The characters and the idea of Zero no Tsukaima do not belong to me. They are the property of the author of said work, Yamaguchi Noboru (Rest in peace)

"Ah… this is so boring…"

There was a lot of crump papers, ink bottles and an insane number of books in my desk. In that moment, I was doing the tedious task of writing runes. The annoyance of discard my work if I made a mistake didn't increase my motivation.

Why didn't I do this in the morning?

Even with the years of experience, writing runes was something what I never got to get used, especially if I was doing it in a long periods. The worst of it, I always left the task for the last minute, so the stress was a usual companion.

Maybe I can go with only this. I still have a good margin between my wins and defeats, so... Yeah, like I could do something like that. Well, back to work.

I had a duel the next day, so I needed to make the preparations. I would've liked that the duel only was something meaningless, but that wasn't the case. Everyone enjoyed the duels, so most of the student tended to put a lot of effort in these. For that reason, these fights were stablished as a way to determine the student's ranking. Additionally, the position in the ranking provided some luxuries for the students.

My case was acceptable, 76 victories and 45 defeats. I was above the average, but with a long way to go for the first places, although that wasn't something that bothers me.

Finally, Paralysis it's done. I thought as I put the runic paper in my bag.

My opponent for the next day was someone with a unique temperament. I was planning to provoke him in some way so that he was willing to come closer to me.

Now, what other spell should I prepare?

The boredom was able to do a lot of thing. For example, to make seems entertaining the simple act of sway with a chair, something that I began to do in that moment. It didn't matter if someone called it destiny or not, the result was the only thing that has an importance. While I was swaying, I laid my head in the top rail of the chair and noticed something. Practically, from nowhere, a kind of mirror appeared behind me.

The surprise made me lose the balance. When I saw that I was about to crash with the mirror, I close my eyes

…

"Who are you?" asked me a person in front of me.

The person who asked me that question was a little girl with a pink hair. The white blouse she wore, accompanied by a black cape and a skirt with same color, gave me the idea that she was wearing a school uniform.

A cape? Are there people who actually use them?

Although I thought that, my words hadn't much value. Actually, I didn't know about others magic school apart from mine, with, clearly, some exceptions.

In that moment, I noticed something that I had overlooked.

Wait a… It is the afternoon right now? But it was night a few moment ago. I thought while watching the sky with a look of confusion.

"I asked you something. Did you hear me?"

The girl seemed to be losing her patience.

"Aztor. Aztor Mithin."

There was a bit of annoyance in my voice. That was something normal, because I had appeared in a strange place with a girl who asked for my name with a clearly lack of respect.

"Where are you from, commoner?"

Commoner?

"You should be happy, Louise. You achieved to summon something, even if it's just a commoner." Said someone from far away.

I turned my face to see the person who spoke just a moment ago. When I did it, I noticed a bunch of young people who looked a pair years younger than me. Every one of them was wearing the same uniform as the girl and some of them was holding a wand. That was something what caught my attention.

A wand? But that isn't…

I wasn't able to complete that thought, because a certain words finished to be processed.

He said summon? This girl summoned me here? That mirror was a portal? A spell like that exist? Well, if I was invoked that would explain why seems to be earlier than before. Maybe… In another part of the planet? Strange that they speak the same language.

"Shut up! This is just a mistake!"

"A mistake? It seems normal. Obviously, the Zero can't aspire to invoke something better than a commoner."

"Professor Colbert! Let me do the spell one more time! Please!"

"This spell is a sacred ritual, you can't change the summoned familiar. Even if you don't like it, you will keep him."

"But I never heard of any familiar who was a commoner."

"It's a tradition, Miss Valliere, there are no exceptions. Now, complete the ritual."

"You can't be serious."

"I'm not joking. And now, hurry up, the next class is about to begin."

"But he is…"

The professor didn't say more and the girl who was named Louise gave a sigh of resignation. After that, she began to walk to my direction. When she was in front of me, she knell to be face to face. I wasn't able to ignore the laughs from the other students.

