“Cana?” “Levy!” Snuggle~ ʕ·͡·̫͖ʕ⁎̯͡⁎ʔ [Inspiration Points +66] ‘Watching two cute girls hug really is strangely wholesome.’ Before Aito could enjoy the sight any longer, Cana pulled him in front of her.
“Look, Levy!
This is my little brother, Aito.
See?
I told you he was adorable!” “Haha~ He really is.
Hello, little Aito.
I’m Levy McGarden, one of Cana’s good friends.” Levy was a pretty girl with blue hair and a quiet, gentle air about her.
One glance was enough to tell she was the bookish type, and she seemed to be around Cana’s age.
‘Well, she’s exactly my type.
Definitely has high training value.’ Aito flashed his signature smile.
“Hello, Big Sis Levy.
You’re really pretty~” “Huh?!
Little Aito has never called me pretty!
That’s it, Big Sis is jealous!” “Hahaha~ You’re very cute too, little Aito!” ‘Hehe!
Is he a natural shota!?
How wonderful!
Unfortunately, when it comes to little brothers, I prefer the scheming ones…
but cuteness is universal ≧▽≦’ “…” ‘Do bookish girls all have a hidden side like this?
This little girl seems to know quite a lot…’ Aito said nothing.
He simply smiled.
After the two girls fooled around for a while, Levy led them upstairs.
The bookstore belonged to Levy’s family.
Apparently, her father was a retired Mage, and growing up surrounded by books had given Levy her refined, scholarly air.
“Levy, when are you joining our guild?
Have you learned your magic yet?” “I learned basic Script Magic a while ago.
What I’m studying now is [Solid Script].” “My dad says once my Magic Power grows a little more, I should be able to use it properly~” “That’s great!
Uh, wait.
What’s the difference between them?” “And if you can already use magic, couldn’t you join the guild now?” “Joining sooner or later doesn’t really matter.
I’m not strong enough to take many jobs yet anyway…” Levy brought over some snacks and poured tea for both of them, looking delighted to have guests.
“As for Script Magic, technically almost every Mage knows at least some of it.
Written symbols naturally possess power.” “The Runes we use when constructing Magic Circles are also a form of writing.” “Solid Script is different.
It lets you materialize written words and bring their meaning into reality.” “It’s an incredibly versatile and useful form of magic~” Aito blinked.
‘She’s actually a scholarly Mage.’ After spending so much time surrounded by Fairy Tail’s loud, rough-and-tumble Mages, meeting someone this traditionally academic almost felt strange.
And Solid Script…
‘That sounds really interesting.’ “Stop, stop!
You’re making my head hurt.
I’m not interested in Script Magic!” Cana waved her hands impatiently.
“It’s actually my little brother who wants to learn more magic, but there are magical scripts in some books he can’t understand.
Could you teach him?” “Of course.
Does little Aito like reading too?” Levy’s eyes immediately lit up.
“Yeah.
I like it.
Reading helps me calm down.” That was completely true.
When Aito focused on reading, the interference from Telepathy Magic became much weaker.
Besides, this world didn’t exactly offer many forms of entertainment.
Aito genuinely enjoyed books.
“Haha!
Then Big Sis has plenty of books here.
Not just magic books either—I have all kinds!” “Want me to recommend a few?” Aito looked toward the bookshelf in Levy’s room.
It was packed with novels.
Then inspiration suddenly struck.
Aito froze.
‘Wait…
novels!’ ‘I can write books to make money!’ “Big Sis Levy, can I read some of those novels?” Tap, tap, tap!
Levy practically teleported in front of the bookshelf.
Her cheeks turned slightly red as she forced a smile.
“A-Ahem.
Some of the novels here aren’t really suitable for children.
Big Sis will pick a few for you instead.” “Pfft!
Levy, don’t tell me you’ve been reading some very questionable books~” “I haven’t!
J-Just listen to me!” ‘That was close!
I definitely can’t let a little kid see these.’ Levy hurriedly removed several books and placed them on a high shelf.
Only then did she take out two picture books and hand them to Aito.
“I think you’ll like this one.” Aito glanced at the cover.
The Legend of the Sacred Stone?
He flipped through it.
It was just a children’s book.
Completely useless as reference material.
“Big Sis Levy, I don’t really want picture books.
Do you have any popular novels people are reading right now?” “Huh?
Well…
I do.” Levy looked a little surprised.
Apparently, little Aito was more mature than she’d expected.
She pulled another book from the shelf.
“Chronicles of the Magic Hero is probably the most popular novel right now.” “It’s about a powerful Dragon-Slaying hero from centuries ago who defeats an evil Dark Mage.
I really like it too…” “Wait, little Aito.
Didn’t we come here to study magic?” “There’s no rush, Cana.
Didn’t you say you were taking me out to have fun?” “Oh…
I guess I did.” Cana immediately turned toward Levy.
“Then recommend me a novel too!
Do you have an adventure story where the main character is a little older?” “Huh?
Let me look…” Aito took the novel and sat down to read.
It was a fairly traditional heroic adventure.
The author’s writing was good, and the story had plenty of twists and exciting moments.
But to Aito, who had come from an age flooded with information and entertainment…
It was merely decent.
The people of this world seemed to lack a little imagination.
‘Looks like making money by borrowing ideas from my old world could actually work.’ ‘Money is money.
No need to be picky.’ While Aito read, Cana and Levy sat nearby with their own books and chatted.
“Levy, you read so many books that aren’t even about magic.
Doesn’t that leave you barely any time to practice?” “If you keep doing that, won’t it hurt your strength later?” “Hehe~ That’s exactly why I chose Script Magic!” “Reading itself improves my understanding of written magic.
Most of my practice is copying magical books, so I get both things done at once!” Aito’s eyes lit up.
“Then wouldn’t writing also count as practicing magic?” “Exactly!” “Lots of Mages have a habit of writing books.
Some books are even forms of magic themselves.” “The power contained in words can be incredibly strong!” Aito immediately straightened his posture.
“Please teach me Script Magic!” “I’m counting on you, Big Sis Levy.” For once, Aito was completely serious.
If writing itself could train magic, he could write books while grinding experience points.
And more importantly— He could make money at the same time.
This was practically perfect for him.
“Huh?
Little Aito, you’re done reading already?” “Yep.
It wasn’t very interesting.” Aito closed Chronicles of the Magic Hero.
“I think I could write something better.
Let’s study magic instead.” “Hahaha!
Little Aito sure is confident.
Big Sis likes confident boys.” “Oi!
Levy, don’t steal my little brother!
Little Aito is mine!” “Hehehe!
Then I’ll just have to steal this adorable little brother away!” The two girls immediately started wrestling over him.
Caught helplessly between them, Aito was passed back and forth like a stuffed toy while the room filled with children’s laughter.
The room was filled with a sweet fragrance (not really).
…
From that day onward, Aito gained another place in Magnolia where he could enjoy afternoon tea.
Levy’s room became the three children’s secret base.
Gray knew absolutely nothing about it.