Adopting the Male Protagonist Changed the Genre - Chapter 43

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Chapter 43

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Recently, Leo had developed a worry.

‘It seems like Lady Belinda has something troubling her.’

Belinda having worries had become Leo’s worry.

He couldn’t tell the reason, but Belinda’s face looked extremely fierce whenever she came out after consulting with her teacher following magic lessons.

“Tori, what should I do to make Lady Belinda happy?”

Leo whispered to the metallic butterfly hovering around him.

What Chaser had given the child was a crafted magic stone infused with magical power—a kind of mana battery.

Mages with low mana capacity would store their magical power in magic stones like this and use them when needed.

Though his teacher said it was nothing more than a simple stone, Leo had secretly named this little butterfly that followed him everywhere ‘Tori.’

It was a name derived from the last syllable ‘tol’ of Jui-bam-tol.

While confiding his worries to Tori, Leo’s gaze turned toward the small garden in front of the annex. It was the flower bed visible directly from Belinda’s room.

A few days ago, heavy rain had caused all the dahlia flowers that had decorated Belinda’s window to wither away.

Leo thought Belinda loved the flower bed very much, but in reality, the reason Belinda looked out at the flower bed every day was because she knew of Leo’s efforts in cleaning the windows every morning.

‘Could I make flowers bloom with magic?’

Leo, who had been pondering, came up with an idea.

He had recently learned light magic.

It was magic that created colorful orbs like fireflies, and if he placed them on the flower stems that had lost their petals, they would look quite convincingly like real flowers.

“Tori, let’s go!”

As if understanding Leo’s call, the magic stone butterfly fluttered along behind the child.

‘Teacher said magic circles can be drawn anywhere.’

When one becomes skilled at magic, they can cast spells just by visualizing magic circles in their mind without actually drawing them.

However, that was still a distant realm for Leo.

The child got his hands dirty drawing a light magic circle on the soil of the flower bed.

Having practiced dozens of times, he was confident in drawing light magic circles.

Finally, Leo, who had drawn a massive magic circle, caught his breath.

“Phew, Tori. Are you ready?”

Tori gently landed on Leo’s finger.

He had never tried infusing such a large magic circle with mana before, but with Tori there, it should be fine.

Leo infused the magic circle drawn on the soil with his magical power.

Golden mana began to shine along the magic circle Leo had drawn.

Crack.

“…?”

The magic circle that had been glowing golden began to develop fissures.

As Leo blinked and stared at the cracks, a sultry hot wind that didn’t match the season began to blow from somewhere.

And at that moment.

Pop!

The magic circle began spewing hot fireballs instead of cool orbs of light.

“N-no!”

Leo let out a shrill scream and, not knowing to be afraid, tried to stamp out the fire with his feet, but then realized he was wearing the silk shoes Belinda had bought him and changed his mind.

He scooped up handfuls of dirt with both hands and threw it on the fireballs, but the magical flames seemed to have a will of their own, sprouting tadpole-like appendages and began running around everywhere.

When Leo came to his senses, small fireballs were scurrying about in all directions.

The dwarf-like tiny fireballs multiplied in all directions, diligently expanding their territory.

“Sprout.”

“T-Teacher!”

The first to notice the situation was Chaser, who had excellent mana sensitivity.

Chaser, who had rushed over like lightning, caught his breath for a moment before beginning to scold seriously.

“What did I tell you? I said that to summon the magic you want, you absolutely need an accurate magic circle.”

“The f-fire…”

“And just as important as the magic circle is where the magic circle is drawn. Dirt ground can have its magic circle ruined at any time by wind or bugs in the soil. That’s why you need a technique pen when drawing magic circles in places like this.”

“It’s spreading…”

“And you infused too much mana compared to the size of the magic circle. That’s why it’s overflowing like this.”

“I think…”

Chaser’s lecture-like scolding ended only after the surroundings had already become a sea of fire.

“It’s okay. Teacher will solve everything.”

A golden light appeared in Chaser’s eyes.

Soon, a massive magic circle covering the entire annex appeared in the sky.

The magic circle poured down rain, but the fireballs didn’t easily die down.

“Huh?”

‘Why won’t the fire go out? Is it because the mana purity is high?’

“This is a bit… precarious.”

