The Mage Will Master Magic Efficiently In His Second Life

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I have another idea.」

I grinned as I led everyone into a place hidden from view.

「So, what’s your plan, Zeph?」

「We’ll use Black Coat to stay hidden while we enter.」

Black Coat is one of the Soul-type magic spells.
Using this spell, the target is clothed in a special layer of air, so that it becomes difficult to spot.
However, if we move too quickly, the cloak of air would peel off and we would get discovered.

「Using Black Coat requires some skill.
Since Silverie and I are used to it, we will go.
The rest of you please stand by here.」

「Okay, understood!」

「See you later~」

「Be careful.」

We waved goodbye, then Silverie and I turned around.

「Let’s go, Silverie.」

「Mm.」

Silverie nodded, then cast Black Coat and became one with the surroundings.

Oh, what a great vanishing act, as expected of the skillful Silverie.

I, too, cast Black Coat and disappeared.

I am not as proficient as Silverie… but with this amount of camouflage, it shouldn’t be a problem.

After confirming that Milly and the rest were no longer able to see us, I walked slowly and carefully into the hotel.

Fortunately, there was no one in the lobby, besides a receptionist who was yawning out of boredom, so we were able to get in easily.

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If the hotel’s doors weren’t wide open, we would’ve been in a pinch.

The air in front of me sometimes glimmered and warped.
Silverie was probably there.
She was walking pretty quickly.

Without a hitch, we managed to get to the second floor, and began to go around checking for empty rooms.

Of course, the doors were locked though, and we couldn’t look inside them.
Even when we tried to listen carefully, we couldn’t hear a thing.
However, there’s also a likelihood that whoever is inside was asleep.
We cannot afford not to check it out.

《What should we do, Zeph?》

《Well, watch me.》

I placed my hand on the door and cast Unlock, and the door unlocked with a click.

Unlock is a spell for unlocking.
In my previous life, I had learned this unique spell from a thieving magician, in exchange for overlooking his wrongdoings.
I rarely use this spell, but it sure is convenient at times like this.

With a soft creak, I opened the door and entered the room.
However, there was no one inside.

Too bad, we guessed wrongly.
Well, you can’t expect to hit the jackpot on the first try.

「Phew… I’m a little tired.」

I called off Black Coat and sat down on the bed.

Silverie also cancelled her Black Coat spell, then cocked her head from side to side to release the tension in her neck.

Using Black Coat while on the move was quite mentally draining.

「Silverie, are you feeling okay?」

「I am reasonably good at this spell.
I used it to escape from the old hag before, so I’ve already mastered it.」

「I-I see.」

I thought that she was strangely proficient at this magic, so it turns out that she had honed it due to her fight with Yera.

I looked at Silverie who had a composed look on her face.
At that moment, someone knocked on the door.

「Wha…!?」

We let out our voices in confusion.
At the same time, the door opened with a click.

Damn it, is it the hotel’s staff!? They’re probably here to clean the room.
At this rate, we’re going to get discovered!

Without thinking, I took Silverie’s hand and crawled into the closet together with her.

「…I thought I heard something just now…」

The voice of the hotel staff could be heard through the closet door.
It’s a relief that we were not seen.

《H-hey, Zeph…!》

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Silverie’s voice came from near my chest.

As we forcefully squeezed ourselves into the narrow closet, Silverie looked squashed and uncomfortable.

Damn, because everything happened in an instant, we’re now stuck in an awkward position.

《Sorry, I unintentionally…》

《Geez…》

Right now, our bodies were completely in contact with one another.

The warmth of Silverie’s body and the sound of her heartbeat was transmitted directly to my body.

《Ugh…》

Not good.
The balance between our bodies was going to collapse anytime, and that’s going to make a sound.

I moved slightly to steady ourselves, but I ended up more closely pressed against Silverie’s body.

「Ah…」

Silverie almost let a sound leak from her lips, but I quickly put a hand over her mouth to show that it was a bad idea.

It could be audible from outside after all.
Tensions ran high and I held my breath.

We leaned in close to one another while listening to the sounds coming from outside the closet.

After a while, the sounds of footsteps drifted further away and we heard the door close with a slam.

「Phew… Somehow we were not discovered…」

「Geez, that was such a waste of energy.」

Despite her complaints, Silverie did not look as dissatisfied as I would have expected.

Silverie and I took a short break, then left the room.

It was quiet in the hotel, probably because the cleaning of the rooms was completed while we were resting.

Even so, we used Black Coat to hide our bodies before proceeding, just in case.

We went from room to room, to put our ears against the door and check for sounds.
There was one room that made us stop in our tracks, as soft sounds of movements could be heard from it.

「It seems like there’s someone in this room.」

「Yeah.」

When we peeked through the keyhole, something that looked like white armor could be seen lying beside the bed.

Bingo huh.
I exchanged looks with Silverie and nodded, then knocked on the door.