"We've had breakfast here for three days in a row."

"Uh-huh."

"Is the lady who carries her hoe every morning your neighbor?"

"It seems that yes, in fact, I only saw her recently, I heard that the new families who have moved in recently, one of them is from the disaster area of Otick, the hostess is a miner, and there is a thirteen or fourteen-year-old daughter, I think it should be her."

"It wasn't easy. The daughter you mentioned is just that one. ”

Louisa lifted her chin slightly, and Bettes followed her gaze.

A young girl.

Long blonde hair grows savagely.

Dark blue eyes stared ahead.

Taller than Beatis a centimeter shorter, it looks unremarkable at first glance.

"That's... Why do you want to make a point of being a centimeter shorter than me? ”

I'm sorry!

That's three centimeters shorter than Louisa.

"You want to die?"

I'm sorry!

In short, she was such a girl, without the bright dress of other girls of the same age around her, and the apprentice magician's robe, which was originally tailor-made to cover her calves, had reached two inches above her knees.

But even if it has been worn for a long time, there is still no trace of damage on it, it has been cleaned clean, and it can be seen that the owner cherishes it very much.

The miner took a few steps and turned a corner, while the girl hid behind the wall, leaning out half of her body to continue staring at her mother.

"Is it a child who has been left at home and is afraid of loneliness?"

"Just check it out."

"Ah, but..."

Seeing her companion get up and walk away, Beatis immediately trotted over and followed Louisa, giving her an uneasy look at the girl.

She had been following her mother, without any expression on her face.

Just watched quietly like that, as if any hustle and bustle in the world had nothing to do with her.

Shouldn't you bother her, or persuade Louisa...

"Hey, instead of following here, why don't you just go up and hug her thighs and howl Mommy don't leave me."

It's too late.

Hearing someone talking to her, the girl turned around, still calm.

"Please don't treat me like a child, I'm here purely to protect Mommy from the evil witch."

"Don't worry, the canon law stipulates that the evil witch is not allowed to go out during the day."

"Then why should she listen to it?"

"She thinks about it, too, human beings who run around during the day and smell of sweat are not delicious at all."

"I see, thank you, big sister."

“？”

Beatis on the side raised a question that normal people would have.

"The trouble is solved, why don't you tell me your name?"

"Tuya."

"Alright, Tuya. Now can you explain to me what you have in your hands? ”

Bettes looked at the girl's hand, only to find that she had been holding it tightly, even trembling slightly from excessive force.

She seemed to be relieved to hear Louisa's words, and when she raised her hand, a slight smell of black powder fell to the ground with a faint breeze.

With a hint of cedar wood.

"Sure enough."

Almost at the same moment, Tuya closed her eyes and crouched on the ground with her arms folded.

And Beatis remembered what the priest had said when she was in the Church of the Moon God.

"A child who passes the qualification test can qualify as a trainee magician, but there are several circumstances that will stop them there."

1. Acting against the will of the moon god on any occasion.

2. Failure to complete the coursework requirements within the prescribed time period.

The third point is...

"There was a magical breakdown during the learning process."

…

Magic collapse is something that has a very small chance of happening when the mana is not yet stable.

Magicians gain new abilities when they get out of control, which isn't a bad thing, but it's definitely not a rosy scenario.

No matter how strong or weak the power that is not controlled by oneself, it will eventually bring hidden dangers.

Historically, crumbling mages have been taken to the local Isolated Grey Tower, where they have spent their lives in cage-like rooms.

But in recent years, through research, the magic collapse has also been solved, and even an academy has been established to recruit the crashers.

It's just that the high tuition fees are not affordable for ordinary families, so occasionally you can see one or two collapsers in a certain place in the monthly report.

Clearly, they were coming across something they would only see in newspapers.

"Luisa, what are you going to do? …”

"What else can I do?"

She used her magic to levitate Tuya in the air and carry it on her shoulder.

"Send her where she needs to be, of course."