-Diamide, where the hell have you been!?

When he was young, he practiced wind magic and ended up climbing the edge of a tree unknowingly.

Of course, he didn’t come down soon

The use of mana quite consumes the user’s stamina, so Diamide once fell asleep on a tree, exhausted from the use of magic.

A cool breeze blowing and a warm temperature. It was the best condition for a tired boy to take a nap.

Later, when everything was revealed, his parents were angry with Diamide.

-People say it’s good to have a genius son, but don’t make me laugh. I’m so sick of being your father. Do you know how long I’ve been looking for you? I even released all the Knights!

-I’m sorry, Father.

-You must have a child like you in the future, so you would be equally anxious and feel what I am feeling right now.

‘A child like me…’

Diamide sensed the wind energy on the girl’s body.

And it wasn’t from another wizard.

‘This kid also has a heavenly attribute.’

He thought she would only possess dark attribute because she was a member of the Dark Night clan.

Most of the wizard’s attributes were inherited from parents, but it was quite unusual considering the child’s mother.

‘I warned you to stay out of sight last time, but you came back on your own.’

Before Diamide could say anything to Jayna, a familiar voice came into his ear.

“You idiot! Where did you go this time after using wind magic!”

It was his disciple, Michael.

Diamide wondered if Michael had ever found his loud voice.

Michael was quite demure and quiet, unlike a boy in his late teens.

Of course, it was only in the presence of Diamide he behaved well.

It seemed like a pretty unhealthy practice to others, but that’s what most wizards do.

Diamide didn’t care what Michael did behind him.

A wizard is supposed to hold his breath in front of a powerful man and move behind him.

“This little kid who can’t even cut anything in half and is stupid enough to be blown again by her own magic!”

He can’t believe Michael is so agitated and struggling while in the tower.

Normally, he wouldn’t make such a fuss, worrying about Diamide hearing it.

“That’s how urgent it is.” (Diamide)

Last time I warned you not to be weak.

‘Michael is a necessary talent for the tower.’

If this time also brings him setbacks, he will surely fall into despair and struggle, forgetting about magic.

Humans are weak and cowardly beings.

‘But I can’t help it. I can’t abandon this talent.’

Whiing-

Diamide shook his hand lightly.

Then, according to his gestures, the wind rose and gently wrapped the child.

“Um. Mom…” (Jayna)

“……”

The child tossed and turned for a moment and soon fell back to sleep, breathing lightly.

When the wind blew the child away, Diamide gently lowered his eyes.

-But Diamide, why did you climb the tree!

-You said mother was in heaven. So…

Did that kid think the same thing as himself?

-Father, I saw mother. It’s true!

And, like him, did she also mistake her dream for reality?

Whiying-

Black hair blown by the wind overlapped his past self.

A child who was lonely and couldn’t stand being alone.

*****

Maybe because of the magic surrounding her, her mind woke up, but her body didn’t move. All she could see was the darkness.

‘When did I fall asleep?’

I just woke from a nap, so it feels like I’m still a little nauseous.

It suddenly occurred to me that a lot of time has passed.

“When will this kid wake up? Is there anything wrong?”

“Calm down. And be careful not to make any loud noises.”

Although the sound is very small, the noise is still noise.

Jayna closed her eyes and unconsciously raised the corners of her mouth.

One man and one woman. Their voices were familiar to her.

‘I don’t want to get up….’

Is it because of the fresh and cool wind that’s surrounding her?

She still wanted to indulge in this cozy feeling over and over again.

‘But if I don’t wake up now, it’ll be hard to do it later.’

Though she was feeling sleepy, Jayna squeezed her strength and opened her eyes.

“Why teach her wind magic?” (Hilvenzia)

“Because she’s gifted? And also the dark magic is — Huh?” (Michael)

Michael, who was gradually raising his voice, stopped talking and opened his eyes wide.

“Where the hell have you been?” (Michael)

Hilvenzia, who followed Michael’s gaze, also sighed.

“Whoo, Jayna. You’re good in playing hide and seek.” (Hilvenzia)

“Michael-nim, Hilvenzia-nim…?”

When she opened her eyes, it was the faces of the two that filled Jayna’s vision.

Michael was frowning, and Hilvenzia was smiling faintly, but she felt similar feelings between the two.

They were worried about her.

Jayna asked in a hoarse voice, feeling the strange feeling of tickling in her chest.

“What happened to me?”

“What what? You flew away again! After that, I don’t know!”

Jayna scratched her head with an embarrassed face.

Michael sighed.

