After the matter of White Rock City was settled, Mage Setty finally said goodbye to Green and returned to the Great Library of Kyoto City to continue his magical research. Although she had some emotional connection with Green during her time at Desik, and after returning to Kyoto City, she would occasionally write letters to Green in Manning, but life was largely quiet.

On this morning, Master Setty, who had finished his "morning meditation", saw two girls walking into the court magician's area from a distance. The one in the back, dressed in a white mage robe, with a circle of copper around him shining, was clearly a beginner-level mage.

As the two approached, Setie looked a little surprised, "Lolita, when did you come back?"

Pulling the two to sit down, Setty listened to Lolita explain to herself the purpose of her and Monica's coming to San Jose, and heard that the new Duke of Carman came to San Jose to marry San Jose, hoping to marry the princess of San Jose-Lolita, and Master Seti was sincerely happy for Lolita. Most of the court magicians have dedicated their lives to magic, and there are only a few people who can have partners and homes, like himself and Green, who are now also on different sides of the world.

"This Princess Monica, are you a descendant of the Grand Priest of Kaman?" said Setty.

"Yes, really, Grand Priest Kaman is my direct ancestor. I've heard that among your court magicians, the Grand Priest of Kaman is very prestigious, is there such a thing?"

"Haha, that's the thing, especially for us Grand Magus Merlin. Satie laughed.

It turned out that the court magicians knew that their leader, the Grand Magister Merlin, was a veteran mage who was obsessed with magic. The mainland's attitude towards magic has caused many families that have been handed down from the era of the Magic Empire to treasure their own family magic, which is only passed down among future generations. For a magic-obsessed person like Merlin, it has a huge appeal. Whether it's space magic or Grand Priest Kaman's healing technique, it's all thaumaturgy that Merlin has been fascinated by for a long time.

So, Mage Setty took Lolita and Monica to the room of the Archmage Merlin, but was surprised to find that the Archmage Merlin was already waiting for them in the room.

"Princess Lolita, Princess Monica, Mage Setty, I've been waiting for you here for a long time. "Archmage Merlin, who has always smiled and loved to joke, sat in his magic room, smiling and waiting for everyone.

"Huh?" all three looked surprised.

"Don't be surprised, I know that today, the mission of the Duchy of Carman will be received by His Majesty the Emperor, and I also know that Princess Monica of Carman is a person who likes to practice magic, so I thought, Lolita, you should bring her to me. ”

"Venerable Archmage Merlin, you are right. Monica stepped forward, came to Merlin, and solemnly performed the etiquette of a magician.

"Hehe, your etiquette as a magician is really good, where did you learn it?" Unexpectedly, Merlin asked an irrelevant question.

"It is a legacy of my family, and my father, the former Duke of Carman, taught me this etiquette when I was just sensible. He said that magic may disappear in this world, but the mark of magic will not, and we need to pass it on. Monica replied truthfully.

Merlin laughed, "It's really fascinating, but it's a pity that the old duke has passed away." I'm still willing to make him a friend. ”

The two were eagerly exchanging, and Lolita and Mage Setty listened to each other. Lolita had some questions, why did the Grand Magister Merlin know about Monica's situation, Monica has always given the impression to the nobles of the mainland that she is the female regent of Carman, with a strong ability to govern the country. As for her love of magic, not many people know about it.

However, Lolita didn't ask much, after all, the Grand Magister of Merlin is the number one skilled magician in the mainland, maybe he has his own way.

By this time, Monica had already discussed with Merlin about Carman's family magic "healing". "I've always heard that Grand Priest Kaman's Holy Order Healing Technique is thorough, and the final battle with the Magic Empire back then relied on his Holy Order magic to protect the coalition soldiers from forbidden spell magic attacks, which completed the final blow to the Magic Empire. ”

Monica was excited, "Yes, I grew up listening to this legend, and there is a huge oil painting depicting this in my family castle chamber. It's a pity that we can't learn his healing magic, and over the years, the healing techniques that our Kaman family has practiced are not as good as before. ”

"Oh, is there such a thing?" Merlin pinched his chin, as if he didn't believe it, and then he snapped his fingers, and a rabbit appeared on the table in front of Merlin out of thin air, "Princess Monica, can you open my eyes?" As he spoke, Merlin pinched the rabbit with one hand, and the fingers of the other hand slowly crossed the air, and a blood mark began to slowly appear on the rabbit's back.

