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“Alicia…. Did you overhear our conversation?” Father asks me, hesitantly.
It’s probably better to be honest, right?
“Yes.”
“Forget everything that you heard.”
“What?”
At Yohan-Sama’s words I almost can’t believe my ears.
I’m sure I saw a spell with that sort of effect in one of the books I’ve read. I believe it was level 68? If I master my magic skills up to there then I’ll be able to erase my own memories.
But isn’t making that sort of request a bit unreasonable?
I glance over at my father, asking with my eyes if he really thinks this is necessary…
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWait, why are your brows furrowed like that? Don’t tell me you actually agree with him!?
“I will under no circumstances disclose what I heard here today.”
“You won’t disclose…..”
“I won’t say anything to anyone about the commoner, Liz Cather, being a security risk.”
There’s no one that I have to tell this information to in the first place, but I’ll promise anyway. I can’t have them thinking that I’m some loose-lipped gossip.
Both Father and Johan-Sama make complicated, slightly bewildered expressions.
“Liz Cather…..”
“Fine. Then, you can leave your memory intact.”
“Much obliged.”
They agreed to that unexpectedly easily.
I can’t really complain since that’s what I wanted, but I don’t think you should believe the words of a small child so readily…..
Though, thankfully I don’t have to worry about erasing my memory anymore.
I breathe out a sigh of relief.
“Alicia, you….” Johan-Sama starts, but then he shuts his mouth with a snap.
“It’s about time that I be off. Good day, Arnold. Alicia,” Johan-Sama says before striding out of the library.
Father lightly pats my head and then follows after him.
I continue to mull over my curiosity as I mount the stairs to the second floor.
I pull the books detailing levels 6-10 off the shelf and start practicing the spells.
Honestly, they are so easy to use, it almost doesn’t feel satisfying when I successfully execute them. Well, up until level 9 that is.
The spells from levels 1 to 9 I don’t even have to think about to perform them perfectly, but once I hit level 10 I stumble a bit.
No matter how much I practice using the level 10 spell, I can’t seem to get it to work.
I even went through the trouble of bringing a glass of dirty water with me in order to practice, but no matter what I do I can’t seem to purify it.
Once again, I close my eyes and cast the spell to clean the water.
……But it’s no use.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmAlthough I get this feeling that the water is becoming purified…. when I open my eyes I see that it’s still just as murky as before. I wonder if I’m somehow messing up the casting process.
I read over the instructions in the book detailing level 10 magic again. But as I thought, I’m doing everything that it tells me to do.
I scan over the book that lists all the spell types as well, just in case. I flip through, not spending more than a couple seconds on each page until something under the level 25 magic section catches my eye.
No. Way.
The spell for purifying water and the spell for purifying something other than water are two different things!?
A sudden wave of tiredness washes over me.
Then I suppose that means I should be able to clean my shoes…?
I cast the spell once again, though this time on my shoes.
In an instant they go from looking slightly used and dusty to being sparkly clean. Just like new.
A sharp stab of regret pierces my heart as I lament not realizing my error sooner.
No, Alicia. Stop it. Don’t think like that! You won’t become a villainess with such a pessimistic outlook. You just need to learn from your mistake so that you can do better next time.
Don’t just assume something will be easy. You need to read the directions thoroughly and take the time to properly research each spell before trying it.
One pep-talk later and a self-satisfied smile finds its way back onto my face. Feeling refreshed, I nod and promise myself that I won’t make the same mistake again.
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