"My name is Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Valliere. Pentagon of the Five Elemental Powers; bless this humble being and make him my familiar."

After Louise said that, she touch my forehead with her wand. That gave me a shock.

Wait a moment. She used a spell in me?

Immediately, without getting up, I began to inspect every part of my body. That was a wrong reaction. Distracted, I noticed late when Louise held my head just to come closer and gave me a kiss. That only lasted a few second. When she separated her lips from mine, I retracted my head a few centimeters.

This girls just…

"You should be happy." Said Louise as she got up. "Normally, you never would receive something like this from a noble in your whole life."

A noble?

In that moment, I felt an intense pain in the back of my left hand, that pain made me to give a scream while I too got up.

"What's happening?!"

"Stay quiet." Said Louise. "The runes are being inscribed."

Runes?

A few moments later, the pain disappeared. Instinctively, I checked the back of my left hand and saw an inscribed runes. My eyes opened in surprise. Especially, because I never saw runes like these.

Wait a minute… A spell, these runes and… They were not saying something about a familiar? This means…

My thoughts were interrupted for a certain man who walked to my side.

"These runes a quite unusual."

I turned my face and saw the teacher of the class, who was contemplating the same runes that I was seeing a few seconds ago.

Unusual? But…

"Well, time to go back to class." Announced the teacher.

Colbert, as Louise had called him, turned around and after a movement of his wand, he began to fly.

How the hell did he do that?

Just a few instants later, the rest of the students, with the exception of Louise, imitated Colbert and began to fly too. While they were flying away from us, some of them made fun of Louise.

How is this possible? How they can fly like that?

"Who are you?" Asked Louise from the nowhere.

"You already made me that question and I answered it. Listen, I won't say you anymore unless you say me where am I, who are you, how I got here and how were they able to fly like that."

"You shouldn't talk to a noble in that way. You may come from the countryside, but you should know how to treat your superiors."

Her tone upset me. I was about to say something, but she began to talk again.

"Listen carefully, this is Tristain and we are in the prestigious and famous Tristain Academy of Magic. My name is Louise de La Valliere, second year student."

"Famous? I don't believe that. I never heard of this place."

"From where are you from?"

"From Masto."

"Your country?"

"No, it's my city. The name of my country is Baltin."

"Baltin? I never heard about it."

I understand that she didn't know Masto, but Baltin is one of the biggest country. How could this be possible?

"Whatever. Can you answer my other questions?"

"I summoned you with my spell, which make you my familiar and turn me in your master."

"Master?"

A certain fear awoke in my person.

"I can't believe this. A commoner as a familiar? I wanted something better as a dragon or something like that."

A dragon? Is this girl crazy? No, wait a moment, if I was summoned…

"And about my last question."

"A really stupid question. Is there something abnormal about flying?"

"Flying is not the problem. I asked how they did it."

"There was something strange?"

Well, let's see. I was invoked. I don't recognize the runes in my hand. She said something about a dragon. And seems that flying without runic papers is normal. I cleared some of my doubts, but now are many others. Seriously… In what freaking place am I?

…

"Did you hit your head when I summoned you?" Asked Louise with an expression of disbelief.

The night had arrived and I was in Louise's room. While she was in her bed, I was sitting in the floor, in front of her.

I knew about a summon spell, but it was different from what I experienced that day. That spell allowed someone to invoke something from another world. With that in mind, I suspected that I had been taken to other world. The night gave me the definitive proof, two moons in the firmament was enough to corroborate mi theory. Once that was clear, I didn't waste time and told Louise about my provenance. Obviously, she didn't believe me.

"I'm not lying."

"If that is true, then you should be a noble."

"In my world the magic isn't exclusive for the nobles. In fact, there a huge difference about their situation if I compare them with the nobles of this world."

"What difference?"

"They only have the title. The wealth and power are in the hand of other group of people."

"How is that possible?"

