Tia’s Smooth Life After Regression - Chapter 66

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Tiya’s Smooth Regression Life

 

Chapter 66

 

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Thanks to the training in the memory labyrinth, Tiya achieved dazzling accomplishments day by day.

 

Her growth rate was so fast that even Winter was impressed.

 

【It wasn’t quite to this extent originally…】

 

“Hehe, don’t underestimate my genius!”

 

While spending such fulfilling days, a piece of news arrived from the North.

 

“Corn, did you hear? They developed a cure for the epidemic in the North!”

 

Lev was the first to deliver that news to Tiya.

 

He had recently developed a hobby of leisurely strolling around the manor interior after getting out of bed, and he was breathing slightly heavily, having rushed to tell Tiya the good news faster than anyone else.

 

He definitely thought Tiya would jump around with joy.

 

“Wow… really? That’s a relief…”

 

Though she said it was a relief, Tiya’s complexion was dark.

 

“Why are you making a face like a deflated corn? Aren’t you happy?”

 

“Huh? No! Of course I’m happy!”

 

Tiya tried to force the corners of her mouth up to smile, but it wasn’t easy.

 

That was because she knew that a cure for the epidemic hadn’t really been developed.

 

For now, the epidemic seemed to be gradually subsiding, but in reality, it was just a short incubation period before moving to the next stage.

 

Three months from now.

 

Black spots would bloom on the bodies of people who had suffered from the epidemic.

 

For ten days after that, they would suffer from all kinds of symptoms like high fever and coughing before dying.

 

The epidemic, which was merely considered a passing endemic disease without even a proper name, would gain the terrifying name ‘Mark of Death.’

 

‘But Grandmother Bear wouldn’t ignore the letter I sent.’

 

She must be drinking herbal medicine every day, right?

 

Then when the ‘Mark of Death’ breaks out again, she’ll become suspicious about why she remained safe from the disease.

 

If she digs into the cause like that, surely…

 

Tiya squeezed her eyes shut once to shake off her anxiety, then finally showed a proper smile and said.

 

“I just… missed everyone in the North.”

 

At those words, this time Lev’s expression darkened.

 

He hesitated before asking.

 

“When the blockade is lifted… will you return to the North right away?”

 

When the blockade is lifted?

 

Tiya tilted her head and fell into thought.

 

Of course she wanted to return to the North, but there were many things left to do.

 

Restore Father’s emotions, save all of her family, become the tower master of the three towers, defeat Count Montes too.

 

When she was confident that she had saved everyone, then she would return to the North.

 

Tiya shook her head while envisioning such a future.

 

“Not right away. Much later. When my brother’s frost spirit hatches and his body becomes healthy, we should go together later!”

 

“Me? If you’re going, go alone! Why would I go to the North?”

 

“Huh? You said last time that you wanted to go see Sasha!”

 

“That was…!”

 

If he said no, it seemed like Corn would pester him all day, so he just went along with it.

 

“Won’t you go to the North with me?”

 

Tiya asked again with sparkling eyes.

 

He shouldn’t make promises he couldn’t keep.

 

The frost spirit wouldn’t hatch.

 

‘I won’t become healthy enough to go to the North…’

 

Even while thinking that, he said something different out loud.

 

“…I’ll go. I need to see how ugly your Sasha is.”

 

“Great, this time it’s really a promise!”

 

That’s when it happened.

 

Throb.

 

Lev unconsciously frowned at the pain he felt in his left shoulder blade.

 

Lately, he often felt such needle-like stabbing pain.

 

As Lev rolled his stiff shoulder, Tiya looked behind him and asked.

 

“By the way, where’s Valen?”

 

“Out. Probably the library?”

 

“Again? She’s been going often lately.”

 

At some point, Valentina had started going out frequently, saying she was going to borrow plant guides.

 

If she’d just tell her in advance, she’d go together.

 

She would disappear without a sound and when Tiya looked back, she’d somehow be back.

