"Her magic power keeps increasing?"
Vivian and the other girls all turned to look at Merika, their eyes filled with surprise.
"Yes." Merika herself seemed equally surprised by this phenomenon. Both confused and uneasy, she said softly, "I don't know what's happening either. At first, I thought it was just an illusion, but with all the fighting these past few days, I've started to feel that my magic power really has increased."
The proof was the magic Merika had unleashed while subjugating the ogres just now. Its power had been considerably greater than before.
Because her own magic power had risen, the amount of magic power Merika could pour into her spells had increased as well. Naturally, the power of her magic had soared.
But why had her magic power suddenly increased when she had not leveled up?
Merika had been feeling confused and uneasy about that.
Vivian and the others began taking the matter seriously as well.
"Generally speaking, the growth of abilities like magic power usually comes from leveling up, learning skills that grant additional magic power, or external factors, such as drinking a magic potion that raises magic power or using a treasure." Vivian asked Merika, "Merika, have you learned any new skills or used any treasures or potions?"
"N-No." Merika shook her head and hurriedly said, "If I had, I wouldn't find it strange myself."
That was true. Merika, an Elven mage, could not possibly be unaware of something even Vivian knew.
Since Merika herself had not noticed the cause, it proved that the increase in her magic power was, at the very least, unrelated to the usual explanations.
"Then, Merika," Lumya said worriedly, "have you felt unwell anywhere?"
"Right. If something abnormal has happened to your body and affected the flow of your vitality, then