Zeliel's gaze followed Jonas.
Having just acquired a magic scroll he had set his heart on, Jonas looked to be in an excellent mood.
He hummed a little tune, and even his steps had grown much lighter.
"Tsk, tsk..."
Zeliel couldn't help shaking his head.
If he had spent sixteen hundred gold coins on a magic scroll, he probably wouldn't have felt nearly so carefree.
When Jonas had introduced himself earlier, he had mentioned the surname Ander...
He was probably from another powerful noble family.
Compared with magic scrolls that routinely cost thousands of gold coins, a generous monthly allowance of a hundred gold coins didn't sound so outrageous anymore.
After putting away the gold coins, Zeliel quickly decided what to do next.
Next...
Zeliel's hand unconsciously settled on Red Tide at his waist.
Even without a deliberate infusion of mana, it remained fully activated.
A magnificent golden-red luster flowed through the molten vein crystal.
After acquiring [Flame Dominion], even his mana had become much hotter in nature.
Red Tide, too, was constantly brimming with enthusiasm.
Time to visit the Magic Experimental Ground and examine the most important part of my gains from Redleaf Rift!
Flame Domain!
Taking the familiar route to the Magic Experimental Ground, Zeliel made a point of asking whether any public magic demonstrations were scheduled for today.
"Sorry, there are no public demonstrations today."
Upon receiving that answer, Zeliel shook his head regretfully.
He paid five gold coins and entered the same testing chamber he had used last time.
The heavy door slowly closed behind him, shutting out all sound as well.
The Magic Experimental Ground before him looked brand-new once again.
The enormous crater blasted out by his Flame Lightning Spear had vanished without a trace.
"They've done a pretty thorough job of repairing it..."