episode_0108

“Huaam… .”

Dien yawned and stretched out.

That means Berkeley has become like my home (it is true).

It was Dien’s habit to become extremely sleepy after eating.

“Oh my, baby. If you’re sleepy, go inside and sleep.”

“Um… But we’re still talking… .”

Dien rubbed her eyes and looked around.

“Ahem, my body hurts a little after being still. Brother, let’s get some rest together after a long time.”

“Good.”

Leon and Benedict jumped up and ran out of the restaurant.

The ability to chase away even the most stubborn people with just a wink.

If I have a grandchild, will I be able to control Berkeley?

Actually, wasn’t Dien a very powerful figure?

“I will take your wife with me.”

“Yeah, yeah. Be careful not to get hurt.”

Victor was about to hug Dianne… no, he actually hugged her and returned.

Ellin, who had been looking at Vivian’s back with envious eyes, nodded to her.

“Thank you for inviting me to such a precious place.”

“Oh my, right. The princess isn’t from our family, is she?”

It was so natural that even Vivian forgot about it.

Elin, who has acquired manners and etiquette through several experiences.

He quickly linked arms with Luke.

“We will be a family soon.”

“You’re joking too much, Your Highness.”

He pulled his arm out again with a swivel.

The pointed pubic hair poked Luke’s arm.

Luke tried hard not to notice.

“Hoho, I’m not that bad… I’m just grateful that a more talented princess would take my talented son.”

Vivian, who couldn’t bring herself to say bad things to Luke, changed her words.

“But if you are the next head of Bertain, shouldn’t Luke go to Bertain?”

“Why are you taking that so seriously, Mother?”

No matter how urgent the engagement is.

To be engaged to a young disciple whom you raised with great care.

Isn’t that human garbage?

Everyone in the world will point fingers at you.

That sinister and gloomy thing has been by her side ever since she was little, trying to take her away!

In this way.

So, it was something that couldn’t be done, even for Elin’s sake.

I’ve been living a life of injustice.

Shouldn’t we live the rest of our lives receiving only praise and respect?

While Luke was working hard to rationalize himself.

Ellen stroked her chin with a very serious expression on her face.

“Hmm… There is a minor problem like that… .”

Luke was dumbfounded.

“Your Highness. Family matters are not trivial.”

“Is it serious?”

“Of course it’s serious.”

“Then, once this important issue is resolved, will you marry me?”

“No. How could I dare to marry you, Your Highness? Look at the world a little more broadly.”

“… … ”

Ellen puffed out her cheeks slightly.

A deliberate sign of being upset.

The look in his eyes is as if to say, “If that’s how it was going to be, then why did you say anything?”

And then he tries to link arms again.

No way.

Luke pulled away with a jerk.

Thanks to that, Ellin’s cheeks became swollen like balloons.

“Do you ever plan on getting married, teacher?”

Luke glanced at her before answering.

Asking that in front of Vivian.

Is it on purpose?

I don’t think so at all.

Luke is so dishonest that he would tell the truth even if it meant driving a nail into his mother’s heart.

“Someday… shouldn’t we do it?”

“Column Column.”

Even though it was an extremely ambiguous answer, Vivian nodded her head.

“What kind of woman do you like, teacher?”

“… … ”

This isn’t the first time I’ve been asked this question.

It seems that Elin misunderstands that she is not Luke’s ideal type and that is why they are not engaged.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t be asking questions like this every now and then.

At first, he said he liked women who could handle unique magic.

Of course, I said it thinking that it would never be possible.

However, Elin created her own magic within a year.

Although it is still unfinished.

At this age, no one other than Luke created a unique magic, which was a great feat.

I said this knowing it would take at least 5 years.

Luke can’t do anything about it like this.

“Shouldn’t you be able to handle at least 3 unique magics?”

“… … Don’t be stubborn.”

Ellen hit her forearm with her dumb hair.

Does getting older make you more skilled?

Now, it wasn’t enough to just express my emotions with the hair, I even started swinging it around like this.

“What do you mean, forced?”

“You clearly said that you only need to create a unique magic spell.”

“People’s tastes always change, don’t they?”

“… … ”

“I’m attracted to women who are better than me.”

The more Ellen reveals her feelings openly.

Luke drew the line directly.

I realized that the feelings I had now were an illusion.

Because I wanted you to give up first.

At the same time, it was a declaration to Vivian.

The only wizards better than Luke are the old men who use magic to maintain their youthful appearance even after they are over 100 years old.

I wouldn’t want to marry one of those wizards.

In the end, it was the same as saying that I had no intention of getting married.

While Vivian looks visibly disappointed.

“Sister. Help me.”

Ellin, who was walking along, grabbed Nia’s hand.

“Huh? ”

Nia, who was timing her escape, was caught.

“Help me complete the unique magic.”

“… Me?”

“Yeah.”

“Isn’t my brother better than me?”

“The teacher said he won’t give you a proper magic opponent.”

It wasn’t so petty that I deliberately ignored Luke for fear that he would actually complete his unique magic.

