Chapter 21

Chapter 21

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“Shall I go see him next time when I have the courage?’

Luciel fiddled with the undelivered letter and flowers in her pocket. For a brief moment, something seemed to tap on her tiny heart.

She muttered as she touched her heart with her right hand.

“What just happened?”

That strange feeling soon dissipated, so Luciel thought little of it and fell down on the fluffy bed.

Was it because she had been consistently practicing mana breathing? Luciel was now getting used to dealing with her mana. A thin, thread-like mana clumped transparent drops of mana into a tiny lump.

As she lay down on the bed, she popped round mana, drop lumps and played while floating then in the air.

It’s good to train alone like this, but it’s better to learn magic properly. It seems quiet now, but Count Orbia must have been desperate to find her.

If Kizef refused to marry her and she had to leave Bellstein, Luciel needed the strength to protect herself from then on. So it would be great if she could learn magic.

‘Let’s go to Grandpa Gillard as Ellington advised.’

In fact, she was afraid that he would recognize the special magic of making jewelry, but she comforted herself while putting a yellow-green cloak on her

shoulders, it would be okay because she had not yet awakened.

I heard it was a new spring season at a clothing store, but Luciel felt like a pea in the mirror because the cloak’s front was split like the skin of a pea.

She wrapped the bag around her back and went to the socks’ room to pick what she would wear today from the sock tree.

I struggled a little while wearing knee-high socks, but ! felt good every time I came here.

Only after hugging a cozy doll did Luciel leave the room.

“Wait a minute, Miss Luciel.”

Bessie grabbed Luciel, who was about to leave as she was, combed her hair and tied it high with a ribbon. Luciel shook her head while looking at the mirror. Her fluttering hair was like a horse’s tail.

“My cute Miss. You are ready.”

Betsy hugged Luciel tightly and rubbed her cheek against her cheek, and Rose, who was watching from behind, took advantage of the opportunity to touch Luciel’s soft cheek.

“Ah, it’s like a soft marshmallow.”

“Marshmallow?”

“Try it and you will see. Just in time, Chef Seth made another strawberry candy and told me to take it.”

“Oh, really?”

In fact, I distributed it to all those who were kind to me, so strawberry candy was out of stock.

But Luciel still had a bastion of hope left. Her eyes turned to the Bear Jelly Bottle. She gave it to Bessie and Rose, and only half was left.

As I took Rose’s hand and passed the courtyard, the gardener handed me a small basket of flowers as if waiting.

She had already gotten flowers from him several times. It was a rich and pure flower as if several butterflies were gathered together.

“So pretty.”

“It’s a pink hydrangea.”

The gardener handed Luciel a basket of pink hydrangeas.

“Thank you for the pretty flowers.”

Luciel expressed her gratitude and held out a handful of bear jelly to the gardener. There were only four jellies because her hands were small like maple leaves, but the gardener looked satisfied.

“Thank you, Miss.”

Charlie, the young gardener, hesitated for a moment, then held out a bunch of yellow hydrangeas to Rose,

“Uh… Rose. You take it, too.”

Rose’s cheeks turned red as if embarrassed by the unexpected gift. Luciel said quickly.

‘The two of them have a friendly atmosphere. I have to sneak out.

“Rose, it’s just a little bit further to the west building, so I can go alone.”

“No, Miss. I will take you to the study of the Elder Master.”

As Rose said that, a pleasant voice flowed next.

“I don’t think that’s necessary. Luciel will go with me.”

“Grandpa!”

Luciel ran like a baby bird to Gillard arms.

“Oh, my baby chick!”

“Why am I a chick?”

Luciel asked with her big crimson eyes wide open. Gillard, who gently stroked her fluffy silver hair, really thought she looked like a chick.

“Because you are small and when you talk, seems like I can hear a beep beep coming out, it means you are

cute.”

“My Grandpa is also too much.”

Luciel somehow felt itchy. She really didn’t expect to be treated so cutely like this.

‘It’s like walking on fluffy clouds.’

“Grandpa!”

“Yes?”

“Shall we go for a walk together?”

Luciel grabbed Gillard’s hand first, and he held her small, plump hand tightly. After looking at each other while smiling brightly, the two walked down the green grass.

After taking in the fresh air, Luciel decided to talk about her inner feelings.

