“Cana?”
“Levi!”
Cuddle, cuddle~ ʕ·͡·̫͖ʕ⁎̯͡⁎ʔ
[Inspiration Points +66]
Watching cute girls cuddle really is a treat.
Before he could marvel over it any further, Cana pulled Aibo in front of her.
“Look, Levi, this is my little brother Aibo. What do you think? I told you he was cute, didn’t I!”
“Haha~ He sure is. Hello there, little brother. I’m Levy McGarden, Cana’s good friend.”
Levi was a pretty, blue-haired girl with a quiet air about her.
One look and you could tell she was a literary girl.
She seemed about the same age as Cana.
Well now, she’s my type.
There’s plenty of potential here.
Aibo flashed his signature smile.
“Hello, big sis. Big Sister Levi is really pretty~”
“Huh!? Little Aibo’s never complimented me! How mean! Big Sister’s getting jealous!!”
“Hahaha~ Little brother is adorable too!”
[Kukuku! Could he be a natural-born shota!? Amazing! Too bad, though—when it comes to little-brother types, I prefer them a little more scheming. But cute is justice ≧▽≦]
“…”
So literary girls really do have two faces, huh?
This girl seems to know a little too much…
Aibo said nothing and only smiled.
The two girls fooled around for a while, then Levi led them into a room upstairs.
This bookstore was run by Levi’s family.
Her father was apparently a retired wizard, and she had grown up surrounded by piles of books, which had given her that ladylike air.
“Levi, when are you going to join our guild? Have you learned your magic yet?”
“If it’s just Letter Magic, I learned that a long time ago. What I’m studying now is [Solid Script Magic]. My dad says that once my magic power grows a little more, I’ll be able to use it properly~”
“That’s awesome! Uh, wait a second—what’s the difference between the two? And… if you can already use magic, then you could join the guild right now, couldn’t you?”
“Oh, come on, joining the guild early or late makes no difference. Besides, with my current strength I can’t take on any requests anyway…”
Levi brought over some sweets and poured tea for them, beaming with excitement.
“As for Letter Magic, strictly speaking, every wizard can use it.
After all, letters themselves possess power.
The runes we use when constructing magic circles are a kind of writing too.
“Solid Script Magic is a type of magic that lets letters materialize. It gives them three-dimensional form and makes their meanings real. It’s an incredibly versatile and practical magic~” Find the original chapter at novelping . com.
So this girl was actually an academic wizard, huh?
After seeing so many of the guild’s rough-and-tumble, barbarian-type wizards, meeting such a “traditional” wizard actually felt novel.
And Solid Script Magic?
That sounded pretty interesting…
“Stop, stop, stop, my head’s spinning. I’m not interested in Letter Magic anyway. Actually, it’s my little brother who wants to learn magic, but there are some magical characters in books that he can’t understand. Levi, could you teach him?”
“Of course, no problem. But does little brother like reading too?”
Levi’s eyes lit up.
“Yeah, I do. Reading calms me down.”
That was the truth.
When he was absorbed in a book, even the effects of Telepathy Magic weakened.
And there wasn’t much in this world worth doing for fun anyway, so Aibo really did like reading.
“Haha, then Big Sister has plenty of books here! Not just magic books—all kinds of books! Want me to recommend a few for little brother?”
Aibo looked at the bookshelf in Levi’s room.
It held many novels and other reading material.
An idea flashed through his mind, and he froze for a moment, as if he had discovered something.
That’s right!
Novels!
Looks like I can make money by writing books!
“Big Sister Levi, can I look through these novels?”
Tap, tap, tap!
Levi darted in front of the bookshelf in an instant, her face slightly red as she forced a smile.
“Ahem, some of these novels aren’t really suitable for children. Let me recommend a few for little brother.”
“Pfft, Levi, you’re not reading some really outrageous books, are you~~”
“I am not! A-anyway, just listen to me!”
[That was close! These few absolutely can’t be seen by a child.]
Levi hurriedly took some books out and put them up high, then finally picked out two picture books and handed them to Aibo.
“Little brother should like this one.”
One look at the cover—The Legend of the Sacred Stone?
He flipped through it.
It was just a children’s book, with no reference value whatsoever.
“Big Sister Levi, I don’t want to read this kind of picture book. Are there any novels that are popular right now?”
“Huh? Um… there are.”
Levi looked a little surprised.
It seemed little Aibo was more mature than she had imagined.
“This one, The Legend of the Magic Hero, is the hottest novel right now. It’s about a powerful hero who slew dragons hundreds of years ago and defeated an evil Black Wizard. I like it a lot too…”
“Wait, little Aibo, didn’t we come here to learn magic?”
“No need to rush. Didn’t Big Sister Cana say she was taking me out to have fun?”
“I guess that’s true… Then recommend a novel for me too, Levi! Is there one with a somewhat older protagonist, like an adventure story?”
“Huh? Let me look…”
Aibo took the novel and sat down to study it.
It was a fairly traditional hero’s tale.
The author’s writing was good, and the story had its share of twists and turns.
But to Aibo, freshly bombarded by the information age, it was only so-so.
The people of this world still lacked a little imagination.
It seemed his plan to become a literary plagiarist might actually work.
Since it was for making money, he didn’t need to be too particular.
Cana and Levi sat off to the side, reading and chatting.
“Levi, you usually read so many books unrelated to magic. Doesn’t that leave you with hardly any time to practice magic? At this rate, it’ll affect your strength later, you know.”
“Hmph~ That’s exactly why I chose to study Letter Magic. Reading itself improves my understanding of Letter Magic. My usual way of practicing is copying out magic books. Two birds with one stone!”
Aibo had a flash of inspiration.
“Then wouldn’t writing be a way to practice magic too?”
“Exactly! Lots of wizards make a habit of writing books. Some books are even magic in their own right. The power of letters is tremendous!”
“Please, you absolutely have to teach me Letter Magic! I’m begging you, Big Sister Levi.”
At that moment, Aibo was more serious than ever before.
If writing itself could train his magic, he could write books while grinding experience.
More importantly, he could make money too—this was practically made for him.
“Huh? Little Aibo, you’re not reading anymore?”
“I finished it. It’s boring. I think I can write better than this author. Let’s learn magic instead.”
“Hahahaha, little brother’s got guts! Big Sister likes confident boys, you know.”
“Hey, hey, Levi, no getting ideas about my little brother! Little Aibo is mine!”
“Kukuku, then I’ll just steal cute little brother away!”
The two girls tumbled around playfully, and innocent Aibo was passed back and forth like a doll.
The room was full of the children’s happy laughter.
The whole room was filled with fragrance (not).
From then on, Aibo had one more place in Magnolia to have afternoon tea.
Levi’s boudoir became the secret base of the three little ones.
Gray knew nothing about it.