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Chapter 106 - Magic Cores of Light and Shadow

"Darius-san... I wonder if he’s alright?" Mireille’s voice was laced with worry. It was the first time she had seen Darius-san cry like that.

After looking at the tower from the outside, he had gone through the inside and was now on the fourth floor. He said he wanted to read my master’s diary slowly.

Leonhard-san had told me, "Let’s leave him be."

It was already dark outside. Ringing our bells, we went out together. The sound of the spring flowed quietly.

Are we really going to say goodbye to Master for good...? When she returns, the thought of her being hurt even more than she already is made my chest tighten.

"Is there... nothing more I can do?" I murmured softly. It was painful, and I didn’t want to think about reality.

However, reality was mercilessly announced.

Leonhard told me about what would happen if the coup d’état failed.

"I don’t want to think about what happens if it doesn’t go well... I don’t even want to hear it." Mireille suppressed the trembling in her heart.

But if she were to be left alone... she would surely be lost. This tower was in the middle of the Tree Sea, and there was no telling how long it would remain safe. She had never even met a mage before. She didn't know how strong they were.

"Should I run...? If everyone is gone, maybe I should just do as the king says..." Even though she knew it was wrong, the thought of a future spent running and hiding alone made her chest tighten with anxiety.

Could she escape from an enemy that even her master, with all her power, could not defeat...? She even wondered if it would be easier to make a suicide potion for herself.

But Leonhard said with serious eyes.

"Please. No matter what happens to us, I want you to survive. Darius is prepared to throw everything away to save the one he loves. As for me, though we’ve only known each other for a short time, I want to fight for your happiness so that I can think I was glad to have met the one I love. So, you must escape, and you must live a happy life."

"What about me...? What can I do for you, Leonhard-san...? What can I give you in return...?"

Mireille’s voice trembled. Her master must have felt the same way. She remembered herself, receiving so much love and being unable to give anything back.

"Be happy. If I come back, be happy with me. Even if I don’t, you must."

Leonhard-san’s words made the tears flow uncontrollably. She clung to him, murmuring "Come back" over and over again.

"It’s okay," his gentle voice rained down on her.

Suddenly, a small, glowing fairy appeared before her eyes, fuyo fuyo.

"Oh, a Light Fairy!" Mireille exclaimed in surprise.

"Yeah, yeah, not so rare anymore. This is my consultant," Leonhard said with a wry smile. Apparently, they came to him every day.

"You all, protect Mireille and Ariel, too," he said to them, but the Light Fairies just glowed and floated about, fuyo fuyo.

"It’s like this, a one-sided consultation," Leonhard said. To him, they were apparently about as significant as glowing fireflies.

But for Mireille, it was incredibly exciting.

"Then, I have a consultation too! I want to use a light-attributed core to help someone... Is there a good way to extract the light attribute?"

Mireille took a Moonshadow Wolf magic core from her pocket. Kyle would be bringing his friend back tomorrow. She had been thinking all this time about how to make her feel even a little better.

The Light Fairy flew about, fuyo fuyo, and with a flash, illuminated the inside of Mireille’s hand. Peeking at her hand, she saw two cores, one golden and one silver.

"What... Whaaaat!!" Mireille cried out in astonishment. A light magic core and a dark magic core had appeared.

Leonhard’s eyes widened too.

"You, you could understand words all this time?!"

The Light Fairy had no face, but it flew around Leonhard proudly, fuyo fuyo.

"I... tomorrow, when Kyle-san brings her back, I’ll use this to try and make an all-purpose remedy," Mireille murmured softly.