Chapter 20: Magic Bracelet

It’s the first weekend at the academy.

Although I can’t go out, I have one thing to do.

As soon as it was early morning, I miraculously opened my eyes and immediately sat down at my desk.

And I took out the bracelet and bookmark I got from the dungeon.

Thinking about the possible dangers, I decided to check with the bookmark.

I took out a book, inserted the bookmark, and waited for a while.

Seeing that the bookmark was working properly, I immediately started asking questions.

“Is there any possibility that the bracelet in my hand now can harm the wearer?”

Letters appearing as soon as the question is over.

-None

Phew….

I was thinking about the possibility, but.

Fortunately, it seems that my worries were unfounded.

The bookmark stopped working when the answer to the question was over.

I picked up the bracelet and looked at it closely.

A very thin shape made of silver.

It looked like a metal band.

I put it on my left wrist.

Woo-woong

As soon as I put on the bracelet, a cool feeling swept over my body.

“Hmm….”

I can feel that my mana has increased a little at once.

Now I have become a two or three-shot glass cannon instead of a one-shot glass cannon.

With this, it seems that I have finally reached the average level of the academy.

However, it may feel a little unfair that I suffered in the dungeon to get this, but my mana only increased by this much.

But.

“I can store mana in this…?”

The ability of the mana bracelet didn’t end with simply increasing mana.

A fact I learned while moving mana around through the bracelet.

Like a battery.

It had the ability to store a certain amount of mana.

It was only enough to store a very small amount of mana, but for me, who has very little mana.

I feel like I can use it as a last resort.

Wait a minute.

Could it be that the golem’s energy was charged by my attack because of this…?

But on second thought, the bracelet is not enough to store that much mana.

Really just enough to use as a reserve?

Then there must have been something more.

Perhaps the mana circuit drawn inside the golem.

Wouldn’t it have a special ability than I thought?

Maybe it wasn’t a normal mana circuit.

“It’s the weekend, so should I check it out…?”

I roughly remember the pattern of the mana circuit.

Because it was so impressive.

It’s the holiday today.

I decided to go to the library and investigate.

But before that.

Woo-woong

When I stroked the bracelet, it began to resonate slightly.

And soon, a small intangible something was created in front of me.

Could this be that?

Subspace.

A kind of portable dimension that often appears in fantasy novels or comics.

An inventory that usually serves as a kind of warehouse or backpack to store certain items.

Such a precious thing…,

There are items related to subspace in this world as well.

But magic related to space or time is set to be very difficult, so it is not common.

It’s a rare magic that most high-ranking nobles can have.

It’s worth the trouble I went through yesterday, huh?

This small bracelet is really packed.

It increases mana, and although it’s a small amount, it can store mana.

And the most important function I didn’t even think about.

I can use subspace.

I reached out my hand and checked directly to see if there was anything inside.

Maybe there’s treasure here?

With great expectations.

But contrary to my expectations, the subspace was empty.

Well, subspace itself is valuable enough.

I lightly shook off my disappointment.

It would be better to put important items in the subspace first.

I first put the Orb of Dreams and the Sage’s Bookmark into the subspace.

But because the two items were so small, there was plenty of space left.

I crammed various things, including the items I bought at the general store, into the remaining space.

Even so, there was space left.

Then….

I picked up an item placed in a corner of my room.

It was the steel helmet that I wore on my head when I saved Elena some time ago.

At that time, I brought it with me thinking of not leaving any evidence, but.

Now it has become a nuisance that is ambiguous to throw away.

“Let’s put it in for now.”

I’ll sell it to a junk shop later.

Without much overthinking , I put the helmet into the subspace.

The academy library has no closing days.

Open all year round.

Unless it is damaged by someone.

The library is always brightly lit.

I had something I was curious about, so I gladly visited the library despite it being the weekend.

Yesterday, because of the urgent situation, I simply passed it by.

If you think about it carefully, there is a slightly strange part.

How did it charge energy with electricity…?

As I checked directly yesterday, there were no mechanical devices inside the golem.

As far as I know, magic that has already manifested its properties is different from ordinary mana in concept.