Chaser clicked his tongue briefly and drew a second magic circle on top of the first one.

Then the rainfall became much stronger, pouring down torrents almost like a downpour.

Of course, he didn’t forget to create a magical umbrella above Leo’s head to shield him from the rain.

The maids who had come out to see what was happening quickly disappeared to collect the laundry at news of the untimely rain.

“Jui-bam-tol.”

Belinda’s face, who had belatedly rushed out following Chaser, was extremely fierce. She seemed almost mad with anger.

Leo stood in the middle of the completely blackened flower bed, hanging his head dejectedly.

“…I’m sorry.”

Cesar, who was standing nearby holding an umbrella for Belinda, skillfully crushed one surviving fireball that was tactlessly trying to squeeze between the two with his aura-infused boot.

During the suffocating standoff, this time Chaser intervened instead of a fireball.

“Master, sorry to interrupt the discipline, but take me to the Magic Tower right now.”

“What?”

“I absolutely must return to the Magic Tower before 12 o’clock. And you know.”

“…?”

“I’m going to faint now.”

Chaser lost consciousness and collapsed on the spot.

Leo quickly tried to grab Chaser’s waist and support him, but it was too much for him to bear an adult’s weight.

Leo, who barely avoided falling thanks to Cesar’s help, blinked anxiously while still hanging onto Chaser’s waist.

As soon as he fainted, the magic circle covering the manor disappeared and the rain stopped abruptly.

Belinda examined the pale-faced Chaser and asked Vivian.

“…This is mana depletion, right?”

“Yes.”

“Move him to a spare room in the manor for now.”

“B-but Chaser asked to be taken to the Magic Tower.”

“What are we supposed to do by sending back someone who’s unconscious? Let him sleep here for today.”

At Belinda’s firm words, Vivian seemed restless for some reason, and Terry lifted Chaser like a piece of luggage with a displeased expression.

Vivian, who had been anxiously watching this scene, looked at the long-unconscious Chaser with an expression as if she had resolved something.

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A quiet night where not even the sound of wind could be heard.

It was the moment when the hour and minute hands of the clock aligned to point to the exact hour.

The man who had been in deep sleep suddenly opened his eyes.

Clear gray eyes showing not a trace of sleepiness quickly scanned the surroundings.

“Where is this place now?”

He muttered irritably, got up from the bed, checked his appearance, and looked around.

A manor that looked old but not shabby.

It was an extremely unfamiliar place to the man.

As he tried to open the door to assess the situation, sparks flew the moment he grabbed the handle.

“Huh? Well, look at that?”

A deep golden light flickered in the man’s ashen eyes.

Unable to withstand the intensely pure mana, a slight gale blew around him, causing his pink hair to whip about wildly.

He swung his mana-infused hand and shattered the magic circles that were seamlessly blocking the door.

Crash!

“Tch, pathetic.”

The man muttered as if annoyed and kicked open the slightly ajar door like a back alley thug.

And soon he came face to face with Vivian, who was guarding the door.

Vivian confirmed that the emblem on the man’s brooch indicated 9th Rank and hurriedly gasped for breath.

“Eek!”

The man’s eyebrows twisted crookedly.

“Well, well, who do we have here. If it isn’t Bruno’s pet dog?”

“I, I, i, i’m Belinda’s pet dog now.”

“…Belinda?”

He looked at Vivian pathetically brandishing her magic staff and tilted his head.

“Hmm, right. Keep babbling. Why am I here, what are you doing here.”

Should she be grateful that she encountered a familiar face, and the only person who knew her true identity at that?

Just as the man’s mana-infused hand was about to grab Vivian by the collar.

“I think you’re the one who should be explaining.”

At the voice that reached them unnoticed, the man instinctively fired his mana and only then realized his mistake.

Vivian also turned pale and shouted.

“K-Knight! You can’t! He’s currently 9th Rank!”

Thunk.

Making everyone’s shock seem meaningless, the mass of mana that deflected off the flat of the sword and bounced out the window cut through the night sky like a shooting star, scattering the dark clouds.

“…”

“…”

While the mages could only stare with wide eyes in surprise, Cesar remained calm.

“I didn’t hear you. What did you say?”

“N-nothing at alllll.”

That was a 9th Rank mage’s mana… And he deflected it.

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