The Obsessive Male Lead Is Obsessed With Me! - Chapter 30

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Episode 30

When I raised my hand, this cute owl that naturally perched on my wrist was my master’s ‘spirit familiar.’

“It’s been a while, Snowy. Have you been well?”

“Hoo, hoot.”

“If I had known you were coming, I would have prepared some snacks in advance.”

The moment I was stroking the tip of Snowy’s beak as she acted cute toward me, Snowy’s black eyes turned golden.

-Cecil. It’s been a while.

What flowed from Snowy’s hard beak tip wasn’t the same cry as before, but the voice of a woman with years of experience.

I smiled brightly and answered.

“It’s been a while, Master! Have you been well?”

-I’ve been well enough. What about you? It seems there was surprising news about you.

“Surprising news?”

When I tilted my head in confusion, not knowing what she meant, a faint sound that could have been either an owl’s cry or Master’s laughter flowed from between her beak.

-The engagement. Should I congratulate you, or should I comfort you?

“Ah! That’s what it was. Please congratulate me for now.”

-Yes, congratulations. It seems you like your fiancé. For now.

“Yes. For now.”

Snowy spread her wings wide toward me as I giggled, and I put my head under them. Then Snowy, no, Master stroked my head.

-Let’s talk about the details face to face. Come in quickly.

“Yes!”

Snowy’s eyes turned black again. It was proof that Master’s consciousness had withdrawn.

Afterward, Snowy flew up into the sky and entered through the window where curtains were fluttering, as if urging me to follow quickly.

Judging by the location, it was the reception room, and it seemed Mother and Master were there.

I quickly ran to the reception room.

“I’m back!”

“Welcome back, Cecil. Was your outing fun?”

“Yes! I somehow wanted to buy lots of souvenirs, so I must have known in advance that Master would be coming today.”

After kissing Mother’s cheek, I ran to Master and threw myself into her arms.

Her hair tied up high was snow-white as if showing her age, but her brightly shining golden eyes and smooth skin made it impossible to guess her age.

My master, Melania, the owner of the Frost Tower, responded to me by gently stroking my head.

“You’re probably the only person who would give a mage holy stones as a gift.”

“Of course, holy stones are already full of divine power so they’re useless for magical research! But they’re pretty, aren’t they?”

I explained one by one how pretty each souvenir that the footmen had moved to the reception room was.

Meanwhile, a maid added refreshments for me, and I broke cookies to give to Snowy.

“And this is…”

“Enough, enough. I was going to listen moderately, but there’s no end. Did you completely clean out the entire shop?”

“Not everything. …About half minus a little bit?”

Since I was somewhat aware that I had made some impulse purchases, I giggled to smooth things over with charm. Then Master and Mother simultaneously shook their heads as if they couldn’t handle me.

“That’s enough for now, let’s get to the main point.”

Master, who had put down the holy stone she was holding onto the table, looked at me with a serious expression.

“Is it true that your magical power has returned?”

That’s right. The reason Master suddenly visited our house was exactly because of this. Because I had sent a letter saying I seemed to have regained my magical power.

Master had sent a reply saying she would come immediately, and that was already three days ago.

“Actually, I’m not sure. A magical tool that had run out of power did operate in my hands…”

But that operation time was very short. At most about 30 minutes?

“After that, it wouldn’t work. If I had to explain it, it felt like I had one low-grade magic stone?”

“A low-grade magic stone… I understand how much that is. Hold out your hand.”

I held out my hand to Master, and Master closed her eyes tightly while holding my hand.

“My magical power will enter. Relax.”

“Yes.”

As I relaxed my body and breathed slowly, I felt a cool energy flowing in from our joined fingertips.

The cool sensation floated around my entire body as if I were breathing in fresh air in the early dawn.

That sensation felt so good that I repeatedly took deep breaths and exhaled several times, and before I knew it, Master’s magical power had finished circulating and flowed out through my fingertips.

“That’s enough. Open your eyes now.”

As soon as the magical power completely left, I felt an endless emptiness.

It had been about 10 years since I lost my magical vessel, so the empty space had become familiar, but when external magical power entered and then left like this, the gaping space felt real again.

Mother, who knew me well, sat beside me and gently stroked my back.

“Lady Melania. How is it?”

“First of all… Cecil’s magical vessel hasn’t recovered.”

At those words, my shoulders naturally drooped.

I thought so. There’s no way a magical vessel that was already broken could have recovered…

“However.”

…However?

I looked at Master with sparkling eyes, hoping against hope.

Master closed her eyes tightly and stroked her chin with her hand, as if reflecting on the state of my body that she had examined with her magical power.

After a moment, Master opened her eyes and looked at me.

“There are traces in your body of magical power having resided there.”

“Is that really true? As I thought, it wasn’t my imagination, right?”

“That’s right. However, your magical vessel hasn’t recovered – magical power flowed in from somewhere else. But since there’s no vessel in your body, it leaked out quickly.”

“Ah! I think I understand what you mean.”

In other words, my body right now was no different from a bucket with a hole in the bottom.

But if you think about it, isn’t a bucket with a hole still a bucket?

“Anyway, it means magical power can stay in my body even if just for a moment. I can use magic during that time.”

“That’s right.”

Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!

Actually, a person who has lost their magical vessel can no longer be called a mage.

But I continued to acquire magical knowledge and create magical tools.

Making magical tools was fun, but basically it was because I had lingering attachment to magic.

My heart swelled greatly at the thought that it might be possible to become a mage again.

“Master, then if you could share just a little of your magical power with me…”

“My magical power and yours have different properties, so you can’t use it. Didn’t I tell you before?”

Ah, right. That’s how it was.

The anticipation deflated from my chest that had swelled like a balloon. Master asked me as I drooped my shoulders.

“So tell me, what happened on the day you gained magical power?”

“What happened?”

What did I do on the day I regained my magical power…

‘I made a drone magical tool and spied on Lionel.’

No matter how much Master trusted me, and with Mother listening too, I couldn’t say this.

‘Come to think of it, I was also curious about why the blue bird magical tool operated on its own and used magic I had never carved circuits for…’

To seek Master’s advice, I would have to reveal everything I had done.

…

…

…

No! I can’t reveal it!

“Well, you see… I went to the Imperial Palace.”

“What did you do at the Imperial Palace?”

“Nothing special. I just had some conversation with Second Prince, my fiancé… That was about it…”

I stroked the feathers of Snowy who had flown to my side while subtly gauging Master’s and Mother’s reactions.

“More specifically. Didn’t you meet any new people or touch any new objects?”

“I’m not sure about that. I wasn’t conscious of such things.”

“So there wasn’t anything particularly memorable?”

If I had to think of something memorable, it would be the conversation I had with Lionel about the bluebird…

But Lionel wasn’t someone I was meeting for the first time. I guess I don’t need to mention this.

“Yes. I’m not really sure.”

“Hmm… So there are no plausible clues.”

Master sighed, saying there was no clear solution yet.

“There’s probably someone or something somewhere in the Imperial Palace that shared magic with you… someone or something with the same type of magic as yours.”

“Then does that mean if I keep that person or object nearby, I could continuously receive magic?”

“I can’t give you a definitive answer yet. For now, when magic returns to your body again, make sure to clearly record what you touched, who you met, and where you went. You understand what I mean, right?”

“Yes, Master!”

My heart was overflowing with excitement.

I don’t know exactly who or what object shared magic with me, but if I can just secure that source, I can become a mage!

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