Chapter 37: ‘Mana’ And ‘Cieli’ Practice Magic

After having fun playing mom and daughter, the young lady’s eyes sparkle again.

“Now let’s play older sister and younger sister!”

“Older sister and younger sister…”

Hmm.. I’ve never actually been an older sister, but the role shouldn’t be much different from being a mom, right?

“But, Young Lady, if you had an older sister, what kind of older sister would you want?”

“Yes! I want a pretty older sister!”

…Aha.

Yes. A pretty older sister is good.

“Hmm.. then what kind of personality would you like your older sister to have?”

“Yes! A very gentle and caring older sister!”

“Hmm… then what’s the difference between that older sister and a mom?”

“Um…”

Right?

I thought that a very gentle older sister wouldn’t be much different from a mom.

“But I just like an older sister!”

“Ahaha, I understand, Young Lady. Then I’ll try my best to act like an older sister, okay?”

“Yes! Please, sister~”

“O, okay, little sister.”

“No! Ah! Older sisters call their younger siblings by their name!”

“B, by name?”

“Yes! By name!”

…I never thought the day would come when I would call the young lady by her name.

“Ci, Cieli?”

“Kyaaaaa!! Sister!!!”

The young lady hugs me tightly!

“O, okay, Cieli.”

“Yes! Sister!”

…She seems to like it very much.

Since the young lady likes it.. I’ll have to call her by her name instead of Young Lady while acting as her older sister.

“Okay, Cieli. What shall we do with sister?”

“Kyaa!!”

I, I didn’t expect her to like it this much.

“Sister! Sister!”

“Yes~ Why are you calling, Cieli?”

“I like sister! Sister is the best!”

Seeing the young lady hugging me and rubbing her face all over makes me smile.

This cute young lady.

“Cieli, shall we study with sister?”

“..! St, study..?”

“Now that we’ve eaten lunch and rested, it’s time to study, you know?”

“…I, I don’t know about that… I, I just want to play..!”

“No, Cieli. To become a beautiful and wonderful young lady, you need to have some knowledge and culture, you know?”

“…Okay.”

“Our Cieli is so good~”

“Yes! I’m good!”

I pat her head, and the young lady rubs her head against my hand.

…I go to study with the dog-like young lady.

It’s family play, but we have to do what we have to do, right?

“What are we going to study today, sister?”

“Hmm~ Let’s see, today, sister will teach you about magic, okay?”

“Magic..!”

The young lady’s magic skills have improved a lot over the past few months, you know?

So, it’s time for a mid-term check, so to speak.

“Sister! Are you going to teach me magic again?”

“Yes, wait a minute, Cieli? Sister will bring some wonderful magic items, okay?”

“Yes!”

The young lady’s white mana is all good, but because it’s pure white mana…

It might disappear someday.

White mana is also called the mana of a maiden, the mana of innocence.

It means that all the white mana in the body disappears after the first night.

Some argue that the power of a unicorn is also related to white mana, but let’s put that aside…

“Now! Let’s measure your mana first?”

“Magic crystal ball!”

“That’s right, do you remember the one Cieli used before?”

“Yes! There was blue, white, and red!”

Our young lady is smart, so she remembers it well!

“Then you know what we’re going to do with this, right?”

“Yes!”

“Okay. Put your hand on it, Cieli!”

“Yap!”

The young lady puts her hand on the crystal ball, and the crystal ball shines with a blue light.

And then the crystal ball slowly takes on various colors.

As I saw last time, there is blue mana, white mana, and red mana.

One thing that has changed is that the white mana has grown a lot?

Originally, there was overwhelmingly a lot of blue mana, then a little white mana, and a tiny bit of red mana.

Now, there is as much white mana as blue mana.

“Cieli, you’ve been using white magic mainly, so the white mana has increased.”

“Wow… then I’m a white mage, sister?”

“That’s right? Looking at it now, you’re a white mage?”

“Hehe… white mage is cool!”

…You should be able to use blue mana too.

“Shall we try using blue mana too, Cieli?”

“…How do I use that?”

“Hmm… bring out the blue mana with the same feeling you use white mana. Blue mana is a bit more calculating. A bit colder?”

“Um… I’ll try, sister!”

The young lady concentrates, “Hoo!”, and quickly summons a magic circle.

“Uuuu… Blue!”

“Oh..! Well done, Cieli! As expected of my little sister!”

“Hehehe… what magic should I use, sister?”

“Hmm.. shall we think of water? Let the water float like a ball.”

“Yes! I’ll try! Here!”

A blue magic circle sparkles on the young lady’s hand, and then a tennis ball-sized water ball floats.

“Done!”

“Well done, Cieli. That’s the feeling of blue mana. How is it? It’s very different from white mana, right?”

“Yes! It’s very difficult!”

“Later, later, Cieli might not be able to use white mana, you know? Then you’ll have to use blue mana. Got it?”

“…Why can’t I use white sparkles, sister?”

“Th, that’s…”

…Is it, is it time for sudden s*x education?

