The moment Dog Brother saw that Su Mo intended to stew him, his face went pale. He howled and cried, tears and snot streaming down his face.
However, he knew Su Mo was not lying to him. Having been summoned as a Caster, Dog Brother naturally knew the methods Magi used to restore mana, one of which was eating high-calorie food.
After releasing Dog Brother, Su Mo felt somewhat unsteady. It was due to his lack of mana.
What he had said about stewing Dog Brother was merely to scare him. Su Mo would not actually do that, so he ordered, "How much longer do you plan to stay? Hurry up and dematerialize! Do you want me to stew you for real?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Dog Brother nodded hurriedly and instantly dematerialized, vanishing from everyone's sight.
Mash was still his Servant, but she consumed Chaldea's mana. Moreover, the mana for Servants summoned through Saint Graphs was also supplied by Chaldea. Otherwise, how could Ritsuka Fujimaru, one of the weakest Masters, possibly contract with so many Servants? Not to mention supporting so many Servants as they unleashed their Noble Phantasms.
Even an outstanding Magus could at most support a Servant using their Noble Phantasm once or twice. Any more than that, and their mana circuits would have long since collapsed from the strain.
The fact that Su Mo had held out until now meant he was quite something. Or perhaps, as a Heroic Spirit himself, he simply possessed more mana than other Magi?
Just think about it: Kiyohime had used his mana to unleash her Noble Phantasm twice, and afterward, Dog Brother had used his mana to unleash his Noble Phantasm at least three times! Good heavens, Su Mo realized it was a miracle he had not fainted yet! (Kiyohime had been summoned with the system's Summoning Ticket and consumed the protagonist's mana.)
"Um... Kiyohime, you..."
Su Mo had intended to order Kiyohime to dematerialize, but before he could finish, his vision went black and he passed out.
"Master!"
"Senior!"
Kiyohime and Mash ran over at the same time, but Kiyohime was slightly faster. She caught Su Mo and anxiously checked his condition, her beautiful face full of worry.
"Don't worry. His mana is depleted. He'll recover after getting some sleep," the director stepped forward to explain.
"No matter how outstanding a Magus may be, a Master will still grow fatigued if their Servants recklessly squander mana without restraint. Honestly, the fact that Su Mo managed to hold on until Mash finished her training was already a miracle."
Inside a teachers' lounge at the school.
As his consciousness returned, Su Mo's eyelids twitched slightly. He felt as though his head rested on something soft and astonishingly elastic. The sensation was so comfortable that he let out a contented breath.
A girl's unique fragrance drifted into his nose. At that moment, Su Mo had already realized exactly what he was resting on.
The legendary lap pillow!
"Oh? You're awake already?"
Two intoxicating blushes appeared on Kiyohime's exquisite, beautiful face. Her slender white hand caressed Su Mo's cheek, then she seemed to think of something amusing and revealed a malicious smile.
"Don't open your eyes yet. Guess who I am!"
Su Mo obediently kept his eyes shut, shifting his head to make himself more comfortable. Then he began to comment, "This full and springy feeling, along with this crisp, pleasant voice—it must be my little mistress Anna!" (In his previous world, he had found her behind his wife's back.)
Kiyohime froze at first, then stared at Su Mo in astonishment. Her expression seemed to say, Good heavens, he looks no older than seventeen, yet he already has a mistress.
"No." Kiyohime shook her head in denial.
"No? Then let me think some more." Su Mo pondered for a while, and Kiyohime watched him expectantly.
"Then it must be my second mistress, Lilia!"
Kiyohime nearly collapsed in anger. Resisting the urge to throw Su Mo off her lap, she gritted her teeth and said, "No!"
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