On the way to pick up Kash, I was thinking about the two weeks so far for any clues.

　What I'm thinking back on now is my conversation with "Demon of Love" Citry's.

　She is a girl with a feline impression, taking the form of a dream demon, but in reality, she is a sub-beast of a panther.
　She's the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon King's Castle and my friend.

"Absorption (Drain)?　That's not sucking out magic power. As I'm sure you know, Reme-kun, what a dreamer sucks is spirit.''

'I know what I know in terms of knowledge, but I was wondering what exactly the difference is.

"Hmm?　Okay, but you could have asked Mira.''

"For Mira?

"Because that's what bloodsucking is all about, right?　They say it's raw air and stuff over there, but it's easy to understand because they're sucking blood with it, too.'

　According to Citry-san's explanation, the reason why 'Magic Power Absorption' is so difficult is because it's difficult to capture the magic power as it is itself.

　Magic power is the source of everything.
　Magic, vitality and spirit are all processed magic power.

'It's difficult to interfere with the magic power itself. It's so difficult to interfere with magic itself. I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about it.　Didn't you hear about how it might be processed to allow for 'consciousness' and 'manipulation' in the process?'

...exists.

　The air contains magic, but you can't command it to turn it into magic.
　Why?　The magic power in the body could be as magical as you can imagine if accompanied by your own skills.

　So, the theory that the natural magic power and the magic power generated by the magic organ might be different.
　This is probably true. Magic power is the source of everything. If there is no way to manipulate it, even unconsciously, one cannot live. All living creatures have the ability to create magic and process it to survive.

　The creatures that use magic are those that have evolved to use that function 'consciously'.

'Spirit and vitality are both life forces. A living person is right in front of you and you can touch them, so it's not so difficult to imagine taking their energy. It's the same with sucking blood and taking energy away. It's easy to understand.

　Perhaps she thought that this explanation was difficult to convey, but Citry-san continued.

''See, if you were to pour water on me with the water magic method, you would get wet, right?　That water can be drunk, and if you squeeze your wet clothes, you can drop them. Having been processed from 'magic' to 'water', it has become something that anyone can touch and understand.

"Are you saying that recognition is the key to activating both unique arts and magic...?

'Maybe. Citry can be many different creatures, but he's not very good at recreating things he's not good at imagining. Even the demon's horns, I don't really know what they are.

Is that so?

'Yeah, bloodsucking and absorption (drainage), it's a meal. It's an energy supply. That's just a normal part of it, right?　But the horn's, storing magical power in your body can't be replaced by something normal. Because what you eat is digested. Can you imagine if you said it's like storing money inside your body?

　That's how I envision it....
　Well, there are some people who get the idea, and there are others who don't. "The food we eat becomes fat, so if the image is like that....

The food you eat becomes fat, so if the image is like that...

''It's impossible because fat doesn't sound pretty anymore, but you can't do without it. You can't make your horns bigger even if you put a lot of magic into them, right?

　........I see. So it's not a perfect alternative image?
　It's interesting to hear what you have to say, Citry. But..........

Is it impossible to suck the magic itself?

　By the way, both absorption (drain) and blood sucking originally suck life force, but since the enemy's body is also made of magical power during magical body (avatar) combat, the sucking is replaced by magical power.
　However, this is only a specification, and the ability is exercised as if you are sucking blood and spirit.

　At my question, Sitely-san tilted her head curiously.

I've never thought about it. I'm sure it's weird, isn't it?　Why go to the trouble of finding fresh meat when you can have a good meal of grilled meat?　.........hmmm, is it hard to understand?''

'No, it's okay, I understand.'

　When you want to eat something right now, you can take a good meal.
　It's probably true that you have such an ability, but you wouldn't think of absorbing magic power - in this case, is it appropriate to think of it as a food ingredient?

　It's true, but the magician has the ability to accumulate magic power in his or her horns.

I'm sure you'll be able to get a clearer picture of the magic power that is invisible and only present in your body, if you can prepare an image that is easy to understand, Lemme-kun.

　I appreciated that advice very much.
　But no matter how much I tried to figure it out, it just didn't work.

　It's not like I've just been bothering myself for two weeks.
　Magic, for example.

　It's too inefficient and ineffective, so I usually don't use it, but I'm also a wizard [job title], so I can also use attribute magic.

　I've been trying to cast water magic to the extent of wetting the exposed horns and fire magic that is more ephemeral than a match, but there is no sign of absorption. Of course, you can feel the magic power, but you couldn't inject it into the horn.
　If it was my own, or so I thought.

　The floor with the dungeon core is the best training environment.
　Essentially, magic power is also difficult to feel. If you eat Fenix's magic power, even an ordinary person can understand it, but people can't sense the magic power in the air. It's too thin.

　On that note, the magic power released from the core is dense and there is a lot of it.
　Even so, I dared to put myself in an environment with little magic power.
　It's because I thought that by experiencing a strong sense of 'no' magic power, I could feel it more strongly where it 'exists'.
　That in itself worked, but it didn't produce any results.

　Citry's advice was based solely on her own experience.
　I was grateful for his advice, but I shouldn't get caught up in it. I have to give him my answer.
　I know that I have to give you my answer.

　While I'm thinking about it, I arrive in front of Kash's house. It's a two-story apartment building. There are five rooms on each floor, and their home is in the middle of the first floor.

　I relieve my face with both hands and stop thinking.
　I can't let Kash worry about it, either.

　My hands in the shape of knocks don't bang on the door today.
　It's because someone always notices my visit and opens the door for me.
　Mostly it's Kash, but like the last time, it's my sister Maca, or my mom or my younger siblings.

　Footsteps?　A hint?　How does he realize that?
　I had asked Kash about it once, but he just looked down in embarrassment.
　For a moment, he seemed to twitch his nose....no way, a smell?　Do I smell?

Good morning, Leme.

　My worries fizzle out when I see Kash's blossoming smile.
　I think I've started to think a little too much, because I'm constantly worrying about it.

'Yeah, good morning,'

Please go up. I helped with today's meal.

That's going to be fun. Well, I'll see you then.

　Two breakfasts every day. The first time was in my room in the dorm. The second time was at Kash's house.
　I didn't think that this second breakfast would provide any clues to the solution.