Wouldn’t it be great if Elin created her own magic and made her genius widely known?

To be exact, it was something I wanted to help but couldn’t.

The unique magic developed by Elin is a chain that absorbs mana.

And Luke’s body is in a very weakened state.

Since I have too much mana, I pretend to be fine and go around.

If your mana heart is only half empty, you will definitely have a high fever and will not stop coughing up blood.

There’s a reason why Portal sometimes asks Elin for help.

But what would happen if Ellen found out about Luke’s condition?

As the next head of the Bertain family, I will send out letters to everyone I know.

There may be a saint among those gathered.

If the truth about the contract with the dragon is revealed, he will go north again and try to meet Bertain… … .

No, it won’t work.

Now is a crucial time.

I can’t afford to waste my time on something as trivial as Luke’s health.

If that happens and the duke comes back.

If Elin doesn’t have enough strength to fight back… … .

“Teacher?”

I was woken from my reverie by the swaying of a dandruff ball in front of my nose.

Before she knew it, Ellen was hugging Luke tightly and looking up at him.

…let’s stop thinking about it.

Is it because Ellin is getting closer and closer to her bad ending appearance?

I keep falling into negative thoughts.

I also have nightmares often.

Now, he has grown better than ever.

It’s better to put aside useless worries.

Luke gently pushed away Elin, who was clinging to him.

“Why are you doing that?”

“When I told you that I was going to the martial arts studio with Nia, the teacher just stood there blankly without answering.”

“… … ?”

Luke looked at Nia with puzzled eyes.

I came back from a magic duel today.

You want to go to the gym again?

“There’s no need to fight like before, just help me out a little.”

“That’s not wrong.”

If you become Elin’s unique magic training partner, you won’t have to fight a fierce battle.

Instead, it’s because you have to suck up mana.

Anyway, now there’s a way for Luke to grow Elin without suffering.

“Let’s hurry up and go, it won’t be too late.”

The steps toward the training ground were light.

* * * * *

“… … Just tie it up?”

After arriving at the training ground.

Nia looked at Elin with suspicious eyes.

“Yeah, just stay still, sister.”

The pure gaze of Elin.

But Nia didn’t let it slide because she was his cute little sister.

It’s because I haven’t forgotten the ‘armpit fiddling incident’ that happened earlier.

“Shouldn’t you at least tell me what kind of training you’re doing?”

“Hmm.”

Come to think of it, I didn’t say that.

Elin muttered and calmed down the mana she had been raising.

“The chain I’m using now is closer to mana drain than mana absorption.”

A chain developed with the thought of a curse that was stuck right next to the mana heart in mind.

It was truly a wizard’s counter.

There were some regrettable points.

“I wanted to absorb the mana and transfer it to me. Now, all I can do is dump the mana into another dimension.”

A chain that calls forth and embodies mana from different dimensions.

All the mana absorbed in this way is scattered to another dimension.

The mana that was absorbed with great effort could not be made Elin’s.

After hearing the explanation, Nia’s voice became very quiet.

“… Elin.”

“Huh?”

“Isn’t absorbing the opponent’s mana a black magic?”

“… … ?”

Ellin, with an innocent and innocent face.

Luke answered instead.

“No. Black magic requires a price, but the princess’s unique magic only uses pure mana.”

Black magic usually requires vitality.

Absorbs the opponent’s mana using vitality.

This is usually the way it is.

But what Elin uses is a method of placing mana and then eating mana.

But now, instead of gaining mana, I just pour it out.

This is a magic that only Elin, who has an incredibly large amount of mana, can attempt.

“That works too?”

Hehe, and Nia opens her mouth.

“Is the explanation sufficient?”

“Okay, I understand.”

“Then I’ll ask you, Sister.”

Clank, clank.

Chains from the air bound Nia’s limbs.

“But wait a minute. So what are you going to do?”

“I’m going to suck up my sister’s mana. I think I’ll get the hang of it if I practice a little bit… .”

“… I just sparred with him so I don’t have much mana?”

“So I’m going to put it in from now on.”

“?!”

Nia opened her eyes wide.

Shu-

A blue light swirled around the chain.

The mana heart that was showing the floor was filled with pure mana.

“This, this is possible… ugh.”

“I won’t be going as slow as before, so you might feel a little strange.”

“Wait a minute… I don’t think it’s a little bit… Ugh.”

Swish-

A handful of the mana that had been accumulating is drained out.

It was a completely different feeling from what I had felt during the magic duel.

If you cast magic earlier, it would just disperse.

Right now, I’m just draining all the mana in my mana heart.

It felt like an electric current was flowing through the area where the mana heart was.

It was creepy, like blood was draining out.

But when mana rises, the warmth inside me gradually releases.

Nia was tied up and kept being given bottles and medicine.

“Oh, Oppa. You knew from the beginning… ?”

“Yeah.”

“… Why didn’t you tell me in advance, ugh… !”

Nia glared at Luke, trembling with betrayal.

Even when you look at me with those eyes.

Luke had only one thing to say.

“Didn’t you ask?”

He said he would help me.

It was pointless to blame Luke now.