Chapter 71

Luciel looked at Eres and said with an envious tone.

“Awesome.”

“I liked the fire attribute, but the land attribute is good, too. The earth attribute grows slowly, but it can also do very powerful magic later on.”

“I see. Eres will be a great wizard.”

The boy who was suddenly flattered, said.

“Yes, this body is going to become an Archmage, so keep an eye on me. Rookie.”

He flapped his cape and showed off.

“Archmage?”

“Yes, I will become the master of the tower.”

‘…What is this endless confidence?’

Luciel slightly smiled at the 12-year-old boy.

“So, you too, improve your skills and help me.”

Erika who was next to them, awakening to reality.

“Eres, Gillard’s disciple is Lady Luciel.”

“Sheesh, I know. What kind of attributes do you think you’ll express?”

At that question, Luciel was speechless.

“I might not be able to express any attributes…”

Eres sent a questioning look.

“……Why? Aren’t you a disciple of Master Gillard?”

“I looked with some kind of tool last time, and there was an empty circle with nothing. It’s a non attribute.”

The boy looked at Luciel with a slightly pitiful look.

“Oh no. Non-attribute sucks.”

“….sucks?”

“I mean, it’s not very good.”

Luciel blinked, not understanding what Eres was telling her.

“Hey, Eres, you punk. Look at this rough mouth.”

As Erika floundered about and scolded her little brother.

“What! I learned it from you”

“…Eres, since you have nothing better to do, why don’t you go back to the Tower, we will talk later.”

She gave a terrifying smile to Eres, who somehow felt life-threatened by his sister.

That’s what brother and sister were like. Luciel, who has no sisters or brothers, felt that the two of them were friendly with each other.

“Still, you still have to manifest it to know. It may be something else in the end. Cheer up!”

He tapped Luciel’s shoulder and gave her encouragement.

“……Is it that bad?”

“Well. You could say it’s the most irrelevant one? It’s literally meaningless.”

At Eres’s straightforward words, Luciel was also worried.

She said to Grandpa Gillard that non-attribute magic could be strong enough based on the theory books, but she also knew that there were limits.

However, Luciel still had one corner of her heart that believed in it.

If she could use the power of the jewels, she would not be envious of either earth attribute or the fire attribute.

“I’m fine. I’ll find another way.”

“Another way? What’s that?”

“I can’t tell you yet.”

Erika, who was silently watching the two of them, said.

“Yes. There are many other ways. Spell books often grant magical properties, so don’t worry too much. Lady Luciel. You are recognized by Master Gillard himself. Be confident.”

“Thank you, Miss Erika.”

Luciel’s eyes caught on a small doll hanging from Erika’s bag.

“So cute. Did you make it yourself?”

Erica nodded her head shyly.

“Yes, I like cute things.”

‘You like dolls.’

Luciel smiled bashfully at Erika’s pure hearted hobby. There is no rule that says that only children should like dolls. Luciel’s heart seemed to heal itself when she touched or hugged cute and fluffy dolls.

She whispered to Erika in a soft voice.

“Miss Erika, if you like dolls, would you like to go to my sock playroom to look around? There are a lot of dolls.”

“M-Me, really?”

Erica replied with blushing cheeks.

“I can’t believe you still like dolls at 18 years-old……tsk, tsk.”

Whack!

As Erica laughed while she slapped Eres on the back.

“Ouch! Monster!”

“Eres, clean things up for me.”

She severely cursed the boy with her eyes, then affectionately took Luciel’s hand and said.

“Come on, Lady Luciel.”

“Yes!”

Luciel looked up at her and bashfully smiled.

‘Erika has a cute side too.’

Luciel took Erika to her sock tree playroom and introduced her favorite dolls, showing the dolls made of colorful socks, the Princess Rabbit Castle, and stuffed animals that had not yet been unpacked.

“A doll introducing other dolls. It’s so cute it makes me dizzy!”

Each time Luciel showed the dolls one by one, Erika’s eyes twinkled.

Luciel was agonizing over which doll to give as a present.

On the other hand, Erika seemed to be healed just by looking at the soft and cute luxury dolls and toys that she had never seen before. A smile crept across her lips. After she had finished touring, Erika said.

“Lady Luciel. Thank you, I had a fun time looking at the dolls.”

“Miss Erika.”

Luciel picked up a baby alpaca doll. It was a very expensive doll made by using real fluffy alpaca fur.

“I’ll give you this as a present. Take it.”

“R-Really? It looks very expensive.”

“It’s okay. We have identical twins here.”

Only the color of the ribbon hanging from the alpaca neck was different. They looked identical in appearance, one with light blue and the other with pink ribbons.

“So cute. If that’s the case, I will gladly take it, Lady Luciel.”

