The Encounter Between the Forsaken Healing Magic’s Beloved Child and the Betrayed Black Dragon Princess of Calamity - 42
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“This part describes methods for amplifying magic power…”
“I see…”
Two weeks had passed since we discovered the book about dragon magic in the castle’s library. Since then, I had been learning the unknown language of this kingdom and dragon magic under Mer-san’s tutelage. Thankfully, Mer-san had been very patient with me. She translated and explained everything to me gently, so now, I was able to understand simple words, just enough for basic conversations. I had also learned quite a bit about dragon magic.
As expected of magic used by dragons, every spell described in the book had been incredible beyond my wildest imagination. If I could somehow master them, I would surely become much more useful.
But—
“Of course, there’s the fact that you’re a human, but regardless of your race… I believe you should start by learning the basics of magic first.”
“Yeah… I figured as much…”
Unfortunately, the castle’s library didn’t have any book about beginner human magic, so apart from the healing magic I had already known before, I couldn’t use any other spells. All the books in this library were written with the assumption that they would be read by dragons, intended for dragons. Hence, they didn’t have anything about human magic in here.
“Don’t worry. The way magic is used should be the same for both dragons and humans… Probably.”
“Y-yeah, you’re right…”
Holding my hand tightly in hers, Mer-san smiled kindly, encouraging me. However, judging from the way she added that disclaimer at the end, I had a feeling magic between dragons and humans wasn’t that simple.
“Don’t worry. Gil-kun is able to use healing magic, an incredible one at that, so once you get the hang of magic in general, you should be able to use human magic right away! And so…”
“Wha-Wha-Whoa?!”
For some reason, I found myself being hugged from behind by Mer-san.
“M-Mer-san!?”
“Gil-kun, please stay still.”
Hearing Mer-san’s words, I obediently stayed still. That said… The pleasant scent wafting from Mer-san was making me feel dizzy. I started feeling light-headed, but… I had to hold myself back.
Eventually…
“Ah…”
How should I describe it? It felt like something warm was flowing into my back, and that warmth was racing through my body.
Is this the same feeling Mer-san felt when I used my healing magic…? No. It’s a little different.
When I used healing magic, it felt like my whole body was being enveloped by the light, but this… This felt more like I was a hearth with fire being kindled inside me.
“I just flowed fire-type magic into your body. How did it feel?”
“Ye-Yes. It felt like fire was being lit inside my body. I felt like my whole body was turning into a hearth.”
“Hehe, I’m glad it worked as intended.”
I knew it. It was Mer-san’s magic after all. So fire type magic felt like that… Huh?
“Wait, does that mean magic differs by attribute?”
“Well… To be precise, basically one’s magic changes according to the attribute they are using. Anyway, it seems I can transfer a tiny amount of my dragon magic into you without any problem. I’m relieved to know that, Gil-kun.”
With that, Mer-san let out a sigh of relief.
I see… So the type of magic and the quality of magic between humans and dragons are actually quite different… Maybe the reason why humans can’t use dragon magic is because our magic powers are different… Well, it can’t be helped.. But wait?
“Wait. Since I could accept Mer-san’s magic power without any problem… Does that mean I have some kind of affinity for dragon magic…?”
“!!”
Upon hearing my words, Mer-san’s eyes widened in shock.
“N-Now that you mention it… I was just trying to make you feel the sensation of magic of different attributes… I didn’t think too deeply when I infused my magic power into you… Ah, now that I think about it, I was so thoughtless… I could’ve hurt you deeply.”
Mer-san said while putting her hands on her head, looking clearly frustrated. I could tell she really regretted her action and would actually reflect on it from now on.
Ah, so… It’s not okay to transfer dragon magic to a human? I really don’t know anything…
“I-I’m sorry! I will never do something so dangerous again!”
“Mer-san, please. No need to apologize.”
I hugged Mer-san to reassure him and whispered as gently as I could. Mer-san was normally very harsh and cold with others, but she truly cared for me deeply. She was handling me like I was a fragile treasure that could break at any moment. Hence why, I didn’t want Mer-san to feel guilty over something like this. I had my healing magic, so I wouldn’t break easily and most importantly, I didn’t want Mer-san to feel any pain because of me, even for just a moment.
“In fact, thanks to Mer-san, I found a possibility. The possibility of using dragon magic, even though I’m human.”
Yes. My body didn’t feel anything weird even after having Mer-san’s magic flowing into me. In fact, I could feel the flow and the quality of the magic quite distinctly. In other words, this might mean I had the potential to use dragon magic.
“That’s why I’m feeling super excited right now! Just thinking I might be able to use dragon magic really excites me! Thank you, Mer-san!”
“Gil-kun…”
Looking straight into Mer-san’s crimson eyes, I gave her my biggest smile as I expressed my gratitude to her.
“…Ah, this is all Gil-kun’s fault.”
“Huh….?”
“That’s right. Because Gil-kun is such a good boy who’s kind and always take care of me… Yeah. This is all Gil-kun’s fault!”
“Who-Who-Who-Who-Who-Whoa?!”
Suddenly getting excited, Mer-san hugged me tightly.
There it is! Her usual wildly affectionate side is showing up!
“Me-Mer-san! CALM DOWN!”
“No. I’m going to keep holding you like this all day! Even when we eat and even when we sleep!”
In the end, just as Mel-san had declared, I spent the entire day being hugged by her.
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