episode_0012

I took Ellen straight to the congressman.

Even then, since Ellen didn’t have a personal doctor, she had to go to Gerald’s doctor.

“That’s because you’re overworking your mana hearts.”

The congressman gave a brief diagnosis.

“… You were just abusing your Mana Heart with that.”

One magic spell that didn’t work.

All I did was maintain the mana sphere.

But there’s a problem with Mana Heart?

I always thought about this when I played games, but something felt strange.

I looked at Elin, who was lying next to me and groaning.

“Does it require separate treatment or not?”

“Yes… It’s just that you’ve overworked your mana heart, so you’ll feel better after resting. Oh, and I’ll leave the fever reducer behind.”

After asking the patient to drink water frequently if possible, the congressman left.

A cold towel was placed on Elin’s forehead.

It was because I couldn’t give her any fever reducers right away.

“… Ugh.”

Ellen tossed and turned, perhaps because the towel was uncomfortable.

Chop.

The flowing wet towel covered Elin’s respiratory tract.

It was possible because the face was so small.

“… town.”

“You will suffocate alone.”

He placed the towel back in its place with a clicking sound.

It didn’t stop there, it was even magically attached.

Ellen tossed and turned a few more times, but the towel did not come down.

“I finally fixed my feet… .”

I looked back and forth between Elin’s tiny, white feet and her face exhaling hot breath.

At this rate, I don’t know when I’ll be able to start class.

He sighed and placed his fingers on Elin’s palm.

And then he lightly sent out a stream of mana.

He had no talent for treating people.

If I had, I would have been a doctor instead of a tutor.

What Luke was doing now was checking the mana of the wizards.

“Mana is overflowing.”

The mana contained in Elin’s mana heart was above average.

If it’s not at this level in the first place, it’s hard to even maintain the mana sphere.

The strange thing is that Mana Heart, who the councilor judged to have been overworked, is still in good shape.

I closed my eyes and concentrated more.

As if it were a direct stream of mana.

It traveled here and there through the blood vessels.

The more I explored Elin’s body, the more the strangeness increased.

Clean, honest, and pure.

Not only was she young, but Elin’s body was also very mana-friendly.

But why on earth does using magic cause a strain on my mana heart?

Knock knock.

I touched the sturdy-looking mana heart.

Then, with a bang, Mana Heart spits out black energy.

The black energy rushed at Luke’s mana like a wild dog tearing apart its prey.

“… … Big!”

My eyes widened.

Mana shook and my concentration was broken.

Oh my, blood came out.

“Colok, colok!”

The cough that came out was mixed with blood.

“… Curse?”

There was no way I could get confused.

It was clear that what Elin’s mana heart had spewed out was a curse.

Then why?

Why is Elin cursed?

It wasn’t a problem that could be answered by thinking about it alone.

After roughly wiping the blood on tissue paper.

I took out a piece of paper and a pen from the subspace.

You should ask a magic expert about this.

Luke knows some magic, but the real experts are elsewhere.

Among them, I know a woman crazy about magic… … no, a great expert.

I kept writing letters with titles like that.

The reply came immediately.

This paper is a long-distance communication paper that Luke made himself during his undergraduate days.

It was an invention that allowed writing on paper to be transmitted to others in real time.

Because of this, the professors had been eyeing Luke for a while.

I quickly scribbled it down before Lanian’s delusions could spread.

Since it’s not a story about a rooftop or graduate school, the reaction cools down right away.

But it’s not difficult to get her interested.

Look.

When I talk about curses, aren’t you the only one making a fuss?

I heard that Lanian recently started researching curse magic.

It seems to be still in progress.

Luke described Elin’s symptoms in detail,

A reply came to the letter that had been blank for a while.

“Whew… .”

Luke replied, looking at Elin, who was breathing heavily.

* * * * *

It’s hot.

My head hurts.

I feel like it’s going to break.

I wish it would just break… … .

It was Elin’s boiling thoughts.

“Um… .”

I slowly opened my eyes.

I’m dizzy.

I feel like something is going to come up any minute.

How did it end up like this?

Clearly, I was gathering mana as the teacher taught me… … .

Ah. You just passed out.

Ellen laughed inwardly.

If you knew this would happen, what did you expect?

I think you misunderstood me because I treated you a little better.

I think I can do it too.

If you just listen to the teacher, you’ll be able to use magic.

I reached out for a hope that I couldn’t grab.

This was the result.

It felt like I was taking a breath of fresh air, even if only for a moment.

In fact, it was only a fleeting moment.

I didn’t even realize that falling from a high place would hurt more, and I was just excited.

“Sup… .”

While his mood was sinking underground and he was falling into the abyss, Luke was engrossed in something.

The dark circles still hanging down to her cheeks made her look really tired.

But the golden eye did not lose its vitality and continued to burn brightly.

It’s amazing every time I see it.

How can those eyes be so lively when you are radiating fatigue from your whole body?

“… … ”

I looked quietly at Luke’s hand.