“Yes.”

After she smiled brightly, Luciel tapped Erika’s hand with the doll’s arm, just as if she was playing with the doll.

“Miss Erika, are you on my side now?”

Then Erika also held Luciel’s doll arm with her own alpaca’s hand.

“I will be with Lady Luciel for the rest of my life! Please keep playing with this sister. Oh, please feel free to call me her sister in the future.”

“Yes, Sister Erica!”

“Aww, you’re cute!”

Having received a cute attack to the heart, Erika gave a wide hug that embraced both the alpaca dolls and Luciel together.

It was at that moment that Luciel acquired the talent who would be called the best mage in the whole empire, with one doll.

* * *

Luciel took a break from Erika’s brief absence and took one of her jewels from the chest of drawers. Then she opened her lips as if she had waited for her to return.

“Sister Erika, you know.”

“Yes?”

“If a jewel has some kind of power, can you give it to an object using enchantment?”

Erika tilted her head.

“Well. I have never heard of such a special jewel.”

“What if there is such a special jewel?”

Luciel approached with her eyes shining in expectation. At that moment, Erika was surprised that Luciel’s eyes were so pretty like jewels. She was easily enchanted by them.

Regaining her sanity again, she continued.

“If I ever see such a jewel, I really want to study it. It will be a very, very special thing. But such a special Jewel might be difficult to find, and above all, it will be very expensive.”

“Actually. I have a special jewel, and I wanted to know what kind of power it holds.”

“Really? How did you get such a jewel?….”

“It was not stolen. I can only say that right now. Can you trust me?”

Erika nodded her head.

“Of course. I’ve only met you twice, but I can tell that you are a very good person.”

“How do you know?”

“Lady Luciel’s face has ‘good’ written all over it.”

Erika laughed as she said so. Some high-ranking nobles had a tendency to look down on those who came from the Tower.

It was not that there were no nobles in the tower, but since it was a place where magical skills were prioritized over status, courtesy or formality between nobles and commoners was not considered much.

In fact, just by looking at their outfits, they could tell that Erika and Eres were not nobles.

However, what Erika looked more closely, other than that fact, was Luciel’s attitude toward others. She greeted and was considerate of every servant she encountered while coming here.

The kindness of running over and asking to eat together when she had new desserts. Saying that she likes dolls, showing her playroom filled with cute dolls and giving them as gifts.

It wasn’t just her looks that were pretty and cute like an angel. This little girl was loveliness itself.

That alone was surprising enough, but in the world of wizards, everyone admires anyone who could be Master Gillard’s disciple. If Luciel reached out her little hand, she would have been happy to grab it.

Above all, comparing her own little brother, who was rude, troublesome and somewhat arrogant, Erika was naturally delighted and wanted to do anything for such a sweet and cute little girl.

“Sister Erika, if you believe in me, may I ask you a favor?”

“Of course. I’m on Lady Luciel’s side!”

Luciel’s crimson eyes twinkled, and she held out a pocket.

“Please find out what kind of power this jewel has.”

She said with an earnest voice.

‘Erika, you have a big job on your hands.’

If this goes well, Luciel can use the power of other elemental magic.

When Erika took the jewel out of the pocket, she was startled.

“It is a very clear and bright emerald.”

Erika had never touched such a precious jewel, her hands were shaking.

“Lady Luciel. Why do you entrust me with such a precious thing? What if I take this and don’t give it back forever?”

“If that was the case, wouldn’t you have taken it quietly without saying that? Just as Sister Erika believed in me, so do I.”

Luciel gave a cute wink.

“I promise to give you a better reward if you do this research well.”

“Oh, no. I didn’t mean to ask for compensation. However, in order to know the power of the jewel, I think I will have to take it to the Lab of the Wizard Tower. All the measuring tools are there.”

“Yes, feel free to do it.”

“A-Are okay sure with that?”

“Yes. It’s something that should be done in a good environment to research.”

Luciel’s words gave Erika a special impact. Before she entered the Tower, she worked under a nobleman to measure the Magic Stone’s magical power. He made her stay in his own mansion, despite Erika’s house having a more appropriate lab. He meant he couldn’t trust her.

Eventually, that noble household kicked her out while accusing her of having stolen Magic Stones. It was a petty and ridiculous scheme to not pay for the proper labor she offered.

For Erika, who had worked under such a noble, Luciel’s faith made her want to work harder.

“I hope there will be good results.”

“Me too. But don’t feel too pressured.”

Luciel smiled brightly. She didn’t want to put too much pressure on Erika, who didn’t know anything yet.

But I would like it to be successful if possible. No, it will succeed.

Although she had met a bad master in the previous life, Erika had a good reputation for her research skills.

‘I believe in you, Sister Erika.’