I used to sleep a little longer on days when my mana was taken. Every time, Idris would sit by my side and waited until I woke up.

It was like that today.

“Good morning.”

I waved my hand softly.

“It’s twelve o’clock in the afternoon.

“Oh, is that so?”

I woke up late today.

“What should I do, you must have been late.”

Idris never leaves until I wake up. This means this human has abandoned all of his work today.

Hey, think of your subordinate for once!

“Go now, Idris.”

“……I was about to go because Eustave has been asking for me for a while.”

“If the man who hates you is like that, something must have happened.”

“This island has no quiet days. You’ll be with Camellia today.”

I nodded and pushed him to get out quickly.

As soon as the door closed, Camellia appeared.

“Hello.”

Camellia greeted me politely.

Camellia was usually very busy as the number one person under archmage. Because of that, there were not many days when she became my escort.

“Hello.”

I greeted her with a smiley face, and went to the bathroom

Upon returning, Camellia was looking at Siezion. She seemed to be interested in Siezion.

That’s understandable.

Siezion always stayed in the archmage’s bedroom unless there were special circumstances.

However, Idris, who recently became the archmage had banned people from entering his bedroom.

Therefore, Camellia would have rarely seen Siezion.

“It’s the cutest when it became a cat.”

“…Is that so?”

Camellia turned and looked at me. I approached her.

“You don’t know what it had been through as it changes to something randomly… the most terrible of all was the big beetle. I almost hit it with a book without knowing that it was Siezion.”

“I see.”

Camellia treated me politely no matter how friendly I was. When I asked Eustave, he said she was that kind of person.

Still, I liked this person quite a bit. She’s a little like Marquess Lahrat.

“Do you want a cup of tea? You’ll be bored if you keep being my side anyway.”

“All right.”

Soon, the servant came in and left the refreshments. Camellia watched even the servant with wary eyes.

I felt sorry for the unknown servant. All the servants working near Idris should have a strong heart.

I sat leisurely at the table and picked up the teacup.

“Relax. I won’t eat you.”

I jokingly said it. However, Camellia responded bluntly.

“The master wanted me to protect you.”

“He does worry about me a lot. Of course, I do too…… But it’s uncomfortable for someone to be with you all day without a word.”

“I apologize for that. I’m not used to social interaction.”

“Then, I’ll take it into consideration. Will you cooperate with me?”

“I will actively cooperate if there is no threat to your safety.”

“Okay.”

I grinned. And I picked up a snack. But before it went into my mouth, Camellia put the same snack in her mouth first and said.

“There is no poison.”

What?

“I’m really glad it’s not poisonous.”

I purposely exaggerated and reached out my hand on the table. Camellia expressed doubts with her eyes silently.

“Can you teach me some magic?”

“May I ask why?”

“I want to practice today.”

“… I heard from the master. You’ve recently begun to practice.”

Camellia gave a magic circle to my palm without a word. Her magic was bright green.

“You’re definitely quick to hear the news. Idris must trust you a lot, right?

I asked, watching the magic circle spinning slowly. Now I can see the structure of mana without Idris’ vision manipulation.

“I guess you can think so.”

“I know you’re not from the same faction as Idris. How did you get to know each other?”

“When the master was still young, I helped him a few times. He helped me later and the day his skills exceeded me, I pledged my loyalty.”

“When was that day?”

“It’s been a while, so I don’t remember exactly.”

“I see.”

“If you made a pledge to Idris while leaving the former archmage, you must have hated him?”

“That’s right. I’m the one who recommended the master to kill the former archmage.”

“It’s surprising.”

“What do you mean?”

“It looked like you’re a really loyal person. I never imagine that you hate the former archmage.”

I calmly communicated as I analyzed the mana given by Camellia. 

By training in this way, I could be more familiar with mana.

“I have been loyal to others too.”

“Oh yeah?”

“But that person died before I met the master.”

“Hmm.”

The people on this island each have their own story.

“Is that person’s death related to the former archmage?”

“…  …  That’s right.”

“Ahh.”

Yes, well that might be her motivation to hate him. Humans are just like that.

“By the way, I don’t think it’s too much for me to feel mana now, so I’m thinking of learning a magic spell at this time. I’ve read several magic theory books so far, but it would be better if Camellia taught me directly. What do you think?

“Wouldn’t it be more convenient to learn from the master than from me?”

“Right, but Idris is not here right now. It’s fine, so please give me a simple one.”

“…….”

Camellia agonized for a moment. Then soon, she made a new magic circle on my hand.

“Simple defensive magic.”

It was a magic circle filled with triangles, squares, and some unknown letters and strange figures inside the circular frame.

First of all, it seemed much simpler than Idris’ spells.

“Remember the shape.”

“I memorized everything.”

“…  …  Already?”

“… Should I take more time? But I memorized it all.”

Strangely enough, I was great at memorizing. Although my memory about this novel is not really detailed.

Camellia takes the magic circle back. I took out the paper and fountain pen next to me as I drew the shape and showed it to Camellia.

“You memorized everything.”

Camellia said.

“Then what can I do now?”

“Use your fingers to draw it.”

Camellia brought in a small amount of mana, similar to how Idris controlled the light before.

I tried copying it too. First of all, it became possible to bring it in because of her mana.

“And with this mana, you can make the shape from before.”

When the spell was applied, my own magic color began to appear.