"The commoners, like you call them, accumulated a lot of money. They had the wealth, but lack the status. The nobility were in crisis, so they were obligated to marry… Why I'm answering to you? This isn't important."

Louise didn't talk. She had an incredulity face. The idea that marriages between nobles and commoners existed surely seemed abnormal to her.

"Back to the topic…"

She was in silence for a few seconds. After that, Louise made a question.

"Do you have a proof?"

"Actually, yes."

Even if I was dragged to another world, I conserved a bit of luck. I was grabbing my bag in the moment when I was falling. Bag where I put forty one runic papers. I had doubts about using them, but also thought that using one to proof my point was necessary.

"This is the magic of my world. With some ink and paper, the magician can make a runic papers." I explained while was selecting a spell. "And they can activated them with a certain hand signal."

Uhm… maybe Attraction. I rarely use it, so…

I walked to the bed and put the runic paper in a pillow. After that, I went to the other side of the room and activated the spell. Immediately, the pillow flew to my hand. I looked at Louise and noticed the surprise in her face.

"You didn't use a wand."

"In my world we didn't use them… I think."

"You think?"

"It's a big world. Maybe I'm wrong. Who knows?"

Louise stood up and took some steps. After that, she stopped and gave a yell of joy.

"Take that! I'm incredible! Who would think that I was able to summon a mage as a familiar? And not a mere mage, I summoned a noble from another world."

I'm really fortunate to summon a familiar like him, there is no doubt. Thought Louise, cheerful.

"You believe me know? Finally. And I'm going to repeat it for you, I'm not a noble."

"Details, details, but if you want me to treat you like a commoner, then I can do it without problems."

"No, thank you. Now, with that clear, can you send me already to my world?"

"Oh, that's impossible."

"What? You summoned me here, why can't you send me back?"

"Summon Servant is a one-way spell. A method to return a summoned familiar back to where it was brought doesn't exist."

That is a huge difference compared to the Invocation that I know.

I had already thought about that. After all, taking in consideration the things that I heard, in Tristain didn't seems normal invoking something from other world.

"Can you at least try?"

"Again, it's impossible. I can't do the spell unless…"

"Unless…"

"Unless my familiar die."

There were a few seconds of silence.

To what freaking place I arrived? I thought while I sat again in the floor and grabbed my head in desperation.

"Well, with that matter resolved, it's time for you to accept your position as my familiar and the fact that I'm your master."

This is a disaster. Just a few hours ago I was preparing everything for the duel and now I'm stuck in another world as a familiar of this annoying girl.

I was really upset and the attitude of Louise wasn't a help.

The only way to fix this is… Magic…

That was the answer.

If it was magic what brought me here, then the magic will take me back to my world. Obviously, not her magic. Seems like it's impossible for her, so I need to wait for someone in my world to summon me. There was a spell for that… I think… And hope.

I glanced at Louise. I wonder what to do until that happen.

This academy seems to be isolated. Yeah, I can escape, but... How many days will take me to arrive to a city or a town? Food and a place to sleep… The unique choice is to stay with her, right?

Finally, I took in consideration her temperament.

It's going to be annoying if she is upset all the time. I suppose, I'll have to play to be her familiar for a while. At least until someone take me back.

I gave a long sigh and stand up.

"It is as you say. I, Aztor Mithin, will be your familiar from now on. I'm at your service."

After I declare that, I bowed hoping to make her think that I had accepted her as my master.

He can not only do magic, he even is completely obedient. How can this be better? Thought Louise while she tried to dissimulate her joy.

"I'm glad that you understood." Said Louise with a grin of satisfaction in her face.

"And what are my duties as your familiar, Miss…"

"Valliere. But, taking in consideration your provenance, I'll be generous and allow you to refer to me as Louise."

That is be generous?

"I appreciate your generosity, Miss Louise."

"And about your tasks. In the first place, a familiar is able to grant its master an enhancement in vision and hearing. In other words, I'm supposed to see and hear the same things as you."

