“Idris?”
I was taken aback and called him.
“Yes, Vianne?”
He gazed at me softly, just like he always did.
I had a nervous look on my face as I glanced at him.
What was that just now?
While I was contemplating, Idris muttered.
“Magic books cannot be distributed thoughtlessly. How can this be at a party?”
“Hmm, I’m curious about that too…”
“Books containing ancient magic can only be owned by higher-ups in factions.”
“Huh? What?”
He said something that I couldn’t comprehend.
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
He said to reassure me, but immediately after that, he staggered and hurriedly leaned against the bookshelf as he lowered his head.
“I don’t think it’s nothing. What’s wrong with you?”
I grabbed his arms and asked.
“I’m fine.”
Idris shook his head, a small frown on his face. But it was not convincing at all.
“Are you sick?”
“No. It’s just that unfamiliar knowledge gave me a slight headache, but the pain quickly disappeared, so it’s fine.”
“Anyway, it did hurt! What happened? Did you touch something? What if there was magic in the book?”
“I don’t know either. But, even if I’ve been enchanted… I don’t think there’s anything bad about it.”
“What?”
“Vianne.”
Unlike me, Idris was calm.
“I think I know how to solve your mana problem.”
He suddenly said that.
***
Alongside the band’s lively performance, Liliel danced with children of her age. It was the first time she had done something like that, and it was thrilling. Liliel was having a good time throughout the party.
At the end of the third song, people scattered for a while and rested.
At that time, the organizer of the party, who had been talking with other people all the time on the first floor, appeared on the second floor inside the dance hall.
It was Count Lamberg.
“Are you enjoying it, everyone?”
Everyone, including Liliel, shouted positive words respectively. The count clapped once and appeared to be pleased.
“That’s a relief! It is worthwhile to decorate this stage.”
The count made people laugh with his exaggerated gestures, and he laughed himself.
“Let’s toast for His Majesty the First Emperor of Cavellior!”
He held up a glass of wine and shouted. Participants also copied his words. After saying a few more words as the organizer, the count suddenly disappeared into the corner of the second floor.
Liliel quickly forgot him. Then she started chatting with her new friends.
***
“You’re going to solve my mana problem?”
“Yes.”
“What’s the method?”
“I’ll cover your mana.”
I still didn’t understand what he was saying. I don’t even know why he suddenly said that. It was confusing.
What’s going on?
“Explain it in more detail.”
“What I just remembered is not a magic that exists formally in the world. But if we do that, it’ll definitely be a success. I’ll cover your mana so that they can’t even see it with the eyes of a mage, and at the same time, I’ll control the speed at which the mana builds up.”
Idris spoke quickly.
“Mana will increase rapidly when you’re an adult. But it’s insignificant until then. So this mana will be enough for a while.”
When I listened to him, I noticed something really unusual.
“How did you come up with this?”
When I think about it carefully, it seems that he was familiar with it from the moment he came in contact with magic. Did the magic awaken even his magic instincts? Does that make sense?
“I don’t know either. It just popped out in my head right now. The important thing is that this knowledge helps you.”
“Well, I think your condition is just as important as that….”
I held Idris’ hand, pulled his cheek, and waved my hand in front of him.
At first, Idris maintained his composure. However, when I continued to do so, he held my hand and forced me to stop.
“Vianne, we’re running out of time, so we’ll find out later. First of all, it’s better to cast magic before this knowledge disappears.”
Just because knowledge came to mind once, it didn’t seem like it would leave him forever. But then we need a quick decision just in case.
“Um… okay.”
I followed his words without hesitation.
Idris cast a small white mana on the back of my hand. The appearance was quite different from the ones I saw when he practiced last time. It was a highly elaborate and intricate magic circle.
The mana flinched and squirmed around a few times before permeating the back of my hand completely.
“Did it work?”
I asked carefully.
Idris looked at me silently. To be precise, he seemed to be trying to see the mana in me.
“I can still see your mana… it’s because I cast the spell, so it doesn’t work for me. Considering that the mana doesn’t bounce off, it doesn’t seem like a failure.”
“Then, is my problem solved now?
“I think we can say that we’ve succeeded.”
“Great.”
Will the peaceful life I’ve been longing for finally begin?
I expected so, but that hope was shattered in just one minute.
“Idris?”