"Space magic?" Lolita covered her mouth and whispered to Mage Seti next to her. Mage Setty nodded imperceptibly, and also replied to her in a very low voice, "Yes, Grand Magus Merlin knows a little bit of space magic, he has a bunch of rabbits in the backyard, and often uses them to experiment with his space magic. ”

It dawned on Lolita.

Monica looked at the rabbit in front of him and the blood flowing from the rabbit's back, and he understood what Merlin meant. So Monica took the rabbit, ignoring the rabbit's struggles, brushing the wound on the rabbit's back with one hand, concentrating, and muttering words in her mouth, a holy light was released from her hand, completely enveloping the rabbit's body.

After a short moment, the light receded, Monica let go of her palm, and the rabbit fell back on the table, jumping and wanting to leave. Merlin grabbed the rabbit and looked at the wound himself, where there was only a faint red mark, and no blood came out again.

"Interesting, really interesting, is this healing?" Merlin looked up.

"Well, yes, this is the lowest level of healing in our family. Monica explained to Merlin, "This healing technique is essentially a kind of time magic, it is not to treat wounds, but to accelerate the flow of time near wounds, shortening the healing time that would have taken one to two days to a short instant. ”

"Interesting!" Merlin exclaimed again.

Monica continued, "Venerable Grand Magister Merlin, in fact, most of these healing techniques that have been handed down by our family are the most basic healing techniques, and they have different healing effects on wounds. However, because our Kaman family is already the master of the Duchy of Kaman, the dukes of the past generations are not very concerned about practicing magic. Grand Priest Kaman, who left a magic manuscript back then, recorded a lot of magical magic in it, but our descendants can't even read it. Lolita and I spent some time researching these magical manuscripts. ”

Merlin nodded approvingly, "Of course, Grand Priest Kaman was originally the last Grand Priest of the Magic Empire, and his status within the Magic Empire is almost second only to several archons. His all-in-the-earth healing magic saved countless lives during the First Continental War. Princess Monica, I think you're right, study that magic manuscript well, and maybe you can save countless lives in the future. "

"But Archmage Merlin, with our abilities, we haven't made progress for a long time. Venerable Archmage Merlin, we have a request for this time. Monica said this, looking back at Lolita, and motioning for her to come forward.

Sure enough, Lolita walked up and saluted Archmage Merlin, "Venerable Archmage Merlin, could I ask you some questions about magic?"

Merlin smiled and stood up and walked to the two of them, "Lolita, Princess Monica, and Setie", he turned back and gestured to Setie, "The essence of magic is a scientific research, and on the way to research, I am just a few steps ahead of you." That's why there is a saying in the court magicians of San Jose that they are the guide-inheritor. So, if you have any questions, just ask me, and we'll work together. ”

"Thank you so much to Archmage Merlin!" Monica was so excited to hear Merlin say this, and actually bent down to perform a court salute (Note 1), "Then we're welcome." ”

Merlin instructed Setie, "During this time, if His Majesty the Emperor does not summon Princess Monica, let them temporarily live in the palace magician area of the Great Library." If I'm free, you can all come to me and ask for advice, Setie, and you can participate. Then he turned to Monica, "Do you think that's okay, Princess Monica?" ”

Monica is not satisfied with anything, of course.

"Okay, you're all tired today, so let's go back and rest first. Starting tomorrow, if I have time, Lolita, Princess Monica, you can all come to me. With that, Merlin snapped his fingers again, and the door to the room automatically opened, "I won't send you away." ”

When Monica and Lolita were on their way to the court mage's area, Köster took Feta and Rika with him and wandered around the Great Library. When Koster was studying at the Royal Military Academy in Kyoto City in San Jose, the two of them often wandered aimlessly around Kyoto City, and in the spring, the cherry blossoms in the city were fluttering, and under the falling cherry blossoms, the two who had just tasted the forbidden fruit for the first time seemed more and more emotional.

"Let's go to the Great Library and see Grandpa Kuta. Feida suddenly suggested.

"Okay, let's go check it out. Looking at the magnificent white columns of the Great Library of San Jose in front of him, Köster naturally did not refuse.

Note 1: Court etiquette is a formal etiquette between nobles, which is generally used by lower-level nobles to higher-level nobles, or younger generations to elders. As Princess Carman, Monica performs this ritual to Archmage Merlin, in fact, she considers herself Merlin's junior, as far as magical research is concerned.