Bu, but the young lady is still too young to explain the union between a man and a woman..!

“Wh, when people get older, they become adults..?”

“Yes!”

“White mana.. is something that pure people can use, so most adults can’t use it. It disappears one day.”

“..!!!”

The young lady’s mouth drops open..! She seems to be very shocked, and I feel a bit guilty.

“We, well, it’s not like everyone’s disappears..!”

“Is there a way for it not to disappear, sister..?”

If you look at me so pathetically…

“Is there… no way?”

“Th, there is! There is a way if Cieli wants to keep using white mana!”

“Really?! What is it, sister? I like white sparkles! White sparkles are easier, more comfortable, and stronger!”

Because you can use mana at the cost of purity…

“Th, that’s… when Cieli has someone you love later.”

“Sister!”

“Uh, someone other than sister?”

“…I don’t have anyone?”

“Later, when Cieli gets a little older and becomes an adult, there will be a day when your heart pounds when you see a wonderful man.”

“…Like when I see sister?”

“Th, that’s a slightly different feeling, but let’s say it’s like that..? Anyway, when you meet such a man, you have to say this. Now, repeat after me?”

“Yes! Sister!”

“I pursue platonic love.”

“I pursue platonic love!”

“Well done. Then a good man won’t touch a single hair on Cieli’s head.”

“…If I touch someone I love, will the white sparkles go bye-bye?”

“Um… if you meet a man you love, that’s what happens.”

“Then I’m fine! I like sister, so!”

…That’s not what I meant, but I’m happy that you say that.. haha..

“I don’t need blue sparkles! I’ll live with sister forever and use white sparkles!”

“…Okay, Cieli, if you’re happy, that’s enough for sister. You’ll live with sister forever, right?”

“Yes! I’ll protect sister forever!”

…I don’t know how long that feeling will last.

But for now, shall I gratefully accept that feeling?

“Sister only needs me, right?”

“Yes, sister only needs Cieli.”

“Yes! I only need sister too!”

…This makes the magic lesson a bit difficult.

Well, instead, the young lady is happy, so is that okay?

If it comes to that, I’ll protect you.

“Now, Cieli, shall we practice with white mana?”

“Mmm… sister!”

“Yes?”

“What’s that red sparkle?”

“Ah… that’s.. um.. a very, very dangerous mana.”

“Dangerous?”

“Yes, it’s like fire mana, so to speak? It’s a mana that can become very dangerous if you start using it, so you have to be careful.”

“I see… I want to try using red sparkles too!”

Ah…

In the past, I could just let it go.. but now that she’s become a mage, she can see that red mana…

“Mmm… Cieli, shall we make a promise instead?”

“Promise?”

“Yes, you can only use that red mana when you’re with sister, and with sister’s permission.”

“Okay! I’ll definitely ask for sister’s permission before using it!”

..Yes, you have to try using red mana too.

“Now, red mana ready!”

“Ready!”

Red mana is the mana of sticky emotions.

If you don’t use it carefully, you can be eaten by the mana.

“Do you have to be careful?”

“Yes!”

A red magic circle is drawn on the young lady’s hand.

“What kind of magic do you want to use, Cieli?”

“…Magic that connects me and sister?”

“Huh?”

“I want to use magic that makes my heart pound! Magic that keeps me and sister together all day!!”

What kind of dangerous magic is that, Young Lady..?

I feel like red hearts are drawn in the young lady’s eyes.

“Now, Cieli. Stop the magic. Stop~”

“…I don’t want to..”

“Good Cieli will listen to sister, right?”

“…Yes! Stop magic!”

Slither.. the red magic circle disappears.

Phew…

Red mana is very dangerous when you try to use it.

“I don’t think Cieli should use red mana until she’s older.”

“Hmph…”

“Shall we make a promise with sister? Instead, sister will make you delicious cream bread?”

“Cream bread?”

“Yes! I’ll also make you the cream puffs that Cieli likes so much, okay?”

“Cream puff..!”

I feel grateful that the young lady is still 8 years old, and I quickly link my pinky finger and press my thumb~.

“No using red mana. Promise?”

“No using red sparkles, promise!”

“Sister is so happy to have a good little sister~”

“I’m happy to have sister too!”

Yes, she’s still 8 years old.

Later, when she’s old enough to control her emotions well, then she can use it.

“Then shall we go make delicious snacks with sister now?”

“Yes!”

I lift the young lady up and carry her in my arms to the kitchen.

“Hehe… I like sister!”

“Sister likes Cieli too~”

“Today, sister will make you pretty strawberry cream bread, okay?”

“Yes!”

I’ll have to make a lot of food that the young lady will like.

“…But when will Cieli stop being a little sister?”

“Um… now?”

“Now?”

“Yes! Now!”

Phew…

“I think it’s more comfortable to call you Young Lady.”

“I like Mana, and I like sister, and I like mom, and I like mommy!”

“…What’s mommy at the end?”

“I read it in a book that Mana threw away before!”

…I should have thrown away all those books earlier.