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Riley returned to Blesstige with Gibben instead of joining the Horizon students. Without taking Riley to the mansion, Gibben went straight to the Matap.

“…Crazy, what is this?”

Arpeggio expressed discomfort towards the two unwelcome guests.

One should have been lying in bed at this time, and the other should have been returning from the Lulat, so it was strange why these two crawled in together.

One was originally an unpleasant person to look at, and the other was not unpleasant to look at, but a very annoying presence. Seeing two unwelcome beings appearing at the same time, Arpeggio’s face deteriorating was somewhat natural.

“Check their condition.”

“Why are you bothering me with your condition? Go to the chief physician. Do I have to do patient care now?”

“Not me.”

Gibben gestured to Riley. Arpeggio blinked at Riley, then realized something and approached.

“Why does this kid look like this?”

Despite almost all external injuries being healed, Arpeggio immediately recognized that Riley’s condition was not good. When Riley looked at him strangely, Arpeggio sighed, put his hand on her head, and closed his eyes.

“The inside is a mess. Did you use magic?”

“…How did you know?”

“How can I not know when the mana circuit is tangled? The flow is unstable.”

Although the doctor said there was nothing wrong, Arpeggio judged that Riley had suffered minor injuries.

Gibben, as if he had expected it, asked in a serious tone.

“How severe is it?”

“It’s not severe, it’s minor. It just needs to be corrected.”

“Then do it quickly.”

“I’ll do it even if you don’t say anything. Do I have to do it when you speak like that?”

Arpeggio, with his tongue clicking, touched Gibben’s forehead with his hand.

“This kid is getting worse as she goes.”

“Violence against a sick patient is too much.”
“Is this violence? Vio~lence? This is not violence; coming and saying, ‘Do this, do that,’ is violence.”

“Okay, quickly.”

Arpeggio glared at Gibben with a fierce expression, then sighed and took Riley’s hand to start casting magic. As he cast the spell, Riley felt surprisingly light and refreshed. Riley’s complexion also improved quickly.

“What did you do?”

Arpeggio answered Riley’s question with a grumbling tone.

“I restored the twisted mana circuit to its original state, maximizing the circulation. If mana circulation is good, the damaged parts of the circuit will recover on their own.”

“It’s amazing.”

“It’s a unique magic that not just anyone can do. Even this guy can’t do it.”

“Really?”

Riley asked Gibben, and he nodded with a slight frown.

“Since it’s a magic created by the person involved, I can’t do anything about it.”

“…So, you brought me here for this. Can magicians create magic themselves? It’s fascinating.”

“Not all magicians can create magic. Only genius magicians like me can do it.”

Arpeggio straightened his shoulders and shrugged. Upon that, Gibben, as if there was no more worth listening to, grabbed Riley’s hand and pulled her away.

“We’re done here, let’s go.”

“Is this brat just going to handle business and leave?”

“I didn’t bring you here to stay. You’ll find it annoying if you stay here anyway.”

Upon hearing that, Arpeggio waved his hand as if to say, ‘Leave quickly.’

“Okay, leave quickly. Please don’t come unexpectedly.”

“See you tomorrow, Master.”

“You’re not my master. Ha… just leave quickly.”

As Gibben left with Riley, Arpeggio’s expression seriously sank.

“What kind of magic did he use… to cause such injuries.”

The mana circuit was slightly twisted but within acceptable limits. On closer inspection, there were numerous wounds from massive shocks throughout the circuit. It wasn’t the twisting of the circuit; there were traces of explosive magical power emissions that wouldn’t be strange even if they had burst. This couldn’t have been caused by a light magic, so it raised questions. Something extraordinary must have happened, and if it was an event that required the use of such powerful magic… it probably wasn’t something trivial.

The guy who should be lying in bed crawled out so far…

‘It’s starting, isn’t it…’

Since Gibben brought her here, or rather, since Yung left such a will to Gibben, he had expected this result.

‘In the end, it turned out like this, Yung.’

He still found it hard to understand why Yung entrusted Riley Eadalin to Gibben. If it were him, he wouldn’t have done such a crazy thing. But why did Yung commit such madness, and yet… in a way, he understood.

Killing a friend’s child or bringing and protecting her by his side, both were not easy choices for him.
He couldn’t bring himself to kill his friend’s child with his own hands. In the end, his choice was to pass on the unfulfilled duty he cherished the most to his dearest disciple. Perhaps he thought Gibben would break free from the shackles of this dreadful duty.

Yes, there was no other option but to entrust it to the next generation, even for you.

However…

‘…Can those two youngsters handle it?’

Living alone and witnessing all this would be my duty.