Chapter 150: Learning Magic
A simple celebration had begun around the outskirts of the manor.
The village was already empty, and all the servants inside the manor had left, except for one servant who was still injured—and he was the main character of this celebration.
In one word, this operation was perfect.
Even though some people got injured, none of the wounds were very serious. The one who suffered the most was Natsuki Subaru himself.
Since the manor couldn't prepare much food right now, following the suggestions of the mercenary group, all the participants lit campfires outside the manor, drank alcohol, bragged loudly, and ate the rather unappetizing dry rations.
No one had smiles on their faces.
They were celebrating victory, but the mood was sober.
Sitting nearby, Subaru was wrapped in a blanket, smiling as he watched the scene in front of him.
He couldn't help but think that during game victories, he had never celebrated with Touma and the others.
He wondered if there would ever be another chance in the future.
"Geez, instead of resting properly in bed, you just had to come out here," said Felix, sitting beside Subaru.
Subaru smiled and replied, "But you're here, aren't you? Don't worry, I have confidence in my life. I'm not going to die that easily."
"Well, I know what kind of person you are anyway, Subaru. I'll let you off this time. After all, I can't ruin the atmosphere at a celebration like this," Felix said.
"You really helped a lot. But where's Wilhelm?" Subaru asked.
"Wilhelm probably went off to hide somewhere alone," Felix answered.
"That's understandable. After killing the beast who murdered his wife, it's normal to want to be alone for a while."
Subaru tightened the blanket around himself and stood up.
"Well then, I'll be leaving for a bit."
"Where are you going? You're the main character right now."
"I'm not the main character. Everyone here is the main character. Don't worry about me."
When Subaru walked back into the manor, he saw Julius standing with his arms crossed, leaning against the wall.
He had to say, this excellent knight always looked elegant and handsome no matter when or where.
"Not going out for the celebration?" Subaru asked.
"I'll go later. There's something I want to talk to you about."
Subaru was taken aback and looked at Julius with some curiosity.
"What is it? Do you want to talk to me alone?"
"The person you brought back—he's from the Witch's Cult, isn't he?"
"What are you talking about? I really hate the Witch's Cult. How could I bring one of them back? I'd rather they all be wiped out."
"Their appearance is one thing. But Felix's inspection showed that this person's body contains a Witch's Cult mana"
Subaru sighed. He had suspected it would be hard to hide it from many people.
Since Felix and the others hadn't asked about it yet, Subaru thought he had gotten away with it.
It turned out they were just taking care of their feelings, or waiting for him to bring it up himself...
"Since it's out, there's no use hiding it. He's from the Witch's Cult, but he has reformed.
Even if I say that, you probably won't believe him, or you wouldn't have come to ask me about it alone."
"Then I will trust you. It was your command that led us to such a great victory."
Saying this, Julius smiled and continued,
"I won't disturb you further. Looks like you have something to do."
Before Subaru could say anything, Julius walked out, leaving Subaru alone.
He walked to a familiar place, opened the door by feel, and fixed his gaze on Beatrice's face.
"Yo, long time no see. How have things been?"
"Fine until I saw your stupid face again. What do you want?" Beatrice replied.
"Can't I come just because I don't have anything? Actually, I do have something I want your help with, Beatrice."
Saying that, Subaru walked over and found a place to sit next to Beatrice.
"Beatrice, I want to learn magic."
"Huh? Learn magic? Have you forgotten about your body?"
"I think I'm completely fine now."
"Are you out of your mind? Those aren't ordinary injuries. How can you say you're fine... Wait! What's going on?! No way! What's with your mana?! What have you been doing all this time?!"
Looking at the shock on Beatrice's face, Subaru realized that he truly was qualified to learn magic now.
That way, next time he had to fight, he could have new ways to battle.
"I don't know either. One day I just woke up like this."
"Who are you trying to fool? If all it took was sleep to increase your mana and remove lingering curses, everyone in the world would just sleep all day! Don't treat Betty like an idiot."
"Even if you say that, I don't know how I changed like this."
"Tch. If you don't want to talk, fine. Betty doesn't want to know anyway. If you want to learn magic, you can ask my brother or that little girl. No need to come to Betty."
"That may be, but I want you to teach me, Beatrice. That way we can spend more time together."
"Hmph! You smooth talker. Since you've come this far, Betty might teach you. But if you can't learn, I won't hesitate to throw you out."
"I won't disappoint you, Beatrice-sensei!"
Beatrice looked at Subaru's smiling face, then turned away without looking at him.
"Come back tomorrow. Betty doesn't want to see some idiot suddenly drop dead from his body failing while teaching magic to him. That would be just bad luck."
"Is that so? Then can I stay and look at some magic books?"
Hearing Subaru's eager voice, Beatrice picked up a book, glanced at its cover, tossed it to Subaru, and said,
"Read this book tonight. Now go out."
"Huh?"
Before Subaru could say anything, Beatrice kicked him out.
After Subaru left the library, Beatrice didn't continue reading but instead got up and started rummaging through the bookshelves.
"Really causing trouble for Betty. You want Betty to teach you to read, and now magic too? Betty's not your nanny."
Muttering softly with a smile, Beatrice hopped about, searching for books useful to beginners.
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