I see. So when the magic power is depleted, one faints?

　I woke up on the bed in my room and concluded that I had suddenly blacked out.

'So, I suppose that means that magic is essential for humans, even if it's in minute amounts.

　Considering this, it seems that magic power is definitely in every person.

''Even if I consume magic power, do I have to stop just short of the limit?

　It would be very inefficient if he passed out every time he trained.
　It seemed that he had been asleep for nearly half a day, and it was already evening outside.

''Nii-sama.......you can't go anywhere else.......mmmmmmmm....

　There's another soft feeling in my stomach.
　Mila was asleep in my arms, exactly as she was in the morning.

　She was probably trying to nurse me, but she must have fallen asleep in the process.
　She's a really cute little sister.

　I've been sleeping for a long time, and my magic power has almost recovered.
　But.

I don't feel like I'm gaining at all.

　Well, it was just one.
　That's about it.

　Then I used my magic power repeatedly.
　I would use it up until it was one step closer to being completely exhausted, wait for it to recover, and then use it again.

　And so on for a week.

"....it doesn't feel as if it's increasing.

　It's only been a week, and it can't be helped.
　But I've noticed one thing that could be called fatal.

"Magic power is unusually slow to recover.

　If it was a muscle, it could be repaired in a flash thanks to the blessing, so it was possible to train the muscles continuously.
　But magic power doesn't recover with blessings.

　The speed of recovery might increase after repeating it many times, but it was very inefficient anyway.
　This would take a lifetime, just the first step of increasing magic power.

''Shall I use that?''

　I headed to a certain store in town.

　Inside the small shop, various items are crammed together.
　It is an item shop.

It's Arrell-chan, isn't it? What do you want today?

　The woman who owned the store approached me in a friendly manner.
　Because she lives near my house, I've known her since I was a child.
　I've even been asked by my parents to run an errand for them.

'I'm here to buy some mana potions.

　A mana potion is a drinking potion that is used to restore magic power.

　Instead of waiting for the magic power to fill up naturally, I was going to use this thing to try to increase the magic power efficiently.

''Did your father ask you to do this?''
That's not what I'm doing. I'm going to use it.
...Arel-chan.

　Auntie looked very sad.

　There's definitely something wrong with her.
　It's too much trouble to correct her, so I ordered quickly.

'I want a thousand bottles.'

　I don't know why my auntie started crying.

'.........I knew the rumors were true after all....... Auntie is on Arel-chan's side...so I can give you one or two bottles of wine, as much as you want. But even if you're a grandmother, a thousand bottles....
Don't worry about it. I've got the money.

　Mana potions are expensive.
　They probably don't think they have the money to buy a thousand of them.

　But I had a lot of money that I earned in the City of Swords.
　It is possible to pay for it in a lump sum.

　I calculated the cost of a thousand bottles and placed a large amount of gold coins on the counter.
　Auntie's eyes and mouth widened.

'This should be just fine. We probably don't have a thousand bottles in stock, but I'll pay you in advance.'
'Oh, uh...'

　Auntie's whole body shook with a buzz and she suddenly let out an angry voice.

''Arelle-chan!　You can't steal!　How sad do you think your mother and father are going to be!

　Apparently, she thought it was stolen money.

　But after shouting out loud, Auntie got a huff on her face.


No, I didn't take it. And I didn't get separated from you.
'Goddess, why did you put this child through this miserable ordeal...'

　I corrected her, but she started praying to the goddess and didn't listen to me at all.

　It took me an hour to convince her that I had properly earned the money myself after this.





　Thanks to the mana potion, my efficiency has improved dramatically.

　Every time my magic power decreased, I drank it, and as soon as I recovered, I used my magic power again.
　Repeating the process.

　Fortunately, my magic power level was poor, so just a sip of the Mana Potion was enough to make me fully recovered.

　One day while I was continuing my challenge to increase my magic power like that.
　I went to my auntie's shop to pick up a new shipment of mana potion, and when I came home, I found my sister Mira at the door pushing and shoving with someone.

'Please take them away, sir. Ni-sama isn't here.
'So if you're not at home, I say I'll wait a while. Why do you try to get rid of him so?
Ni-sama won't be coming back for a while. He's going to a place called Keno Toshi.
'It can't be. I was definitely in the City of Swords, but that guy should be back here now.
I'm sorry but Ni-sama is not here. I'm sorry, sir.

　Hmm?
　Why is Mila lying?
　I'll be here.

　And more importantly, the person you're arguing with Mira.
　That's Laina with the red hair.
　He's back home too?