before my eyes.

“Oh, this is insanely cool.”

The flame followed as I moved my finger.

Seeing it, I finally felt that I was truly “controlling” mana.

I spent a long while playing with the black flame like it was modeling clay.

Then Sion’s dejected voice came from behind me.

“No way…! This has to be a lieee…!”

Yeah, it’s real. Accept it.

She was clearly in denial about the result.

Sion lay sprawled on the floor, head down, shouting...