Mana that has already been processed into magic is not in its pure original form.

In a word.

In principle, mana cannot be recycled.

But.

Yesterday’s golem took a head-on hit from a technique using mana and turned it into its own energy.

And there is a reason why this is important to me.

If I can find out how the golem did it.

There might be a possibility that I can also charge mana.

A thick scent of books began to waft as I entered the library.

I first moved to the place where books related to mana were gathered.

Etherica theory, theory and practice of mana, record of mana of all things….

“Ugh….”

A feast of titles that make you dizzy just by looking at them.

My head is already starting to throb just by reading the titles.

Besides, I can’t even guess what kind of books these are just by looking at the titles.

I took out and opened the book with the most common title, but.

“…What does this mean?”

I could definitely read it, but.

I can’t accept it in my head.

Frightened by the series of brutal words, I hurriedly closed the book.

…This doesn’t seem to be it.

I came ambitiously, but this is not the area I can step into.

Yeah, what am I doing studying.

Anyway, if your body is good, your head is comfortable.

I’ll increase my mana with hidden items here and there.

‘Let’s give up.’

But just as I decided to give up easily and was about to return to the dormitory.

Thud!

“Ugh…!”

A faint scream heard from not far away.

It was especially loud because it was a quiet library.

Slightly curious about what happened, I turned my head in the direction where the sound came from.

And I was a little surprised at the very familiar face I saw.

“…Viola?”

Gray hair that is long and drawn down.

My fiancée, Viola, was sitting on the floor on her knees.

Judging from the books scattered around and her posture, it seems that she tripped and fell while trying to move the books.

“Louis…?”

Viola showed a bewildered expression at my voice calling her name.

“Are you okay?”

I was a little worried about her appearance, which seemed to have fallen quite heavily, and I approached her and helped her up.

“Ouch…!”

But it seems that she sprained her leg a little when she fell, and she can’t stand properly.

I helped her to a nearby chair.

“Wait here for a moment.”

After seating Viola in a chair, I went to the counter and got bandages and medicine from another librarian.

She expressed her gratitude to me for handing her the bandages and medicine.

“Thank you. But I showed Louis something unsightly.”

“No. There’s no need to worry.”

“By the way, Louis. Are you hurt? There are bandages on your arm….”

“Ah, are you talking about this?”

It seems that she saw the bandages wrapped around my arm when I handed her the bandages.

I shook it off as if it was nothing.

“I wasn’t seriously injured. I received healing magic well, so they said there would be no scars.”

Viola, nodding at my words.

And then she started to wrap bandages around her ankle.

But.

Ah, that’s not how you do it.

Her hand movements are too clumsy, as if she has never tied a bandage.

It doesn’t wrap properly, it just keeps slipping, making me frustrated just watching.

It’s clear that it won’t be properly compressed like that.

“I’ll do it.”

In the end, I couldn’t stand it and took the bandage from her hand and wrapped the bandage around her ankle instead.

Viola, who was quietly looking down at my appearance, spoke to me.

“It reminds me of when I first met Louis. When I’m like this.”

“…….”

Uh….

What was it?

With my gaze fixed on her ankle, I began to sweat cold sweat.

I racked my brain and tried hard to search Louis’s memory, but.

There’s nothing that comes to mind about the first meeting with Viola.

“Th-…. Did I make any mistakes then…?”

“…Do you not remember?”

Is it my imagination that her voice seems to have become colder somewhere?

I kept my head down and wrapped the bandages diligently.

“At our first meeting three years ago, you kicked my ankle and I sprained my foot, just like now.”

…Louis, you crazy bastard.

It wasn’t just that he didn’t like his fiancée, he had caused a proper accident.

To kick the ankle of a noble lady.

I can’t believe he wasn’t broken up with.

‘Or did he aim for the breakup in the first place…?’

If Louis was very dissatisfied with the engagement in the first place.

That possibility also exists.

“Louis.”

“…Yes?”

“Do you have some time today?”

Viola, who was looking at me silently for a moment.

“I have time. But… why do you ask?”

I tilted my head at her sudden words.

“Then would you like to hang out with me for a while?”

I received an unexpected offer.