## Chapter 260 – (11)
Knock, knock.
“Yes, come in.”
I opened the door and slowly entered.
The top of the Magic Tower.
A space only the Archmage and her disciples were allowed to enter.
“Haa…”
This space, where Eva’s mana seemed to swirl, always made me nervous whenever I entered.
Eva herself was gentle, but her mana felt like a well-honed blade.
I swallowed hard.
My clenched fist was already soaked with sweat.
“This is why I didn’t want to come.”
However, I had to tell her about this.
As I opened the door, I saw a small woman examining books in front of a large bookshelf.
It was Eva, the Archmage.
“Rebecca? What’s wrong? You came without me calling you.”
My master, Eva, said teasingly.
Eva’s lips curved into a playful smile.
Pfft.
A smile appeared on Eva’s young face.
It was truly amazing.
To be the Archmage, despite being so young.
I took one last deep breath and spoke.
“He also had a unique magic.”
“Huh?”
“I’m talking about the knight you brought this time, Eva.”
“…Seonghan?”
Eva easily realized I was talking about Seonghan just from the words ‘unique magic’ and ‘knight’.
That’s why she looked even more puzzled.
“You were the one who said he had two aptitudes, weren’t you?”
“…Yes, I was.”
I nodded with a bitter smile.
I was the one who reported to Eva as soon as I saw Seonghan using ice magic.
And now, just a few days later, I was telling her that Seonghan had unique magic.
However, I wasn’t lying.
I had confirmed the results today.
“Seonghan has an aptitude for both fire and ice magic, and he can also use unique magic.”
Yes, that was the conclusion.
Thud.
The book Eva was holding slipped from her hand and fell to the floor.
It was a book that Eva usually cherished.
That’s how surprised she seemed.
“Two aptitudes and unique magic? So, practically three aptitudes…?”
Eva slowly covered her head.
“Well, that strange heart pattern was definitely something I’ve never seen before…”
Before Eva could mutter and enter her own world again, I spoke.
“Seonghan’s unique magic is permanent mana enhancement.”
“Wh-What?!”
This time, she didn’t just stop at being surprised.
She took a step back and trampled on the book that had fallen to the floor.
…She’ll definitely regret that later.
Only a bewildered laugh escaped from Eva’s wide-open mouth.
“Hu, uh… That’s really… This is…”
She couldn’t continue her sentence as if she had broken down.
Eva couldn’t keep her body still, and her hands and eyes moved erratically.
It was a reaction that even her disciple, me, was seeing for the first time.
“…Rebecca, why do you think there are so many mages who specialize in the four elements?”
Of course, I knew.
The four elements.
Fire, water, wind, and earth.
Most mages learned these four elemental magics.
Because—
“They’re easily accessible.”
The most important thing for a mage was imagery.
Imagination.
In that sense, things like fire, water, wind, and earth were always seen in everyday life, making them easy to imagine in one’s mind.
That’s why most mages showed aptitude for the four elements.
Even unique magic was no exception.
For example.
Baran, who always thought about animals and beastmen, gained the unique magic to transform his body like a beastman.
And Camille, who was actually more kind and afraid of fighting and blood than anyone else, showed aptitude for blood magic.
Because she could easily imagine blood as much as she feared it.
That was what aptitude as a mage meant.
Whether you can imagine it in your mind or not.
“Permanent mana enhancement? Who can think of something like that in their mind…”
Who would think of something like that?
I had seen a dwarf mage learn rune magic to permanently enhance weapons before.
But that was possible because a significant number of dwarves had the profession of blacksmith.
It would have been easy to imagine.
“Huh…”
Eva plopped down on the sofa.
She was staring blankly at the air with a dazed expression.
With that expression, she finally had an atmosphere that suited her age.
“…What’s the condition?”
Eva asked.
As Eva expected, such a powerful magic required a condition.
Like Kai’s magic that required materials to make medicine.
It was magic that could only be established if the condition was met.
But the condition was a bit absurd.
I was a little hesitant to say it.
I wasn’t sure if this condition was easy or difficult.
“That is…”
“Quickly!”
Eva urged.
“…About 40 minutes of massage.”
“…Huh?”
***
“I’m sorry! I didn’t know things would turn out like this!”
“It’s okay. I’m fine.”
Camille put her hands together and apologized to me.