 

However, without time to feel disappointed, Tiya also had a reason to go out.

 

A week later.

 

【Artes has bloomed.】

 

Winter said while observing the night sky.

 

It was time for Tiya to embark on a journey to obtain a proper magic wand.

 

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The massive Magic Association located in the prime territory of The Dominion was an organization of mages, by mages, for mages.

 

Therefore, any mage chosen by a constellation could belong to the Magic Association.

 

Thus Sara, a desk employee belonging to the Magic Association, greeted mages who came to register with the alliance several times a day.

 

That day too, Sara was processing work with a soul-drained face in front of a transparent glass partition.

 

Sara’s face had a gentle smile as she examined documents that came through the small window opening, but there was no soul in it.

 

Without even looking at the person beyond the partition, she skimmed through the documents and mechanically spoke.

 

“Congratulations, Miss Seolpyo. Your constellation baptism has been confirmed. Before registering as a mage belonging to the Magic Association, we’ll conduct a simple mana measurement, so please place your hand on the measuring device to your left.”

 

With a beaming face, Sara thought about other things.

 

‘Seolpyo, is that really her name?’

 

The needle on the circular measuring device pointed to 100.

 

‘Ah, I just ate lunch not long ago, so I can’t focus at all because of food coma.’

 

The needle on the circular measuring device pointed to 200.

 

‘Ugh, I want to get off work. No, I want to quit. But the loan… mmm.’

 

The needle on the circular measuring device rose to 400, passed 800, hit 1000, and then—

 

“Huh?”

 

Sara, who had dozed off for a moment and then suddenly opened her eyes, looked at the measuring device.

 

It seemed like something impossible had just happened. She hurriedly examined the mana measuring device, but the needle was pointing to 457.

 

Even this much was quite a promising mage…

 

‘Didn’t the needle just go around once?’

 

Having a lot of mana didn’t necessarily mean one could become an excellent mage, but mages who left their names in history generally boasted tremendous amounts of mana.

 

This was because the closer to high-level magic, the more mana was needed.

 

Usually, even if the number exceeded 800, it was evaluated as having the mana amount of a 1-star mage who was an archmage.

 

But to exceed not only 800 but 1000 and have the needle go around once? That couldn’t be.

 

‘Still, just in case, I think I should measure once more.’

 

Sara looked at the mage beyond the glass partition for the first time.

 

Jet-black straight hair and rare golden eyes.

 

She was a woman like a sharp-edged sword.

 

Her presence was also sharp like a knight who used swords rather than a mage, and she even felt a cool intimidating aura that made it seem like she shouldn’t be spoken to carelessly.

 

Sara gulped down her dry saliva before finally managing to speak.

 

“I… co, could we do one more ma, mana measurement…?”

 

In an instant, the woman’s expression hardened frighteningly.

 

“N-never mind!”

 

Intimidated by that cold face, Sara unconsciously shook her head and began babbling without thinking.

 

“Welcome, Seolpyo. Your registration as a mage of the Anaxia Sect of the Destruction Star has been completed.”

 

Oh no, this is a disaster.

 

After the mage left, Sara held her head in her hands over the documents before her.

 

There was only one blank space left on the form.

 

[Mana Level]

 

Sara agonized over and over in front of that blank space.

 

If she rejected this document now, she would definitely get an earful from her superior.

 

Not only that, but that mage would have to take a more rigorous test again.

 

‘She was a 5-star mage anyway.’

 

Anyone who showed proof of receiving a star’s blessing, regardless of constellation, could become an Alliance mage.

 

The mage rank received at that time was 5-star.

 

To advance to 4-star, one had to take a promotion test, and if the person wanted, their mana level would be measured again then.

 

So—

 

“Oh, whatever.”

 

[Mana Level: 1?457]

 

Sara inserted a ‘?’ mark between 1 and 457, pretending it was a mistake.

 

She left it to the next person to decide whether to report this number to higher-ups as 1457 or 457, and stamped the document with a loud thud.

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