"Supposed?"

"I don't know why, but it seems that doesn't work with you. It's strange. Well, putting that aside, a familiar also will get items that its master desires. For instance, reagents."

"Reagents?"

"Catalysts used to cast certain spells."

"As you can suppose, master, I will need to do more ink and paper to produce more runic papers. I'll research about the materials of this world as soon as I can. There is no need to worry about that, Miss Louise."

"And the most important task of all... The familiars exists to protect its masters! Taking your abilities in consideration, I'm hoping a good work."

"I promise that you won't be disappointed."

"I want to hear about the spells that you can use, but it's too late, so I'm going to sleep now." Said Louise to immediately start undressing.

As I saw that, I lost my composure.

"What are you doing? How can you undress in front of me?" I reproached her while I closed my eyes in a clearly annoyance.

"Noble or no, you still are my familiar and I don't think anything of being watched by me familiar." She said as she finished to remove her uniform.

How many times I need to say that I'm not a noble?

"And keep in mind the way that you talk to me."

You really are asking for it. I can assure you, If I wasn't in this situation... If i didn't need your help for me to stay in this place...

I took a long breath.

"My most humble apologies, Miss Louise. I beg for your pardon."

"Just be sure that this doesn't repeat again."

I hope that I can endure this. I thought as I made a little bow.

Louise dressed in a large nightgown and lay on her bed. Then, she covered with her blankets. I opened my eyes after I heard that.

"Wake me up early tomorrow."

"As you wish."

Louise smiled and then snapped her fingers, which made the lights go off. I stayed quiet for a few moments before to walk to the window. I saw to the sky and contemplated the two moons.

One week, maybe two, not more than a month. Nothing to worry about.

I turned and looked at the room, slightly illuminated by the light of the two moons.

So, her familiar…

From what I had been able to deduce, she hadn't have a real power over me. I theorized that, because she was insistent that I accept her as my master. If there was a power, her insistency wouldn't had been necessary. That was huge a relief. If the things were different, the situation could've been much worse. Probably, when I returned to my world I would still have those runes in my hand, but that didn't bother me. I only wanted to go back.

Some people might say that my composure was remarkable, but that was only because of my belief, belief that I would return to my world in no time. Also, there was another reason.

Suddenly, I heard Louise's soft snore. I turned my head and put my eyes on her.

She falls asleep really fast... Now that I think about it, I forgot to ask her where I'm supposed to sleep.

I looked at the bed for a few seconds.

If she awake and see me at her side...

I sighed.

Yeah, bad idea. I suppose I'll sleep at the foot of the bed.

With a signal of my hand, my body took the shape of a black cat. Then, I jumped on the bed. The first impression was quite pleasant, it was a pretty comfortable bed. That wasn't a strange, since the bed was supposed to be worthy of a noble. However, I didn't give more importance to that matter, because the fatigue began to invade my body. That was something normal. Due to the change of time after my summoning I had been awake for more than usual. The other reason for my composture, was my fatigue. I was really tired and in that moment there was a limit in my annoyance.

After a little yawn, I laid down and closed my eyes.

Maybe I can stay as a cat and wander in the academy until… No, too much effort and this bed... Is too pleasant.

After a few more seconds, I fell in a deeply asleep.

Well…

1. This is the translated version of my fic "El mago de la Zero". You can always check it out, but… yeah, it's in Spanish.

2. The fic is based in the novel, not the anime.

3. When I began the fic, I didn't even had read the novel or watch the anime, so I took a somehow safe route. Anyway, that changed in a certain chapter and… that.

4. The runic magic has a lot of limitations. In the chapter three that will be clearer.

5. I'm translating this to practice my English. It's a... fun way to do it, although it consume a considerable amount of time. (If that wasn't the case, probably I would change and fix a lot of things. Mainly, I would put the fic in third person.)

6. The next chapter... I don't know. I hope soon. But, again, you can always check the original work.

Thanks for reading.