I was taken aback and called him.
“Yes, Vianne?”
He gazed at me softly, just like he always did.
I had a nervous look on my face as I glanced at him.
What was that just now?
While I was contemplating, Idris muttered.
“Magic books cannot be distributed thoughtlessly. How can this be at a party?”
“Hmm, I’m curious about that too…”
“Books containing ancient magic can only be owned by higher-ups in factions.”
“Huh? What?”
He said something that I couldn’t comprehend.
“Oh, it’s nothing.”
He said to reassure me, but immediately after that, he staggered and hurriedly leaned against the bookshelf as he lowered his head.
“I don’t think it’s nothing. What’s wrong with you?”
I grabbed his arms and asked.
“I’m fine.”
Idris shook his head, a small frown on his face. But it was not convincing at all.
“Are you sick?”
“No. It’s just that unfamiliar knowledge gave me a slight headache, but the pain quickly disappeared, so it’s fine.”
“Anyway, it did hurt! What happened? Did you touch something? What if there was magic in the book?”
“I don’t know either. But, even if I’ve been enchanted… I don’t think there’s anything bad about it.”
“What?”
“Vianne.”
Unlike me, Idris was calm.
“I think I know how to solve your mana problem.”
He suddenly said that.
***
Alongside the band’s lively performance, Liliel danced with children of her age. It was the first time she had done something like that, and it was thrilling. Liliel was having a good time throughout the party.
At the end of the third song, people scattered for a while and rested.
At that time, the organizer of the party, who had been talking with other people all the time on the first floor, appeared on the second floor inside the dance hall.
It was Count Lamberg.
“Are you enjoying it, everyone?”
Everyone, including Liliel, shouted positive words respectively. The count clapped once and appeared to be pleased.
“That’s a relief! It is worthwhile to decorate this stage.”
The count made people laugh with his exaggerated gestures, and he laughed himself.
“Let’s toast for His Majesty the First Emperor of Cavellior!”
He held up a glass of wine and shouted. Participants also copied his words. After saying a few more words as the organizer, the count suddenly disappeared into the corner of the second floor.
Liliel quickly forgot him. Then she started chatting with her new friends.
***
“You’re going to solve my mana problem?”
“Yes.”
“What’s the method?”
“I’ll cover your mana.”
I still didn’t understand what he was saying. I don’t even know why he suddenly said that. It was confusing.
What’s going on?
“Explain it in more detail.”
“What I just remembered is not a magic that exists formally in the world. But if we do that, it’ll definitely be a success. I’ll cover your mana so that they can’t even see it with the eyes of a mage, and at the same time, I’ll control the speed at which the mana builds up.”
Idris spoke quickly.
“Mana will increase rapidly when you’re an adult. But it’s insignificant until then. So this mana will be enough for a while.”
When I listened to him, I noticed something really unusual.
“How did you come up with this?”
When I think about it carefully, it seems that he was familiar with it from the moment he came in contact with magic. Did the magic awaken even his magic instincts? Does that make sense?
“I don’t know either. It just popped out in my head right now. The important thing is that this knowledge helps you.”
“Well, I think your condition is just as important as that….”
I held Idris’ hand, pulled his cheek, and waved my hand in front of him.
At first, Idris maintained his composure. However, when I continued to do so, he held my hand and forced me to stop.
“Vianne, we’re running out of time, so we’ll find out later. First of all, it’s better to cast magic before this knowledge disappears.”
Just because knowledge came to mind once, it didn’t seem like it would leave him forever. But then we need a quick decision just in case.
“Um… okay.”
I followed his words without hesitation.
Idris cast a small white mana on the back of my hand. The appearance was quite different from the ones I saw when he practiced last time. It was a highly elaborate and intricate magic circle.
The mana flinched and squirmed around a few times before permeating the back of my hand completely.
“Did it work?”
I asked carefully.
Idris looked at me silently. To be precise, he seemed to be trying to see the mana in me.
“I can still see your mana… it’s because I cast the spell, so it doesn’t work for me. Considering that the mana doesn’t bounce off, it doesn’t seem like a failure.”
“Then, is my problem solved now?
“I think we can say that we’ve succeeded.”
“Great.”
Will the peaceful life I’ve been longing for finally begin?
I expected so, but that hope was shattered in just one minute.
