episode_0021

“I’ll just look at your face for a moment. Janes…”

Wow..

Asia’s red magic seeps into the magic stone of the [lock] fixed on the door, and click! It opened with a sound and soon began to enter Dahyun’s room, where she was sleeping.

‘A lot has changed..’

I don’t know where I had put away the sewing and dolls that I loved so much, but on the desk and bookshelf I found many classic books on the history of the {Liselyn} continent that I had never seen before and books that should have been in the library.

Recently, seeing Dahyin change like this has become unfamiliar, but…

As soon as she saw the innocent face of Dahyun, who had fallen asleep while reading a book in an awkward position on the bed, her doubts and worries disappeared, and the fatigue she had felt from the day’s training was relieved at once.

Asia, who was gently stroking Dahyin’s cheek, lays him down to sleep in the correct position and slowly covers him with a soft blanket.

Ssss..

“My cute little brother. good night..”

***

Knock. Knock. Right..

“Young master, the lord is looking for you.”

With the familiar sound of Janes’ morning greeting, the muscles and bones of my entire body began to tingle as if shaking.

‘Damn growing pains..’

The fact that growing pains were still occurring at this point, almost a month later, was proof that the growth that had been delayed was steadily progressing due to “horsepower,” but it still seemed too much to accept such pain.

“Well.. I’ll be out soon. Janes.”

With my trembling body at the call that my mother was looking for me, I quickly changed my clothes and opened the door. As always, Janes, who was happy to see me like this, offered me his hand as if to hug me comfortably.

But I carefully decline her invitation.

“Shall we go?” Janes?”

just as expected. When he saw me shaking my head and trying to go alone, he seemed to think it was a mistake and quickly started following behind. It may be difficult for her to change easily since she has been with me for several years, but she and I also needed to be considerate of each other and move forward.

‘young master..’

Every time Janes sees Da-hein, who is growing more and more as the days go by, he seems to see the image of his only younger brother, and soon follows him with a small smile.

***

Knock.. Knock.. Knock..

“I’ll go in. mother.”

As I entered the office, I carefully approached my mother, Dincia, who was doing her work as usual, and said good morning.

“Good morning, mother.”

“I came right away because you said you were looking for it.”

Perhaps now accustomed to Dahuin’s polite behavior, Dinsia shows a bright smile and immediately approaches and begins to greet her warmly.

＂My son..＂

＂It’s nice to see that you’re gaining weight as the days go by..＂

Dincia accepted Dahuin’s morning greeting and naturally picked him up with one hand, allowing him to look forward in a comfortable position.

＂So far, I have heard many stories from Mr. Jeright.＂

“I’ve been praising my son so much for the past few days..”

“This mother is really happy every day..”

As a mother, seeing her child grow up healthy every day was enough to make her happy, but hearing Jeright’s sincere, unpretentious praise was something Dincia couldn’t help but be even more happy about.

Ssss..

＂Mother is proud of our son..＂

just as expected. Perhaps because Da-heein was so special, she began to hug him tightly, gently stroking his soft, flowing black hair.

＇It’s kind of embarrassing, but… it feels warm.＇

These acts of affection filled with mother’s love seemed to become more frequent as the days passed.

Naturally, every time I was hugged. I always feel this way, but my mother’s embrace feels warmer and more cozy than my father and sister… and even Janes’ embrace.

From the moment the “horsepower” level rose, I could sense that the pressure on my mother’s magic power was fading away.

“Then, as promised, how do you know how to use magic power?”

＂In other words, you can teach me magic.＂

At my mother’s sudden words, I open my eyes wide and slowly look up.

Long, straight black hair.

Pure white skin in contrast.

Two eyes that seemed to have been planted with blue sapphire gems were looking at me.

‘Magic..? Was there really such a thing?

The word “magic” was not found among the books in the library. Of course, it wasn’t that I didn’t try to look for it, so I had given up.

But my heart racing again at this unexpected good news was telling me the importance of this situation.

Excited.. Excited..

‘I want to know..’

just as expected. Did they recognize me like this right away? For a moment, my mother’s body gained strength, and soon a smile began to appear on her face.

“Son, I recently heard that you are living in a library.”

“There were probably no books on magic among them.”

“yes?”

I nod.

“Since ancient times, magic literally refers to the power to manipulate magical power.”

“Therefore, there is no set method because magic takes root and manifests itself based on each person’s profound environment and experience.”

“It’s something we all experience and realize naturally.”

Mother began to explain information about “magic” in detail from the basics.

“But the difference between the next step, usage and tips, is clearly visible.”

“There is probably a different way of passing it down from each family.”

“That’s why, rather than leaving these methods in writing, they pass them on to their next successor or child..”

“This is also to prevent theft in the future.”

As my mother said, “magic” is literally like a family asset.

So, in a way, it was natural that there was no book on how to manipulate magic that I was trying to find.

＂My son is smart and can learn quickly..＂

“Now watch and listen carefully, and picture it in your head.”

Mother began to raise her right hand straight ahead, saying that she would teach her the most basic {defense shield} in using magic power.

“The first step is to feel the power to control magical power.”

＂First, feel the magic contained in the magic stone, surround the heart, and let it flow through the blood vessels.＂

At that moment, the red magic power drawn from Dincia’s heart began to flow down her right arm and gather into her palm.

Dincia explained that the {shield} protects one’s body from enemies by emitting magical energy, concentrating it in one place and fixing it firmly.

“Do you understand, son..”

“The important thing in using magical power is to come up with a specific shape.”

“Even if it is the same {shield}, it shows different efficacy and power depending on the user’s way of thinking and the strength of the magic power.”

“Like this.”

As soon as Dincia finished speaking, the red magical energy that had gathered in her right hand was very slowly expressed outward and hardened into its shape… Soon, a red circular {defense shield} about 50cm in size was formed. In fact, it looked like an opaque red shield.

“This is the {defense shield}, the most basic of basics.”

The heat felt around my mother’s red shield was so hot and burning… I couldn’t even get close…

‘This heat.. is too much to handle..’

However, despite this, Dahuin’s curiosity could not help but increase countlessly, and as he tried to get closer to Dincia’s {defense shield}…

Dincia, who sensed that Da-heein could get hurt, sits him down on the sofa in case of an unexpected situation and begins to focus again.

＂And this..＂

“This is the final form of the {defense shield} that my son should aim for in the future, so look at it carefully and remember it..”

In this way, Dincia brought the round shield-shaped {shield} towards her face, transformed its shape as if it were reminiscent of a helmet from the Middle Ages, and even began to use a red form of magical power.

The magic power that gradually took shape beneath the red helmet covered my mother’s entire body.

Reminiscent of firecrackers…

no..

It was such a deplorable sight that there is no more beautiful expression than that.

The shape of the opaque red armor, combined with the uniform my mother was wearing, was perfectly revealed.

An absolute pressure that was completely different from what I had expected of my mother was pressing on me from time to time.

no..

This is stimulation.

The greed for learning and the insatiable thirst for seeing new things…

‘Hot.. hot..’

I know the basics about “properties”.

The attributes of my mother’s magical power must have been two things: “luminescence” and “ignition.”

The “Luminous” attribute is a magical power that emits a subtle magical light to heal the target as well as one’s own body.

It was stated that the “ignition” attribute is upward compatible with the “luminescence” attribute, produces high temperatures depending on the user’s capabilities, and is used as a means of attacking the target.

The faint orange magic that my mother used to cast on me was probably of the “luminescence” attribute, and the red magic of the {shield} that I was seeing right now was probably of the “ignition” attribute.