Adele turned her face toward him, but Valentin’s face showed no significant difference from usual.

Even though she was so uneasy that she couldn’t let go of his hand for a moment. Finding it somewhat cute, Adele smiled faintly.

“I will stay by my husband’s side.”

“Is that so.”

Adele didn’t miss the momentary disappointment in the chamberlain’s eyes. The chamberlain skillfully masked his emotions.

“Then, Your Grace, please follow me. Her Majesty is urgently looking for you.”

“I will come see her soon.”

“Hmm…”

“If there’s a message for Bi, wait in a location where the conversation can’t be heard.”

“…Yes.”

The chamberlain, as if hiding his dissatisfied expression, bowed his head reluctantly and withdrew outside the tent.

Valentin waited until his footsteps faded away and then spoke.

“Adele, do you remember the method I taught you to materialize magic power from the carriage?”

“Of course… I remember.”

“Practice until you can do it proficiently. Pull as much magic power as you want instantly.”

He conjured several golden spheres of magic power on his palm and dispersed them in an instant.

Adele stared at him as if bewitched.

Excluding the discomfort about dealing with the power of demons, magic power was a rather attractive force.

However, could one freely wield such formidable power, even with a hundred years of effort? When Adele’s expression dimmed a bit, Valentin lifted the corner of his mouth and said.

“The concept firmly rooted in your mind is the problem.”

“Concept?”

“The pitiful belief that you can’t have any power. Such notions have deep roots and, ironically, end up devouring the soul.”

“…”

“You have to sincerely believe that you can do it.”

“Sincerely…”

She mumbled, looking down at her hand.

Could she really do it? Since acquiring the faint hope called magic power, she had practiced diligently every day, but the results were always poor.

Even conjuring magic power to the magic stone was difficult. It would have been even harder without Valentin’s help.

“For now, practice up to the part I taught you.”

“Can I try using magic power alone?”

Materializing magic power was an exceedingly difficult and exhausting task compared to imbuing magic power into the magic stone.

Above all, the High Priestesses of the Grand Temple who had followed to the hunting ground were a cause for concern.

If even a slight use of magic power could make them suspect something, it would be a serious problem. If she were unlucky, they might even discover Valentin’s true identity.

Seeing her worried expression, he reached out and gently caressed her cheek.

“I placed a few protective spells when we entered the tent. It’s fine inside here.”

Adele felt the flow of magic power from his palm and blinked comfortably when he removed his hand.

It felt somewhat disappointing when he let go.
“Adele. Do you remember when I mentioned that most humans have Morrig’s power within their bodies?”

“Yes. I remember.”

“Using magic power is somewhat like reversing the ‘force’ flowing in their bodies. Try to do it at least to that extent.”

Reversing the force. No wonder it sounded terribly ominous.

While she shivered, Valentin raised his hand and sliced through the air vertically.

As he did, the space he drew opened up.

Adele almost screamed at the unexpected fissure in the air. It was such a bizarre sight.

“Oh my goodness…”

Between sighs, Valentin reached into the torn space as if it were a library shelf and pulled out thick books.

Each one looked old and seemed to have been around for a very long time. Some were only tied with a string rather than being properly bound.

“Take them.”

He handed her a stack of books.

“Adele can read Old Aryan, right? These are books from the time of the kingdom, documenting research on magic.”

“From the time of the kingdom?”

While Adele was watching the rift, it closed in an instant. She hesitated before reaching out her hand.

“May I accept these? If they are books from that time, they must be valuable…”

“Look for the healing magic you wanted. It should be written in there.”

She quickly took the books with both hands.

As she examined the books with flushed cheeks, Valentin secretly detached a part of his shadow and merged it with Adele’s shadow.

Then, with a relieved expression, he kissed her forehead.

“Well, I’ll be going then.”

Adele started placing the pile of magic books Valentin gave her on the table and began reading them one by one.

Despite the fatigue from the carriage ride, the desire for books and new knowledge revitalized her entire body.

After all, books from the era of the ancient Aryan Kingdom were very rare.

Most had been lost during the ‘Great Collapse,’ and the remaining books were either in poor condition or strictly managed as sacred texts in the temples.

However, the books Valentin provided were in good condition, from typesetting to paper, and posed no problem for reading.

As she became accustomed to the intricate and complex script, the contents began to make sense.

Adele immersed herself in the books.