Yesterday, during practice, I learned about Camille’s sudden growth.
Camille said that I was the cause.
At first, even I thought that couldn’t be possible, but after verifying it one by one, I realized that I really was the cause.
I was also surprised.
I didn’t know that my massage would have such an effect on mages.
Thanks to that, it became an interesting situation.
Due to the rumors that spread in just one day, even other students started coming to me.
So, I actually accepted a few applications yesterday for a short time.
Well, mainly those who were urgent and those who met the conditions I wanted.
I was grateful to Camille.
She had instantly made the Magic Tower life, which I thought might be a bit boring, fun.
I accepted Camille’s apology and sent her back for now.
There were people waiting to come.
As Camille was leaving, a woman suddenly entered the room, crossing paths with her.
It was a slightly rude behavior, but I understood.
Because of what I did to her yesterday.
“Come in.”
“…Is it real? That my mana ability will improve after receiving this…?”
“Don’t you believe me?”
“…No, I believe you. I saw Camille’s change just now… And it has to be. If I don’t have any results this time, I might be kicked out of the Magic Tower.”
The Magic Tower.
This place, which was called the base of mages, was not friendly to all mages.
If they didn’t show improved performance in the practical test that came every quarter, warnings would accumulate.
If warnings accumulated more than three times—
It was expulsion.
And she had already received two warnings.
“Even if you’re not in the Magic Tower, mages can still make a living, right?”
“I told you yesterday, I have a lover in the Magic Tower.”
The woman glared at me with an annoyed expression, asking why I was making her say it again.
Then she quickly turned her eyes away.
“He’ll definitely follow me if I get kicked out…”
Yes, that was the part that made me decide to massage this woman.
How could I ignore it after hearing such a story?
Of course, I had to help.
I handed her a towel.
The woman’s face turned red as she changed into the towel.
“Wh-What is this towel? It’s too short!”
“They’re all like that.”
That’s a lie.
“I told you yesterday, I will inevitably touch some slightly embarrassing areas.”
“A-Alright…”
Of course, that’s a lie.
She struggled and crouched down as much as possible.
Sitting awkwardly on the bed, she glared at me.
“Lie down comfortably.”
“I can’t lie down comfortably!”
As she said.
It was a short towel that would slightly reveal either the top or the bottom if she lay down.
Swish.
In the end, the woman made a choice.
To cover the bottom as much as possible.
Lying face down, it didn’t directly show anything, but her side breasts, pressed against the bed, slightly protruded.
I didn’t say anything about that choice and quickly started the massage as she wished.
From the beginning, I used internal energy to lightly stroke her entire back with my palms.
“Ugh!”
A small breath escaped from her mouth as soon as my hand touched her.
“…”
This confirmed it.
Massage with internal energy was a strong stimulus for mages.
I didn’t know if that stimulus was pleasure or not.
Judging from the favorability, the feeling didn’t seem negative.
I caressed and corrected her body with internal energy.
Now that I knew, I started to see it.
As I burned away something inside her body so that I could smoothly flow internal energy, the woman’s mana began to flow smoothly.
Of course, at the same time, small beads of sweat formed on the woman’s back, and both of her ears turned red.
Seeing that made my desires stir.
“J-Just a moment, even those places… Ugh…”
My hand passed her back and headed towards the front.
As if hugging her, I stroked her from her lower abdomen to her lower breasts with my palms from behind.
The woman groaned at the unfamiliar feeling of her soft skin being pulled up.
When the woman put strength in her lower abdomen, I could feel abs that were rare for a mage.
At that moment—
Thump!
“Wh-What’s that sound?”
“Hmm…?”
I turned my gaze and looked towards the door.
The door was definitely tightly closed, and I didn’t hear it opening.
Someone was definitely beyond the door.
And, coincidentally, they were startled and ran away at the moment I was about to start something.
I thought it would be okay since there was no sign of the door being opened.
“Hmm… Let’s stop here for today.”
“I-Is it over?”
“No. You’ll have to come again.”
“Y-You want me to do this again? Are you crazy?!”
She angrily changed her clothes.
She grumbled that she came for nothing as she left, but she would come again.
Because today’s massage would definitely be effective.
She would come again for her boyfriend’s sake.
What I was worried about now was something else.
“Who is it?”
I was worried about someone who ran away from beyond the door.