“Grandpa, I…..actually, I want to learn magic.”

His legs, which had been walking on the grass for a while, came to a standstill.

“…You want to learn magic?”

Luciel, who followed him like a chick following its mother hen, also stopped.

“Luciel, do you really want to do that?”

She nodded her head with a very serious expression and shining eyes.

“Yes.”

As her determined lips moved, Gillard burst out laughing.

“Please teach me, grandpa.”

Luciel asked with an earnest heart. It would be very rare to find a magic teacher as strong and as good as

him.

“…Hmm, well. It’s about magic, so let’s think about it first.”

The answer was neither negative nor positive

Gillard predicted that such a time would come someday. He already knew that Luciel was a special child. However, the timing was earlier than expected, It took a considerable amount of effort and time for even children who were gifted with mana to learn magic, unless they were of Bellstein blood, a family mixed with demon blood.

For an average child, to learn magic, there were many cases of training for several years or more. Among his students, there were those who used magic for the first time over the age of 30, and those who gave up halfway through.

So, unless the person has a really good talent, he doesn’t want to have any disciples now. Learning magic was like opening a new milestone in life. A milestone on a very long road from which it is difficult to return. It was difficult to explain the reason to Luciel, who was looking at him with her bunny eyes.

“Luciel, the road to learning magic might be a long journey.”

She pricked her ears and listened to him.

“I know you are a special child, but whether you have any talent for magic remains to be seen. Of course, if your will is firm, I will teach you magic.”

Because it was near the lake shore, grasshoppers were buzzing here and there. Not disappointed by his answer, Luciel broke the silence first and opened her mouth.

“Would you mind looking at me for a second?”

Gillard, who was sitting on a tree stump that he just saw, looked at Luciel.

‘I don’t know magic, but I want to show that I am ready to learn.

Luciel took a deep breath, concentrated slowly, and began to collect mana. She started the mana breathing method and focused on doing it comfortably, without being nervous, just as she practiced. So far, she has been consistently practicing every day, and it has been worthwhile. Luciel immediately floated several transparent mana bubbles into the air.

Gillard, who watched it, was immediately startled. From the moment Luciel collected and released mana, he felt that huge and strong magic.

…I can’t believe it.”

It’s surprising that Luciel harbored such an overwhelming mana, and it’s also surprising that he didn’t notice it at all during this time. Besides, it was

not only by nature that her magic was strong, but Luciel seemed to have trained mana.

The mana drops that floated into the sky clearly proved that.

Gillard first arranged his shaken eyes, cleared his surprised mind, and called Luciel.

“Child, Luciel.”

“Yes, Grandpa.”

“How have you been able to hide such a strong magical power all this time? It the first child I have seen at your age, other than Kizef, who possesses such magical powers.”

Luciel blinked her big eyes as if she didn’t understand,

“How do you hide your magic?”

“…Gather up your mana again.”

At Gillard’s request, Luciel drew mana to her heart, like a wind that gathered from her fingertips.

He felt the magic power stronger than before.

“Try to release the mana this time.”

Luciel made the mana she had gathered to scatter in the air at once. Then, Luciel’s magical power was no longer felt. Luciel was completely unaware. She seemed to know how to hide mana instinctively while at the same time releasing it.

She fits perfectly in a group of people who can erase their traces after using magic.

“Wow, that’s amazing.”

Gilliard was flabbergasted and grabbed Luciel’s little shoulders in admiration.

“Luciel. I can’t believe it. To be able to control mana, so well, even beginner mages find it difficult. Have you really never learned magic?”

“…I never learned magic, but I am training my mana by reading books.”

“Book?”

“It’s a book called Mana Breathing.”

Gillard also had read that book in the past. However, just looking at the book and copying will not make it easy to deal with mana.

The more he saw, the more amazing the child was.

Earlier, Luciel’s overwhelming mana surprised even himself who’s a 7th Circle Archmage.

He still could not forget the feeling of his hair standing the moment Luciel’s magic touched his skin.

“Maybe this child can grow up to be a wizard comparable to, or even better than, Bellstein’s.’

His heart was pounding as if it was about to explode.

“Grandpa, then can you teach me magic…?”

Before Luciel could finish her words, he hugged her tightly.

“Of course, Luciel. Of course I’ll teach you! I’ll teach you starting tomorrow.”