Tia’s Smooth Life After Regression - Chapter 40

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Tiya’s Smooth Regression Life

Chapter 40

While no one dared to speak carelessly, Sasha 2nd, who had found a new target, waddled toward the people with arms spread wide.

Exclamations burst from the employees’ mouths as they witnessed the magical creation before their eyes.

“The young lady has become a mage!”

“What? Miss Tiya?”

“Miss Tiya has awakened her mana!”

The maids scattered in unison and began chattering noisily.

“W-wait a minute! That’s supposed to be a secret!”

Panicked, Tiya shouted again.

“E-everyone… it’s a secret that I’m a mage!”

…It’s a secret!

…A secret!

Before Tiya could even try to stop them, the employees began passing the word to their colleagues.

Winter, who was watching from the side, shook her head disapprovingly.

【Right. There’s no way things would go smoothly.】

* * *

That day, the rumor that Tiya had become a mage spread throughout the manor.

Tiya had never regretted becoming a mage.

She had also completely shaken off any lingering attachment to spirits when she threw the spirit stone into the well.

So she had planned to reveal it to everyone someday with a “Heh, I’m actually a mage, you know?”

But she hadn’t expected this.

“Miss, here’s the head chef’s special cake!”

“Miss, congratulations!”

“To think you’ve become a mage, I’m so proud.”

She hadn’t expected people to celebrate her becoming a mage like this.

Lev, sitting to Tiya’s left, nudged her with his elbow and asked.

“What happened? You said it was supposed to be a secret for now.”

“Well… I got caught because of this little one.”

Tiya pointed to Valentina’s chest, where she was sitting on her right.

“Ack! Wh-what is that cursed doll!”

Lev screamed when he spotted Sasha 2nd clinging to Valentina’s chest.

“It’s not a cursed doll, it’s my golem…”

“G-golem? What’s a golem?”

“Um, it’s like a friend that moves with my magic?”

“That thing is a friend? Where on earth did you get such a cursed doll to make your friend!”

“Grandmother made it for me.”

“…”

At those words, Lev just stuffed the head chef’s special cake into his mouth.

Valentina, who had been thinking the same thing as Lev, also ate her cake silently.

“Miss, congratulations. By the way, when exactly did you become a mage?”

Mia asked while cutting cake for Tiya.

“Um, when I ran away before, no, when I went for a walk—”

Screech.

Suddenly, the sound of the cake knife scraping against the plate rang out eerily.

As startled Tiya flinched, Mia silently pulled up the corners of her mouth.

Somehow that smile looked terrifyingly menacing.

“I’m reflecting on that incident too. To think I carelessly lost track of the young lady’s whereabouts. I won’t make that mistake again.”

“Um, I won’t run away again either.”

“Yes, that’s a promise. Now, please eat your cake.”

Tiya unconsciously tensed up and moved her fork.

【Even if you run away in the future, you must never get caught by Mia.】

You’re right about that.

Naturally, the head chef’s special cake was wonderfully delicious today as well.

Only after scraping up every bit of cream did Tiya finally voice what she had been hesitating to say.

“You know. Is everyone really okay with it?”

“With what?”

Mia asked back.

Tiya scraped her already empty plate with the side of her fork and answered slowly.

“That I became a mage.”

“Of course everyone’s okay with it. Everyone gathered here to congratulate you on becoming a mage.”

“That’s true, but… everyone seems unaware. Once you become a mage, you can never become a spirit mage.”

At those words, not only Mia but also Lev and Valentina on either side looked at Tiya.

Thud!

Lev frowned deeply and slammed down his fork fiercely.

“Corn! You keep saying such…!”

Valentina, catching Lev’s expression as he was about to say something to Tiya, quickly shoved Sasha 2nd into his arms.

“Lev, could you hold this for a moment?”

“Ughhhhh!”

Mia sent Valentina a brief smile of gratitude, then lowered her posture to meet Tiya’s eyes.

“Miss. Anyone working as an employee at Vladijef Manor knows that you can’t be both a mage and a spirit mage.”

“But you still congratulated me? Even though I can never become a spirit mage now?”

Tiya asked with wide eyes.

“Oh, Miss. Whether you’re a spirit mage or a mage, what does it matter? What I need to serve isn’t a mage or spirit mage, but Miss Tiya.”

“Mia…”

“Everyone thinks the same way, so don’t worry about other people’s opinions. Or perhaps, Miss, do you regret becoming a mage?”

“No! I’m really happy I became a mage!”

“Then that’s settled. Whether mage or spirit mage, you’ve accomplished something amazing, so be as proud as you want.”

“Yeah… But Mia, didn’t you say spirit mages were cooler than mages?”

Mia, feeling awkward, pretended not to know.

“Did I say that? I’m sure I told you I wanted to become a mage when I was young.”

“Yeah, you said that too.”

I became Mia’s dream? Tiya thought, blushing shyly as she smiled.

On the way back to her room after eating the congratulatory cake.

Tiya walked down the corridor with light, bouncing steps.

“Winter, did you see? You saw, right? Everyone congratulated me even though I became a mage instead of a spirit mage.”

【…】

“Mia said it doesn’t matter whether I’m a mage or spirit mage. Brother Lev said the same thing.”

【…】

Tiya looked back at Winter, who wasn’t responding.

Winter had been strangely quiet since earlier.

She couldn’t tell if Winter was ignoring her because of the veil, or if she was just lost in deep thought.

“Winter?”

【Ah.】

As if suddenly awakening from a dream, Winter let out a short exclamation.

She replied a beat late with a voice heavy with fatigue.

【Right. I didn’t know everyone was like this.】

Was it just her imagination that the voice sounded somehow bitter?

【Anyway. We need to revise the plan. I’ll have to think of a way to use this situation.】

“Winter… Are you angry by any chance?”

Winter asked back with an anxious voice.

【Why would I be? You didn’t do anything behind my back that would make me angry, did you?】

“No! That’s not it, it’s just that we said not to let them find out you’re a mage, but they found out.”

She had expected a thorough scolding about that, but unexpectedly Winter just shrugged.

【It’s not like this is the first or second time you’ve ruined my plans.】

“Huh? I’ve never ruined Winter’s plans though?”

【Right… The fact that you don’t even know you ruined the plans especially made me angry.】

Winter let out a deep sigh and continued.

【Still, they didn’t find out you’re a triple mage. Not all our cards have been revealed. Besides, there are some good points to being found out as a mage.】

“Good points? What kind?”

Winter grabbed the staff sheath at her waist.

【This.】

Tiya, understanding the meaning, covered her cheeks and couldn’t hide her joy.

“A magic staff!”

【Right. Since it’s come to this, let’s try wielding a magic staff.】

Tiya’s eyes began to sparkle.

If knights have swords, then mages have magic staffs!

All sorts of splendid magic staffs floated through Tiya’s mind. There were staffs adorned with gems that sparkled like starlight, and there were sleek and heavy iron staffs like swords.

“Where? Where can we get a magic staff? Is it a secret magic shop that only mages can go to?”

To the excited Tiya, Winter said just one thing.

“You can look forward to it.”

The next day.

Tiya’s face clearly showed disappointment when she arrived at the shop Winter had told her about.

“Winter, is this really the right place?”

Tiya asked in a small voice so that Mia and the escort knights who came with her wouldn’t hear.

【This is the right place.】

Ah, no wonder the carriage window scenery looked familiar.

[Golden Owl]

The place Winter recommended was none other than the pawn shop run by Roxanne.

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