Volume 2 Chapter 6 The Former Mean Villainess Inherits Magic Techniques
"Rolus, come sit here for a moment."
"Yes."
After breakfast, I invited Rolus, who was preparing for work, to the table and had him take a seat.
Rolus, seemingly unaware of why he was made to sit, looked up at me with a puzzled expression.
There was no way Rolus could understand why he was seated.
After all, there wasn't a deep reason behind it.
"Ahh, you're so cute, Rolus."
"Huh, w-what, um, huh?"
Rolus was confused.
This was because I had suddenly started to pat his head.
"Sigh..."
I had been petting Rolus's head for a while, but I wasn't satisfied with just that, so I hugged his head tightly.
"Mmm."
Rolus, seemingly startled by my sudden action, stiffened up.
If it were the old Rolus, he would have remained still like this.
However, the Rolus who had become my husband was different from before.
To my surprise, he wrapped his arms around my waist and hugged me back.
Now it was my turn to be surprised and stiffen up.
"Huh, Rolus?"
"Are you feeling tense?"
"...Yes, I might be."
When I answered in a small voice, Rolus gently patted my back.
"If it's Lady, well... if it's Elena, it will be fine."
"Yeah. Thank you. ...But, is it really okay for me to inherit the teacher's magic techniques?"
About a month had passed since Rolus and my wedding party, and since we were both settling down, the date for the magic technique inheritance ceremony was decided.
Although I hadn't been informed of the details of the ceremony yet, it seemed that preparations required a lot of people, as others were bustling around.
"Are you anxious?"
"Yeah, just a little anxious."
As I muttered that, Rolus lightly patted my waist and then had me sit on his lap.
"To be honest, I'm a little anxious too."
"You too, Rolus?"
"Since coming here, I've learned that the teacher is an incredible person. If Elena inherits that teacher's skills, it means Elena will also become an amazing person someday, right?"
"...I wonder if I can?"
"I think so. But when that happens, I'm a little worried I might be left behind."
Rolus said this and leaned his cheek against my bangs.
"Left behind? There's no way I would do that. After all, our souls are always together, right?"
"That's true."
Hehe, as we laughed together, I heard the voice of a servant from afar.
"Are you both ready?"
Speaking of which, we were in the middle of preparing.
I had completely forgotten about the preparations.
Rolus and I, now ready, had come to the teacher's study.
We were called to the study first because the teacher wanted to explain the magic technique before the ritual.
"You've arrived, Ellie. Let's get started with the explanation."
"Yes, thank you very much."
I bowed my head slightly, and the teacher gently patted my head.
Everyone seems to be patting me today.
Feeling a bit warm and fuzzy, the teacher began to arrange some jewels on the desk.
"Each stone has a spirit attached to it."
"A spirit, you say?"
My fantasy-loving brain is tingling...!
"Yes, a spirit. Somewhere in this world, there are several large jewels said to be the parents of these jewels, and each has a great spirit known as the parent of all spirits."
"The parent of the spirits..."
"My ancestors had contact with that parent of the spirits."
A grand fantasy story was about to unfold, more epic than I had expected.
Perhaps because I was trying to suppress my rising excitement, my palms had been sweating nonstop.
"So, I was able to hear the voices of the spirits and see things that others couldn't."
"Things that others can't see?"
"Yes. My grandmother, who inherited this magic technique, called it 'status'."
"St, wh, what is that?"
"My grandmother had the memory of a soul, so she sometimes used strange words."
Was the teacher's grandmother the type who played RPGs or something?
"In short, if you want to see it, you can see the amount of magical power and the preferred magic of the person in front of you. So, if Ellie inherits this magic technique, she'll be able to see the other's magical power too."
I can peek into other people's statuses!?
I was wondering if it was okay for me to inherit this magic technique, but now I'm just excited about it.
"But, until I get used to it, there are times I'll accidentally see something even if I didn't intend to, or the voices of spirits might endlessly echo in my head."
Just because I inherited the technique doesn't mean I can use it right away, I guess.
Practicing and leveling up are important for everything.
That must be it.
Probably.
"Also, there are times when you can see the spirits trying to show themselves, like that spirit we saw during Ellie and Rolus's matchmaking."
"Were they trying to force themselves on you?"
"Yes, exactly."
"I'm sorry about that."
My spirit.
It doesn't mean any harm.
It's just a little overly attached.
"However, it seems like Ellie has a strong connection with the spirits of Iolite and Ruby, so I think she'll get used to it quickly."
"Iolite and Ruby..."
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