Inside the headmaster’s office.
I was lost in thought as I looked at the saddle provided by Headmaster Hepsiba. ‘How did things end up like this?’
After just catching Ambassador Heinrich in the headmaster’s office, I had planned to negotiate with him regarding the supply of Refined Mana Stones to our upper class. I had thought that simply by conversing with him, I could inquire about the possibility of getting a small supply of Refined Mana Stones for our upper class since we were already in contact.
However, Ambassador Heinrich disappeared somewhere, leaving me alone with Headmaster Hepsiba. At that moment, she straightforwardly spoke.
“You came about the Refined Mana Stone issue, right?”
“Yes…”
“As you know, Ambassador Heinrich came to donate Refined Mana Stones.”
“Ah, yes.”
I awkwardly scratched the back of my head. Headmaster Hepsiba, perhaps due to frequently dealing with children, seemed to have the skill of piercing through one’s feelings.
She gently smiled as if to relieve my tension and suggested, “Ah, look at me. Let’s start by having some tea. You must have had a hard time running here.”
Listening to her affectionate words, I gulped down the tea. Despite my eagerness to meet Ambassador Heinrich as soon as possible, I didn’t want to ignore Headmaster Hepsiba, who was a kind person. I planned to exchange some casual conversation with her and then quickly find out where Ambassador Heinrich was.
At that moment, Hepsiba spoke casually, “I heard the news. You’ve applied for graduation.”
“Ah, yes.”
“Except for the subject of magic, which Sian hasn’t chosen, you’ve been the top student in every field every year.”
“Ah, yes! I’m the top student.”
After speaking, I felt a bit embarrassed and just gave an awkward laugh. Headmaster Hepsiba had a slightly mischievous smile, as if there were hidden meanings in her words.
“You wanted to be good at magic too, didn’t you, Sian?”
“Well… yes!”
Why did she ask that? I pondered for a moment. Hepsiba, sitting on the sofa facing me, got up from her seat, opened a drawer in the headmaster’s desk, and pulled out a glittering stone.
As I looked at the mysteriously shining stone, my eyes widened. It looked exactly like the Refined Mana Stone in the newspaper!
‘What… what is this! The Refined Mana Stone is tempting me so much!’
A Refined Mana Stone touched by the hands of a dwarf! In my eyes, it looked like money. I stared at the “Refined Mana Stone.”
So, I half missed what Headmaster Hepsiba was saying.
“…You can touch it.”
“…Ah, yes?”
“You can touch it. You were curious, right?”
Approaching me, the headmaster offered me the stone. I gave a slight bow, expressing my thanks.
“Thank you!”
And I quickly touched the Refined Mana Stone…
Just now, a peculiar lingering image flashed in my mind and then disappeared. It felt like a memory from a certain day, where someone looked at me and smiled under the bright sunlight.
“Why, Sian? Is there a problem…”
‘She said it shows the flow of mana, but why do I see a strange lingering image?’
Lost in my thoughts, I pursed my lips.
“Well… the thing is…”
It was unclear whether there was a problem or not, and it felt strange to say there wasn’t. I looked at her and tilted my head.
“There is a… kind of problem.”
Perhaps my lips were trembling excessively. Hepsiba raised an eyebrow and asked cautiously, “Hmm, it does seem strange, Sian.”
“Yes? What’s the issue?”
After carefully opening her mouth, Hepsiba said, “Sian, you understand it well, but the purpose of the Refined Mana Stone is to help those with little mana and who don’t know how to cast spells. It enables even people who are not wizards and don’t know how to use magic to perform simple spells.”
“Yes.”
So, that’s why I thought the “Refined Mana Stone” was a groundbreaking item.
A stone that allowed even those who didn’t know how to use magic, not just wizards, to perform simple spells—it was revolutionary!
“I understand Sian as well, but the purpose of Refined Mana Stones is to assist even those with low mana and who don’t know how to cast spells in using simple magic.”
“Yes.”
So, that’s why I thought the ‘Refined Mana Stone’ was a groundbreaking item.
A stone that allows people who are not wizards, who don’t know how to use magic, to use simple magic is revolutionary!
Moreover, if I also have a Refined Mana Stone, I might be able to protect my body more easily.
At that moment, Hepsiba continued speaking.
“Ambassador Heinrich donated Refined Mana Stones to the academy first, with the intention of placing protective spells on the stones to protect noble children. Isn’t that right?”
“Yes…”
At that moment, Hepsiba handed me a Refined Mana Stone and whispered.
“But Refined Mana Stones have other effects as well.”
“Are you talking about the ability to see the flow of mana?”
“Yes. People say you can see the movement of mana. When you touch the Refined Mana Stone, Sian… do you feel anything? Can you really feel no mana, or do you see something? Anything at all.”
Ex-husband Wants Reconciliation
One-line summary: Chasing the wife to the crematorium (making an effort to attract someone who has become indifferent), the female lead doesn’t look back, the second male lead takes the position.
Intro:
To repay the kindness of the older generation, Su Mu crossed into a female-dominated world and became a live-in daughter-in-law of the Yan family, single-handedly saving the Yan family from fire and water.
But her husband, Yan Jiyue, the eldest son of the Yan family, treated her with sarcasm and never showed her a good face.
It wasn’t until after Su Mu’s death that this pampered and arrogant young master shed a few fake tears and pretended to want to die for love.
This life’s kindness was enough. If there was a next life, she would definitely kick Yan Jiyue away.
Who knew that the heavens would be so kind as to allow her to be reborn, returning to the time when she had just married into the Yan family.
Su Mu glanced at the Yan eldest son, who still spoke coldly to her, and threw a divorce letter in front of him.
“Let’s divorce!”
***
Yan Jiyue never imagined that he would be reborn. He happily went to find Su Mu, wanting to make up for the mistakes he had made in his ignorant youth.
Wasn’t the reason the heavens allowed him to be reborn to let him reconcile with Su Mu?
But when he pushed open the door to Su Mu’s room, the person lying on the bed was another man.
Su Mu’s personal attendant, Xie Yi.
Yan Jiyue hated him so much that his teeth itched. In front of Su Mu, Xie Yi was a gentle and considerate whisperer of sweet nothings, but in reality, he was vicious-hearted and deliberately sabotaged their husband and wife relationship.
In the previous life, it was he who secretly hid in Su Mu’s coffin and committed suicide, stealing a step ahead of him to be buried with Su Mu.
Yan Jiyue’s eyes were filled with hatred as he cursed, “What kind of thing are you? Your background is lowly, what right do you have to occupy Su Mu?”
Xie Yi looked at the sleeping Su Mu and no longer pretended to be a whisperer of sweet nothings.
He proudly stuck out his belly, “I have the right because my belly is capable of giving the Wife-master a daughter.”
***
Yan Jiyue was consumed with jealousy. He spread rumors that Xie Yi had once been branded with the mark of a “harlot” on his chest.
But on the night Xie Yi cut off the flesh bearing that mark, Su Mu suddenly realized something was amiss.
“How did you know the exact moment I was poisoned? And why did you show up a month early?”
Xie Yi remained silent, blood from his wound soaking through his robes. His sapphire eyes brimmed with anguish – or was it just a flawless act?
Between a once-arrogant husband now seeking redemption, and a gentle soul willing to die for her – who truly held the darkest secrets? And could it be that Su Mu and Yan Jiyue weren’t the only ones given a second chance at life…?
[Reading Guide]
1. True divorce, chasing the wife to the crematorium, the female lead doesn’t look back, the male lead is Xie Yi.
2. The ex-husband did not cheat, he just realized too late and didn’t realize that he liked the female lead.
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