"Ritsuka... Ritsuka..."
"Why all of a sudden... Freya... Is there something wrong with the Magic Book?"
In the depths of darkness, she heard voices calling to her, intermittent and somewhat noisy.
Some were light and pleasant, others warm and weathered. It seemed quite a few people were calling her, and among them was even the voice of a certain irritable male werewolf.
That Bert guy seemed to suspect Freya of tampering with the Magic Book.
So this guy's a tsundere.
Ritsuka voiced the words in her heart, enough to make Bert's mentality explode on the spot.
Quietly opening her eyes, Ritsuka climbed up from the ground, looked at the group of people who had suddenly fallen silent before her, and rubbed her sleepy eyes.
"How long was I out?"
"Three minutes. You suddenly fainted just now. Have you successfully awakened magic?"
Riveria asked with concern, reaching out to touch Ritsuka's forehead.
With a soft laugh, Ritsuka removed Riveria's hand and stretched lazily, allowing her lovely figure to show as her expression turned unreadable. "Probably."
"Eh!?" ×N
Everyone was utterly astonished.
But honestly, what Riveria and the others had seen as her fainting felt little different to Ritsuka than taking a nap, except her neck hurt a little from sleeping.
She lightly pressed her temples. It felt as though someone had shoved a stick into her head and stirred it around, leaving her dizzy and with disconnected memories.
Vague impressions flashed through her mind. It seemed she had spoken with Miyu.
It had no sense of reality at all, like a daydream.
No, her entire mind was becoming a mess...
"Well, this isn't urgent. Let's head back first. Once we're at the Familia home and update your Ability Value, everything will become clear."
"Loki, should we rest for a while? Everyone's