“When you first flew, I thought it was because of your lack of magic control. But now I don’t think that’s the only reason. You, your magical affinity—wait a minute”

Michael, who had a stiff face as if he had missed something, looked at Jayna with a new expression.

“If having a high magic affinity is the problem, you should also have problems with other magic.” (Michael)

“There was no problem when using the dark attribute magic?”

Suddenly, the flowing air changed strangely.

Jayna looked suspiciously at the two people exchanging glances.

“Because I am not talented in wind magic—” (Jayna)

“No, it’s rather the opposite.”

This time, Hilvenzia opened her mouth.

“You have a lot of talent for wind magic. Too many to burn.”

“Wind….. Magic?”

She didn’t even want to learn magic because she thought she doesn’t have the talent needed.

In the first place, Jayna was a member of the Dark Night, and most of the Dark Nights used only dark magic.

“You are more talented in using of heavenly* magic attributes, rather than dark magic attributes.”

*(T/N: not sure. But I think it’s like the counterpart of dark attribute magic. Like there’s two classifications of magic: Dark and Heavenly magic)

Hilvenzia stared at Jaina.

With a fresh look that differed from what she had shown before.

“Your features look exactly like your father’s.”

“…….”

Jayna shut her mouth. As usual, she wanted to answer, “I don’t have a father.” But her mouth didn’t open.

Was it influenced by my father who thought he didn’t need it and that it was just a burden?

Jayna bit her lip and came up with another topic.

“But is it Michael who found me sleeping in the tree and moved me? Thank you for saving my life.”

“What? It’s not me.”

Michael has a face that shows that what Jayna has said was something he had heard for the first time.

“So, you’ve been up on a tree until now? No wonder why I can’t see you all this time!” (Michael)

While sleeping, she felt like she had somehow met blue eyes.

If it wasn’t Michael-nim, who would have moved her?

‘Was it just a dream?’

Jayna tilted her head.

Was it just her feeling?

Somehow, a familiar scent came from the wind that carried her.

*****

“You’re not allowed to use wind magic until you get used to controlling your mana.”

Michael said firmly into Jayna’s face.

With a more serious face than usual, Jayna could not escape it anymore.

“I promise.”

“Please answer more clearly.” (Michael)

Jayna nodded with force.

“I promise.” (Jayna)

“Good. This is under an oath spell, I’ll be informed if you break this.”  (Michael)

“But isn’t it natural that you’re not good at magic when you’ve used it for only twice?” (Jayna)

Although Jayna pouted her lips and asked back, Michael only raised his head firmly.

“Of course, but it has been the easiest magic to used.” (Michael)

Michael raised his head.

“And according to my observation, your strength is too poor. There is no system. I should give priority to teaching you with notes and works written over the years. Let’s learn the theory first.”

‘Magic theory, can I learn magic systematically now?’

When he said she was learning the theory of magic, Jaina twinkled her eyes and clenched her small hands.

“I won’t give up and study hard.” (Jayna)

Thus, teacher Michael’s magic theory lessons began from time to time.

“So the third law of mana control. It’s.. it’s, This… That’s it. Shaking, shouting, bowing.” (Michael)

“What are you talking about?” (Jayna)

“So it’s shouting, sha—Oh kid, why can’t you understand.” (Michael)

But there was a problem. Michael, a genius, was very clumsy at teaching someone.

“Argh, it’s all because the author of this book is an idiot. In fact, everyone is staying quiet, but there’ are a lot of wizards having a lot of trouble learning from this book.  So let’s learn from another book. Are there any good books… Oh, this one is pretty easy to explain〈To become an outstanding wizard, starting with sitting on a chair〉.” (Michael)

Michael took out a thick book and handed it to Jayna.

“If you become proficient in wind magic, even if you are not as good as the tower lord, you may be the next Archimage after him. Because you can freely use dark magic. Oh, because I’m here, maybe you’re after me?” (Michael)

“How long does it take to be such a great magician?” (Jayna)

“At least thirty years? Ten years was enough for me.” (Michael)

When Jayna snorted, Michael scoffed as if she had hurt his self-esteem.

“Hey, 30 years is good. Fifty years is sometimes still not enough. And 30 years isn’t a big deal for a magician. That Hilvenzia? Look at that old lady. She looks so young, but she’s actually over seventy. So don’t worry about the time. Wizards that are powerful enough are slow to age.”

Thirty years.

Thirty years may not be that long for Michael.

But…

‘I’m going to die ten years from now.’

Jayna can only laugh at her situation.