"How is she?"
Reiner asked, his voice soft.
"The magic power is exhausted, and the backlash caused by forced cross-level casting will cause some damage to the soul. Fortunately, Claire is still young. After taking the medicine, she only needs to rest for a few days to return to normal. As for the subsequent effects, we have to observe them. Only then can we draw conclusions.”
The old woman beside him replied that this was one of the only four remaining teachers at Crescent College. Mrs. Susan Mitchell, who taught alchemy and necromancy, also served as the school's school nurse. It sounded a little weird. .
The two of them looked at Claire lying on the bed. The blond woman's eyes were closed and she was sleeping quietly. She had just taken the potion prepared by Mrs. Michelle and was in a deep sleep.
This is Claire's room. Compared to a girl's room, it is a bit too plain. It has brown curtains, wooden furniture, bookshelves filled with magic books, and even the bedding is simple gray. In Michel When Mrs. Er was looking for a change of clothes for Claire, Reiner accidentally glanced at her wardrobe. Except for the mage's robe and a few monotonous shirts, there was not even a skirt in it.
It is obvious that this teacher did not spend as much time as she should in her girlhood. She must have spent her childhood in books.
The only thing that could show the personality of the owner was probably the barbecue-shaped pillow, which made Reiner curious about how much this teacher likes to eat meat.
"It's fine if there's no big problem."
Reiner nodded. Claire, who was wearing pajamas, lost her usual aura. At first glance, she looked like an ordinary girl. Reiner's eyes swept across Claire's face and looked at the silver table on the bedside table. pendant.
Although he wanted to analyze the spell above, the third-ring spell was still somewhat dangerous after all, so Reiner could only give up for the time being and not commit suicide.
"Claire treats this thing like a treasure."
said Mrs. Michel, seeming rather nostalgic.
“Does the bird above have any meaning?”
Reiner saw that Mrs. Michel seemed to know something and asked.
"This is the thorn bird. According to legend, it has a song that can shake the soul, but it only sings once in its life, and that is when it is dying."
Mrs. Michel's voice was low, and she looked out the window and talked.
"Before dying, a thorn bird will fly continuously in order to find a thorn that belongs to it. When it finds it, the poor bird will plunge into the thorn and then sing loudly. It goes straight to the soul and shocks people. As soon as the song ends, the life of the Thorn Bird comes to an end and he finally falls."
Of course this is just a legend, Mrs. Michel finally added.
It always felt a little unlucky, Reiner thought, and recalled that Claire said this was an apology from a noble who had bullied her. It seemed that the noble who gave this pendant as a gift was not a good person.
"Let her rest well."
Mrs. Michelle said, then left Claire's room.
Reiner sat for a while longer, stood up, and glanced at the bookshelf inadvertently, only to find that several of the books looked a little different.
He walked to the bookshelf and pulled out a thick book labeled "Ancient Potions". However, when the book left the bookshelf, it suddenly fell apart, and several lighter books fell out from it.
"Well?"
Reiner hurriedly looked back at Claire. Fortunately, she was fast asleep and did not wake up due to the commotion.
Looking at the book in his hand, Reiner realized at this time that the "Ancient Potion Science" was just an empty shell, and the book scattered on the ground was the real thing.
"What's this?"
He bent down and picked up a few of them.
"The Poor Mage", "Tainted with Your Magic Power", "The Young Apprentice of the Domineering Mage".
?
Why does it feel a little strange
Reiner opened one of the books out of curiosity and realized that it was a novel.
And it’s a so-called girl’s novel.
The content of these books is very cliché. Basically, the ordinary heroine is lonely, but she encounters the favor of an extraordinary mage. This includes amnesia caused by a spell accident, various misunderstandings that cause the two parties to part ways, a vicious supporting actress who intends to steal the male protagonist, etc. A classic plot.
For Reiner, compared to various popular literary works on the earth, the content of this novel is a bit crude, but considering that a theme like the lonely gourmet can be popular in every city, this kind of novel is not too bad. .
However, Reiner may need to revise his opinion. Claire's girlhood was indeed spent normally.
After carefully putting the books back, Reiner left Claire's room. He hadn't eaten lunch yet and was a little hungry, so he wanted to go to the kitchen to find some food.
Sliding downstairs, Reiner came to the kitchen. Most of the cooking work was handed over to the alchemy creatures. At this time, these alchemy creatures were resting, so at this time, the kitchen was empty.
He went to the warehouse, cut a sausage, cut off two slices of bacon, and took an egg.
Lighting the stove, Reiner put a small piece of butter on the pan, put the bacon and sausage in and fried it for a while, then cracked in the eggs, sprinkled with a little sea salt and pepper, and it was ready to serve.
Reiner turned around, went to get another piece of bread, and poured half a glass of cheap red wine. When he turned back to serve the plate, he realized that the familiar tiger-striped kitten had climbed onto the stove without knowing it, exuding a scent of red wine. Licking paws next to scented food.
"Don't tell anyone else."
Reiner thought for a while and used a knife to cut half a piece of bacon for the kitten. However, the cat sniffed the meat and did not eat it immediately. Instead, he continued to stare at the meat on the plate.
"What else do you want?"
The fork moved over the food on the plate. Reiner saw the kitten's eyes resting on the sausage, so he had to cut off another third of the sausage and put it together with the half piece of bacon.
At this time, the kitten seemed to squeal with satisfaction, lowered its head and gnawed on the bacon.
Reiner also picked up the bread, spread butter on it, and quickly finished the piece of bread and the meat and vegetables on the plate.
"Where did you come from?"
After eating and drinking, Reiner asked while petting the cat.
But the kitten didn't seem to understand what Reiner said at all. It just narrowed its eyes and enjoyed Reiner's service. It also turned its head from time to time to let him scratch the other side.
After enjoying it enough, the kitten howled again, jumped off the stove, and slipped out through the window.
Reiner also stood up, put the plate in the sink, and left the kitchen.
He wanted to take a walk in the courtyard to eat, but the alchemical statue informed Reiner that there was a letter sent to him.
"Is it because the review results of the paper have come out?"
Reiner thought to himself that it had been a few days since he sent the paper. According to the normal progress, it was also time to give feedback on the review opinions of the paper.
But when he opened the letter from Rainbow Tower, what he saw was not the review opinions of the paper, nor was it even an invitation letter from an academic journal.
That's an invitation.