It’s not that I did it on purpose, but rather that I just had no strength in my body.

“… Uh.”

Then a split voice came out.

Luke turned his head in surprise.

“Are you awake, Your Majesty?”

Luke immediately put down what he was fiddling with and checked Elin’s condition.

“… Yeah.”

“Please wait a moment. I will give you some water.”

He takes out a cup from the subspace and pours water into it.

“Take some fever reducer here too.”

I immediately gulped down water along with the fever reducer.

“… lukewarm.”

He let out a complaining sentiment.

If it were the same as before, I would have drank it without a word whether someone gave me lukewarm or hot water.

I started to relax a little in front of Luke.

I didn’t even notice that my lips were slightly protruding.

“You will get better quickly if you drink lukewarm water.”

Then Luke gently pushed Elin’s forehead.

width.

I collapsed on the pillow helplessly.

Lying down, I felt like I would fall asleep at any moment.

Blink, blink.

“… Sorry.”

Before the frequency of lifting her eyelids gradually decreased, she handed over the apple.

“Why are you suddenly doing that again?”

Luke asked back, as if he was used to it now.

“That’s all I did and this is what happened. I told you I had a talent for magic… … .”

I turned my head slightly and looked at Luke.

“It ended up like this. Sorry, teacher. I didn’t meet your expectations.”

It was miserable.

This time too, Ellen failed to live up to expectations.

Luke treated me so well.

There was nothing I could do.

Elin is a bad kid with no money, power, or ability, and she doesn’t get what she puts in.

however.

“What are you talking about? Your Highness, you exceeded my expectations.”

A warm voice still flowed from Luke’s mouth.

It wouldn’t have been strange if he had been disappointed and left a long time ago.

Why on earth?

“I didn’t tell you earlier. Your Highness, you have talent.”

“… Making a ball?”

All it does is create a sphere of mana.

Ellen didn’t think it was that great at all.

“Haha. Your Majesty. If you say that at the Academy, you’ll get cursed at.”

Luke’s reaction was unexpected.

“Is it that great?”

“Of course. How many wizards can’t do that? If you’re really curious, try enrolling in the academy yourself.”

I don’t know if it’s true or a lie.

That was Luke’s way of speaking.

These are words that pass by like flowing water, but eventually become comforting words to Elin.

There was no way to prove Luke’s words right away, so Elin changed the subject.

“What were you doing just now?”

“What are you talking about?”

“While I was sleeping… you were touching the rabbit doll.”

“Ah.”

Luke froze.

Did you really think I hadn’t seen it?

“Um… Actually. I was doing some repairs because it looked precious.”

“… … Repair?”

“Yes.”

Luke held out a stuffed rabbit.

The part where the stitches burst was sutured.

One ear, which had been torn off, was still attached in its original place.

The old rabbit doll was transformed into something that looked like new.

“ and… .”

He opened his mouth slightly and let out a sigh of admiration.

“How did you do it?”

“It’s the same principle as a wet towel.”

Luke pointed to Elin’s forehead.

Now that I think about it, there was something cool attached to me earlier.

I tried to tear the towel off with my hand.

“… ?”

It didn’t come off.

Even if you don’t have any strength, you shouldn’t be so weak that you can’t move at all.

“It was pasted using magic. This is also a type of space magic.”

Only after hearing a kind explanation did I understand.

“Didn’t I tell you that magic is about manipulating mana to achieve what you want?”

“… Yeah.”

“It’s the same principle. I just wanted to stick a towel on the princess’s forehead and I just wanted to make the rabbit doll come back to its original state.”

He pokes the rabbit doll as if to show it off.

The part that was sutured is suddenly coming undone.

“Ah… .”

As soon as Elin sighed, it was restored.

And he handed me a rabbit doll.

“I touched it up a little because you treated it so carefully. Is that rude?”

“… Not at all.”

Ellen shook her head a beat later.

Excuse me.

How is this rude?

Growing up with Elin meant that the rabbit doll was an old doll that was over ten years old.

I was saddened by the sight of the rabbit gradually losing its original form.

So I restored it to its original state.

Talk.

Ellen rested her head on Luke’s forearm.

Is it because I have a fever?

Luke’s body was relatively cool.

“… Thank you.”

It was a word with many implications.

It also gave me hope that I could use magic.

Even though things turned out like this, I didn’t lose faith.

Thank you for taking care of me all day long.

All of that was done to repair the rabbit doll.

It was all very nice of Luke.

“… … Really, thank you, teacher.”

Bashishi smiled and closed his eyes.

The second laugh after the tutor arrives.

The corners of Luke’s mouth went up at Aida’s cute smile.

“What is it?”

This side was equally thankful.

All the confusion, helplessness, and fear I had felt in the unfamiliar world for the past four years were blown away by Elin’s smile.

That was the extent of the meaning behind the doll-like expression of Elin being colored with human colors.

How proud Luke must be.

New liquid- New liquid-

It was something Elin couldn’t even imagine, as she fell asleep right away.